Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Implementation of the Budget Control Act H Con Res 25- House Budget Resolution for FY 2014, issues related to healthcare funding H.Con.Res 27 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res 11 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution Efforts to prevent or mitigate proposed Medicaid cuts and other hospital reimbursement cuts The White House FY 2016 budget proposal Funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund H.R. 3762 Budget Reconciliation Legislation H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 HR 1314 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Efforts to include language disallowing funds to finalize the 340B omnibus guidance in FY2017 appropriations bills S. 3040 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Implementation of the Budget Control Act H Con Res 25- House Budget Resolution for FY 2014, issues related to healthcare funding H.Con.Res 27 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res 11 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution Efforts to prevent or mitigate proposed Medicaid cuts and other hospital reimbursement cuts The White House FY 2016 budget proposal Funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund Budget Reconciliation Legislation H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 HR 1314 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Efforts to include language disallowing funds to finalize the 340B omnibus guidance in FY2017 appropriations bills S. 3040 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Implementation of the Budget Control Act Efforts to prevent or mitigate proposed Medicaid cuts and other hospital reimbursement cuts H Con Res 25- House Budget Resolution for FY 2014, issues related to healthcare funding H.Con.Res 27 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res 11 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution Efforts to prevent or mitigate proposed Medicaid cuts and other hospital reimbursement cuts The White House FY 2016 budget proposal Issues related to the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board Funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund Budget Reconciliation Legislation H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 HR 1314 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Efforts to include language disallowing funds to finalize the 340B omnibus guidance in FY2017 appropriations bills S. 3040 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Implementation of the Budget Control Act Efforts to prevent or mitigate proposed Medicaid cuts and other hospital reimbursement cuts H Con Res 25- House Budget Resolution for FY 2014, issues related to healthcare funding H.Con.Res 27 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res 11 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution Efforts to prevent or mitigate proposed Medicaid cuts and other hospital reimbursement cuts The White House FY 2016 budget proposal Issues related to the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board Funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund Budget Reconciliation Legislation H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 HR 1314 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Efforts to include language disallowing funds to finalize the 340B omnibus guidance in FY2017 appropriations bills
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Implementation of the Budget Control Act Efforts to prevent or mitigate proposed Medicaid cuts and other hospital reimbursement cuts H Con Res 25- House Budget Resolution for FY 2014, issues related to healthcare funding H.Con.Res 27 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res 11 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution Efforts to prevent or mitigate proposed Medicaid cuts and other hospital reimbursement cuts The White House FY 2016 budget proposal Issues related to the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board Funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund Budget Reconciliation Legislation H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 HR 1314 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
HR 185 - Regulatory Accountability Act - Provisions amending burdensome regulations. HR 4510/S-2270 - The Insurance Clarification Capital Standards Act - Provisions exempting insurers from Dodd-Frank Act capital requirements. HR 1090 - Retail Investor Protection Act - Provisions requiring SEC & DOL to work together before releasing rules relating to a fiduciary duty standard. HR 4302 - Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 - SGR Patch S 2157 - Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal & Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 - SGR Repeal S 2122 - Responsible Medicare SGR Repeal & Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 - SGR Repeal HR 4015 - SGR Repeal & Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 - SGR Repeal H.J. Res. 59 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2014 - Potential Medigap impact S 1871 - SGR Repeal & Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 - SGR Repeal HR 2810 - Medicare Patient Access & Quality Improvement Act of 2013 - SGR Repeal S.CON.Res.8 - Senate Budget FY 2014 - Potential Medigap impact H.CON.Res. 25 - House Budget FY 2014 - Potential Medigap impact HR 1478/S 798 - Policyholder Protection Act - Provisions regarding source of strength requirements. S 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act - Provisions on Federal Reserve procedures HR 2141 - The International Standards Transparency & Policyholder Protection Act - Provisions regarding regulatory consultation on domestic insurance standards. HR 3590 & HR 4872- Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act & Reconciliation - effect on home office procedures & self-insured plan, executive compensation limitation, implications to dental product. Sen. Orin Hatch report on taxes - provisions impacting the insurance & banking industries. Camp comprehensive discussion draft on tax reform - provisions impacting the insurance and banking industries.
Client expense: $129,770 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Implementation of the Budget Control Act Efforts to prevent or mitigate proposed Medicaid cuts and other hospital reimbursement cuts H Con Res 25- House Budget Resolution for FY 2014, issues related to healthcare funding H.Con.Res 27 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res 11 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution Efforts to prevent or mitigate proposed Medicaid cuts and other hospital reimbursement cuts The White House FY 2016 budget proposal Issues related to the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board Funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund Budget Reconciliation Legislation
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2015 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Implementation of the Budget Control Act Efforts to prevent or mitigate proposed Medicaid cuts and other hospital reimbursement cuts H Con Res 25- House Budget Resolution for FY 2014, issues related to healthcare funding H.Con.Res 27 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res 11 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution Efforts to prevent or mitigate proposed Medicaid cuts and other hospital reimbursement cuts The White House FY 2016 budget proposal Issues related to the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board Funding for the Precaution and Public Health Fund
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2015 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Implementation of the Budget Control Act Efforts to prevent or mitigate proposed Medicaid cuts and other hospital reimbursement cuts H Con Res 25- House Budget Resolution for FY 2014, issues related to healthcare funding H.Con.Res 27 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res 11 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution Efforts to prevent or mitigate proposed Medicaid cuts and other hospital reimbursement cuts The White House FY 2016 budget proposal
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2015 · first_quarter · Insurance
HR 3590 & HR 4872 - Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act & Reconciliation Act of 2010 - effect on home office procedures, self-insured plan, executive compensation limitation. Implications to dental product. HR 185 - Regulatory Accountability Act - Provisions amending burdensome regulations. HR 1478/S 798 - Policyholder Protection Act - Source of strength requirements. Sen. Hatch Report on Taxes - provisions impacting insurance and banking industries. Camp Comprehensive Discussion Draft on Tax Reform - Provisions impacting insurance and banking industries. HR 4302 - Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 - SGR Patch S 2157 - Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal & Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 - SGR Repeal S 2122 - Responsible Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 - SGR Repeal HR 4015 - AGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 - Potential Medigap impact. S 1871 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 - SGR Repeal HR 2810 - Medicare Patient Access & Quality Improvement Act of 2013 - SGR Repeal S.CON.RES.8 - Senate Budget FY 2014 - Potential Medigap impact H.CON.RES.25 - House Budget FY 2014 - Potential Medigap impact HR 4510/S 2270 - Insurance Clarification Capital Standards Act - Provisions exempting insurers from Dodd-Frank Act capital requirements. HR 1090 - Retail Investor Protection Act - Provisions requiring SEC & DOL to work together before releasing rules relating to a fiduciary duty standard.
