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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1201 F STREET, NW, #200 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27811-12
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6. House ID# 306040000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Susan Eckerly, Sr. Vice President, Public Policy |
Date | 10/19/2012 |
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. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act - support
H.R. 4278, the Preserving Rural Resources Act - support
H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 - support
H.R. 3409, multi-titled energy bill - support
H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 support
H.R. 1259 & S. 2242, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 support
H.R. 1370, To Repeal the Annual Fee on Health Insurance Providers Enacted by the Patent Protection and Affordable Care Act support
H.R. 1744, American Job Protection Act support
H.R. 5842, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 support
S. 20, American Job Protection Act support
S. 1368, Restoring Access to Medication Act support
S.1483, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act opposed
S. 3412, the Middle Class Tax Cut Act opposed
S. 3413, the Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2012 support
S. 3468, the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act support
S. 1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act support
Hearings
Letter for the Record to the Committee on the Judiciary for the hearing entitled Regulation Nation: The Obama Administration's Regulatory Expansion vs. Jobs and Economic Recovery.
Comments
RIN 1400-AD14 Exchange Visitor ProgramSummer Work Travel
EPA-HQ-OGC-2012-0474 - Comments of the Associations Regarding Proposed Consent Decree for National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
EPAHQOAR20070492 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
Notice 2012-58; Determining Full-Time Employees for Purposes of Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (Section 4980H)
RIN 0938-AR43 Medicare Program; Medicare Secondary Payer and "Future Medicals"
Other Issues
Working with OSHA and employers to improve the regulatory process
Environmental Protection Agency and Regulatory Flexibility Act compliance
Estate Tax Reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), State - Dept of (DOS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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 |
Donald "Dan" |
Danner |
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Susan |
Eckerly |
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Close |
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Austin |
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Katherine |
Bonner |
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Daniel |
Bosch |
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Kevin |
Kuhlman |
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Matthew |
Turkstra |
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Christopher |
Whitcomb |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
1 | 3 | 5 |
2 | 4 | 6 |
FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
1 | 5 | 9 |
2 | 6 | 10 |
3 | 7 | 11 |
4 | 8 | 12 |