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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 | 10/20/2021 3:56:16 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 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.
Amendment #184 to H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act - support.
H.R. 3104, the Get Americans Back to Work Act - support.
H.R. 3185, the Save Local Business Act - support.
H.J.Res. 22, use the CRA to disapprove the Update of Commissions Conciliation Procedures finalized by the EEOC - oppose.
H.R. 2583, the PPP Equity Act of 2021 - support.
Herrera Beutler Amendment to H.R. 3110, PUMP Act - support.
H.Con.Res. 14, Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Resolution - oppose.
Sec. 804 of H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, Minimum Wage for Employees of Department of Defense Contractors - oppose.
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (AINS), to comply with S. Con. Res. 14, the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Resolution - oppose.
H.R. 3725, the Relief and Equity for Small Businesses through Tax (REST) Act - support.
Tax Fairness for the Self-Employed Act - support.
H.R. 5318, Commonsense Reporting 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.
S. 403, the 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.
S. 1555, the Get Americans Back to Work Act - support.
S. 1636, the Save Local Business Act - support.
S.J.Res.13, use the CRA to disapprove the Update of Commissions Conciliation Procedures finalized by the EEOC - oppose.
S. 2239, the Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act of 2021 - support.
Amendment 3292 to S.Con.Res. 14 - support.
Amendment 3106 to S.Con.Res. 14 - support.
Statement for the Record/Testimony
Statement for the record for the hearing entitled, The Right to Organize: Empowering American Workers in a 21st Century Economy, before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The implicit focus of this hearing is S. 420, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021. NFIB opposes S. 420, the PRO Act of 2021. (July 22, 2021)
NFIB members Jan Haviland, Mark Lunde, Greg Owens testified before Congress on National Small Business Week: Celebrating our Main Street Champions. (September 14, 2021)
Other Issues
Stepped-up basis - support
Build Back Better Act - oppose
Transparency in operations of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) - support
Revision of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) - oppose
Comments
Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Army Notice Titled Notice of Public Meetings Regarding Waters of the United States; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Recommendations, 86 Fed. Reg. 41911 (August 4, 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), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Close |
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Kuhlman |
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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
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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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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