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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1750 H STREET, NW, #700 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20006 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 28708-12
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6. House ID# 310810000
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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. | ||||||||
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: Maureen Gilman - Legislative and Political Director |
Date | 01/15/2014 |
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
S. 444, Senate FY 2013 Defense Appropriations Act
H.R. 57, to Make a 15 percent Rescission in all Non-Defense Discretionary Spending in 2013 and 2014
H. Con. Res. 25, the Budget for the U.S. House for FY 2014
S. Con. Res. 8, the Budget for the U.S. Senate for FY 2014
H.R. 152, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act
H.R. 325, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act
H.R. 699, Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act
S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act
S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2013
H.R. 2345, to prohibit the transfer or reprogramming of discretionary appropriations made available to the Internal Revenue Service
H.R. 2410, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations
S. 1244, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations
H.R. 2787, FY 2014 Commerce, Justice Appropriations
S. 1329, FY 2014 Commerce, Justice Appropriations
H.R. 2067, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Bureau Personnel Flexibilities Act
H.R. 2582, Patent Jobs Act
H.R. 807, Full Faith and Credit Act
S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act
H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014
FY14 EPA Appropriations (no bill number)
H.R. 2786, House FY '14 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill
S. 1371, Senate FY '14 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill
H.J.Res. 59, Making Continuing Appropriations for FY 14
S. 1284, HHS Appropriations for FY 14
H.R. 3273, Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act of 2013
H.J. Res. 89, Appropriations for Salaries for Federal Employees Following Lapse in Appropriations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Treasury - Dept of, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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 |
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Gilman |
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Susan |
Shaw |
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Kurt |
Vorndran |
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Regina |
Hutter |
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Matthew |
Socknat |
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Catherine |
Ball |
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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. 249, Requiring the Federal Government to Fire Federal Workers who owe Back Taxes
H.R. 273, Eliminate the 2013 Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees
S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013
H.R. 237, Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2013
H.R. 950, Protecting America's Civilian Employees Act
H.R. 243, Bowles Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt Act
H.R. 593, Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2013
S. 263, Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2013
H.R. 824, Federal Workforce Reduction Through Attrition Act
H.R. 1541, to Establish Limits on Awards Paid to Federal Employees in FY '13, FY '14, and FY '15
H.Res. 102, Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal Workforce
H.R. 517, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2013
H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013
S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013
S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013
S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (Comprehensive Immigration Reform)
S. 1172, Legislation that would provide Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Retirement Benefits to Revenue Officers at the IRS
H.R. 1362, Legislation that would provide Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Retirement Benefits to Revenue Officers at the IRS
S. 1192, Legislation that would cap the salary Government Contractors can earn from Taxpayers
H.R. 2444, Legislation that would cap the salary Government Contractors can earn from Taxpayers
S. 1045, Requiring the Federal Government to Fire Workers who owe back Taxes
S. 954, the "Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013"
S. 744, the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Act"
S. 941, the "Taxpayer Non-Discrimination and Protection Act of 2013"
H.R. 1950, the "Taxpayer Non-Discrimination and Protection Act of 2013"
S. 1116, the "Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2013"
H.R. 2288, the "Commuter Parity Act of 2013"
H.R. 2530, A Bill to Improve Transparency and Efficiency with respect to audits and communications between Taxpayers and the IRS
H.R. 2531, A Bill to Prohibit the IRS from asking Taxpayers Questions regarding Religious, Political, or Social Beliefs
H.R. 2532, A Bill to Provide for the Establishment of New Procedures at the IRS
H.R. 2533, A Bill to Impose a Moratorium on Conferences Held by the IRS
H.R. 2557, A Bill to Make Imprisonment Mandatory for Unauthorized Disclosure or Inspection of Returns and Return Information by Officers and Employees of the U.S.
H.R. 2565, A Bill to Provide for the Termination of Employment of Employees of the IRS who take certain Official Actions for Political Purposes
H.Res. 280, A Resolution Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives regarding a Taxpayer Bill of Rights
H.R. 2458, to Terminate a Federal Employee who Refuses to Answer Congressional Questions.
H.R. 1660, the Government Customer Service Improvement Act of 2013
H.R. 2559, Flexibility for Working Families Act
S. 1248, Flexibility for Working Families Act
S. 760, Government Customer Service Improvement Act
H.R. 1536, Safeguarding American Commerce and Agriculture Act of 2013
H.R. 2675, Government Transformation Act
S. 1297, Government Transformation Act
H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short Term Disability Act
H.R. 2879, Stop Government Abuse Act
H.R. 1297, Government Transformation Act
H.R. 2711, Allowing individuals to record telephone and in-person conversations with federal employees acting in their official
capacity without the employees' knowledge
H.R. 2579, To eliminate existing due process protections for members of the Senior Executive Service
H.R. 1541, To cap the total amount of monetary awards that executive branch employees can earn in a year when sequestration is
in effect, at 5%
H.R. 922, Northern Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2013
H.R. 3278, Bills to Clarify Certain Due Process Rights of Federal Employees Serving in "sensitive" Positions
S. 1809, Bills to Clarify Certain Due Process Rights of Federal Employees Serving in "sensitive" Positions
H.R. 2385, Bill to Cut Pay for Employees at CFPB
H.R. 3223, the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
S. 1567, the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
H.R. 1423, the Taxpayers Right to Know Act
H.R. 2748, Postal Reform Act
H.R. 313, the Government Spending Accountability Act
S. 1464, Preserving American Access to Information Act
S. 1276, the Security Clearance Oversight and Reform Enhancement Act
H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013
H.R. 3519, Bill to Spend Taxpayer Dollars to Finance CFPB
H.R. 3739, to Provide Permanent Parity between the Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
S. 1859, "Tax Extenders Act of 2013"
H.R. 3753, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013
S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013
H.R. 3558, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2013
H.R. 3744, Federal Employee Pay Restoration Act
H.R. 3235, Compensation of Employees due to Furloughs
S. 1678, Public - Private Employee Retirement Parity Act
H.R. 3639, Common Defense Act of 2013 (eliminates FERS Supplement)
H.R. 2450, Locality Pay Equity Act
H.R. 2222, Prohibits Performance Awards for SES during Sequestration
H.R. 3523, IRS Accountability Act
H.R. 3573, Wage Grade Pay Act
H.R. 3304, National Defense Authorization Act of 2014
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury - Dept of, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy - 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 |
Maureen |
Gilman |
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Shaw |
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Kurt |
Vorndran |
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Regina |
Hutter |
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Matthew |
Socknat |
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Catherine |
Ball |
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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. 1367, FEHBP Prescription Drug Integrity Transparency and Cost Savings Act
H.R. 1780, Requiring Federal Employees to Participate in Affordable Care Act Health Plans
H.R. 3170, Health Care Regulator Accountability Act
S. 1327, Healthy Competition for Small Business Act
H.R. 3164, to clarify application of Affordable Care Act to Federal Government and Congress
H.R. 3104, to clarify application of Affordable Care Act to Federal Government and Congress
H.R. 3319, Equal Healthcare Access Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 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 |
Maureen |
Gilman |
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Shaw |
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Regina |
Hutter |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 568, the Use of Official Time by Federal Employees
S. 785, Federal Employees Accountability Act of 2013
H.R. 107, Federal Employees Accountability Act of 2013
H.R. 2679, Unionization of IRS Employees
S. 1312, Federal Employee Accountability Act
S. 1338, OPM Report on Official Time Act
S. 1529/H.R. 3135, Domestic Partners Benefits and Obligations Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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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Gilman |
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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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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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4 | 8 | 12 |