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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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Zip Code | 20062 |
Country | USA |
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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
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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 | 1/20/2016 10:10:49 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.22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act
Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language; internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls and audits
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
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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R. Bruce |
Josten |
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Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Thomas |
Quaadman |
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Alice |
Joe |
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Andres |
Gil |
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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. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2302
H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015
S. 1844, A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for voluntary country of origin labeling for beef, pork, and chicken
Various issues relating to proposed EPA definition of Waters of the United States for Clean Water Act jurisdiction; U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) nonrecourse loans offered to sugar processors and government control of the domestic sugar market; sugar reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), 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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Donohue |
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R. Bruce |
Josten |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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David |
Brinton |
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Nicholas |
Andrews |
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Timothy |
Maney |
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William |
Kovacs |
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Anna |
Wildeman |
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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. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015
Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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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R. Bruce |
Josten |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Ann |
Beauchesne |
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Adam |
Salerno |
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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. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to section 547
H.Con.Res. 27, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025
H.J.Res. 61, Hire More Heroes Act of 2015, including provisions relating to the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, FY 2016
S.Con.Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025
Fiscal Year 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Defense Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act
Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011
Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); 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; funding levels for SBDCs, SCORE, and Capital Access Programs for FY2015 and FY2016; budget policy; overall spending and taxation; 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; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, Office of Financial Research, Department of Labor, and Department of Treasury; sugar 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, 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 |
Thomas |
Donohue |
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R. Bruce |
Josten |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Daniel |
Mahoney |
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David |
Brinton |
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Nicholas |
Andrews |
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Christina |
Atchley |
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Allison |
Dembeck |
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Scott |
Eckart |
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Bradley |
Hayes |
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Justin |
Lumadue |
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Jeffrey |
Lungren |
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Timothy |
Maney |
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Edward |
Mortimer |
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Ashley |
Wilson |
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Martin |
Regalia |
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James |
Foster |
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Giovanni |
Coratolo |
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Thomas |
Quaadman |
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Alice |
Joe |
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Jess |
Sharp |
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Andres |
Gil |
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David |
Hirschmann |
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Mark |
Elliot |
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Frank |
Cullen |
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Patrick |
Kilbride |
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Brian |
Noyes |
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William |
Kovacs |
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Anna |
Wildeman |
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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
H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015
H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015
H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015
H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act
H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 3438, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015
H.R. 4000, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015
S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015
S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015
S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act
S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015
S. 2072, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under which the Administrator shall defer the designation of an area as a nonattainment area for purposes of the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard if the area achieves and maintains certain standards under a voluntary early action compact plan
H.J. Res. 70, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
H.J. Res. 71/S.J. Res. 23, 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
H.J. Res. 72/S.J. Res. 24, 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
H.J. Res. 74/S.J. Res. 25, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 743
Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014)
Various issues relating to environment and energy policy; proposed EPA and Army Corps definition of Waters of the United States for Clean Water Act jurisdiction; EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act; proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; EPAs stream buffer rule; proposed amendment to Senate appropriations legislation on the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemakings and policymaking
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Small Business Administration (SBA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Donohue |
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R. Bruce |
Josten |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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William |
Kovacs |
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Anna |
Wildeman |
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Mary |
Martin |
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Keith |
Holman |
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Joseph |
Johnson |
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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. 1317, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes
H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015
H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act
Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); the Financial Stability Oversight Council
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), Treasury - Dept of, Federal Reserve System
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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R. Bruce |
Josten |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Thomas |
Quaadman |
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Jess |
Sharp |
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Andres |
Gil |
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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
H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century 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 |
Thomas |
Donohue |
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R. Bruce |
Josten |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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David |
Brinton |
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Nicholas |
Andrews |
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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. 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2015
H.R. 549, Litigation Oversight Act of 2015
