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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 555 12th Street NW, Suite 1001 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27811-12
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6. House ID# 306040000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2023 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Brad Close |
Date | 7/20/2023 4:55:12 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
House Bills:
H.R. 23, the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act - support.
H.R. 572, the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act - support.
H.R. 1843, the Telehealth Expansion Act - support.
H.J.Res. 30, the Congressional Resolution of Disapproval of the Department of Labors final rule on Environmental, Social, and Governance for retirement plans - support.
H.J.Res. 27, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval for the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) final rule - support.
H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act - support.
H.R. 824, the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023 - support.
H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 - support.
H.R. 4721, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support.
H.R. 3881, the Credit Card Competition Act - support.
H.R. 3799, the CHOICE Arrangement Act - support.
S.J.Res.11, CRA resolution of disapproval for the EPA final rule relating to increased emissions standards for new heavy duty trucks - support.
H.R. 2868, the Association Health Plan Act - support.
H.R. 2813, the Self-Insurance Protection Act - support.
H.R. 4428, the Guidance Clarity Act - support.
H.R. 890, the Guidance Out Of Darkness (GOOD) Act - support.
Senate Bills:
S. 1108, the Death Tax Repeal Act - support.
S. 122, the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act, support.
S. 954, the Affordable Insulin NOW Act of 2023 - oppose.
S. 1001, the Telehealth Expansion Act - support.
H.J.Res. 27, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval for the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) final rule - support.
S.J.Res. 8, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval for the Department of Labor (DOL) final rule relating to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors for investment decisions - support.
S. 1706, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support.
S. 1838, the Credit Card Competition Act - support.
Nomination of Acting Secretary Julie Sus for Secretary of DOL - oppose.
S. 1339, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act - support.
S. 567, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2023 - oppose.
S. 728, the Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose.
S. 1664, the Healthy Families Act - oppose.
S. 1339, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act - support.
Nomination of Jared Bernstein as Chair to the Council of Economic Advisors - oppose.
Testimony / Statement for the Record:
NFIB Statement for the Record, U.S. House Committee on Small Business in a hearing titled, American Ingenuity: Promoting Innovation Through the Tax Code. June 6, 2023.
NFIB member Stephanie Camarillo, owner of Molly Maid of Boise and Treasure City, participated in a roundtable on business tax issues for the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee. June 7, 2023
NFIB Kevin Kuhlman testified before the U.S. House Committee on Budget in a hearing titled, Reigniting Economic Excellence Through Tax Policy. June 22, 2023.
NFIB Statement for the Record to the U.S. House Committee on Small Business for a hearing titled, Reviewing the SBAs Office of Advocacy Report on the Regulatory Flexibility Act. June 22, 2023
NFIB member Marcie Strouse, Capitol Benefits Group, testified before U.S. House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions in a hearing titled, Reducing Health Care Costs for Working Americans and their Families. April 26, 2023.
NFIB member Alison Couch, Owner, Ignite Accounting & Business Services testified before the U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means in a hearing titled,
Field Hearing on the State of the Economy: The South. April 21, 2023.
NFIB member Warren S. Hudak, President, Hudak & Company, testified before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business in a hearing titled, Paying Their Fair Share: How Tax Hikes Crush the Competitiveness of Small Businesses. April 18, 2023.
NFIB Statement for the Record, U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Health in a hearing titled, Why Health Care is Unaffordable: Anticompetitive and Consolidated Markets. May 17, 2023.
Other Issues:
Healthcare reform
Joint trade letter - request for abandonment or at least postponement of DOLs anticipated overtime regulations under the FLSA
Joint trade letter - support of the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act (H.R. 1163)
Joint trade letter - support of the pending proposal to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require disclosure of third-party litigation funding (TPLF) investment arrangements in any civil action filed in federal court
Restoration of R&D expensing (Section 174) - support
Regulatory Flexibility Act reform - support
Beneficial ownership information reporting requirements - oppose
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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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Policy Director, House Committee on Small Business |
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McLeod |
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McGee |
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Administrative Director, Senator John Cornyn
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Courtney |
Brooks |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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