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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 | 440 First Street NW |
Address2 | Suite 200 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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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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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: Vance C. Walter |
Date | 7/20/2018 11:02:21 AM |
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
DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70).
NLRB: Joint Employer Standard.
Public Law 113-128: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
Apprenticeship Programs, generally.
Davis-Bacon Act.
DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Interpretation of the "Advice" Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (RIN 1215-AB79; 1245-AA03).
DOL-ETA (Reg) Title: Apprenticeship Programs; Equal Employment Opportunity (RIN 1205-AB59).
Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects- February 17, 2001.
Executive Order 13208: Amendment to Executive Order 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects - April 6, 2001.
Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009.
H.R. 1552/S. 622: Fair and Open Competition Act.
H.R. 5587: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.
H.R. 2776/S. 1350: the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act.
Executive Order 13801: Expanding Apprenticeships in America - June 15, 2017.
Circular 2017-01: Guidelines for reviewing Apprentice Journeyman Ratio Requests, issued Jan 9, 2017.
Career Technical Education Career Path, generally.
DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act; Final Rule (RIN 1235-AA11).
Implementation of NLRB Specialty Healthcare Decision (Case Number 5 NLRB 934,940).
Prisoner Re-entry and Second Chance Programs, generally.
DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Request for Information; Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA20).
H.R. 3441: Save Local Business Act.
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Nomination (John Ring).
H.R.4327: Current Employee Representation Act.
DoD-GSA-NASA (Reg) Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2009-005, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (RIN 9000-AL31).
DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in Construction and Shipyard Sectors (RIN 1218-AB76).
DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Beryllium (RIN 1218-AB76).
DOL-EBSA (Reg) Title: Definition of "Employer" under section 3(5) of ERISA - Association Health Plans (RIN 1210-AB85).
NLRB: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08).
NLRB: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA12).
H.R.5310: Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act.
DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AC49).
DOL/IRS/PBGC (Reg) Title: Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/Reports (RIN 1210-AB63).
DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Recission of Rule Interpreting "Advice" Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (RIN 1245-AA07).
H.R. 5682: the FIRST STEP Act.
H.R. 5728/S. 2810: the Workplace Democracy Act.
H.R. 6080/S. 3064: Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act.
DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AD17).
Workplace Harassment, generally.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Education - Dept of, Office of Policy Development, President of the U.S., Commerce - Dept of (DOC), General Services Administration (GSA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Treasury - Dept of, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
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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Swearingen |
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Livingston |
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Michael |
Glavin |
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Michael |
Bellaman |
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Comstock |
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Kelly |
Tyroler |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Suspension of the Health insurance tax (HIT) for FY 2018 and FY 2019.
An American Budget - Presidents FY 2019 Budget to Account for the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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Comstock |
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Bellaman |
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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
EPA (Reg) Title: Clean Water Rule: Definition of the "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF30).
Executive Order 13778: Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the Waters of the United States Rule.
EPA (Reg) Title: Definition of Waters of the United States- Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules (RIN 2040-AF74).
Permitting on projects and the environmental review process, generally.
H. Amd. 633 to H.R. 2: An amendment to repeal the final rule issues by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Army entitled "Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States" (80 Fed. Reg. 37053 (June 29, 2015)).
EPA (Reg) Title: Second Action: Definition of "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF75).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Kristen |
Swearingen |
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Bellaman |
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Livingston |
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Comstock |
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Kelly |
Tyroler |
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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
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148).
Healthcare Reform, generally.
Health Savings Accounts, generally.
Implementation of the health insurance tax (HIT) for 2018, generally.
Affordable Care Act taxes and penalties, generally.
Small Business Health Plans/Association Health Plans.
Executive Order 13813: Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States - October 12, 2017.
H.R. 246: the Jobs and Premium Protection Act.
S. 1859: the Healthcare Tax Relief Act.
S. 1978: the Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act.
H.R. 3919/S. 1908: Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017.
H.R. 5138: Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018.
H.R. 3798: Save American Workers Act.
Tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance, generally.
