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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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Address1 | 419 New Jersey Avenue, SE |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20003 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 3925-12
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6. House ID# 311370000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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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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: Michael Zarrelli, Federal Affairs Manager |
Date | 10/21/2013 |
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
H.R. 1385, to amend title VI of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safe use of cosmetics, and for other purposes.
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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Zarrelli |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 973, to exempt employers from any excise tax and certain suits and penalties in the case of a failure of a group health plan to provide coverage to which an employer objects on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction.
H.R. 1274, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services.
H.R. 2415, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the Medicare and You Handbook and to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity.
H.R. 2752, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage; to Ways & Means.
S. 1422, to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings; to Budget.
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 |
Michael |
Zarrelli |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1., to reform America's broken immigration system.
S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.
H.R. 1772, to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system.
H.R. 1773, to create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers.
H.R. 2820, to amend the IRC of 1986 to provide for equity relating to medical costs.
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 |
Michael |
Zarrelli |
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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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 508, to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program for five years; to Financial Services.
H.R. 508, to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program for five years.
H.R. 1945/H.R. 2146, to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury for 10 years.
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 |
Michael |
Zarrelli |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 892, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes.
H.R. 905, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the research credit permanent and to increase the alternative simplified research credit.
H.R. 1554, to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid federal taxation, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1555, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses.
H.R. 1556, to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income.
H.R. 2194, to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts.
H.R. 2708, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty.
H.R. 2709, to extend the Generalized System of Preferences; to Ways & Means.
S. 250, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of foreign corporations, and for other purposes.
S. 268, to reduce the deficit and protect important programs by ending tax loopholes.
S. 743, to restore states' sovereign rights to enforce state and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes.
S. 1031, to amend the IRC of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts.
S. 1431, to permanently extend the Internet Tax Freedom Act.
S. 1465, to ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations, in order to prevent the formation of corporations with hidden owners, stop the misuse of U.S. corporations by wrongdoers, and assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, tax evasion, and other criminal and civil misconduct involving U.S. corporations, and for other purposes.
S. 1489, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the secretary of the treasury to notify the taxpayer each time the taxpayer's information is accessed by the Internal Revenue Service; to Finance.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Treasury - Dept of
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 |
Michael |
Zarrelli |
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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. 22, to provide for the exchange of information related to trade enforcement, and for other purposes.
H.R. 166, to prevent the evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1276, to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country.
H.R. 1409, to amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to further enhance the promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1916, to require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign countries affecting exports of U.S. goods and services.
H.R. 1917, to lift the trade embargo on Cuba.
H.R.3004, Reducing Waste and Increasing Efficiency in Trade Act.
H.R. 3280, to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to limit the application of such legislation to certain imported plants and finished plant products.
S. 662, to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes.
S. 1114, to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes; to Banking.
S. 1331, to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes; to Finance.
S. 1357, to extend the trade adjustment assistance program.
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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Zarrelli |
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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
S. 696, to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed, and for other purposes; to Environment.
S. 1009, to reauthorize and modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act, and for other purposes.
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
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Zarrelli |
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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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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