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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| 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 | 2016 |
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Amanda Austin |
Date | 7/20/2016 11:27:05 AM |
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
House Bills
H.R. 712, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act - support.
H.R. 1671, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support.
S.J. Res. 22, a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval in response to the problematic Waters of the United States rule - support.
H.R. 4612, the Midnight Rule Relief Act - support.
H.R. 3624, the Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act - support.
H.R. 4293, the Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act - support.
H.R. 4294, the Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support Act - support.
H.R. 3433, the Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act - support.
Amendment included in Section 913 of S 1269 - oppose.
H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 - support.
H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act - support.
H.R. 5447 (H.R. 2911), the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - support.
H. J. Res. 87, a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval in response to the controversial persuader rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) - support.
Section 110 to the FY2017 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - support.
Perry Amendment to H.R. 4974, ensuring fair and open competition for federal construction contracts funded by the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (MilCon/VA) Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2017 - support.
FY2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
H.R. 5210, PADME ACT - Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act - support.
Senate Bills
S. 2582, the Midnight Rule Relief Act - support.
S. 1519, the Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act - support.
S. 2225, the Save our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act - support.
Amendment included in Section 913 of S 1269 - oppose.
S. 2707, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act - support.
Prove It Act of 2016 - support.
Hoeven Amendent to amendment to the FY2017 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - support.
S. 2736, the Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act of 2016 - support.
S. 71, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support.
S. 2844, the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD) appropriations bill.
S. 3060 / S. 1697, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - support.
S. 2736, PADME ACT - Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act - support.
Hearings
Karen Harned, House Small Business Committee on Regulation: The Hidden Small Business Tax. April 14, 2016.
Elizabeth Milito, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Hearing on: Drowning in Regulations: The Waters of the U.S. Rule and the Case for Reforming the RFA April 27, 2016.
Kevin Kuhlman, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee on the Small Business Struggle under Obamacare. May 18 2016.
Albert Macre, House Committee on Small Business on Damaging Repercussions: DOLs Overtime Rule, Small Employers, and their Employees June 23, 2016.
Joe Grossbauer, Joint Economic Committee on Is Our Complex Code Too Taxing on the Economy? April 20, 2016.
Tom Kunkel, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee on the Small Business Struggle Under Obamacare, May 18, 2016.
Comments
April 8, 2016, RIN 1235-AA13 - Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, Wage and Hour Division, DOL.
Other Issues
Joint employer standard
PN1258 - Merrick Garland nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court
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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Daniel |
Bosch |
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Kevin |
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Matthew |
Turkstra |
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Brad |
Close |
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Jordan |
Forbes |
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Stephen |
Keen |
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Nicholas |
Karellas |
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Daniel |
Martini |
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Juanita |
Duggan |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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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