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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
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State | DC |
Zip Code | 20006 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 363-12
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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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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: Maneesh Sharma |
Date | 7/8/2016 11:05:46 AM |
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
Appropriations Committee Meetings: 2016 approps process-general
H.R. 2578 Commerce, Justice, Science, Related Agencies Appropriations: amendments, riders, funding
H.R. 1735 National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2016: amendments, riders, funding
H.R. 2685 Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2016: amendments, riders, funding
H.R. 2028 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: amendments, riders, funding
S. 1695 Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: amendments, riders, funding, OSHA, MSHA, and NIOSH funding
H.R. 2029 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: amendments, riders, funding
H.R. 2577 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: amendments, riders, funding
H.Rept. 114-96 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Thomas |
Trotter |
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Gregory |
Jefferson |
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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
Nominations
H.R. 1740 No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act
Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (No bill number yet)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), 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 |
Gregory |
Jefferson |
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Cecilie |
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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
P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements, treatment of excepted benefits
P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements, treatment of excepted benefits
Repeal of the Affordable Care Act excise tax on high cost plans; provisions repealing the excise tax on employer-based high cost health plans,
H.R. 3999 FMLA 2014
Prescription drug prices
H.R. 2712 Common Sense Reporting Act
OSHA's Infections Disease Rulemaking
Regulatory: safety and health
H.R. 1786/S.928 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act: coverage, funding
H.R.2050 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans
H.R.30/ S. 30 Save American Workers Act of 2015: Change of hours threshold from 30 to 40 for required offer of health coverage by employer
S.Con.Res.11 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025: Amendments that would allow for a change in the definition of full time employee for the purposes of the ACA and exempting educational employers from the employer mandate
S.568 Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2015: Provisions related to extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit
S.1005 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for health insurance costs of certain eligible individuals, and for other purposes: Provisions related to extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit
S.1083/ H.R. 2005 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015: Provisions that would apply the Medicaid drug rebate to drugs for Medicare LIS beneficiaries
H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement
H.R.1974 HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2015: Provisions expanding Medicaid and ACA premium subsidy eligibility for immigrants
H.R.1571 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015: Provisions defining inpatient stay for Medicare reimbursement
H.R.1650 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2015: Provisions allowing physicians to charge Medicare beneficiaries fees that exceed Medicare's reimbursement for services
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Raymond |
Liebfried |
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Byron |
Charlton |
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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: worker protections, H-1B reform, guest worker visas, administrative relief, family detention, oppose guest worker expansion, birthright citizenship
Comprehensive immigration reform
Immigration Appropriations: H-1B, H-2B
S. 750 Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act: operation control of border
Immigration executive actions: worker protections
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Andrea |
Zuniga |
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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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Social Security Disability: funding and administrative changes, insurance
Pension plan: de-risking
ERISA: investment advice, fiduciary duty, pension funding
White House Conference on Aging
H.R. 1090 Retail Investor Protection Act
Pension-pooled Employer plans
H.R. 1800 Social Security Disability
DOL Conflict of Interest Rule
H.R. 1391 Social Security 2100 Act
Social Security (no bill number yet)
Expanded Social Security Resolution
Social Security Solvency/Expansion
Social Security Vision 2025
Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations: Fiduciary Rule Rider
H.R. 711 Social Security GPO/WEP
Pension Reform: multiple employer plans
S. 2100 Social Security Act
Retirement issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), White House Office, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Treasury - Dept of, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
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 |
Lauren |
Rothfarb |
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Gail |
Dratch |
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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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement: labor, investment, currency
US EU Trade Agreement (TTIP)
H.R. 1314 Trade Act of 2015
Columbia FTA Labor Rights: general
H.R. 644/H.R. 1907/S. 1269 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
AGOA (S. 1267/H.R. 1981 Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015/Employee Bonus Protection Act
Guatemala Labor Rights Complaint: support
Trade Advisory Committee: transparency, reform
Currency reform
Trade enforcement
Bangladesh: worker rights, worker safety
H.R. 1295 Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015
Worker rights in Honduras
H.R. 2050 Excise Tax Repeal
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), State - Dept of (DOS), Labor - Dept of (DOL)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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William |
Samuel |
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Brett |
Gibson |
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Thomas |
Trotter |
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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 ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Infrastructure: jobs, funding
Economic agenda: congressional leaders on meeting the women's economic agenda
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 |
Thomas |
Trotter |
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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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Voting Rights: reauthorization of voting Rights Act
S.457 Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act
Election reform
H.R. 885 Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015
S. 1659 Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Cecilie |
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
Labor Management Roundtable
DoD Roundtable
Veterans Issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Defense - Dept of (DOD), 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 |
Byron |
Charlton |
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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
Climate change
Auto industry regulation
Labor standards in procurement
Truck fuel economy
Carbon capture and storage
Power plant regulation
Clean Power Plant Rule
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Executive Office of the President (EOP), Labor - Dept of (DOL), State - Dept of (DOS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of the Vice President of the United States
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Thomas |
Trotter |
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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
Coal Emissions
Jobs, CCS, Regulations
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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Thomas |
Trotter |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.1410 Smarter Sentencing Act
S.675 Redeem Act
S. 722 Democracy Restoration Act of 2015: criminal justice reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Byron |
Charlton |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 5 Re-authorization of Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
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 |
Cecilie |
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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
Transportation/Jobs: transportation jobs and the Jobs to Move America Program,
S. 1647 DRIVE ACT: Map-21 reauthorization, infrastructure, jobs, funding
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
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 |
Thomas |
Trotter |
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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
Labor Law reform
FLSA: companionship regulations
Overtime regs
Minimum wage
Employment Discrimination: equal pay
Fiduciary Rule NPRM
Workers' Voice Summit
Apprenticeship
Shared economy
Upskilling
Collective Bargaining issues
ETI Guidance
S. 942 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: employment discrimination
S.497/H.R. 932 Healthy Families Act: paid leave
H.R. 511/S. 248 Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015: tribal gaming, NLRB worker coverage
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), White House Office, Energy - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Cecilie |
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Byron |
Charlton |
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Andrea |
Zuniga |
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William |
Samuel |
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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
Fiduciary process
Financial reform
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Discussion: Wage growth, monetary policy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Treasury - Dept of, 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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Gregory |
Jefferson |
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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 AVI
16. Specific lobbying issues
FAA Reauthorization: jobs, funding
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Thomas |
Trotter |
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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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