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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 | 301 Maple Avenue, West |
Address2 | Suite 100 |
| City | Vienna |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22180 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 35627-12
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
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
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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: Karen Kerrigan |
Date | 1/22/2018 5:04:40 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
Access to Capital
Systemic Risk Designation Act (H.R.3312) - Supported House passage and similar reform legislation in the U.S. Senate.
Fostering Innovation Act (H.R. 1645) - Supported House passage.
Micro-Offering Safe Harbor Act (H.R. 2201)- Supported House passage.
Small Business Mergers, Acquisition, Sales, Brokerage and Simplification Act (H.R. 477) - Supported House passage.
Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act (S.1642 and H.R. 3299) - Support the legislation.
Other issues: Continue to advocate for reforms to improve the rules governing equity and debt-based crowdfunding, and policies that lighten the regulatory burden on community banks and the financial system in general to improve capital formation and capital access for startups and entrepreneurs. This includes changes to Dodd-Frank, reform of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and SEC regulatory reforms to reduce red tape and costs for small firms.
Tax Relief and Reform
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) - supported passage of the major pieces of tax reform legislation in the House and Senate and conference report that passed both Chambers and to President Trump's desk for signature.
Continue to support other reforms of the U.S. tax code to make it fair and less complex for small businesses and startups. With respect to elements of H.R. 1 and the tax reform packages that moved through the House and Senate SBE Council focused on lower tax rates in general, elimination of death and AMT taxes, lower individual and corporate rates, lower capital gains taxes, full expensing, a territorial system, expanded Section 179 expensing, modernizing thresholds and reporting requirements.
Free File Permanency Act (H.R.3641) - support passage.
Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act (H.R.3717) - support passage and urged tax writers to include it in larger tax package (H.R. 1)
Regulatory Reform, Relief and Transparency
Continue to support reforms that make the regulatory process more transparent, accountable and that provides a voice and meaningful input for small businesses. Also support: cost-benefit analysis, look-back provisions, and sunsetting.
Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (S.584): Support full Senate passage.
Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951): Support full Senate passage.
Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34): Support full Senate passage.
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S.21): Support full Senate passage.
Provide Accountability Through Transparency Act (S.577): Support full Senate passage.
Early Participation in Regulations Act (S.579): Support full Senate passage.
Save Local Business Act (H.R.3441) - supported House passage of the legislation.
H.R. Res 111 - supported Senate passage of the Congressional Review Act resolution on CFPB's Anti-Arbitration Rule.
Department of Labor Comments: Urged the DoL, Secretary Acosta, to repeal All Agency Memorandum (AAM) 212 issued by the Wage and Hour Division in March 2013, which expanded Davis-Bacon by the memo.
SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy - Voiced support for the nomination and confirmation of David C. Tryon to be the next Chief Counsel of the Office of Advocacy.
Health Care Reform
Continue to support legislative efforts to reform and repeal major parts of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) including repeal of the tax increases and taxes imposed by the law, mandates such as the individual and employer mandates, and other regulations that are driving up costs and eliminating choice in the marketplace. Specficic taxes include: the Health Insurance Tax, the Net Investment Tax, the medical device tax, and Cadillac Tax. With respect to these taxes, have urged repeal or two year or longer delays.
Support a national marketplace for health insurance, broad efforts to improve and strengthen HSAs so that small businesses and their employees have flexible, affordable choices in insurance coverage, expanding health reimbursement accounts, restoring strong Flexible Savings Accounts, tax credits for health coverage and other reforms that allow for innovation and new market entrants into the health insurance marketplace.
Continue to urge Senators to develop a consensus bill that provides marketplace stability and small businesses with cost relief and affordable health coverage choices.
Prescription Drugs: Urged Senate to refrain from offering potential amendment (in the FY 2018 Budget Resolution) that would allow for prescription drug importation.
Intellectual Property- General Government Reform - the Budget
Intellectual Property: Continue to educate and advocate on the importance of protecting and strengthening IP.
Fair and Open Competition Act, S. 622/H.R. 1552: Support the legislation
H.Con Res.71, FY 2018 Budget Resolution - supported passage of the budget resolution in the House and Senate.
Access to Affordable Broadband
Voiced support for Federal Communications Commission efforts to accelerate the deployment of broadband to rural and underserved markets. Continue to voice support for the FCC Restoring Internet Freedom order, and supported the affirmative vote on the order.
TV White Spaces - Continue to voice support for TV white spaces to be used for deploying broadband in rural and underserved areas.
Workforce Issues
Encouraging Employee Ownership Act (H.R. 1343/S.488) - Supported House and Senate passage.
Confirmation of Federal Department and Agency Heads
Continue to support and advocate for timely confirmation of President Trump's nominees to allow for government to function efficiently and effectively for small businesses.
SBA Office of Advocacy - As noted above supported the nomination, and support the confirmation, of David C. Tryon to the Chief Counsel's position.
Trade - Global Markets - International Commerce
Continue to support trade expansion and trade agreements to open overseas markets to small businesses. Continue to educate about the benefits of NAFTA, and the need to update some of the provisions (with respect to intellectual property, for example) but to maintain the core agreement to encourage commerce and business growth for U.S. small businesses.
Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade - Support its ratification and have urged Senators to support its enactment.
International Communications Privacy Act (H.R. 3718) - Support the legislation.
Federal Government Procurement
Small Business Payments - Urged OMB to permanently extend an important policy of making timely/accelerated payments to small business federal contractors.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Economic Council (NEC), President of the U.S., White House Office, Small Business Administration (SBA), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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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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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