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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1401 H STREET, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 1200 |
| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 20128-12
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6. House ID# 311170000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
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 |
| INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
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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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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: Daniel F. C. Crowley, Chief Government Affairs Officer |
Date | 04/21/2008 |
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. 1171 Money Market Fund Parity Act of 2007 (mutual fund competitiveness)
H.R. 1257 Shareholder Voteon Executive Compensation Act (proxy vote disclosure)
H.R. 3225 Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act (12b-1 fees)
H.R. 3609 Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007 (subprime)
H.R. 3915 Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 (subprime)
H.R. 5579 Emergency Mortgage Loan Modificatoin Act of 2008 (subprime)
S. 2136 Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2007 (subprime)
S. 2452 Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007 (subprime)
Capital Markets Competitiveness Issues
Alternative Fund Model
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
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 |
Donald C. |
Auerbach |
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Dean R. |
Sackett |
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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. 2167 Automatic IRA Act of 2007
S. 1141 Automatic IRA Act of 2007
H.R. 5160 Small Businesses Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act of 2008 (auto IRA)
H.R. 3361 Pension Protection Technical Corrections Actof 2007 (PPA)
S. 1974 Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 (PPA)
H.R. 3185 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007 (401(k) disclosure)
H.R. 3765 Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Actof 2007 (401(k) disclosure)
S. 2473 Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2007 (401(k) disclosure)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), 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 |
Donald C. |
Auerbach |
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Dean R. |
Sackett |
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Daniel F. C. |
Crowley |
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James R. |
Hart |
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Peter J. |
Gunas |
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Leslie |
Kramerich |
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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. 878 Simplificiation Through Additional Reporting Tax Act of 2007 (cost basis reporting)
S. 601 Simplification Through Additional Reporting Tax Act of 2007 (cost basis reporting)
H.R. 2796 Generating Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding (GROWTH) Acto of 2007
S. 2126 Generating Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding (GROWTH) Act of 2007
H.R. 2205 Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007 (lifetime annuity)
S. 1010 Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007 (lifetime annuity)
H.R. 4912 Taxation of Prepaid Derivative Contracts (ETNs)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Donald C. |
Auerbach |
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Dean R. |
Sackett |
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Daniel C. F. |
Crowley |
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Keith |
Lawson |
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Peter J. |
Gunas |
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Leslie |
Kramerich |
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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
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
| 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | 7 | 12 |
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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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| 2 | 12 | 22 |
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