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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

Tax Relief and Reform

Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024: SBE Council supported U.S. Senate passage (which failed) of the House-passed bill.

R&D Tax Credit-Immediate Expensing: Continue to support restoring and making permanent full expensing for R&D expenditures for small businesses. Support "American Innovation and Jobs Act" (S. 866) in the Senate and "American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act" (H.R. 2673) in the House.

Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2023 (S. 1706, H.R. 4721): Support House and Senate versions of the legislation to make permanent the 20-percent deduction for small-and individually-owned businesses (Section 199A).

Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023 (S. 1108): Support House and Senate bills to permanent repeal the death tax and continue to support action by Congress.

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017: Support extending the expiring provisions of the legislation that terminate in 2025 and have expressed opposition to raising taxes on small businesses.


Regulation

Regulatory Pause and Review: In light of the Supreme Court decision in Loper Bright Enterprises et al. v. Raimondo, urged President Biden and the Administration to pause all current rulemakings and stop new rules from taking effect until there is a thorough legal review of each agencys constitutional and statutory authority to regulate in the way it proposes.

Joint Employer Standard: Supported the specific provision in Fiscal Year 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Act to prevent federal
funds from being used to administer, implement, or enforce the recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule entitled Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status.

Blacklisting: Expressed opposition to the unrelated blacklisting provision in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

Basel III Endgame Implementation: Continue to express concern and opposition to the proposal by the U.S. Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation in regard to the impact on small business capital access and affordability.

Save Local Businesses Act (S.1261, HR 2826): Continue to support the legislation.
Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (S. 567): Continue to oppose the legislation.

The Protect Small Business and Prevent Illicit Financial Activity Act: SBE Council supports S. 3625 to delay implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act and H.R. 9278, legislation to delay the Corporate Transparency Acts year-end compliance deadline. We have also supported repeal of this measure.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPBs) Rule Capping Credit-Card Late Fees: Continue to voice concern about the rules unintended consequences for small businesses.

Prove-It Act (H.R. 7198): Continue to support the legislation.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet Rule: Continues to express concern about intrusive government control of the internet as advanced by the rule and Section 214 regulations under the proposal.

The Credit Card Competition Act: Continue to oppose the legislation.

Railway Safety Act (S. 576): SBE Council continues to express concern about the legislation as well as proposals to intrusively regulate the railroad industry, which is dominated by small businesses.

The Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act: Continue to support full House passage.

The Fishery Improvement to Streamline Untimely Regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act (FISHES Act): Continue to support House and Senate passage of the legislation.

Privacy Policy: Continue to express the need for a national regulatory framework, but for Congress to consider a framework that avoids adding to the growing patchwork burden of state privacy laws, and to carefully consider unintended consequences on small businesses. SBE Council expressed opposition to H.R. 8818, the American Rights Privacy Act.


Access to Capital

Expanding Access to Capital Act (H.R. 2799): SBE Council supported House passage and action by the U.S. Senate.


Affordable Health Coverage and Health Care Innovation

Continue to voice ongoing concerns about the rising costs of health coverage and lack of choices in many markets. Voiced support for these various reforms: enhancing tax credits for small businesses, expanding and making additional fixes to HSAs, reforming QSEHRAs, and making CARESs Act telehealth provisions permanent.

CHOICE Arrangement Act (H.R. 2799): Supported House passage and continue to support Senate action on the legislation.

Tax Credit for Small Businesses: Support making reforms to the restrictive and temporary health care tax credit for small businesses to make it more practical for small businesses.

HSA Modernization Act (H.R. 5687) and Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act (H.R. 5688): Continue to support full House action.

Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 (H.R. 1843) (S. 1001): Continue to support full House and Senate action.

Telehealth Coverage and Extension: Urged Congress to intervene in Drug Enforcement Administrations non-action on allowing virtual prescriptions and other telehealth for a two-year extension.

Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (H.R. 3800): Supported full House passage and Senate action.

Paperwork Burden Reduction Act (H.R. 3797): Supported full House passage and Senate action.

Employer Reporting Improvement Act (H.R. 3801): Supported full House passage and Senate action.

Small Business Flexibility Act (H.R. 3798): Support full House passage.

Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense Arrangement Act (H.R. 3799): Support full House passage.

SMART Prices Act (S. 1264): Continue to oppose the legislation.


Property Rights and IP

March-In and the Bayh Dole Act: Continue to express opposition to a regulatory guidance proposal via the National Institutes of Health (NIST) that considers price as a basis for invalidating the patents of research and innovations seeded with federal government dollars.


Trade and Global Market Access

Digital Trade Principles: Continue to express concern about the U.S. pulling away from these global principles and the need for President Biden to revisit the United State Trade Representatives action to withdraw from for foundational positions on digital trade policy within the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Global Trade Agreements and Access to Global Markets: Continue to advocate to the Administration the need to advance a positive and proactive U.S. trade policy that benefits all U.S. enterprises and citizens.


Supporting Business Competitiveness and Startup Activity

Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy (CREATE) Act: Support the legislation.


Access to Broadband and Next Gen Technology

BEAD Program Implementation: Continues to voice concern about the National Telecommunications and Information Administrations rate regulation provisions for broadband internet service that was specifically prohibited by Congress as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Rural Internet Improvement Act of 2023 (S.130) (H.R. 3216): Continue to support the legislation.

Development of a National Spectrum Strategy (NSS): Continue to express support for such a policy and the need for more spectrum to deploy next Gen technologies and 5G.


Nominations

NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran: Urge the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to reject Chair Lauren McFerrans re-nomination to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and expressed concern about the fact that there was no confirmation hearing.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), White House Office

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

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ISSUE UPDATE

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

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Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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

CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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