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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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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
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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: Ryan Meyers |
Date | 1/22/2018 11:59:44 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 ACC
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106);
accounting convergence projects, disclosure of income taxes, revenue recognition, and leases in financial statements, auditing, and extensible business reporting language;
internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits;
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) auditing standards for auditors use of the work of specialists, proposed rules on the auditors report on the audit of financial statements when the auditor expresses an unqualified opinion, and departures from unqualified opinions and other reporting circumstances, and related amendments to auditing standards, supplemental requests for comment on proposed amendments relating to the supervision of audits involving other auditors and proposed auditing standard on dividing responsibilities for the audit with another accounting firm
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury - Dept of, Natl Economic Council (NEC)
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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Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Thomas |
Quaadman |
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Brian |
O'Shea |
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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 ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4239, Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy (SECURE) 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 |
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Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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William |
Kovacs |
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Jacob |
Tyner |
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Intern, Rep. Jim Cooper, Jan. 2013; Intern, Rep. Tom McClintock, Aug.-Dec. 2013; Law Clerk, Senate Financial and Contracting Subcommittee, Sen. Ron Johnson, HSGAC, May-Aug. 2014; Legislative Fellow, Rep. David Schweikert, Sept.-Dec. 2015. |
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Jordan |
Crenshaw |
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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 AUT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act
H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act
S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act
Various issues relating to autonomous vehicles;
smart cities
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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Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Amy |
Travieso |
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David |
Brinton |
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Shaun |
Sahlhoff |
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Julie |
Stitzel |
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Jordan |
Crenshaw |
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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 AVI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017
H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017
H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017
H.R. 4176, Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2017
Various issues relating to appropriations for the TSA;
appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
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 |
Thomas |
Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Ann |
Beauchesne |
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Amy |
Travieso |
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Lindsey |
Klaassen |
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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.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017
H.R. 2266, Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017
H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
H.R. 2998/S. 1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3162/S. 1648, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3266/S. 1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3268/S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3353/S. 1655, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018
H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027
H. J. Res. 123, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes
Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403);
implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125);
blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile;
funding issues relating to the USPTO;
funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office;
funding issues relating to the Department of Justice;
funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security;
funding issues relating to the State Department;
IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy;
funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center;
USPTO IP Attache Program;
budget policy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Copyright Office, White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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David |
Brinton |
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Shaun |
Sahlhoff |
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Timothy |
Maney |
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Ashley |
Wilson |
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Geoffrey |
O'Hara |
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John |
Kirchner |
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Nick |
Vaugh |
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Moore |
Hallmark |
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Clark |
Thomason |
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Stephen |
McAllister |
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Benjamin |
Taylor |
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Margaret |
Sheely |
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Kevin |
Courtois |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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John |
Gonzales |
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Christopher |
Eyler |
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Anna |
Salick |
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Jennings |
Imel |
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Vartan |
Djihanian |
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Thomas |
Quaadman |
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Brian |
O'Shea |
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Brian |
Daner |
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Kristiana |
Larson |
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David |
Hirschmann |
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Frank |
Cullen |
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Patrick |
Kilbride |
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James |
Foster |
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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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 74, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2017
H.R. 806/S.263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017
H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017
S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017
Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015)
Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015)
Proposed rule on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75,411, December 17, 2014)
Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035-48,049, October 16, 2017)
Proposed rule on definition of "waters of the United States"--recodification of pre-existing rules (82 Fed. Reg. 34,899-34,909, July 27, 2017)
Proposed rule on definition of "waters of the United States"--addition of an applicability date to 2015 Clean Water Rule (82 Fed. Reg. 55,542-55,547, November 22, 2017)
Various issues relating to environment and energy policy;
EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel;
potential amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act regarding EPAs national ambient air quality standards for ozone
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
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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Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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William |
Kovacs |
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Jacob |
Tyner |
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Intern, Rep. Jim Cooper, Jan. 2013; Intern, Rep. Tom McClintock, Aug.-Dec. 2013; Law Clerk, Senate Financial and Contracting Subcommittee, Sen. Ron Johnson, HSGAC, May-Aug. 2014; Legislative Fellow, Rep. David Schweikert, Sept.-Dec. 2015. |
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Crenshaw |
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Joseph |
Johnson |
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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 CDT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act
H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