DOL-EBSA (Reg) Title: Definition of "Employer" under section 3(5) of ERISA - Association Health Plans (RIN 1210-AB85).
H.R. 3956/S.2670: Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2018 Act.
Affordable Care Act: Sections 6055 and 6056 of the Internal Revenue Code - Information Reporting Requirements.
Employer Sponsored Health Care, generally.
H.R. 5963/ S.3063: Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2018.
Affordable Care Act: employer shared responsibility provisions under section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code.
Assessment of tax penalties under the employer shared responsibility provisions of Affordable Care Act.
S. 1782: Forty Hours Is Full Time.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Pass-Through Rates.
Completed Contract Method/Section 460(e) Reform.
H.R. 116/S. 707: Main Street Fairness Act.
IRS (Reg) Title: Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes: Restrictions on Liquidation of an Interest (RIN 1545-BB71).
Affordable Care Act Net Investment Income (NII) Tax, generally.
H.R. 1: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Estate Tax.
Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT).
Small Business Expensing Limit.
Qualified expenses to cover costs associated with apprenticeship programs.
Qualified Business Income Deduction Under Section 199A.
Bonus Depreciation.
Current Individual Rate Schedule.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Treasury - Dept of, Small Business Administration (SBA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kristen |
Swearingen |
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Livingston |
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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
Perkins Act: Post Secondary Education, generally.
H.R. 5587: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.
Federal Tuition Assistance (Pell Grants, 529 Savings).
Career and Technical Education, generally.
Executive Order 13801: Expanding Apprenticeships in America - June 15, 2017.
Apprenticeship Programs, generally.
H.R. 4508: Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act.
S.____:a bill to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Drew |
Schneider |
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Michael |
Glavin |
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Kristen |
Swearingen |
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Bellaman |
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Brubeck |
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Tyroler |
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Livingston |
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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
General issues related to immigration.
Temporary Worker Program, generally.
H2B Program, generally.
H.R. 3711, the Legal Workforce Act.
Temporary Protected Status, Generally.
Temporary Protected Status Programs for the following countries:
- El Salvador;
- Haiti;
- Honduras;
- Nicaragua.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kristen |
Swearingen |
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Comstock |
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Bellaman |
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Karen |
Livingston |
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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
General Issues Regarding Regulatory Reform.
H.R. 5: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017.
Public Law 79-404: Administrative Procedure Act.
H.R. 960/S. 326: The Public Buildings Renewal Act.
Public Private Partnerships, generally.
Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda - February 24, 2017.
Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009.
H.R. 1339: the Freedom From Government Competition Act (FFGCA) of 2017.
H.R. 2101: the Prior Approval Reform Act.
Preservation of language that would defund the enforcement of prior approval in the 2019 appropriations bill.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 33/S. 584: the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017.
Regulatory Reform, generally.
Executive Order 13801: Expanding Apprenticeships in America - June 15, 2017.
Executive Order 13208: Amendment to Executive Order 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects - April 6, 2001.
S.1454: the True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act.
Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects - Feb. 6, 2009.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Small Business Administration (SBA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Bellaman |
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Livingston |
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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
Executive Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs - January 30, 2017.
Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda - February 24, 2017.
Executive Order 13781, A Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch - March 13, 2017.
Federal Highway Administration policy of approving state and local government requests to mandate Project Labor Agreements on federally assisted highway projects.
Federal Transit Administration Project Labor Agreement policy.
Comprehensive infrastructure plan, generally.
Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects- February 6, 2009.
All-of-the above strategy for workforce development, generally.
Public Private Partnerships, generally.
Regulatory reform, generally.
Davis-Bacon Act.
Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects- February 17, 2001.
Executive Order 13208: Amendment to Executive Order 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects - April 6, 2001.
The following issue under the FAA Re-authorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 4):
- Amendment #63 Submitted by Rep. King.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Livingston |
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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
Inclusion of fabricated steel in Steel and Aluminum Tariffs.
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Executive Office of the President (EOP), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Treasury - Dept of
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
The following issue under the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2):
- Amendment #31 Submitted by Rep. Jim Banks.
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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