Client expense: $297,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R. 25, S. 122, "Fair Tax Act of 2013", H.R. 782, "Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2013", H.R. 2429, S. 1183, "Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013", H.R. 147, H.R. 177, H.R. 782 "Death Tax Repeal Act", Issues related to H.R. 766, S. 321, "Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013", H.R. 2117, "Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013", H.R. 837, Saving for American Families Futures Act of 2013, S. 1270, Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013 Issues related to H. Con. Res. 25, S. Con. Res. 8, Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 S. 8, End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act S. Con. Res. 12, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement H.R. 1040, Flat Tax Act H.R. 352, Tax Code Termination Act S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 H.R.1618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee Issues related to H.R. 1 (Reserved for the Speaker) H.R. __, The Tax Reform Act of 2014
Client expense: $520,823 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 25 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); H.R. 30 (Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act); H.R. 122 (Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2013); H.R. 290 (Full Faith and Credit Act of 2013); H.R. 505 (Balancing Act); H.R. 613 (Systemic Risk Mitigation Act); H.R. 624 (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act); H.R. 634 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 677 (Inter-Affiliate Swap Classification Act); H.R. 694 (Corporate Tax Fairness Act); H.R. 701 (To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action); H.R. 719 (Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act); H.R. 742 (Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013); H.R. 756 (Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013); H.R. 807 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 815 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain dividends and distributions paid to individuals from certain small businesses exempt from tax to the extent of the increased wages of the small business); H.R. 880 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 889 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013); H.R. 935 (Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013); H.R. 947 (Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act); H.R. 992 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); H.R. 1003 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1101 (Homeowners and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 1105 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1062 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 1064 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1115 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit any national securities exchange from effecting any transaction in a security issued by a corporation unless the corporation's registration with the exchange includes a certification that the corporation currently is in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 governing contributions and expenditures by corporations which were in effect with respect to elections held during 2008); H.R. 1135 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1155 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1221 (Basel III Capital Impact Study Act); H.R. 1256 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R. 1335 (Short Sale Transparency Act of 2013); H.R. 1341 (Financial Competitive Act of 2013)(Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA)); H.R. 1844 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013); H.R. 2374 (Retail Investor Protection Act); H.R. 2998 (Investor Choice Act of 2013); H.R. 3482 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); H.R. 3696 (National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 4167 (Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act); H.CON.RES.25 (Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023); S. 1 (Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act); S. 8 (End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act); S. 21 (Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013); S. 122 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); S. 169 (I-Squared Act of 2013)(Immigration reform); S. 173 (Simplified, Manageable, And Responsible Tax Act); S. 249 (Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013); S. 277 (Job Preservation and Economic Certainty Act of 2013); S. 278 (Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013); S. 321 (Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013); S. 387 (American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act); S. 399 (American Job Protection Act); S. 410 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 450 (Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013); S. 451 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2013); S. 474 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); S. 534 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); S. 798 (TBTF Act); S. 1725 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); S. 1999 (SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014); S.AMDT.2006 (Amends H.CON.RES.25); FINRA Regulatory Notice 2013-002; Market data rule proposals (SR-NASDAQ-2012-042;SR-NASDAQ-2012-044;SR-NASDAQ-2012-005); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96; Market data (Exchange Act Section 19 and related rules); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Swap execution facilities; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); China - strategic and economic dialogue; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; Basel Securitization Framework; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); India Financial Sector Reform; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; SEC Regulation AB2; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds; Cross-border guidance; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Tri-party repo; Computerized trading; Legal entity identifier (LEI); Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act implementation; Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation paper on margin requirements for uncleared derivatives; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Tick-size pilot program; EU Capital and Resolution; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework; Incentives for the adoption of the NIST Framework; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; CFTC recordkeeping requirements (CEA Section 23.201); Fee pilot program for NASDAQ last sale (File no. SR-NASDAQ-2013-126); Office of Financial Research study (Asset Management and Financial Stability); Legal Entity Identifier; Financial Stability Board; OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve rule proposal on Basel III Liquidity Coverage Ratio; FSOC consideration of systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs); Prudential regulators; NASDAQ and NYSE market data fee proposals; SEC draft strategic plan; Leverage capital requirements; Basel capital and liquidity; Senate Intel Committee Cybersecurity Bill (not yet introduced); Cybersecurity issues (general).
