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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 | 400 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET |
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City | ALEXANDRIA |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22314 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27024-12
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6. House ID# 302670000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
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: Mike Becker |
Date | 10/20/2016 3:18:48 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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Implementation of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law No:113-79), Rebating issues related to the Federal Crop Insurance Program, S.345 - A bill to limit the level of premium subsidy provided by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to agricultural producers, H.R. 892, the Harvest Price Subsidy Prohibition Act, S.463 - A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the paying of premium subsidies on policies based on the actual market price of an agricultural commodity at the time of harvest, H.R.3049 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016,S.1800 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Issues related to crop insurance in H.R.1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, H.R. 3845 the Crop Insurance Restoration Act, S. 2244/H.R. 3973, the Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures (AFFIRM) Act, Issues related to crop insurance in H.R. 22, the conference report on the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, Dept. Agriculture Federal Register Comment Request for Information on Multiple Peril Crop Insurance 2015-32173, issues related to crop insurance in FY 17 presidential budget request, S.2956 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, H.R.5054 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Risk Management Agency
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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Becker |
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Gentile |
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Jennifer |
White |
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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
Healthcare Navigators (general), H.R. 815, the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2015, S. 1661, the Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2015, Issues related to the Agent and Broker Federally-facilitated Marketplace (FFM) for 2015 plan year, Issues related to the proposed establishment of a a toll-free dedicated customer service support help line for certified health insurance agents and brokers, H.R.879 Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act,H.R. 2050, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015, S.2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 1624/ S. 1099 the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act, Issues related to Cadillac Tax in H.R.2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, Comments on the Draft 2017 Letter to Issuers in the Federally-Facilitated Marketplaces , File Code CMS-9937-P
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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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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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Regulation of insurance (general), general issues related to the Federal Insurance Office , general issues related to the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance (FACI), general issues related to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), general issues related to the Financial Stability Board (FSB), general issues related to the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) H.R. 26, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, creation/implementation of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (general), implementation of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act (Public Law No: 113-89), issues related to the National Flood Insurance Program (general), Implementation of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (BW-12), H.R. 1748, the Safe Building Code Incentive Act, H.R. 2141, the International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act, S. 1679/ H.R. 2901, the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act, H.R. 1478/S. 798, the Policyholder Protection Act, S. 406/H.R. 801, The Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2015,H.R. 638, the Disaster Assistance Fairness and Accountability Act,H.R. 141, the Flood Insurance Premium Parity Act of 2015, H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act, S.754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, S. 1734, the the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015, H.R.1731 - National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015, HR 1786, the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization, H.R. 1471, the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015, H.R. 2918, the Flood Insurance Fairness Act, H.R. 2230, the Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2015, S. 1086, the International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015, S. 1484, the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, S. 2324/H.R. 4107, the Flood Insurance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015, H.R.2205, the Data Security Act of 2015, Issues related to insurance and the Policyholder Protection Act in H.R.2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016,issues related to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program, Comments on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Establishing a Deductible for FEMAs Public Assistance
Program Docket ID FEMA-2016-0003, H.R. 4866, the Flood Insurance Rate Increase Suspension Act of 2016, Federal Register Notice of Proposed Rulemaking FEMA-2016-0012 Proposal to Remove Financial Assistance/Subsidy Arrangement proposal to remove from National Flood Insurance Program regulations, H.R. 5143, the Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016, H.R. 5983, the Financial CHOICE Act, H.R. 6032, the Data Breach Security Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Treasury - Dept of
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
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
Issues related to crop insurance, issues related to flood insurance, issues related to crop insurance in administration's fiscal year 2016 (FY 16) budget request, H.Con.Res.27, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025,S.Con.Res.11 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, H.R.3049 the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, S. 1800, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, H.R.2995, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, S. 1910, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016,H.R.1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015,H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, H.Con.Res.125 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026, H.R.5054 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017,S.2956 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017,H.R.5485 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017,S.3067 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
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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Becker |
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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
small business tax reform (general), H.R.636 America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015
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
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
Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees (RIN: 1235-AA11), H.R.4773/S. 2707, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act,S.J.Res.34/H.J.Res.95 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees,H.J.Res.88 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary, H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act, S. 3464, the Overtime Reform and Review Act,H.R.5813, the Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act
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
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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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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