H.R. 550, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Transparency and Accountability Act
H.R. 1189/S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
H.R. 2654/S. 1512, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act
H.R. 3470/S. 2021, Fair Chance Act
H.R. 3765, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015
S. 875, Workplace Advancement Act
S. 1858, Equality Act
S. 2070, Gender Advancement in Pay (GAP) Act
S. 2180, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Regulations implementing Executive Order 13672, Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity by Contractors and Subcontractors (79 Fed. Reg. 72,985, Dec. 9, 2014)
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to amendments to regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (80 Fed. Reg. 21,659, April 20, 2015)
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to nondiscrimination in health programs and activities (80 Fed. Reg. 54,172, September 8, 2015)
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (80 Fed. Reg. 66,853, October 30, 2015)
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to requirement to report summary data on employee compensation (79 Fed. Reg. 46,561, August 8, 2014)
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information (79 Fed. Reg. 55,712, September 17, 2014)
Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; EEOC Strategic Plan; EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan; OFCCP interpretation of its jurisdiction
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), Small Business Administration (SBA), State - Dept of (DOS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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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R. Bruce |
Josten |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Martin |
Regalia |
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Ronald |
Bird |
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Marc |
Freedman |
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James |
Plunkett |
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Michael |
Billet |
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Randel |
Johnson |
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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
Interim rule relating to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services (80 Fed. Reg. 51,739, August. 26, 2015)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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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R. Bruce |
Josten |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Martin |
Regalia |
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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. 6, 21st Century Cures Act
H.R. 9, Innovation Act
H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2015
H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015
H.R. 3326/ S. 1890, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015
S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015
S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act of 2015
S. 2044, Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012
Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011
Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011
Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012
Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress)
Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; 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 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); appropriations relating to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues relating to the USPTO; IP issues relating to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; issues relating to copyright review
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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Josten |
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Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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David |
Brinton |
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Nicholas |
Andrews |
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Bradley |
Hayes |
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David |
Hirschmann |
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Mark |
Elliot |
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Frank |
Cullen |
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Patrick |
Kilbride |
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Brian |
Noyes |
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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
Draft legislation titled Wage Adjustment for Garnishment Equity Act of 2015
Various issues relating to Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 102-243) modernization
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Donohue |
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R. Bruce |
Josten |
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Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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William |
Kovacs |
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Jordan |
Crenshaw |
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Martin |
Regalia |
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Giovanni |
Coratolo |
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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
H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016
Interim rule relating to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services (80 Fed. Reg. 51,739, Aug. 26, 2015)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Eidshaug |
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Brinton |
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Nicholas |
Andrews |
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Timothy |
Maney |
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Regalia |
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Christian |
Zur |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 5, Student Success Act
H.R. 10, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization (SOAR) Reauthorization Act
H.R. 2518 / S. 1195, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2015
H.R. 3157, Student Privacy Protection Act
S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
S. 1788, Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); 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); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; early childhood education
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), Natl Economic Council (NEC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Josten |
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Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Scott |
Eckart |
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Allison |
Dembeck |
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Daniel |
Mahoney |
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David |
Brinton |
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Nicholas |
Andrews |
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Moore |
Hallmark |
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Clark |
Thomason |
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Pamela |
Gregory |
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Geoffrey |
O'Hara |
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Stephen |
McAllister |
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Nick |
Vaugh |
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Christopher |
Eyler |
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Anna |
Salick |
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Cheryl |
Oldham |
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William |
Kovacs |
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Jordan |
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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act
H.R 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015
H.R. 351/S.33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act
H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015
H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act
H.R. 702, To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions
H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes
H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015
H.R. 1629 / S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015
H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015
H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015
H.R. 2177 / S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015
H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act
H.R. 3663/S. 2117, To prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property
S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act
S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015
S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015
S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015
S. 1933, Electrify Africa Act of 2015
S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015
S. 2152, Electrify Africa Act of 2015
Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014
Proposed regulations on energy conservation program: energy conservation standards for walk-in
coolers and freezers (78 Fed. Reg. 55,782, September 11, 2013)
Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014)
Proposed regulations on energy conservation standards for ceiling fan light kits (80 Fed. Reg. 48,624, August 13, 2015)
Proposed regulations on energy conservation standards for refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines (80 Fed. Reg. 50,462, August 19, 2015)
Proposed regulations on energy conservation standards for battery chargers (80 Fed. Reg. 52,850, September 1, 2015)
Final rule on energy conservation standards and test procedures for commercial heating, air-conditioning and water-heating equipment (80 Fed. Reg. 42,614, July 17, 2015)
