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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 | 1156 15TH STREET, NW |
Address2 | Suite 1100 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 28550-12
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6. House ID# 306970000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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: Todd McCracken, President |
Date | 04/29/2011 |
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
H.Res. 9 Instructing certain committees to report legislation replacing the job-killing health care law. NSBA supported.
H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act
Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective as of its enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Act. Repeals the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act's enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions. NSBA supported.
H.R. 4 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011
Bill would repeal the new requirements requiring businesses and landlords to issue a Form 1099 for payments to corporations for goods and services that exceed $600 per year to each vendor. NSBA supported.
H.R. 5 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. NSBA supported.
H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2011
Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supported.
H.R. 605 Patients Freedom to Choose Act
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits. NSBA supported.
HR 674 Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011
A bill to repeal the mandatory three-percent withholding requirement on all payments for goods and services made to federal, state and local contractors. NSBA supported.
H.R. 880 - Equity for Our Nations Self-Employed Act of 2011
The bill would allow self-employed individuals to fully-deduct the cost of their health insurance, thus eliminating the self-employed tax on health care. NSBA supported.
H.R. 972 Secret Ballot Protection Act
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. NSBA supported.
H.R.1081 Consumers Payment System Protection Act
Bill would delay the implementation of the Durbin swipe-fee reform amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act. NSBA opposed.
H.R. 1137 Small Business Credit Card Act of 2011
Bill would amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses. NSBA supported.
H.R.1249 America Invents Act
Bill would reform U.S. patent system. NSBA opposed.
H.R. 1259 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011
Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported.
H.R. 1370 To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. NSBA supported.
H.R. 1440 Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's educational and extracurricular activities, and to clarify that leave may be taken for routine family medical needs and to assist elderly relatives, and for other purposes. NSBA opposed.
H.R. 1493 Fair Pay Act
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes. NSBA opposed.
H.R. 1519 Paycheck Fairness Act
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. NSBA opposed.
S. 13 Fair Tax Act of 2011
Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services. It sets the sales tax rate at 23 percent in 2011, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. NSBA supported.
S.18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act
Bill would repeal Section 9006 of the health care law which expands the requirement to submit 1099 tax filing forms for business expenses to include all transactions that total $600 or more per vendor per year. NSBA supported.
S. 23 America Invents Act (formerly Patent Reform Act)
Bill would reform U.S. patent system. NSBA opposed.
S.164 Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011
A bill to repeal the mandatory three-percent withholding requirement on all payments for goods and services made to federal, state and local contractors. NSBA supported.
S. 217 Secret Ballot Protection Act
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. NSBA supported.
S. 312 Patients Freedom to Choose Act
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits. NSBA supported.
S. 474 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act
Bill would reform the regulatory process and ensure that job creation by small businesses is considered during the Federal legislative and rulemaking process. NSBA supported.
S. 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act
Bill would reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs. NSBA supported.
S. 509 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act
Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA supported.
S.575 Debit Interchange Fee Study Act
Bill would delay the implementation of the Durbin swipe-fee reform amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act. NSBA opposed.
S.727 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011
A comprehensive tax reform legislation with provisions consolidating tax brackets for individuals and businesses while at the same time lowering federal tax obligations, in part through a single, flat 24 percent corporate rate. NSBA is monitoring this legislation.
S. 788 - Fair Pay Act
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes. NSBA opposed
S. 797 Paycheck Fairness Act
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. NSBA opposed.
An Amicus Brief and Reply Brief were submitted to the National Labor Relations Board in regard to the Stephens Media, LLC case by Frantz Ward, LLP on behalf of NSBA.
NSBA submitted comments Feb. 21 to the National Labor Relations Board with respect to proposed rules governing notification of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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