To direct the President to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of United States intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China, and for other purposes.
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2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 4, to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes. H.R. 25, to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. H.R. 9, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses; to Ways & Means. H.R. 62, to amend the IRC to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses. H.R. 64, to amend the IRC to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income. H.R. 99, to amend the IRC to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage. H.R. 100, to provide for enhanced federal, state, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. H.R. 123, to amend the IRC to make certain tax relief permanent, and to repeal the estate tax. H.R. 134, to amend the IRC to make permanent the credit for increasing research activities. H.R. 609, to amend the IRC to reduce the corporate income tax rate. H.R. 749, to amend the IRC to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income. H.R. 871, to amend the IRC to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities. H.R. 880, to amend the IRC to make permanent the deduction for health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes. H.R. 937, to amend the IRC to reduce the corporate rate of tax and to change to a more territorial method of taxing corporations. H.R. 1125, to establish a fee on transactions which would eliminate the national debt and replace the income tax on individuals. H.R. 1478, to amend the IRC to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes. H.R. 1773, to amend the IRC to make the research credit permanent, increase expensing for small businesses, reduce corporate tax rates, and for other purposes. H.R. 1860, to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services. H.R. 2669, to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid federal taxation. H.R. 2701, to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. H.R. 3091, to make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends. H.R. 3375, to direct the president of the United States to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of U.S. intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China. H.R. 3416, to ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the US disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting U.S. corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving U.S. corporations and limited liability companies. H.R. 6169, to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform. S. 359, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments. S. 727, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the federal income tax system simpler, fairer, and more fiscally responsible. S. 971, to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services. S. 1346, to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid federal taxation. S. 1373, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses. S. 1483, to ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations. S. 1558, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply payroll taxes to remuneration and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000. S. 2091, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the international tax system of the United States, and for other purposes; to Finance.
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.23, H.R. 1249, S.139 (America Invents Act) S.27 (Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act) S. 139 (Equal Access to Tax Planning Act) S.373, H.R. 741 (Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act) S.603, H.R. 1166 (Trademarks Seized by Cuban Government) S. 623, H.R. 592 (Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011) S. 678 (Economic Espionage Act) S. 968, H.R. 3261, S. 2029 (Online Piracy/Rogue Websites legislation) S. 968, H.R. 1540 (Customs Redaction legislation) S. 978, H.R. 3261 (Copyright Streaming bill) S. 1228, H.R. 1540, H.R. 3261 (Combating Military Counterfeits Act) S. 1830 (Protect American Innovation Act of 2011) S. 1866 (AGREE Act) S. 1886, H.R. 3261, H.R. 3468 (Counterfeiting Drug Penalty Enhancement Acts) S. 2029 (Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act) S. 2258 (Songwriters Tax Simplification Reauthorization Act) S. 2269 (Anti-Trust Freedom Act of 2012) S. 3389 (Trade Secrets EEA) S. 3486 (Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012) S. 3609 (Internet Radio Fairness Act) S. 3642 (Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act) S. 3652 (Bill to allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity program to be transferable) S. Con. Res 50 (Internet governance) H.R. 1, H.R. 1362, H.J.Res. 48, H.R. 1363, H.R. 1473, H.J. Res. 79, H.R. 2608; House Report 112-284 (FY 2012 Budget) H.R. 243 (Rep. Latta's False Patent Marking Bill) H.R. 307 (Seed Availability and Competition Act) H.R. 592 (Sunshine in Litigation Act) H.R. 741 (Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act) H.R. 768 (Soldiers Targeted by Offensive Profiteering Act of 2011) H.R. 1056 (Rep. Issa's False Patent Marking Bill) H.R. 1166 (No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act) H.R. 2511 (Fashion Design Legislation) H.R. 3010 (Federal Regulations Bill Coble) H.R. 3261 (Stop Online Piracy Act) H.R. 3375 (Imposing Duties on China for IP Piracy) H.R. 3468 (Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act) H.R. 3699 (Research Works Act) H.R. 3782 (Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act) H.R. 3889 (Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act) H.R. 3995 (Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act) H.R. 4216 (Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act) H.R. 6012 (Customs Redaction Bill for Semiconductor Chips) H.R. 6029 (Economic Espionage) H.R. 6215 (Trademark Dilution) H.R. 6245 (Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act) H.R. 6353 (Patent Box, Manufacturing American Innovation Act) H.R. 6432 (Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act) H.R. 6480 (Internet Radio Fairness Act) H.R. 6621 (AIA Technical Corrections Bill) H. Con. Res. 42 (The Creativity and Innovation Resolution) H. Con. Res. 127 (Internet Governance)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 