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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 | 2014 |
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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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: Amanda Austin |
Date | 1/20/2015 4:54:09 PM |
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
Bills
H.R. 5213, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 - support.
H.R. 4457, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 - support.
H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Plan Protection Act of 2013 - support.
H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act - support.
H.R. 4, the Jobs for America Act - support.
H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 - support.
H.R. 2995, the Unnecessary Cap Act of 2013 - support.
H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act of 2013 - support.
H.R. 3367, the Small Business and Family Relief Act - support.
H.R. 763, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support.
H.R. 903, the American Job Protection Act- support.
H.Res 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. 947, Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act - support.
H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 - support.
H.R. 436, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support.
H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor- Management Relations Act -support.
H.R. 2429, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - support.
H.R. 2728, Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act - support.
H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act - support.
H. Res. 728, a Resolution expressing support for designating November 29, 2014 as Small Business Saturday and supporting efforts to increase awareness of small business contributions to the community and their value to the overall economy - support.
Section 425 of H.R. 4745, and urge that this provision, which prohibits the Department of Transportation from moving forward with increases in the minimum level of financial responsibility for commercial property and passenger motor carriers, including private school bus operators and other private carriers - support.
H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 - support.
H.R. 5860, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - support.
H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act - support.
H.R. 4453, the S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 - support.
H.R. 2854, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes - support.
S. 2881, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 - support.
S. 2569, the Bring Jobs Home Act - support.
S. 2223, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act - oppose.
S. 2199, originally introduced as S. 84, the Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose.
S. 2432, the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act - oppose.
S.Amdt.1871, to S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 - support.
S. 399, the American Job Protection Act - support.
S. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support.
S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act - support.
S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose.
S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 - support.
S. 109, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support.
S. 1138, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - support.
S. 1737, Fair Minimum Wage Act - oppose.
S. 1658, Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act - support.
S. 1488, a bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes -support.
Unemployment Insurance letter opposing FUTA Tax Increase to House and Senate Budget Committee conferees.
Comments
EPA, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602, Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. December 1, 2014.
OSHA, Comments on OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2013-0023; Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (79 Fed. Reg. 47605, August 14, 2014) October 14, 2014.
EPA, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 - Definition of Waters of the United States Under the Clean Water Act. October 15, 2014.
Department of Health and Human Services, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016 - Request for Extension of Comment Period. December 22, 2014.
Other Issues
Tax Reform
Tax Extenders
DOL overtime regulation
Biennial budget
Entitlement reform
Immigration reform, E-Verify, H2B visas
Retirement Issues
Keystone XL Project
Employer nondiscrimination in PPACA
Minimum wage
Unemployment insurance
Transitional policy on nonqualified plans in PPACA
OSHA - proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica
OSHA - proposed rule on electronic reporting
EPA/Army Corps of Engineers - proposed rule on definition of waters of the United States
EPA - proposed rule on greenhouse gases emissions from power plants
OSHA - enforcement
DOT - Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicle
Regulatory reform
Overtime
Export Import Bank
Medicare Part D
H.R. 4304, the Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act
H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act
SBA Office of Advocacy: Group Letter on Regulatory Flexibility Act Noncompliance in Waters of the United States Rulemaking
SEC: Letter regarding the Recommendation of the Investor Advisory Committee: Accredited Investor Definition
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), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
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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Amanda |
Austin |
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Katherine |
Bonner |
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Daniel |
Bosch |
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Kuhlman |
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Turkstra |
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Brad |
Close |
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Jordan |
Forbes |
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Sen. John Boozman, Rep. Tom Davis, Sen. John Warner |
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Keen |
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Sen. Mark Kirk, Sen. George Voinovich, Rep. Charles Dent |
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Senate Committee on Small Business: Ranking Member Sen Snowe |
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Office of the House Republican Whip |
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Nicholas |
Karellas |
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Sen. Christopher Bond, Rep. Lynn Jenkins |
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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