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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2018 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
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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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Ryan Meyers |
Date | 1/22/2019 10:36:28 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 ACC
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
Draft legislation titled To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct a study with respect to research coverage of small issuers before their initial public offerings
Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106);
accounting convergence projects, disclosure of income taxes, revenue recognition, and leases in financial statements, auditing, and extensible business reporting language;
internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits;
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) proposed rules on the auditors report on the audit of financial statements when the auditor expresses an unqualified opinion, and departures from unqualified opinions and other reporting circumstances, and related amendments to auditing standards, supplemental requests for comment on proposed amendments relating to the supervision of audits involving other auditors and proposed auditing standard on dividing responsibilities for the audit with another accounting firm;
Financial Accounting Standards Board current expected credit loss accounting standard
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury - Dept of, Natl Economic Council (NEC)
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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Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Thomas |
Quaadman |
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Brian |
O'Shea |
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Eric |
Rust |
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Professional Staff, House Financial Services Committee July 2017 - October 2018
Legislative Assistant, Rep. Ann Wagner, January 2013 - July 2017 |
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 AER
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3364, Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017
H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Various issues relating to Foreign Assistance Act (P.L. 87-195);
U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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 |
Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Keith |
Webster |
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Benjamin |
Schwartz |
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018
H.R. 5961, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (83 Fed. Reg. 23,827, May 23, 2018)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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 |
Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Arielle |
Thomas |
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Allison |
Dembeck |
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Jake |
Tyner |
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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 AUT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act
H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act
S. 1809, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act
S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act
Various issues relating to autonomous vehicles;
smart cities;
Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Thomas |
Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Arielle |
Thomas |
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Christina |
Atchley |
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Jordan |
Crenshaw |
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Timothy |
Day |
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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
H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017
Various issues relating to unmanned aerial systems
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 |
Thomas |
Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Julie |
Stitzel |
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Timothy |
Day |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 5895/S. 2975, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 5952/S. 3072, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6072/S. 3023, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6147/S. 3073, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6157/S. 3159, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 including the following provisions:
~~Additional customs officers at ports of entry
~~Modernizing security and trade processes
~~H2B returning worker exemption
~~Funding of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, Automated Indicator Sharing capability, Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act), Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program
Fiscal Year 2019 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year
Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403);
implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125);
blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile;
funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED);
funding issues relating to the USPTO;
funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office;
funding issues relating to the Department of Justice;
funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security;
funding issues relating to the State Department;
IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy;
funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center;
USPTO IP Attache Program;
budget policy;
Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Copyright Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Arielle |
Thomas |
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David |
Weissman |
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Timothy |
Maney |
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Allison |
Dembeck |
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Daniel |
Mahoney |
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Geoffrey |
O'Hara |
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John |
Kirchner |
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Nick |
Vaugh |
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Moore |
Hallmark |
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Clark |
Jackson |
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Stephen |
McAllister |
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Benjamin |
Taylor |
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Margaret |
Sheely |
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Kevin |
Courtois |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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John |
Gonzales |
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Christopher |
Eyler |
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Anna |
Salick |
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Jennings |
Imel |
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Vartan |
Djihanian |
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Brince |
Manning |
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Ethan |
Hellier |
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Thomas |
Quaadman |
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Brian |
O'Shea |
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Kristiana |
Larson |
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Samantha |
DeZur |
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William (Bill) |
Hulse |
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James |
Foster |
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David |
Hirschmann |
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Frank |
Cullen |
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Patrick |
Kilbride |
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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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Definition of waters of the United States-recodification of preexisting rule (83 Fed. Reg. 32,227-32,252, July 12, 2018)
Proposed rule on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (83 Fed. Reg. 24,850-24,883, May 30, 2018)
Request for comments Clean Water Act coverage of "discharges of pollutants" via a direct hydrologic connection to surface water (83 Fed. Reg. 7,126-7,128, February 20, 2018)
Clean Water Act hazardous substances spill prevention (83 Fed. Reg. 29,499-29,520, June 25, 2018)
Draft field-based methods for developing aquatic life criteria for specific conductivity (81 Fed. Reg. 94,370-94,371, December 23, 2016)
Various issues relating to water;
non-hazardous secondary materials (NHSM) rule
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Thomas |
Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Jake |
Tyner |
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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 CDT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act
H.R. 5961, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, including provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions
H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions
Proposed rule regarding de minimis exception to the swap dealer definition (83 Fed. Reg. 27,44-27,484, June 12, 2018)
Potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including credit valuation adjustment capital charge relief, amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users, amending relief from mandatory clearing for centralized treasury units (CTUs) of non-financial-companies, re-characterization of foreign exchange (FX) non-deliverable forward transactions, and inter-affiliate transactions relief;
Security Exchange Commission (SEC) capital, margin, and segregation requirements for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants and capital requirements for broker-dealers;
Various issues related to substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR);
De Minimis threshold for swap deal registration;
regulatory relief for financial entity end-users
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Treasury - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Thomas |
Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Thomas |
Quaadman |
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Brian |
O'Shea |
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Samantha |
DeZur |
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William (Bill) |
Hulse |
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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 CHM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Various issues relating to regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS);
Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Interior - Dept of (DOI)
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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Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Jake |
