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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 | 3500 LACEY ROAD, SUITE 100 |
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City | DOWNERS GROVE |
State | IL |
Zip Code | 60515-5439 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 10365-12
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6. House ID# 331160000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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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: Tim Tyler |
Date | 7/20/2015 5:58:32 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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.1430 - Permanent CFC Look-Through Act; H.R.1536 - Innovation, Research, and Manufacturing Act; H.R.1643 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act; H.R.1790 - Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act; H.R.1852 - 21st Century Investment Act; H.R.2179 - PARTNER Act; H.R.2315 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act; H.R.235 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act; H.R.2510 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.; H.R.2524 - Support Our Startups Act; H.R.253 - Incentivize Growth Now in Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs Act; H.R.254 - Support Our Startups Act; H.R.256 - Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act; H.R.2584 - Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2015; H.R.2584 - Business Activity Tax Simplification Act; H.R.2619 - Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act; H.R.305 - Offshoring Prevention Act; H.R.415 - Stop Corporate Inversions Act; H.R.636 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act; H.R.788 - Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act; H.R.880 - American Research and Competitiveness Act; S.1399 - Small Business Expensing Act of 2015; S.1486 - Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act; S.1501 - American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act; S.162 - Offshoring Prevention Act; S.198 - Stop Corporate Inversions Act; S.341 - Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act; S.386 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act; S.397 - Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act; S.431 - Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act; S.455 - Innovators Job Creation Act; S.537 - COMPETE Act; S.698 - Marketplace Fairness Act; S.851 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act; S.922 - Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act
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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Hyman |
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Lamar |
Whitman |
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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
Internet of Things- general congressional outreach and education; Training and certification - outreach to the Department of Homeland Security regarding the value and utilization of training and certification for cybersecurity; Training and certification pilot program for state department cyber workers; Data security and breach notification; surveillance reform; ECPA reform; Net Neutrality; Spectrum Availability; Broadband Access - H.R. 1770 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 - creates a federal standard for data security and breach notification; Untitled draft Warner Data Breach Notification bill; S.961 - Data Security Act of 2015 - creates a national data security and data breach notification standard; H.R. 2048 & S. 1123 - USA Freedom Act of 2015 - reforms government surveillance practices on U.S. citizens; S. 356 - ECPA Amendments Act of 2015 - Reforms and updates ECPA; H.R. 699 - Email Privacy Act - reforms and updates ECPA; H.R. 1428 - Judicial Redress Act of 2015 - allows foreign citizens to sue government agencies for unlawful disclosure of records; S. 424 - Wi-Fi Innovation Act of 2015 - forces the FCC to move forward on their 5 GHz unlicensed spectrum proceeding; Information Sharing - S. 754- Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. To foster information sharing on cybersecurity threats between the government and private sector. Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. To foster information sharing on cybersecurity threats between the government and private sector.; H.R. 1731- National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act; H.R. 1560- protecting cyber networks act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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 |
Randi |
Parker |
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Hyman |
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Logsdon |
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Starr |
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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
Cybersecurity training and certification - FY 2016 National Defense Authorization in House and Senate - H.R. 1735- National Defense Authorization Act; S. 1376- An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Randi |
Parker |
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Hyman |
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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
High-skilled immigration reform - S. 153- Immigration Innovation Act of 2015. To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the United States, and for other purposes. High-skilled immigration reform - S. 181- The Startup Act. modifies the tax code to encourage investment in new businesses, accelerates the commercialization of university research that can lead to new ventures, and seeks to improve the regulatory process. The legislation is also the only proposal that creates both Entrepreneur and STEM Visas for highly-educated and entrepreneurs here legally to stay in the United States where their talent and new ideas can fuel economic growth and create American jobs; H.R. 2181 STAPLE Act- Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from: (1) direct numerical limitations aliens who have earned a Ph.D. degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) from a U.S. institution of higher education and who have an offer of employment from a U.S. employer in a field related to such degree; and (2) H-1B visa (specialty occupation) numerical limitations aliens who have a U.S. STEM Ph.D. and with respect to whom the petitioning employer requires such an education.
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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Randi |
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Hyman |
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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. 9 Innovation Act - S. 1137 Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 or the PATENT Act. H.R. 2045 Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act; Patent Reform.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Elizabeth |
Hyman |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
US Export Controls, US Customs Regulations; H.R.1031 - Promoting U.S. Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015; H.R.1175 - Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2015; H.R.1403 - Balancing Trade Act of 2015; H.R.1605 - Export-Import Bank Termination Act; H.R.1890 - Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015; H.R.1892 - Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015; H.R.1916 - Trade Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act of 2015; H.R.222 - To prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from providing financial support for certain high carbon intensity energy projects.; H.R.2523 - American Trade Enforcement Effectiveness Act; H.R.2586 - Export Coordination Act; H.R.2587 - To further enhance the promotion of exports of United States goods and services, and for other purposes.; H.R.2701 - To direct the President to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of United States intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China, and for other purposes.; H.R.597 - Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act; H.R.644 - Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act; H.R.820 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act; S.1267 - Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015; S.1268 - Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015; S.1546 - A bill to establish an export credit insurance program in the Small Business Administration; S.25 - Small Business Export Growth Act of 2015; S.758 - Trade Enforcement Act of 2015; S.819 - Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015; S.824 - Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015; S.995 - Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Whitman |
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Hyman |
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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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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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