Client expense: $1,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY 2014 and FY 2015 Congressional Budget, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding FY 2014 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Sequestration Prevention of sequestration for IDEA program Increased Funding For FY 2015 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC H.R. 1098, the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013 FY 2015 Approrpiations for CDC Programs FY 2015 Approrpiations for HRSA programs OMB Budget cost-estimates FY 2015 Appropriations for IDEA H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government H. Con. Res. 122, Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) establishing the budget for the United States Government S.Con.Res.8, Establishing the budget for the United States Government FY 2015 Labor/HHS & Education Appropriations Bill (CDC Arthritis Funding Program) FY 2015 Arthritis Funding
Client expense: $308,338 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax Legislation: Tax Reform generally; 15-year cost recovery for improvements to qualified leaseholds and retail-owned property; Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 743, S. 336H.R. 684); proposals to modify/repeal the last-in-first-out (LIFO) and lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) inventory accounting methods; international tax proposals Regulatory: IRS Reg 168745-03 guidelines and IRS regarding IRS final rules (T.D. 9636) deduction and capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property; CCA 201310028 - IRS opinion on qualified leasehold improvement property; Retail Inventory Method (RIM) regulations (IRS Regs 125949-10); Other: Health care related tax issues; ACA employer mandate repeal (H.R. 903, S. 399); Mobile workforce legislation (H.R. 1129; S. 1645); S.Amdt. 656 and S.Amdt. 578 to the Fiscal Year 2014 Senate Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res. 8); House Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 25); Tax extenders legislation
Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
NIH Funding PEPFAR Funding Medicare Budget BARDA Funding H.Con.Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax reform issues related to corporate tax rates, taxes on corporate dividends and certain tax extender provisions. HR 905, Research and Development Tax Credit Extension Act of 2013, as it relates to extending the research credit H Con Res 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023, provisions related to the corporate tax rate S 743/HR 684, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, as it relates to sourcing issues for interstate sales and telecom tax simplification S 213, Telephone Excise Tax Elimination Act of 2013, as it relates to amending the Internal Revenue Service code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services S 268, CUT Loopholes Act, as it relates to tax treatment of controlled foreign corporations S 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act, as it relates to tax treatment of controlled foreign corporations HR 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act, as it relates to tax treatment of controlled foreign corporations HR 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act, as it relates to the excise tax on medical devices S 151, Restoring America's Competitiveness in Enterprise (RACE) Act of 2013, provisions related to the corporate tax rate S Amendment 578 to S Con Res 8, To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to ensure marketplace fairness by allowing States to enforce State and local use tax laws, as it relates to sales tax S Amendment 581 to S Con Res 8, To exempt remote sales of business inputs, as it relates to sales tax HR 434/S 31, Internet Tax Freedom Act, provisions related to taxation on Internet access and electronic commerce HR 1129/S 1645, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2013, as it relates to changes to non-resident personal income tax returns S 1235/HR 2309, Wireless Tax Fairness Act, as it relates to restrictions on any state or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers or property S 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act, provisions that promote neutrality, simplicity and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services HR 3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, provisions related to taxation on internet service providers S 1431, Internet Tax Freedom Act, provisions related to taxation on internet service providers Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, as it relates to bonus depreciation The Tax Reform Act of 2014, provisions related to the corporate tax rate
Client expense: $3,850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
National Institutes of Health, Alzheimer's Disease and the Cures Acceleration Network. Fiscal year 2015 Labor, Health & Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, All sections related to the National Institutes of Health, Alzheimer's Disease and the Cures Acceleration Network Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, All sections related to the Food and Drug Administration. P.L. 112-25 Budget Control Act of 2011, provisions related to funding for nondefense discretionary programs; entitlement reform H. Con. Res. 25, establishing the budget for Fiscal Year 2014, all secions relating to health research S.Con.Res. 8, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for Fiscal year 2014, all sections relating to health research S.Con.Res. 8, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for Fiscal year 2014, all sections relating to health research. Fiscal year 2015 Defense Appropriations Bill Fiscal year 2015 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill H.J. Res 124 - Fiscal 2015 Continuing Resolution H.R. 93 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
Client expense: $136,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to Medicare Part D, FDA and patents in S. Con. Res. 8; P.L. 113-76 FY14 Omnibus; H Con Res. 25 House Budget Resolution; H.R. 2663 and S. 1422 The Preventative Health Savings Act of 2013 (Modernizing CBO scoring with respect to preventive health legislation); National Diabetes Prevention Program; HR 933 -- Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013; FY14 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations (National Diabetes Prevention Program).H.J. Res. 59 FY14 Continuing Appropriations Resolution (contains Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013). P.L. 113-235 FY15 Consolidated and Continuing Appropriations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 25, S. 122, Fair Tax Act of 2013 H.R. 782, Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2013 H.R. 2429, S. 1183, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 H.R. 147, H.R. 177, H.R. 782 Death Tax Repeal Act Issues related to H.R. 766, S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 2117, Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 837, Saving for American Families Futures Act of 2013 S. 1270, Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013 Issues related to H. Con. Res. 25, S. Con. Res. 8, Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 S. 8, End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act S. Con. Res. 12, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement H.R. 1040, Flat Tax Act H.R. 352, Tax Code Termination Act S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 H.R.1618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee Issues related to H.R. 1 (Reserved for the Speaker) H.R. __, The Tax Reform Act of 2014
Client expense: $414,615 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R. 25, S. 122, Fair Tax Act of 2013 H.R. 782, Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2013 H.R. 2429, S. 1183, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 H.R. 147, H.R. 177, H.R. 782 Death Tax Repeal Act Issues related to H.R. 766, S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 2117, Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 837, Saving for American Families Futures Act of 2013 S. 1270, Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013 Issues related to H. Con. Res. 25, S. Con. Res. 8, Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 S. 8, End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act S. Con. Res. 12, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement H.R. 1040, Flat Tax Act H.R. 352, Tax Code Termination Act S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 H.R.1618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee Issues related to H.R. 1 (Reserved for the Speaker) H.R. __, The Tax Reform Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $414,615
