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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 606 N. Washington Street |
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| City | Alexandria |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 20009 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27081-12
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6. House ID# 302690000
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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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| 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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: John Hatton, Legislative Representative |
Date | 04/26/2012 |
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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H. Con. Res. 112: FY 2013 Concurring Resolution on the Budget
H. Con. Res. 34: FY2012 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget.
H.R. 657: Federal Workforce Reduction Act of 2011: To reduce the number of civil service employees in the executive branch.
H.R. 828: Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011. To make an individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt ineligible to be appointed, or to continue serving, as a federal employee.
H.R. 1332: Social Security Fairness Act of 2011: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
H.R. 1470: To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the probationary period applicable to appointments in the civil service.
H.R. 1779: Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2011: To reduce the number of civil service employees in the executive branch.
H.R. 2114: Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act of 2011.
H.R. 2465: Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act of 2011.
H.R. 3630: Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. Opposed changes to federal retirement programs. Supported amendments to provide federal, state, and local government employees a reduction in payroll deductions or taxes equivalent to the Social Security payroll tax reduction provided in the legislation.
S. 261: Federal Employees' Compensation Reform Act of 2011. Requires federal employees, including postal employees, who are receiving total or partial disability benefits under the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) to convert to the federal retirement system when such employees reach retirement age as defined by the Social Security Act and are otherwise eligible for an annuity under the the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).
S. 644: Public-Private Employee Retirement Parity Act. Terminates defined benefit annuities under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) for new hires starting in 2013.
S. 1931: Temporary Tax Holiday and Government Reduction Act. Prohibits a head of a federal agency from hiring more than 1 employee for every 3 full-time employees who leave employment in such agency until OMB and OPM make a determination that the number of full-time federal employees is 10% less than the initial level determined by OMB and OPM. Extends the freeze on the pay of federal employees through 2015.
S. 1789: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011. Opposed reductions to federal workers' compensation benefits. Supported amendments to strip those provisions from the bill. Supported amendments to prevent increased premiums or reduced benefits for Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) participants. Supported amendments to require reporting of federal retirement processing time and status of claims.
H.R. 3813: Increases the employee contribution to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) for calendar years 2013, 2014, and 2015. Establishes new annuity computation rules (reducing annuities by 41 percent and increasing contributions by 3.2 percent of salary) for federal employees with less than five years of civilian service (as of December 31, 2012) creditable under FERS or any other federal employee retirement system. Eliminates the FERS annuity supplement for federal employees whose entitlement to an annuity is based on separation from service after December 31, 2012.
H.R. 3835: To extend the pay limitation for Members of Congress and federal employees. (Opposed).
S. 2065: Freezes federal employee pay scales through June 2014. Restricts government hiring for three years, allowing only tw
hires for every three vacancies.
President's FY 2013 Budget Proposal
S. 2196. Requires Medicare enrollees to enroll in FEHBP.
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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Tagen |
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Hatton |
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Farrell |
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Joseph |
Beaudoin |
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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
H. Con. Res. 112 FY2013 Concurring Resolution on the Budget
H. J. Res. 1: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.
H. J. Res. 2: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.
S. 365: Budget Control Act of 2011.
S.J. Res. 10: Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
S.J. Res. 24: Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
H. Con. Res. 34: FY2012 Concurring Resolution on the Budget
President's FY 2013 Budget Proposal
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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Julie |
Tagen |
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John |
Hatton |
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Farrell |
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Joseph |
Beaudoin |
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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 POS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1351: USPS Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011.
H.R. 2309: Postal Reform Act of 2011.
S. 353: U.S. Postal Service Improvements Act of 2011.
S. 1010: Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation Act of 2011.
S. 1789: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011.
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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Tagen |
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Hatton |
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Farrell |
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Joseph |
Beaudoin |
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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. 3630: Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011.
S. 1931: Temporary Tax Holiday and Government Reduction Act. Prohibits a head of a federal agency from hiring more than 1 employee for every 3 full-time employees who leave employment in such agency until OMB and OPM make a determination that the number of full-time federal employees is 10% less than the initial level determined by OMB and OPM. Extends the freeze on the pay of federal employees through 2015.
H.R. 3765: Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011.
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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Beaudoin |
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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)
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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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