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

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

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

15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

S.749, H.R.4212 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.
Monitor draft legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of expenses for business meals and entertainment.
Proposed Rule: Amendments to Excepted Benefits [RIN 1545BL90, REG14317213], [RIN 1210AB60], [RIN 0938AS16, CMS9946P].
Correcting Amendment: Shared Responsibility Payment for Not Maintaining Minimum Essential Coverage; Correction [RIN 1545BL36, TD 9632].
IRS clarification of tips vs. service charges. Rev. Rul. 2012-18.
S.1395 - Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2013.
H.R.2945 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.
S.2168 Small Business Stability Act
H.R.2577 Small Business Job Protection Act
S.2176 Commonsense Reporting Act
H.R.3367 To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015.
Final Rule: Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage [RIN 1545BL33]
Final Rule: Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans [RIN 1545BL26]
Final Rule: Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage [RIN 1545BL31]
Revised Rule: 2012-18 (tip credit)
Rev. Proc. 2014-30 (26 CFR 601.602: Tax forms and instructions.)
[TD 9660], RIN 1545BL31 Correcting Amendment: Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage; Correction
[REG14103613], RIN 1545BL91 Correction to a notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing
[TD 9672], RIN 1545BL55 Final Rule: Tax Credit for Employee Health Insurance Expenses of Small Employers
HR 4718 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.
2014 Draft Form 1094-C: Transmittal of Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage Information Return
2014 Draft Form 1095-C: Employer Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage
2014 Draft Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C
2014 Draft Form 1094-B: Transmittal of Health Coverage Information Returns
2014 Draft Form 1095-B: Health Coverage
2014 Draft Instructions for Forms 1094-B and 1095-B
IRS Notice 2014-49: Section 4980H -- Shared Responsibility for Employer Regarding Health Coverage -- Approach to Changes in Measurement Periods or Methods Applicable to an Employee
IRS Notice 2014-55: Additional Permitted Election Changes for Health Coverage under 125 Cafeteria Plans
2014 Draft Form 8962: Premium Tax Credit
2014 Draft Instructions for Form 8962, Premium Tax Credit
2014 Draft Form 1040-A: U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
H.R. 5213/S. 2881, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2014
H.R. 5557, Streamlining Verification for Americans Act
H.R. 5264, Permanent Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act
H.R. 5771/PL 113-295 (Tax Extenders Bill) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions and make technical corrections, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE accounts established under State programs for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes
Notice 2014-69: Group Health Plans that Fail to Cover In-Patient Hospitalization Services
Final Rule: Minimum Essential Coverage and Other Rules Regarding the Shared Responsibility Payment for Individuals [RIN 1545BL91]
Notice 2014-76: Individual Shared Responsibility Payment Hardship Exemptions that May Be Claimed on a Federal Income Tax Return Without Obtaining a Hardship Exemption Certification from the Marketplace
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: OMB Number: 15452251. Title: Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (TD 9661Final)
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: OMB Number: 15452252. Title: REG13245511Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (TD 9660Final)

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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 FOO

16. Specific lobbying issues

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to FDA Model Food Code.
Monitor the implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, (P.L. 111-296).
Monitor legislation and federal issues related to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-353).
Monitor legislation and federal issues related to menu labeling.
Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Food Safety.
Monitor federal issues related to FDA sodium docket.
Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Agriculture Reform including Farm Bill legislation.
Monitor Title IV on nutrition program of Farm Bill.
H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013.
H.Amdt 228 to HR 1947 Dairy Amendment.
H.Amdt 213 to HR 1947 Olive Oil amendment.
H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, committee amendments related to catfish inspection, dairy supply management provisions, and olive oil import restrictions.
H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
Monitor federal issues related to sequestration of USDA inspectors.
S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013.
H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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 BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. AMDT 144 to S.Con.Res.8, Senate Budget Resolution: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to restore a sensible definition of full-time employee for purposes of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
S. AMDT 229 to S. Con. Res. 8, Senate Budget Resolution: To repeal the 30 hour weekly work requirement for purposes of determining a full-time employee under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148).
S. AMDT 230 to S. Con. Res. 8, Senate Budget Resolution: To define a large employer for purposes of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) as an employer with 50 or more employees rather than considering full-time equivalent employees for such purposes.
Potential Amendment on Senate Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations bill relating to prohibiting the IRS from imposing employer mandate penalties until full-time and full-time equivalent employee are defined as 40 hours per week.
H.R. 83 - Consolidated on further continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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

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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

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
Proposed Rule and Request for Comments regarding wage methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B
Program, Labor: RIN 1205-AB61.
Executive Order 13563 as it relates to RIN1205-AB69.
Notice of Proposed Rule, "Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States (RIN 1205-AB58)."
S.744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.
H.R.1772 The Legal Workforce Act.
H.R. 1354 Jobs Originating through Launching Travel Act (JOLT Act).

