Assertion: lobbyist's organization | /r/CapableOf | employ lobbyist
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: on its own behalf
type: MANNER
value: to promote their cause
type: PURPOSE
value: typically
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Organizations advocating social issues employ lobbyists, many of whom are former legislators or have extensive political contacts, to advocate for these issues.
text: Typically, a business or professional organization hires a lobbyist to represent their interests in Washington.
text: If the definition of “lobbyist” is satisfied with respect to at least one individual for a particular client, the potential registrant (either a lobbying firm or an organization employing the lobbyist, or a self-employed individual lobbyist) is not required to register if it does not meet the monetary thresholds of 2 U.S.C. § 1603(a)(3)(A)(i), in the case of a “lobbying firm,” or of 2 U.S.C. § 1603(a)(3)(A)(ii), in the case of an organization employing in-house lobbyists.
text: After January 1, 2013, an organization employing in-house lobbyists is exempt from registration if its total expenses for lobbying activities does not exceed and is not expected to exceed $13,000 during a quarterly period.
text: After January 1, 2017, an organization employing in-house lobbyists is exempt from registration if its total expenses for lobbying activities does not exceed and is not expected to exceed $13,000 during a quarterly period.
text: Guidance Section 4 includes an additional example confirming that outside retained lobbyist names are not reported on the registration (LD-1) or quarterly activity reports (LD-2) of organizations that employ in-house lobbyists.
text: A lobbying firm or an organization employing in-house lobbyists that files a registration pursuant to 2 U.S.C. § 1603.
text: Organizations employing in-house lobbyists file a single registration.
text: Note that a registration would not be required for pro bono clients since the monetary thresholds of 2 U.S.C. §1603(a)(3)(A)(i) in the case of a lobbying firm, or of 2 U.S.C. § 1603(a)(3)(A)(ii) in the case of an organization employing in-house lobbyists, would not be met.
text: If the definition of “lobbyist” is satisfied with respect to at least one individual for a particular client, the potential registrant (either a lobbying firm or an organization employing the lobbyist, or a self-employed individual lobbyist) is not required to register if it does not meet the monetary thresholds of 2 U.S.C. § 1603(a)(3)(A)(i), in the case of a “lobbying firm,” or of 2 U.S.C. § 1603(a)(3)(A)(ii), in the case of an organization employing in-house lobbyists.
text: Registration is still required because payments to outside contractors (including lobbying firms that may be separately registered under the LDA), must be included in the total expenses of an organization employing lobbyists on its own behalf.
text: Lobbying firms file separate reports for each client for each quarterly reporting period, while organizations employing in-house lobbyists file one report covering their in-house lobbying activities for each quarterly reporting period.
text: In the case of an organization employing in-house lobbyists, the LDA requires a good faith estimate of the total expenses of its lobbying activities.
text: Logically, if an organization employing in-house lobbyists also retains a lobbying firm, the expense reported by the organization should be greater than the fees reported by the lobbying firm of which the organization is a client.
text: Example 1: An organization employing in-house lobbyists might choose to estimate lobbying expenses by asking each professional staffer to track his/her percentages of time devoted to lobbying activities.
text: An organization employing in-house lobbyists may terminate its registration when in-house lobbying activities have ceased and are not expected to resume.
text: Many entry-level jobs with organizations that hire lobbyists typically require applicants to have at minimum a bachelor degree in a relevant field, such as political science, communications, economics or public relations.
text: Organizations like labor unions often hire lobbyists to promote their cause.