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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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State | MA |
Zip Code | 02139 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 23964-12
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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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| 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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Michelle D. Christy |
Date | 10/19/2015 2:44:16 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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 590 Campus Accountability and Safety Act
HR 1310 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat campus sexual violence, and for other purposes.
S 98 STEM Jobs Act
S 402 STEM Master Teacher Corps Act
S 419 STEM Support for Teachers in Education and Mentoring (STEM 2) Act
S 444 Supporting Afterschool STEM Act
HR 467 STEM Opportunities Act
HR 565 Stepping Up to STEM Education Act
HR 566 Technology-Enabled Education Innovation Partnership Act
HR 678 21st Century Classroom Innovation Act
HR 748 GI Bill STEM Extension Act
HR 794 STEM Master Teacher Corps Act
HR 823 Educating Tomorrow's Engineers Act
HR 831 Supporting Afterschool STEM Act
HR 840 STEM Gateways Act
HR 847 Investing in Innovation for Education Act
HR 922 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Professional Readiness Education Preparation (STEM PREP) Act
HR 1020 STEM Education Act
HR 1081 STEM Support for Teachers in Education and Mentoring (STEM 2) Act
S 335, HR 529 College Savings Plans - amend the IRS Code to Improve 529 Plans
S 396, HR 747 Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act
S 227 Strengthening Education through Research Act
S 1322, HR 2092 Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015
S 1195 Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2015
HR 2429 Student Loan Tax Debt Relief Act
HR3403 Safe Campus Act of 2015
H.R.5 - Student Success Act
Our interest is in provisions related to college access and readiness, STEM education, and teacher preparation
Campus Litigation Privacy Act (draft legislation by Sen. Wyden and Rep. Bonamici)
S 2037 HR 3512 Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015
S 1482 HR 2604 Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015
S 1939 Student Protection and Success Act
S 1177 Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
HR3177 Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act
HR3178 Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act
HR3179 Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act
HR3180 Flexible Pell Grant for 21st Century Students Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Philip |
Lipple |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 9 Innovation Act
HR 2045 Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act
S 632 Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth (STRONG) Patents Act
HR 1791 Grace Period Restoration Act of 2015
S 926 A bill to amend the patent law to promote basic research, to stimulate publication of scientific documents, to encourage collaboration in scientific endeavors, to improve the transfer of technology to the private sector Grace Period Restoration Act of 2015
S 1137 Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act
S1890 HR3326 Defend Trade Secrets Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
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Bonvillian |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 153 I-Squared Act of 2015
S 341 Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act
HR 962 Startup Act
HR 213 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Philip |
Lipple |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 318, HR 531 Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
HR 744, S 320 Medical Innovation Act (Swear Jar bill)
HR 777 Permanent Investment in Health Research Act
HR 6 21st Century Cures
S 289, HR 2104 American Cures Act
HR 2101 Research for All Act
S 1077 Advancing Breakthrough Devices for Patients
HR 2337 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize priority review for breakthrough devices
HR 160 Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 (to repeal the ACA medical device tax)
S2014 HR3466 Next Generation Researchers Act
HR 3171 HR 3215 HR 3429 S 1917 legislation relating to the regulation of fetal tissue research
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
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Bonvillian |
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 351 LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act
S 535 Energy Efficiency Improvement Act
S 854 A bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes.
S 893 A bill to establish an Energy Productivity Innovation Challenge (EPIC) to assist energy policy innovation in the States
S 1398 Energy Title of America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015
S 1033 Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2015
S 1256 Advancing Grid Storage Act of 2015
S 1407 Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015
S 1363 A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report assessing the capability of the Department of Energy to authorize, host, and oversee privately funded fusion and fission reactor prototypes
S 1229 A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit a plan to implement recommendations to improve interactions between the Department of Energy and National Laboratories.