Tyner |
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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
H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to requirement to report summary data on employee compensation (79 Fed. Reg. 46,561-46,606, August 8, 2014)
Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113-5,121, February 1, 2016 and 81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016)
Nominations of members and General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history;
employer consideration of applicant employment status;
EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan;
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) review of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) clearance of revised EEO-1 form (Component 2);
fiscal year 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), State - Dept of (DOS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Donohue |
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Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Michael |
Billet |
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Marc |
Freedman |
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Glenn |
Spencer |
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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 CPI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing
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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Donohue |
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Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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James |
Foster |
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Christian |
Zur |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1551, Orrin G. Hatch Music Modernization Act
H.R. 5447/S. 2823, Music Modernization Act
S. 1010, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017
Development of the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement (83 Fed. Reg. 46,522, 46,523) (Sept. 13, 2018)
Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125);
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement;
Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center;
USPTO IP Attache Program, fee change, and strategic plan;
appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403);
funding issues related to the USPTO;
IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico;
IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy;
IP issues related to trade secret theft;
expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors;
patent linkage and regulatory data protection;
the implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report);
the World Intellectual Property Organization;
the World Trade Organization;
the World Health Organization;
the International Telecommunications Union;
IP issues related to the U.S.-Mexico, Canada Agreement (USMCA)
United Nations high level panel on access to medicines;
Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. Copyright Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Donohue |
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Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Arielle |
Thomas |
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David |
Weissman |
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David |
Hirschmann |
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Frank |
Cullen |
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Patrick |
Kilbride |
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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
H.R. 6022/S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act
S. 2498, Protecting Children From Identity Theft Act
Nomination of Ann Marie Buerkle to be Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Nomination of Dana Baiocco to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
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 |
Thomas |
Donohue |
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Bradley |
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Eidshaug |
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Arielle |
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Weissman |
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Jake |
Tyner |
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15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1339, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2017
H.R. 3364, Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017)
H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018
Various issues relating to defense acquisition reform;
acquisition 360 surveys;
inapplicability to commercial items;
performance-based payments;
blacklisting of government contractors due to alleged Occupational Safety and Health Act (P.L. 91-596) violations;
reforms to Foreign Assistance Act (P.L. 87-195);
U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Maney |
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Justin |
Lumadue |
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Johnson |
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Foster |
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Weissman |
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Christian |
Zur |
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Keith |
Webster |
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Benjamin |
Schwartz |
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15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
H.R. 2434/S. 1121, College Transparency Act
Department of Educations Borrower Defense to Repayment regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 47,614-47,615, September 20, 2018)
Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking (83 Fed. Reg. 40,167- 40,183, August 14, 2018)
Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128);
reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270);
higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329);
implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95);
student data privacy in K-12 and higher education;
general education and workforce preparation;
child care and early education;
Nominations to the Higher Education Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Allison |
Dembeck |
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Arielle |
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David |
Weissman |
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Rep. Mike Rogers, Intern, 2015 |
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O'Hara |
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Vaugh |
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Stephen |
McAllister |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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John |
Gonzales |
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Benjamin |
Taylor |
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Kevin |
Courtois |
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Margaret |
Sheely |
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John |
Kirchner |
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Ethan |
Hellier |
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Moore |
Hallmark |
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Clark |
Jackson |
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Brince |
Manning |
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Jennings |
Imel |
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Vartan |
Djihanian |
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Cheryl |
Oldham |
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15. General issue area code ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017
H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
H.R. 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act
S. 3214, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act
Proposed rule on emission guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions from existing electric utility generating units; revisions to emission guideline implementing regulations; revisions to new source review program (83 Fed. Reg. 44746, August 31, 2018)
Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining;
social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations;
energy security;
offshore energy exploration;
energy security and implications for national security;
Keystone XL environmental assessment;
diversifying energy sources;
Trans-Adriatic pipeline;
offshore oil drilling;
wind energy;
fiscal year 2019 funding for energy efficiency programs managed by the Department of Energy;
mobile air-conditioning (MAC) refrigerant credit option;
establishing a durable program for managing used nuclear fuel
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, State - Dept of (DOS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Donohue |
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Arielle |
Thomas |
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David |
Weissman |
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James |
Foster |
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Johnson |
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15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, including provisions relating to water infrastructure
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
H.R. 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017
H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017
H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017
H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 1654/S. 677, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017
H.R. 3608, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act
H.R. 5468, Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018
H.R. 5961, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6344, Land Ownership Collaboration Accelerates Life (LOCAL) Act of 2018
H.R. 6345, Ensuring Meaningful Petition Outreach While Enhancing Rights of States (EMPOWERS) Act of 2018
H.R. 6346, Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects (WHOLE) Act of 2018
H.R. 6354, Stop Takings On Reserves Antithetical to Germane Encapsulation (STORAGE) Act of 2018
H.R. 6355, Providing ESA Timing Improvements That Increase Opportunities for Nonlisting (PETITION) Act of 2018
H.R. 6356, Less Imprecision in Species Treatment (LIST) Act of 2018
H.R. 6360, Permit Reassurances Enabling Direct Improvements for Conservation, Tenants, and Species (PREDICTS) Act of 2018
H.R. 6364, Localizing Authority of Management Plans (LAMP) Act of 2018
S. 69, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017
S. 2364, Securing Required Funding for Water Infrastructure Now (SRF WIN) Act
S. 2602, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act
S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act
S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
S. 3303, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018
Draft legislation titled Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018
