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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1700 North Moore St, Suite 2250 |
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| City | Arlington |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22209 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 20004-12
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6. House ID# 319960000
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| 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 |
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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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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Jennifer Safavian, Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, RILA |
Date | 4/17/2015 5:18:59 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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act; Federal Reserve implementation of the Dodd-Frank interchange provisions (Reg. II); issues relating to credit and debit card interchange fees; Breach issues related to credit and debit cards; issues related to credit, debit and pre-paid cards.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Reserve System, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Treasury - Dept of, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
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 |
Andrew |
Szente |
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Joseph |
Rinzel |
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Jennifer |
Safavian |
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US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Cmte on Ways & Means - GC/Staff Director (11-14); Cmte on Energy & Commerce - Counsel (01-03); Cmte on Oversight & Government Reform - Chief Counsel (03-11), Chief Counsel/Staff Director (98-00), Invest. Counsel (97-98) |
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
Issues related to the National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act; Final Rule on Representation Case Procedures (including S.J. Res.8/H.J.Res.29 and appropriations legislation); legislation relating to the National Labor Relations Board (including S. 288); legislation addressing Specialty Healthcare decision (including Representation Fairness Restoration Act, S. 801 and appropriations legislation); Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 465); OSHA record keeping of injuries and illness; wage and hour issues; Department of Labors overtime regulations; paid sick leave issues; port contract negotiations (under the NLRA); legislation on EEOC transparency (including H.R. 548,549, and 550); joint employer issues; OSHA walk around procedures; Employer-sponsored wellness programs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
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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Kolb |
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Joseph |
Rinzel |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Jennifer |
Safavian |
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US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Cmte on Ways & Means - GC/Staff Director (11-14); Cmte on Energy & Commerce - Counsel (01-03); Cmte on Oversight & Government Reform - Chief Counsel (03-11), Chief Counsel/Staff Director (98-00), Invest. Counsel (97-98) |
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
International Trade Data System (ITDS); Centers of Excellence and Expertise Program (CEEs); Cyber information sharing legislation (H.R. 1731).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), 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 |
Kelly |
Kolb |
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Andrew |
Szente |
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Joseph |
Rinzel |
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Nicholas |
Ahrens |
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Jennifer |
Safavian |
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US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Cmte on Ways & Means - GC/Staff Director (11-14); Cmte on Energy & Commerce - Counsel (01-03); Cmte on Oversight & Government Reform - Chief Counsel (03-11), Chief Counsel/Staff Director (98-00), Invest. Counsel (97-98) |
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
Comprehensive tax reform (corporate, individual, international); 15-year cost recovery for improvements to qualified leaseholds and retail-owned property; Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 698) and other issues relating to taxation of remote commerce; IRS rules and guidelines regarding deduction and capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property; proposals to modify accounting methods including last-in-first-out (LIFO); H.R. 765/S. 394 - leasehold depreciation.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - 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 |
Christine |
Pollack |
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Andrew |
Szente |
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Joseph |
Rinzel |
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Jennifer |
Safavian |
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US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Cmte on Ways & Means - GC/Staff Director (11-14); Cmte on Energy & Commerce - Counsel (01-03); Cmte on Oversight & Government Reform - Chief Counsel (03-11), Chief Counsel/Staff Director (98-00), Invest. Counsel (97-98) |
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 TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to data security and consumer privacy; Mobile payment legislation; Cyber information sharing legislation (S. 754, H.R. 1560, H.R. 1731); data breach notification legislation (H.R. 1704, H.R. 580, S. 177); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 (H.R. 1770); issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act; extension of the Internet Freedom Act; The Data Security Act of 2015 (S. 961); Kirk discussion draft; Warner discussion draft.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
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 |
Nicholas |
Ahrens |
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Andrew |
Szente |
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Joseph |
Rinzel |
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Jennifer |
Safavian |
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US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Cmte on Ways & Means - GC/Staff Director (11-14); Cmte on Energy & Commerce - Counsel (01-03); Cmte on Oversight & Government Reform - Chief Counsel (03-11), Chief Counsel/Staff Director (98-00), Invest. Counsel (97-98) |
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
Issues related to the surface transportation reauthorization; hours of service; PHMSAs regulations on lithium batteries; truck weight/size issues; port efficiency issues; port contract negotiations issues; EPA Smartway.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Maritime Commission, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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 |
Kelly |
Kolb |
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Joseph |
Rinzel |
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Jennifer |
Safavian |
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US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Cmte on Ways & Means - GC/Staff Director (11-14); Cmte on Energy & Commerce - Counsel (01-03); Cmte on Oversight & Government Reform - Chief Counsel (03-11), Chief Counsel/Staff Director (98-00), Invest. Counsel (97-98) |
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
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); ACA reporting requirements (6055/6056); ACA automatic enrollment; ACA transitional reinsurance; employer-sponsored wellness programs; ACA 40 percent excise tax; ERISA; consumer directed health products; H.R. 30/S. 30 - full-time definition; H.R. 928/S. 183 - health insurance tax; H.R. 1189/S. 602 - wellness; H.R. 1270/S. 709 - FSA OTC; H.R. 879 - 40 percent excise tax repeal.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 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 |
Christine |
Pollack |
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Joseph |
Rinzel |
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Jennifer |
Safavian |
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US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Cmte on Ways & Means - GC/Staff Director (11-14); Cmte on Energy & Commerce - Counsel (01-03); Cmte on Oversight & Government Reform - Chief Counsel (03-11), Chief Counsel/Staff Director (98-00), Invest. Counsel (97-98) |
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
Trans-Pacific Partnership; AD/CVD duty collections & enforcement; customs compliance issues; textile and apparel trade issues; WTO information Technology Agreement; Customs Reauthorization; CAFTA apparel provisions; Worker Safety in Bangladesh; GSP renewal; trade promotion authority; Nicaragua TPL; Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; African Growth and Opportunity Act; Environmental Goods Agreement, WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement; (H.R. 1063) - Elimination of Tariffs for Children's Act; DHS Appropriations; (H.R. 1088) - Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2015; (S. 697) - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; (S. 725) - Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, State - Dept of (DOS), Natl Security Council (NSC)
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 |
Joseph |
Rinzel |
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Hun |
Quach |
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ASST USTR for Congressional Affairs; International Trade Analyst/Advisor at Senate Finance Committee; Legislative Assistant/Legislative Correspondent for Representative Adam Smith |
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Jennifer |
Safavian |
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US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Cmte on Ways & Means - GC/Staff Director (11-14); Cmte on Energy & Commerce - Counsel (01-03); Cmte on Oversight & Government Reform - Chief Counsel (03-11), Chief Counsel/Staff Director (98-00), Invest. Counsel (97-98) |
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
Issues related to patent reform and patent trolls; H.R. 9, the Innovation Act.
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 |
Andrew |
Szente |
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Joseph |
Rinzel |
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Jennifer |
Safavian |
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US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Cmte on Ways & Means - GC/Staff Director (11-14); Cmte on Energy & Commerce - Counsel (01-03); Cmte on Oversight & Government Reform - Chief Counsel (03-11), Chief Counsel/Staff Director (98-00), Invest. Counsel (97-98) |
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
Retail sustainability issues
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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Christine |
Pollack |
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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
Consumer Product safety issues, voluntary recall, certificates of compliance; Thai Seafood Supply Chain.
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 |
Joseph |
Rinzel |
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Hun |
Quach |
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ASST USTR for Congressional Affairs; International Trade Analyst/Advisor at Senate Finance Committee; Legislative Assistant/Legislative Correspondent for Representative Adam Smith |
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Jennifer |
Safavian |
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US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Cmte on Ways & Means - GC/Staff Director (11-14); Cmte on Energy & Commerce - Counsel (01-03); Cmte on Oversight & Government Reform - Chief Counsel (03-11), Chief Counsel/Staff Director (98-00), Invest. Counsel (97-98) |
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 INT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Cyber information sharing legislation (S. 754, H.R. 1560, H.R. 1731)
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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Nicholas |
Ahrens |
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Jennifer |
Safavian |
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US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Cmte on Ways & Means - GC/Staff Director (11-14); Cmte on Energy & Commerce - Counsel (01-03); Cmte on Oversight & Government Reform - Chief Counsel (03-11), Chief Counsel/Staff Director (98-00), Invest. Counsel (97-98) |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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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
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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