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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1608 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE, NW |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | OAKLAND |
State | CA |
Zip Code | 94607 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 39358-12
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6. House ID# 307040000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: J. Gary Falle, Associate Vice President, Office of Federal Governmental Relations |
Date | 04/20/2009 |
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
S. 336, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Title I: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
H.R. 1105, FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act: USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) funding for the Western Center for Food Safety and Security, Advanced Viticulture and Tree Crop Research, Minor Use Drug Program (NRSP-7), Disease Reduction in Klamath River Salmon, Animal Health and Disease Research Program, and the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank; funding and report language for USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) Collaborative Research Support Programs
FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations: USDA funding for the Center for Advanced Viticulture and Tree Crop Research, the Minor Use Drug Program (NRSP-7), the Animal Health and Disease Research Program, the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank, and a Fire Informatics and Real-time Environmental Sensor Network in the Lake Tahoe Basin
Issues related to the USDA National Organic Programs certification process
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Brown |
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Karl |
Engelbach |
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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. 1105, FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act: funding for research, education, energy, health; science related issues, education, student aid and humanities programs; funding for Division F: Health and Human Services
H.R. 1/S. 336/P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Division A: Title I Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Title VIII Labor, Health & Human Services, Title XIII Health Information Technology, Division B: Title III COBRA, Title IV Medicare & Medicaid, Title V State Fiscal Relief, Title VI Broadband Technology; U.S. Department of Education provisions, including the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund; funding for research, education, energy, health, infrastructure and facilities; state stabilization and tax related issues
H.CON.RES. 85, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014: funding for health, education, and research
FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for UC programmatic priorities in agricultural research
FY 2010 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for the National Textile Center, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Grant Program, and the NSF (National Science Foundation); UC non-competitive funding priorities
FY 2010 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for the National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers (ERCs), and for Title VI International Studies and Programs in Department of Education
FY 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for DOE (Department of Energy) Office of Science; UC non-competitive funding priorities
FY 2010 Financial Services appropriations: funding for the Small Business Administration's Small Business Development Centers
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
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 |
David |
Brown |
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Carolyn |
Henrich |
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Kim |
Kovacs |
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Elizabeth |
Langdon-Gray |
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Kamala |
Lyon |
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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. 1260/S. 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009: damages and post-grant opposition procedures and other provisions
Issues regarding publication policies for NIH (National Institutes of Health) sponsored research
Technology Transfer issues
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 |
Kim |
Kovacs |
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Kamala |
Lyon |
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Barbara |
Perry |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY 2010 Department of Defense appropriations: Defense-wide RDT&E (Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation) counter-terror research, Navy RDT&E health research
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 |
Barbara |
Perry |
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David |
Schroeder |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.CON.RES. 85, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014: funding for scientific research programs
H.R. 1/P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Science/R&D funding for research and infrastructure; higher education funding, State Stabilization Fund
H.R. 1105, FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act: funding for DOE (Department of Energy) Office of Science basic research, alternative fuels, energy; funding for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Earth Sciences research, NIH, Title VII Health Professions, and Department of Education programs
H.R. 1751, The American Dream Act: all provisions
H.R. 1777, To make technical corrections to the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes
PL 110-252, Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007: implementation issues
PL 110-315, Higher Education Opportunity Act: all provisions
S. 729, The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 (The DREAM Act): all provisions
FY 2010 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for Title VI International Studies and Programs in Department of Education
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Education - Dept of, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
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 |
Karl |
Engelbach |
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Carolyn |
Henrich |
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Kim |
Kovacs |
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Kamala |
Lyon |
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Barbara |
Perry |
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David |
Schroeder |
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Lars |
Walton |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1/P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: funding for science research and infrastructure; funding for programs in DOE (Department of Energy)
H.R. 1105, FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act: funding for DOE Office of Science basic research, alternative fuels, and energy programs, and for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Earth Sciences research
FY 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for seismic/structural engineering research, alternative transportation fuels research, and the McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center at UC Davis
FY 2010 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for energy programs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF)
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 |
Karl |
Engelbach |
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Kamala |
Lyon |
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Barbara |
Perry |
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David |
Schroeder |
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Michael |
Telson |
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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. 1105, FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act: funding for NIH, Title VII Health Professions, and Department of Education programs
FY 2010 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for medical equipment for the UC Davis Medical Center emergency department
Healthcare Reform and Healthcare Delivery System Reform
Expanded federal funding for California Health Survey (statewide survey of health indicators)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
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 |
David |
Brown |
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Karl |
Engelbach |
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Kim |
Kovacs |
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Barbara |
Perry |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1751, The American Dream Act: immigration status of undocumented students
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Kim |
Kovacs |
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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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 653/S. 305, National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network Act of 2009
Funding for Clinical Translational Service Awards (CTSA) at NIH (National Institutes of Health)
Healthcare Reform and Healthcare Delivery System Reform
Issues regarding Observational Research on Children policy
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 |
David |
Brown |
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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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Healthcare Reform and Healthcare Delivery System Reform
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 |
David |
Brown |
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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 POS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to U.S. Postal Service delivery regulations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Kim |
Kovacs |
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1/P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: funding for science, energy, health, research, education, infrastructure; other issues
H.R. 1105, FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act: funding for Department of Energy nonproliferation and verification research, alternative fuels, Office of Science basic research and other energy programs; NSF (National Science Foundation) and NIH (National Institutes of Health) research; NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Earth Sciences research; NOAA (National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration) Geodesy Research and climate and ocean research; Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) building construction; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers coastal research and monitoring; the National Textile Center, and USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) studies of disease reduction in Klamath River salmon; funding for education and health; other science related issues
H.R. 146, The Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act: ocean acidification research and monitoring, ocean exploration, integrated coastal and ocean observing
H.R. 21, Ocean Conservation, Education and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act: ocean and coastal research
S. 22, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009: ocean acidification research and monitoring, ocean exploration, integrated coastal and ocean observing
FY 2010 President's Budget Request: funding for NOAA and NASA satellite altimetry and ocean color research
FY 2010 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for NSF, NASA Earth Sciences, NOAA Geodesy and climate and ocean research; funding for the National Textile Center, Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) building construction, and studies of disease reduction in Klamath River salmon
FY 2010 Department of Defense appropriations: Defense-wide RDT&E (Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation) counter-terror research, Navy RDT&E health research
FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations: wildfire research
FY 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for Department of Energy nonproliferation and verification research, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers coastal research and monitoring, seismic/structural engineering research, and alternative transportation fuels research
Human embryonic stem cell research: need for ethical oversight and other policy issues and importance of federal funding
Climate change issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, Energy - Dept of, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Chris |
Cohen |
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Karl |
Engelbach |
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Kim |
Kovacs |
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Elizabeth |
Langdon-Gray |
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Kamala |
Lyon |
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Barbara |
Perry |
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Kathleen |
Ritzman |
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David |
Schroeder |
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Lars |
Walton |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY 2010 Financial Services appropriations: funding for the Small Business Administration's Small Business Development Centers
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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Kamala |
Lyon |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1/P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: cell phone listed property rules; research and development, tuition deduction, and education tax credits; American Opportunity Tax Credit; other tax related issues
S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping in the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009
Research and Development tax credit issues
Charitable sector nonprofit tax issues; endowment and charitable contribution issues
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 |
Kamala |
Lyon |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY 2010 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for transportation research and transit-related infrastructure
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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Karl |
Engelbach |
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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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) changes in land use and land leases
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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Kim |
Kovacs |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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Zip Code | 20036 |
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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