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL)

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 HCR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Association Health Plans, Small Business Health Plans, Health-Care Related Tax Credits, Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts.
Monitor the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (P.L. 111-148).
Monitor the implementation of the Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, (P.L. 111-152).
H.R. 1249, S. 1756 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act.
H.R. 903, S. 399, The American Job Protection Act.
H.R. 763 To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
S. 603 The Jobs & Premium Protection Act.
H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act.
Proposed Rule: Medicaid, Childrens Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing [RIN 0938-AR04] [CMS-2334-P].
FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part XI (January 24, 2013).
HHS seeks public comment on the new single, streamlined application for health insurance and the SHOP applications, draft dated 1/16/2013.
Proposed Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Functions: Eligibility for Exemptions; Miscellaneous Minimum Essential Coverage Provisions [RIN 0938-AR68].
Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation [RIN 0938-AR03], [CMS-9980-F].
Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review [RIN 0938-AR40], [CMS-9972-F].
Proposed Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program [CMS-9964-P2], [RIN 0938-AR76].
Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of the Multi-State Plan Program for the Affordable Insurance Exchanges [RIN 3206-AM47].
Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 and Amendments to the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014; Proposed Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program [CMS-9964-F], [RIN 0938-AR51].
Proposed Rule: Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation and Technical Amendments to Certain Health Coverage Requirements Under the Affordable Care Act [REG-122706-12, RIN 1545-BL50], [RIN1210-AB56], [CMS-9952-P, RIN 0938-AR77].
Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchange and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program [CMS-9964 - F2, RIN 0938-AR76].
Proposed Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Program Integrity: Exchange, SHOP, Premium Stabilization Programs, and Market Standards [CMS - 9957-b, RIN 0938-AR82].
H.R.45 To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Functions: Eligibility for Exemptions; Miscellaneous Minimum Essential Coverage Provisions [CMS-9958-F, RIN 0938-AR68].
Final Rule: Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Programs: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes, and Premiums and Cost Sharing; Exchanges: Eligibility and Enrollment [CMS-2334-F, RIN 0938-AR04].
Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Program Integrity: Exchange, SHOP, and Eligibility Appeals[CMS-9957-F, RIN 0938-AR82].
Multi-State Plan Program on the Health Insurance Marketplace OPM Plan.
Federally Facilitated Marketplace Enrollment Operational Policy & Guidance, CMS, October 3, 2013.
Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Program Integrity: Exchange, Premium Stabilization Programs, and Market Standards; Amendments to the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 [RIN 0938AR82; RIN 0938AR74].
Final Rule: Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program: Expanding Coverage of Children; Federal Flexible Benefits Plan: Pre-Tax Payment of Health Benefits Premiums: Conforming Amendments [RIN 3206AM55].
Correcting Amendment: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 [CMS9964F3, RIN0938AR51].

Proposed Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015 [RIN 0938AR89, CMS9954P].
Notice of Effective Date: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of the Multi-State Plan Program for the Affordable Insurance Exchanges; Announcement.
Interim Final Rule with Comment: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Maximizing January 1, 2014 Coverage Opportunities [RIN 0938AS17, CMS9945IFC].
Guidance: Options Available for Consumers with Cancelled Policies.
Final Rule; Correction: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Program Integrity: Exchange, Premium Stabilization Programs, and Market Standards; Amendments to the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 Correction [RIN 0938AR82; RIN 0938AR74], [CMS9957CN; 9964CN].
Report: Income Verifications for Advanced Premium Tax Credits Report.
H.R. 3367: To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015.
HR4302 Protecting Access To Medicare Act of 2014, section 213: Elimination of limitation and deductibles for employer-sponsored health plans.
Final Rule: Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation and Technical Amendments to Certain Health Coverage Requirements Under the Affordable Care Act [RIN 1545BL50, RIN 1210AB56, RIN 0938AR77]
Proposed Rule: Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation [RIN 1545BL97, RIN 1210AB61, RIN 0938AR77]
S. 2546, Auto Enroll Repeal Act
[CMS-9949-F], RIN 0938-AS02 Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond
RIN 1545BL97, RIN 1210AB61, RIN 0938AR77 Final Rule: Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation
S. 701, Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013
Marketplace Eligibility Appeals Options for Paper-based Processes, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, October 23, 2014
Proposed Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of the Multi-State Plan Program for the Affordable Insurance Exchanges (OPM) [RIN 3206-AN12]
Proposed Rule: Notice of Benefit and Payment Paramenters for 2016 [RIN 0938AS19]
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary [RIN 1545BM53, RIN 1210AB69, RIN 0938AS54]
Proposed Rule: Amendments to Excepted Benefits [RIN 1545BM44, RIN 1210AB70, RIN 0938AS52]

