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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 | 555 12th Street NW, Suite 1001 |
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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 | 2021 |
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: Brad Close |
Date | 4/23/2021 2:48:23 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
House Bills
H.R. 603, the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 - oppose.
H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 - oppose.
H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - oppose.
H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose.
H.R. 1712, the Death Tax Repeal Act - support.
H.R. 1799, PPP Extension Act of 2021 - support.
H.R. 1381, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support.
Senate Bills
Amendments 767 and 301 to S. Con. Res. 5 - support.
Amendment 69 to S. Con. Res. 5 - support.
Portman amendment to H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - support.
Sanders amendment to H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - oppose.
S. 53, the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 - oppose.
S. 617, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021 - support.
Fair and Open Competition Act - support.
H.R. 1799, PPP Extension Act of 2021 - support.
S. 480, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support.
S. 420, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 - oppose.
Statement for the Record/Testimony
House Committee on Small Business, hearing titled Perspectives from Main Street: Raising the Wage. The Raise the Wage Act of 2021 included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, February 24, 2021.
House Committee on Small Business, hearing titled The Next Steps for the Paycheck Protection Program. March 10, 2021.
Senate Committee on Budget, hearing on the federal minimum wage. The Raise the Wage Act of 2021, included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, February 25, 2021.
Holly Wade, Executive Director, NFIB Research Center, testified before the House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy. Hearing on: Supporting Small and Minority-Owned Businesses Through the Pandemic, February 4, 2021.
Other Issues
Form 1099-K reporting thresholds for Third Party Settlement Organizations (TPSOs) under I.R.C. 6050W.
Government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted construction projects.
Comments
Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Notice Titled Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act; Withdrawal, RIN 1235-AA34, 86 Fed. Reg. 14027 (March 12, 2021)
Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Notice Titled Rescission of Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Rule, RIN 1235-AA37, 86 Fed. Reg. 14038 (March 12, 2021)
SBA Notice of Interim Final Rule Titled Business Loan Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Program-Revisions to Loan Amount Calculation and Eligibility, Dkt. SBA-2021-0010, 86 Fed. Reg. 13149 (March 8, 2021)
SBA and Treasury Notice Titled Business Loan Program Temporary Changes [BLPTC]; Paycheck Protection Program [PPP] as amended by Economic Aid Act, SBA-2021-0001, 86 Fed. Reg. 3692 (Jan. 14, 2021)
SBA Notice Titled BLPTC; PPP Second Draw Loans, SBA-2021-0002, 86 Fed. Reg. 3712 (Jan. 14, 2021)
SBA and Treasury Notice Titled BLPTC; PPP-Loan Forgiveness Requirements and Loan Review Procedures as Amended by Economic Aid Act, SBA-2021-0006, 86 Fed. Reg. 8283 (Feb. 5, 2021)
Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Notice Titled Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Delay of Effective Date, RIN 1235-AA21, 86 Fed Reg. 8325 (Feb. 5, 2021)
Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Notice Titled Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act: Delay of Effective Date, RIN 1235-AA34, 86 Fed. Reg. 8326 (Feb. 5, 2021)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Small Business Administration (SBA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Close |
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Brabant |
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Courtney |
Brooks |
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Relfe |
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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
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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