Final rule on energy conservation standards for packaged terminal air conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps (80 Fed. Reg. 43,162, July 21, 2015)
Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); use of linear no-threshold model for assessing the risks of low-level exposures to ionizing radiation; environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Small Business Administration (SBA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Howard |
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Eidshaug |
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Mahoney |
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Brinton |
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Nicholas |
Andrews |
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Eckart |
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John |
Gonzales |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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Kovacs |
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Keith |
Holman |
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Martin |
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Joseph |
Johnson |
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Regalia |
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15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015
H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015
H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015
H.R.585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements
H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015
H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015
H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015
H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act
H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act
H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015
S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015
S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act
S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015
S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act
H.J. Res. 71/S.J. Res. 23, 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"
H.J. Res. 72/S.J. Res. 24, 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"
S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 743
Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act, particularly state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations
Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014)
Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015)
Proposed regulations on source determination for certain emission unites in the oil and natural gas sector, including provisions relating to the definition of term adjacent (80 Fed. Reg. 56,579, September 18, 2015)
Proposed regulation on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards for medium and heavy-duty engines and vehicles - phase 2 (80 Fed. Reg. 53,756, September 8, 2015)
Proposed regulations on management standards for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals (80 Fed. Reg. 58,014, September 25, 2015)
Proposed regulations on hazardous waste generator improvements (80 Fed. Reg. 57,918, September 25, 2015)
Proposed regulations on federal plan requirements for greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units constructed on or before January 8, 2014; model trading rules; amendments to framework regulations (80 Fed. Reg. 64,966, October 23, 2015)
Proposed regulations on cross-state air pollution rule update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS (80 Fed. Reg. 75,706, December 3, 2015)
Potential rule revisions on hazardous waste export-import RIN 2050-AG77
Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings;EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; EPAs clean energy incentive program; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; proposed stream protection rule; environment and energy policy; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; FOIA requests for citizen suits; support for testimony regarding the Clean Power Plan, new ozone standards, and the Waters of the United States Rule; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; requests for correction of data under the Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515); G-7 circular economy summit planning; compensatory mitigation; EPAs buffer stream rule
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Josten |
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Howard |
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Eidshaug |
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Mahoney |
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Brinton |
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Nicholas |
Andrews |
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Christopher |
Eyler |
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Salick |
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Jennings |
Imel |
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Geoffrey |
O'Hara |
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McAllister |
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Vaugh |
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Gonzales |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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Moore |
Hallmark |
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Clark |
Thomason |
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Pamela |
Gregory |
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Kovacs |
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Keith |
Holman |
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Anna |
Wildeman |
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Martin |
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Johnson |
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Jordan |
Crenshaw |
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Martin |
Regalia |
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Bird |
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15. General issue area code FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendments 824 and 827
H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act
H.R. 414, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act
H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act
H.R. 686/S. 1010, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015
H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 957/S. 510, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform (CFPB-IG) Act of 2015
H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015
H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act
H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act
H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act
H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act
H.R. 1266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015
H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015
H.R. 1317, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes
H.R. 1334, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015
H.R. 1525, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015
H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015
H.R. 1553, Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1659, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act
H.R. 1675, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015
H.R. 1723, Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015
H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act
H.R. 1839, Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (RAISE) Act of 2015
H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015
H.R. 1941, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act
H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act
H.R. 2064, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act
H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act
H.R. 2287, National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act
H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act
H.R. 2354, Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act
H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015
H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015
H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015
H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
H.R. 2769, Risk-Based Capital Study Act of 2015
H.R. 2789, Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act
H.R. 2995, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding affordable dispute resolution options in the consumer financial services marketplace
H.R. 3192, Homebuyers Assistance Act
H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act
H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act
H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015
H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015
H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes
H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015
H.R. 3857, To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Financial Stability Oversight Council to carry out certain requirements under the Financial Stability Act of 2010 before making any new determination under section 113 of such Act, and for other purposes
H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act
H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act
S. 423, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015
S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act
S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015
S. 1963, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act
Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2629, Fostering Innovation Act of 2013
Potential legislation similar to S. 2498, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (113th Congress)
Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); evaluating the security of the U.S. financial sector; Basel III capital standards; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks and insurance; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Department of Treasury online marketplace lending RFI; Federal Reserve reform; beneficial ownerships disclosures; universal ballot; proxy voting system
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, Federal Reserve System, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
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15. General issue area code FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
Proposed regulations on user fee program to provide for accreditation of third-party auditors/certification bodies to conduct food safety audits and to issue certifications (80 Fed. Reg. 43,987, July 24, 2015)
Various issues relating to the labeling of foods with ingredients that are genetically modified organisms (GMO)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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Kovacs |
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Wildeman |
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15. General issue area code GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act
H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015
H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015
H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015
H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act
H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015
H.R. 555, Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015
H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements
H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015
H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1155, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015
H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015
H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015
H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act
H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting
H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act
H.R. 2557, Promoting New Manufacturing Act
H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to anti-inversion policy
H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to section 547
H.R. 2631/S. 1487, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015
H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting
H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015
H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015
H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, including provisions relating to anti-inversion policy
H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Buy America
H.R. 4000, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015
S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act
S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act
S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015
S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015
S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act
S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015
S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015
S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015
S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015
Draft legislation titled Data Breach and Cybersecurity
Interim rule relating to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services (80 Fed. Reg. 51,739, August. 26, 2015)
Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014)
Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; retrospective review of existing agency regulations by federal agencies; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; FOIA requests for citizen suits; Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action;proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; use of linear no-threshold model for assessing the risks of low-level exposures of ionizing radiation; citizen suits recodifications; open internet order; petition for reconsideration for FCC protective order in Time Warner/Charter Communications licensing proceeding; OMB/OIRA policy regarding calculation of environmental, energy, and other regulations economic benefits based on estimates of social cost of carbon dioxide and social cost of other greenhouse gases
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), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Small Business Administration (SBA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Federal Reserve System
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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McAllister |
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Vaugh |
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Hallmark |
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Clark |
Thomason |
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Gregory |
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Taylor |
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Sheely |
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Courtois |
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Kovacs |
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Martin |
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Keith |
Holman |
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Johnson |
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Jordan |
Crenshaw |
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Quaadman |
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Joe |
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Gil |
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Jess |
Sharp |
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Regalia |
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Ronald |
Bird |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act of 2015
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
H.R. 248, American Job Protection Act
H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act
H.R. 928, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
H.R. 1189/S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
H.R. 1190/S. 141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
H.R. 1196, Health Savings Act of 2015
H.R. 1270/S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015
H.R. 1423/S. 775, Self-Insurance Protection Act
H.R. 1624/S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act
H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015
H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015
H.R. 2911, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act
H.R. 3081/S. 1778, TELE-MED Act of 2015
H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Senate Amendments 2882 and 2884
S. 30, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015
S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act
S. 183, Jobs and Premium Protection Act
S. 305, American Job Protection Act
S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act
S. 1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015
S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015
Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301)
Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301)
Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301)
Proposed Rule on Regarding How the Americans with Disabilities Act Relates To Employer Wellness Programs (80 Fed. Reg. 21,659-21,670, April 20, 2015) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 1630)
IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015)
Various issues relating to the 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 implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, provider network adequacy, definition of small group market, coverage, financing, delivery reform, health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), and flexible spending accounts (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, 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; 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, delivery reform changes to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug prices, Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) rebates, non-interference with Part D prescription drug prices; entitlement reform; health information technology; telemedicine services in Medicare
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)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Andrews |
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Atchley |
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O'Hara |
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McAllister |
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Vaugh |
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Gonzales |
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Thierry |
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Johnson |
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Mahoney |
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Jennifer |
Pierotti |
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Billet |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 399/S. 208, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015
H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act
H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015
H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
H.R. 3128/S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 3490, Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act
H.R. 3510, Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Strategy Act of 2015
H.R. 3572, DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement Act of 2015
H.R. 3578, DHS Science and Technology Reform and Improvement Act of 2015
S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem (80 Fed. Reg. 14,360-14,363, March 19, 2015)
Interim rule relating to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services (80 Fed. Reg. 51,739-51,748, August. 26, 2015)
Proposed Regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015)
