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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business)

2. Address

Address1
555 12th Street NW, Suite 1001
 Address2
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City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20004
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Brad Close
​2023142029
​chris.pitts@nfib.org
5. Senate ID#
​27811-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business)
6. House ID#
​306040000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2022
 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
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:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​1,010,000.00
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: Brad Close
 Date
10/20/2022 3:41:00 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 SMB

16. Specific lobbying issues

House Bills
H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 - oppose.
H.R. 1712, the Death Tax Repeal Act - support.
H.R. 1381, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support.
H.R. 3185, the Save Local Business Act - support.
Sec. 804 of H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Minimum Wage for Employees of Department of Defense Contractors - oppose.
H.R. 3725, the Relief and Equity for Small Businesses through Tax (REST) Act - support.
H.R. 4558, the Tax Fairness for the Self-Employed Act - support.
H.R. 5318, the Commonsense Reporting Act - support.
H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - oppose.
H.R. 5723, the Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust - oppose.
H.R. 6161, the Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act. - support.
H.R. 1284, the Fair and Open Competition Act - support.
H.R. 5743, the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2021 - support.
H.R. 3425, the Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act- support.
H.R. 6913, the Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments Act (SNOOP Act) of 2022 - support.
H.R. 6852, the Porch Pirates Act of 2022 - support.
H.R. 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act - oppose.
H.R. 7701, the Wage Theft Prevention and Recovery Act - oppose.
H.R. 4395, the Payment Choice Act of 2021 - oppose.
H.R. 6833, the Affordable Insulin Now Act - express concern.
H.R. 7505, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act of 2022 - support.
H.R. 8874, the Credit Card Competition Act of 2022 - support.
H.R. 2193, the Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2022 - oppose.
Schakowsky amendment #3 to H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 - oppose.

Senate Bills
S. 53, the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 - oppose.
S. 617, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021 - support.
S. 480, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support.
S. 420, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 - oppose.
S. 1636, the Save Local Business Act - support.
S. 2239, the Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act of 2021 - support.
S. 403, the Fair and Open Competition Act - support.
S. 3074, the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2021 - support.
S. 3889, the Employee Rights Act - support
S. 3625, the Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act - support
S. 3546, the Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments Act (SNOOP Act) of 2022 - support.
The Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN Act) - express concern.
S. 2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act - support.
S. 4293, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022 - support.
ENABLERS Act amendment to National Defense Authorization Act - oppose.
S. 4674, the Credit Card Competition Act of 2022 - support
H.R. 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act - oppose
H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. - oppose.
Crapo amendment to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to protect small businesses from increased audits - support.

Other Issues
Transparency in operations of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) - support.
Revision of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) - oppose.
Expansion of Net Investment Income Tax and Extension of Loss Limitation Rules - oppose.
Increased competition and transparency for hospital and provider monopolies in healthcare - support.
FDA User Fee Reauthorization - Braun Amendment - Small Business user fee waiver - support.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Small Business Administration (SBA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

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
Brad
Close
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Kevin
Kuhlman
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Jeffrey
Brabant
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Courtney
Brooks
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Julien
Relfe
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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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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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City
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State
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Zip Code
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

City
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Zip Code
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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​Julien
​Relfe
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

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:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)