Various issues relating to Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System;
Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority;
potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including credit valuation adjustment capital charge relief, amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users, amending relief from mandatory clearing for centralized treasury units (CTUs) of non-financial-companies, re-characterization of foreign exchange (FX) non-deliverable forward transactions, and inter-affiliate transactions relief;
Request for Information regarding Project KISS (82 Fed. Reg. 21,494-21,495, May 9, 2017);
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight review of swap reporting rules in Parts 43, 45, and 49 of the Commissions regulations;
exemption of inter-affiliate derivatives transactions from initial margin requirements;
substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR);
De Minimis threshold for swap deal registration;
regulatory relief for financial entity end-users
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Treasury - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Thomas |
Quaadman |
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Brian |
Daner |
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Brian |
O'Shea |
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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 CHM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization;
Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 05-17: guidelines for addressing cyber risks at Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) Regulated Facilities (82 Fed. Reg. 32,189-32,191, July 12, 2017)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
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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Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Ann |
Beauchesne |
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Matthew |
Eggers |
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Amy |
Travieso |
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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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to amendments to regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (80 Fed. Reg. 21,659-21,670, April 20, 2015)
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to amendments to regulations under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (80 Fed. Reg. 66,853-66,862, October 30, 2015)
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to requirement to report summary data on employee compensation (79 Fed. Reg. 46,561-46,606, August 8, 2014)
Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113-5,121, February 1, 2016 and 81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016)
Nominations of members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history;
employer consideration of applicant employment status;
EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan;
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) review of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) clearance of revised EEO-1 form (Component 2);
fiscal year 2017 and 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Small Business Administration (SBA), State - Dept of (DOS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Donohue |
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Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Marc |
Freedman |
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Michael |
Billet |
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Randel |
Johnson |
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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 CPI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing
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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Donohue |
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Suzanne |
Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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James |
Foster |
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Christian |
Zur |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1695/S. 1010, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017
H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
S. 1781, National White Collar Crime Control Act of 2017
Various issues relating to intellectual property protections;
overseas threats to economy;
implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125);
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement;
Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center;
USPTO IP Attache Program;
appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403);
funding issues related to the USPTO;
IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico;
IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy;
IP issues related to trade secret theft;
expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors;
patent linkage and regulatory data protection;
plain packaging;
the implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report);
the World Intellectual Property Organization;
the World Trade Organization;
the World Health Organization;
the International Telecommunications Union;
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP);
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA);
IP Issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC);
IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and High Level Panel on Access to Medicines
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. Copyright Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Donohue |
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Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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John |
Gonzales |
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Jennings |
Imel |
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Vartan |
Djihanian |
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David |
Hirschmann |
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Frank |
Cullen |
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Patrick |
Kilbride |
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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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 877, Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2017
Draft legislation on Federal Trade Commission procedural reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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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Donohue |
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2810/S. 1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Various issues relating to defense acquisition reform;
blacklisting of government contractors due to alleged Occupational Safety and Health Act (P.L. 91-596) violations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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Eidshaug |
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Maney |
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Sahlhoff |
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Brinton |
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Foster |
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Zur |
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15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
H.R. 2434/S. 1121, College Transparency Act
H.R. 4508, Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act
Final regulations on student assistance general provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program (81 Fed. Reg. 75,926-76,089, November 1, 2016)
Final regulations on program integrity: gainful employment (79 Fed. Reg. 64,889-65,103, October 31, 2014)
Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128);
reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270);
higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329);
implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95);
student data privacy in K-12 and higher education;
child care and early education;
Executive Order 13801, Expanding Apprenticeships in America
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Eidshaug |
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Allison |
Dembeck |
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Arielle |
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Sahlhoff |
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O'Hara |
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Vaugh |
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McAllister |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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Gonzales |
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Taylor |
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Courtois |
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Margaret |
Sheely |
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Kirchner |
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Ethan |
Hellier |
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Oldham |
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15. General issue area code ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017
H.R. 1443/S. 385, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act
H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
H.R. 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act
H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027
Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015)
Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035-48,049, October 16, 2017)
Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94);
formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations;
energy security;
loan guarantee program under section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58);
establishment of a competitive oil and gas leasing program in the non-wilderness portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR);
environment and energy policy;
energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative;
energy efficiency
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Donohue |
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Bradley |
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Howard |
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Eidshaug |
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Shaun |
Sahlhoff |
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Geoffrey |
O'Hara |
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Benjamin |
Taylor |
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Margaret |
Sheely |
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Kevin |
Courtois |
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Vaugh |
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Christopher |
Eyler |
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Anna |
Salick |
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Stephen |
McAllister |
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Gonzales |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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John |
Kirchner |
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William |
Kovacs |
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Joseph |
Johnson |
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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
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017
H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017
H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act
H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017
H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017
H.R. 1273/S. 376, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017
H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
H.R. 4239, Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy (SECURE) Act
S. 69, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017
S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements
S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017
S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017
Environmental Protection Agency nominees, Andrew Wheeler, Susan Bodine, Michael Dourson, Matthew Leopard, David Ross and William Wehrum
Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015)
Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035-48,049, October 16, 2017)
Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75,411, December 17, 2014)
Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015)
Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017)
Proposed rule on definition of "waters of the United States"--recodification of pre-existing rules (82 Fed. Reg. 34,899-34,909, July 27, 2017)
Proposed rule on definition of "waters of the United States"--addition of an applicability date to 2015 Clean Water Rule (82 Fed. Reg. 55,542-55,547, November 22, 2017)
Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings;
permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94);
implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182);
EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards;
environment and energy policy;
implementation and potential reform of the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205);
oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA;
oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.;
formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses;
EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel;
2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone;
Presidential Executive Order 13807, on establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Howard |
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Eidshaug |
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Sahlhoff |
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O'Hara |
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Taylor |
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Margaret |
Sheely |
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Courtois |
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Vaugh |
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Eyler |
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Anna |
Salick |
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McAllister |
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Gonzales |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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Kirchner |
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Kovacs |
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Johnson |
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Jordan |
Crenshaw |
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Tyner |
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Intern, Rep. Jim Cooper, Jan. 2013; Intern, Rep. Tom McClintock, Aug.-Dec. 2013; Law Clerk, Senate Financial and Contracting Subcommittee, Sen. Ron Johnson, HSGAC, May-Aug. 2014; Legislative Fellow, Rep. David Schweikert, Sept.-Dec. 2015. |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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15. General issue area code FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017
H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act
H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act
H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017
H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017
H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017
H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017
H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017
H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act
H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act
H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017
H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017
H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act
H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017
H.R. 1645, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017
H.R. 1849, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017
H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act
H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
H.R. 2319, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017
H.R. 2359, FCRA Liability Harmonization Act
H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act
H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017
H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017
H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017
H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act
H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act
H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act
H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017
H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017
H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017
H.R. 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 3903, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017
H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act
H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act
H.R. 3971, Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017
H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017
H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017
H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017
H.R. 4028/S. 1982, Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2017
H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes
H.R. 4263, Regulation At Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act
H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act
H.R. 4281, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety
H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017
H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency
H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017
H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes
H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017
H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act
S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017
S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act
S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act
S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017
S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017
S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act
S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE)Act
S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act
S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017
S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017
S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017
S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
H.J. Res. 111/S.J. Res. 47, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements"
Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017
Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act
Potential legislation similar to H.R 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 347, Facilitating Access to Credit Act of 2015
Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016)
Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016)
Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016)
Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016)
Nomination of Governor Jerome Powell to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203);
implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106);
Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System;
Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority;
Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform;
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability;
CFPB consumer complaint database;
CFPB reform;
CFPB arbitration rulemaking;
Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128) modernization;
anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements;
Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing;
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative;
political spending disclosures;
systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies;
Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform;
Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process;
Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability;
reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision;
Federal Reserve reform;
Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735;
proxy voting systems;
Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule;
Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule;
Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies;
Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers;
Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals;
Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17;
disclosure requirements and materiality;
JOBS Act 2.0;
Small Business Lending Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0011;
Consumer Credit Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0006;
potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange;
credit bureau issues;
tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks;
beneficial ownership;
reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States;
modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Small Business Administration (SBA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Vice President of the United States
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Vaugh |
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Thierry |
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Gonzales |
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Thomason |
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Sheely |
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Courtois |
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Djihanian |
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Quaadman |
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Hirschmann |
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O'Shea |
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Daner |
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Larson |
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15. General issue area code FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3268/S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, including provisions relating to labeling of bioengineered food products
Various issues relating to product labeling legislation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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Intern, Rep. Jim Cooper, Jan. 2013; Intern, Rep. Tom McClintock, Aug.-Dec. 2013; Law Clerk, Senate Financial and Contracting Subcommittee, Sen. Ron Johnson, HSGAC, May-Aug. 2014; Legislative Fellow, Rep. David Schweikert, Sept.-Dec. 2015. |
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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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2712, Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2017
Various issues relating to the reform of international standard setting bodies, including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors, and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision;
common ownership and antitrust theories regarding concentrated ownership and passive investment funds;
European supervisory authorities review proposed Article 31a regarding delegation by national competent authorities;
Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System;
beneficial ownership
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of
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Eidshaug |
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O'Shea |
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15. General issue area code GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017
H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017
H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017
H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017
H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017
H.R. 659, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2017
H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act
H.R. 732, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017
H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017
H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017
H.R. 1096/S. 565, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017
H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017
H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017
H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition and outsourcing
H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018
S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017
S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements
S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017
S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017
S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017
S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017
Draft FCC reauthorization and reform legislation
Draft legislation titled Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017
Draft legislation titled Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017
Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015
Potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards
Nomination of Kevin McAleenan to be Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Nomination of Spencer Bachus III to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
Nomination of Scott Garrett, of New Jersey, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be First Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
Nomination of Michael Dourson, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention
Nomination of Matthew Leopold, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of the General Counsel
Nomination of David Ross, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Water
Nomination of William Wehrum, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Air & Radiation
Nomination of Cheryl Marie Stanton to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor
Nomination of Peter B. Robb to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board
Nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Nomination of Susan P. Bodine to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency
Nomination of Preston Rutledge to be Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor
Nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White to be Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality
Nomination of Jerome H. Powell to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Nomination of Scott Mugno to be Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor
Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015)
Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035, October 16, 2017)
Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017)
Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,476, May 16, 2017)
Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017)
Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings;
implementation of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511), and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-13);
Office of Management and Budget M-17013 Extension of Policy to Provide Accelerated Payment to Small Business and Small Business Subcontractors;
environment and energy policy;
Federal Trade Commission informational injury workshop;
Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System;
Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority;
Federal Reserve regulatory reform;
Financial Stability Oversight Council reform;
Securities and Exchange Commission reform;
Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform;
banking regulatory reform;
permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94);
oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S;
formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses;
EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic;
oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA;
citizen suits recodifications;
implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182);
implementation of Executive Order 13807, on establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Treasury - Dept of, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Vaugh |
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Eyler |
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Salick |
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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. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1687
H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017