4, to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes; to Ways & Means. H.R. 25, to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states; to Ways & Means. H.R. 62, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses; to Ways & Means. H.R. 64, to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income. H.R. 99, to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage, and for other purposes; to Ways & Means. H.R. 100, to provide for enhanced federal, state, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. H.R. 123, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain tax relief permanent, and to repeal the estate tax. H.R. 134, to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the credit for increasing research activities. H.R. 609, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the corporate income tax rate; to Ways & Means. H.R. 749, to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income; to Ways & Means. H.R. 871, to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities; to Ways & Means. H.R. 880, to make permanent the deduction for health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes; to Ways & Means. H.R. 937, to reduce the corporate rate of tax and to change to a more territorial method of taxing corporations. H.R. 1125, to establish a fee on transactions which would eliminate the national debt and replace the income tax on individuals. H.R. 1478, to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes; to Ways & Means. H.R. 1773, to make the research credit permanent, increase expensing for small businesses, reduce corporate tax rates. H.R. 1860, to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services; to Judiciary. H.R. 2669, to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid federal taxation. H.R. 2701, to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes; to Judiciary. H.R. 3091, to make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends; to Ways & Means. H.R. 3375, to direct the president of the United States to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of U.S. intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China, and for other purposes; to Ways & Means. H.R. 3416, to amend title 31, U.S. Code, to ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting U.S. corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving U.S. corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes; to Financial Services. H.R. 9, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses; to Ways & Means. H.R. 6169, to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform. S. 359, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments. S. 727, to make the federal income tax system simpler, fairer, and more fiscally responsible. S. 971, to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services; to Finance. S. 1346, to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid federal taxation. S. 1373, to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses; to Finance. S. 1483, to ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting U.S. corporations in ways that threaten homeland security, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving U.S. corporations. S. 1558, to apply payroll taxes to remuneration and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000. S. 2091, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the international tax system of the United States, and for other purposes; to Finance.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.23, H.R. 1249, S.139 (America Invents Act) S.27 (Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act) S. 139 (Equal Access to Tax Planning Act) S.373, H.R. 741 (Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act) S.603, H.R. 1166 (Trademarks Seized by Cuban Government) S. 623, H.R. 592 (Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011) S. 678 (Economic Espionage Act) S. 968, H.R. 3261, S. 2029 (Online Piracy/Rogue Websites legislation) S. 968, H.R. 1540 (Customs Redaction legislation) S. 978, H.R. 3261 (Copyright Streaming bill) S. 1228, H.R. 1540, H.R. 3261 (Combating Military Counterfeits Act) S. 1830 (Protect American Innovation Act of 2011) S. 1866 (AGREE Act) S. 1886, H.R. 3261, H.R. 3468 (Counterfeiting Drug Penalty Enhancement Acts) S. 2029 (Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act) S. 2258 (Songwriters Tax Simplification Reauthorization Act) S. 2269 (Anti-Trust Freedom Act of 2012) S. 3389 (Trade Secrets EEA) S. 3486 (Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012) S. Con. Res 50 (Internet governance) H.R. 1, H.R. 1362, H.J.Res. 48, H.R. 1363, H.R. 1473, H.J. Res. 79, H.R. 2608; House Report 112-284 (FY 2012 Budget) H.R. 243 (Rep. Latta's False Patent Marking Bill) H.R. 307 (Seed Availability and Competition Act) H.R. 741 (Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act) H.R. 768 (Soldiers Targeted by Offensive Profiteering Act of 2011) H.R. 1056 (Rep. Issa's False Patent Marking Bill) H.R. 1166 (No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act) H.R. 2511 (Fashion Design Legislation) H.R. 3010 (Federal Regulations Bill Coble) H.R. 3375 (Imposing Duties on China for IP Piracy) H.R. 3468 (Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act) H.R. 3699 (Research Works Act) H.R. 3782 (Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act) H.R. 3889 (Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act) H.R. 3995 (Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act) H.R. 4216 (Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act) H.R. 6012 (Customs Redaction Bill for Semiconductor Chips) H.R. 6029 (Economic Espionage) H.R. 6215 (Trademark Dilution) H.R. 6245 (Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act) H.R. 6353 (Patent Box, Manufacturing American Innovation Act) H. Con. Res. 42 (The Creativity and Innovation Resolution) H. Con. Res. 127 (Internet Governance)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 4, to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes. H.R. 25, to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. H.R. 62, to amend the IRC to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses. H.R. 64, to amend the IRC to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income. H.R. 99, to amend the IRC to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage. H.R. 100, to provide for enhanced