|
LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 2300 WILSON BOULEVARD |
Address2 | SUITE #300 |
City | ARLINGTON |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22201-3308 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
|
5. Senate ID# 4790-12
|
||||||||
|
6. House ID# 312440000
|
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
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
|
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
|
||||||||
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. | ||||||||
Method A.
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: Jeffrey D. Shoaf |
Date | 7/19/2017 1:29:00 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY 2017/2018 appropriations for federal construction programs to provide for economic activity for Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works; DOD Military Construction/VA; Labor Appropriations - Agency Budget Requests; GSA Federal Building Fund (FBF) FY 2017/2018; FY 2017 Energy & Water Appropriations; Transportation & HUD Appropriations; FY 2017/2018 Interior and Environment Appropriations - SRF Funding; DERA Funding; FY 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office
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 |
Scott |
Berry |
|
|
|
James |
Christianson |
|
|
|
Sean |
O'Neill |
|
|
|
Jeffrey |
Shoaf |
|
|
|
James |
Young |
|
|
|
Jordan |
Howard |
|
|
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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
OSHA Crystalline Silica Rulemaking;OSHA rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries/illnesses; Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order #13673; Fair and Open Competition Act, H.R. 1552/S. 622; H.R. Res 83/S.J. Res 27; H.J. Res 37/S.J. Res 12; Susan Harwood Training Grants
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
James |
Christianson |
|
|
|
Jeffrey |
Shoaf |
|
|
|
James |
Young |
|
|
|
Jordan |
Howard |
|
|
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
Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program reauthorization; Water Infrastructure funding; Grants and Loans; HR 1647 Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act; Provisions relating to transportation planning and environmental review; Rule relating to federal jurisdiction over "Waters of the United States" for the purpose of Clean Water Act permits; Monitor implementation of the Water Resources Development and Reform Act; Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) funding and reauthorization; Reform of Prior Authorization for PAC Solicitation; Western Drought legislation and Rapid Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Scott |
Berry |
|
|
|
James |
Christianson |
|
|
|
Sean |
O'Neill |
|
|
|
Jeffrey |
Shoaf |
|
|
|
James |
Young |
|
|
|
Jordan |
Howard |
|
|
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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Overseas Buildings Operations; Embassy construction
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 |
Jeffrey |
Shoaf |
|
|
|
Jordan |
Howard |
|
|
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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
TRAC Act; Bid Shopping; Bid Listing; Buy American Reform; Protecting the attendance of federal employees at non-federal conferences; Plans for mandating verification systems/policies for employers; H.R. 679 Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017; HR 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017; HR 26, Regulations in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017; HR 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; HR 998, SCRUB Act; HR 1009, OIRA Accountability Act; HR 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act; HR 3169, Improve the hiring, training, and efficiency of acquisition personnel and organizations of the Dept. of the V.A.
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 |
Scott |
Berry |
|
|
|
James |
Christianson |
|
|
|
Jeffrey |
Shoaf |
|
|
|
James |
Young |
|
|
|
Jordan |
Howard |
|
|
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
Employer Mandate Repeal;Commonsense Reporting and Verification; HR 173/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act; HR 1101, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act; HR 246, Health Insurance tax; HR 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017, Tax Exclusion; Better Care Reconciliation 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 |
Jeffrey |
Shoaf |
|
|
|
James |
Young |
|
|
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
Immigration issues-comprehensive immigration reform, H2B visa reform efforts; Employment verification legislation
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
James |
Christianson |
|
|
|
Jeffrey |
Shoaf |
|
|
|
James |
Young |
|
|
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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Efforts to mandate employment verification system for employers; Definition of independent contractor; Multi-employer Pension Reform; HR 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act; Implementation of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Perkins Re-authorization; EEOC Transparency and Accountability; Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act; HR 1552/S. 622, Fair and Open Competition Act; Paid Leave, Joint Employer, Ambush Elections; HR 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; HR 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
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 |
James |
Christianson |
|
|
|
Jeffrey |
Shoaf |
|
|
|
James |
Young |
|
|
|
Sean |
O'Neill |
|
|
|
Jordan |
Howard |
|
|
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 ROD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Monitor implementation of Map-21 and Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transportation funding; Legislative proposals to provide additional funding for federal highway & transit programs; FY 2017 THUD appropriations; FY 2018 THUD appropriations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Labor - Dept of (DOL), White House Office
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 |
James |
Christianson |
|
|
|
Sean |
O'Neill |
|
|
|
Jeffrey |
Shoaf |
|
|
|
Jordan |
Howard |
|
|
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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Reverse Auctions; Bid Listing; Bid Shopping; Design-Build Construction; HR 679, Construction Consensus Improvement Act of 2017; HR 2594, Small Business Payment for Performance Act; HR 2350, Small Business Know-Before-You-Bid Construction Transparency Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
James |
Christianson |
|
|
|
Jeffrey |
Shoaf |
|
|
|
James |
Young |
|
|
|
Jordan |
Howard |
|
|
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
Highway Trust Fund Solvency; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; Repeal of health insurance tax; Implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act; Like-kind Exchanges (Sec. 1031; HR 960, creation of a category of Public Building for Private Activity Bond eligibility and exemption of that category from volume cap; HR 5361/S.177- Public Buildings Renewal Act 2016; American Job Builders Tax Reform Act -POC method accounting; HR 1647, Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act; Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act (179D); HR 6100/S. 3436--Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act, SEC 2704 Valuation Regulations; HR 6042, nullify proposed 2704 Regs; S. 326, Public Buildings Renewal Act; HR 3009, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), White House Office, Treasury - Dept of
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 |
Scott |
Berry |
|
|
|
James |
Christianson |
|
|
|
Sean |
O'Neill |
|
|
|
Stephen |
Sandherr |
|
|
|
Jeffrey |
Shoaf |
|
|
|
James |
Young |
|
|
|
Jordan |
Howard |
|
|
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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Monitor implementation of MAP-21 and the FAST Act; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transportation funding; FY 2017 and FY 2018 Department of Transportation Appropriations; Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; Inland Waterways Trust Fund; Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017; Monitor implementation of the WIIN Act, 21st Century Aviation Infrastructure Reform & Reauthorization Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), White House Office
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 |
James |
Christianson |
|
|
|
Sean |
O'Neill |
|
|
|
Stephen |
Sandherr |
|
|
|
Jeffrey |
Shoaf |
|
|
|
James |
Young |
|
|
|
Scott |
Berry |
|
|
|
Jordan |
Howard |
|
|
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.
20. Client new address
Address |
|
||||||
City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)
City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
|
|
||||||||
1 |
|
3 |
|
||||||
2 |
|
4 |
|
ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
Name | Address |
Principal Place of Business (city and state or country) |
||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
1 | 2 | 3 |
FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
Name | Address |
Principal place of business (city and state or country) |
Amount of contribution for lobbying activities | Ownership percentage in client | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
% |
28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
1 | 3 | 5 |
2 | 4 | 6 |