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 1 (Tax Reform Act of 2014); H.R. 25 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); H.R. 30 (Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act); H.R. 122 (Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2013);H.R. 290 (Full Faith and Credit Act of 2013); H.R. 505 (Balancing Act); H.R. 613 (Systemic Risk Mitigation Act); H.R. 624 (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act); H.R. 634 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 677 (Inter-Affiliate Swap Classification Act); H.R. 694 (Corporate Tax Fairness Act); H.R. 701 (To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action); H.R. 719 (Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act); H.R. 742 (Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013); H.R. 756 (Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013); H.R. 797 (Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013); H.R. 807 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 815 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain dividends and distributions paid to individuals from certain small businesses exempt from tax to the extent of the increased wages of the small business); H.R. 880 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 889 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013); H.R. 935 (Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013); H.R. 947 (Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act); H.R. 992 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); H.R. 1003 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1101 (Homeowners and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 1105 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1062 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 1064 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1115 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit any national securities exchange from effecting any transaction in a security issued by a corporation unless the corporation's registration with the exchange includes a certification that the corporation currently is in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 governing contributions and expenditures by corporations which were in effect with respect to elections held during 2008); H.R. 1135 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1155 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1221 (Basel III Capital Impact Study Act); H.R. 1256 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R.1335 (Short Sale Transparency Act of 2013); H.R.1341 (Financial Competitive Act of 2013)(Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA)); H.R. 1627 (Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013); H.R. 1844 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013); H.R. 2374 (Retail Investor Protection Act); H.R. 2998 (Investor Choice Act of 2013); H.R. 3482 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); H.R. 3696 (National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 4167 (Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act); H.CON.RES.25 (Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023); S. 1 (Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act); S. 8 (End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act); S. 21 (Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013); S. 122 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); S. 169 (I-Squared Act of 2013)(Immigration reform); S. 173 (Simplified, Manageable, And Responsible Tax Act); S. 249 (Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013);S. 277 (Job Preservation and Economic Certainty Act of 2013); S. 278 (Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013); S. 321 (Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013); S. 387 (American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act); S. 399 (American Job Protection Act); S. 410 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 450 (Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013); S. 451 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2013); S. 474 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); S. 534 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); S. 798 (TBTF Act); S. 1725 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); S. 1999 (SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014); S. 2588 (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014); S.AMDT.2006 (Amends H.CON.RES.25); FINRA Regulatory Notice 2013-002; Market data rule proposals (SR-NASDAQ-2012-042;SR-NASDAQ-2012-044;SR-NASDAQ-2012-005); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96; Market data (Exchange Act Section 19 and related rules); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Swap execution facilities; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); China - strategic and economic dialogue; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; Basel Securitization Framework; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); India Financial Sector Reform; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach;Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds; Cross-border guidance; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Tri-party repo; Computerized trading; Legal entity identifier (LEI); Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act implementation; Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation paper on margin requirements for uncleared derivatives; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Tick-size pilot program; EU Capital and Resolution; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework; Incentives for the adoption of the NIST Framework; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; CFTC recordkeeping requirements (CEA Section 23.201); Fee pilot program for NASDAQ last sale (File no. SR-NASDAQ-2013-126); Office of Financial Research study (Asset Management and Financial Stability); Legal Entity Identifier; Financial Stability Board; OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve rule proposal on Basel III Liquidity Coverage Ratio; FSOC consideration of systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs); Prudential regulators; NASDAQ and NYSE market data fee proposals; SEC draft strategic plan; Leverage capital requirements; Cybersecurity issues (general); Release No. 34-71958, SBSD Recordkeeping; Bankruptcy code reform; Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative; Recordkeeping Requirements; Rules 17a-3, 17a-4 (Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority); Consumer Privacy Notices - Docket No. CFPB-2014-0010; Regulatory Notice 14019, BrokerCheck Hyperlink; Preserving America's Transit and Highways ("PATH") Act; Regulation AB II (asset backed securities - Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau); CFTC proposed rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps; Prudential Regulator's proposed rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps; Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps.
Client expense: $1,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.CON.RES.25 Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023. S.CON.RES.8: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 H.R.325: To ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes. S.16 : A bill to provide for a sequester replacement S.388 : American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 1245: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R.4660: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R.4923: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R.83: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $395,252
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to Medicare Part D, FDA and patents in S. Con. Res. 8; P.L. 113-76 FY14 Omnibus; H Con Res. 25 House Budget Resolution; H.R. 2663 and S. 1422 The Preventative Health Savings Act of 2013 (Modernizing CBO scoring with respect to preventive health legislation); National Diabetes Prevention Program; HR 933 -- Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013; FY14 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations (National Diabetes Prevention Program).H.J. Res. 59 FY14 Continuing Appropriations Resolution (contains Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1254 - Auto Enroll Repeal ActPatient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111148) - Sections 1201, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1311, 1401, 1411, 1412, 1414, 1502, 1512, 1513, 1514, 4205 Section 4980H Budget Resolution - HConRes25; SConRes8 (SNAP provisions) S. 701 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 H.R. 2988 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1188 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 H.R. 2575 - Save American Workers Act of 2013 H.ConRes25 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S.ConRes 8 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2667 - Authority for Mandate Delay Act H.R. 3367 - Small Business and Family Relief Act H.R. 3522 Employee Health Protection Act H.R. 3489 To Amend Sec. 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program H.J.Res. 77 Food Drug and Administration Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 H.R. 3121 American Health Care Reform Act H.R. 3419 Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act S. 1735 Self-Insurance Protection Act S. 1724 - Union Tax Fairness Act of 2013 S. 2176 To revise reporting requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to preserve the privacy of individuals, and for other purposes. S. 2168 Small Business Stability Act H.R. 4302 - Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 S.2546 - A bill to repeal a requirement that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits H.R. 4735/S.2253 - Health Care Fairness and Stability Act S.2205 - Small Business Fairness in Health Care Act S.2191 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage, and for other purposes Senate Draft - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 Senate Draft - Departments Of Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education, And Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Bill H.R. 5557 - Streamlining Verification for Americans Act H.R.4 Jobs for America Act H.R. 5557 - To reform the verification and reporting processes for the health care premium and cost-sharing subsidies.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Food Safety; FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111353) Nutrition LabelingBudget Resolution - HConRes25; SConRes8 (SNAP provisions) Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling H.R. 2410; S. 1244 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.ConRes25 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S.ConRes 8 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. 809; H.R.1699: Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act S.622, H.R. 1407, H.R. 1408, the Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R.1150, S. 1256: Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2013 H.R. 3147, S. 1653 - Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1249, S. 1756 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act H.R. 2831 Internal Revenue Service/Foods Marketed to Children H.R. 3624 Transfat Truth in Labeling H.R. 3073 Healthy Food Choices Act Senate letter against geographical indication (GI) restrictions on meat products National definition for labeling non-GM products H.R.4800 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S.2389 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R.4432 Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014 H.R.4966 Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2014