H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017
H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017
H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017
H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
H.R. 247/S. 28, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017
H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017
H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
H.R. 1101/S. 1818, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017
H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017
H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017
H.R. 1280, Health Savings Account Act
H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017
H.R. 2430/S. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017
H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage
H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax
H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication
H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance
H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017
S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act
S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017
S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act
S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017
S. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017
S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017
S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act
S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act
S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017
S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings
H.Con.Res.71 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1227
Draft legislation titled To stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray)
Proposed regulations on benefit and payment parameters for 2019 (82 Fed. Reg. 51,052-51,148, November 2, 2017)
Request for Information reducing regulatory burdens imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act & Improving Health Care Choices to Employer Patients (82 Fed. Reg. 26,885-26,887, June 12, 2017)
Request for Information Treasury proposed review of regulations & recommendations to further compliance with Executive Orders 13771 and 13777 (82 Fed. Reg. 27,217-27,218, June 14, 2017)
Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax);
Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs;
IRS Notice application of market reform and other provisions of the Affordable Care Act to HRAs, Health FSAs, and certain other employer healthcare arrangements HRAs (Notice 2013-54, September 13, 2013);
IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015);
IRS Notice on qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (Notice 2017-67, October 31, 2017);
House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care;
association health plans;
importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations;
Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Treasury - Dept of, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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Sheely |
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Courtois |
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Vaugh |
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McAllister |
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Johnson |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017
H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017
H.R. 2213/S. 595, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017
H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017
H.R. 3089/S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017
H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, including provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology budget
H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017
H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017
H.R. 3548, Border Security for America Act of 2017
H.R. 4036, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act
H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act
H.R. 4478, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017
H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017
S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017
S. 763, Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act
S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017
S. 1157, Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act of 2017
S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017
S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act
S. 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017
S. 1904, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017
S. 2083, Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017
S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act
Draft legislation titled Cyber SAFETY Act of 2017
Proposed Regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015)
Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation;
Executive Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure;
National Telecommunications and Information Administration request for public comment, Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats;
National Institute of Standards and Technology proposed update to the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity;
USTR Initiation of Section 301 Investigation; Hearing; and Request for Public Comments: Chinas Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation;
implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) (P.L. 114-113, Division N);
implementation of Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-91, Subtitle G);
Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-296), including potential amendment qualifying cyber incidents as a trigger for liability protections;
proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ENISA, the "EU Cybersecurity Agency", and repealing Regulation (EU) 526/2013, and on Information and Communication Technology cybersecurity certification (''Cybersecurity Act'');
Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (NIS Directive);
Regulations (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation);
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) cybersecurity vulnerabilities disclosure initiative
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act
H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017
H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017
H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017
H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act
H.R. 601, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017
H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act
H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017
H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017
H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017
H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017
H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act
H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program
H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017
H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act
H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017
H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act
H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017
H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017
H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act
H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017
H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act
H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017
H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act
S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications
S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act
S. 504, APEC Business Travel Cards Reauthorization Act of 2017
S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act
S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes
S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act
S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act
S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act
S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017
H.J. Res. 123, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress)
Various issues relating to visa waiver program;
H-1B Visa Program;
H-2B Visa Program;
L-1B Visa Program;
EB-5 Visa Program;
EB-5 regional center program;
E-Verify program;
expansion of the use of the E-Verify system;
private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry;
STEM visa reform;
nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment;
Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry;
border security;
immigration reform;
guest worker programs;
legalization concepts;
visa reform;
customs trade facilitation and enforcement;
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program;
extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti;
high-skilled immigration;
lesser skilled immigration;
temporary agriculture guest worker;
temporary non-agriculture guest worker;
optional practical training program;
employment based immigrant visa numbers;
family based immigrant visa numbers;
employment verification;
interior enforcement;
temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries;
increased vetting of visa applicants;
unfair immigration related employment practices;
trusted traveler programs;
travel issues;
biometric entry-exit;
increasing the number or ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers;
aerial security enhancements
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), State - Dept of (DOS), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Sheely |
