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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 | 1201 F Street NW, Suite 200 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27811-12
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6. House ID# 306040000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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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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: Susan Eckerly, Sr. Vice President Public Policy |
Date | 10/11/2013 |
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
H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act - support.
H.R. 359, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that tax reform should jointly address corporate and pass-through entities in a fiscally responsible manner, and that reform should reduce the current tax rate differences between corporate and pass-through entities while maintaining adequate forms of organization for businesses - support.
H.R. 436, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support.
H.R. 763, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act support.
H.R. 903, the American Job Protection Act support.
H.R. 947, Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act support.
H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor- Management Relations Act support.
H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 support.
H.R. 1493 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act support.
H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act.
Amendment #71 to the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (H.R. 1947) support.
H.R. 2122, the Regulatory Accountability Act support.
H.R. 2231, the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act support.
H.R. 2429, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support.
H.R. 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act support.
H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act support.
H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay support.
H.R. 2668, the Fairness for American Families Act support.
S. 109, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act support.
S. 399, the American Job Protection Act support.
S. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act support.
S.714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act support.
S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.
S. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act support.
S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 support.
S. 1138, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support.
S.A. 1141, an amendment to the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 954) support.
S. 1173 the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act support.
S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act support.
S. 1260, Home Office Deduction support.
Franken amendment (Franken 1 and Franken 4), to S. 744.
S.Amdmt.1238, to S. 744 support.
S.Amdmt.1505, to S. 744.
S.Amdmt.1634, to S. 744.
S.Amdt.1871, to S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 support.
S.Amdt.1883, to S. 1392, Inhofe Amendment.
Hearings
William Dennis testified before the House Small Business Committee on the Implementation of the Affordable Care Act: Understanding Small Business Concerns. (July 24, 2013)
Nicole Riley testified before the House Committee on Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law on Federal Regulations and Regulatory Reform. (September 30, 2013)
Comments
OMB - Draft 2013 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local, and Tribal Entities (July 31, 2013).
Dept. of Energy: Docket No. EEREBTPET0043 Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Landmark Legal Foundation; Petition for Reconsideration.
Letters to Agencies
OMB/OIRA: EPAs Definition of "Waters of the United States" Under the Clean Water Act Rule.
Other Issues
Tax Reform.
Biennial budget.
FEHBP.
Entitlement reform.
Immigration reform, E-Verify.
Retirement Issues.
Keystone XL Project.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Donald "Dan" |
Danner |
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Susan |
Eckerly |
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Close |
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Austin |
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Katherine |
Bonner |
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Daniel |
Bosch |
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Kevin |
Kuhlman |
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Matthew |
Turkstra |
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Christopher |
Whitcomb |
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Ashley |
Fingarson |
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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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ISSUE 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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