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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 3222 N Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 340 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20007 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400665998-75
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6. House ID# 414510006
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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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| 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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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: Andrew M. Siff |
Date | 10/8/2020 5:07:02 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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 8375, the "Worker Flexibility and Small Business Protection Act," legislation to provide a right to flexibility and to broaden and increase employee protections at work, to protect small businesses through shared responsibility for workers' rights, and to provide public transparency on workers' rights violations; entire bill. S. 4738, the "Worker Flexibility and Small Business Protection Act," legislation to provide a right to flexibility and to broaden and increase employee protections at work, to protect small businesses through shared responsibility for workers' rights, and to provide public transparency on workers' rights violations; entire bill. H.R. 8294, the "National Apprenticeship Act of 2020," legislation to: (1) provide $3.5 billion over 5 years for grant programs to create or support registered apprenticeship programs; (2) codify and streamline standards for registered youth apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs; (3) codify the Office of Apprenticeship at the Department of Labor; and (4) establish the National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships; entire bill. Implementation of the paid leave and expanded family leave enacted as part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127). Implementation of Department of Labor final rule on "Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations" (85 Fed. Reg. 14294, March 11, 2020). Department of Labor proposed rule regarding "Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act" (85 Fed. Reg. 60600, September 25, 2020).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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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Siff |
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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
Department of Labor proposed rule regarding "Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments" (85 Fed. Reg. 39113, June 30, 2020). H.R. 6800, the "Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act," legislation making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020; Division D ("Retirement Provisions") and Division N ("Giving Retirement Options to Workers Act"). H.R. 8406, the "Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act," legislation making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021; Division G ("Retirement Provisions"), Title I ("Relief for Multiemployer Pension Plans") and Division H ("Giving Retirement Options to Workers Act"). Legislative proposals to authorize composite multiemployer pension plans as a means to provide a secure, sustainable retirement for workers while ensuring the viability of sponsoring employers (no bill introduced). General education concerning the need to include composite plans in any future COVID-19 relief bill. General education concerning proposals for comprehensive reform of the defined benefit, multiemployer pension system and the importance of authorizing new plan designs as part of any such comprehensive reform.
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, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Treasury - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Siff |
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Simpson |
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Granberg |
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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
Implementation of the August 8, 2020 Presidential Memorandum on "Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster."
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Andrew |
Siff |
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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
S. 4321, the "Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act," legislation to allow second draw loans of up to $2 million under the Paycheck Protection Program; entire bill. Legislative proposal entitled "Delivering Immediate Relief to Americas Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act" regarding COVID-19 relief; provisions concerning COVID-19 liability protections for small businesses, schools, and healthcare providers, an additional $157 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and a revision to the PPP making 501(c)(6) organizations eligible subject to restrictions related to lobbying; seeking to have composite plan legislation and funding for COBRA premiums included in the draft bill (no bill introduced).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Andrew |
Siff |
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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
H.R. 6800, the "Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act," legislation making emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal yeat ending September 30, 2020; Division C ("Health Provisions"), Title III ("Private Insurance Provisions"), Subtitle B ("Worker Protection Health Coverage Protection"). General education concerning the need for COBRA funding in any COVID-19 relief package considered by the Senate.
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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Andrew |
Siff |
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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
H.R. 6800, the "Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act," legislation making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020; Division I ("Small Business Provisions"). H.R. 7010, the "Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act", a bill to amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to modify certain provisions related to the forgiveness of loans under the paycheck protection program, to allow recipients of loan forgiveness under the paycheck protection program to defer payroll taxes; entire bill. H.R. 8406, the "Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act," legislation making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021; Division E ("Small Business Provisions"). S. 178, the "Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019," legislation to condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities inside and outside China; Senate Amendment 2652, the "Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools, and Small Businesses Act," Title IV ("Small Business Programs"). S. 3612, the "Small Business Expense Protection Act," legislation to clarify for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that receipt of coronavirus assistance does not affect the tax treatment of ordinary business expenses; entire bill. Implementation of Small Business Administration (SBA) interim final rule on "Appeals of SBA Loan Review Decisions Under the Paycheck Protection Program" (85 Fed. Reg. 52883, August 27, 2020).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Small Business Administration (SBA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 4317, the "Safeguarding Americas Frontline Employees To Offer Work Opportunities Required to Kickstart the Economy Act," a bill to lessen the burdens on interstate commerce by discouraging insubstantial lawsuits relating to COVID-19 while preserving the ability of individuals and businesses that have suffered real injury to obtain complete relief (entire bill). Fourth legislative proposal to respond to the coronavirus pandemic; legislative proposal regarding employer liability protections (no proposal introduced). S. 178, the Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019, legislation to condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslins in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities inside and outside China; S. Amdt. 2565, the Safeguarding Americas Frontline Employees to Offer Work Opportunities Required to Kickstart the Economy Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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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Granberg |
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Andrew |
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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
H.R. 6764, the "Put Our Neighbors to Work Act of 2020," legislation to provide greater subcontracting opportunities to subcontractors in the local area where a Defense Department construction project is occurring; entire 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
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Siff |
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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
H.R. 6395, the "William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," legislation to authorize appropriations for the Department of Defense; Subtitle E ("Other Matters"), Section 841 ("Modifications to Supervision and Award of Certain Contracts"). S. 4049, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," legislation to authorize appropriations for the Department of Defense; proposed amendment to improve congressional oversight and public transparency of military construction contract awards (no amendment introduced).
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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Siff |
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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.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE 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
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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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?
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