|
LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 900 7TH STREET, NW |
Address2 |
|
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
|
5. Senate ID# 19822-12
|
||||||||
|
6. House ID# 311180000
|
TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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 |
|
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
|
||||||||
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. | ||||||||
Method A.
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: Mrs. Ann Miller |
Date | 10/22/2015 11:34:19 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 FUE
16. Specific lobbying issues
The IBEW lobbied in support of the Keystone XL Pipeline Act (H.R. 3 and S. 1), legislation that would approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. Although America continues to recover from the worst recession since the Great Depression, unemployment rates in the construction industry remain relatively high. Construction of the pipeline will put Americans back-to-work and have positive ripple effects throughout the economy.
The IBEW urged Congress to oppose H.R. 702 or any legislation lifting the crude oil export ban. Each year, IBEW construction electricians and apprentices, who earn middle-class wages and benefits, work millions of labor hours in American oil refineries. Lifting the crude oil export ban would place many of those hours at risk as oil producers would no longer be required to refine crude oil before export.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Bruce |
Burton |
|
|
|
Dan |
Gardner |
|
|
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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
The IBEW continued to urge Congress to oppose Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), also known as fast track, and the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement (FTA). If adopted, TPA would only allow Congress and up or down vote on a free trade agreement with no opportunity to improve of amend the agreement. The TPP FTA would be the largest FTA ever and, like previous FTAs, would lead to outsourcing and other job losses for American workers.
The IBEW urged Congress to oppose the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644) and H.R. 2146, the legislative vehicle for Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). If adopted, TPA would allow Congress an up or down vote on a free trade agreement with no opportunity to improve or amend the agreement.
The IBEW lobbied Congress not to impede a new 123 Agreement (treaty) with China after the President submits the renewed accord to Congress. Required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, a 123 Agreement must be in force before a company may export American-made nuclear equipment to a foreign country. The current U.S.-China 123 Agreement is scheduled to expire on December 30, 2015. The IBEW supports its renewal.
The IBEW urged Congress to oppose Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), also known as "fast track", and the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement (FTA). If adoped, TPA would only allow Congress an up or down vote on a free trade agreement with no opportunity to improve or amend the agreement. The TPP FTA would be the largest FTA ever and, like previous FTA's, would lead to outsourcing and other job losses for America workers.
The IBEW urged the Department of Energy to approve a Non-Free Trade Agreement (NFTA) export license (FE Docket No. 12-32-LNG) for Jordan Cove Energy Project. If approved, Jordan Cove plans to construct a $5.7 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility near Coos Bay, OR. Building this facility will create an average of 900 construction jobs over 42 months with permanent employment expected to be around 150 workers.
The IBEW encouraged Congress to pass the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank Reauthorization Act of 2014 (S. 2709). The Ex-Im Bank levels the playing field for U.S. companies who sell their products abroad by matching the financing foreign governments provide for their exporters. Since 2009 the Ex-Im Bank has helped retain or create 1.2 million jobs in the U.S. including 205,000 just last year and at no cost to American taxpayers.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Bruce |
Burton |
|
|
|
Dan |
Gardner |
|
|
|
John |
Walsh |
|
|
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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
The IBEW urged Congress to continue funding for the National Nuclear Security Administrations Mixed-Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility Project located at the Department of Energys Savanna River Site, just outside Aiken, South Carolina. When complete the facility will process weapons-grade plutonium into MOX fuel pellets for peaceful use in licensed nuclear reactors.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Bruce |
Burton |
|
|
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
The IBEW continued to lobby Congress in support of the Department of Labors efforts to update and close loopholes in the 40-year-old rules that apply when individuals receive professional advice regarding retirement investments. Updating and improving protections for retirement savers is urgently needed and long overdue. The current rules with their inadequate safeguards cost American consumers approximately $17 billion annually.