General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (78 Fed. Reg. 27,966-27968, May 13, 2013)
Various issues relating to beneficial ownership disclosures; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) draft NISTIR 8074, Report on Strategic U.S. Government Engagement in International Standardization to Achieve U.S. Objectives for Cybersecurity; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; encryption technology policy; Proposed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance memorandum, Improving Cybersecurity Protections in Federal acquisitions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, General Services Administration (GSA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Treasury - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), White House Office, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Brinton |
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Andrews |
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McAllister |
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Vaugh |
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Quaadman |
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Beauchesne |
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Adam |
Salerno |
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Eggers |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015
H.R. 213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015
H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015
H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015
H.R. 962/S. 181, Startup Act
H.R. 1147, Legal Workforce Act
H.R. 1148, Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act
H.R. 1153, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 1401, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015
H.R. 1786, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 2758, To make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas issued under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes
H.R. 3020/S. 1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 3370, Entrepreneurial Businesses Creating Jobs Act of 2015
H.R. 3918, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act
S. 98, STEM Jobs Act of 2015
S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015
S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015
S. 1501, American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015
S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016
S. 2091, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015
S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act
S. 2122, Invest in Our Communities Act
S. 2225, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2015
S. 2266, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2015
S. 2337, Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act
S. 2362, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015
S. 2365, Protecting American Jobs Act
S. 2394, American Jobs First Act of 2015
S. 2415, EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress)
Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-B5 Visa Program; E-Verify Program; 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 reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), White House Office, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Eidshaug |
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Lungren |
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Brinton |
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Atchley |
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O'Hara |
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McAllister |
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Vaugh |
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Imel |
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Baselice |
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Aghi |
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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 IND
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 249, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes
H.R. 360, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015
H.R. 407/S. 732, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes
H.R. 511/S. 248, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015
H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act
S. 209, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2015
S. 710, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015
S. 1579, Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act
S. 1879, Interior Improvement Act
Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; contract support costs; Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, 132 U.S. 995 (2012); Salazar v. Patchak, 567 U.S. ___ (2012); Cobell v. Salazar
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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Eidshaug |
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Mahoney |
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Andrews |
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O'Hara |
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McAllister |
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Vaugh |
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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
Proposed Regulation on minimum value of eligible employer sponsored health plans (80 Fed. Reg. 52,678, September 1, 2015)
Proposed Regulation on benefit and payment parameters for 2017 (80 Fed. Reg. 75,488, December 2, 2015)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Eidshaug |
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Regalia |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 712, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015
H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
H.R. 3713, Sentencing Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015
H.R. 4001, Fix the Footnotes Act of 2015
H.R. 4002, Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015
H.R. 4003, Regulatory Reporting Act of 2015
H.R. 4023, Clean Up the Code Act of 2015
Various issues relating to use of administrative law judges and administrative proceedings; UN convention on the assignment of receivables; administrative law procedural reform; Security Exchange Commission proposed rules of practice
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
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Howard |
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Eidshaug |
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Brinton |
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Quaadman |
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Alice |
Joe |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act
H.R. 1768, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act
H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act
H.R. 3020/S. 1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board
H.R. 3459/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act
S. 1298, To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes
S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act of 2015
S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015
Draft legislation regarding conflict of interest rules and definition of the term fiduciary
DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities
Proposed regulations on the clarification of employers continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness (80 Fed. Reg. 45,116, July 29, 2015)
Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015)
Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015)
Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015)
Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015)
Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013)
Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014)
Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011)
Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014)
Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013)
Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015)
Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015)
Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and the implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Bureau of Labor Statistics job classifications; FAR Case 2013-001, ending trafficking in persons; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Small Business Administration (SBA), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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O'Hara |
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McAllister |
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Vaugh |
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Regalia |
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Quaadman |
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Hirschmann |
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Billet |
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Freedman |
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Plunkett |
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Johnson |
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15. General issue area code NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements
H.R. 1667/S.292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions related to House Amendment 38
H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act
H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act
H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act, including provisions relating to state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations
Various issues relating to potential legislation regarding a national park designation in Arizona; environment and energy policy; compensatory mitigation; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Josten |
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Howard |
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Eidshaug |
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Kovacs |