federal, state, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. H.R. 123, to amend the IRC to make certain tax relief permanent, and to repeal the estate tax. H.R. 134, to amend the IRC to make permanent the credit for increasing research activities. H.R. 609, to amend the IRC to reduce the corporate income tax rate. H.R. 749, to amend the IRC to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income. H.R. 871, to amend the IRC to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities. H.R. 880, to amend the IRC to make permanent the deduction for health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes. H.R. 937, to amend the IRC to reduce the corporate rate of tax and to change to a more territorial method of taxing corporations. H.R. 1125, to establish a fee on transactions which would eliminate the national debt and replace the income tax on individuals. H.R. 1478, to amend the IRC to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes. H.R. 1773, to amend the IRC to make the research credit permanent, increase expensing for small businesses, reduce corporate tax rates, and for other purposes. H.R. 1860, to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services. H.R. 2669, to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid federal taxation. H.R. 2701, to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. H.R. 3091, to make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends. H.R. 3375, to direct the president of the United States to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of U.S. intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China. H.R. 3416, to ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the US disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting U.S. corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving U.S. corporations and limited liability companies. S. 359, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments. S. 727, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the federal income tax system simpler, fairer, and more fiscally responsible. S. 971, to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services. S. 1346, to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid federal taxation. S. 1373, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses. S. 1483, to ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations. S. 1558, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply payroll taxes to remuneration and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000. S. 2091, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the international tax system of the United States, and for other purposes; to Finance.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.23, H.R. 1249, S.139 (America Invents Act) S.27 (Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act) S. 139 (Equal Access to Tax Planning Act) S.373, H.R. 741 (Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act) S.603, H.R. 1166 (Trademarks Seized by Cuban Government) S. 623, H.R. 592 (Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011) S. 678 (Economic Espionage Act) S. 968, H.R. 3261, S. 2029 (Online Piracy/Rogue Websites legislation) S. 968, H.R. 1540 (Customs Redaction legislation) S. 978, H.R. 3261 (Copyright Streaming bill) S. 1228, H.R. 1540, H.R. 3261 (Combating Military Counterfeits Act) S. 1830 (Protect American Innovation Act of 2011) S. 1866 (AGREE Act) S. 1886, H.R. 3261, H.R. 3468 (Counterfeiting Drug Penalty Enhancement Acts) S. 2029 (Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act) S. 2258 (Songwriters Tax Simplification Reauthorization Act) S. 2269 (Anti-Trust Freedom Act of 2012) S. Con. Res 50 (Internet governance) H.R. 1, H.R. 1362, H.J.Res. 48, H.R. 1363, H.R. 1473, H.J. Res. 79, H.R. 2608; House Report 112-284 (FY 2012 Budget) H.R. 243 (Rep. Latta's False Patent Marking Bill) H.R. 307 (Seed Availability and Competition Act) H.R. 741 (Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act) H.R. 768 (Soldiers Targeted by Offensive Profiteering Act of 2011) H.R. 1056 (Rep. Issa's False Patent Marking Bill) H.R. 1166 (No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act) H.R. 2511 (Fashion Design Legislation) H.R. 3010 (Federal Regulations Bill Coble) H.R. 3375 (Imposing Duties on China for IP Piracy) H.R. 3468 (Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act) H.R. 3699 (Research Works Act) H.R. 3782 (Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act) H.R. 3889 (Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act) H.R. 3995 (Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act) H.R. 4216 (Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act) H.R. 6012 (Customs Redaction Bill for Semiconductor Chips) H.R. 6029 (Economic Espionage) H. Con. Res. 42 (The Creativity and Innovation Resolution) H. Con. Res. 127 (Internet Governance)
2012 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 4, to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes. H.R. 25, to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. H.R. 62, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses. H.R. 64, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income. H.R. 99, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage. H.R. 100, to provide for enhanced federal, state, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. H.R. 123, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain tax relief permanent, and to repeal the estate tax. H.R. 134, to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the credit for increasing research activities. H.R. 609, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the corporate income tax rate. H.R. 749, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income. H.R. 871, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities. H.R. 880, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes. H.R. 937, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the corporate rate of tax and to change to a more territorial method of taxing corporations. H.R. 1125, to establish a fee on transactions which would eliminate the national debt and replace the income tax on individuals. H.R. 1478, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes. H.R. 1773, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the research credit permanent, increase expensing for small businesses, reduce corporate tax rates, and for other purposes. H.R. 1860, to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services. H.R. 