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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
f07002d1-74c6-41f8-bcf7-3c1254ad0cac
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-06 17:49:38
Income (reported)
$30,000
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.

Government relations and consulting.

Contact
STACEY SCHOLL
Phone
+1 202-370-1015
Address
zip:20024, city:Washington, state:DC, street:800 Maine Ave. SW Floor 7

Client

AMPERE COMPUTING LLC

Semiconductor company

State
CA
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2021-09-01

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

SCI — Science/Technology

Issue related to the implementation of Chips and Science Act, general representation on technology and R&D policy.

Lobbyists: MICHAEL GOODMAN (covered position: Chief of Staff House Member Office (Kind), Legislative Staff House Member Office (Braley, Barrow)); STACY RICH (covered position: Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)); CHRISTOPHER HODGSON (covered position: Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence)); JOHN SANDELL (covered position: Tax Counsel, Legislative Assistant; Ways and Means Committee (Camp, Ryan, Brady)); SARAH VENUTO (covered position: Senior Advisor(Manchin); Counsel, Comm Energy & Natural Resources Chief Counsel; Chief Counsel (Manchin); Staff Director, Comm on Energy & Natural Resources; Director, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Engagement with Congress on semiconductor manufacturing and design tax credits and repeal of R&D amortization provision; CHIPS and Science Act, FABS Act.

Lobbyists: STACY RICH (covered position: Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)); MICHAEL GOODMAN (covered position: Chief of Staff House Member Office (Kind), Legislative Staff House Member Office (Braley, Barrow)); CHRISTOPHER HODGSON (covered position: Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence)); JOHN SANDELL (covered position: Tax Counsel, Legislative Assistant; Ways and Means Committee (Camp, Ryan, Brady))

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

ENG — Energy/Nuclear

Issues related to energy efficiency in data centers.

Lobbyists: SARAH VENUTO (covered position: Senior Advisor(Manchin); Counsel, Comm Energy & Natural Resources Chief Counsel; Chief Counsel (Manchin); Staff Director, Comm on Energy & Natural Resources; Director, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission); STACY RICH (covered position: Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle))

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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