Lobbying Relationship

Client

Vestergaard Frandsen Inc. doing business as LifeStraw

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Lobbying firm

Monument Advocacy

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  • Issues related to the H.R. 1721, S.806 Healthy H2O Act.
  • Issues related to water.

Duration: to

General Issues: Agriculture, Clean Air & Water (Quality), Trade (Domestic & Foreign)

Spending: about $230,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2023: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Related Foreign Entities: LifeStraw Sarl (Lausanne, SUI); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%

Bills mentioned

H.R.1721: Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act

Sponsor: Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)

S.806: Healthy H2O Act

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
kimberly Ellis Legislative Director, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX); Deputy Executive Secretary and Confidential Assistant, Office of U.S. Trade Representative
Rich Thomas Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Senior Legislative Assistant, and Legislative Director, Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)
Ashley Hoy Director of Coalitions, Senate Republican Conference, Office of the Vice Chairman; Director of Coalitions, Office of the Minority Whip, Roy Blunt; Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Sue Myrick
Kate Mills Assistant Director for Congressional Relations, Deputy Assistant Director for Congressional Relations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Senior Legislative Counsel, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
T.A. Hawks Minority Staff Director, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant, Deputy Legislative Director, Legislative Aide, U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS)
John Weber Legislative Director, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD); Legislative Assistant, Chairman Conaway, House Committee on Agriculture, Staff Assistant, U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD).
Lilia McFarland Horder Acting Chief of Staff, Departmental Administration, USDA, Acting Chief of Staff, Office of the Deputy Secretary, USDA, Legislative Fellow (Detailed from USDA), Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Special Asst, Office of Congressional Relations USDA, Legislative Analyst, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA ,New and Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program Coordinator USDA, Public Affairs Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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