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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1201 F Street NW, Suite 200 |
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27811-12
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6. House ID# 306040000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Susan Eckerly, Sr. Vice President, Public Policy |
Date | 07/16/2013 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 763, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support.
H.R. 903, the American Job Protection Act- support.
H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act - support.
H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 - support.
H.R. 436, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support.
H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor- Management Relations Act support.
H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act.
H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers.
H.R. 2429, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support.
H.R. 2231, the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act support.
Amendment #71 to the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (H.R. 1947) support.
H.R. 2122, the Regulatory Accountability Act support.
H.R. 1493 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act support.
H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 - support
S. 399, the American Job Protection Act support.
S. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act support.
S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.
S.Amdmt.1238, to S. 744 support.
S.Amdmt.1634, to S. 744
S.Amdmt.1505, to S. 744
Franken amendment (Franken 1 and Franken 4), to S. 744
S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 support.
S. 109, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act support.
S.A. 1141, an amendment to the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 954) support.
S. 1138, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support.
S. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act support.
S. 1173 the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act support.
S.714 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act support.
Hearings
April 17, 2013- Small Business Committee on the Healthcare Law. William J. Gouldin Jr. (the President of Stranges Florists, Greenhouses and Garden from Richmond, VA) testified on the impact of the healthcare law on small businesses.
May 9, 2013- House Small Business Subcommittee on Health and Technology. William Dennis testified on the Health Insurance Fee: Impact on Small Businesses.
June 28, 2013- House Judiciary Subcommittee of Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law. Karen Harned testified on the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act.
Comments
State Dept - Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Keystone XL Project (Comments filed April 22, 2013).
Ways and Means Regarding Small Business Tax Reform (Comments filed April 16, 2013).
EPA Lead RRP rule for Commercial and Public Buildings Comments to an agency request for information.
OSHA, Department of Labor Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints under section 1558 of the PPACA (Comments filed April 29, 2013).
Other Issues
Joint Economic Committee panel/briefing on tax reform.
Immigration reform, E-Verify.
Sent letter to OSHA via the Coalition for Workplace Safety opposing the agencys Letter of Interpretation Endorsing Union Representatives on Walk-Around.
Inspections at Non-Union Workplaces.
Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act.
Briefed Freshmen GOP Caucus on tax 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), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Treasury - Dept of, State - Dept of (DOS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Donald "Dan" |
Danner |
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Susan |
Eckerly |
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Close |
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Austin |
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Katherine |
Bonner |
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Daniel |
Bosch |
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Kevin |
Kuhlman |
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Matthew |
Turkstra |
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Christopher |
Whitcomb |
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Ashley |
Fingarson |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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| 4 | 8 | 12 |