Draft field-based methods for developing aquatic life criteria for specific conductivity (81 Fed. Reg. 94,370-94,371, December 23, 2016)
Clean Water Act Coverage of "Discharges of Pollutants" via a Direct Hydrologic Connection to Surface Water (83 Fed. Reg. 7,126-7,128, February 20, 2018)
Availability of draft toxicological profile; perfluoroalkyls (83 Fed. Reg. 28,849, June 21, 2018)
Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018)
Proposed rule on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (83 Fed. Reg. 24,850-24,883, May 30, 2018)
Clean Water Act hazardous substances spill prevention (83 Fed. Reg. 29,499-29,520, June 25, 2018)
Definition of waters of the United States-recodification of preexisting rule (83 Fed. Reg. 32,227-32,252, July 12, 2018)
Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; revision of the regulations for interagency cooperation (83 Fed. Reg. 35,178-35,193, July 25, 2018)
Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; revision of the regulations for listing species and designating critical habitat (83 Fed. Reg. 35,193-35,201, July 25, 2018)
Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; revision of the regulations for prohibitions to threatened wildlife and plants (83 Fed. Reg. 35,174-35,177, July 25, 2018)
Proposed rule on Fees for Governance, Oversight, and Processing of Environmental Reviews and
Authorizations by the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (83 Fed. Reg. 44,846, September 4, 2018)
Proposed rule on National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing (83 Fed. Reg. 42,066, Aug. 20, 2018)
Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline Mainline Alternative Route in Nebraska (83 Fed. Reg. 48,358, September 24, 2018)
Proposed rule on A Working Approach for Identifying Potential Candidate Chemicals for Prioritization; Notice of Availability (83 Fed. Reg. 50,366, Oct. 5, 2018)
Nomination of Alexandra Dunn to Head the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Nomination of Jeffery Bossert Clark to be Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD)
Nomination of Mary Neumayr to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Nomination of Aurelia Skipwith to the Fish and Wildlife Service
Various issues relating to regulatory reform;
reforms to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205);
regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS);
reforms to Migratory Bird Treaty Act (P.L. 65-188);
revisions to regulations regarding natural resource damages for hazardous substances;
implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190);
implementation of permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94);
revisions to accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206);
implementation of section 311 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500);
New York petition under section 126 of the Clean Water Act;
Clean Water Act coverage of discharge of pollutants via a direct hydrologic connection to surface water;
Clean Water Act hazardous substance spill prevention;
implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469);
EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards;
EPAs new source review (NSR) preconstruction permitting program;
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry;
good neighbor air quality standards;
regulatory permit streamlining;
environment and energy policy;
oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.;
oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA;
revised definition of Waters of the United States;
water issues;
energy security and its relationship to national security;
diversifying energy resources including issues relate to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy;
non-hazardous secondary materials (NHSM) rule;
water infrastructure
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), State - Dept of (DOS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Arielle |
Thomas |
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Weissman |
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Foster |
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Joseph |
Johnson |
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Jake |
Tyner |
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Gerson (Chuck) |
Chaitovitz |
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15. General issue area code FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017
H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act
H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act
H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017
H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017
H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017
H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017
H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act
H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act
H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017
H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017
H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act
H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017
H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017
H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018
H.R. 2128, Due Process Restoration Act of 2017
H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act
H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
H.R. 2319, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2018
H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act
H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017
H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017
H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017
H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act
H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act
H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017
H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017
H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017
H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017
H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017
H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act
H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act
H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017
H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017
H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017
H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes
H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act
H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act
H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety
H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017
H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency
H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017
H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes
H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017
H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017
H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017
H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act
H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act
H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives
H.R. 4753, Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act
H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018
H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act
H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018
H.R. 5036, Financial Technology Protection Act
H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act
H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018
H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act
H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018
H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018
H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act
H.R. 5534, Give Useful Information to Define Effective (GUIDE) Compliance Act
H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018
H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act
H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals
H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018
H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act
H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act
H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act
H.R. 6021, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018
H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act
H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act
H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act
H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act
H.R. 6158, Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018
H.R. 6177, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018
H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act
H.R. 6320, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act
H.R. 6321, Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act
H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act
H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act
S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017
S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act
S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act
S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 (House Amendment)
S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017
S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017
S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017
S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act
S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017
S. 1744, Brokaw Act
S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017
S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority
S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act
S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018
S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018
S. 3421, Blue Sky Harmonization Act
S. 3577, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2018
S. 3614, Corporate Governance Fairness Act
S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act"
Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017
Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act
Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act
Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds
Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company
Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer
Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015
Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016)
Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018)
Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018)
Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018)
Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required
disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018)
Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September, 10, 2018)
Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Security Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Proposed Revisions to Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships with, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds - Docket No. OCC-2018-0010 (OCC); Docket No. R-1608 (Federal Reserve); RIN 3064-AE67 (FDIC); File Number S7- 14-18 (SEC); RIN 3038-AE72 (CFTC)
Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements. Docket IDs: OCC-2018--0037 RIN 1557-AE56; Docket No. R-1628 RIN 7100-AF21
Nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to serve as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
Nomination of Elad Roisman to serve as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Nomination of Dr. Dino Falaschetti to serve as Director of the Office of Financial Research
Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Nomination of Kimberly Reed to serve as President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im)
Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203);
implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106);
implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174);
Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System;
Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority;
Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform;
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability;
CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures;
CFPB reform;
anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements;
political spending disclosures;
systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies;
Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform;
Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process;
Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586;
Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587;
Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588;
Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability;
reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision;
Federal Reserve reform;
Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735;
proxy voting systems;
Security Exchange Commission strategic plan;
Security Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms;
Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule;
Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule;
Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies;
Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers;
Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals;
Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17;
Security Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18;
Security Exchange Commission auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships file no. S7-10-18;
Security Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms;
Security Exchange Commission proposal on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business development companies;
Security Exchange Commission capital, margin, and segregation requirements for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants and capital requirements for broker-dealers (File No. S7-08-12);
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process;
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) draft strategic plan for 2018-2022;
Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership;
disclosure requirements and materiality;
JOBS Act 3.0;
Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard;
potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange;
potential legislation on anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act reporting improvements;
credit bureau issues;
financial technology issues;
beneficial ownership;
reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States;
modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128);
application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies;
application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies;
proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
small business lending;
impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions;
CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition;
HUD proposed rulemaking regarding implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Disparate Impact Standard;
Federal Trade Commission concerning Common Ownership;
SEC proposed amendments to the Commissions Whistleblower Program rules;
blockchain and fintech;
adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard;
proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Small Business Administration (SBA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Social Security Administration (SSA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Eidshaug |
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Weissman |
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Arielle |
Thomas |
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Justin |
Lumadue |
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Johnson |
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Geoffrey |
O'Hara |
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Nick |
Vaugh |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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John |
Gonzales |
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Moore |
Hallmark |
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Clark |
Jackson |
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Brince |
Manning |
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Benjamin |
Taylor |
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Margaret |
Sheely |
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Kevin |
Courtois |
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Jennings |
Imel |
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Vartan |
Djihanian |
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Christopher |
Eyler |
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Anna |
Salick |
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Thomas |
Quaadman |
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David |
Hirschmann |
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Brian |
O'Shea |
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Kristiana |
Larson |
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Samantha |
DeZur |
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William (Bill) |
Hulse |
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Julie |
Stitzel |
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Timothy |
Day |
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James |
Foster |
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Ronald |
Bird |
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Erik |
Rust |
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Professional Staff, House Financial Services Committee, July 2017 - October 2018
Legislative Assistant, Rep. Ann Wagner, January 2013 - July 2017 |
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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4170/S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act
H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017
H.R. 5904, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018
H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act
S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018
Request for Information on how the United States-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC), may reduce or eliminate unnecessary regulatory differences between the United States and Canada, (83 FR 50689-50691, October 9, 2018)
Various issues relating to common ownership and antitrust theories regarding concentrated ownership and passive investment funds;
European Commission proposed regulation on disclosures relating to sustainable investments and sustainability risks and amending Directive (EU) 2016/2341;
European supervisory authorities review proposed Article 31a regarding delegation by national competent authorities;
beneficial ownership;
Credit Rating Agencies: ESMA consultation on the application of the endorsement regime under Article 4(3) of the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation;
MiFID II and the impact of splitting research and execution costs;
proposed regulations regarding third country CCP supervision;
European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation;
EU third country equivalency process;
sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services;
upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage;
review of prudential regime for investment firms;
Brexit risk;
Development and implementation of insurance capital standards by IAIS;
Development of holistic framework for systemic risk for the insurance sector by IAIS;
potential appointment of Department of State, Undersecretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, State - Dept of (DOS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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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Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Justin |
Lumadue |
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Kenneth |
Johnson |
Jr. |
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David |
Weissman |
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Arielle |
Thomas |
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Thomas |
Quaadman |
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Brian |
O'Shea |
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Kristiana |
Larson |
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Samantha |
DeZur |
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Erik |
Rust |
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Professional Staff, House Financial Services Committee, July 2017 - October 2018
Legislative Assistant, Rep. Ann Wagner, January 2013 - July 2017
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Hulse |
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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. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017
H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017
H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017
H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017
H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017
H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing
S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017
S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017
S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017
S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act
Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018)
Nomination of Francis R. Fannon to be Assistant Secretary of State
Various issues relating to regulatory reform and performing administrative proceedings;
Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs;
environment and energy policy;
Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System;
Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority;
Federal Reserve regulatory reform;
Financial Stability Oversight Council reform;
Securities and Exchange Commission reform;
Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform;
banking regulatory reform;
permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94);
oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S;
oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Treasury - Dept of, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
