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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1201 F Street NW, Suite 200 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27811-12
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6. House ID# 306040000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2019 |
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: Brad Close |
Date | 7/19/2019 11:57:35 AM |
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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
House
H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act of 2019 - oppose.
H.R. 2513, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 - oppose.
H.R. 218, the Death Tax Repeal Act - support.
H.R. 216, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support.
H.R. 1398, the Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 - support.
H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose.
H.R. 987, the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act - oppose.
H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act - oppose.
HR 2474, the PRO Act - oppose.
Senate
S.J. Res. 8, A joint resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal - oppose.
S. 215, the Death Tax Repeal Act - support.
S. 80, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support.
S. 172, the Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 - support.
S. 1120, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act - support.
S. 172, the Health Insurance Tax Relief Act - support.
S. 1149, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support.
S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act - support.
Hearing
NFIBs Karen Harned testified before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Outside Perspectives on the Collection of Beneficial Ownership Information. (June 20, 2019)
NFIB Statement for the Record, Hearing entitled Paid Family and Medical Leave: Helping Workers and Employers Succeed, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means. (May 8, 2019)
Comments
Comments in Response to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled, Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA26, 84 Fed. Reg. 14043 (submitted April 24, 2019)
Comments in Response to Notice and Proposed Rulemaking titled, Regular Rate Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA24, 84 Fed. Reg. 11888 (submitted April 9, 2019)
Comments in Response to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees, RIN 125-AA20, 84 Fed. Reg. 10900 (submitted April 4, 2019)
Other Issues
EEOC nominee Janet Dhillon - support.
Estate tax
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Small Business Administration (SBA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Close |
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Kuhlman |
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Jeffrey |
Brabant |
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Courtney |
Brooks |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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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
27. Add the following 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
1 | 3 | 5 |
2 | 4 | 6 |
CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |