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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 | 3222 N Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 340 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20007 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400665998-75
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6. House ID# 414510006
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2018 |
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: Andrew M. Siff |
Date | 10/15/2018 3:17:16 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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3441, the "Save Local Business Act," legislation to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act and the National Labor Relations Act standards governing joint employment and related liability; provisions amending standards for the misclassification of employees under the FLSA. H.R. 5509, the "Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act," legislation to direct the National Science Foundation to provide grants for research about STEM education approaches and the STEM-related workforce; section 3 concerning apprenticeship grants. H. Res. 839, setting a rule for amendments in order for consideration of H.R. 4, the "FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018," concerning amendments for the application of federal prevailing wage laws to projects funded under H.R. 4. Application of federal prevailing wage rates to the disaster relief provisions in Title VI of H.R. 4, the "FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018." Implementation of the June 15, 2017 Executive Order 13801 on Expanding Apprenticeships in America. General education concerning efforts SWACCA is making to give ex-offenders a second chance through skills training in the construction industry. General education concerning the challenges that the misclassification of workers as independent contractors in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act poses for honest small businesses seeking to provide workers with middle class wages and benefits. General education concerning federal prevailing wage requirements and the process to ascertain federal prevailing wage rates. General education concerning the application of federal prevailing wage requirements to the construction, repair, and renovation of public housing supported under the Public Housing Act. General education on the need to expand registered apprenticeship programs in the construction industry.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), White House Office
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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Siff |
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Granberg |
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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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4997, the "Giving Retirement Options to Workers (GROW) Act of 2018," legislation to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize a new composite multiemployer pension plan design; entire bill. Seeking to include H.R. 4997, the "Giving Retirement Options to Workers (GROW) Act of 2018," into the Tax Reform 2.0 proposal (no bill introduced containing H.R. 4997). S. 2147, the "Butch Lewis Act of 2017," legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund and to establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans; entire bill. Development of recommendations of the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans to improve the solvency of the multiemployer pension system (no bill introduced). General education concerning the need for the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans to address more than just "red zone" plans, to provide solutions for the long-term stability of the multiemployer pension system, and to avoid proposals that would cause additional multiemployer plans to face insolvency.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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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Siff |
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Granberg |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 6693, the "Helping America Re-Develop High-Quality Accessible Training (HARD HAT) Act," legislation to amend Title 41, U.S. Code, to require certain contractors to meet a requirement with respect to registered apprenticeship programs; entire bill.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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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Granberg |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
General education concerning concepts considered but not acted on to amend various provisions of H.R. 6157, the "Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019" concerning the application of federal prevailing wages to various appropriations made in H.R. 6157.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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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Siff |
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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. 173, the "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017," legislation to repeal the excise tax on high-value healthcare plans offered to middle class workers; entire bill. S. 58, the "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017," legislation to repeal the excise tax on high-value healthcare plans offered to middle class workers; entire bill. General education on the need to repeal the so-called "Cadillac Tax" on high-cost, employer-sponsored health plans.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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
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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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