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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 11313 Stones Throw Dr |
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| City | Reston |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 20194 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 310095-51
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6. House ID# 386780002
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: JOSH ULMAN |
Date | 10/20/2020 9:05:09 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
Conversations on COVID-19 and workplace safety; conversations on an OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19; conversations on H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020; conversations on mail-in and electronic voting under the NLRA; support for the confirmation of EEOC and NLRB nominees; support for COVID-19 relief for businesses; comments for the DOL WHD RFI on implementing the FMLA (85 FR 43513); support for reform to government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted contracts; support for fully repealing the Davis-Bacon Act, and support for common-sense reforms, in the absence of full repeal, to the Davis-Bacon Acts regulations in order to promote greater transparency and fairness; support for eliminating barriers to workforce development; support for expanding opportunities to DOLs new industry-recognized apprenticeship program under DOLs Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations rule (85 FR 14294); concerns with Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (February 2009); support for Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects (February 2001); support for Executive Order 13208: Amendment to EO 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects (April 2001); support for the rescinding of the 2016 FAR Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (Blacklisting) final rule (81 FR 58562), and continued support to improve the governments current procurement system to ensure that projects are are awarded through a transparent and fair bidding process; concerns with DOL-OLMSs 2016 Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act - Interpretation of the Advice Exemption rule (81 FR 15923); support for DOL-OLMSs 2018 Rescission of Rule Interpreting Advice Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act rule (83 FR 33826); concerns for DOL-OSHAs 2016 Clarification of an Employers Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness rule (81 FR 91792), and support for the elimination of this rule; support DOL-WHDs 2019 Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees rule (84 FR 51230); concerns with DOL-OSHAs 2016 Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses rule (81 FR 29623), and support for DOL-OSHAs 2019 Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses rule (84 FR 380); concerns with DOL-OSHAs 2016 Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica rule (81 FR 16285), and support for DOL-OSHAs 2019 RFI, Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica-Specified Exposure Control Methods (84 FR 41667); concerns with the NLRBs 2014 Representation-Case Procedures final rule (79 FR 74307), and support for the NLRBs 2019 Representation-Case Procedures (84 FR 69524); support for the NLRBs 2019 Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act proposed rule (84 FR 21301) and NLRBs 2020 Joint Employer Status Under the National Labor Relations Act final rule (85 FR 11184); support for DOL to issue an interim rule reinstating the no work available and intermittent leave rules that were nullified by a federal judge in New York as it relates to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act guidance; support for DOL guidance clarifying whether travel advisories trigger FFCRA leave; support for flexibility of respiratory protection, and support for OSHA to evaluate its enforcement position with respect to respirator use; support for targeted liability relief legislation related to the COVID-19 pandemic; support for legislation to ensure PPP loans are tax deductible; and concerns with initiatives such as Circular 2017-01: Guidelines for Reviewing Apprentice to Journeyworker Ratio Requests, and support for rescinding that initiative and avoiding any similar efforts in the future.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), White House Office, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Ulman |
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Jennifer |
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Staff assistant for Rep. Todd Rokita |
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Thomson |
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Kathryn |
Branson |
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Legislative Assistant for Rep. Lou Barletta |
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
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |