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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
426f21c8-9c28-463f-9024-80c61d5125aa
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-17 13:01:40
Income (reported)
$60,000
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

S-3 GROUP

Government consulting firm

Contact
JENNIFER HOLMES
Phone
+1 202-819-5036
Address
zip:20002, city:Washington, state:DC, street:418 C St NE

Client

SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.

Distiller of spirits

State
DC
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2020-06-03

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to duty drawback and alcohol taxes.

Lobbyists: KEVIN CASEY (covered position: Senior Pol Dir, Dem Caucus; Counselor, Leg. Dir, Leg. Asst, Rep. Joseph Crowley; Staff Asst, Leg. Correspondent, Rep. Bob Weygand); OLIVIA KURTZ (covered position: Chief of Staff, Leg Director, Dep Leg Director, Sr Leg Asst, US Sen Susan Collins; Dep Staff Dir, Sen Special Comm on Aging; Leg Director, Sr Leg Asst, Leg Asst, Exec Asst, Rep Mike Castle); JOSE CEBALLOS (covered position: Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Special Assistant to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Confidential Assistant, Office of the Secretary, Business Liaison, Dept of Commerce); MICHAEL LONG (covered position: Director of Member Services, Senior Advisor for SpeakerNancy Pelosi; Dep. Floor Director and Advisor, Dem Leader Nancy Pelosi; Special Asst and Staff Asst for Speaker Nancy Pelosi); MARTIN DELGADO (covered position: Staff Dir, House Ag Approps, MilCon/VA Approps; Prof Staff, House Ag Approps, Senate Interior Approps; Budget Analysis, USDA APHIS); mr MARTIN REISER (covered position: Policy Director, Republican Whip Steve Scalise, professional staff House Ways and Means Committee, Chief of Staff, Rep. Dan Miller, Budget Associate, House Budget Committee); CHRIS ARNESON (HOUSE ONLY) (covered position: Economic Policy Director, Chief Budget and Economic Advisor, Senior Tax Policy Advisor, Tax Policy Advisor, Research Associate, Research Assistant, Associate Investigator, Senate Finance Committee.) [new]; CHANDA BETOURNEY (covered position: Dep. Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Appropriations Cmt; Chief Counsel Civil Law and Oversight, Sen. Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmt; Leg Asst. and Projects Dir., Leg. Corresp., Senator Leahy) [new]

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

AGR — Agriculture

H.R. 2405 (White Oak Resilience Act) and S. 476 (White Oak Resilience Act) relating to the availability of white oak; forestry-related provisions in agriculture-related legislation; H.R. 471 (Fix Our Forests Act); issues related to intoxicating hemp

Lobbyists: KEVIN CASEY (covered position: Senior Pol Dir, Dem Caucus; Counselor, Leg. Dir, Leg. Asst, Rep. Joseph Crowley; Staff Asst, Leg. Correspondent, Rep. Bob Weygand); OLIVIA KURTZ (covered position: Chief of Staff, Leg Director, Dep Leg Director, Sr Leg Asst, US Sen Susan Collins; Dep Staff Dir, Sen Special Comm on Aging; Leg Director, Sr Leg Asst, Leg Asst, Exec Asst, Rep Mike Castle); JOSE CEBALLOS (covered position: Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Special Assistant to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Confidential Assistant, Office of the Secretary, Business Liaison, Dept of Commerce); MICHAEL LONG (covered position: Director of Member Services, Senior Advisor for SpeakerNancy Pelosi; Dep. Floor Director and Advisor, Dem Leader Nancy Pelosi; Special Asst and Staff Asst for Speaker Nancy Pelosi); MARTIN DELGADO (covered position: Staff Dir, House Ag Approps, MilCon/VA Approps; Prof Staff, House Ag Approps, Senate Interior Approps; Budget Analysis, USDA APHIS); mr MARTIN REISER (covered position: Policy Director, Republican Whip Steve Scalise, professional staff House Ways and Means Committee, Chief of Staff, Rep. Dan Miller, Budget Associate, House Budget Committee); CHRIS ARNESON (HOUSE ONLY) (covered position: Economic Policy Director, Chief Budget and Economic Advisor, Senior Tax Policy Advisor, Tax Policy Advisor, Research Associate, Research Assistant, Associate Investigator, Senate Finance Committee.) [new]; CHANDA BETOURNEY (covered position: Dep. Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Appropriations Cmt; Chief Counsel Civil Law and Oversight, Sen. Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmt; Leg Asst. and Projects Dir., Leg. Corresp., Senator Leahy) [new]

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

CPT — Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Issues relating to counterfeit and illegal sales of alcoholic beverages

