American Jobs Act of 2011

H.R. 12 The American Jobs Act President Obama's FY2013 Budget Comprehensive Tax Reform H.R. 1864 The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplifications Act of 2011 H.R. 3765 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 S. 2048 A Bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes S.1813 Highway, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012 Issues relating to "tax extenders" H.R. 749 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Client expense: $1,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Ensure fair and non-discriminatory labor practices in the federal workplace as well as in private industry. Protect job training programs. Support union rights to organize and the rights of employees to collective bargaining. Oppose HR 122. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1397/ S. 811). Support pay equity / The Paycheck Fairness Act (Support S. 797 / H.R. 1519). Support a "living wage" across the U.S. Oppose the use of credit reports in hiring, promotion and firing decisions. Support legislation allowing workers to form a union, the Employee Free Choice Act. Support job creation programs through public works and infrastructure development. Support for comprehensive jobs legislation to address not only the unemployment crisis facing our nation, but also the challenges being faced by states and local municipalities in meeting the basic education, public safety, health care, child care, and public transportation needs of our communities. Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support legislation to outlaw the use of credit scores by potential employers when making hiring decisions. Support legislation making FBI background checks done for employment purposes more accurate; Support allowing the employees of Delta Airlines to unionize. Support allowing the employees of the Transportation Safety Agency (TSA) to unionize. Support a National Mediation Board ruling making it easier for airline and railroad employees to form a union. Ensure the continuation of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements. Support Project Labor Agreements.. Support S. 922, the Urban Jobs Act. Support expanding and employing best practices for language access to federally funded programs. Support a Humphry / Hawkins approach to full employment. Support H.R. 870. Support eliminating employment discrimination. Support the Employment Non Discrimination Act, H.R. 1397 / S. 811 Support Department of Justice Civil Rights' Division activities in Dayton, Ohio, as it relates to admittance to training facilities for police officers and firefighters. Support merger between AT & T and T-Mobile. Support the Department of Labor revisions to the H-2B Visa program. Support the American Jobs Act HR 12 / S 1549 / S. 1660. Support the smaller versions, S. 1723, the Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act (S. 1723) and the Rebuild America Act (S. 1769) and the Fix America's Schools Today Act (S. 1597 / H.R. 2948). Support provisions banning discrimination against people who have been unemployed for 6 months or longer. Support the National Labor Relations Board. Oppose HR 2587. Oppose potential employers using credit records or credit scores when evaluating potential employees for hiring purposes. Support HR 321. Support tax credits for companies which hire people who have been unemployed for at least 6 months. Support a prohibition on potential employers from asking about an applicants criminal background in the initial employment application. Support Davis-Bacon. Commend the Department of Labor for reviewing the companionship exemption which currently denies direct and home care workers basic federal wage and hour protections. This largely female workforce deserves the protections guaranteed to all workers by the Fair Labor Standards Act. Support the Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1876/S. 984) which would allow workers to earn up to seven paid sick days annually to use to recover from short-term illness, to care for a sick family member, to seek routine medical care or to obtain assistance related to domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking. Support Department of Labor advertising all available federal jobs at jobs center. Support inclusion of the National Housing Trust Fund in the American Jobs Act. Support the inclusion of Construction Careers Demonstration Program for surface construction programs. Support the Gillibrand Amendment to S. 1813. Support a new optional form that employees can use to request Family and Medical Leave Act leave which does not include irrelevant and invasive medical questions. Support requiring that employers be required to properly explain their reasons for denying a request for leave; and support updates to the military leave forms to reflect recent changes in the law that expanded service members rights to leave. Oppose H.R. 2587, the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act. Oppose H.R. 3094, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. Support Project Labor Agreements. Support the rights of Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) employees to form a union and engage in collective bargaining. Support an increase in the federal investment in our hometowns transportation, affordable housing, community development, and job creation efforts by 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) 2013. Support updates to the Agricultural Hazardous Occupations Orders as Proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor and urge their immediate implementation. Support a long term transportation bill which will: 1.Preserve and expand existing programs that fund essential transportation options bicycling, walking, and public transportation. 2.Expand access to quality transportation jobs for the chronically-unemployed, low-income people, individuals with disabilities, women, and communities of color. 3.Strengthen enforcement of existing civil rights provisions. 4.Improve transportation outcomes through strategic planning with measures that promote economic and social equity. 5.Reform transportation funding to lower household expenses and foster community development. Support the inclusion of the Construction Careers Demonstration Program for surface transportation construction projects in the surface transportation reauthorization. Support the Department of Labor providing a new model form that combines a fact sheet about the FMLA with an optional form that could be completed by employees to request FMLA leave. Irrelevant and invasive questions should be removed from the medical certification forms. The medical certification form and designation notice should be combined into a single form that requires employers to describe the perceived deficiency when a medical certification is deemed to be insufficient or incomplete. The medical certification forms also should include an introduction that informs health care providers about the implications of their failure to properly complete the certification form. The medical certification language should be changed to reflect the fact that medical diagnoses cannot be made with complete certitude and should use proper medical terminology. The form used by service members and their families should be updated to reflect the 2010 National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA) expansion of their FMLA rights. Support summer jobs programs for low-income and socially disadvantaged youth through the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Labor. Oppose the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act" (H.R. 4078), which includes the Regulatory Freeze For Jobs Act, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012" (H.R. 4607), and the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 (H.R. 3862), among other harmful bills. Support S. 3317 / H.R. 5978, the Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act (EEORA) to remove the obstacles the Supreme Court placed in the way of American workers seeking to have their day in court to challenge discrimination in the workplace. Oppose employers using credit reports before making hiring or promotion decisions. Support The Equal Employment for All Act (H.R. 321). Support the guidance recently issued by the EEOC. Support the State Paid Leave Fund. Support maintaining the critical transportation equity provisions from MAP-21; Support a comprehensive analysis of civil rights compliance by including an Equal Opportunity Assessment; Ensure recruitment and training in the construction industry by including a Construction Careers Demonstration Project; and Preserve community involvement in local transportation planning and decision making. Support amendment to the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) appropriations bill by Congressman Hank Johnson (GA) to increase funding for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Support ensuring that pregnant workers are not forced out of their jobs unnecessarily or denied reasonable job modifications that would allow them to continue working and supporting their families. Support the Department of Labors Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to legislative expansions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The proposed rules would implement changes to the military leave provisions of the FMLA, as well as the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act. The rule appropriately extends the amount of time a family member may take for qualifying exigency leave when the reason for leave is a service members rest and recuperation. Veterans must be able to establish that they suffer from a qualifying serious injury or illness without having to rely on the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) or on their ability to fulfill occupational requirements. The documentation that employers may require of family members of active duty service members who are seeking qualified exigency leave should explicitly allow family members to supply a letter from the service members command. Support the Departments decision to allow any FMLA health care provider to certify a serious injury or illness for military caregiver leave. Support the Department of Labor's interpretation of the five-year coverage limit under FMLA for veterans. Encouraged the Department of Labor to provide a straightforward explanation of what is meant by the phrase qualifying exigency. For qualifying exigency leave related to childcare, we urge the Department to explicitly include additional categories of childcare and school activities that would qualify a military family member to take leave. The Department should ensure that gay and lesbian service members have equal access to family care by amending the definition of next of kin. The Department should explicitly note that all FMLA regulations are interpreted to include the children of parents standing in loco parentis and should ensure consistent and uniform administration of these new FMLA provisions. Veterans whose family members would have qualified for caregiver leave but for the fact that regulations had not yet been promulgated should be given a special dispensation so that they can take leave to care for veterans who still need such assistance. The Department should insert language identifying the discharge date provided on form DD-214 as the date when the veteran officially transitioned from being an active duty service member. Support S.3220, the Paycheck Fairness Act. Support collective bargaining. Oppose Rand (KY) amendment to S. 1789. Support project labor agreements. Support Grimm (NY) amendment to HR 5854 Oppose policy "riders" on the Commerce Justice Science Appropriations bill for FY 13 which would prohibit the US DoJ from supporting legal efforts to implement the EEOC criminal background check guidance. Support the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) draft of the Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) to guide its enforcement efforts over the period 20122016. Advocated that the United States use its stature and position to have the NAACP policy agenda included in any and all relevant United Nations' treaties and other compliance documents. Support equal pay for elder care workers. Raise concerns around the current manner in which H2B visas are distributed. Support efforts to end work place bullying. Support HR 4277, the National Full Employment Act. Oppose the Duncan amedment to HR 5326 regarding secret ballor union elections. Oppose S. J. Res. 36. Oppose Paul amendment to S. 1789 dealing with collective bargaining.

Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office

Equal access to wealth for all Americans; fair and equal economic development for the areas and people most in need. Support the economic development policies within the American Jobs Act, support HR12 / S 1549 Support full funding for the Housing Trust Fund. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Support job creation programs through public works and infrastructure development. Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support the creation of a strong, independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau . Support tax breaks for small businesses, . . Support S. 922, the Urban Jobs Act. Support an increase in the federal investment in our hometowns transportation, affordable housing, community development, and job creation efforts by 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) 2013. Support a long term transportation bill which will: 1.Preserve and expand existing programs that fund essential transportation options bicycling, walking, and public transportation. 2.Expand access to quality transportation jobs for the chronically-unemployed, low-income people, individuals with disabilities, women, and communities of color. 3.Strengthen enforcement of existing civil rights provisions. 4.Improve transportation outcomes through strategic planning with measures that promote economic and social equity. 5.Reform transportation funding to lower household expenses and foster community development. End poverty in the United States. Support HR 3300. Oppose the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act" (H.R. 4078), which includes the Regulatory Freeze For Jobs Act, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012" (H.R. 4607), and the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 (H.R. 3862), among other harmful bills. Advocated that the United States use its stature and position to have the NAACP policy agenda included in any and all relevant United Nations' treaties and other compliance documents.

Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office

Protecting small and minority business programs. Oppose reductions in funding for the Minority Business Development Agency in H.R. 1437. Support the Department of Defense Small Business Outreach Program. Support the small business tax credits contained in the American Jobs Act HR 12 / S 1549 Oppose the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act" (H.R. 4078), which includes the Regulatory Freeze For Jobs Act, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012" (H.R. 4607), and the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 (H.R. 3862), among other harmful bills. Advocated that the United States use its stature and position to have the NAACP policy agenda included in any and all relevant United Nations' treaties and other compliance documents.

Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office

Protecting equal opportunity programs in contracting. Encourage federal transportation and infrastructure programs that result in job creation. Ensure that companies owned by racial and ethnic minorities get a fair share of monies spent under the stimulus package. Support provisions in the American Jobs Act (HR 12 / S 1549) which employ Americans to improve our infrastructure. Support smart, equitable transportation investments that create jobs and improve the economic prospects for disadvantaged communities. Support the inclusion of Construction Careers Demonstration Program for surface construction programs. Support the Gillibrand Amendment to S. 1813. Support a long-term reauthorization of the nation's surface transportation programs. Support an increase in the federal investment in our hometowns transportation, affordable housing, community development, and job creation efforts by 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) 2013. Support a long term transportation bill which will: 1.Preserve and expand existing programs that fund essential transportation options bicycling, walking, and public transportation. 2.Expand access to quality transportation jobs for the chronically-unemployed, low-income people, individuals with disabilities, women, and communities of color. 3.Strengthen enforcement of existing civil rights provisions. 4.Improve transportation outcomes through strategic planning with measures that promote economic and social equity. 5.Reform transportation funding to lower household expenses and foster community development. Oppose the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act" (H.R. 4078), which includes the Regulatory Freeze For Jobs Act, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012" (H.R. 4607), and the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 (H.R. 3862), among other harmful bills. Advocated that the United States use its stature and position to have the NAACP policy agenda included in any and all relevant United Nations' treaties and other compliance documents.

Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office

Eliminate racial disparities in unemployment. Increase unemployment training & assistance. Support an extension of unemployment benefits. Support job creation programs through public works and infrastructure development. Advocated that the United States use its stature and position to have the NAACP policy agenda included in any and all relevant United Nations' treaties and other compliance documents. Support for comprehensive jobs legislation to address not only the unemployment crisis facing our nation, but also the challenges being faced by states and local municipalities in meeting the basic education, public safety, health care, child care, and public transportation needs of our communities. Work to address the disparities in unemployment, especially the consistently high unemployment rate among African Americans. Support S. 922, the Urban Jobs Act. Support a Humphrey / Hawkins approach to full employment. Support H.R. 870. Support the American Jobs Act HR 12 /S 1549 Support provisions to ban discrimination against the long-term unemployed. Support provisions to provide tax breaks to companies which hire long-term unemployed applicants. Support an extension of unemployment insurance. Oppose allowing states to require drug tests as a requirement for collecting unemployment insurance. Support a long term transportation bill which will: 1.Preserve and expand existing programs that fund essential transportation options bicycling, walking, and public transportation. 2.Expand access to quality transportation jobs for the chronically-unemployed, low-income people, individuals with disabilities, women, and communities of color. 3.Strengthen enforcement of existing civil rights provisions. 4.Improve transportation outcomes through strategic planning with measures that promote economic and social equity. 5.Reform transportation funding to lower household expenses and foster community development. Support the inclusion of the Construction Careers Demonstration Program for surface transportation construction projects in the surface transportation reauthorization. Support an extension of the federal Unemployment Insurance Program past 12/31/12, for at least a year.

Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office

Promote Urban Development. Promote the fair and equitable re-building of New Orleans. Support municipalities most hurt by foreclosures. Support an increase in Community Development Block Grants. Support full funding for National Trust Fund. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Support S. 922, the Urban Jobs Act. Support for comprehensive jobs legislation to address not only the unemployment crisis facing our nation, but also the challenges being faced by states and local municipalities in meeting the basic education, public safety, health care, child care, and public transportation needs of our communities. Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Develop a comprehensive surface transportation plan which creates affordable and flexible transportation options for everyone, regardless of income, race, age, disability, or background; creates, protects, and ensures fair access to quality jobs, training, and contracting opportunities in the transportation industry; promotes healthy, safe, and inclusive communities with housing opportunities for families of all incomes; and encourages fair and transparent investment of public dollars invested in transportation. Oppose H.R. 839, terminating the HAMP program; oppose H.R. 861, terminating HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program; oppose H.R. 836, terminating HUD's emergency Mortgage Relief program; oppose H.R. 830, terminating the FHA Refinance Program. Support pro-consumer changes to the GSEs (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac). Oppose a piecemeal approach to reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ("the GSEs"). Support a comprehensive approach to housing finance reform that will further the federal governments housing policy objectives of promoting residential integration, eliminating housing discrimination, and providing safe, decent, and affordable housing for all. Support full funding for the Election Assistance Commission. Oppose H.R. 672. Support the American Jobs Act HR 12 / S 1549. Support smart, equitable transportation investments that create jobs and improve the economic prospects for disadvantaged communities. Support an increase in the federal investment in our hometowns transportation, affordable housing, community development, and job creation efforts by 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) 2013. Support a long term transportation bill which will: 1.Preserve and expand existing programs that fund essential transportation options bicycling, walking, and public transportation. 2.Expand access to quality transportation jobs for the chronically-unemployed, low-income people, individuals with disabilities, women, and communities of color. 3.Strengthen enforcement of existing civil rights provisions. 4.Improve transportation outcomes through strategic planning with measures that promote economic and social equity. 5.Reform transportation funding to lower household expenses and foster community development. Support the inclusion of the Construction Careers Demonstration Program for surface transportation construction projects in the surface transportation reauthorization. Support the Cardin-Cochran amendment to MAP-21, which gives local governmentsthose closest to the needs of their constituents and communitiesan opportunity to weigh in on how states spend their Additional Activities federal transportation dollars. Support maintaining the critical transportation equity provisions from MAP-21; Support a comprehensive analysis of civil rights compliance by including an Equal Opportunity Assessment; Ensure recruitment and training in the construction industry by including a Construction Careers Demonstration Project; and Preserve community involvement in local transportation planning and decision making. Support the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Advocated that the United States use its stature and position to have the NAACP policy agenda included in any and all relevant United Nations' treaties and other compliance documents.

Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office

Promote quality and equitable public educational opportunities for all Americans, from pre-school through advanced degrees. Support the improvement and uniformalization of high school drop out / retention rates. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" regulation. Support repeal of provision in HEA delaying or denying financial aid to students convicted of minor drug offenses. Ensure that access to college loans is not affected by the credit crunch. Support educational equity between public elementary schools. Support public school construction bonds. Support increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Support increased federal funding for before- and after-school programs. Support financial literacy programs. Oppose funding for DC School vouchers; oppose H.R. 471. Oppose cuts in PELL grants for college students; Support repealing the "Rule of Nine" under the School Improvement Grants program and supported allowing school districts to use the "Transformation Model" when attempting to transform failing schools. Support Restorative Justice Initiatives in schools. Oppose "high stakes testing"' in public schools. Support an approach to accountability in the reauthorization of the elementary and Secondary Education Act that allows for targeted interventions that are tailored to properly address the spectrum of challenges that schools face in improving achievement and graduation rates, closing gaps, and reducing barriers to learning. Create a stable supply of qualified and effective educators for all communities; do not weaken the definition of a "highly qualified teacher". Oppose cuts to education, pre-school through college, in education funds on HR 1 / HR 1437. Oppose efforts to reduce or eliminate the Education Jobs fund. Support the School Improvement Grant program. Oppose allowing military families with children with special needs to use school vouchers. Support S. 919, the Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011. Support a strict yet flexible policy for bullying. Support research and education for educators to help them identify and deal with bullying. Support for the elimination of the War on Drugs and other criminal justice policies which have resulted in the overincarceration of Americans, with prison costs skyrocketing and not enough being spent on education. Support placing a highly effective teacher in every classroom. Support public school construction / modernization / repair / renovation as proposed by the American Jobs Act, HR 12 / S 1549 / S. 1660 and the Fix Americas Schools Today Act, H.R. 2948 / S 1597. Support the development of well-prepared and effective teachers for all communities, and the equitable distribution of fully prepared, and effective teachers to all students. Support HR 2902. Oppose the inclusion of school voucher programs in the elementary and Secondary Education Act. Oppose any cuts to the Pell grant program, and any changes to the eligibility requirements. Support the definition in HR 2218 to use the academic improvement of disabled, minority and economically disadvantaged students as a criterion for defining what constitutes a high-quality charter school. Oppose the King (IA) amendment to HR 2218 Support the Student Non Discrimination Act, H.R. 998, S. 555. Support making high school drop out rate reporting uniform, support the Every Student Counts Act, H.R. 1419/S. 767. Support designating September as National Childhood Obesity Month. Support H. Res. 339. Oppose any attempt to include language authorizing private school vouchers in ESEA reauthorizing legislation. Express concern about the Department of Education's rule regarding gainful employment claims by private colleges published in the Federal Register on September 27, 2011. Oppose the Financial Services appropriations provisions within the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for FY 2012 (H.R. 2354) that would fund the District of Columbia private school voucher program. Oppose the inclusion of any school voucher program, including the The Local Academic Flexible Grant, in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act also known as the "Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, H.R. 3990. Oppose the Student Success Act, which would amend and reauthorize Title I and other parts of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Oppose the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act" (H.R. 4078), which includes the Regulatory Freeze For Jobs Act, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012" (H.R. 4607), and the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 (H.R. 3862), among other harmful bills. Support the elimination of funding for the District of Columbia private school voucher program in fiscal year 2013. Support an increase in funding for the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement, one of the Federal TRIO Programs. Support extending a low interest rates on Stafford Student loans. Support S. 2343. Support Prosecutors' and Public Defenders' Loan repayment program. Support Tierney (MA) amendment to HR 5326. Support of Reach Out and Reads application to the U.S. Department of Education for an Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) grant. Oppose extending the highly qualified teacher amendment (HQT amendment) until 2015, as proposed during the Labor/HHS/Education/Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee markup on July 18, 2012. Support S. 3494, the Housing for Homeless Students Act. Oppose the highly qualified teacher amendment (HQT amendment) that allows teachers-in-training to be identified as highly qualified. Advocated that the United States use its stature and position to have the NAACP policy agenda included in any and all relevant United Nations' treaties and other compliance documents. Support Executive Order 13621: White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans. Support the Senate-passed version of H.R. 4628. Support Senate-passed version of S. 2343.

Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office

American Jobs Act; S 1549, HR 12; Educator Jobs

Client expense: $540,924 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

Legislation affecting natural gas vehicle incentives, including H.R. 1380 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act (Sullivan) and related legislation; all provisions; Legislation affecting tax incentives for electric cars, including S. 298 - Charging America Forward Act (Stabenow) and related legislation; all provisions; Tax incentives for energy efficiency and biogas production. Legislation related to Production Tax Credit for Wind. H.R.12 / S. 1549 - The American Jobs Act of 2011 (Obama Administration proposal); provisions related to natural gas and infrastructure finance. Legislation related to capital gains and dividend tax rates, including H.R. 3091 - a bill to make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends and S. 1647 - a bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, provisions related to the dividend tax rate. S. 3521 - The Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, provisions relating to tax extenders. H.R. 8 (P.L. 112-240) - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Fiscal Cliff Bill) and related legislation, provisions related to dividend and capital gains tax rates, sequestration affecting LIHEAP, and energy related tax extenders.

Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE

S.2204 (Menendez) and related legislation and proposals affecting oil and gas industries, including production tax provisions. H.R.12 / S.1549 - American Jobs Act of 2011 (Obama Administration proposal); provisions related to oil and natural gas industries. H.R. 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (revenue offsets).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation affecting natural gas vehicle incentives, including H.R. 1380 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act (Sullivan) and related legislation; all provisions; Legislation affecting tax incentives for electric cars, including S. 298 - Charging America Forward Act (Stabenow) and related legislation; all provisions; Tax incentives for energy efficiency and biogas production. H.R.12 / S. 1549 - The American Jobs Act of 2011 (Obama Administration proposal); provisions related to natural gas and infrastructure finance. H.R. 3091 / S. 1647 - provisions related to dividend and capital gains tax rates. S. 3521 - Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012; provisions related to tax extenders. H.R. 8 (P.L. 112-240) - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Fiscal Cliff Bill, including provisions related to dividend and capital gains tax rates, sequestration affecting LIHEAP, and energy related tax extenders) and related legislation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE

Legislative proposals, including tax incentives for carbon capture and sequestration. Legislative proposals related to natural gas production and tax incentives in the debt ceiling negotiations and related legislation. Legislative proposals related to taxation of energy project development partnerships, including carried interest and related legislation. H.R. 12 / S.1549 - The American Jobs Act of 2011 (Obama Administration proposal); provisions related to the natural gas industry, infrastructure finance, and partnership tax. S. 3275 - Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act (Coons). S.3581 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (Conrad-Enzi-Rockefeller). S. 3521 - Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 (energy tax extenders). H.R. 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 ("Fiscal Cliff Bill"); solar tax incentives and partnership tax issues.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation related to incentives for renewable electricity promotion, including H.R. 1384 / H.R. 2408 / S. 1413 - Geothermal Tax Parity Act of 2011 (Heller / Reichert / Wyden); all provisions. H.R. 12 / S. 1549 - American Jobs Act of 2011; provisions related to natural gas and infrastructure finance. S. 3275 - Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act (Coons); possible addition and modification of geothermal and other tax extenders. S.3521 - Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 (energy tax extenders). H.R. 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 ("Fiscal Cliff Bill") (geothermal tax extenders).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1660, H.R. 12 (American Jobs Act) Hurrican Sandy Relief (H.R. 1)

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

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

Legislation affecting natural gas vehicle incentives, including H.R. 1380 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act (Sullivan) and related legislation; all provisions; Legislation affecting tax incentives for electric cars, including S. 298 - Charging America Forward Act (Stabenow) and related legislation; all provisions; Tax incentives for energy efficiency and biogas production. H.R. 12 / S. 1549 - The American Jobs Act of 2011 (Obama Adminstration Proposal); provisions related to natural gas and infrastructure finance. Legislation related to dividend tax rates, including corporate tax reform proposals, S. 1647 (Crapo), H.R. 3091 (Roskam) and related legislation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $31,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to public safety communications, cyber security and public safety spectrum, including the Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 (H.R. 607); appropriations and authorizations for the Department of Homeland Security; communication technologies for first responders; Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act (S. 28); Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 (S. 1040); Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2011 (H.R. 174); Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 (S. 21); Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 (S. 413); Cyber Security Public Awareness Act of 2011 (S. 813); Data Accountability and Trust Act (H.R. 1707); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (S. 1207); Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 (H.R. 1841); Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 (H.R. 1528); Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 (S. 913); Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (H.R. 3116, S. 1546); spectrum and telecommunications provisions in the American Jobs Act (S. 1660, H.R. 12); Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630, P.L. 112-96) and issues related to the passage of this law; Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) (H.R. 3523); Federal Information Security Amendments Act (FISMA) (H.R. 4257); Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act (H.R. 3674); Cybersecurity Enhancement Act (H.R. 2096); Advancing Americas Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act (H.R. 3834); SECURE IT Act (H.R. 4263; S. 2151); Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (S. 2105, S. 3414) and other cybersecurity related issues.

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Proposals in the Presidents FY2012 Budget Overview for funding for communications research and development projects at the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and Department of Commerce; American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 (H.R. 942); patent reform; Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (H.R.1249); research and development funding in the American Jobs Act (S. 1660, H.R. 12).

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Strengthening Public-Safety and Enhancing Communications Through Reform, Utilization, and Modernization (SPECTRUM) Act (S. 911); advanced wireless spectrum relocation issues; spectrum proposals in the Presidents FY2012 Budget Overview; issues related to the Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 (H.R. 607); consumer/Internet privacy issues; Federal Communications Commission reclassification of broadband Internet access services/network management; telecommunications privacy issues, including the Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 (S. 799); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (S. 1207); Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 (H.R. 1841); legislation to protect and enhance consumer privacy, including the Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 (H.R. 1528); Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 (S. 913); Best Practices Act (H.R. 611); Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act (S. 28); RADIOS Act (S. 455); Spectrum Optimization Act (S. 415); Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2011 (S. 522); Spectrum Inventory and Auction Act of 2011 (H.R. 911); issues related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (H.R. 1, Sec. 6001); issues related to the D-Block public safety spectrum; Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 (S. 1040); Spectrum Innovation Act (H.R. 1622); Spectrum for Innovation Act of 2011 (H.R. 2520); Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (H.R. 3116, S. 1546); spectrum and telecommunications provisions proposed before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Created by Title IV of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (S. 365, PL 112-25); spectrum and telecommunications provisions in the American Jobs Act (S. 1660, H.R. 12); Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630, P.L. 112-96) and issues related to the passage of this law; Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) (H.R. 3523); Federal Information Security Amendments Act (FISMA) (H.R. 4257); Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act (H.R. 3674); Cybersecurity Enhancement Act (H.R. 2096); Advancing Americas Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act (H.R. 3834); SECURE IT Act (H.R. 4263; S. 2151); Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (S. 2105) and other cybersecurity related issues.