S 1422 - Energy Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2015
S 2089 American Energy Innovation Act
S 720 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015
S 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Philip |
Lipple |
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 747, HR 1398American Innovation Act
S 544, HR 1030 Secret Science Reform Act
HR 591 Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2015
HR 874 American Super Computing Leadership Act
HR 1119 Research and Development Efficiency Act
HR 1398 A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research.
HR 1426 A bill to ensure public access to published materials concerning scientific research and development activities funded by Federal science agencies.
HR 1791 A bill to amend the patent law to promote basic research, to stimulate publication of scientific documents, to encourage collaboration in scientific endeavors, to improve the transfer of technology to the private sector, and for other purposes.
HR 1806 A bill to provide for technological innovation through the prioritization of Federal investment in basic research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve the competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes.
HR 1156 International Science and Technology Cooperation Act
HR 1158 Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act
HR 1162 Science Prize Competitions Act
HR 591 Engineering Biology Research and Development Act
HR 1567 Global Food Security Act
HR 1561 Weather Forecasting Improvement Act
S 1331 Seasonal Forecasting Improvement Act
S 1573 National Weather Service Improvement Act
S 454 ExaSCALE Computing Leadership Act of 2015
S 1447 Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2015
S 1187 America INNOVATES Act
S 1252 Global Food Security Act of 2015
S 1297 U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act
HR 2262 SPACE Act of 2015
HR 3293 Scientific Research in the National Interest Act
S 779 HR 1477 Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act of 2015
HR 23 National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015
Innovation, Manufacturing, Workforce (Philip, Bill)
S 747 American Innovation Act
S 894 Innovate America Act
HR 1004 Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Reauthorization Act
HR 1441, S 771 Manufacturing Universities Act
HR 1536 Innovation, Research, and Manufacturing Act
S 98 STEM Jobs Act of 2015
S 1542 Manufacturing Skills Act of 2015
S. 1054 Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act
HR 2000 Bridge to Manufacturing Jobs Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Lipple |
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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 MAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 747 American Innovation Act
S 894 Innovate America Act
HR 1004 Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Reauthorization Act
HR 1441, S 771 Manufacturing Universities Act
HR 1536 Innovation, Research, and Manufacturing Act
S 98 STEM Jobs Act of 2015
S 1542 Manufacturing Skills Act of 2015
S. 1054 Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act
HR 2000 Bridge to Manufacturing Jobs Act
Regulation (Philip, Bill)
S 544, HR 1030 Secret Science Reform Act
S 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, a bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reauthorize and modernize that Act
S 725 Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act,
A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act
HR 2576 TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
HR 185 Regulatory Accountability Act
S 708 Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Philip |
Lipple |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 108 Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act
S 85 Repay Act
HR 26 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
HR 636 America's Small Business Tax Relief Act
Our interest is in provisions regarding research and development and technology transfer activities.
HR 1260 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit
HR 529 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans.
S 699 American Opportunity Tax Credit Permanence and Consolidation Act of 2015
HR 880 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 (make permanent the R&D tax credit)
H.R. 637, to make permanent the rule allowing certain tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes
S. 1946 Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015. Our interest is in provisions regarding the deductibility of higher education expenses or charitable donations, tax credits for research and experimentation, and other provisions favorable to entrepreneurial technology firms.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Philip |
Lipple |
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William |
Bonvillian |
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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
S 108 Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act
S 85 Repay Act
HR 26 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
HR 636 America's Small Business Tax Relief Act
Our interest is in provisions regarding research and development and technology transfer activities.
HR 1260 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit
HR 529 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans.
S 699 American Opportunity Tax Credit Permanence and Consolidation Act of 2015
HR 880 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 (make permanent the R&D tax credit)
H.R. 637, to make permanent the rule allowing certain tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes
S. 1946 Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015. Our interest is in provisions regarding the deductibility of higher education expenses or charitable donations, tax credits for research and experimentation, and other provisions favorable to entrepreneurial technology firms.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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
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