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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 2944 Hunter Mill Road |
Address2 | Suite 204 |
| City | Oakton |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22124 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 35627-12
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6. House ID# 327060000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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 | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO |
Date | 04/20/2011 |
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
Tax Relief and Reform:
S336, Tax Relief Certainty Act (Support)
H.R. 696, Tax Relief Certainty Act (Support)
S.Res 88, Snowe Resolution to Protect Small Businesses from Tax Increases
Health Care Reform:
Repeal of Section 9006 in "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (PPACA)
- H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act (Supported passage)
- Johanns Amendment, #161, to SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 (Supported passage)
- Stabenow Amendment to FAA Reauthorization Act (Supported passage)
- Final vote on H.R. 4 in Senate (Supported passage)
PPACA Reform/Repeal:
- H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (Supported passage)
- McConnell amendment to FAA Reauthorization bill to repeal PPACA (support)
- Amendment #197 to S.493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization to suspend implementation of PPACA (support)
Government Procurement:
- Guinta Amendment, #166, to H.R. 1 to ban use of PLAs in federal government construction projects (Supported passage)
- S119 and H.R. 735 Government Neutrality in Contracting Act (Support)
- 3% Withholding Mandate for Government Contractors (Support repeal)
- Amendment #212 to S493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization -- repeals 3% withholding mandate
Regulatory Relief and Reform:
- Sullivan Amendment to H.R. 1, the FY 2011 CR to prevent EPA from using appropriated funds to increase amount of allowable ethanol content in gasoline to 15% (E15) (Supported passage)
- H.R. 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act (Supported passage)
- McConnell/Inhofe Amendment to SBIR/STTR Reauthorization to nulllify EPA's greenhouse gas regulations (Supported passage)
Economic Growth and Small Business:
- S361, Seven Point Plan for Growing Jobs Act (Support)
- S23, America Invents Act (Support)
Access to Capital:
- S364, Small Business Savings Accounts Act (Support)
- SEC rule changes to make crowfunding investment legal..small business exemption (Support)
Telecommunications and the Internet:
- Support Allocating D Block Spectrum to Public Safety
- H.R. 1002 and S1192, Wireless Tax Fairness Act, (Support)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., Treasury - Dept of, White House Office, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kerrigan |
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Keating |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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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:
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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
27. Add the following 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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