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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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Address1 | 440 First Street NW |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 4766-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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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: Kelly M. Tyroler |
Date | 1/29/2016 3:29:02 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 71/H.R. 1671: Government Neutrality in Contracting Act.
DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70).
NLRB: Joint Employer Standard.
NLRB: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08).
Public Law 113-128: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
Workforce Development and Training, generally.
H.R. 2551: Veterans' Entry to Apprenticeship Act.
Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" - July 31, 2014.
DOL (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290-ZA02).
Federal Acquisition Regulation: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 9000-AM81).
Registered Apprenticeship Programs, generally.
Non-Registered Apprenticeship Programs, generally.
Davis-Bacon Wage Surveys; Laborer Classification.
DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA11).
S. 2015/H.R. 3459: the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act.
DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Persuader Agreements: Employer and Labor Consultant Reporting Under the LMRDA (RIN 1245-AA03).
DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Persuader Agreements: Consultant Form LM-21 Receipts and Disbursements Report (RIN 1245-AA05).
DOL-ETA (Reg) Title: Apprenticeship Programs; Equal Employment Opportunity (RIN 1205-AB59).
DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Chemical Management and Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) (RIN 1218-AC74).
DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness (RIN 1218 AC84).
H. Amdt. 787 (King) to H.R. 22: An amendment to require that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the prevailing rate wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act.
Davis-Bacon Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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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Rebillot |
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Drew |
Schneider |
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Kristen |
Swearingen |
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Lauren |
Williams |
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Liam |
Donovan |
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Karen |
Livingston |
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Ben |
Brubeck |
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Michael |
Glavin |
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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. Amdt. 643 (Ellison) to H.R. 2822: An amendment to prohibit use of funds to enter into contracts with any persons whose disclosures of a proceeding with a disposition listed in United States Code, in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System include the term "Fair Labor Standards Act" and such disposition is listed as "willful" or "repeated."
The following issues under the FY2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (H.R. 2995/ S. 1910):
- Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- July 31, 2014;
- DOL (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290- ZA02);
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 9000-AM81).
The following issues under the FY2016 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3020/ S. 1695):
- NLRB: Joint Employer Standard;
- DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70);
- Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- July 31, 2014;
- DOL (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290-ZA02);
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 9000-AM81).
The following issues under the FY 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2029):
- NLRB: Joint Employer Standard;
- DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70);
- DOL (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290- ZA02);
- Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- July 31, 2014;
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 9000-AM81).
The following issues under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (H.R. 1314):
- Title VI, Section 604: Repeal of automatic enrollment requirement;
- Title VII, Section 701: OSHA increases in penalties.
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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Drew |
Schneider |
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Kristen |
Swearingen |
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Lauren |
Williams |
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Steve |
Rebillot |
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Liam |
Donovan |
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Karen |
Livingston |
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Ben |
Brubeck |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 348: the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015.
EPA (Reg) Title: Clean Water Rule: Definition of the "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF30).
S. 1140: the Federal Water Quality Protection Act.
S.J. Res. 22: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
S.J. Res. 23: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".
S.J. Res. 24: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".
EPA (Reg) Title: Amendments to Regional Consistency Regulations (RIN 2060-AS53).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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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Rebillot |
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Kristen |
Swearingen |
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Karen |
Livingston |
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Lauren |
Williams |
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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
Public Law 111-148: Affordable Care Act.
H.R. 928/ S. 183: to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
H.R. 1624/S. 1099: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act.
H.R. 2712: the Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015.
S. 1996: Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015.
H.R. 2911/ S.1697: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act.
H.R. 3112: Be Open Act.
Senate Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 3762: the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act.
CMS: Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Federally-Facilitated Marketplace's (FFM) 2016 Employer Notice Program (September 18, 2015).
HHS-CMS (Reg) Title: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017 (RIN 0938-AS57).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Treasury - Dept of, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 |
Karen |
Livingston |
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Kristen |
Swearingen |
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Liam |
Donovan |
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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
Comprehensive Tax Reform.
Pass-Through Rates.
Completed Contract Method/ Section 460(e) Reform.
House Amendment 2 to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2029: Tax Extenders:
- 26 U.S. Code, Sec. 179: Election to expense certain depreciable business assets;
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.
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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Swearingen |
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Liam |
Donovan |
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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
Perkins Act: Post Secondary Education, generally.
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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Drew |
Schneider |
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Michael |
Glavin |
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Kristen |
Swearingen |
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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
General issues related to immigration.
Temporary Worker Program, generally.
H2B Program, generally.
S. 2225: the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2015.
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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Rebillot |
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Kristen |
Swearingen |
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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
S. 378: Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015.
General Issues Regarding Regulatory 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
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Williams |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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