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Strengthening Public-Safety and Enhancing Communications Through Reform, Utilization, and Modernization (SPECTRUM) Act (S. 911); spectrum proposals in the President's FY2012 Budget Overview, including the Presidents Wireless Innovation Initiative; Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies appropriations; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2011 for funding for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for science, technology, research and telecommunications programs and related activities, and for first responder communications; Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2011 (S. 522, H.R. 911); spectrum-related recommendations in the Federal Communications Commission's National Broadband Plan; potential commercial spectrum allocations and funding for federal spectrum management activities; Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011 (H.R. 1, H.R. 1473) for funding for the Department of Commerce and provisions related to funding for telecommunications; Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (H.R. 3116, S. 1546); spectrum and telecommunications provisions proposed before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Created by Title IV of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (S. 365, PL 112-25); spectrum and telecommunications provisions in the American Jobs Act (S. 1660, H.R. 12); Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630, P.L. 112-96) and issues related to the passage of this law; Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) (H.R. 3523); Federal Information Security Amendments Act (FISMA) (H.R. 4257); Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act (H.R. 3674); Cybersecurity Enhancement Act (H.R. 2096); Advancing Americas Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act (H.R. 3834); SECURE IT Act (H.R. 4263, S. 2151); Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (S. 2105) and other cybersecurity related issues; pension issues related to extending Section 420 of the U.S. Tax Code included in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (H.R. 6064, P.L. 12t-140).

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

P.L. 110-114, Water Resources Development Act of 2007: implementation of Section 5018 and 7013 Title VIII, and various planning sections. H.R.12, S.1549: opposition to delegation of user fee authority to Secretary of the Army; Inland Waterways Capital Investment Act. H.R. 7, S.1813, comprehensive transportation reauthorization bill, maritime provisions. H.R. __, S.__, Water Resources Development Act of 2012, inland Marine Transportation System Capital Development Plan. FY2012 funding for Lower Mississippi River dredging. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013: funding for inland navigation construction, operation and maintenance. H.R. 4342, S.___, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2012: enactment of inland waterways capital development plan. P.L. 112-175, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013: funding for inland waterway system. Maintain commercial navigation on the Middle Mississippi River.

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

P.L. 110-114, Water Resources Development Act of 2007: implementation of Section 5018 and 7013 Title VIII, and various planning sections. H.R.12, S.1549: opposition to delegation of user fee authority to Secretary of the Army; Inland Waterways Capital Investment Act. H.R. 7, S.1813, comprehensive transportation reauthorization bill, maritime provisions. H.R. __, S.__, Water Resources Development Act of 2012, inland Marine Transportation System Capital Development Plan. FY2013 funding for Lower Mississippi River dredging. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013: funding for inland navigation construction, operation and maintenance. H.R. 4342, S.___, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2012: enactment of inland waterways capital development plan. P.L. 112-175, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013: funding for inland waterway system. Maintain commercial navigation on the Middle Mississippi River.

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

P.L. 110-114, Water Resources Development Act of 2007: implementation of Section 5018 and 7013 Title VIII, and various planning sections. H.R.12, S.1549: opposition to delegation of user fee authority to Secretary of the Army; Inland Waterways Capital Investment Act. H.R. 7, S.1813, comprehensive transportation reauthorization bill, maritime provisions. H.R. __, S.__, Water Resources Development Act of 2012, inland Marine Transportation System Capital Development Plan. FY2012 funding for Lower Mississippi River dredging. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013: funding for inland navigation construction, operation and maintenance. H.R. 4342, S.___, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2012: enactment of inland waterways capital development plan. P.L. 112-175, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013: funding for inland waterway system. Maintain commercial navigation on the Middle Mississippi River.

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

P.L. 110-114, Water Resources Development Act of 2007: implementation of Section 5018 and 7013 Title VIII, and various planning sections. H.R.12, S.1549: opposition to delegation of user fee authority to Secretary of the Army; Inland Waterways Capital Investment Act. H.R.4348 /S.1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, maritime provisions. H.R.___/S.___, Water Resources Development Act, Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Development Plan. Mississippi River navigation issues. H.R. 4342/ S.___, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2012: enactment of inland waterways capital development plan. H.R. 5325/ S. 2465, Energy and Water Development Act, FY 2013: funding for inland waterway system navigation channels and ports. H.R. 1, FY2013 Disaster Hurricane Supplemental provisions regarding Corps of Engineers funding and policies. Maintain commercial navigation on the Middle Mississippi River.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

P.L. 110-114, Water Resources Development Act of 2007: implementation of Section 5018 and 7013 Title VIII, and various planning sections. H.R.12, S.1549: opposition to delegation of user fee authority to Secretary of the Army; Inland Waterways Capital Investment Act. H.R.4348 /S.1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, maritime provisions. H.R.___/S.___, Water Resources Development Act, Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Development Plan. Mississippi River navigation issues. H.R. 4342/ S.___, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2012: enactment of inland waterways capital development plan. H.R. 5325/ S. 2465, Energy and Water Development Act, FY 2013: funding for inland waterway system navigation channels and ports. H.R. 1, FY2013 Disaster Hurricane Supplemental provisions regarding Corps of Engineers funding and policies. Maintain commercial navigation on the Middle Mississippi River.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

