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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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Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
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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: Anjali Jesseramsing |
Date | 4/20/2016 1:57:57 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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.__/H.R.__ (Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act); draft legislation not formally introduced as of 04-01-2016; relating to the use of arbitration agreements to resolve disputes involving nursing home cases and nursing home contracts.
Lobbying with regard to CMS rulemaking on mandatory pre-dispute arbitration in nursing home residency contracts.
Lobbying with regard to the Education Department Rulemaking on forced arbitration.
General lobbying with regard to the Federal Communications Commission and forced arbitration.
S. 1122/H.R. 2079 (Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2015); makes procedures for the enforcement of arbitration agreements inapplicable to an enrollment agreement between a student and an institution of higher education (IHE).
H.R. 2087/S. 1133 (Arbitration Fairness Act); prohibits mandatory, pre-dispute arbitration in consumer contracts.
General lobbying with regard to the enforceability of mandatory, pre-dispute arbitration provisions in employment and consumer contracts, including financial consumer contracts and servicemember contracts for consumer products.
General lobbying with regard to the ability of consumers and injured parties to bring class actions, including limitations on the ability to bring class actions involving the securities industry.
General lobbying on consumer protection provisions related to servicemember contracts for consumer products.
S.__/H.R.__ (Civil Legal Access to Strong Safeguards); draft legislation not formally introduced as of 04-01-2016; amends the Class Action Fairness Act to ensure that consumers and injured parties in a class action are treated fairly and equally.
General Lobbying with regard to the preemption of states causes of action involving medical device and drug manufacturers.
General lobbying with regard to asbestos exposure and related health and environmental issues.
S. 357/H.R. 526 (Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act); amends Title 11 of the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under Section 524(g) of such Title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, and the filing of such reports with the Executive Office for United States Trustees.
H.R. 1199 (Innocent Sellers Fairness Act); prevents undue disruption of interstate commerce by limiting civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a product in the stream of commerce is as a lawful seller of the product.
General lobbying with regard to alternative litigation funding.
H.R. 54 (Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act)/S. 697 (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act)/S.725 (Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act); amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to reauthorize and modernize that Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2576 (TSCA Modernization Act); provides for the safe and efficient flow of chemicals in interstate and foreign commerce; specific interest in provisions that would preempt state-based causes of action.
General lobbying with regard to the ongoing development of a proposed TAFT-TTIP trade agreement, specific interest in effect the trade agreement would have on state-based causes of action.
General lobbying with regard to warranties of Energy Star-rated products and ability of consumers to bring a class action against manufacturers of Energy Star-rated products.
H.R. 504/S. 1038 (Energy Star Program Integrity Act); clarifies that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star program.
H.R. 2030/S. 700 (READ Act); amends the Asbestos Information Act of 1988 to establish a public database of asbestos-containing products, to require public disclosure of information pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, and use of asbestos-containing products in the United States.
Lobbying with regard to updating generic drug labeling rulemaking and responsibilities.
H.R. 2841 (FAST Generics Act of 2015); amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the license holder of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug or biological product from restricting availability of the medication for testing by a product developer seeking to develop a drug, generic drug, or biosimilar, including restricting availability with a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS).
H.R. 3304 (Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2015); Requires foreign manufacturers of products imported into the US to establish registered agents in the United States who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers.
S. 2506 (Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2016); amends the Federal Arbitration Act to invalidate arbitration agreements between parties in certain commercial contracts or transactions if they require arbitration of a claim for damages or injunctive relief brought by an individual or small business arising from the alleged violation of a federal or state statute, the U.S. Constitution, or a state constitution, unless the written agreement to arbitrate is entered into by both parties after the claim has arisen and pertains solely to an existing claim.
S. 1014 (Personal Care Products Safety Act); amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require cosmetics companies to register their facilities with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and to submit to the FDA cosmetic ingredient statements that include the amounts of a cosmetic's ingredients.
H.R. 4075 (Cosmetic Modernization Amendments of 2016); amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new procedures and requirements for the registration of cosmetic manufacturing establishments, the submission of cosmetic and ingredient statements, and the reporting of serious cosmetic adverse events.
H.R. 1195 (Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act); amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish advisory boards.
General lobbying regarding altering CFPB's operational structure and rulemaking authority.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Vice President of the U.S., Education - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Lipsen |
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Julia |
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Susan |
Steinman |
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Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. L. Richardson; Wass.-Schultz |
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Sarah |
Rooney |
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Andrew |
Rogers |
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Ivanna |
Yang |
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Jacqueline |
Kappler |
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Zoe |
Oreck |
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Intern; Sen. Landrieu |
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Katherine |
Ilahi |
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Legislative Assistant; Rep. Melancon |
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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence.
General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases.
S. 401/H.R. 758 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory.
Lobbying with regard to federal judicial selection generally, including the Supreme Court of the United States, and with specific regard to the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Merrick Garland.
H.R. 2304 (SPEAK FREE Act of 2015); Amends the federal judicial code to allow a person against whom a lawsuit is asserted to file a special motion to dismiss claims referred to as strategic lawsuits against public participation ("SLAPP suits") that arise from an oral or written statement or other expression, or conduct in furtherance of such expression, by the defendant in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public concern.
H.R. 384/H.R. 3279 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require annual reports to Congress on, and the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party.
H.R. 2336/S.__ (Sunshine in Litigation Act); amends Chapter 111 of Title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2110/S. 2044 (Consumer Review Freedom Act); prohibits contracts that prohibit consumers from making certain public comments on businesses.
H.R. 185 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations.
S. 226/ H.R. 427 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.
S 543/H.R. 1029 (EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015); amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to revise the process of selecting members of the Science Advisory Board, guidelines for participation in Board advisory activities, and terms of office.
H.R. 1927 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives.
S. 1113; amends title 28, United States Code, to remand certain civil actions transferred by the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation.
H.R. 1579 (ALERT Act of 2015); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings
H.R. 2648/S. 1109 (Truth in Settlements Act of 2015); requires adequate information regarding the tax treatment of payments under settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies.
General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures.
S. 1607 (Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015); authorizes the President to require an independent regulatory agency to: (1) comply, to the extent permitted by law, with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to other federal agencies; (2) publish and provide the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs with an assessment of the costs and benefits of a proposed or final economically significant rule and an assessment of costs and benefits of alternatives to the rule; and (3) submit to the Office for review any proposed or final economically significant rule.
S. 708 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015); Requires the Commission to evaluate and make recommendations and propose legislation for modification, consolidation, or repeal of regulations that have been finalized not later than 10 years before the establishment of the Commission (covered regulations) for the purpose of reducing compliance costs, encouraging growth and innovation, improving competitiveness, and protecting public safety.
S. 1820 (Early Participation in Regulations Act); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules.
S. 1818 (Principled Rulemaking Act); amends title 5, United States Code, to reform the rule making process of agencies.
S. 1817 (Smarter Regs Act of 2015); implements retrospective review of major rules.
H.R. 3624 (Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2015); amends title 28, United States Code, to prevent fraudulent joinder.
Lobbying with regard to factoring and structured settlements.
H.R. 712 (Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act); creates new requirements for civil actions seeking to compel agency actions.
H.R. 1155 (SCRUB Act); creates new requirements for agencies when making a new rule, creates a regulatory oversight commission.
S. 2006 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015); reforms the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents.
H.R. 4768 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of constitutional and statutory provisions and rules.
H.R. 4612 (Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016); prohibits some federal agencies from proposing or finalizing any midnight rule unless the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs finds that such a rule will not result in: (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices; (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete internationally; or (4) a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Office of the Vice President of the United States
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Lipsen |
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Steinman |
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Julia |
Duncan |
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Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. L. Richardson; Wass.-Schultz |
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Sarah |
Rooney |
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Andrew |
Rogers |
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Ivanna |
Yang |
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Jacqueline |
Kappler |
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Zoe |
Oreck |
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Intern; Sen. Landrieu |
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Katherine |
Ilahi |
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Legislative Assistant; Rep. Melancon |
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
Lobbying with regard to the implementation of the SMART Act (Public Law 112-242), generally.
Lobbying with regard to the Medicare Secondary Payer Program, generally.
Lobbying with regard to the Medicare Third Party Liability Program, generally.
S. 884/H.R. 836 (Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015); improves access to emergency medical services, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1021 (Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act); amends Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the integrity of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1376 (Patient Choice Act of 2015); amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize provisional approval of fast-track products determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be adequately safe.