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Keith |
Holman |
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Anna |
Wildeman |
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Mary |
Martin |
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Joseph |
Johnson |
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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 RES
16. Specific lobbying issues
Various issues relating to compensatory mitigation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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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R. Bruce |
Josten |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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William |
Kovacs |
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Anna |
Wildeman |
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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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection (ARAP) Act
H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015
Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015)
Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015)
Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015)
Proposed regulation on suspension of benefits under the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (80 Fed. Reg. 35,262, June 19, 2015)
Various issues relating to multiemployer pension plan reform; section 406 of the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-364)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Thomas |
Donohue |
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R. Bruce |
Josten |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Martin |
Regalia |
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Ronald |
Bird |
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Giovanni |
Coratolo |
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Aliya |
Wong |
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Randel |
Johnson |
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
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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R. Bruce |
Josten |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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William |
Kovacs |
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Mary |
Martin |
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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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to appropriations for the Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy
S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015
S. 966, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2015
Nomination of Darryl L. DePriest, Small Business Administration, Chief Counsel for the Office of Advocacy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Thomas |
Donohue |
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R. Bruce |
Josten |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Martin |
Regalia |
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Giovanni |
Coratolo |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act
H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015
H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, including provisions relating to moratorium on internet access taxes
H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act
H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015
H.R. 961, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income
H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015
H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to House Amendment 2
H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation
H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to anti-inversion policy
H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Senate Amendments 2881 and 2882 and anti-inversion policy
H.R. 3856, Information Reporting Simplification Act of 2015, including provisions relating to lowering the threshold for electronic filing with the IRS, reducing the time in which small businesses have to file 1099 returns, and mandating the IRS create a website to file 1099 returns
H.R. 3934, Corporate Fair Share Tax Act
S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015
S. 981, Invest in Transportation Act
S. 1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015
Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft)
Potential legislation similar to S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014
Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; sales tax collection issues; international tax policy; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of
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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Josten |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Daniel |
Mahoney |
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David |
Brinton |
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Nicholas |
Andrews |
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Christina |
Atchley |
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Scott |
Eckart |
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Ashley |
Wilson |
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Benjamin |
Taylor |
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Margaret |
Sheely |
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Kevin |
Courtois |
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Geoffrey |
O'Hara |
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Stephen |
McAllister |
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Nick |
Vaugh |
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Martin |
Regalia |
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James |
Foster |
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Anne |
Warhola |
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Christian |
Zur |
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Giovanni |
Coratolo |
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Caroline |
Harris |
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Thomas |
Quaadman |
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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. 283/S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015
H.R. 555, Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015
H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act
H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act
H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015
H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1569
H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions related to Division N, Cybersecurity Act of 2015
H.R. 3157, Student Privacy Protection Act
H.R. 3326/S. 1890, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015
S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2564
S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015
S. 1600, Judicial Redress Act of 2015
S. 1788, Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act
Draft legislation titled Data Breach and Cybersecurity
Various issues relating to Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10) modernization; National Institute of Standards and Technology Draft Privacy Risk Management Framework; Internet service provider privacy proposed rulemaking; National Telecommunications and Information Administration Facial Recognition Technology Multi-stakeholder process; G-7 circular economy summit planning; petition for reconsideration of FCC protective order in Time Warner/Charter Communications licensing proceeding; open internet order
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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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R. Bruce |
Josten |
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Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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David |
Brinton |
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Nicholas |
Andrews |
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Bradley |
Hayes |
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William |
Kovacs |
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Keith |
Holman |
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Joseph |
Johnson |
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Jordan |
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 TOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015
H.R. 229, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2015
H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015
H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015
H.R. 1401/S. 2091, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015
S. 542, Counterterrorism Border Security Enhancement Act
S. 2337, Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act
S. 2362, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015
Various issues relating to visa waiver program
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, State - Dept of (DOS), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), White House Office, 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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R. Bruce |
Josten |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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David |
Brinton |
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Nicholas |
Andrews |
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Justin |
Lumadue |
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Randel |
Johnson |
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Jon |
Baselice |
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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. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act
H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015
H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act
H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act
