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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 | 4250 North Fairfax Drive |
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City | Arlington |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22203 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 4766-12
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6. House ID# 308460000
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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
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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: Drew Schneider Legislative Assistant |
Date | 07/20/2012 |
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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 735 / S. 119, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements; Davis-Bacon Act; PLA language in H.R. 5854, the Military Construction, Veteran Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2013; NAVFAC Solicitation No: N44255-11-R-9004; DOL Solicitation No: DOL111RI20431; PLA provision in Section 6(b) of H.R. 3407, Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act; H.R. 3991, Keep Employees' Emails and Phones Secure Act;
H.J. Res 103 / S.J. Res 36, providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures; Criminal background checks under the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; DOL-OFCCP (REG) Title: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors Regarding Individuals with Disabilities (RIN 1250-AA02); NLRB (REG) Title: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08); NLRB (REG) Title: Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act (RIN 3142-AA07); DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70); DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Injury and Illness Prevention Program (RIN 1218-AC48); DOL-OLMS (REG) Title: Persuader Agreements: Employer and Labor Relations Consultant Reporting Under the LMRDA (RIN 1245-AA03); H.R. 4297, the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012; S. 2230, the Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012; H.R. 1511, the Voluntary Protection Program Act; H.R. 4310, Amendment 182: PLA language in National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), 2013; S. 3220, Paycheck Fairness Act; Davis-Bacon Act language in H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), U.S. SENATE, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Defense - Dept of (DOD),
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 |
Geoff |
Burr |
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Kristen |
Swearingen |
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Brooke |
Frankenfield |
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Sean |
Thurman |
Mr. |
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Liam |
Donovan |
Mr. |
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Ben |
Brubeck |
Mr. |
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Karen |
Livingston |
Ms. |
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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
H.R. 1993, American Job Builders Tax Reform Act; H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut; H.R. 1259 / S. 2242, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011; Comprehensive Tax Reform, Tax Extenders; Independent Contractor Status; S. 2230, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012; S. 2343, Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012; S. 2050, Small Business Tax Entenders Act of 2012; H.R. 1478, S Corporation Modernization Act;
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 |
Geoff |
Burr |
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Kristen |
Swearingen |
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Brooke |
Frankenfield |
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Liam |
Donovan |
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Karen |
Livingston |
Ms. |
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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
DOL-ETA/WHD (REG) Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program (RIN 1205-AB61); DOL-ETA/WHD (REG) Title: Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States (RIN 1205-AB58); H.R. 2885, the Legal Workforce Act; E-Verify;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Geoff |
Burr |
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Brooke |
Frankenfield |
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Sean |
Thurman |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1370 / S. 1880, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148); H.R. 1744 / S. 20, the American Job Protection Act; H.R. 2529, Restoring Access to Medication Act; S. 720, Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act; H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act; H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012;
H.R. 5842, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012; H.R. 5858, Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act of 2012; Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: General Guidance on Federally-Facilitated Exchanges; Repealing over the counter restrictions included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;
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)
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 |
Geoff |
Burr |
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Kristen |
Swearingen |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
EPA (REG) Title: Lead; Clearance and Clearance Testing Requirements for the Renovation, Repair and Painting Program (RIN 2070-AJ57); EPA/OCSPP (REG) Title: Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program for Public and Commercial Buildings (RIN 2070-AJ56); EPA: Greenhouse Gas Regulations;
EPA/WATER (REG) Title: Stormwater Regulations Revision To Address Discharges from Developed Sites (RIN 2040-AF13); EPA (GUIDANCE) Title: Clean Water Protection Guidance (RIN 2040-ZA11); H.R. 4377, the Responsibility and Professional Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2012; Addition of H.R. 2273, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act to H.R. 4348, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II; H.R. 5911, the Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
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Burr |
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Sean |
Thurman |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
PLA language in H.R. 5854, the Military Consruction, Veteran Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2013; S.Con.Res. 42, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2012, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2022; H.R. 4310, Amendment 182: PLA language in National Defense Authorization Act;
S. 3295, FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations;
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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Burr |
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Liam |
Donovan |
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Kristen |
Swearingen |
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Frankenfield |
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Brubeck |
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Sean |
Thurman |
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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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3534, Security in Bonding Act
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Donovan |
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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
S. 1606 / H.R. 3012, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011; H.R. 3862, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012; H.R. 527, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011; H.R. 4607, the Midnight Relief Rule Act of 2012; S. 2219, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act; H.R. 2008, Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011;
Government employee relationships with non-government agencies in H.R. 2146, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA) and in S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act;
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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Sean |
Thurman |
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Livingston |
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Kristen |
Swearingen |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Access to capital
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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Livingston |
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Donovan |
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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
Reforms that will remove barriers to increased domestic energy production; H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act of 2012;
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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Liam |
Donovan |
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Swearingen |
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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
House and Senate Conference Committee on S. 1813 / H.R. 4348, Highway Reauthorization FY 2013, to adopt SA 1759;
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
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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