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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)

2. Address

Address1
301 Maple Avenue West
 Address2
​Suite 690
City
Vienna
 State
VA
 Zip Code
22180
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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 Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Ms.
​KAREN KERRIGAN
​7032425840
​kkerrigan@sbecouncil.org
5. Senate ID#
​35627-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)
6. House ID#
​327060000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2012
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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 11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​110,000.00
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.
Method A. 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: Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO
 Date
07/20/2012

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code SMB

16. Specific lobbying issues

Access to Capital:
Jumpstart of Businesses Start-Up Act (JOBS Act) -- supported final passage and Presidential approval

Regulation/Regulatory Reform:
(cont.)
Regulation/Regulatory Reform:
Continue to advocate for significant regulatory reform and relief including expansion of Reg Flex for small business, cost-benefit analysis, regulatory moratorium, a regulatory budget, up or down vote by Congress on major regulations.

FDA Safety and Innovation Act (S 3187) -- supported passage. Opposed amendments to include drug reimportation.
Taxpayer Right to Know Act (HR 3609) - support
Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act (HR 2008) - support
Reguatory Freeze for Jobs Act (HR 4078) - support
Midnight Rule Relief Act- support
Paycheck Fairness Act (S 3220) - oppose
Affordable Care Act -- continue to support repeal of the health care law (ObamaCare), and push for competitive health care reforms such as a national marketplace for health insurance, expanded HSAs, equity for the self-employed, and tax credits for individuals.

Taxes/Tax Relief and Reform:

Continue to advocate for comprehensive tax reform (simplifying tax system through a flat tax), reduction of individual and corporate rates, repeal of death tax and lowering or zeroing out of capital gains taxes.

Small Business Tax Deduction Act (HR 9) -- supported passage
LIFO Repeal -- oppose

Continue to support the extension or making permanent tax relief provided by 2003 and 2008 tax reduction packages.


Federal Government Procurement:
National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2013, Bartlett Amendment -- supported
Military Construction Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill, Grimm Amendment -- opposed
GET Small Business Contracting Act (HR 3850) - supported
Small Business Advocate Act (HR 3851) - supported
Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act (HR 3893) - supported
Small Business Opportunity Act (HR 3980) - supported
Building Better Businesses Partnership Act (HR 3985) - supported
Small Business Promotion Act (HR 3987) - supported
Contracting Opportunity Protection Act (HR 4081) - supported
Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act (HR 4206) - supported

Affordable Energy:
Keystone XL Pipeline -- continue to support construction of the pipeline and efforts to move approval through congressional action.
S.J. Resolution 37 - supported
Domestic Energy and Jobs Act (HR 4480) - supported passage
Chambliss Amendment to Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (S 3240) -- supported this amendment to repeal renewable fuel standard.
New taxes on energy producers - oppose

Protection of Free Speech and the Small Business Voice in Policymaking and the Legislative Process:
DISCLOSE Act (S2219) - opposed

Technology/Telecommunication: Advocacy of universal broadband through private sector incentives/pro-investment policies. Support Verizon/cable company deal on spectrum swap, open spectrum auctions.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), President of the U.S., Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury - Dept of, White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB)

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
Karen
Kerrigan
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Raymond
Keating
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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City
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 Zip Code
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

City
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

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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