H.R. 2300 (Empowering Patients First Act of 2015); provides for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage.
H.R. 2653 (American Health Care Reform Act of 2015); repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related reconciliation provisions, to promote patient-centered health care, to provide for the creation of a safe harbor for defendants in medical malpractice actions who demonstrate adherence to clinical practice guidelines.
S. 2204 (End of Suffering Act of 2015); respects the Constitutional entitlement to liberty by recognizing the right of an individual to have personal control over the medical assistance and treatment necessary to avoid intolerable physical suffering.
H.R.__/S.__ (Behavioral Health Information Technology Act); draft legislation amending the Public Health Service Act to include as a health care provider behavioral and mental health professionals, substance abuse professionals, psychiatric hospitals, certain community mental health centers (including one operated by a county behavioral health agency), and residential or outpatient mental health or substance abuse treatment facilities.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Lipsen |
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Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. L. Richardson; Wass.-Schultz |
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Rooney |
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Steinman |
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Ivanna |
Yang |
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Duncan |
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Rogers |
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Jacqueline |
Kappler |
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Zoe |
Oreck |
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Intern; Sen. Landrieu |
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Katherine |
Ilahi |
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Legislative Assistant; Rep. Melancon |
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 TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbying with regard to medical malpractice reform proposals generally, including issues relating to practice guidelines for providers and health courts.
H.R. 2646 (Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act); specific interest in provision enacting the "Behavioral Health Information Technology Act," to extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and to limit the liability of such providers; and in provision limiting liability of volunteer health care providers.
H.R. 2603/S. 1475 (Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act); establishes a framework for health care liability lawsuits to undergo review by independent medical review panels if health care professionals (practicing physicians or their agents or employees) allege adherence to applicable clinical practice guidelines in the provision of health care goods or services.
H.R. 281 (Every Child is a Blessing Act); prohibits recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions, and for other purposes.
S. 707 (Opioid Overdose Reduction Act); provides certain protections from civil liability with respect to the emergency administration of opioid overdose drugs.
H.R. 3081/S. 1778 (TELE-MED Act of 2015); amends Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit certain Medicare providers licensed in a state to provide telemedicine to certain Medicare beneficiaries in a different state.
S. 689/H.R. 921 (Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act); provides protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State.
H.R. 4152 (Cardiac Arrest Survival Act); amends the Public Health Service Act to clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators.
H.R. 4771 (Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Health Act); changes access to statutory and common law remedies for victims of medical malpractice by altering the American liability system.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Lipsen |
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Steinman |
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Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. L. Richardson; Wass.-Schultz |
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Rooney |
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Julia |
Duncan |
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Andrew |
Rogers |
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Jacqueline |
Kappler |
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Ivanna |
Yang |
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Zoe |
Oreck |
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Intern; Sen. Landrieu |
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Katherine |
Ilahi |
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Legislative Assistant; Rep. Melancon |
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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbying with regard to limitations of liability and preemption of state-based causes of action as they relate to cybersecurity proposals generally.
General lobbying with regard to the SAFETY Act (Public Law 107-296) and cybersecurity.
H.R. 2205/S. 961 (Data Security Act); protects information relating to consumers, to require notice of security breaches, and for other purposes.
S. 754 (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act); improves cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1770 (Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015); requires certain entities who collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice to such individuals in the case of a breach of security involving such information, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1731 (National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015); amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1560 (Protecting Cyber Networks Act); improves cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes.
S. 1158 (Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2015); ensures the privacy and security of sensitive personal information, to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to provide notice of security breaches involving sensitive personal information, and to enhance law enforcement assistance and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personal information.
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
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Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. L. Richardson; Wass.-Schultz |
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Jacqueline |
Kappler |
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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 MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
General lobbying with regard to liability in civil actions arising from maritime incidents.
General lobbying with regard to contracts of adhesion in cruise line passenger contracts.
General lobbying with regard to arbitration provisions in employment contracts for maritime service.
H.R. 3142/S. 1673 (Cruise Passenger Protection Act); improves passenger vessel security and safety, and for other purposes.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Steinman |
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Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. L. Richardson; Wass.-Schultz |
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Katherine |
Ilahi |
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Legislative Assistant; Rep. Melancon |
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 HOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1113/H.R. 1210 (Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act); amends the Truth in Lending Act to provide a safe harbor from certain requirements related to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institutions portfolio, and for other purposes.
S. 812 (CLEAR Relief Act of 2015); amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to exempt from its rules regarding management assessment of internal controls the following institutions which, as of the end of the preceding fiscal year, had total consolidated assets of $1 billion or less (adjusted annually according to a certain formula): (1) a bank holding company, (2) a savings and loan holding company, or (3) an insured depository institution.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Rogers |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 9 (Innovation Act); amends Title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections.
General lobbying with regard to patent troll proposals.
General lobbying with regard to patent reform proposals, specific interest in proposals that would enact loser pays, mandatory sanctions, limits on discovery, fees on discovery, or heightened pleading standards.
S. 632 (STRONG Patents Act of 2015); directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to prescribe regulations requiring the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to construe patent claims in post-issuance proceedings for inter partes or post-grant review in the same manner as a court in a civil action is required to construe claims regarding the validity of a patent in accordance with the ordinary and customary meaning.
H.R. 2045 (Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015); directs the Federal Trade Commission, and authorizes state attorneys general, to enforce against written communications (commonly referred to as demand letters) that represent in bad faith that the recipient bears liability or owes compensation for infringing an asserted patent. Requires the pattern or practice of sending such bad faith demand letters to be treated as an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
S. 1137 (PATENT Act); amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections.
General lobbying with regard to copyright reform proposals.
S. 1890/H.R. 3326 (Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015); modifies Chapter 90 of Title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets.
S. 2733 (Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016); changes the federal judicial code to only allow patent action in limited judicial districts.
H.R. 4829 (Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act); amends section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to requirements for domestic industries.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Lipsen |
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Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. L. Richardson; Wass.-Schultz |
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Kappler |
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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 TRU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 983 (Safe and Fair Environment on Highways Achieved Through Underwriting Level Act); amends Title 49, United States Code, with respect to minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of property.
H.R. 1120; enhances interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers.
H.R. 1371 (Safer Trucks and Buses Act of 2015); improves the Compliance, Safety, Accountability initiative of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and for other purposes.
General lobbying with regard to increasing the minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers.
S. 1454 (Transportation and Logistics Hiring Reform Act); enhances interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Lipsen |
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Rooney |
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Ivanna |
Yang |
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Jacqueline |
Kappler |
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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 RRR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2410/H.R. 3064 (Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act); specific interest relating to a provision that would withhold from discovery or admission into evidence certain information related to the railroad safety risk reduction program.
General lobbying regarding the limitation of the admissibility of safety evidence.
S. 1360; amends the limitation on liability for passenger rail accidents or incidents under section 28103 of title 49, United States Code.
General lobbying with regard to the passenger rail liability cap.
General lobbying with regard to close call reporting of rail incidents.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1599/S. 2621 (Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015); amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to food produced from, containing, or consisting of a bioengineered organism, the labeling of natural foods.
H.R. 2017/S. 2217 (Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015); amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments, and to amend the authority to bring proceedings under section 403A.
General lobbying with regard to food labeling.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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Rooney |
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Ilahi |
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Legislative Assistant; Rep. Melancon |
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Yang |
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Oreck |
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Intern; Sen. Landrieu |
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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2262 (SPACE Act of 2015); facilitates a pro-growth environment for the developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions.
General lobbying with regard to the Internet of Things.
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
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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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2647 (Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015); expedites under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands.
S. 544/H.R. 1040 (Secret Science Reform Act of 2015); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible.
H.R. 8 (North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act); modernizes energy infrastructure.
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
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Kappler |
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Lipsen |
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Rooney |
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Oreck |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
General lobbying with regard to whistleblower retaliation issues.
Lobbying with regard to the Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; ensures that contractors who are bidding on government contracts abide by employment law and are not able to force employees into arbitration for certain sexual assault and civil rights related claims.
S. 852 (A Voice for Victims Act); provides that employment-related arbitration agreements shall not be enforceable with respect to any claim related to a tort arising out of rape.
S. 2393 (Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015); makes unenforceable any clause of an agreement between an employer and employee requiring arbitration of a dispute arising under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Provides an exception when both parties voluntarily agree to arbitration. Requires any issue as to whether such requirement applies to an arbitration clause to be determined by federal law and the validity or enforceability of an agreement to arbitration to be determined by a court rather than an arbitrator.
