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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 25 LOUISIANA AVENUE, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 19855-12
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6. House ID# 306610000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2018 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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: Christy Bailey |
Date | 10/23/2018 1:07:49 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 6257, FY 2019 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies: funding for DOL, OSHA, NIOSH, Wage and Hour Division, NLRB, NMB, policy riders and funding prohibitions regarding OSHA, DOL, and NLRB.
Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from applying its current (2015) joint employer rule standard.
Policy rider to roll back the new NLRB election rule.
Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from applying its community of interest test (Specialty Health Care decision).
Policy rider to block OSHA silica standard
Policy rider to block DOL fiduciary rule
Proposal to change OSHA injury and illness reporting requirement.
Policy rider on NLRA/ Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act.
Trucking preemption riders
HAMDT841 to H.R.6157, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019; to provide funding for long lead time materials to construct additional Virginia-class submarines in FY 2022 and FY 2023.
S. 3073/ H.R. 6147, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 5895, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019; Budd Amendments #81 (Energy/ Water), #31 (Legislative Branch), #48 (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs) which defunds an Obama administration executive order requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) on large-scale federal construction projects exceeding $25 million in total costs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Oliver |
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Loesche |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 790, Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017
S. 881/ H.R. 2585, 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2017
H.R. 1144, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2017
H.R. 399/ S. 82 Stop Subsidizing Million Dollar Bonuses Act
S.1020 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), President of the U.S.
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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Dolan |
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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
ACA: excise tax on high-value multi-employer plans
H.R. 2050 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act
ACA: Individual Responsibility Mandate, reinsurance issue, cost sharing reimbursement issue, medicare/medicaid issues.
H.R. 3798, Save American Worker Act
H.R 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act
S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Janice |
Oliver |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Worker misclassification & independent contractors.
Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon act.
H.R. 986/ S. 63/ S. 140, Tribal Labor Sovereignty legislation
NLRB Joint Employer Issues
Workforce issues connected to vehicle automation.
H.R. 6820, Pre-apprenticeships to Hardhats Act.
labor issues and fair contracting in government contracts
Waiver requests to increase line speed at certain poultry plants and the impact on worker safety
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Janice |
Oliver |
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Sunshine |
McBride |
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Sam |
Loesche |
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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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans
Withdrawal liability.
Multi-employer pension plans & legacy/ orphan issues; proposed retiree benefit cuts; proposed premium increases
S. 2147, the Butch Lewis Act of 2017
H.R. 4444, The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pension Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Janice |
Oliver |
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Sunshine |
McBride |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
ACA: 40% excise tax on high-value health care plans
ACA: Medical Device Tax Repeal
Tax cuts; round 2
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Janice |
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Meal, rest break, and pay requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators, Twin 33s, hours of Service exemptions, truck weight increases, hazardous materials transportation, and buy america provisions.
H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
Drone package delivery.
S. 1885, the AV START Act
General automation in transportation issues
House Education and Workforce member roundtable on autonomous vehicles
H.R. 6016, Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act --transit operator assault issues
S. 3603/Miranda's Law - School Bus Safety Legislation
DOL/ DOT Automation workforce study
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. SENATE, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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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Loesche |
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Sunshine |
McBride |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
NAFTA Renegotiation/ USMCA
H.R. 904/ S. 908 Buy American Improvement Act.
H.R. 2756, Jobs and Trade Competitiveness Act.
H.R. 6337/S. 3013, to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962
H.R. 6031/ S. 2835 PRINT Act.
S. 908, Make it in America Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Michael |
Dolan |
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Sunshine |
McBride |
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Loesche |
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Jan |
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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 TRU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Truck Size and Weight; 33-foot doubles, truck weight increases.
Preemption of state pay and rest break laws.
Automation of commercial vehicles and advanced trucking technologies
DOT drug testing rules
Port trucking industry issues
Electronic Logging Devices
Port worker issues
H.R. 4144, Port Driver Bill of Rights Act of 2017
Skills testing for CDL applicants
H.R. 3889 the WHEEL Act
Lowering of interstate driving age
Agricultural Hours of Service Issues
DOT Hours of Service Reform Proposal
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), White House Office, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Loesche |
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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
Cannabis Industry Issues.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018
USDA/ Food Safety Inspection Service waiver requests to increase line speed at certain poultry plants and the impact on worker safety
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Michael |
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Jan |
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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
HR 5515, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
HAMDT841 to H.R.6157, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019; to provide funding for long lead time materials to construct additional Virginia-class submarines in FY 2022 and FY 2023.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 3012/ H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Jan |
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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. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; Amdt 159 (Duncan) to establish a national hiring standard for motor carriers and 140 (Denham) to clarify the intent of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 for motor carrier meal and rest regulations.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 TAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Section 232 and 301 Tariffs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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
Implementation of Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program relating to background checks, non-supervisory employee participation in site security plan development, and whistle blower protections
S. 3405/ H.R. 6992, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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