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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
5bc0efe7-62c4-4680-8548-8df3e97144e9
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-17 01:23:47
Income (reported)
—
Expenses (reported)
$30,000
Expenses method
A
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND

Contact
KEVIN METZ
Phone
+1 202-478-6326
Address
zip:20005, city:WASHINGTON, state:DC, street:1333 H STREET, NW, SUITE 100E

Client

CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND

State
DC
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2007-08-14

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

Call with House staff regarding budget priorities; call with Senate staff regarding appropriations and DHS

Lobbyists: PETER GORDON; MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

FOR — Foreign Relations

Sent correspondence to House and Senate staff regarding the Iran war's impact on increasing mortgage costs; sent correspondence to House and Senate staff re the cost of the Iran war

Lobbyists: MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

TAR — Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)

Met with Senate staff regarding the impact of tariffs on small businesses

Lobbyists: MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD

Government entities lobbied: SENATE

FOO — Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

Prepared materials on food affordability and prices; conducted discussions with House and Senate staff on food affordability; met with Senate staff regarding food prices and policies re the same; conducted a call with Senate staff regarding food affordability; corresponded with House and Senate staff regarding SNAP cuts and the impact on mortality; met with Senate staff regarding snap mortality rates

Lobbyists: MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

IMM — Immigration

Conducted a call with Senate staff regarding immigration policies and funding for ICE/DHS; call with 
Senate staff regarding DHS appropriations; call with House staff regarding H1B visas and immigration policy; call with Senate staff regarding DHS and funding for DHS

Lobbyists: PETER GORDON

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

EDU — Education

Scheduled meeting with House staff regarding higher education priorities and conducting the meeting; sent correspondence to Senate staff regarding school privatization; met with sent correspondence to House and Senate staff regarding K-12 cell phone use and policy recommendations regarding the same; communicated with House staff regarding education and workforce priorities and also communication with Senate staff regarding the same topic; communicated with Senate staff regarding higher education; had correspondence with House and Senate staff, sending a comment letter and data analysis that was submitted to DOE regarding student loan regulations; met with House staff regarding a congressional resolution recognizing community college month; corresponded with House and Senate staff regarding student loan regulations; met with Senate staff regarding workforce development and higher education

Lobbyists: MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

HCR — Health Issues

Developed outreach plans for health affordability policy ideas; met with Senate staff regarding health care priorities; sent correspondence to House and Senate staff regarding public health policy ideas; met with Senate staff regarding drug prices; met with Senate staff regarding prescription drug priorities; met with Senate staff regarding healthcare affordability; conducted a call with Senate staff regarding health issues and policy ideas relating to said issues

Lobbyists: MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Sent correspondence to Senate staff regarding S.J. Res. 9; met with House staff regarding tax policy ideas; Met with House staff regarding housing construction tax incentive; conducted a call with Senate staff regarding tax policy and also conducted a call with House staff regarding the same; met with Senate staff regarding housing tax bill; met with House and Senate staff regarding tax and housing and policy ideas regarding the same; met with House staff re S. 4080; met with Senate staff regarding tax priorities

Lobbyists: MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

GOV — Government Issues

Met with Senate staff to discuss Social Security Administration and staff levels at the agency; call with Senate staff regarding potential FCC oversight

Lobbyists: PETER GORDON; MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD

Government entities lobbied: SENATE

FIN — Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Met with House staff regarding cryptocurrency and policies related to it; met with Senate staff to discuss financial regulation and policies/ priorities related to the same; outreach to Senate staff regarding cost of living issues; met with Senate staff regarding economic priorities; corresponded with House and Senate staff and sent educational policy materials on predictive markets and insider information; met with House staff regarding economic policy ideas; met with Senate staff regarding the impact of tariffs on small businesses

Lobbyists: MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

FAM — Family issues/Abortion/Adoption

Put together research on child care; call with House staff regarding child care research; call with Senate staff regarding child care policy design; met with Senate staff to discuss childcare priorities including S2295 Child Care for Working Families Act and S2939 Child Care for Every Community Act; conducted meetings with Senate staff to talk about childcare priorities; outreach to House staff on early childhood research; attended congressional dad's caucus summit on child care, parental leave, etc.

Lobbyists: MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

DOC — District of Columbia

Sent correspondence to Senate staff regarding H.J. RES. 142

Lobbyists: MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD

Government entities lobbied: SENATE

LBR — Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Scheduled meeting with House staff regarding workforce development; conducted calls with House staff regarding education and workforce priorities and also had calls with Senate staff re the same; met with Senate staff to discuss workforce development policies; met with Senate staff to discuss workforce and AI impacts; met with Senate staff regarding workforce development and higher education; sent correspondence to House and Senate staff regarding jobs day

Lobbyists: MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

SCI — Science/Technology

Call with senate staff regarding energy and AI data centers; met with Senate staff regarding AI and workforce development and related bill; sent correspondence to House and Senate staff regarding utilities agenda; met with House staff regarding utilities and policy related to the same; met with Senate staff regarding workforce and AI impacts; sent outreach to the House and Senate staff regarding AI and its impacts; sent correspondence to Senate and House with educational materials on AI topics, including DOD and AI companies; attended a senate/house briefing re the same (AI and DOD); worked on planning a hill briefing on AI and data centers; conducted a call with Senate staff regarding data centers; conducted a call with House staff on policy ideas relating to tech mergers

Lobbyists: PETER GORDON; MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

HOU — Housing

Call with Senate staff regarding Housing roundtable; Senate roundtable on Housing affordability; Call with House staff regarding housing research and economic priorities; meeting with House staff regarding housing policy design; attended a hearing on housing affordability; Presentation on housing research to House staff; ,et with House staff and Senate staff regarding housing priorities; met with Senate staff regarding housing research and met with House staff regarding the same; met with House staff regarding housing policy ideas being adapted into legislation; met with House staff regarding housing construction tax incentive; call with House staff re housing finance; met with Senate staff regarding housing tax bill; met with House and Senate staff regarding tax and housing; met with House staff regarding S. 4080; sent correspondence to House and Senate staff regarding the Iran war's impact on increasing mortgage costs

Lobbyists: MADELINE WARNER SHEPHERD

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

CIV — Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

Call with Senate staff regarding DJI draft legislation relating to guardianship issues; call with senate staff regarding disability policy; call with Senate and House staff regarding rights and justice issues and the same topic with CAPAC; met with Senate and House staff regarding Save Act; calls with House staff on Save Act and potential voter ID legislation

Lobbyists: PETER GORDON

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

LAW — Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Sent correspondence to House and Senate staff about crime policy; call with House staff to discuss policies related to crime issues

Lobbyists: PETER GORDON

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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