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), White House Office, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

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15. General issue area code LBR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to FMLA and Sick Leave Reform.
Monitor the implementation of Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, (P.L. 111-2).
Proposed Rule and Request for Comments: Proposed Rules Governing Notification of Employee Rights Under the National
Labor Relations Act - CRIN 3142 - AAOD.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; Interpretation of the "Advice" Exemption,
RIN1245-AA03.
Monitor Federal case: the United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, National Association of Manufacturers & Coalition for a Democratic Workplace versus National Labor Relations Board.
Proposed Rule, RIN 1215-AB79; RIN 1245 - AA03, Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, Interpretation of the
"Advice Exemption."
EEOC Enforcement Guidance (No. 915.002) Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Interim Final Rule: Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under Section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services [OSHA-2011-0193], [RIN 12158-AC79].
H.R. 1120, S. 850 Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act.
H.R. 1010, S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013.
S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act
Technical Release 2013-02: Guidance of the notice to employees of coverage options under FLSA 18B and Updated Model Election Notice Under COBRA.
H.R. 2347 Representation Fairness Restoration Act.
Notice: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notice to Employees of Coverage Options Under Fair Labor Standards Act Section 18B [OMB Control Number 1210-0149].
Notice: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Affordable Care Act Grandfathered Health Plan Disclosure, Recordkeeping Requirement, and Change in Carrier Disclosure [OMB Control Number: 12100140].
Monitoring Workforce Investment Act reauthorization (SKILLS ACT)
H.R. 4320 Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act
H.R. 4321 Employee Privacy Protection Act
Notice: Fringe benefits for the fast food industry under the Service Contract Act
Executive Order February 12, 2014, Minimum Wage for Contractors
HR803 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
RIN 1235-AA10 Establishing Minimum Wage for Contractors (29 CPR Part 10)
March 2014 Presidential Memorandum to Sec. of Labor to consider revisions to the FLSAs main regulations re an exemption from minimum wage and overtime.
NLRB Joint Employer Standard.

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), White House Office, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

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15. General issue area code EDU

16. Specific lobbying issues

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Vocational Education and mentoring.
Dept. of Education Proposed Rule regarding Program Integrity: Gainful Employment (ED-2010-OPE-0012).

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of

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15. General issue area code BAN

16. Specific lobbying issues

Monitor Data Security & Cyber Security Legislation and working drafts.
Monitor and discuss emerging mobile payments marketplace.
H.R. 1468 SECURE IT.
S. 1193 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013.
Monitor the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203) and Sec. 920 related to debit card fee reforms.
Monitor legislation and federal activity related to credit card swipe fees and changes to card network surcharging rules.
Monitor issues related to payroll cards.
S.1927 Data Security Act of 2014.
S.1976 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014.
S.1897 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014.

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Trade Commission (FTC),

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15. General issue area code LAW

16. Specific lobbying issues

Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, [CRT Docket No. 110] RIN 1190-AA61, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability;
Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities and Public Accommodations.
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [CRT Docket No. 113] RIN 1190-AA64, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by
State and Local Governments and Places of Public Accommodations, Equipment and Furniture. Concerns over Patent Troll lawsuits.
Monitor draft legislation related to ADA Advance Notice.
Monitor legislation and federal activity related to Patent Trolls and Patent Assertion Entities.
H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act
H.R. 3540, Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013.
S. 1720, The Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013.
Patent litigation reforms.
S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act.
H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act.
H.R. 845, Shield Act.
S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act.
H.R. ___ TROL Act.
S. 1612, Patent Litigtion Integrity Act.
S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013.

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Administration on Aging, Labor - Dept of (DOL), U.S. SENATE,

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15. General issue area code ENG

16. Specific lobbying issues

Monitor legislation and federal activity related to food, commodity, and ethanol prices.
Monitor legislation and federal activity related to commercial building and appliance efficiency.
Monitor legislation and federal activity related to environmental issues.
H.R. 1462 The Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act of 2013.
H.R. 875, a bill to provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3 The Northern Route Approval Act.
H.R. 1461 The Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act.
S.1195 The Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act.
S. 761, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act.
Monitor Department of Energy proposed rules on energy efficiency.
S. 1807, the Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act
H.R. 5682: To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.
S.1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Act

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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15. General issue area code GOV

16. Specific lobbying issues

Monitor agency compliance with respect to the Regulatory Flexibility Act, P.L. 96-354.

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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

LOBBYIST UPDATE

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

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

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Internet Address:

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

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