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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., N. W. |
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City | Washington, DC |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 39063-24
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6. House ID# 301590000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2018 |
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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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
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: Joshua Makarios |
Date | 7/12/2018 11:31:59 AM |
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
Implementation of Executive Order 13801 "Expanding Apprenticeships in America."
General education on the Davis-Bacon Act, and on opposition to amendments that would weaken, suspend, or withhold funding for the enforcement of it.
H.R. 4, the "FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018," legislation to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration; House Amendment 221, which would prohibit funds to be spent enforcing the Davis-Bacon Act.
General Education on the problems of construction worker misclassification.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Labor - Dept of (DOL), 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 |
Joshua |
Makarios |
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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
S. 58, the "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017", which would repeal the "Cadillac Tax", an excise tax on employer-sponsored health care plans to which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans), that was part of the Affordable Care Act; entire bill.
H.R. 173, the "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017", which would repeal the "Cadillac Tax", an excise tax on employer-sponsored health care plans to which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans), that was part of the Affordable Care Act; entire bill.
General education on the necessity of repealing the "Cadillac Tax", an excise tax on employer-sponsored health care plans to which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans), that was part of the Affordable Care Act.
H.R. 5732, "The Nuclear Powers America Act of 2018", to allow a tax credit for investments in qualified nuclear energy property placed in service before January 1, 2024; entire bill.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Joshua |
Makarios |
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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
General Education on the need to continue to fund the "MOX Facility" in South Carolina - a facility to process mixed oxide fuel to power nuclear power plants.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Joshua |
Makarios |
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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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3115, "The Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017", a bill to direct the USDA to convey specified National Forest System land within the Superior National Forest in St. Louis County, MN to PolyMet Mining Corporation, Inc, in exchange for specified nonfederal lands; entire bill.
H.R. 5515, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019," legislation to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year; Senate Amendment 2523, to direct the USDA to convey specified National Forest System land within the Superior National Forest in St. Louis County, MN to PolyMet Mining Corporation, Inc, in exchange for specified nonfederal lands.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Joshua |
Makarios |
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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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4997, the "Giving Retirement Options to Workers (GROW) Act of 2018", to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize a new composite multiemployer pension plan design; entire bill.
S. 2147, the "Butch Lewis Act of 2017," to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund, and to establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans; entire bill.
H.R. 4444, the "Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act," to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund, and to establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans; entire bill.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Joshua |
Makarios |
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4, the "FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018," legislation to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration; House Amendment 75, to remove the designation of the Met Council as a Metropolitan Planning Organization.
H.R. 8, the "Water Resources Development Act of 2018," legislation to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, and to provide for conservation and development of water and related resources; House Amendment 63, to extend the authority of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to enter into cost recovery agreements for evaluation and processing of permits.
Legislative proposal to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States and to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources; inclusion of language to extend the authority of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to enter into cost recovery agreements for evaluation and processing of permits.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Joshua |
Makarios |
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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
FY 2019 Energy and Water Development Appropriations; support for the Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Project in California, and proposal to include language to extend its license in the final legislation.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Joshua |
Makarios |
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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
General Education on priorities to be addressed in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, specifically regarding labor rights and Investor-State Dispute Settlement.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Joshua |
Makarios |
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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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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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