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.Con.Res.25, Ryan Budget, in opposition to cuts to vital education and workforce programs, repealing the Affordable Care Act, and cutting taxes for very wealthy households; S.Con.Res.8, 2014 Senate Budget Resolution, in support of protecting Medicare beneficiaries from voucher payments, in opposition to school vouchers, in support of a reserve fund to require equal pay policies and practices, in support of a reserve fund to protect women's access to contraceptive coverage, in opposition to defunding the Affordable Care Act, in opposition to limiting Title X family planning, in opposition to reducing federal financial aid including Pell grants and student loans, in support of maintaining a low subsidized Stafford loan interest rate, in opposition to any balanced budget amendments, in opposition to applying a chained CPI calculation to Social Security payments; Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations, in support of the largest possible FY 2014 302(b) allocation, inclusion of a state paid leave fund, funds that invest in programs that provide young people with medically accurate and age-appropriate education to make safe and healthy decisions and reduce their risk of unintended pregnancy, HIV, and other sexually transmitted infections; in opposition to the across the board sequester of federal spending, in support of a balanced approach to deficit reduction that does not include further cuts to discretionary programs; in opposition to any language that will weaken the Affordable Care Acts contraceptive coverage provision; in support of funding the American Community Survey (ACS) and 2020 decennial census; in opposition to policy riders that restrict womens access to comprehensive reproductive health care; in support of requiring federal contractors to enact policies prohibiting retaliation against employees who ask or talk about salary information; in support of finalizing and implementing the updated companionship exemption rule from DOL covering home care workers.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY 2014 and FY 2015 Congressional Budget, Provisions Pertaining to Healthcare Funding & Rehabilitation Research Funding FY 2014 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Sequestration Prevention of sequestration for IDEA programIncreased Funding For FY 2015 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased Funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC H.R. 1098, the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013 FY 2015 Approrpiations for CDC Programs FY 2015 Approrpiations for HRSA programs OMB Budget cost-estimates FY 2015 Appropriations for IDEA H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government H. Con. Res. 122, Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) establishing the budget for the United States Government S.Con.Res.8, Establishing the budget for the United States Government FY 2015 Labor/HHS & Education Appropriations Bill (CDC Arthritis Funding Program) FY 2015 Arthritis Funding
Client expense: $308,338 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
HConRes 25 (FY'14 budget) and SConRes 8, provisions related to infrastructure funding; encouraging the use of US firms for infrastructure design and construction activities funded by US taxpayers in developing countries; provisions related to funding for DOE Environmental Management program; HR 2610/S 1243/HR 3547, provisions related to transportation, USACE; HR 152, emergency disaster relief, including funding for infrastructure rebuilding and resiliency; reform of entitlement programs. S 1371,Financial Services & General Government, provisions related to insourcing and compensation caps; funding for HABS/HAER/HALS historic preservation programs through the National Park Service; HR 4745/S 2438, FY'15 Transportation appropriations bill; HR 5016, Financial Services and General Government appropriations, and HR 4923, Energy and Water appropriations, provisions related to contractor debarment procedures and funding for the DOE EM program; HR 4870, DOD appropriations.
Client expense: $687,237 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
HConRes 25/SConRes 8, provisions related to infrastructure funding; HR 4745/S 2438, funding for transportation programs; HR 152, funding for transportation projects; Highway Trust Fund solvency; application of QBS procedures on federal-aid projects; surface transportation program implementation under MAP-21; comments on FHWA NPRM on consultant services; FHWA Every Day Counts implementation issues; HR 3636, gas tax; HR 3630,VMT pilots; S 1716, infrastructure finance; S 2322; HR 5021.HR 2084/S 1957, related to the repatriation of overseas earnings into an infrastructure finance fund; S 1250, authorizing additional bonding authority and tax credits for state transportation projects.
Client expense: $687,237 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Job creation and retention issues as follows: HR1 (an as yet unnamed tax reform bill) Tax reform, generally S.2260, Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act President's Budget, FY2015 H.Con.Res.25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S.Con.Res.8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Job creation and retention issues as follows: HR1 (an as yet unnamed tax reform bill) Tax Reform, generally S.2260, Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act H.Con.Res.25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S.Con.Res.8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.CON.RES.25- Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023: provisions related to and affecting international and domestic reproductive health and family planning S.CON.RES.8- An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023: provisions related to and affecting international and domestic reproductive health and family planning -Mike Lee Amendment # 252 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Marco Rubio Amendment #292 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Vitter Amendment #332 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Shaheen-Stabenow amendment #438 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Wicker Amendment #532 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Fischer Amendment #630 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Cruz Amendment #702 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Mike Lee Amendment #704 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Blumenthal Amendment #650 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Gillibrand Amendment #654 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Boxer Amendment #661 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -McCaskill Amendment #695 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment HR 4903/S. 2534: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015: amendments and provisions related to reproductive health and family planning HR 4435/S. 2410: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015: amendments and provisions related to reproductive health and family planning HR 4800/S. 2389: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015: amendments and provisions related to reproductive health and family planning HR 5016: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015: amendments and provisions related to reproductive health and family planning HR 5013/S. 2499: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015: amendments and provisions related to reproductive health and family planning (No number) House/Senate bill: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015: provisions related to reproductive health and family planning H.J.RES.59- Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014: health care related amendments and provisions Blackburn amendment to H.J.Res.59: entire amendment H.RES.367 - Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 59) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules: entire resolution H.RES.368- Relating to consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 59) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes: entire resolution Toomey amendment S.Amdt.1973 to H.J.Res.59: entire amendment HR 2775- Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014: provisions related to international and domestic reproductive health and family planning HR 3547- FY2014 Omnibus Appropriations: provisions related to international and domestic reproductive health and family planning H.Con.Res.96- Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024: health care related amendments and provisions HR 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015.