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 |
Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Arielle |
Thomas |
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David |
Weissman |
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Geoffrey |
O'Hara |
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Stephen |
McAllister |
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Nick |
Vaugh |
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Benjamin |
Taylor |
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Margaret |
Sheely |
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Kevin |
Courtois |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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John |
Gonzales |
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Christopher |
Eyler |
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Anna |
Salick |
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John |
Kirchner |
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Ethan |
Hellier |
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Moore |
Hallmark |
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Clark |
Jackson |
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Jennings |
Imel |
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Vartan |
Djihanian |
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Brince |
Manning |
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James |
Foster |
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Christian |
Zur |
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Joseph |
Johnson |
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Ronald |
Bird |
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Thomas |
Quaadman |
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Brian |
O'Shea |
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David |
Hirschmann |
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Kristiana |
Larson |
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Erik |
Rust |
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Professional Staff, House Financial Services Committee, July 2017 - October 2018
Legislative Assistant, Rep. Ann Wagner, January 2013 - July 2017
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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. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act
H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017
H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017
H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017
H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017
H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes
H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017
H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017
H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017
H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017
H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology
H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act of 2017
H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act of 2018
H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage
H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax
H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication
H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance
H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017
H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018
H.R. 5009, Jessies Law
H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act
H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018
H.R. 5272, To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders
H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018
H.R. 5788, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018
H.R. 5892, To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace
H.R. 6199, Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018
H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018
S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act
S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017
S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act
S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017
S. 974, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2017
S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017
S. 1850, Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act
S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act
S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017
S. 2004, Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act
S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings
S. 3057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018
Draft legislation to stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray)
Proposed regulation on health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 54,420-54,477, October 29, 2018)
Final Regulation, definition of employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 28912-28964, June 21, 2018)
Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part D's Non-Interference Clause from repeal
Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report; A Better Way to Fix Health Care;
association health plans;
importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations;
Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition;
addressing the opioids crisis, including end-stage renal disease;
balance or surprise billing;
single-payer health care options;
aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (P.L. 104-191) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health car operation (TPO);
inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda;
general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank;
section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974;
U.N. Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in Int'l Trade
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Treasury - Dept of, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Small Business Administration (SBA)
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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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Howard |
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Eidshaug |
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Jeffrey |
Lungren |
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Arielle |
Thomas |
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Weissman |
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Geoffrey |
O'Hara |
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Benjamin |
Taylor |
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Margaret |
Sheely |
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Kevin |
Courtois |
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Nick |
Vaugh |
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Stephen |
McAllister |
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Moore |
Hallmark |
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Clark |
Jackson |
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John |
Kirchner |
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Brince |
Manning |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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John |
Gonzales |
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Jennings |
Imel |
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Vartan |
Djihanian |
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Christopher |
Eyler |
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Anna |
Salick |
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Ethan |
Hellier |
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Katherine |
Mahoney |
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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
H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017
H.R. 3010, Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017
H.R. 3089/S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017
H.R. 3101, Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017
H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017
H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017
H.R. 4036, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act
H.R. 4747/S. 2391, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act
H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
H.R. 5576, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018
H.R. 5729, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018
H.R. 6032, State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of (SMART) IoT Act
H.R. 6378/S. 2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
H.R. 6743, Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act
H.R. 7214, Cybersecurity Education Integration Act
H.R. 7283, Internet of Things (IoT) Federal Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2018
S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017
S. 770, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act
S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act
S. 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017
S. 2392, Cyber SAFETY Act of 2018
S. 2785, Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes (DETER) Act
S. 3057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018
S. 3085, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018
S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
S. 3336, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2018
S. 3405, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018
Draft legislation titled Sharing Urgent, Potentially Problematic Locations that Yield Communications Hazards in American Internet Networks (SUPPLY CHAIN) Act
Draft legislation titled American Internet Netorks Act of 2018, or the Supply Chain Act of 2018
Draft legislation titled Customs Modernization Act II (Mod Act 2.0)
Proposed rule regulation on hours of service for drivers (83 Fed. Reg. 42,631-42,635, August 23, 2018)
Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization;
cybersecurity protections;
cyber workforce, including cybersecurity professionals securing business and government networks;
cyber incident reporting of breaches, hacks, and other security incidents;
potential cybersecurity legislation regarding Internet of Things (IoT);
potential legislation on anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act;
draft NIST internal report (NISTIR) 8228, Considerations for Managing Internet of Things;
federal standards for third party logistics providers mandated in Drug Supply Chain Security Act of 2013 (P.L. 113-54, Title II);
FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century;
petition for determination of preemption of California meal and rest-break rules;
proposal regarding foreign disposition of certain commodities
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Energy - Dept of, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), State - Dept of (DOS), Treasury - Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), General Services Administration (GSA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), 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 |
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Donohue |
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Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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David |
Weissman |
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Arielle |
Thomas |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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John |
Gonzales |
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Geoffrey |
O'Hara |
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McAllister |
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Vaugh |
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Moore |
Hallmark |
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Clark |
Jackson |
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Brince |
Manning |
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Matthew |
Eggers |
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Vincent |
Voci |
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Klaassen |
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Quaadman |
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O'Shea |
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Drake |
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Deputy Administrator, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 2016-2017
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation, 2013-2016 |
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Drake |
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Director for Governmental Affairs, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 2012-2013 |
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John |
Drake |
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Professional Staff, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 2009-2012
Professional Staff, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 2006-2009 |
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John |
Drake |
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Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jim Costa, 2005-2006
Legislative Assistant, Rep. Peter Deutsch, 2004-2005; Legislative Correspondent, 2004-2005 |
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
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act
H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017
H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017
H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017
H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act
H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act
H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017
H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017
H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017
H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017
H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act
H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017
H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act
H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017
H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act
H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act
H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017
H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017
H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act
H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017
H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act
H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017
H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act
H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018
H.R. 4777, Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018
H.R. 4796/S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018
H.R. 4873, DACA Compromise Act of 2018
H.R. 5956, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018
H.R. 6135, Keep Families Together Act
H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018
H.R. 6183, Family Reunification Act
H.R. 6195, Protect Kids and Parents Act
H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6417, AG and Legal Workforce Act
H.R. 6536, Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act
H.R. 6618, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2018
H.R. 6696, TPS Extension Act of 2018
H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6794/ S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018
S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications
S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act
S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act
S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes
S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018
S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act
S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act
S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017
S. 2199, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act
S. 2293, Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018
S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act
S. 2972, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act
S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act
S. 3091, Protect Kids and Parents Act
H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress)
Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018)
Various issues relating to visa waiver program;
H-1B Visa Program;
H-2 Visa Program;
L-1 Visa Program;
EB-5 Visa Program;
EB-5 regional center program;
E-Verify program;
expansion of the use of the E-Verify system;
private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry;
STEM visa reform;
nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment;
Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry;
border security;
immigration policy and reforms;
guest worker programs;
legalization concepts;
visa reform;
customs trade facilitation and enforcement;
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program;
extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti;
administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT;
high-skilled immigration;
lesser skilled immigration;
temporary agriculture guest worker;
temporary non-agriculture guest worker;
optional practical training program;
size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories;
size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories;
employment verification;
interior enforcement;
family separations;
family reunification;
temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries;
increased vetting of visa applicants;
unfair immigration related employment practices;
travel issues;
trusted traveler programs;
biometric entry-exit;
increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers;
aerial security enhancements
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), State - Dept of (DOS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), White House Office
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Manning |
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Gonzales |
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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 IND
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 210, Native American Energy Act
H.R. 986/S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017
H.R. 3138/S. 1935, Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017
S. 140, A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund
S. 245, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017
Nomination of Tara Sweeney to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands;
reauthorization of Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (P.L. 104-330);
Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009);
tax parity for tribal governments;
repeal of the essential government function requirement relative to public bonding for tribes
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 879, Flood Insurance Integrity Act of 2017
H.R. 1401, Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2017
H.R. 1422/S. 563, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act
H.R. 1423, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 1558, Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act
H.R. 2246, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017
H.R. 2565, To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes
H.R. 2868, National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection Act of 2017
H.R. 2874, 21st Century Flood Reform Act
H.R. 2875, National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act
S. 1058, National Flood Insurance Program Consultant Accountability Act of 2017
S. 1313, Flood Insurance Affordability and Sustainability Act of 2017
S. 1368, Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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15. General issue area code LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 756, First Step Act of 2018
S. 3649, First Step Act
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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McAllister |
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Vaugh |
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Taylor |
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Sheely |
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Courtois |
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Thierry |
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Gonzales |
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Eyler |
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Salick |
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Kirchner |
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Hellier |
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Imel |
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15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017
H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act
H.R. 2723, Employee Rights Act
H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act
H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act
H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors
H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act
H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017
H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act
H.R. 4548, Workplace Action for a Growing Economy (WAGE) Act
H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing
H.R. 5665, Accountability for Represented Workers Act
H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act
H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018
H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6544, The Employee Rights Act of 2018
S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act
Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno
Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including Mark Pearce
Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor
Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor
Nomination of Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor
Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018)
Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2017)
Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016)
Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016)
Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017)
Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c)
of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017)
Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017)
Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on Regular Rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA24
National Labor Relations Board, Rulemaking on Joint Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act, RIN 3142-AA13
Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017)
Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017)
Proposed rule regarding tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494-36,507, July 30, 2018)
Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB);
Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule;
gender-based workplace discrimination;
Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors;
NLRB joint employer standard;
paid leave;
paid family leave;
paid sick leave;
project labor agreements (PLAs);
workplace harassment;
reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178);
oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act;
NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda;
open multiple employer plans (MEPs);
current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program;
Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights;
Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments;
flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
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15. General issue area code NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
The Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 (discussion draft)
Nomination of Aurelia Skipwith to Head the Fish and Wildlife Service at the U.S. Department of the Interior
Various issues relating to environment and energy policy;
reforms to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205);
reforms to Migratory Bird Treaty Act (P.L. 65-188);
revisions to regulations regarding natural resource damages for hazardous substances
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI)
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15. General issue area code RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4444, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act
H.R. 4997, Giving Retirement Options to Workers (GROW) Act of 2018
H.R. 5282/S. 2526, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018
H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018
S. 2147, Butch Lewis Act of 2017
Nomination of Gordon Hartogensis to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Various issues relating to multiemployer pension plan financial condition and reform;
audit procedures for employee stock option plans
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
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15. General issue area code SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017
H.R. 3170, Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2017
H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017
H.R. 4743/S. 2283, Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018
H.R. 6021, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018
H.R. 6177, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018
H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act
S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018
Nomination of David C. Tryon, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act
H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017
H.R. 3860/S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017
H.R. 4916, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act
H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018
S.J. Res. 64, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Returns by Exempt Organizations and Returns by Certain Non-Exempt Organizations"
Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft)
Proposed rule titled guidance regarding transition tax under Section 965 and related provisions (83 Fed. Reg. 39,514-39,575, August 9, 2018)
Proposed rule regarding additional first year depreciation deduction (83 Fed. Reg. 39,292-39,322, August 8, 2018)
Proposed rule regarding qualified business income deduction (83 Fed. Reg. 40,884-40,930, August 16, 2018
Proposed rule regarding investing in qualified opportunity funds (83 Fed. Reg. 54,279-54,296, October 29, 2018)
Proposed rule regarding guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) (83 Fed. Reg. 51,072-51,111, October 10, 2018)
Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for business interest expenses (83 Fed. Reg. 67,490-67,610, December 28, 2018)
Proposed rule regarding guidance related to the foreign tax credit, including guidance implementing changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (83 Fed. Reg. 63,200-63,266, December 7, 2018)
Proposed rule regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (83 Fed. Reg. 65,956-65,997, December 21, 2018)
Proposed Regulations on Deduction for Pass-Through Businesses (Federal Register REG-107892-18)
Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs;
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent;
Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act;
IRS Notice 2018-68: Guidance on application of section 162(m) (August 21, 2018);
Foreign tax carryforwards transition;
pension reform;
conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts;
IRS opportunity zones
Comments provided on:
Notice 2018-68: Guidance on the Application of Section 162(m)
REG_104397-18 (Proposed Rules Relating to 168(k) Additional First Year Depreciation Deduction), 83 FR 39292
REG-104226-18 (Proposed Rules Relating to 965 Transition Tax), 83 FR 39514
REG-104390-18: Guidance Related to Section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income), 83 FR 51072
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, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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O'Hara |
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Sheely |
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Courtois |
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McAllister |
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Vaugh |
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Hallmark |
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Clark |
Jackson |
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Jennings |
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Djihanian |
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Kirchner |
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Smith |
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Gonzales |
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Eyler |
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Salick |
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Ethan |
Hellier |
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Brince |
Manning |
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James |
Foster |
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Harris |
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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
H.R. 387, Email Privacy Act
H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017
H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017
H.R. 4682/S. 2510, Open Internet Preservation Act
H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act
H.R. 4986, Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services (RAY BAUMS) Act of 2018
H.R. 6032, State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of (SMART) IoT Act
S. 88, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act
S. 2847, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2018
H.J. Res. 129/S.J. Res. 52, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom"
Draft Federal Trade Commission procedural reformlegislation
Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017)
Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017)
Developing the administrations approach to consumer Privacy (83 Fed. Reg. 48,600-48,603, September 26, 2018)
Various issues relating to broadband infrastructure and deployment;
potential federal privacy legislation;
potential legislation to establish a national privacy law;
Department of Commerce privacy principles;
matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421);
Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection;
expanding access to high speed broadband internet service;
net neutrality;
privacy principles
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
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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Donohue |
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Howard |
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Eidshaug |
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Weissman |
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Thomas |
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Atchley |
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Allison |
Dembeck |
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Crenshaw |
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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
H.R. 3487, To amend section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case
H.R. 3808, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017
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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Donohue |
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Thomas |
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Weissman |
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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 TOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017
H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017
H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
H.R. 2388, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2017
H.R. 2626, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act
H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6618, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2018
H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019
Various issues relating to the visa waiver program;
biometric entry-exit;
border security;
interior enforcement;
travel issues;
temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries;
increased vetting of visa applicants;
trusted traveler program;
resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security;
aerial security enhancements;
increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents, and customs and border protection officers
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), State - Dept of (DOS)
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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Donohue |
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Jonathan |
Baselice |
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Glenn |
Spencer |
