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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW |
Address2 | Suite 1000 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | New York |
State | NY |
Zip Code | 10022 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400275286-12
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6. House ID# 400530000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
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: Lisa D. T. Rice, Manager, Political and External Affairs |
Date | 07/20/2009 |
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
H.R. 977 Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 - All provisions
H.R. 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 - Provisions related to the Commodity Exchange Act and derviatives trading only
S. 272 Derivatives Trading Integrity Act of 2009 - All provisions
Met with Senate and House staff regarding issues related to credit derivatives and credit default swaps.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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 |
Nicholas |
Calio |
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Getzoff |
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Heather |
Wingate |
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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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1106 Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 - All provisions
H.R. 1456 Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act - All provisions
H.R. 1728 Mortgage Reform & Anti Predatory Lending Act - All provisions
S. 61Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2010 - All provisions
S. 386Fraud Enforcement & Recovery Act of 2009 - All provisions
Implementation of Secure and Fair Enforcementfor Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Treasury - Dept of, White House Office
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 |
Christine |
Burgeson |
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Nicholas |
Calio |
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James |
Ryan |
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Robert |
Schellhas |
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Maura |
Solomon |
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Paul |
Thornell |
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Heather |
Wingate |
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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
H.R. 1260 Patent Reform Act - All provisions
S. 515 Patent Reform Act - All provisions
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), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Treasury - Dept of
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 |
Nicholas |
Calio |
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James |
Ryan |
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Paul |
Thornell |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H. CON.RES.85 Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014 - Provisions related to student loans
S. CON.RES.13 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014 - Provisions related to student loans
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, Treasury - Dept of
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 |
Christine |
Burgeson |
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Nicholas |
Calio |
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Robert |
Schellhas |
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Paul |
Thornell |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 627/ P.L. 111-24 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 - All provisions
H.R. 238 Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 - All provisions
H.R. 2695 Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009 - All provisions
S. 165 Student Credit Card Protection Act of 2009 - All provisions
S. 235 Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 - All provisions
S. 392 Credit Card Reform Act - All provisions
S. 414 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act - All provisions
S. 1212 Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009 - All provisions
General discussions with House and Senate regarding the expected Administration White Paper on Regulatory Reform re: the proposal for a systemic risk regulator and a resolution authority for systemically significant institutions.
Met with House and Senate on credit card issues.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Reserve System, Treasury - Dept of, White House Office
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 |
Christine |
Burgeson |
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Nicholas |
Calio |
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Robert |
Getzoff |
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Robert |
Schellhas |
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Maura |
Solomon |
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Paul |
Thornell |
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Heather |
Wingate |
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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
H.R. 1586 To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients - Provisions related to taxing employee bonuses.
H.R. 1994 To make permanent the active financing rules for financial services income - Provisions related to active financing
H.R. 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 - Provisions related to border tax adjustments.
H.R. 2551 Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009 - Provisions related to clarifying Federal Reserve authority to establish liquidity backstop for municipal bonds
S. 651 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on excessive bonuses paid by, and received from, companies receiving Federal emergency economic assistance, to limit the amount of nonqualified deferred compensation that employees of such companies may defer from taxation, and for other purposes - Provisions related to taxing employee bonuses
President's budget proposals related to enforcement and compliance and offshore financial accounts - Provisions related to qualified intermediaries
President's budget proposals related to international tax reform - Provisions related to deferral
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), Treasury - Dept of
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 |
Christine |
Burgeson |
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Nicholas |
Calio |
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Robert |
Getzoff |
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Jeffrey |
Levey |
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James |
Ryan |
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Robert |
Schellhas |
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Paul |
Thornell |
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Heather |
Wingate |
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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
Impementation of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Panama, Colombia and Korea Free Trade Agreements - Provisions related to the financial services sector
WTO Trade Round of Negotiations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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 |
Nicholas |
Calio |
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Robert |
Schellhas |
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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
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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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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