Client expense: $73,680 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Peace Corps, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.CON.RES.25- Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023: provisions related to and affecting international and domestic reproductive health and family planning S.CON.RES.8- An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023: provisions related to and affecting international and domestic reproductive health and family planning -Mike Lee Amendment # 252 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Marco Rubio Amendment #292 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Vitter Amendment #332 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Shaheen-Stabenow amendment #438 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Wicker Amendment #532 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Fischer Amendment #630 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Cruz Amendment #702 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Mike Lee Amendment #704 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Blumenthal Amendment #650 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Gillibrand Amendment #654 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -Boxer Amendment #661 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment -McCaskill Amendment #695 to S.Con.Res.8: entire amendment HR 4800/S. 2389: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015: amendments and provisions related to reproductive health and family planning HR 5016: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015: amendments and provisions related to reproductive health and family planning HR 5013/S. 2499: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015: amendments and provisions related to reproductive health and family planning (No number) House/Senate bill: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015: provisions related to reproductive health and family planning H.J.RES.59- Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014: health care related amendments and provisions Blackburn amendment to H.J.Res.59: entire amendment H.RES.367 - Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 59) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules: entire resolution H.RES.368- Relating to consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 59) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes: entire resolution HR 3547- FY2014 Omnibus Appropriations: provisions related to international and domestic reproductive health and family planning H.Con.Res.96- Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024: health care related amendments and provisions
Client expense: $156,297 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Job creation and retention issues as follows: HR1 (an as yet unnamed tax reform bill) Tax Reform, generally S.2260, Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act H.Con.Res.25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S.Con.Res.8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.CON.RES.25: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. CON. RES. 8: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023. H.R.3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
H.Con. Res. 25, Concurrent Resolution on the Budget, 2014 - Lobbied to prevent inclusion of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security benefit cuts and to protect vital health, social services, housing and transportation programs from enhanced reductions from the prior year baseline, and to prevent repeal of certain financial and health care-related regulation.H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriation, 2015 - Lobbied to protect funding for consumer protection, Census programs, ACA implementation/subsidy, USDA nutrition, FDA drug processing, employment, health and human services, home energy assistance programs for seniors, disabled and low income Americans. Discussed the impact of Deficit reduction proposals and sequestration on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and on vital health, social, housing and transportation programs. (no bill) Discussed S. 1351, the INFORM Act. Sent letter to Congress to urge that the House and Senate take steps to avoid default on our national debt and avoid risking benefits for current Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries. (no bill) Sent letter to President Obama to urge that he take steps with Congress to avoid default on our national debt and avoid risking benefits for current Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries. (no bill) Sent letter to Budget Conference Committee chairs urging they reject harmful cuts to Social Security and Medicare benefits for the purpose of achieving deficit reduction or as a tradeoff for scheduled sequestration cuts or other government spending. (no bill) Lobbied to prevent the inclusion of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid cuts for the purpose of achieving deficit reduction, a budget agreement, or as a tradeoff for scheduled sequestration cuts or other government spending. Met with Administration officials regarding Social Security and the FY 2015 and FY 2016 budget. H.J.Res. 124 - Lobbied to protect funding levels for various programs serving seniors from disproportionate reduction under continuing resolution. Discussed Medicare, Medicaid, Older Americans Act and other items regarding FY 2016 federal budget proposals.
Client expense: $2,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Pub.Law 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Discussed implementation of legislation.H.Con. Res. 25, Concurrent Resolution on the Budget, 2014 - Lobbied to prevent inclusion of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security benefit cuts and to protect vital health, social services, housing and transportation programs from enhanced reductions from the prior year baseline, and to prevent repeal of certain financial and health care-related regulation.Lobbied on expected "QM" safe harbor amendment. (The amendment was not offered) H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriation, 2015 - Lobbied for senior housing and transportation programs, and related community development aid. Discussed proposals to reform GSE's (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac). (no bill) Submitted comments to HUD on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. (no bill) S. 1217 - Discussed housing finance reform with Senate Banking Committee members and staff. 78 Federal Regulation #183, Credit Risk Retention Proposal - Filed comments with OCC, FED Res., FDIC, SEC, FHFA, and HUD in support of combining "ability to pay" (QM) with "Risk Retention" (QRM). 78 Federal Reg. #177, HECM Reform Proposal - Filed comments expressing concern over the proposed financial assessment for reverse mortgage eligibility. Met with Senate Banking Committee staff on GSE Reform. Discussed needed improvements to HECM program with HUD. Letter sent to Senate Banking Committee on AARP policy objectives in GSE Reform, commenting on S. 1217. Discussed needed reforms in the HECM program regarding notification of heirs after the death of the borrower. (no bill) H.J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriation Resolution, 2015 - Lobbied to protect various housing programs serving seniors from disapproportionate reduction under Continuing Resolution. Referred housing inquiry to appropriate colleague. (no bill)
Client expense: $2,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
FY 2013 DOD Appropriations. H.CON.RES.112: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022; President's FY 2013 Budget Proposal regarding international tax revenue raisers. Issues related to Fiscal Cliff. H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 specifically related to the Budget Control Act (BCA); H.CON.RES.25/S.CON.RES.8, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014; SA708 to S.CON.RES.8 (Levin-Hatch) offshore tax abuse; SA430 (Levin) offshore tax abuse. H.J. Res. 59, Bipartisan Budget Act. H. Con. Res. 96: FY 2015 Budget Resolution. FY 2015 Appropriations
Client expense: $1,190,818 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
W&M international tax reform draft. White House and Treasury Department tax principles white paper. H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 specifically related to the R&D credit, the active financing exception under Subpart F, and the CFC look-through rule. Ways & Means tax reform working groups; proposals related to Subpart F; Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries. Comprehensive Tax Reform; S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act; White House and Treasury Department tax principles white paper and Administration FY2014 Budget; H.CON.RES.25/S.CON.RES.8, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014. H.J. Res. 59, Bipartisan Budget Act. H.R. 1129/S. 1645, Mobile Workforce; S. 1859, Tax Extenders Act of 2013; H.R. 1554/S. 1533, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; H.R. 3086/S. 1431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act; S. 728/H.R. 2499, Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013; S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013; Business Tax Extenders; Ways and Means International Tax Draft Legislation. H.R. 4429, Permanent Active Financing Exception; H.R. 4438 Permanent R&D Tax Credit; H.R. 4464 Permanent Controlled-Foreign-Corporation Look Through Rule; S. 2260 Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act; H.R. 3086/S. 1431 permanently extend the Internet Tax Freedom Act. H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014.