P.L. 110-114, Water Resources Development Act of 2007: implementation of Section 5018 and 7013 Title VIII, and various planning sections. H.R.12, S.1549: opposition to delegation of user fee authority to Secretary of the Army; Inland Waterways Capital Investment Act. H.R.4348 /S.1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, maritime provisions. H.R.___/S.___, Water Resources Development Act, Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Development Plan. Mississippi River navigation issues. H.R. 4342/ S.___, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2012: enactment of inland waterways capital development plan. H.R. 5325/ S. 2465, Energy and Water Development Act, FY 2013: funding for inland waterway system navigation channels and ports. H.R. 1, FY2013 Disaster Hurricane Supplemental provisions regarding Corps of Engineers funding and policies. Maintain commercial navigation on the Middle Mississippi River.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, including provisions relating to surface transportation/Buy America policy H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 104, RAMP Act H.R. 572 / S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including issues related to Hours of Service H.R. 1802 / S. 939, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2971 / S. 1300, Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act H.R. 3096 / S. 1400, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 H.R. 3145, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 3259 / S. 1550, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 3632, Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act H.R. 3864 / S. 1913, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012 H.R. 4350 / S. 3263, Safe Skies Act of 2012 H.R. 5325 / S. 2465, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including issues related to water infrastructure H.R. 5855 / S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, including issues related to agreements for reimbursements to the Customs and Border Protection Commissioner H.R. 5972 / S. 2322, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 6051, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2012 S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development S. 1918, Fair Airline Industry Revenue Act of 2011 S. 2132, Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (P.L. 112-175) European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-200), including Senate Amendment #2859 to prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to pay taxes and penalties imposed on United States air carriers pursuant to the European Union emissions trading scheme and Senate Amendment #2860 to provide for the reassessment by the Secretary of Transportation of a determination that it is in the public interest to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United States from participating in the European Union's emissions trading scheme Various issues relating to the implementation of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including provisions relating to surface transportation/Buy America policy; highway and transit reauthorization, financing, and funding; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; commuter parking and transit benefits; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization; water resource development; pilot flight and duty; financing of large infrastructure projects, including surface transportation, aviation, waterways, and clean water through alternative mechanisms including an infrastructure bank, public/private partnerships, and bonding programs such as Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Projects (TRIP); U.S. Department of Transportation lithium-ion battery transportation rule; fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards; the Transportation Security Administration authorization for Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013; the Mexican cross-border trucking pilot program and funding for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs); clean and drinking water funding and financing; expanding Buy America requirements; Public Private Partnerships; National Freight Program; the potential labor strike in East and Gulf Coast ports; the potential labor strike in West Coast ports

Client expense: $29,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R.3675/S.2008, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; Issues Related to Competitive Availability of Navigation Devices (Set Top Boxes); Issues Related to Reform of Retransmission Consent Law & Rules; H.R.12/S.1549, American Jobs Act of 2011, Issues Related to Satellite Spectrum; H.R.2577, SAFE Data Act; Issues related to media mergers, cable and satellite regulations. Issues related to FCC Program Access Rules.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

P.L. 110-114 Water Resources Development Act of 2007, Implementation of section 5018 and 7013 Title VIII and various planning sections. H.R. 12, S. 1549: opposition to delegation of user fee authority to the Secretary of the Army; Inland Waterways Capital Investment Act. H.R. 4348, S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in 21st Century Act, maritime provisions. H.R.____, S.____, Water Resources Development Act, Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Development Plan Mississippi River navigation issues. H.R. 4342, S.____, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2012; enactment of inland waterways capital development plan. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, Energy and Water Development Act, FY 2013; funding for inland waterway system navigation channels and ports. H.R. 1, FY 2013 Disaster Hurricane Supplemental provisions regarding Corps of Engineers funding and policies. Maintain commerical navigation on Middle Mississippi River.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

P.L. 110-114 Water Resources Development Act of 2007, Implementation of section 5018 and 7013 Title VIII and various planning sections. H.R. 12, S. 1549: opposition to delegation of user fee authority to the Secretary of the Army; Inland Waterways Capital Investment Act. H.R. 4348, S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in 21st Century Act, maritime provisions. H.R.____, S.____, Water Resources Development Act, Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Development Plan Mississippi River navigation issues. H.R. 4342, S.____, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2012; enactment of inland waterways capital development plan. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, Energy and Water Development Act, FY 2013; funding for inland waterway system navigation channels and ports. H.R. 1, FY 2013 Disaster Hurricane Supplemental provisions regarding Corps of Engineers funding and policies. Maintain commerical navigation on Middle Mississippi River.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

P.L. 110-114 Water Resources Development Act of 2007, Implementation of section 5018 and 7013 Title VIII and various planning sections. H.R. 12, S. 1549: opposition to delegation of user fee authority to the Secretary of the Army; Inland Waterways Capital Investment Act. H.R. 4348, S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in 21st Century Act, maritime provisions. H.R.____, S.____, Water Resources Development Act, Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Development Plan Mississippi River navigation issues. H.R. 4342, S.____, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2012; enactment of inland waterways capital development plan. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, Energy and Water Development Act, FY 2013; funding for inland waterway system navigation channels and ports. H.R. 1, FY 2013 Disaster Hurricane Supplemental provisions regarding Corps of Engineers funding and policies. Maintain commerical navigation on Middle Mississippi River.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

HR 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Title III: Business Tax Extenders; Title IX: Budget Provision - Subtitle A: Modifications of Sequestration. HR 12 American Jobs Act of 2011. Section 421; General Aviation Aircraft Treated as 7-year Property S. 1549 Closing Corporate Jet Tax Loopholes to Employee Veterans Act of 2012 Other issues: Tax depreciation schedules for general aviation aircraft IRS Air Transportation Excise Taxes Extension of the placed-in-service date for aircraft purposes Reasearch and Development tax credit Increase in domestic manufacturing deduction Elimination of AMT penalty on airport private activity bonds IRS Notice 2008-64 to require taxpayers to file elections to group activities under passive loss rules IRS Revenue Procdure 2010-13 Passive Activity Losses Aircraft equipage and funding Fuel tax revenue from general aviation providers being diverted in the Highway Trust Fund Internal Revenue Service - I.R.C.280F(d)(6)(C); Treas. Reg. 1.280F-6(d) qualified business use test Internal Revenue Service - Notice 2012-25/recommendation of items for inclusion on the 2012-2013 Guidance Priority List: Request for IRS to provide guidance regarding the tax consequences of the use of a business aircraft in charitable and humanitarian activities; Request for IRS to review the treatment in TAM 200945037 of leasing aircraft to 5-percent owners and related parties under the depreciation limitation in I.R.C.280F(9)(B) and provide administrative guidance Federal Aviation Administration - Docket No. FAA-2011-0012: Notice of Proposed Policy Clarification for the Registration of Aircraft to U.S. Citizen Trustees in Situations Involving Non-U.S. Citizen Trustors and Beneficiaries

Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), White House Office

HR 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Title III: Business Tax Extenders; Title IX: Budget Provision - Subtitle A: Modifications of Sequestration. HR 970 Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2011 HR 549 Directs the FAA Administrator to establish and carry out a program to safely and feasibly address piston engine emissions, and for other purposes. S. 385 To include nonprofit and volunteer ground and air ambulance crew members and first responders for certain benefits. HR 12 American Jobs Act of 2011--Section 421: General Aviation Treated as 7-year property S 1549 American Jobs Act of 2011--Section 421: General Aviation Treated as 7-year property S 1956 The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 HR 2594 The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 Other issues: General aviation flight restrictions Airport access issues FAA funding Aviation safety Part 135 aircraft charter National airspace system modernization Airport operational changes at John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Docket OST-2007-27057, Consumer information regarding on-demand air taxi operations, and regarding air charter brokers Federal excise tax applicability Part 91/135 letters of authorization Part 91 FAA legal interpretations - FAR 91.501-reimbursement FAA safety management systems Part 91 Subpart K FAA/NTSB appeal process FAA Docket: FAA-2008-0938--Pilot in Command Proficiency Check and Other Changes to the Pilot and Pilot School Certifications Rules Fuel tax revenue from general aviation providers being diverted into the Highway Trust Fund FAA Docket No. FAA-2011-0012; Notice of Proposed Policy Clarification for the Registration of Aircraft to the U.S. Citizen Trustees in Situations Involving Non-U.S. Citizen Trustors and Beneficiaries

Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), White House Office

H.R. 11, the Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011 H.R. 747, the Build America Bonds Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 992, the Building American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 2391 the Renewable Energy for a Brighter Future Act S. 1291, the Renewable Energy for a Brighter Future Act H.R. 12 / S. 1660, the American Jobs Act H.R. 3307, the American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act S.1914, the Cut Energy Bills at Home Act H.R.3308 / S.2064, the Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act S.1845/H.R.4096, the Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) Act H.R.6031, the Wind Powering American Jobs Act H.R.4826, the Supercritical Advanced Coal Project Incentive Act H.R.5187, the IMPACT Act H.R.4468, a bill to extend the authority to make grants for specified energy property in lieu of tax credits S.2132, the Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act (aka, the Senate Highway Bill) H.R.5705, the Municipal Bond Market Support Act S. 3275/H.R.6437, the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act S.3581, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration H.R.8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 S.3673, the Dollar for Dollar Act of 2012

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $17,185

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 11, the Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011 H.R. 747, the Build America Bonds Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 992, the Building American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 2286, Renewable Energy Parity Act H.R.1384, the Geothermal Tax Parity Act of 2011 S.825, the Job Creation Through Innovation Act H.R. 2391, the Renewable Energy for a Brighter Future Act S. 1291, the Renewable Energy for a Brighter Future Act H.R. 12 / S. 1660, the American Jobs Act H.R. 3307, the American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act S.1914, the Cut Energy Bills at Home Act H.R.3308 / S.2064, the Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act S.1845/H.R.4096, the Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) Act H.R.6031, the Wind Powering American Jobs Act H.R.5187, the IMPACT Act H.R.4468, a bill to extend the authority to make grants for specified energy property in lieu of tax credits S.2132, the Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act (aka, the Senate Highway Bill) H.R.5705, the Municipal Bond Market Support Act S. 3275/H.R.6437, the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act H.R.8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 S.3673, the Dollar for Dollar Act of 2012

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $57,680

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 11, the Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011 H.R. 747, the Build America Bonds Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 992, the Building American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 2286, Renewable Energy Parity Act H.R.1384, the Geothermal Tax Parity Act of 2011 S.825, the Job Creation Through Innovation Act H.R. 2391, the Renewable Energy for a Brighter Future Act S. 1291, the Renewable Energy for a Brighter Future Act H.R. 12 / S. 1660, the American Jobs Act H.R. 3307, the American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act S.1914, the Cut Energy Bills at Home Act H.R.3308 / S.2064, the Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act S.1845/H.R.4096, the Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) Act H.R.6031, the Wind Powering American Jobs Act H.R.5187, the IMPACT Act H.R.4468, a bill to extend the authority to make grants for specified energy property in lieu of tax credits S.2132, the Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act (aka, the Senate Highway Bill) H.R.5705, the Municipal Bond Market Support Act S. 3275/H.R.6437, the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act H.R.8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 S.3673, the Dollar for Dollar Act of 2012

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $38,521

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 11, the Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011 H.R. 747, the Build America Bonds Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 992, the Building American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 2391, the Renewable Energy for a Brighter Future Act S. 1291, the Renewable Energy for a Brighter Future Act H.R. 12 / S. 1549, S. 1660, the American Jobs Act H.R. 3307, the American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act S.1914, the Cut Energy Bills at Home Act H.R.3308 / S.2064, the Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act S.1845/H.R.4096, the Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) Act H.R.6031, the Wind Powering American Jobs Act H.R.4826, the Supercritical Advanced Coal Project Incentive Act H.R.5187, the IMPACT Act H.R.4468, a bill to extend the authority to make grants for specified energy property in lieu of tax credits S.2132, the Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act (aka, the Senate Highway Bill) H.R.5705, the Municipal Bond Market Support Act S. 3275/H.R.6437, the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act S.3581, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration H.R.8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 S.3673, the Dollar for Dollar Act of 2012

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $11,402

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Activities related to locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, including supporting H.R. 4342, WAVE 4 Activities related to inland waterway trust funds Inland Waterway Capital Development Plan-Support H.R. 12-American Jobs Act-Support provisions related to inland waterways infrastructure funding.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S 1549, S 1723, S 1769, S 1786, S 1917, HR 12, HR 674, HR 3606, HR 3630 - Job Creation legislation

Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

Small Business Administration programs and funding. Access to capital and credit.Improving the regulatory environment for small business. Legislation:SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011(S.493).Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011(S.509). Small Business Credit Card Act of 2011(H.R.1137).Restoring American Financial Stability Act(S.3217).Debit Interchange Fee Study Act(S.575).Small Business Size Standard Flexibility Act of 2011(H.R.585).Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011 (H.R.527;S.1938). Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act of 2011(S.474). Support for the Rural Microbusiness Investment Credit Act of 2011(H.R. 2858).American Jobs Act of 2011(H.R. 12; S.1660 and S.1549).Support for the Startup Act of 2011(S. 1965).Support the Small Business Jobs Act Technical Corrections Act of 2011(H.R.1304) and the Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011(H.R. 1425).Support for the Jobs Through Growth Act (H.R. 3400).Support for the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2011 (H.R. 1770).Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act of 2012(H.R. 4032).Also support bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to increase small business options and development (S.2231).Support for small business tax relief: Small Business Tax Cut Act(H.R. 9);America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012(H. R. 6102) in support of permanent tax deduction.Support for the tax credit and depreciation provisions of the Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act(S. 2237).Support for Restoring Tax and Regulatory Certainty to Small Businesses Act of 2012(S. 3572).

