To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds.

Support of HR 425 and related legislation that would extend the exemption from the AMT for interest paid on private activity bonds

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration - HR 915 and S. 1451. Repeal of AMT on airport bonds - HR 425. Funding for construction of new taxiway, air traffic control tower and other operations facilities at the Houston airports. Bilateral aviation relationships of U.S. with certain foreign countries.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

H.R. 1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act H.R. 537, The Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act H.R. 425, S. 138, To Amend the Internal Revenue Cod of 1986 to prevent the altnerative minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 1 (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009) (NOL carryback and REMIC tax status) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds and various tax issues) (energy provisions); H.R. 425 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds); H.R. 598 (To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health); H.R. 1586 (To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients) (restrictions on compensation); S. 138 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal alternative minimum tax limitations on private activity bond interest, and for other purposes) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds); S. 279 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitations on the deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes) (various tax-exempt bond issues); S. 651 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on excessive bonuses paid by, and received from, companies receiving Federal emergency economic assistance, to limit the amount of nonqualified deferred compensation that employees of such companies may defer from taxation, and for other purposes) (restrictions on compensation); Extension of Active Financing Rules (bill not yet introduced).

Client expense: $1,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.1: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act H.R. 537, The Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act H.R. 425, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of