Client expense: $1,190,818 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1129 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2013, legislation to help insure that the correct amount of tax is withheld and paid to the states. Ways and Means Financial Products discussion draft, legislation to revise tax treatment of financial products. Ways and Means International discussion draft, legislation to revise the U.S. international tax system.H. Con. Res. 25 House FY 2014 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 8 Senate FY 2014 Budget Resolution Senate Finance International Tax Discussion draft, legislation to reform the U.S. international tax system H.R. 4429, bill to permanently extend the exemption from Subpart F for active financing income H.R. 4464, bill to make permanent the lookthrough treatment for payment to related foreign corporations H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, bill to retroactively extend through year end 2014 the exemption from Subpart F for active financing income.
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Issues regarding antitrust legislation relating to interchange. Issues relating to the implementation of PL No: 111-24 "Credit Card Act of 2009," all provisions pertaining to interchange. PL 111-203 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, regarding implementation of the provisions in Title X--Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to interchange. H.Con.Res 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and for setting forth appropriatebudgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023/S.Con.Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; Issues relating to interchange and card acceptance costs. Matters pertaining to payment card interchange fee and merchant discount anti-trust litigation. Monitor issues relating to mobile payments. Monitor issues related to pre-paid electronic cards.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Federal government funding and debt ceiling issues (no specific legislaiton), H.J. Res. 59, H. Con. Res. 25, S. Con Res. 8.
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Legislative and regulatory tax issues regarding energy and electricity including: - Tax reform and deficit reduction - H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 - S. Con. Res. 8, Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 - H.R. 4718, Bill to modify the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation - H.R. 4743, Bonus Depreciation Extension Act of 2014 - S. 2260, Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Support policies that create jobs ; oppose benefit cuts for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; protect our nations safety net; and ensure adequate revenues to preserve the basic functions of government. No further cuts to non-defense discretionary programs (beyond sequestration).Support adequate funding to preserve the basic functions of government and real security for all our people and reduce wasteful defense spending. Oppose sequestration cuts which will disproportionately affect family planning services for low income women. Encourage policies which will smartly reduce the prison population to save money. No additional cuts, beyond sequestration, of Department of Justice grant programs. Oppose budget cuts that threaten services to populations with unequal access to high quality health care. Oppose any amendment to H.Res. 8, the Budget resolution, creating a private school voucher or tuition tax credit program. Support Congressional Black Caucus alternative to H. Con. Res. 25, the Budget resolution. Oppose H. Con Res. 25 as passed by the House of Representatives. Oppose sequestration. Support increasing the 302(b) allocation to the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) to the highest possible level in fiscal year (FY) 2014. Support $600 million from oil and gas revenues be invested in the Land and Water Conservation Fund and that the program be fully funded by 2015. Oppose social-policy riders on the funding bills for the District of Columbia that usurp the prerogative of the District of Columbias elected mayor and council and the citizens they represent. Support continued funding for federal programs that are aimed at addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, including the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program ($8.59 million increase of $63.49 million for the REACH program); the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ($55.8 million in FY 2014); the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program ($42.5 million in FY 2014); and the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). Also support $42.5 million for the HSS Office of Civil Rights in FY 2014; $283.3 million for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities in FY 2014; $520 million for Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act n FY 2014; $327 million for Title X of the Public Health Service Act in FY 2014; $1.58 billion level discretionary funding in addition to maintaining all funds available through the mandatory Health Center Fund for Community Health Centers in FY 2014; $2.668 billion for the Ryan White Program in FY 2014; and a sufficient in amount to meet data collection objectives across HHS agencies, divisions, and programs in FY 2014. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Support $5 million in FY 2014 to establish a State Paid Leave Fund within the Department of Labor. Support $75 million in appropriations for FY 2014 for the Integrated Planning and Investment Grants Program within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Oppose Congress adding any amendments to the appropriatuions billl for the District of Columbia restricting local spending priorities using locally raised funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014.Support Moore amendment to HR 2217, increasing the amount provided to the Office of the Secretary of DHS by $3.3 million in FY 2014, with the intention of restoring the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties to Fiscal year 2013 levels. Support H. J. Res. 59 as passed by the U.S. Senate; Oppose H. J. Res. 59 as passed by the House. Oppose shut down of the federal government. Support increasing the national debt limit with no strings attached. Oppose amendments #1784 and #1786 to S. 1243, the Transportation HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2014, which would deny federal assistance to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems. Oppose S. 101, which would have the impact of denying federal funds to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems. Support an end to Job-Killing Sequestration Cuts. Protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security from Benefit Cuts. Defend Core Programs for Those Most at Risk. Eliminate All Tax Incentives for Sending Jobs Overseas and Instead Create Jobs at Home. Support $982.5 million for the US Census Bureau in FY 2014. Oppose the inclusion of the immigration detention bed mandate language in the appropriations bill that funds the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY 2014. Support inclusion of funding for the Charles Colsen Task Force in FY 2014 appropriations. Support passage of a continuing resolution, enact a budget for Fiscal Year 2014, and deal responsibly with the necessary increase of the debt ceiling. Support increasing the 302(b) allocation to the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) to the highest possible level for fiscal year (FY) 2015. Support lifting the ban on federal funding for syringe services programs (SSPs). Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services appropriations bill. Support full funding of the U.S. Census Bureaus Fiscal Year 2015 budget request in the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill. Oppose cuts included in the House bill (H.R. 4660). Oppose the inclusion of social-policy riders targeting the District of Columbia on the appropriations bill. Oppose any amendments that would reduce funding for the Census Bureau during Senate consideration of S. 2437.Support the nomination of Shaun Donovan to serve as Director of the Office of Budget and Management. Support the Ellison (MN) amendment regarding Fair Labor Standards to HR 4660 & HR 4870 Oppose Garret (NJ) amendment regarding Fair Housing to HR 4660. Oppose Meadows (NC) Greenhouse Gas Emmission amendment to HR 4660. Support the Cohen (TN) Clemecy amendment to HR 4660. Support the Cohen (TN) Legal Services Corp. amendment to HR 4660. Support the Thompson (CA) National Instant Criminal Background Check Amendment to HR 4660. Oppose the Scott, A. (GA) Legal Services Amendment to HR 4660. Oppose Gingrey (GA) Official Time amendment to HR 4745. Oppose Schock (IL) rental assistance voucher amendment to HR 4745. Oppose the Gosar (AZ) "Fair Housing" amendment to H.R. 4745. Oppose the Chabot (OH) Section 8 amendment to HR 4745. Oppose the Gohmert (TX) Public Housing Amendment to HR 4735. Support the Nadler (NY) Housing for Persons with AIDS amendment to HR 4745. Support Moore (WI) substitue, on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus, to H. Con. Res. 96 Oppose H.Con. Res. 96. Support legislation that will stabilize the Highway Trust Fund and prevent a shutdown of federal highway and public transportation investments across the country. Support workforce inclusion in transportation projects. Oppose the King (IA) Davis / Bacon wage requirements amendment to HR 4923. Support Thompson (CA) amendment to H.R. 4660. Support Lee (CA) amendment to HR 4660. Support the Jackson Lee (TX) VAWA amendment to HR 4660. Support the Connolly (VA) amendment to HR 4660. Support the Rohrbacher (CA) amendment to HR 4660. Oppose the Holding (NC) amendment to HR 4660.Support the Ellison (MN) amendment to HR 4660. Oppose Garrett (NJ) amendment to H.R. 4660. Support appropriations to fund HUDs FHEO staffing with at least 750 full time employees. Support full funding in FY15 for the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program, the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program, and the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). Oppose any amendment to H. R. 5016, the Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill which would in any way restrict or reduce funding for the FCCs e-rate program. Oppose all efforts to include undemocratic restrictions on DCs rights in the form of policy "riders" to the Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill for FY 2015. Support a reallocation of the payroll tax to support the Social Security disability fund. Support the nomination of Shaun Donovan to serce as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Oppose HR 444 Support Ellison Amendment to HR 4870 Oppose King amendment to HR 4923 Support Moore (WI) "CBC" amendment to H Con Res 96 Oppose H Con Res 96 Oppose McKinley amendment to HR 4435. Oppose Meadows amendment to HR 4660. Oppose Chabot amendment to HR 4745 Oppose Gohmert amendment to HR 4745 Support Nadler amendment to HR 4745 Oppose Broun amendment to HR 4745 Oppose Gosar amendment to HR 4745
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Legislative and regulatory tax issues dealing with Corporate and International Taxation: - Tax reform - H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 - S. Con. Res. 8, Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 - H.R. 4464, Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2014 - S. 2260, Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Implementation of the Budget Control Act Efforts to prevent or mitigate proposed Medicaid cuts and other hospital reimbursement cuts H Con Res 25- House Budget Resolution for FY 2014, issues related to healthcare fundingThe White House FY 2014 Budget Proposal, issues related to healthcare funding S. Con. Res 8 - Senate Budget Resolution FY 2014, issues related to healthcare funding H.J.Res 59 - Bipartisan Budget Act - provisions relating to Medicaid, Medicare and related health care issues H.R. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions relating to Medicaid, Medicare, the 340B Drug Discount Program and related health care issues H.R. 2663 To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Funding for law enforcement programs; Funding for inter-operable communications (radios), generally; Implementation of the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act, and D block and spectrum issues generally; Monitored immigration reform legislation in the House and Senate, Specifically HR 15/S 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; Debt Ceiling - monitoring legislative proposals;Monitored Appropriations Bills and hearings, generally, on programs and projects of interest to Motorola, including programs, fuding radio and other communications equipment; Monitored Spectrum hearings and legislation, specifically those related to FirstNet; Monotored immigration legislation, including funding for communications equpment; Monitored budget resolutions in House and Senate, S. Con Res 8 and H. Con Res 25, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; Monitored farm bill legislation in the House and Senate; HR 1947, HR2642, S954, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H. Con Res 25 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.(High Speed Rail Funding)(Amtrak Funding) S. Con Res 8 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.(Amtrak Funding)(Railroad Retirement)
Client expense: $186,052 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Legislation and policies relating to: Authorization and appropriations of Title VIII funding for nurse education and nurse workforce development programs in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 Title III funding for Nurse Managed Health Clinics Appropriation of Title IV funding for the National Health Care Workforce Commission Appropriation of funding for the Emergency Medical Services for Children program Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposals Impact of sequestration on the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and other non-defense discretionary spending H.R. 933 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 3273 - Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act H. Con. Res. 25 - Establishing the budget for fiscal year 2014 H. Con. Res. 96 - Establishing the budget for fiscal year 2015 S. Con. Res. 8 - Setting forth the congressional budget for fiscal year 2014 S. 25 - To ensure that the reduced annual cost-of-living adjustment to the retired pay of members and former members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 will not apply to members or former members who first became members prior to January 1, 2014 S. 540 Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act S. 1284 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.J. Res. 59 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 H.J. Res 124 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 H.R. 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 2775 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4800/S. 2389 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4486 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5230 - Secure the Southwest Border Supplemental Appropriations Act S. 2648 - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S.CON.RES.8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023. H.CON.RES.25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.
Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE