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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 2300 WILSON BOULEVARD |
Address2 | SUITE #300 |
City | ARLINGTON |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22201-3308 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 4790-12
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6. House ID# 312440000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
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 |
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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: Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Senior Executive Director, Government Affairs |
Date | 07/17/2014 |
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
FY 2015 appropriations for federal construction programs to provide for economic activity for Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works; DoD Military Construction/VA; Labor Appropriations - Agency Budget Requests; GSA Federal Building Fund (FBF) FY 2015 - Corps & MilCon/VA & GSA FBF; HR 933, Agriculture Appropriations - Rural Utilities Service; FY 2015 Energy & Water Approps, Waters of the U.S. Regulation; FY 2015 Energy & Water Appropriations - Sec 107 wetlands guidance; FY 2015
Transportation & HUD Appropriations; FY 2015 Interior and Environment Appropriations - SRF Funding, American Iron & Steel Requirements and EPA regulations on waters of the U.S., DERA Funding
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), White House Office, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Education - Dept of, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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 |
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Berry |
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Christianson |
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Brian |
Lenihan |
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Sean |
O'Neill |
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Jeffrey |
Shoaf |
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James |
Young |
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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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 665 - Protecting America's Workers Act; HR 436/S 109 - Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; HR 170 - to direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupational Safety and Health Act; OSHA Crane Operator Certification Requirements; OSHA Crystalline Silica Rulemaking; EM-385 Safety Manual Revision for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; OSHA proposed rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and
illnesses
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
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 |
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Christianson |
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Jeffrey |
Shoaf |
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James |
Young |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program reauthorization; Water Infrastructure funding: grants and loans; HR 4237, removing cap on Private Activity Bond for water and sewage facilities; Grants relating to retrofit of diesel-powered construction equipment; Water Resources Development Act of 2013, S 601 - Environmental streamlining provisions to allow for faster project delivery; Federal regulations to require federal permits for stormwater runoff from active construction sites
and already developed properties; Provisions relating to transportation planning and environmental review; Proposed Rule relating to federal jurisdiction over "Waters of the United States" for the purpose of Clean Water Act permits; HR 3 - Northern Route Approval Act; Water Resources Development and Reform Act, HR 3080 - Environmental Streamlining Provisions; Public Private Partnerships; Reducing USACE study process and timeline for construction projects; Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; Inland Waterways Trust Fund; EPA Report: "Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters: A Review and Synthesis of Scientific Evidence;" HR 3582 - The Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund Act of 2013
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Scott |
Berry |
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James |
Christianson |
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Brian |
Lenihan |
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Sean |
O'Neill |
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Jeffrey |
Shoaf |
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James |
Young |
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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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
National Infrastructure Bank; Overseas Buildings Operations; HR 2084 & S 1957, The Partnership to Build America Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Office of the Secretary of Defense
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 |
James |
Christianson |
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O'Neill |
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Shoaf |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
TRAC Act; Bid Shopping; Acquisition Reform; Reverse Auctions; Buy American/American Iron & Steel Requirements on SRF projects; Protecting the attendance of federal employees at non-federal conferences; Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act; Government Contractor Accountability Act; HR 436 & S 109 - Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; Oppose expansion of False Claims Corrections Act; Plans for mandating verification systems/policies for employers; Disclose Act;
Project Labor Agreements; HR 2751 - The Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013; HR 2750 - Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2013; HR 776 - Security in Bonding Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, General Services Administration (GSA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
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 |
Scott |
Berry |
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James |
Christianson |
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Sean |
O'Neill |
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Jeffrey |
Shoaf |
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James |
Young |
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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
HR 2346, Secret Ballot Protection Act; S 665-Protecting America's Workers Act; HR 436 & S 109 - Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; Efforts to mandate employment verification system for employers; Definition of independent contractor; Multi- employer Pension Reform; HR 1172, Legal Work Force Act; HR 759, Equal Standards in Hiring Americans Act; HR 803, Skills Act; HR 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act; HR 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor/Management Relations Act;
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; HR 4320, Worforce Democracy and Fairness Act; HR 4321, Employees Privacy Protection Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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 |
James |
Christianson |
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Brian |
Lenihan |
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Jeffrey |
Shoaf |
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James |
Young |
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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 ROD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Monitor implementation of MAP-21; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Reauthorization of federal surface transportation programs; Surface Transportation funding; Legislative proposals to provide additional funding for federal highway & transit programs; FY 2015 THUD Appropriations; S 2322 MAP-21 Reauthorization Act, PATH Act (Preserving America's Transit & Highways Act of 2014
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Labor - Dept of (DOL), 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 |
James |
Christianson |
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Jeffrey |
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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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Small Business Authorization; 8(a) program; National Defense Authorization Act of 2015; Reverse Auctions; Bid Listing; Bid Shopping; HR 2750 - Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2013; HR 2751 - The Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013; HR 776 - Security in Bonding Act of 2013
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), State - Dept of (DOS), Air Force - Dept of, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Navy - Dept of, Energy - Dept of,
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 |
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O'Neill |
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Jeffrey |
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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
Highway Trust Fund Solvency; HR 4237 exempting water and sewer construction from Private Activity Bond volume cap; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; Permanent reduction or elimination of the estate and gift taxes; Extension of bonus depreciation and Section 179 expensing; Repeal of health insurance tax; the Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs Act; Water Resources Development Act, S 601 and Water Resources Reform and Development Act, HR 3080 - provisions
related to the Harbor Maintenance and Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the water infrastructure financing proposals; Creation of a category for Public Buildings for Private Activity Bond eligibility and exemption of that category from volume cap; HR 2084 & S 1957, Partnership to Build America Act; S 1250, Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013; HR 1, TBD Tax Reform Bill; S 1716, Bridge Act; HR 3582, The Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund Act of 2013; Increasing fee for inland waterways trust fund; Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency Act, (Expire Act) S. 2260; Preserving America's Transit & Highways Act of 2014 (PATH)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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 |
Scott |
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James |
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Sandherr |
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Jeffrey |
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Monitor implementation of MAP-21; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transportation funding; FY 2015 Department of Transportation Appropriations; Water Resources Development Act, S 601; HR 3080, Water Resources Reform & Development Act; HR 2084 & S 1957, Partnership to Build America Act; HR 3, Northern Route Approval Act; Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; S 1250, Transportation & Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013; S 1716 Bridge Act; Special panel on Public/
Private Partnerships; S 2322, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act; PATH Act (Preserving America's Transit & Highways Act of 2014)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), 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 |
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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
Immigration Issues - comprehensive immigration reform, H2B visa reform efforts; Employment verification legislation; S 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; HR 1172, Legal Workforce Act
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 |
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Young |
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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
Health Care Repeal Act; Employer Mandate Repeal; HR 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act; HR 763, to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HR 2575, Save American Workers Act; HR 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act; HR 2668, Fairness for American Families Act; HR 2988, Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013; S 2168, Small Business Stability Act; S 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act
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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Jeffrey |
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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.
20. Client new address
Address | 2300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite #300 |
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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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