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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 101 CONSTITUTION AVE., NW |
Address2 | SUITE 400 WEST |
| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | New York |
State | NY |
Zip Code | 10017 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 31406-12
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6. House ID# 317050000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2007 |
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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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Wesley D. Bizzell, Assistant General Counsel |
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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
HR 3093/S 1745 - Fiscal Year 2008 Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; tobacco trade provisions
HR 2764 - Fiscal Year 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill/Foreign Operations/Consolidated Appropriations; Medicare Secondary Payer provisions
HR 3161/S 1859 - Fiscal Year 2008 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; potential revenue raiser provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Y Y
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 |
John |
Hoel |
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Sarah |
Knakmuhs |
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Beverly |
McKittrick |
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John |
Scruggs |
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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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
None this period.
None this period.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
None |
None |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1908/S 1145 - Patent Reform Act of 2007; general patent provisions
S 522 - Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act; general patent provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Y Y
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 |
John |
Hoel |
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Beverly |
McKittrick |
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John |
Scruggs |
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 6 - Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation (CLEAN) Energy Act of 2007; revenue raisers and tax provisions
HR 3221 - New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security and Consumer Protection Act; revenue raisers and tax provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Y N
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 |
John |
Hoel |
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Sarah |
Knakmuhs |
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John |
Scruggs |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
None this period
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
None |
None |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 4 - Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007; illegal trade of cigarettes provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
N Y
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 |
John |
Hoel |
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Sarah |
Knakmuhs |
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John |
Scruggs |
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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
HR 1645 - Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy (STRIVE) Act of 2007; H-1B & H-2A Visa provisions
S 1639 - Immigration Reform; H-1B & H-2A Visa provisions
S 1348 - Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007; H-1B & H-2A Visa provisions
HR 2413 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2007; H-1B & H-2A Visa provisions
HR 1238 - A bill to amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to meeting the citizenship documentation requirement for children born in the United States; H-1B & H-2A Visa provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Y Y
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 |
John |
Hoel |
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Beverly |
McKittrick |
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John |
Scruggs |
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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
None this period.
None this period.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
None |
None |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
None this period.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
None |
None |
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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
HR 2549/(No bill number in Senate) - A bill to amend Section 1863 of the Social Security Act with respect to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules to workers' compensation settlement agreements and Medicare set-asides under such agreements; Medicare Secondary Payer provisions
HR 3996 - Alternative Minimum Tax Relief/Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007; Medicare Secondary Payer provisions
No further lobbying issues to list.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Y Y
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 |
John |
Hoel |
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Sarah |
Knakmuhs |
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Tanya |
Lombard |
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Beverly |
McKittrick |
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Gregory |
Scott |
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John |
Scruggs |
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A'Jeanette |
Washington |
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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 MIA
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2102/S 1267 - Free Flow of Information Act of 2007; compelled disclosure provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Y Y
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 |
John |
Hoel |
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Beverly |
McKittrick |
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John |
Scruggs |
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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
HR 6 - Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation (CLEAN) Energy Act of 2007; sale-in/lease-out tax provisions
HR 1591 - U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act of 2007; sale-in/lease-out tax provisions
HR 1712 - Research and Development Tax Credit Act of 2007; research and development tax credit provisions
HR 976 - Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007; revenue raisers and sale-in/lease-out tax provisions
HR 3996 - Alternative Minimum Tax Relief/Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007; revenue raisers and sale-in/lease-out tax provisions
HR 3648 - Housing Debt Forgiveness; sale-in/lease-out tax provisions
HR 2419 - Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007; disaster assistance & agriculture tax provisions; sale-in/lease-out tax provisions
HR 2138 - Investment in America Act of 2007; research and development tax credit provisions
HR 2206 - U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007; sale-in/lease-out tax provisions
S 41 - Research Competitiveness Act of 2007; research and development tax credit provisions
S 2242 - The Heartland, Habitat, Harvest and Horticulture Act of 2007; disaster assistance & agriculture tax provisions
S 2223 - Conservation Easement and ESA Tax; sale-in/lease-out tax provisions
HR 2024 - Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission Act of 2007; sale-in/lease-out tax provisions
S 681 - Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; sale-in/lease-out tax provisions
S 2419 - Working Families Flexibility Act; revenue raiser provisions
HR 4351 - Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2007; revenue raiser provisions
S 2209 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 to provide incentives to improve America's research competitiveness, and for other purposes; research and development tax credit provisions
HR 3970 - Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007; deferral provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Y Y
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 |
John |
Hoel |
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Sarah |
Knakmuhs |
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Beverly |
McKittrick |
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Gregory |
Scott |
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John |
Scruggs |
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A'Jeanette |
Washington |
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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 TOB
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1108 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; all provisions of the bill
HR 2147 - Healthy Kids Act of 2007; all provisions of the bill
HR 2932 - A bill to amend Title 39, United States Code, to make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable, and for other purposes; all provisions of the bill
S 625 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; all provisions of the bill
S 1013 - Smoke Free Mothers and Babies Act of 2007; all provisions of the bill
HR 4081/S 1027 - Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act; all provisions of the bill
S 1162 - Cigarette Litter Prevention Act of 2007; all provisions of the bill
S 1224 - Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007; funding provisions, federal excise tax provisions
HR 976/S 1893 - Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007; funding provisions, federal excise tax provisions
S 1834 - A bill to improve the health of Americans through the gradual elimination of tobacco products; all provisions of the bill
S 2499 - Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP Extension Act; funding provisions, federal excise tax increases
HR 2357 - MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007; funding provisions, federal excise tax provisions
S 2005 - Secondhand Smoke Education and Outreach Act of 2007; all provisions of the bill
HR 3963 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007; funding provisions, federal excise tax provisions
HR 3162 - Children's Health & Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007; funding provisions, federal excise tax provisions
S 1799 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply rate parity to the excise tax on small cigars and small cigarettes, and for other purposes; federal excise tax provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Y Y
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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John |
Hoel |
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Sarah |
Knakmuhs |
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Tanya |
Lombard |
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Beverly |
McKittrick |
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Gregory |
Scott |
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John |
Scruggs |
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A'Jeanette |
Washington |
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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 TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
None this period
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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None |
None |
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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
Thailand's Customs Valuation Practices
Colombia Free Trade Agreement; enactment of entire bill (no bill # assigned yet)
HR 3688/S 2113 - U.S. - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act; enactment of entire bill
No further lobbying issues to list.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Y Y U.S. Department of Commerce U.S. Department of State U.S. Trade Representative
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 |
Len |
Condon |
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Hoel |
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Sarah |
Knakmuhs |
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Tanya |
Lombard |
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Gregory |
Scott |
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John |
Scruggs |
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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
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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| Philip Morris Capitol Corporation |
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| John Middleton, Inc. |
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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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