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Hellier |
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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 IND
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 210, Native American Energy Act
H.R. 986/S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017
H.R. 3138, Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017
S. 245, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017
S. 1935, Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017
Nomination of Tara Sweeney to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands;
reauthorization of Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (P.L. 104-330);
Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009);
tax parity for tribal governments
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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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Eidshaug |
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Mahoney |
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Brinton |
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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. 879, Flood Insurance Integrity Act of 2017
H.R. 1401, Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2017
H.R. 1422/S. 563, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act
H.R. 1423, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 1558, Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act
H.R. 2246, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017
H.R. 2565, To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes
H.R. 2868, National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection Act of 2017
H.R. 2874, 21st Century Flood Reform Act
H.R. 2875, National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017
S. 1058, National Flood Insurance Program Consultant Accountability Act of 2017
S. 1313, Flood Insurance Affordability and Sustainability Act of 2017
S. 1368, Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Howard |
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Eidshaug |
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Brinton |
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Sahlhoff |
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Lumadue |
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15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 986, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017
H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017
H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act
H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act
H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act
H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act
S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act
H.J. Res. 37/S.J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation
Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board
Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board
Nomination of Scott Mugno to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board
Nomination of General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board
Nomination of Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor
Nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor
Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor
Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor
DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities
Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg. 34,869-34,871, June 18, 2015)
Proposed regulation standards improvement project phase IV (81 Fed. Reg. 68,504-68,685, October 4, 2016)
Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016)
Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to extend deadline for reporting (82 Fed. Reg. 29,261, June 28, 2017)
Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016)
Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016)
Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017)
Final rule on claims procedure for plans providing disability benefits (81 Fed. Reg. 92,316-92,343, December 19, 2016)
Notice of agency information collection activities; notice of submission for OMB review, final comment request: revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016)
Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017)
Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017)
Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB);
determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision;
Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule;
gender-based workplace discrimination;
Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors;
NLRB joint employer standard;
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form;
paid leave;
legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198);
NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda;
open multiple employer plans (MEPs);
proposal to combine Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP);
hurricane Harvey relief efforts;
current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program;
Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments;
Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Small Business Administration (SBA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Bradley |
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Howard |
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Eidshaug |
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Allison |
Dembeck |
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Sahlhoff |
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Thomas |
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Brinton |
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Jennings |
Imel |
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Vartan |
Djihanian |
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Kirchner |
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Ethan |
Hellier |
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Billet |
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Freedman |
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Randel |
Johnson |
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Foster |
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Bird |
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Christian |
Zur |
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Quaadman |
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Hirschmann |
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O'Shea |
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15. General issue area code NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act
H.R. 1273/S. 376, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
H.R. 4239, Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy (SECURE) Act
S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements
Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205), including provisions relating to state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations
Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017)
Various issues relating to environment and energy policy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Donohue |
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Howard |
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Eidshaug |
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William |
Kovacs |
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Johnson |
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Tyner |
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Intern, Rep. Jim Cooper, Jan. 2013; Intern, Rep. Tom McClintock, Aug.-Dec. 2013; Law Clerk, Senate Financial and Contracting Subcommittee, Sen. Ron Johnson, HSGAC, May-Aug. 2014; Legislative Fellow, Rep. David Schweikert, Sept.-Dec. 2015. |
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Crenshaw |
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15. General issue area code RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017
H.R. 4158, Retirement Plan Modernization Act
Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016)
Proposed rule claims procedure for plans providing disability benefits; extension of applicability date (82 Fed. Reg. 47,409-47,415, October 12, 2017)
Final regulation on mortality tables for determining present value under defined benefit pension plans (82 Fed. Reg. 46,388-46-411, October 5, 2017)
Nomination of Preston Rutledge to be the Assistant Secretary of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration
Various issues relating to tax reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Donohue |
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Howard |
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Eidshaug |
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Sahlhoff |
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Brinton |
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Aliya |
Wong |
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Johnson |
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Foster |
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Bird |
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15. General issue area code SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017
H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 3427, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017
H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act
Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings;
formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Donohue |
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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Shaun |
Sahlhoff |
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Arielle |
Thomas |
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William |
Kovacs |
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Johnson |
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15. General issue area code SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
S. 1558, Advocacy Empowerment Act of 2017
S. 1559, Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2017
Nomination of David C. Tryon, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration
Various issues relating to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-17-13, January 11, 2017, extension of policy to provide accelerated payment to small business and small business subcontractors
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Howard |
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Eidshaug |
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Sahlhoff |
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Foster |
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Zur |
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15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018
H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act
H.R. 631/S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017
H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017
H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027
Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft)
Proposed regulations on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest (81 Fed. Reg. 51,413-51,425, August 4, 2016)
Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs;
corporate tax inversions;
repatriation of multinational business earnings;
tax reform;
pension reform;
international competitiveness of corporate tax rates;
patent box or innovation box proposals;
corporate integration proposals;
border adjustment tax;
value added tax;
conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts;
House Republican Tax Reform Blueprint;
Executive Order 13789, Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Howard |
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Eidshaug |
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Brinton |
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Ashley |
Wilson |
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Sahlhoff |
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Thomas |
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O'Hara |
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Taylor |
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Sheely |
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Courtois |
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McAllister |
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Vaugh |
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Moore |
Hallmark |
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Clark |
Thomason |
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Jennings |
Imel |
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Vartan |
Djihanian |
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Kirchner |
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Smith |
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Thierry |
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Gonzales |
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Eyler |
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Salick |
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Hellier |
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Intern, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Aug. 2008; Intern, Sen. Johnny Isakson, Aug. 2008 - May 2009. |
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Foster |
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Harris |
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15. General issue area code TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 387, Email Privacy Act
H.R. 1865, Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017
H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017
S. 1311, Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017
S. 1312, Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017
S. 1693, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017
Draft legislation titled Open Internet Preservation Act
Draft legislation titled A Bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934
Draft Federal Trade Commission procedural reformlegislation
Draft net neutrality legislation
Draft student privacy legislation
Draft Federal Communication Commission reauthorization and reform legislation
Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017)
Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017)
Various issues relating to broadband infrastructure and deployment;
expanding flexible use in mid-band spectrum between 3.7 and 24 GHz;
Federal Trade Commission informational injury workshop;
matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421)
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Natl Economic Council (NEC)
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Eidshaug |
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Travieso |
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Sahlhoff |
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Kovacs |
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Stitzel |
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Crenshaw |
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15. General issue area code TOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017
H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017
H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017
H.R. 2388, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2017
H.R. 2626, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act
H.R. 2805, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017
S. 504, APEC Business Travel Cards Reauthorization Act of 2017
Various issues relating to the visa waiver program;
biometric entry-exit;
border security;
interior enforcement;
travel issues;
temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries;
increased vetting of visa applicants;
trusted traveler program;
resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security;
aerial security enhancements;
increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents, and customs and border protection officers;
funding for Brand USA
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), State - Dept of (DOS), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Howard |
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Eidshaug |
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Brinton |
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Lumadue |
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Johnson |
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Baselice |
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Billet |
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15. General issue area code TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act
H.R. 3282, ELD Extension Act of 2017
H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act
H.R. 3823, Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017
H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act
S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017
S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017
S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act
Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels;
implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322);
implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94);
implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121);
use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays;
movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways;
National Freight Advisory Council;
revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund;
funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships;
water resources;
public-private partnerships for public infrastructure;
Buy America provisions;
commercial trucking hours of service;
truck productivity, specifically twin-33s;
railroad tank car operational controls;
positive train control (PTC) implementation;
federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A);
autonomous vehicles;
smart cities
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Clark |
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Bradley |
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Eidshaug |
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Atchley |
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Mortimer |
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Shaun |
Sahlhoff |
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Geoffrey |
O'Hara |
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Benjamin |
Taylor |
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Margaret |
Sheely |
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Courtois |
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Nick |
Vaugh |
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Stephen |
McAllister |
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Moore |
Hallmark |
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Clark |
Thomason |
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Gonzales |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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Jennings |
Imel |
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Vartan |
Djihanian |
