Lobbyist · LDA.gov number 62920
CHRIS L GASTON
22 reportsConfirmed from the official record
CHRIS L GASTON is named as a lobbyist in 22 lobbying reports we hold, filed by 1 registrant for 22 clients.
Earlier government jobs, as reported
A lobbying report lists each lobbyist's covered positions: jobs in Congress or the executive branch that the law asks a lobbyist to disclose. Each line is copied as a report states it.
- Chief of Staff, Representative Rush Holt
- Chief of Staff, Rep. Rush Holt
- Chief of Staff, Rep. Holt.
Registrants and clients
- DAVIS & HARMAN LLP · 22 reports
Clients: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL; BROKER/DEALER COORDINATION GROUP; COLLEGE SAVINGS FOUNDATION; COMMITTEE OF ANNUITY INSURERS; EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTS; EMPOWER RETIREMENT LLC; FMR LLC; INSPERITY; INSPIRA FINANCIAL; LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION; MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; METLIFE, INC.; MISSIONSQUARE RETIREMENT; NATIONAL ASSN OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS; NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSN; NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANIES; RETIREMENT INDUSTRY TRUST ASSOCIATION; SPARK INSTITUTE; STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY; TIAA; TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; VANGUARD GROUP.
Bills named where this lobbyist is listed, and how the House and the Senate voted
60 bills named in these reports. 1 of them became law, and our record holds how the House and the Senate voted on it. A lobbying report names the houses of Congress and the agencies the lobbyists contacted. It does not say which members or staff they met.
| Bill | Status | How the House and the Senate voted |
|---|---|---|
| H.R. 1An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Became law | Public Law 119-21House 218–214 · Senate 50–50 |
| H.Con.Res. 14Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. | Passed both chambers | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 1013Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 | Reported by committee | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 1151Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 1439Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 1807Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 1818Aviation Workforce Development Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 2023Women's Retirement Protection Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 2544Financial Freedom Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 2617Say No to Indoctrination Act | Reported by committee | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 2696Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 2799Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 2869EBSA Investigations Transparency Act | Reported by committee | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 2891IRA Charitable Rollover Facilitation and Enhancement Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 2958Balance the Scales Act | Reported by committee | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 3223To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish procedures relating to the attribution of errors in the case of third party payors of payroll taxes, and for other purposes. | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 3383Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025 | Passed the House | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 3574To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit qualified distributions from section 529 plans for certain transportation and parking expenses. | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 3596Rape Shield Enhancement Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 3942Keeping Obstetrics Local Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 4718Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 4830Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 5169Retire through Ownership Act | Reported by committee | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 5376Impacts and Outcomes for Health Career Training Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 5877Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act of 2025 | Reported by committee | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 6084ERISA Litigation Reform Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 6722Automatic IRA Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 6738Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 7024Hemp Planting Predictability Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 7293Protecting Children in Surrogacy Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 7310Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2026 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 7362Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 7740African American History Act of 2026 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 7780One Nation, One Visa Policy Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 9764HONOR Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 9765Educators for America Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 424Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 627ENABLE Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 756Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 988Women's Retirement Protection Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 1222Financial Freedom Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 1526Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 1707Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 1728Employee Ownership Representation Act of 2025 | Passed the Senate | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 1831Auto Reenroll Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 2003Strengthening Benefit Plans Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 2210Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 2217Independent Retirement Fairness Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 2228Modern Worker Empowerment Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 2335Pensions for All Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 2403Retire through Ownership Act | Sent to the President | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 2512EATS Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 3746Stopping Transfers of Public Funds Abroad Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 3815Virginia's Law | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 3975IRA Charitable Rollover Facilitation and Enhancement Act of 2026 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 4219Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Act of 2026 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 4498ABLE Tomorrow Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 5139National Quantum Readiness Act of 2026 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 5148BOASBERG Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 5149A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A. Cotten Post Office". | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
Issues named: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code (22), Retirement (18), Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities (16), Education (1).
Every report
| Client | Registrant | Kind, as filed | Posted | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANYTaxation/Internal Revenue Code, Retirement, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| METLIFE, INC.Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCILRetirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| BROKER/DEALER COORDINATION GROUPTaxation/Internal Revenue Code, Retirement, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTSTaxation/Internal Revenue Code, Retirement | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| EMPOWER RETIREMENT LLCRetirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| FMR LLCRetirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATIONRetirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYRetirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANIESRetirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSNTaxation/Internal Revenue Code, Retirement | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYRetirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| VANGUARD GROUPRetirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| TIAARetirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| SPARK INSTITUTERetirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| RETIREMENT INDUSTRY TRUST ASSOCIATIONRetirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| MISSIONSQUARE RETIREMENTRetirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| INSPIRA FINANCIALRetirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| COLLEGE SAVINGS FOUNDATIONTaxation/Internal Revenue Code, Education | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| INSPERITYTaxation/Internal Revenue Code | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| NATIONAL ASSN OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONSTaxation/Internal Revenue Code | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| COMMITTEE OF ANNUITY INSURERSTaxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov |
Campaign gifts this lobbyist reported
Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). We hold these reports only for contributions to the campaign committees of members who sponsored or cosponsored a bill named in a lobbying report. Any other contribution: Not checked yet.
No contribution report we hold lists a gift from this filer.
Where this comes from
Lobbying Disclosure Act reports (LD-2), LDA.gov. We save our own copy of each page of LDA.gov's list of reports before we read it. These pages were built from our copies on .
2026-Q2: every page of LDA.gov's list saved and read.
A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together. A report of less than $5,000, or of no lobbying activity, states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.
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