H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act
H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II
H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 3819, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015
S. 1298, Port Performance Act
S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act
S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act
S. 1611, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Title VIII, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act
Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; expanding public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; 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)
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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R. Bruce |
Josten |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Daniel |
Mahoney |
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David |
Brinton |
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Nicholas |
Andrews |
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Christina |
Atchley |
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Edward |
Mortimer |
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Scott |
Eckart |
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Ashley |
Wilson |
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Jennings |
Imel |
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Moore |
Hallmark |
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Clark |
Thomason |
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Pamela |
Gregory |
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Benjamin |
Taylor |
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Margaret |
Sheely |
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Kevin |
Courtois |
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Geoffrey |
O'Hara |
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Stephen |
McAllister |
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Nick |
Vaugh |
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John |
Gonzales |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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Christopher |
Eyler |
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Anna |
Salick |
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Martin |
Regalia |
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Christian |
Zur |
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Caroline |
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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendment 813, prohibiting Export-Import Bank assistance to state-sponsors of terrorism
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act
H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act
H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015
H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015
H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015
H.R. 1031/S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015
H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015
H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015
H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1986, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States
H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, including provisions relating to Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015
H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) grants
H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015
H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 3611/S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015
H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan
S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015
S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015
H.Res. 450, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 597) to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes
Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act
Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012
Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012
Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014
Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress)
Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012
Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012
Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; 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; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); trade embargo with Cuba; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; trade, regulatory and bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; 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; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Treasury - Dept of, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Energy - Dept of, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), State - Dept of (DOS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Copyright Office, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Defense - Dept of (DOD)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Donohue |
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Josten |
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Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Justin |
Lumadue |
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Daniel |
Mahoney |
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David |
Brinton |
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Nicholas |
Andrews |
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Christina |
Atchley |
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Scott |
Eckart |
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John |
Kirchner |
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Jennings |
Imel |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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John |
Gonzales |
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Geoffrey |
O'Hara |
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Stephen |
McAllister |
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Nick |
Vaugh |
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Moore |
Hallmark |
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Clark |
Thomason |
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Pamela |
Gregory |
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Benjamin |
Taylor |
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Margaret |
Sheely |
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Kevin |
Courtois |
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Christopher |
Eyler |
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Anna |
Salick |
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Martin |
Regalia |
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Giovanni |
Coratolo |
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Caroline |
Harris |
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David |
Hirschmann |
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Mark |
Elliot |
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Cullen |
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Kilbride |
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Myron |
Brilliant |
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John |
Murphy |
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Tami |
Overby |
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Christopher |
Wenk |
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Stefanie |
Holland |
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Sean |
Heather |
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Jocelyn |
Chan |
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Esperanza |
Jelalian |
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Natalie |
Obermann |
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Marjorie |
Chorlins |
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Vasconcellos |
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Ruben |
Duran |
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Jeremie |
Waterman |
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Stephen |
Lutes |
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Adam |
Schlosser |
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Catherine |
Mellor |
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Gary |
Litman |
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Reuben |
Smith-Vaughan |
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John |
Goyer |
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Fatheree |
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Garrett |
Workman |
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Beauchesne |
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Adam |
Salerno |
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Kovacs |
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Wildeman |
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Aghi |
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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 WAS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century 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
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Donohue |
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Josten |
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Howard |
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Eidshaug |
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William |
Kovacs |
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Wildeman |
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25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address: http://www.theglobalipcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CACP-Membership-List-3.1.12.pdf
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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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2 | 4 | 6 |