2669, to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid federal taxation. H.R. 2701, to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. H.R. 3091, to make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends. H.R. 3375, to direct the president of the United States to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of U.S. intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China. H.R. 3416, to ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the US disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting U.S. corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving U.S. corporations and limited liability companies. S. 359, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments. S. 727, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the federal income tax system simpler, fairer, and more fiscally responsible. S. 971, to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services. S. 1346, to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid federal taxation. S. 1373, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses. S. 1483, to ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations. S. 1558, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply payroll taxes to remuneration and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000. S. 2091, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the international tax system of the United States, and for other purposes; to Finance.
2012 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.23, H.R. 1249, S.139 (America Invents Act) S.27 (Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act) S. 139 (Equal Access to Tax Planning Act) S.373, H.R. 741 (Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act) S.603, H.R. 1166 (Trademarks Seized by Cuban Government) S. 623, H.R. 592 (Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011) S. 678 (Economic Espionage Act) S. 968, H.R. 3261, S. 2029 (Online Piracy/Rogue Websites legislation) S. 968, H.R. 1540 (Customs Redaction legislation) S. 978, H.R. 3261 (Copyright Streaming bill) S. 1228, H.R. 1540, H.R. 3261 (Combating Military Counterfeits Act) S. 1830 (Protect American Innovation Act of 2011) S. 1866 (AGREE Act) S. 1886, H.R. 3261, H.R. 3468 (Counterfeiting Drug Penalty Enhancement Acts) S. 2029 (Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act) S. 2258 (Songwriters Tax Simplification Reauthorization Act) S. 2269 (Anti-Trust Freedom Act of 2012) H.R. 1, H.R. 1362, H.J.Res. 48, H.R. 1363, H.R. 1473, H.J. Res. 79, H.R. 2608; House Report 112-284 (FY 2012 Budget) H.R. 243 (Rep. Latta's False Patent Marking Bill) H.R. 307 (Seed Availability and Competition Act) H.R. 741 (Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act) H.R. 768 (Soldiers Targeted by Offensive Profiteering Act of 2011) H.R. 1056 (Rep. Issa's False Patent Marking Bill) H.R. 1166 (No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act) H.R. 2511 (Fashion Design Legislation) H.R. 3010 (Federal Regulations Bill Coble) H.R. 3375 (Imposing Duties on China for IP Piracy) H.R. 3468 (Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act) H.R. 3699 (Research Works Act) H.R. 3782 (Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act) H.R. 3889 (Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act) H.R. 3995 (Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act) H.R. 4216 (Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act) H. Con. Res. 42 (The Creativity and Innovation Resolution)
2011 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 4, to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes. H.R. 25, to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. H.R. 62, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses. H.R. 64, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income. H.R. 99, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage. H.R. 100, to provide for enhanced federal, state, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. H.R. 123, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain tax relief permanent, and to repeal the estate tax. H.R. 134, to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the credit for increasing research activities. H.R. 609, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the corporate income tax rate. H.R. 749, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income. H.R. 871, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities. H.R. 880, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes. H.R. 937, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the corporate rate of tax and to change to a more territorial method of taxing corporations. H.R. 1125, to establish a fee on transactions which would eliminate the national debt and replace the income tax on individuals. H.R. 1478, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes. H.R. 1773, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the research credit permanent, increase expensing for small businesses, reduce corporate tax rates, and for other purposes. H.R. 1860, to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services. H.R. 2669, to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid federal taxation. H.R. 2701, to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. H.R. 3091, to make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends. H.R. 3375, to direct the president of the United States to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of U.S. intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China. H.R. 3416, to amend title 31, U.S. Code, to ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting U.S. corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving U.S. corporations and limited liability companies. S. 359, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments. S. 727, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the federal income tax system simpler, fairer, and more fiscally responsible. S. 971, to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services. S. 1346, to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid federal taxation. S. 1373, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses. S. 1483, to ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations. S. 1558, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply payroll taxes to remuneration and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000.