The IBEW encouraged Congress to pass the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank Reauthorization. The Ex-Im Bank levels the playing field for U.S. companies who sell their products abroad by matching the financing foreign governments provide for their exporters. Since 2009 the Ex-Im Bank has helped retain or create 1.2 million jobs in the U.S. including 205,000 just last year and at no cost to American taxpayers.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Bruce |
Burton |
|
|
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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
The IBEW urged Congress to support incentives to help facilitate the commercial deployment of carbon capture and sequestration along with carbon capture utilization and storage. As the U.S. moves toward a lower-carbon future, full scale development of these technologies will be necessary if coal is to have a future in the nations energy mix.
IBEW representatives met with officials from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on September 24, 2015 and urged the Obama Administration to keep the current ozone standard under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) at its present 75 parts per billion (ppb)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Bruce |
Burton |
|
|
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
IBEW continued to participate in educational meetings with Congressional staff to inform them about the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931, legislation that requires workers employed on construction projects funded by the federal government be paid wages no less than what are prevailing in the geographic area.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Dan |
Gardner |
|
|
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
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H.R. 3590 (ACA), (also known as Obamacare). The ACA included a tax on high cost health care plans called the "Excise Tax on High Cost Employer - Sponsored Health Coverage" (Excise Tax). The excise tax will begin in 2018. It is a 40% tax on the cost of employer-based health insurance that exceeds certain amounts-generally $10,200 for individual coverage and $27,500 for family coverage (excluding optical and dental coverage). IBEW has been lobbying for cosponsors for a draft repeal of the excise tax bill.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Dan |
Gardner |
|
|
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
The IBEW met with members of Congress seeking cosponsors for H.R. 1193; which would nullify the DOD policy implemented on November 1, 2014, regarding reductions in per diem allowances based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or civilian travel. H.R. 1193 would prohibit uniformed service agencies or the DOD from altering the amount of the locality-based travel and transportation per diem allowances or reimbursements to which certain uniformed service members or civilian DOD employees are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel in a locality.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
John |
Walsh |
|
|
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 UTI
16. Specific lobbying issues
The IBEW urged Congress to support language found in Section 4302 of the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 that would help address grid reliability in deregulated electricity markets. Competitive market conditions, cumulative environmental regulations, and capacity market rules that disadvantage baseload power generation has made the grid more dependent on less reliable resources. Under these conditions, it has been difficult for baseload generation to clear capacity market auctions thus placing grid reliability at risk. Section 4302 is an attempt to fix this problem.
The IBEW lobbied Congress in support of the Hydropower Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 1235), legislation to reform the relicensing and regulation of hydroelectric generation. As the United States moves toward a lower-carbon future, it has become clear hydropower has become burdened with excessive, time-consuming, and costly regulation. To help address these issues S. 1236 would improve administrative efficiency, reduce duplicative oversight, and promote timely decision-making in the hydropower relicensing process.
The IBEW urged Congress to oppose the Assuring Private Property Rights Over Vast Access to Lands (APPROVAL) Act (S. 485 and H.R. 3062), legislation to stop construction of much needed infrastructure in the United States. By intent, the legislation targets one project, the Plains and Eastern Clean Line, a high-voltage direct current transmission line proposed to run from the Oklahoma Panhandle 700 miles to western Tennessee. As written however, the legislation would curtail transmission siting authority across the United States.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Bruce |
Burton |
|
Lobbyist |
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
The IBEW lobbied in support of legislation - not yet introduced - that would permit multi-employer (Taft-Hartley) defined benefit pension trustees to voluntarily change their particular plan to a composite design. Today, federal law limits plan sponsors to offer either a traditional defined benefit pension (DB) or a 401(k)-style defined contribution (DC) plan. Composite plans provide a way to bridge the gap between these two choices, combining the lifetime income payments of DB plans (for employees) with the predictable cost structure of DC plans (for employers).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Bruce |
Burton |
|
|
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.
20. Client new address
Address |
|
||||||
City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)
City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
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
|
|
||||||||
1 |
|
3 |
|
||||||
2 |
|
4 |
|
ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
Name | Address |
Principal Place of Business (city and state or country) |
||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
1 | 2 | 3 |
FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
Name | Address |
Principal place of business (city and state or country) |
Amount of contribution for lobbying activities | Ownership percentage in client | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
% |
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 |