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Kirchner |
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Molly |
Smith |
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Christopher |
Eyler |
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Anna |
Salick |
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Ethan |
Hellier |
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Brince |
Manning |
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Intern, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Aug. 2008; Intern, Sen. Johnny Isakson, Aug. 2008 - May 2009. |
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Julie |
Stitzel |
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Jordan |
Crenshaw |
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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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017
H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017
H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act
H.R. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017
H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017
H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017
H.R. 3718, International Communications Privacy Act
H.R. 3989, USA Liberty Act of 2017
H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan
H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017
H.R. 4318/S.2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017
H.R. 4478, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017
S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017
S. 2986, International Communications Privacy Act
H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom
Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2017
Nomination of members of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
Various issues relating to international trade agreements;
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement;
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations;
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA);
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS);
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP);
the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors;
Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations;
U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA);
United Nations High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines;
ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention;
implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159);
implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125);
implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report");
implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms;
International Telecommunications Union;
World Health Organization (WHO);
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);
World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations;
World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including implementation work with U.S. Customs and the U.S. Trade Representative;
Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center;
patent linkage and regulatory data protection;
plain packaging;
USPTO IP Attache Program;
China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues;
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement;
IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy;
IP issues relating to trade secret theft;
IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC);
IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC);
IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe;
IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA);
U.S.-Argentina economic relations;
U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations;
U.S.-Brazil economic relations;
U.S.-China economic relations;
U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-India economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Japan economic relations;
U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Korea economic relations;
U.S.-Mexico economic relations;
U.S.-Pakistan economic relations;
U.S.-Russia economic relations;
U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC);
U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa;
U.S. sanctions on Burma;
U.S. sanctions on Russia;
U.S.-EU privacy shield;
U.S.-EU energy relations;
U.S.-U.K. trade and investment relations and Brexit;
Ukraine related sanctions;
potential reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS);
Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan;
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC);
Export-Import Bank;
global food security strategy;
trade embargo with Cuba;
trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization;
bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China;
bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India;
tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan;
International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform;
international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance;
funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF);
international affairs budget;
promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation;
international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment;
advancing international regulatory cooperation;
agricultural trade and regulatory issues;
Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation;
internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition;
trade policy;
Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window;
United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Executive Office of the President (EOP), White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), State - Dept of (DOS), Treasury - Dept of, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Energy - Dept of, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Copyright Office, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Donohue |
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Clark |
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Neil |
Bradley |
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John |
Howard |
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Ronald |
Eidshaug |
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David |
Brinton |
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Shaun |
Sahlhoff |
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Justin |
Lumadue |
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Geoffrey |
O'Hara |
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Benjamin |
Taylor |
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Margaret |
Sheely |
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Kevin |
Courtois |
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Nick |
Vaugh |
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John |
Kirchner |
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Stephen |
McAllister |
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Moore |
Hallmark |
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Clark |
Thomason |
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John |
Gonzales |
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Monique |
Thierry |
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Jennings |
Imel |
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Vartan |
Djihanian |
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Christopher |
Eyler |
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Anna |
Salick |
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Ethan |
Hellier |
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Brince |
Manning |
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Intern, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Aug. 2008; Intern, Sen. Johnny Isakson, Aug. 2008 - May 2009. |
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Hirschmann |
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Cullen |
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Kilbride |
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Myron |
Brilliant |
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Murphy |
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Christopher |
Wenk |
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Chorlins |
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Sean |
Heather |
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Jocelyn |
Chan |
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Esperanza |
Jelalian |
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Natalie |
Obermann |
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Fatheree |
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Goyer |
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Renata |
Vasconcellos |
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Kebely |
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Jeremie |
Waterman |
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Stephen |
Lutes |
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Litman |
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Workman |
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Botting |
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Kara |
Sutton |
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Carvalho |
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Beauchesne |
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Amy |
Travieso |
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Lindsey |
Klaassen |
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James |
Foster |
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