Lobbyists: KEVIN CASEY (covered position: Director of Floor Operations for Maj. Whip Steve Scalise; Prof Staff, E&C; Floor Asst to Maj. Leader Eric Cantor); OLIVIA KURTZ (covered position: Chief of Staff, Leg Director, Dep Leg Director, Sr Leg Asst, US Sen Susan Collins; Dep Staff Dir, Sen Special Comm on Aging; Leg Director, Sr Leg Asst, Leg Asst, Exec Asst, Rep Mike Castle); JOSE CEBALLOS (covered position: Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Special Assistant to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Confidential Assistant, Office of the Secretary, Business Liaison, Dept of Commerce); MICHAEL LONG (covered position: Director of Member Services, Senior Advisor for SpeakerNancy Pelosi; Dep. Floor Director and Advisor, Dem Leader Nancy Pelosi; Special Asst and Staff Asst for Speaker Nancy Pelosi); MARTIN DELGADO (covered position: Staff Dir, House Ag Approps, MilCon/VA Approps; Prof Staff, House Ag Approps, Senate Interior Approps; Budget Analysis, USDA APHIS); mr MARTIN REISER (covered position: Policy Director, Republican Whip Steve Scalise, professional staff House Ways and Means Committee, Chief of Staff, Rep. Dan Miller, Budget Associate, House Budget Committee); CHRIS ARNESON (HOUSE ONLY) (covered position: Economic Policy Director, Chief Budget and Economic Advisor, Senior Tax Policy Advisor, Tax Policy Advisor, Research Associate, Research Assistant, Associate Investigator, Senate Finance Committee.) [new]; CHANDA BETOURNEY (covered position: Dep. Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Appropriations Cmt; Chief Counsel Civil Law and Oversight, Sen. Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmt; Leg Asst. and Projects Dir., Leg. Corresp., Senator Leahy) [new]

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

BEV — Beverage Industry

Food and beverage policy issues, including U.S. dietary guidelines; support appropriations or U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau; issues pertaining to the alcohol industry.

Lobbyists: KEVIN CASEY (covered position: Senior Pol Dir, Dem Caucus; Counselor, Leg. Dir, Leg. Asst, Rep. Joseph Crowley; Staff Asst, Leg. Correspondent, Rep. Bob Weygand); OLIVIA KURTZ (covered position: Chief of Staff, Leg Director, Dep Leg Director, Sr Leg Asst, US Sen Susan Collins; Dep Staff Dir, Sen Special Comm on Aging; Leg Director, Sr Leg Asst, Leg Asst, Exec Asst, Rep Mike Castle); JOSE CEBALLOS (covered position: Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Special Assistant to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Confidential Assistant, Office of the Secretary, Business Liaison, Dept of Commerce); MICHAEL LONG (covered position: Director of Member Services, Senior Advisor for Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Dep. Floor Director and Advisor, Dem Leader Nancy Pelosi; Special Asst and Staff Asst for Speaker Nancy Pelosi); MARTIN DELGADO (covered position: Staff Dir, House Ag Approps, MilCon/VA Approps; Prof Staff, House Ag Approps, Senate Interior Approps; Budget Analysis, USDA APHIS); mr MARTIN REISER (covered position: Policy Director, Republican Whip Steve Scalise, professional staff House Ways and Means Committee, Chief of Staff, Rep. Dan Miller, Budget Associate, House Budget Committee); CHRIS ARNESON (HOUSE ONLY) (covered position: Economic Policy Director, Chief Budget and Economic Advisor, Senior Tax Policy Advisor, Tax Policy Advisor, Research Associate, Research Assistant, Associate Investigator, Senate Finance Committee.) [new]; CHANDA BETOURNEY (covered position: Dep. Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Appropriations Cmt; Chief Counsel Civil Law and Oversight, Sen. Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmt; Leg Asst. and Projects Dir., Leg. Corresp., Senator Leahy) [new]

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

TAR — Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)

Proposed tariffs and impact on exports and imports of distilled spirits.

Lobbyists: KEVIN CASEY (covered position: Senior Pol Dir, Dem Caucus; Counselor, Leg. Dir, Leg. Asst, Rep. Joseph Crowley; Staff Asst, Leg. Correspondent, Rep. Bob Weygand); OLIVIA KURTZ (covered position: Chief of Staff, Leg Director, Dep Leg Director, Sr Leg Asst, US Sen Susan Collins; Dep Staff Dir, Sen Special Comm on Aging; Leg Director, Sr Leg Asst, Leg Asst, Exec Asst, Rep Mike Castle); JOSE CEBALLOS (covered position: Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Special Assistant to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Confidential Assistant, Office of the Secretary, Business Liaison, Dept of Commerce); MICHAEL LONG (covered position: Director of Member Services, Senior Advisor for Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Dep. Floor Director and Advisor, Dem Leader Nancy Pelosi; Special Asst and Staff Asst for Speaker Nancy Pelosi); MARTIN DELGADO (covered position: Staff Dir, House Ag Approps, MilCon/VA Approps; Prof Staff, House Ag Approps, Senate Interior Approps; Budget Analysis, USDA APHIS); mr MARTIN REISER (covered position: Policy Director, Republican Whip Steve Scalise, professional staff House Ways and Means Committee, Chief of Staff, Rep. Dan Miller, Budget Associate, House Budget Committee); CHRIS ARNESON (HOUSE ONLY) (covered position: Economic Policy Director, Chief Budget and Economic Advisor, Senior Tax Policy Advisor, Tax Policy Advisor, Research Associate, Research Assistant, Associate Investigator, Senate Finance Committee.) [new]; CHANDA BETOURNEY (covered position: Dep. Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Appropriations Cmt; Chief Counsel Civil Law and Oversight, Sen. Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmt; Leg Asst. and Projects Dir., Leg. Corresp., Senator Leahy)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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