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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 1800 DUKE STREET |
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City | ALEXANDRIA |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22314-3499 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 35946-12
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6. House ID# 308070000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: MICHAEL P. AITKEN |
Date | 10/19/2017 6:46:16 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (Regulatory transparency for small businesses.)
H.R. 1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act (Compensable time off.)
H.R. 2359 - FCRA Liability Harmonization Act (Fair Credit Reporting Act class action lawsuit cap.)
H.R. 2533 - Working Parents Flexibility Act (Establish parental leave savings accounts.)
H.R. 2775 - Employee Privacy Protection Act (Excelsior List.)
H.R. 3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 (Ambush Election Amendment.)
H.R. 3441 - Save Local Business Act (Clarifying joint employer standard.)
H.R. 785 / S. 545 - National Right-to-Work Act (Right-to-Work.)
H.R. 947 / S.397 - FAMILY Act (Mandating paid family leave insurance.)
H.R. 1516 / S. 636 - Healthy Families Act (Mandating paid sick leave.)
H.R. 1560 / S. 528 - Sarah Grace-Farley - Kluger Act (Providing parental bereavement leave.)
H.R. 2776 / S. 1350 - Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (Ambush election.)
H.J. Res. 37 / S.J. Res 12 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services (FAR blacklisting regulation.)
Administrations, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR blacklisting regulation.) - SBA
S. 344 / S. 1716 / H.R. 3595- Strong Families Act (Paid leave through employer tax credit.)
Apprenticeships - House and Senate / DOL
Apprenticeships and Training Programs - DOL / White House
Voluntary Approaches to Paid Leave - House and Senate
Changes to Joint Employer Standard - NLRB
Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act 541 Overtime Regulations - DOL / White House / SBA
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (E.O. 13673) - DOL / White House / SBA
Paid Leave Executive Order (E.O. 13706) - DOL / White House
Regulatory Relief to Help Hurricane and Other Disaster-Related Areas - SBA
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), White House Office, Small Business Administration (SBA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Michael |
Aitken |
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Lisa |
Horn |
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Chatrane |
Birbal |
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Kathleen |
Coulombe |
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Patrick |
Brady |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 795 - Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act (Expansion of Section 127 of the IRC for student loan repayment.)
H.R. 1656 - Higher Education Loan Payments (HELP) for Students and Parents Act (Expansion of Section 127 of the IRC for student loan repayment.)
H.R. 761 / S. 270 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBGC premium increases.)
H.R. 1962 / S. 852 - To Amend the Internal Revenue Code Of 1986 To Protect Older, Longer Service and Grandfathered Participants in Defined Benefit Plans (Non-Discrimination rules related to defined benefit plans.)
H.J. Res. 42 - Drug Testing of UI Compensation Applicants (Compensation & Benefits.)
H.J. Res. 67 - Municipal Government Run Savings Plans (State retirement plans.)
S. 796 - Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2017 (Expansion of Section 127 of the IRC.)
H. Con. Res. 71 - House FY 2018 Budget Bill (Tax reform and employee benefits.)
S. Con. Res. - Senate FY 2018 Budget Bill (Tax reform and employee benefits.)
Expansion of Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code to Increase Tax-Deferred Amount - House and Senate
Tax Reform & Retirement Security Task Force - House and Senate
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Michael |
Aitken |
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Horn |
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Kathleen |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3711 - The Legal Workforce Act (Mandated E-Verify.)
S.179 - Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act (Mandated E-Verify.)
Employment-Based Visas - DHS / DOL / White House
Employment Verification Program (E-Verify and Form I-9s.) - SBA
Immigration Innovation Act (Employment-based high-skilled visas.) - House and Senate
Mandated E-Verify - House and Senate
Mandated E-Verify - DHS
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Michael |
Aitken |
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Horn |
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Chatrane |
Birbal |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1101 - The Small Business Health Fairness Act (Improve access to health care coverage for small business.)
H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Health Care Act (Medical malpractice reform.)
H.R. 1304 - The Self-Insurance Protection Act (Medical stop-loss insurance.)
H.R. 1313 - The Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Clarification of wellness programs.)
H.R. 1628 - The American Health Care Act (Repeal ACA tax provisions through reconciliation.)
H.R. 1628 / Sen. Substitute - The Better Care Reconciliation Act (Repeal ACA tax provisions through reconciliation.)
H.R. 3798 - Save American Workers Act (Amends the ACA definition of full-time.)
H.R. 173 and S. 58 - The Middle-Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (Repeals the health care excise tax.)
S. 1782 -Forty Hours is Full-Time Act (Amends the ACA definition of full-time.)
Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson (GCHJ) proposal (Repeals ACA tax provisions through reconciliation.) - Senate
Health Care Reform - White House
Wellness Programs (Clarification of wellness programs.) - EEOC
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Michael |
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Lisa |
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Chatrane |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1869 - Paycheck Fairness Act (Compensation equity.)
Compensation Equity - House and Senate
EEO-1 Reporting Requirements - EEOC
Encouraging Employment of People with Disabilities - DOL
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Michael |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address: https://www.cfgi.org/
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Council for Global Immigration |
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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