Client expense: $182,045 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of

Lobbying Congress on proposals related to both corporate and product taxation. Specifically, proposals regarding: life/non-life consolidated returns; Capital loss rule temporary relief; STOLI; Benefits of current tax treatment for life insurance and retirement products. Obama Administration's proposals on COLI and SA DRD (not yet in legislative form) HR 130 "Life Insurance Employee Notification Act" - Requires an employer to notify an employee in writing upon the purchase of Corporate-owned life insurance H Con Res 34 Establishing the budget of the United States Government - Sets forth the congressional budget for FY2012, including FY2013-FY2021 for - tax treatment of life insurance products S. 727 "Bipartisan Tax Fairness & Simplification Act of 2011" - Will amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 for the tax treatment of life insurance products HR 12/ S. 1549/ S. 1660 -American Jobs Act of 2011 - harmful COLI, DRD, and tax provisions HR 2693/ S. 365/ S. 627- Budget Control Act of 2011 - raises debt ceiling, cuts deficit S. 166 "/HR 3729 -"The Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act" - Would expand the current tax deduction for businesses donating food to nonprofits and make it permanant HR 3157/ S. 1693 - "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates" Will amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates H Con. Res 101 - "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" - Expresses sense of the Congress regarding tax incentives for retirement savings S. 2048 - "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes" - life settlement reporting H AMDT- 1001 to H. Con. Res. 112 - "Substitute amendment sought to utilize Simpson-Bowles recommendations for establishment of the budget for FY 2013 and to set forth the appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2014 through FY 2022" - to advocate use of Simpson-Bowles recommendations for Fy 2013 and beyond HR 658 - "FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012" compliance burden and accuracy for life insurance companies HR 1151- "Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011"- taxation of life insurance companies HR 2515 -"To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded fromthe gross income of the employee" taaxation of life insurance HR 3313/S 1787 -"Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act"- taxation of life insurance companies HR 1864/S. 3485 - "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012" - witholding from multi state employees HR 4348 - "The Surface Transportation Act of 2012" - defined benefit funding relief, transfers for retires group life S. Con. Res. 62 - "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"- Expresses sense of the Congress regarding tax incentives for retirement savings

Client expense: $1,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

- HR 8 Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 12 American Jobs Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 16 Sensible Estate Tax Relief Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 428 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 468 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of expenses for business meals and entertainment - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 609 American Competitiveness Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 660 Jumpstarting Our Business Sector Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 629 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the private activity bond rules to except certain uses of intellectual property from the definition of private business use - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 696 Tax Relief Certainty Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 705 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 710 Telework Tax Incentive Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 722 Say No to Drug Ads Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 934 Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the corporate tax rate to 18 percent - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 942 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1002 Wireless Tax Fairness Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1074 Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the corporate income tax rate to 10 percent and to lower the rate of tax on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1439 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1732 Innovative Technologies Investment Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1773 Made in America Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1804 State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1834 Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1864 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2434 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2596 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2701 Main Street Fairness Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2911 American Jobs Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3018 Corporate Assets Should Be Used to Hire Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3105 Fairness in the American Tax Code Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3179 Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3366 Clarify that bonus depreciation is not a cost allocated to a contract under the percentage of completion method for long-term contracts all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3460 American Jobs First Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3476 American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Act (AGREE) all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4196 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5793 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5974 Invest in America Now Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6152 Bring Jobs Home Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6169 Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6205 Protect and Save Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6206 Build America Bonds Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6279 Death Tax Repeal Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6329 Build It in America Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6448 Empowering Citizens Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6474 To adopt the seven immediate reforms recommended by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to reduce spending and make the Federal government more efficient all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6544 Manufacturing Innovation in America Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6549 Computers in Our Communities Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6559 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception from the passive loss rules for investments in high technology research small business pass-thru entities all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6683 Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 7 Comprehensive and Fair Tax Reform Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 12 Job Creation Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 85 Restoring America's Competitiveness in Enterprise (RACE) Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 106 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 135 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 155 Domestic Jobs Innovation Bonus Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 256 American Opportunity Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S. 336 Tax Relief Certainty Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 359 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 543 Wireless Tax Fairness Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 727 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 770 Payroll Fraud Prevention Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 907 Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of expenses for business meals and entertainment all provisions relating to cable. - S 971 Digital Goods and Services Tax Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1012 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1452 Main Street Fairness Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1549 American Jobs Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable - S 1572 Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1573 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1660 American Jobs Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1671 Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1801 Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1811 Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1832 Marketplace Fairness Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1837 Rebuilding America Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1866 American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship ("AGREE") Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1873 Bonus Depreciation and Small Business Expense Extension Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1917 Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1931 Temporary Tax Holiday and Government Reduction Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1934 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain communications taxes - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1944 Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1960 To provide incentives to create American jobs - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2240 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2284 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide expensing for small business - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3377 Philanthropic Enterprise Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3364 Bring Jobs Home Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3432 Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3401 Tax Relief Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3403 Death Tax Repeal Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3423 Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3485 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3572 Restoring Tax and Regulatory Certainty to Small Business Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3591 Commercial Building Modernization Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3595 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception from the passive loss rules for investments in high technology research small business pass-thru entities - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3714 Cliff Alleviation at Last Minute Act all provisions relating to cable.

Client expense: $5,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

Issues Related to Competitive Availability of Navigation Devices (Set Top Boxes); Issues Related to Reform of Retransmission Consent Law & Rules; H.R. 3675, S. 2008, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; H.R. 12, S. 1549, American Jobs Act of 2011, Issues Related to Satellite Spectrum; and H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1802/S. 939 Private Activity Bonds H.R. 12/S. 1660 American Jobs Act H.R. 11 Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011 H.R. 992 Building American Jobs Act of 2011

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 8 - The American Taxpayer relief act. BOMA supported the extension of the 15-year depreciation period for leashold improvments and the permanent 15percent tax rate on capital gains for those individuals with taxable income below $400,000 and for couples earning under $450,000 H.R. 1265/S. 687 - BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property. H.R. 4016 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2012 - BOMA opposes this legislation. S. 1035/H.R. 1792, Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2011 - BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) 100% expensing in a current taxable year of the cost of an automated fire sprinkler system, as defined by this Act; and (2) accelerated depreciation (i.e., a 15-year recovery period) of such an automated fire sprinkler system that is installed in a building where the floor of any occupiable story is greater than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. S. 1575/H.R. 2962, Roofing Efficiency Jobs Act of 2011 - BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code to classify any qualified energy-efficient cool roof replacement property as 20-year property for depreciation purposes. S. 1616/H.R. 2989, FIRPTA - BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United States real property interests. S. 1549/H.R. 12, The American Jobs Act of 2011 - BOMA opposes the provision within this legislation that would change the taxing of the carried interest of a commercial real estate partnership from a capital gain to ordinary income. S.2252 -- Rebuild America Act - BOMA opposes this legislation as it contains carried interest provisions.

Client expense: $51,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office