Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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

31 U.S.C. 5336 - Filed in the 116th Congress as H.R.2513/S.1978 Corporate Transparency Act of 2019. To ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes. Oppose.
H.R.703/S.213 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income. Support.
H.Con.Res.14 - House Budget Resolution. Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. Support.
S.Con.Res.7 - Senate Budget Resolution. An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. Support.
H.R.736/S.505 - Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act. To amend title 31, United States Code, to modify the deadline for filing beneficial ownership information reports for reporting companies formed or registered before January 1, 2024. Support.
H.R.425/S.100 - Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act. To repeal the Corporate Transparency Act. Support.
S.305 - Small Business Technological Act of 2025. To authorize small business loans to finance access to modern business software, and for other purposes. Support.
H.R.1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. Making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. Support.
H.R.919 - Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act. To codify Internal Revenue Service guidance relating to treatment of certain services and items for chronic conditions as meeting the preventive care deductible safe harbor for purposes of high deductible health plans in connection with health savings accounts. Support.
S.1211 - Assisting in Developing (AID) Youth Employment Act. To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide funding, on a competitive basis, for summer and year-round employment opportunities for youth ages 14 through 24. Support.
S.1210 - Helping to Encourage Real Opportunity (HERO) for Youth Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the work opportunity credit for certain youth employees. Support.
H.R.832 - Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025. To clarify the primary functions and duties of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. Support.
H.R.818 - Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2025. To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to new small business entrants in the scorecard program, and for other purposes. Support.
H.R.788 - DOE and SBA Research Act. To provide for Department of Energy and Small Business Administration joint research and development activities, and for other purposes. Support.
H.R.825 - Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act. To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. Support.
H.R.754 - Investing in Main Street Act. To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the amount that may be invested in small business investment companies. Support.
H.R.804 - Rural Small Business Resilience Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to improve access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas, and for other purposes. Support.
H.R.828 - Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to report on the veterans interagency task force, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to report on access to credit for small business concerns owned and controlled by covered individuals, and for other purposes. Support.
H.R.872 - Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act of 2025. To require covered contractors implement a vulnerability disclosure policy consistent with NIST guidelines, and for other purposes. Support.
H.R.789 - Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue rules for cancelled covered solicitations, to amend the Small Business Act to provide assistance to small business concerns relating to certain cancelled solicitations, and for other purposes. Support.
H.R.1804 - 7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act. To amend the Small Business Act to require a report on 7(a) agents, and for other purposes. Support.
H.R.1816 - WOSB Accountability Act. To establish requirements relating to certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes, and for other purposes. Support.
S.202 - Helping Small Businesses To Hedge Risk and Insure against Volatile Expenses (THRIVE) Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to allow small business concerns to purchase certain commodities futures, and for other purposes. Support.
PN11-4 - Nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer, of Oregon, to be Secretary of Labor. Support.
PN11-18 - Nomination of Kelly Loeffler, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Support.
PN13-3 - Nomination of Williams Briggs, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Support.
PN13-11 - Nomination of Casey Mulligan, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration. Support.

In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above:
Implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act
Small business tax relief
Small Business Administration staffing
Small Business Administration lending requirements and rules
Federal regulatory reform
Federal privacy issues
State privacy issues
Independent contractor rules
Joint employer rules
Overtime/White-Collar Exemption rules
Noncompete provisions
Government funding and shutdown concerns
Healthcare and paid leave issues
White House Conference on Small Business
Yellow Pages Test and government competition with the private sector
Commodities markets and small business commodity risks
Adherence to and improvement of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
Adherence to and improvement of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA)
Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Artificial Intelligence Implementation & Impacts
Reducing Monopolistic Business Practices
Preparation for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025
Preparation for Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provision expirations in 2025
Export and import concerns for small companies
Streamlining federal resources and support for access to international markets
Accessibility of Federal Awards for small businesses
Supply chain stability
DOL-OSHA Proposed Rule on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings
SBA Proposed Rule on Increasing Small Business Participation on Multiple Award Contracts
DoD-Defense Acquisition Regulations System Proposed Rule on Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements
SBA Government Contracting: Subcontracting Program
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ("MPT & SAT Proposed Rule")
Treasury Trade and National Security Actions and Low-Value Shipments ("Modifications to De Minimis")
NSF Request for Information: Development of an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan
FAR Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Rule
USTR Request for Comments: To Assist in Reviewing and Identifying Unfair Trade Practices and Initiating All Necessary Actions to Investigate Harm From Non-Reciprocal Trade Arrangements
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Business Participation on Certain Multiple-Award Contracts
Congressional Request for Information to Explore Data Privacy and Security Framework

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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

CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
No Yes