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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 555 12th Street NW, Suite 1001 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27811-12
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6. House ID# 306040000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Brad Close |
Date | 10/20/2020 6:10:44 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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
House
H.R. 2513, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 - oppose.
H.R. 218, the Death Tax Repeal Act - support.
H.R. 216, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support.
H.R. 2474, the PRO Act - oppose.
H.R. 1511, the Stop Underrides Act - oppose.
H.R. 3773, the Safe Roads Act - oppose.
H.R. 3781, the INSURANCE Act - oppose.
H.R. 2782, the Employee Flexibility Act - support.
H.R. 3614, the Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act, as incorporated within H.R. 3621, the Comprehensive Credit Reporting Enhancement, Disclosure, Innovation, and Transparency Act of 2020 (Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020) - oppose.
S. 3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - support.
H.R. 4070, the Commonsense Reporting Act - support.
H.R. 5259, the Preserving Family Farms Act of 2019 - support.
Amendment #194 to H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act - support.
H.R. 6776, the JOBS Credit Act of 2020 - support.
H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 - support.
H.R. 6800, the HEROES Act - oppose.
H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act - support.
H. Res. 1053, the Rule for H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 - oppose.
H.R. 8038, the Pandemic Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Act of 2020 - support.
H.R. 8265 - support.
H.R. 7332, the Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act. - support.
H.R. 7922, the Pandemic Regulatory Cost Relief Act of 2020 - support.
H.R. 7923, the Pandemic Recovery Enforcement Flexibility Act of 2020 - support.
H.R. 7777, the Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act - support.
Senate
S. 215, the Death Tax Repeal Act - support.
S. 1120, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act - support.
S. 1149, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support.
S. 1889, the True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act - oppose.
S. 2563, the ILLICIT CASH Act - oppose.
S. 1978, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 - oppose.
S. 665, the Stop Underrides Act - oppose.
S. 2033, the Cullum Owings Large Truck Safe Operating Speed Act of 2019 - oppose.
S. 1510, the Employee Flexibility Act - support.
Confirmation of Jovita Carranza to serve as SBA Administrator - support.
S. 3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - support.
Senators Sasse, Graham, Tim Scott, Rick Scott, Cruz Amendment to S. 3458, the CARES Act - support.
Murray/Gillibrand amendment to H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act - oppose.
S. 2366, the Commonsense Reporting Act - support.
S. 2757, the Harmless Error Lesser Penalty for Small Businesses Act, also known as the HELP for Small Businesses Act - support.
S. 3833, the Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act - support.
S. 3612, the Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020 - support.
Amendment SA 2508, Continuing the Paycheck Protection Program Act, which modifies S. 4321, the Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act - support.
S. 4117, the Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act - support.
S. 178, the Delivering Immediate Relief to Americas Families, Schools, and Small Businesses Act - support.
S. 4708, the Pandemic Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Act of 2020 - support.
S. 4321, the Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program (CSBRPPP) Act - support.
Title LIV of S. 4049, Establishing Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements - oppose.
S. 4317, the SAFE TO WORK Act - support.
Testimony
Kelly Moore testified before the House Small Business Committee on Putting America Back to Work: The Role of Workforce Development and Small Business Rehiring. July 16, 2020.
Comments
Department of Labor Notice titled Request for Information; Paid Leave, RIN 1290-ZA03, 85 Fed. Reg. 43264 (July 16, 2020)
Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Notice titled Agency Information Collection Activities; proposed renewal; comment request; renewal without change of anti-money laundering programs for certain financial institutions, Docket No. FINCEN-2020-0009 and OMB Control Nos. 1506-0020, 1506-0030, and 1506-0035, 85 Fed. Reg. 49418 (August 13, 2020)
SBA Notice titled Appeals of SBA Loan Review Decisions Under the Paycheck Protection Program, Docket No. SBA-2020-0042, 85 Fed. Reg. 52883 (August 27, 2020)
SBA Notice of Interim Final Rule titled Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Program - Treatment of Owners and Forgiveness of Certain Nonpayroll Costs, Docket No. SBA-2020-0044, 85 Fed. Reg. 52881 (August 27, 2020)
Other Issues
Main Street Lending Program
Paycheck Protection Program
Economic Injury Disaster Loans
Paid Leave Mandates
OSHA, Emergency Temporary Standard - oppose
COVID-19 Pandemic liability protections
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Small Business Administration (SBA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Brooks |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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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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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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