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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 900 Seventh Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 1000 |
City | Washington, |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 290514-12
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6. House ID# 371700000
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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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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: Victoria Bor, attorney |
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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1005 Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2009 (amendments to Federal Water Pollution Control Act and Safe Drinking Water Act) - Application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to work receiving financial assistance under the bill.
[No bill number] Proposed Senate legislation American Clean Energy Jobs and Manufacturing Act of 2009 application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to work receiving financial assistance under the bill.
[No bill number] Proposed House legislation: Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act Targeting hiring preferences; use of project labor agreements; apprenticeship requirements; and protection of labor standards on work receiving financial assistance under the bill.
[No bill number] Proposed House legislation: National Infrastructure Development Act of 2009 Application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to work receiving financial assistance under the bill.
H.R. 2892FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations ActMaking appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Amendment offered by Senator Sessions to make permanent the E-Verify voluntary pilot program used to confirm the eligibility of newly-hired workers for employment and require federal contractors to use the E-Verify program; amendment offered by Senator Grassley to allow employers to retroactively use E-Verify program to confirm the eligibility of existing employees; and amendment offered by Senator Vitter that would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from using any funds appropriated for FY 2010 to change its no match regulations, which require employers to terminate within 90 days of receipt of a no-match letter from the Social Security Administration any employee who can not provide documentation proving he or she is authorized to work in the United States.
[No bill number] Proposed House legislation: Increasing American Wages and Benefits Act of 2009 Provisions modifying H-2B visa program and increasing labor protections.
H.R. 2647 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to provide special pays and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces, expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees, and for other purposes. Application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to military construction on Guam; limitations on use of workers with H-2B visas on military construction on Guam.
[No bill number] Proposed House and Senate Legislation to reform the healthcare system: concerned about all aspects of the legislation; particularly employer and employee mandates and financing provisions.
H.R. 1409 and S. 560 Employee Free Choice Act concerned about all provisions of the bill.
H.R. 1806 - Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 (Freight Rail Tax Credit Bill) Application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to construction activities financed under the bill.
H.R. 2212 and S. 949 - 21st Century Energy Technology Deployment Act Application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirement to work receiving financial assistance under the bill.
H.R. 2227 American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act of 2009 (amendment to Energy Policy Act of 2005) Application of Davis-Bacon requirements to work receiving financial assistance under the bill; extension of U.S. immigration laws to off-shore drilling rigs and other vehicles attached to outer continental shelf.
H.R. 2346 FY 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act Provisions exempting certain projects assisted or funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from Davis-Bacon requirements in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
H.R. 2368 Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2009 Application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to work receiving financial assistance under the bill.
H.R. 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 Targeted hiring preferences and apprenticeship utilization; application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to work receiving financial assistance under the bill; use of project labor agreements on projects financed under the bill.
H.R. 2709 Reuniting Families Act (amendments to Immigration and Nationality Act) various provisions regarding immigration reform.
H.R. 2996 Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, FY 2010 Application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to projects receiving financial assistance under the bill.
Office of the Vice President Application of Davis-Bacon requirements to projects receiving federal assistance under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Office of Management and Budget - Implementation of Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects; Application of Davis-Bacon requirements to projects receiving federal assistance under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
U.S. Department of Labor - Implementation of Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects; implementation of Davis-Bacon requirements to Housing and Urban Development, Department of Energy, and school construction projects receiving financial assistance under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration - Approval of bid specifications containing requirement for project labor agreement in FHWA-funded contract for a portion of the Lucas Oil Stadium and Convention Center Expansion Project (Indiana); Implementation of Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects.
U.S. Government Services Administration Implementation of Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Approval of project labor agreements for construction of V.A. Hospitals in Aurora, Colorado and new Orleans, Louisiana under the terms of Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Approval of project labor agreement for construction of new headquarters facilities on the site of St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D.C., under the terms of Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to HUD programs utilizing money authorized in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Highway Administration (FHA), General Services Administration (GSA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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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