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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
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State | DC |
Zip Code | 20006 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 363-12
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6. House ID# 310190000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
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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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Maneesh Sharma |
Date | 1/20/2015 3:52:40 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
Budget-WH Strategy
H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations, 2015: OSHA funding, Omnibus appropriations, provisions affecting funding for Ebola worker training and equipment; provisions that would delay collection of the transitional reinsurance fee under the Affordable Care Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Gregory |
Jefferson |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Nomination
H.R. 5759 Executive Overreach-Oppose
Federal Reserve Appointments-All
H.R. 22 Federal Accountability Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), White House Office
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 |
Cecilie |
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Andrea |
Zuniga |
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Byron |
Charlton |
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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
PL-111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: multi-employer health plans, state exchanges, implementation, calls, research.
H.R. 4414, Expatriate health Coverage Clarification Act: Provisions creating exemptions to Affordable Care Act requirements for employers and health plans,
H.R. 5213, STARS Act: Provisions changing definition of seasonal employee for purposes of the Affordable Care Act employer responsibility requirement.
S.2253, Healthcare Fairness and Stability Act of 2014: delay implementation
S. 2461/H.R. 5364, CHIP Extension Act of 2014
S. 2176, CommonSense Reporting Act
S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act: provisions relating to changing definition of large employer for the purpose of employer.
S. 1188/H.R. 2575, Forty Hours if Full Time Act of 2013: provisions relating to changing definition of full-time employment, provisions that would increase threshold for full-time work to 40 hours per week.
H.R. 4775, Safeguarding Classrooms Hurt by ObamaCare's Obligatory Levies: provisions relating to exemption of educational employees from ACA.
H.R. 5298, Student Job Protection Act of 2014: Provisions exempting institutions of higher learning from the requirement to offer health insurance coverage to full-time students working more than 30 hours a week for the institution.
S. 2434 Family Coverage Act: provisions affecting access to health care exchange for subsidies for spouses and dependents.
H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013
H.R. 1286, Paid Sick Days
Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplace: safety and health
Repeal of the Affordable Care Act excise tax on high cost plans: provisions repealing the excise tax on employer-based high cost health plans.
Ebola: Safety and health precautions, emergency supplemental funding, protecting workers during outbreak, White House response.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), White House Office, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Raymond |
Liebfried |
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Andrea |
Zuniga |
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Samuel |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Immigration: worker protections, H1-B reform, L-1, OPT, workers' rights
DHS: Administrative Relief, Workers Protection (Domestic Policy Council)
Executive Action on Immigration: legal authority for executive actions, rule-making, policy guidance to implement executive action.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Andrea |
Zuniga |
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William |
Samuel |
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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
Social Security Disability: funding and administrative changes, insurance.
Social Security Administration: office closings and workforce reductions, SSH operating expenditures in Labor & HHS appropriations
S. 2491, Medicare Protection Act: provisions altering Senate rules for consideration of Medicare benefit changes.
DOL Fiduciary Rule
Retirement Security-protecting benefits
Pension plan: de-risking
White House Conference on Aging
SSI
Omnibus: SSA approriations
ERISA: investment advice, fiduciary duty
PBGC Interest Rate: review NRLN letter, meetings
DB Pension De-risking: meeting
PBGC Annual Report: call with PBGC
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Raymond |
Liebfried |
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Lauren |
Rothfarb |
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Gail |
Dratch |
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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
Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement: labor, investment, rules of origin, manufacturing, drug pricing, transparency provisions.
H.R. 3830/S. 1900, Trade Promotion Authority (Fast Track): opposition, procedure, reform, analysis.
US EU Trade Agreement (TTIP): opposition, labor, investment
H.R. 4163, Trade Adjustment Assistance: renewal, program
Trade in Services Agreement (TISA): improvement/risks
African Growth and Opportunity Act: Support for Re-authorization
Investor State Dispute Settlement: oppose in trade agreements
Trade Advisory Committees: inclusion of labor representatives
Regulatory reform legislation
Hugo Plant Closing
G20 Meeting Agenda-Brisbane: labor issues, macroeconomic policy
Trade: general
Labor rights in-Bangladesh, Colombia: support
Labor rights in trade agreements: support
China BIT: opposition
Guatemala & Honduras: advancing complaints
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Labor - Dept of (DOL), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Raymond |
Liebfried |
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Brett |
Gibson |
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William |
Samuel |
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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
Inversion
H.R. 4679, Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2014: inversions tax
S. 2786, Corporate Inverters Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2014: inversions tax
Tax reform, White House policy
Affordable Care Act Excise Tax implementation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Gregory |
Jefferson |
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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 ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Infrastructure: jobs, funding
Economy: all
Economic matters
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Reserve System, 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 |
Trotter |
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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
Voting Rights: possible re-authorization of VRA
H.R. 3899/S. 1945, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014
Election Reform: Election Administration Commission
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Cecilie |
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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
Labor/Management Roundtable
DoD Roundtable
H.Res.243, Veterans issues
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
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Byron |
Charlton |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
National Parks: national monument, Pullman Proposal
Carbon Leakage
EPA power plant rules: jobs
EPA truck rule-making: jobs
UN Climate Treaty: treaty language
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Executive Office of the President (EOP), State - Dept of (DOS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Thomas |
Trotter |
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
Energy: Regs/CCS
Regulatory: Worker Safety & Health contractor
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Thomas |
Trotter |
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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
S. 1410 Smarter Sentencing Act
S. 2235/H.R. 4459, Democracy Restoration Act
H.R. 1447, Death in Custody Reporting: Criminal justice reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Cecilie |
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Byron |
Charlton |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Gainful employment regulations: education
WIOA-regulations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Cecilie |
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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
S. 2322, MAP-21 Re-authorization Act, Highway Trust Fund: pension funding, jobs/funding
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Thomas |
Trotter |
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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
International Labor Organization: governing body meeting
S.460/H.R. 3746, Minimum Wage: fair minimum wage act
Equal Pay: Paycheck Fairness Act: S. 84, H.R. 377
Labor Law Reform
FLSA: companionship regulations
H.R. 3999, FMLA Enhancement Act of 2014
H.R. 3896, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2014
Worker protections in Admin Relief
V.P. CTE-CTE Summit Prep
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), 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
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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