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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1331 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 550S |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Zip Code | 63103 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 38962-12
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6. House ID# 307100000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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. | ||||||||
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: Thomas M. Horgan, Sr. Federal Government Affairs Specialist |
Date | 04/20/2012 |
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
-Reinstatement of the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund (D & D Fund) in The President's FY 2013 Budget for the Department of Energy
-Senate Letter to the President in support of increased funding for the LIHEAP program to the level of $ 4.7 billion in the FY 2013 Presidential Budget
--House Letter to the President in support of increased funding for the LIHEAP program to the level of $4.7 billion in the FY 2013 Presidential Budget
--Proposed language to swap land near Ameren's Sioux Plant in St. Charles County from the Army Corps of Engineers in exchange for Ameren Conservation land in Southern Illinois--language not included in any specific appropriations bill
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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Power |
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Tom |
Horgan |
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Shaun |
Garrison |
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
-H.R. 3630-The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012--Reinstatement of Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund (D&D Fund) as a possible pay-for in payroll tax extension bill--not included in final bill
-H.R. 4273- Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012--resolves conflicts between DOE emergency operation orders and EPA air quality permits
-FERC order on Ameren Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) at the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, and Ameren's amended Project Boundary Plan at the Lake of the Ozarks to FERC
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
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 |
Joe |
Power |
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Horgan |
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Shaun |
Garrison |
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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
Coal Ash issues, generally
H.R. 2273-- Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act--regulates coal ash under existing municipal solid waste landfill regulations--all sections
-S. 1751-Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act--regulates coal ash under existing municipal solid waste landfill regulations--all sections
-House Letter to OMB expressing concerns about EPA proposed rule on New Source Performance Standards(NSPS) for Green House Gas Emissions (GHG) for Electric Generating Units (EGU's)
--EPA Rule on NSPS for GHG Emissions for Electric Generating Units (EGU's)
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 |
Joe |
Power |
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Horgan |
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Shaun |
Garrison |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3587--Protecting Main Street End User from Excessive Regulation Act--definition of swap dealer and end user exemption
H.R. 2682--Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011--definition of major swap participant and end-user exemption--all sections
-OTC derivatives issues in general
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 |
Joe |
Power |
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Horgan |
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Shaun |
Garrison |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 413--Cyber Security and Internet Freedom Act--all sections and establishment of Office of Cyberspace Policy
H.R. 3523--Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act--information sharing provisions
S. 21--Cyber Security and American Competitiveness Act--all sections
S. 2105--Cyber Security Act of 2012--critical infrastructure protection--all sections
S. 2151 SECURE IT--critical infrastructure protection--all sections
--Mock Senate Exercise in support of S. 2105
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 |
Joe |
Power |
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Horgan |
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Shaun |
Garrison |
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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
Proposed Consolidation of St. Louis Regional Office (Region 14) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) into the Regional NLRB office in Kansas City/Overland Park, KS
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 |
Joe |
Power |
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Tom |
Horgan |
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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
-Dividends and Capital gains taxes--stressed the importance of preserving the current low rates on dividends and capital gains taxes and the need to maintain parity between the rates on these two taxes (no specific legislation)
--expressed concerns about having the tax rates on dividends increase to pre-2003 levels
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 |
Joe |
Power |
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Horgan |
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Shaun |
Garrison |
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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
S. 1813--Moving Ahead For Progress in the 21st Century Act--MAP-21--DeMint Amendment # 1589--termination of credit for production from advanced nuclear facilities and repeal of credit for Qualifying Advanced Coal Projects
Kohl Amendment to S. 1813-elimination of railroads' anti-trust exemption--did not receive a vote
H.R. 7--American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012--McKinley Amendment #1--Denies EPA the authority to regulate Coal ash under subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
McKinley Amendment # 2--regulates coal ash under existing municipal solid waste landfill regulations--neither amendment was voted on as the bill was delayed and did not come to the floor
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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Power |
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Horgan |
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Shaun |
Garrison |
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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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