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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
H.R. 4/H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018
H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act
H.R. 3912/S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017
H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act
S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017
S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act
S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act
S. 2800/S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
Proposed rules regarding hours of service of Drivers (83 Fed. Reg. 42,361-42,635. August 23, 2018)
Preparing for the future of transportation: automated vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0) (83 Fed. Reg. 50,746-50.747, October 9, 2018)
California meal and rest break rules; petition for determination of preemption (83 Fed. Reg. 50,142-50,143, October 4, 2018)
Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels;
implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322);
implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94);
implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121);
implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95);
use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays;
movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways;
National Freight Advisory Council;
revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund;
funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships;
water resources;
public-private partnerships for public infrastructure;
Buy America provisions;
commercial trucking hours of service;
truck productivity, specifically twin-33s;
railroad tank car operational controls;
positive train control (PTC) implementation;
federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A);
Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects;
unmanned aircraft systems;
general infrastructure legislation;
federal gas tax;
streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband;
autonomous vehicles;
smart cities;
Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles;
infrastructure modernization
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Donohue |
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Howard |
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Eidshaug |
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Thomas |
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Geoffrey |
O'Hara |
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Taylor |
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Sheely |
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Courtois |
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Vaugh |
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Kirchner |
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McAllister |
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Moore |
Hallmark |
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Clark |
Jackson |
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John |
Gonzales |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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Jennings |
Imel |
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Vartan |
Djihanian |
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Christopher |
Eyler |
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Anna |
Salick |
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Ethan |
Hellier |
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Brince |
Manning |
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Christina |
Atchley |
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David |
Weissman |
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Molly |
Smith |
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Edward |
Mortimer |
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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
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017
H.R. 442/S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017
H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act
H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017
H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan
H.R. 4170/S. 2309, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act
H.R. 4265/S. 2086, Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017
H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017
H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017
H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program
H.R. 5105/S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018
H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including issues related to reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and sanctions related to the government of India
H.R. 5904, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018
H.R. 6337/S. 3013, To amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security
H.R. 6923, Promoting Responsible and Free Trade Act
S. 1983, United States Foreign Investment Review Act of 2017
S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018
S. 2736, Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018
S. 2826, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act
S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions related to the Corker/Toomey amendment to strengthen Congressional authority over tariffs, issues related to reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and sanctions related to the government of India
S. 3013, A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security
S. 3329, Trade Security Act of 2018
S. 3470, Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act
H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom
Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
Various issues relating to international trade agreements;
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement;
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations;
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation;
U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement;
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS);
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP);
the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors;
Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations;
U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA);
ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention;
reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583);
reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65);
implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159);
implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125);
implementation of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-232, Title XVII);
implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report");
implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms;
section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794);
International Telecommunications Union;
World Health Organization (WHO);
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);
World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations;
implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA);
e-commerce issues pertaining to the World Customs Organization;
Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center;
patent linkage and regulatory data protection;
USPTO IP Attache Program;
China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues;
IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy;
IP issues relating to trade secret theft;
IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines;
IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe;
IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA);
U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-China economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-India economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations;
U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa;
U.S. sanctions on Russia;
U.S. sanctions on Turkey;
U.S.-EU privacy shield;
U.S.-U.K. trade agreement;
U.S.-EU trade agreement;
U.S.-Japan trade agreement;
U.S.-EU energy relations;
EU tax policy including digital tax proposals;
Ukraine related sanctions;
modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS);
Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan;
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC);
Export-Import Bank;
global food security strategy;
trade embargo with Cuba;
trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization;
bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China;
bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India;
tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan;
International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform;
funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF);
international affairs budget;
transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation;
international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment;
international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services;
advancing international regulatory cooperation;
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN);
trade policy;
steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China;
customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO);
honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry;
trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union;
trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom;
trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan;
universal postal union;
privacy and civil liberties oversight board;
suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114)
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Courtois |
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Vaugh |
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McAllister |
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Eyler |
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Salick |
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Hellier |
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Manning |
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Sutton |
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Deputy Administrator, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 2016-2017
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation, 2013-2016 |
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Director for Governmental Affairs, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 2012-2013 |
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Professional Staff, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 2009-2012
Professional Staff, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 2006-2009 |
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Drake |
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Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jim Costa, 2005-2006
Legislative Assistant, Rep. Peter Deutsch, 2004-2005; Legislative Correspondent, 2004-2005 |
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Foster |
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