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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 | 1125 17TH STREET, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 20106-12
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6. House ID# 306580000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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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: Matthew McGuire |
Date | 1/20/2016 9:05:29 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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1308, The National Multimodal and Freight Infrastructure Improvement Act, legislation to create an $8 billion federal program to assist freight mobility. Provisions related to labor standards on federal-assisted construction.
H.R. 748, Passenger Rail and Reform Investment Act, legislation to reauthorize Amtrak and the national passenger rail system. Provisions related to grant funding, innovative financing, authorized investment levels, and labor standards.
Grow America Act, Department of Transportations surface transportation reauthorization proposal. Provisions related to innovative financing, broadband and communications technology, local hire, labor standards, apprenticeship and workforce development, revenue sources and investment levels.
H.R. 625, Infrastructure Act 2.0, legislation to repatriate overseas profits to the United States and dedicate those revenues to infrastructure investment.
S. 1186, Move America Act, legislation that creates tax-preferred financing for transportation projects of all modes, with a particular emphasis on attractive private resources for infrastructure.
S. 1647 and HR 22, DRIVE Act, reauthorization of highway and transit program, provisions related to public-private partnerships, freight program, rail safety, labor standards, and revenue sources for off-sets.
Water Resources Development Act, reauthorization of the legislation that governs ports, harbors, and inland waterways, provisions related to innovative financing, public-private partnerships, and workforce development.
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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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
S. 1 and H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act, legislation to expedite permitting of the Keystone XL Pipeline, a roughly 1200-mile crude oil pipeline between Hardisty, Alberta, and Steele City, Nebraska.
Keystone XL Presidential Permit, process to approve transnational crude oil pipeline between the United States and Canada.
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, legislation to expedite FERC permitting for natural gas pipelines.
H.R. 2295, the National Energy Security Corridors Act, legislation to streamline permitting of natural gas pipelines through federal lands.
H.R. 702, legislation that eliminates the ban on the export of crude oil from the United States.
S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act, comprehensive bipartisan energy legislation's, provisions related to workforce development and federally-assisted construction, particularly in energy efficiency.
H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act, provisions related to workforce development.
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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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
S. Con. Res 11, establishing a budget for fiscal year 2016, amendments related to labor standards and procurement methods for construction, and transportation funding levels.
H. Con Res. 27, establishing a budget for fiscal year 2016, provisions related to transportation funding levels.
H.R. 2029, Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of FY 2016, amendment related to the labor standard for construction of federally-assisted construction.
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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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. 2050, Excise tax on high-premium health care plans, Cadillac Tax legislation, legislation to eliminate the forty-percent excise tax on high-cost healthcare plans under the Affordable Care Act.
Build America Initiative, Administration program to support public-private partnerships and innovative financing in infrastructure.
S. 1186, Move America Act, legislation that creates tax-preferred financing for transportation projects of all modes, with a particular emphasis on attractive private resources for infrastructure.
H.R. 1846, legislation to fund the Highway Trust Fund by raising the gas tax and indexing it to inflation if there are no other options identified by commissions created in the bill to find other funding options.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), 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 |
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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
S.J. Res. 8, a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act expressing disapproval of a National Labor Relations Board Rule.
Crane certification draft regulation and process.
S. 248 and S. 511, Tribal Sovereignty Act, legislation that would exempt the National Labor Relations Act from tribal operations on tribal lands.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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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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. 2050, Excise tax on high-premium health care plans, Cadillac Tax legislation, legislation to eliminate the forty-percent excise tax on high-cost healthcare plans under the Affordable Care Act.
H.R. 1786 and S. 928, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, legislation to extend the health care monitoring and victims compensation program for first responders, construction workers, and other workers suffering from the hazards of responding to September 11 attacks.
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
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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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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