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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)

2. Address

Address1
2944 Hunter Mill Road
 Address2
​Suite 204
City
Oakton
 State
VA
 Zip Code
22124
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

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 Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Ms.
​KAREN KERRIGAN
​7032425840
​kkerrigan@sbecouncil.org
5. Senate ID#
​35627-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)
6. House ID#
​327060000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2011
 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
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​170,000.00
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: Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO
 Date
07/18/2011

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

Tax Relief and Reform
S. 336, Rax Relief Certainty Act (Support)
H.R. 696, Tax Relief Certainty Act (Support)
H.R. 940, Energy Tax Increase Legislation (Opposed)
Regulatory Relief and Reform:
H.R. 4 in Senate (passed in House) to Repeal 1099 Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) -- (Supported repeal legislation and President signing the bill)
McConnell/Inhofe Amendment on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Regulation -- supported move to defund/stop implementation of EPA's GHG regulation under SBIR-STTR reauthorization
H.R. 1281, "Restoring Economic Certainty Act" (Support)
Senate Amendment 299 (Snowe Amendment) "Regulatory Freedom Act of 2011" (Supported)
Senate Amendment 390 to "Economic Development and Revitilization Act" (Supported)
General education effort to Congress on Department of Education's "Gainful Employment Rule" and the general uptick in regulatory activities within the agencies and federal government

Affordable Energy and Job Creation:
H.R. 1231, "Reversing the Offshore Moratorium Act" (Supported)
H.R. 1229, "Put the Gulf Back to Work Act" (Supported)
S. 940, Raised energy taxes (Opposed)
H.R. 2021, "Jobs and Energy Permitting Act" (Supported)

Government Procurement:
S.119 and H.R. 735, "Government Neutrality in Contracting Act" (Support)
3 Percent Witholding Tax on Government Contractors (Support Repeal)
President Obama's potential efforts to place more restrictions and requirements on government contractors -- specifically listing what politicians, and political/nonprofit organizations they contribute to (Oppose)

Health Care Reform

H.R. 4 in Senate to Repeal 1099 Mandate in PPACA (passed), Signed by President Obama (Supported)
"Save our States" Act in Senate (Hutchinson Amendment and Legislation), (Support)
Repeal of PPACA (continue to Support)
Repeal of employer mandates in PPACA (Support)
Repeal of various tax provisions in PPACA including higher medicare/SS rates on individual taxpayers, health company/insurance fee, and over the counter changes to health savings accounts (HSA) -- (Support)
Repeal of individual mandate in PPACA (Support)
Health Care Exchanges -- encouraged efforts to make the exchanges effective from a cost and choice perspective for small business.

Government Reforms
H.R. 1249, "America Invents Act" (Support)
SEC Rule Changes to make Crowdfunding Investment a Viable Option for Small Business Capital Access (Support)

Telecommincations and the Internet
Allocating D Block Spectrum for Public Safety (Support)
Spectrum Auctions to Incrase Wireless Capacity and Raise Revenues for Debt Reduction (Support)
H.R. 1002 and S1192, "Wireless Tax Fairness Act" (Support)
ATT and T-Mobile merger, provided support comments to FCC




17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Treasury - Dept of, White House Office, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

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
Karen
Kerrigan
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Raymond
Keating
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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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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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City
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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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)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

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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