Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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 SMB

16. Specific lobbying issues

House:
-H.R. 928, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support.
-H.R. 594, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2015 - support.
-H.R. 636, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 - support.
-H.R. 185, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 - support.
-H.R. 30, the Save American Workers Act of 2015 - support.
-H.R. 3, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act - support.
-S.J. Res. 8, a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval, in response to the National
Labor Relations Boards (NLRB) ambush election rule - support.
-H.R. 596, to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and healthcare-related
provisions in the Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes -
support.
-H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 - support.
-H.R. 636, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 - support.
-H.R. 550, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) Transparency and
Accountability Act - support.
-H.R. 549, the Litigation Oversight Act of 2015 - support.
-H.R. 548, the Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2015 - support.
-H.R. 1189, the Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act - support.
-H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - support.
-H.R. 1199, the Innocent Sellers Fairness Act - support.
-H.R. 1671, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support.
-H.Con. Res. 27, the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution - support.
-H.R. 348, the Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 -
support.
-H.R. 1147, the Legal Workforce Act of 2015 - support.
-H.R. 863, the STARS Act of 2015 - support.
-H.R. 1270, the Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 - support.
-H.R. 1624, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act - support.
-H.R. 622, State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2015 - support.

Senate:
-S. 183, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act of 2015 - support.
-S. 341, Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act - support.
-S. 168, the Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 - support.
-S.Con.Res. 11, the Senate budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2016 - support.
-S. 30, Forty Hours is Full-Time Act of 2015 - support.
-S. 860, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - support.
-S. 1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act - support.
-S.J. Res. 8, a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval in response to the National
Labor Relations Boards (NLRB) ambush election rule related to the union election process -
support.
-S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act - support.
-S. 71, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support.
-S. 709, the Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 - support.
-S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 - support.

Hearings:
-NFIB submitted a Statement for the Record to the Senate Finance Committee on Getting to Yes on
Tax Reform: What Lessons Can Congress Learn from the Tax Reform Act of 1986? February 10, 2015.
-Elizabeth Milito testified before the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015 March 17,
2015.
-Holly Wade testified before the Senate Finance Committee on the Affordable Care Act at Five
Years, March 19, 2015.
-NFIB submitted a Statement for the Record to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means for their
hearing on, Moving America Forward: With a Focus on Economic Growth. January 13, 2015
-Elizabeth Milito testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
on Ambushed: How the NLRBs New Election Rule Harms Employers & Employees, February 11, 2015.
-NFIB submitted a Statement for the Record to the House Committee on Small Business on Tangled in
Red Tape: New Challenges for Small Manufacturers, March 18, 2015.
-An NFIB coalition (FBETC) submitted a Statement for the Record to the Senate Committee on Finance
on Presidents Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 with U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Jacob -
J. Lew, February 19, 2015.
-An NFIB coalition (FBETC) submitted a Statement for the Record to the House Committee on Ways and
Means on Presidents Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 with U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary
Jacob J. Lew, February 17, 2015.
-NFIB submitted a Statement for the Record to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary on the E-
Verify Program, February 4, 2015.

Comments:
-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0699 - National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Ozone, March 12, 2015.
-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, No. FMCSA-2014-0211 - Financial Responsibility for
Motor Carriers, Freight Forwarders, and Brokers, February 20, 2015.
-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-0304 - Lead-Based Paint Programs;
Amendment to Jurisdiction-Specific Certification and Accreditation Requirements and Renovator
Refresher Training Requirements, February 9, 2015.
-Internal Revenue Service, IRS Notice 2013-54 on Employer Healthcare Payment Plans, January 2015.

Other Issues:
-5-year recognition period for built-in gains, basis adjustment for charitable giving by S
corporations.
-Tax Reform
-Regulatory Reform
-Expansion of the small group health insurance market

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

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Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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