S. 2331/H.R. 4161 (SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014); amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require the consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to resolve controversies arising under the contracts and subject to provisions of such Act and to preserve the rights of servicemembers to bring class actions under such Act, and for other purposes.
Lobbying with regard to draft legislation affecting the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Education - Dept of
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Yang |
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Steinman |
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Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. Richardson and Wasserman-Schultz |
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Ilahi |
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Legislative Assistant; Rep. Melancon |
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Kappler |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
General lobbying with regard to deductibility of punitive damage awards and attorney expenses and costs, and to methods of accounting.
H.R. 3550/S. 2059 (Civil Justice Tax Fairness Act); amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims.
H.R. 2775 (Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015); grants States authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote transactions.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Rooney |
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Oreck |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1098 (Investor Choice Act of 2015); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to revise the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to prohibit, or impose conditions or limitations on the use of agreements that require customers or clients of any broker, dealer, or municipal securities dealer to arbitrate any future dispute between then arising under the federal securities laws, related rules and regulations, or the rules of a self-regulatory organization if it finds that prohibition, imposition of conditions, or limitations are in the public interest and for the protection of investors.
H.R. 1266 (Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015); Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to replace the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as an independent bureau within the Federal Reserve System, with an independent Financial Product Safety Commission that is to regulate the offering and provision of consumer financial products or services.
H.R. 957 (CFPB-IG Act of 2015); Requires Senate confirmation of Inspector General of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
H.R. 1090 (Retail Investor Protection Act); Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from prescribing any regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) defining the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule governing standards of conduct for brokers and dealers under specified law.
Lobbying with regard to rulemaking affecting fiduciary responsibilities of retirement advisors.
H.R. 4293 (Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act); amends ERISA to impose a new best interest standard, requires a rulemaking to be approved by Congress.
H.R. 4294 (SAVERS Act); amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the tax on prohibited transactions: (1) the provision of investment advice by a fiduciary to a pension plan, plan participant, or beneficiary which is a best interest recommendation; and (2) any transaction, including a contract for service, between an investment provider and the advice recipient if no more than reasonable compensation is paid for such investment advice and certain disclosures are made with respect to the cost of such advice.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of the Vice President of the United States
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Oreck |
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Bowman |
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Kappler |
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Steinman |
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Ilahi |
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Legislative Assistant; Rep. Melancon |
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 AUT
16. Specific lobbying issues
General lobbying with regard to the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
General lobbying with regard to liability of rental car companies.
Lobbying with regard to Takata airbag recall.
General lobbying with regard to autonomous, semi-autonomous, and connected vehicle implementation.
General lobbying with regard to draft legislation concerning NHTSA standards for vehicle electronics and data.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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Bowman |
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Yang |
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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 FIR
16. Specific lobbying issues
General lobbying with regard to gun manufacturer liability.
S. 556/S. 405/S. 659 (Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015); protects and enhances opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting.
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
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Bowman |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.__/S.__ (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017); draft bill not introduced as of 4-01-2016 making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.
General lobbying with respect to consumer issues in the budget.
General lobbying with regard to policy riders in the budget.
H.R. 4909/S.__ (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017); authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
H.R.__/S.__ (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017); draft legislation not introduced as of 4-01-2016 making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.
H.R.__/S.__ (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017); draft legislation not introduced as of 4-01-2016 making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Education - Dept of
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Bowman |
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Rooney |
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Rogers |
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Yang |
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Kappler |
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Zoe |
Oreck |
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Katherine |
Ilahi |
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Legislative Assistant; Rep. Melancon |
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 AVI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4464/S. 2658 (Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 2016); amends title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2016 through 2017.
H.R. 1062/S. 571 (Pilot's Bill of Rights 2); amends the Pilot's Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other certificates issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, to require the revision of the third class medical certification regulations issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.
General lobbying with regard to consumer use and safety of unmanned aerial systems.
H.R. 3669 (SAFE DRONE Act of 2015); amends title 18, United States Code, to provide a criminal penalty for operating drones in certain locations.
General lobbying with regard to aviation safety.
Lobbying with regard to preemption of common law remedies in aviation cases.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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