2011 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 639; S. 328 (Currency Reform For Fair Trade Act) statements in opposition to China currency legislation on behalf of U.S. retailers; H.R. 2071; S. 704 (OUTDOOR Act) provide for duty-free treatment of certain performance outerwear) communication of support on behalf of U.S. retail industry; H.R. 2387; S. 1244 (Save our Industries [SAVE] Act) communication of U.S. retail industry support regarding duty-free treatment of apparel from the Philippines; S. 1069 (Affordable Footwear Act to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear) communication of support on behalf of U.S. footwear retailers; Andean Trade Preference and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) communication of U.S. retail industry support; Conflict Minerals Provision in Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act statements of U.S. retail industry views regarding SEC implementation; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization communication of U.S. retail industry support; Lacey Act Amendments communication of U.S. retail industry views on implementation by USDA, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) communication on behalf of U.S. retail industry in support of reauthorization; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency; S. 1443 (extending certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific) communications in support; S. 1619 (providing for identification of misaligned currency and other purposes) communications in opposition; H.R. 2697 (suspending temporarily the duty on certain footwear) communications in support; H.R. 2832 (extending the Generalized System of Preferences) communications in support; S. 1683 & H.R. 2754, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, (providing authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile and apparel articles) communication in opposition; S. 1711, Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2011, (enhancing reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating of bilateral, regional and multilateral agreements) communication in opposition; S. 1946 & H.R. 3646, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011, (requiring foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States who are authorized to accept service or process against such manufacturers) communication in opposition; S. 2007 & H.R. 2493 (amending the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric rule) communication in support; H.R. 3078 (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act) communication in support; H.R. 3079 (United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act) communication in support; H.R. 3080 (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act) communication in support; H.R. 3375 (directing the President to impose duties on merchandise from the Peoples Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of U.S. intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such rights in China) communication in opposition
2011 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.23, H.R. 1249, S.139 (America Invents Act) S.27 (Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act) S. 139 (Equal Access to Tax Planning Act) S.373, H.R. 741 (Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act) S.603, H.R. 1166 (Trademarks Seized by Cuban Government) S. 623, H.R. 592 (Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011) S. 678 (Economic Espionage Act) S. 968, H.R. 3261, S. 2029 (Online Piracy/Rogue Websites legislation) S. 968, H.R. 1540 (Customs Redaction legislation) S. 978, H.R. 3261 (Copyright Streaming bill) S. 1228, H.R. 1540, H.R. 3261 (Combating Military Counterfeits Act) S. 1830 (Protect American Innovation Act of 2011) S. 1866 (AGREE Act) S. 1886, H.R. 3261, H.R. 3468 (Counterfeiting Drug Penalty Enhancement Acts) H.R. 1, H.R. 1362, H.J.Res. 48, H.R. 1363, H.R. 1473, H.J. Res. 79, H.R. 2608; House Report 112-284 (FY 2012 Budget) H.R. 243 (Rep. Latta's False Patent Marking Bill) H.R. 307 (Seed Availability and Competition Act) H.R. 741 (Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act) H.R. 768 (Soldiers Targeted by Offensive Profiteering Act of 2011) H.R. 1056 (Rep. Issa's False Patent Marking Bill) H.R. 1166 (No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act) H.R. 2511 (Fashion Design Legislation) H.R. 3010 (Federal Regulations Bill Coble) H.R. 3375 (Imposing Duties on China for IP Piracy) H. Con. Res. 42 (The Creativity and Innovation Resolution)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)