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2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 3768, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles; H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report, (pension smoothing provisions); H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act, (electric vehicle credits); S. 232, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit; S. 1285, Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act (electric vehicles); S. 2161, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in vehicles;
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 8 Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 Bill would extend for an additional year, through 2013, the Bush-era tax reductions originally enacted in 2001 and 2003, and set to expire at the end of this year. NSBA supported. H.R. 9 The Small Business Tax Cut Act Bill will allow businesses with fewer than 500 employees to take a tax deduction equal to 20 percentfor one yearof their active business income. This deduction also would apply to pass-through entities, which compose the majority of small businesses. NSBA supported. H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2011 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supported. H.R. 436 Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2012 Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the medical device excise tax that is scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2013. NSBA supported. H.R. 679 - Berry Amendment Extension Act This bill would require that any items purchased by the Sec. of the Department of Homeland Security directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported H.R. 880 - Equity for Our Nations Self-Employed Act of 2011 The bill would allow self-employed individuals to fully-deduct the cost of their health insurance, thus eliminating the self-employed tax on health care. NSBA supported. H.R. 1259 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. H.R. 1418 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 Bill would increase the cap for credit union lending from 12.25 percent to 27.5 percent of total assets of the credit union. NSBA supported. H.R. 1663 Small Business Encouragement Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers whose gross receipts in the preceding taxable year did not exceed $20 million, or who did not employ more than 100 full time employees, a work opportunity tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals as full-time employees during 2012 and 2013. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1697 Communities First Act Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. H.R. 1827 Home Office Deduction Simplification Act Bill would allow home-based businesses to take a standard $1,500 deduction for home office expenses. NSBA supported. H.R. 2312 - Department of Defense Textile and Apparel Procurement Fairness Act Among other things, prohibits DoD from purchasing more than 5 percent of any one textile or apparel product from the Federal Prison Industries (FPI). NSBA supported. H.R. 2501, H.R. 1113 Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. H.R. 2885 Legal Workforce Act This bill would make the use of E-Verify Mandatory for all employers. NSBA opposed. H. R. 2941 Startup Expansion and Investment Act Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act Would eliminate the per-country numerical cap on the number of employment-based immigrant visas and increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrant visas from 7 percent to 15 percent annually. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3476 AGREE Act Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3634 - Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act Require the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to compete for government contracts, requires FPI to provide a detailed analysis of the probable impact on the private sector, prohibit FPI from selling products commercially, and require agencies to research private sector products based on price, quality, and time of delivery, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3786 - Plain Regulations Act of 2012 This bill would reform the regulatory process to require the use of clear and concise language in all new government regulations. NSBA supported. H.R. 3850 - Government Efficiency Through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 Raise the government-wide small business contracting goal from 23% to 25%, the small business subcontracting goal from 35.9% to 40%, and also prevent senior officials from receiving bonuses in subsequent years where their respective agencies failed to meet the established small business contracting goals. NSBA supported. H.R. 3851 - Small Business Advocate (SBAA) This bill would enhance the role of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) by elevating the OSDBU Director to a Senior Executive Service position and would prohibit them from holding another position at the same time. NSBA supported. H.R. 3893 - Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability (STAR) Act of 2012 Ensure that small businesses are the ones actually benefiting from the contracts set aside on their behalf. It would also allow more small businesses to partner and compete for federal contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3980 - Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 Enhance the role of small-business advocates in the federal acquisition and procurement processes, create small-business contracting classes, and ensure that small business concerns are properly utilized in all applicable federal procurement and acquisition planning processes. NSBA supported. H.R. 3985 - Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012 This bill would allow the SBA to oversee all civilian mentor protege programs, improve small-businesses ability to win and perform on government contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3987 - Small Business Protection Act of 2012 Would ensure that the size standards assigned to each industry group are appropriate for each NAICS code and do not make it more difficult for small-business to compete for federal contracting opportunities. NSBA supported. H.R. 4032 - Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act Amends Section 195 of the Internal Revenue Code to increase the allowable deduction for business start-up expenses from $5,000 to $10,000, extending the 2010 temporary increase in the maximum deduction for start-up expenditures for ten years. NSBA supported. H.R. 4081 - Contractor Opportunity Protection (COP) Act of 2012 Protects small business contractors from unfair contract bundling by allowing the SBA (or a third party group) to appeal an agencys decision to bundle contracts, clarifies statutory limits on contract bundling, and requires publication of bundling justification to increase transparency. NSBA supported. H.R. 4118 - Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012 Requires federal agencies to include small business concerns in multiple award contracts, carry out a program to increase small business participation in multiple award contracts, and provide the SBA with representation on the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council. NSBA supported. H.R. 4121 - Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 Requires SBA administrator to create and carry out a program to provide improved access to federal contract opportunities for early-stage small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4191 - Credit Union Small Business Lending Act Establishes a separate process by which credit unions participating in the 7(a) loan program may receive approvals and repurchases regarding loan guarantees under that program, creates a credit union outreach program, and authorizes the SBA Administrator to simplify the application process for credit union participation. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4196 Bonus Depreciation Bill extends 100 percent bonus depreciation through the rest of this year. Bonus depreciation allows businesses of all sizes to immediately expense the cost of property purchased and placed into service. NSBA supported. H.R. 4203 - Womens Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012 This bill would expand contracting opportunities for women-owned small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4206 - Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012 Addresses contracting fraud by helping small businesses comply with complicated contracting and size rules, and providing a safe harbor for small businesses making a good faith effort to comply with those rules. NSBA supported. H.R. 4310 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Reauthorizes our national defense programs and includes contracting reform provisions that will help small businesses. NSBA is monitoring this legislation, but supports the specific contracting reform provisions. H.R. 4377 RAPID Act Would improve the environmental review and permitting process by providing concurrent reviews, allow state-level environmental reviews to be used in certain situations, consolidate the process into a single Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and impose fixed deadlines for completion of an EIS or an Environmental Assessment (EA). NSBA supported. H.R. 4409 Reforming and Consolidating Government Act of 2012 This bill would define President Obamas proposed efficiency-enhancing plan as a reorganization plan and also expands the Presidents executive authority to reorganize federal agencies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4471 Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012 Bill would establish an interagency committee to analyze and report on the cumulative impact of certain EPA regulations and actions that affect gasoline, diesel fuel, natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4480 Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012 Bill would require the development of a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development and production under oil and gas leases on Federal lands to offset any drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 5187 IMPACT Act Bill would extend Production Tax Credits for renewable energy, extend the 1603 Grant Program, extend energy efficiency tax credits, provide incentives for heavy duty natural gas vehicles, and would eliminate certain tax breaks for major integrated oil companies. NSBA supported. The Domestic Energy and Jobs Act (Includes H.R. 4480, H.R. 4471, H.R. 4381, H.R. 4382, H.R. 4383, H.R. 2150, and H.R. 2752) This is a package of energy bills that will increase energy production on federal lands, require an interagency committee to conduct an analysis of certain EPA rules and actions that impact fuel prices, require the Secretary of the Interior to establish an all-of-the-above energy plan for federal lands, increase the amount of federal lands available for leasing and encourage onshore oil development and exploration, ensure development of oil and natural gas reserves in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, and authorize the BLM to conduct Internet-based auctions for onshore leases. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 5893 Startup Act 2.0 This bill will provide capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA supported. H.R. 6102 America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012 The bill's aim is to help small business owners by instituting eight permanent tax deductions that not only provide fiscal clarity for the business-owners, but also, provide them with equity in the tax code. NSBA supported. H.R. 6132 American Clothing for American Olympians Act This bill requires the U.S. Olympic Committee to ensure that all goods to be donated or supplied to any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official of the U.S. Olympic team, the Paralympic team, or the Pan-American team are substantially made in the United States. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6156 Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012 The measure would provide permanent normal trade relations by lifting a Cold War trade provision known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment. NSBA supported. H.R. 6245 - Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act This bill would require non-practicing entities (i.e. patent trolls) to pay a defendants computer hardware and software patent litigation costs if the court determines that the non-practicing entity did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6397 - Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act This bill would prohibit Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD from purchasing, guaranteeing, making, issuing, or insuring any mortgage (small business loan) secured by a structure or dwelling unit located within a county that contains any structure or dwelling unit that secures or secured a residential mortgage loan that the state or any territory, including any agency or political subdivision, obtained during the preceding 120 months by eminent domain. NSBA is monitoring this legislation. H.R. 6412 Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012 Bill would provide up to 55,000 green cards to foreign-born students graduating from an American university with an advanced degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics). NSBA supported. H.R. 6429 STEM Jobs Act of 2012 Bill would provide up to 55,000 green cards to foreign-born students graduating from an American university with an advanced degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics). NSBA supported. H.R. 6621 AIA Technical Corrections Bill Bill would make technical corrections to the America Invents Act (AIA). NSBA is monitoring. S. 13 Fair Tax Act of 2011 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services. NSBA supported. S. 474 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act Bill would reform the regulatory process and ensure that job creation by small businesses is considered during the Federal legislative and rulemaking process. NSBA supported. S. 509 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA supported. S.727 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011 Comprehensive tax reform legislation with provisions consolidating tax brackets for individuals and businesses while at the same time lowering federal tax obligations, in part through a single, flat 24 percent corporate rate. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1289 Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion Act Bill targets noncompliant tax filers with provisions to improve tax forms and tax administration and decrease tax avoidance by contractors, as a way to reduce the tax gap. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1471 Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. S. 1590 Fairness for Small Businesses in Federal Contracting Act of 2011Requires the SBA and Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to replace the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) with a new small business size classification system. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1600 Communities First Act Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. S. 1736 Acquisition Savings Reform Act of 2011 Bill aims to streamline the federal procurement process by requiring online reverse auctions, consider strategic sourcing vehicles in procurement of commercial items, and direct the FAR council to amend the FAR to reflect the government-wide policy to pay small business concerns as quickly as possible. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1866 AGREE Act Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. S. 1965 Startup Act Provides capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2114 - Berry Amendment Extension Act Requires that any items purchased by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported. S. 2129 Reforming and Consolidating Government Act of 2012 This bill would define President Obamas proposed efficiency-enhancing plan as a reorganization plan and also expands the Presidents executive authority to reorganize federal agencies NSBA is monitoring. S. 2172 Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 Bill would eliminate the cap on women entrepreneurs and allow women-owned businesses to receive sole source contracts, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2231 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. S.2242 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. S. 2264 Domestic Fuels Act By streamlining the regulatory process, developing new criteria, and providing liability protection for retailers, this bill would make it easier for retailers to provide multiple fuels (traditional and renewable) to consumers and businesses using the same equipment. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2337 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2012 Bill would reform the regulatory process to require the use of clear and concise language in all new government regulations. NSBA supported. S. 3194 Small Business Common Application Act Bill would require a 12-member executive committee to review the feasibility of a common (or single) application for small businesses to use when applying for federal funding opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3217 Startup Act 2.0 This bill will provide capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA supports. S. 3275 Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) Parity Act Bill would allow MLPs to invest in renewable energy projects. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3352 Expanding Industrial Energy and Water Efficiency Incentives Act of 2012 This bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to: increase megawatt and horsepower capacity limitations for the combined heat and power system property energy tax credit; allow new tax credits to improve advanced motor system energy efficiency, to replace chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerant chillers, and for investment in any qualifying efficient industrial process water use project; and allow an energy tax credit for investment in biomass heating property. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3387 Team USA Made in America Act of 2012 This bill requires the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a policy with respect to uniforms to be worn by athletes during ceremonies that are part of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, or the Pan-American Games that requires it to: purchase or otherwise obtain only uniforms, including accessories that meet the standards of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for labeling as "Made in USA"; or make publicly available a detailed justification of the reasons the Committee obtained uniforms that do not meet that requirement. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3414 Cybersecurity Act of 2012 The bill provides for a flexible and voluntary, incentives-based system (or set of standards) to encourage owners and operators of the countrys most critical infrastructure systems to meet much-needed cyber-security requirements. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3438 Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now (OPEN) Act of 2012 This bill would seek to expand offshore energy production via an alternative to the Department of Interiors five-year leasing plan and permit revenue sharing with the participating coastal states. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3444 Wear American Act This bill would direct the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require federal agencies to procure textiles and apparel articles that are manufactured in the United States wholly from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced or manufactured in the United States. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3468 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012 This bill would, among other things, authorize the President to require an independent regulatory agency to comply with basically the same regulatory analysis requirements as an executive agency (including cost-benefit analysis). NSBA supported. S. 3553 Benefits to Research and American Innovation through Nationality Statutes Act of 2012 (BRAINS Act) Bill would provide up to 55,000 green cards to foreign-born students graduating from an American university with an advanced degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics). NSBA supported. EEOC - NSBA opposes efforts to treat educational attainment requirements as discrimination. NSBA opposes efforts to limit employer criminal background checks. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights - NSBA opposes efforts to limit employer criminal background checks. SEC - NSBA supports reasonable regulations implementing the JOBS Act (in particular relating to general solicitation, crowdfunding and emerging growth companies). DOL, HHS, IRS - NSBA opposes efforts to restrict employer provided health care benefit self-insurance with stop loss. HHS Federally Facilitated Exchanges. NSBA supports health insurance exchanges and is seeking rapid implementation and adequate guidance. NSBA supports allowing any QHP that meets all certification standards to sell insurance on the exchanges. HHS SHOPS. NSBA supports immediate implementation of SHOPs in the health insurance exchanges. USCIS Deferred Action policy. NSBA seeks clear rules that do not pose additional legal risk for or burden employers. IRS Health care FSAs. NSBA supports elimination of the so-called use-it or lose-it rule. NSBA also supports revision of the uniform coverage rule if the use-it or lose-it rule is changed. USPTO NSBA filed comments with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regarding proposed rule implementing changes of the first to file provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. DOL NSBA opposes proposed rule under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act that would require employers to report on consultants assisting with speech-writing, public relations advice, labor campaigns, web sites, emails or other materials for employer communication to employees or the public, no matter how minor or indirect the relation to any labor dispute. In addition, modification of personnel policies and practices fall under the persuader activities list. Therefore, arrangements with and the content of the work by attorneys, insurance agents, HR consultants, pension consultants, accountants or financial advisers who review benefits packages or other personnel practices would be reportable.
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 4017, Smart Energy Act S. 1291, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a renewable electricity integration credit for a utility that purchases or produces renewable power. S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. S. 1397, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. H.R. 3238, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012. S. 2201, American Energy and Job Promotion Act. S. 2143, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the section 45 credit for renewable electricity production. S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Act of 2012. S. 3080, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act. H.R. 6437, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act. S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012. S.J.Res 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units. H.R. 66, Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of 2011. H.R. 2286, Renewable Energy Parity Act. H.R. 2284, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. S. 1270, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. H.R. 3307, American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011. H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act. H.R. 4953, Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act of 2012. H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act of 2012. H.R. 5745, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. H.R. 5955, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. S. 2270, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. H.R. 5967, American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act. H.R. 6031, Wind Powering American Jobs Act of 2012. H.R. 6091, House Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. Draft, Senate Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. SConRes 61, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States. HConRes 144, Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States. Monitor the implementation of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013. (P.L. 112-175). Monitor Administrative Action on Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standard. Monitor legislative issues related to energy policy, climate change, renewable portfolio standards, and the production tax credit.
2012 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 4017, Smart Energy Act S. 1291, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a renewable electricity integration credit for a utility that purchases or produces renewable power. S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. S. 1397, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. H.R. 3238, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012. S. 2201, American Energy and Job Promotion Act. S. 2143, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the section 45 credit for renewable electricity production. S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Act of 2012. S. 3080, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act. H.R. 6437, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act. S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012. S.J.Res 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units. H.R. 66, Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of 2011. H.R. 2286, Renewable Energy Parity Act. H.R. 2284, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. S. 1270, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. H.R. 3307, American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011. H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act. H.R. 4953, Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act of 2012. H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act of 2012. H.R. 5745, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. H.R. 5955, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. S. 2270, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. H.R. 5967, American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act. H.R. 6031, Wind Powering American Jobs Act of 2012. H.R. 6091, House Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. Draft, Senate Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. SConRes 61, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States. HConRes 144, Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States. Monitor the implementation of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013. (P.L. 112-175). Monitor Administrative Action on Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standard. Monitor legislative issues related to energy policy, climate change, renewable portfolio standards, and the production tax credit.
| Democratic |
| CT |
| John C. Carney Jr. | Democratic | DE |
| Lois Capps | Democratic | CA |
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 4017, Smart Energy Act S. 1291, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a renewable electricity integration credit for a utility that purchases or produces renewable power. S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. S. 1397, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. H.R. 3238, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012. S. 2201, American Energy and Job Promotion Act. S. 2143, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the section 45 credit for renewable electricity production. S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Act of 2012. S. 3080, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act. H.R. 6437, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act. S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012. S.J.Res 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units. H.R. 66, Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of 2011. H.R. 2286, Renewable Energy Parity Act. H.R. 2284, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. S. 1270, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. H.R. 3307, American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011. H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act. H.R. 4953, Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act of 2012. H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act of 2012. H.R. 5745, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. H.R. 5955, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. S. 2270, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. H.R. 5967, American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act. H.R. 6031, Wind Powering American Jobs Act of 2012. H.R. 6091, House Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. Draft, Senate Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. SConRes 61, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States. HConRes 144, Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States. Monitor the implementation of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013. (P.L. 112-175). Monitor Administrative Action on Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standard. Monitor legislative issues related to energy policy, climate change, renewable portfolio standards, and the production tax credit.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
S. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 4017, Smart Energy Act S. 1291, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a renewable electricity integration credit for a utility that purchases or produces renewable power. S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. S. 1397, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. H.R. 3238, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012. S. 2201, American Energy and Job Promotion Act. S. 2143, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the section 45 credit for renewable electricity production. S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Act of 2012. S. 3080, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act. H.R. 6437, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act. S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012. S.J.Res 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units. H.R. 66, Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of 2011. H.R. 2286, Renewable Energy Parity Act. H.R. 2284, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. S. 1270, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. H.R. 3307, American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011. H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act. H.R. 4953, Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act of 2012. H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act of 2012. H.R. 5745, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. H.R. 5955, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. S. 2270, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. H.R. 5967, American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act. H.R. 6031, Wind Powering American Jobs Act of 2012. H.R. 6091, House Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. Draft, Senate Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. SConRes 61, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States. HConRes 144, Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States. Monitor the implementation of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013. (P.L. 112-175). Monitor Administrative Action on Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standard. Monitor legislative issues related to energy policy, climate change, renewable portfolio standards, and the production tax credit.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 4017, Smart Energy Act S. 1291, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a renewable electricity integration credit for a utility that purchases or produces renewable power. S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. S. 1397, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. H.R. 3238, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012. S. 2201, American Energy and Job Promotion Act. S. 2143, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the section 45 credit for renewable electricity production. S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Act of 2012. S. 3080, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act. H.R. 6437, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act. S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012. S.J.Res 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units. H.R. 66, Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of 2011. H.R. 2286, Renewable Energy Parity Act. H.R. 2284, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. S. 1270, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. H.R. 3307, American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011. H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act. H.R. 4953, Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act of 2012. H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act of 2012. H.R. 5745, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. H.R. 5955, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. S. 2270, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. H.R. 5967, American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act. H.R. 6031, Wind Powering American Jobs Act of 2012. H.R. 6091, House Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. Draft, Senate Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. SConRes 61, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States. HConRes 144, Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States. Monitor the implementation of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013. (P.L. 112-175). Monitor Administrative Action on Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standard. Monitor legislative issues related to energy policy, climate change, renewable portfolio standards, and the production tax credit.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to bonus depreciation, net operating losses, Section 45 production tax credit;H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012, (extension of current rate on dividends);H.R. 500, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit;H.R. 3768, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles;H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report, (pension smoothing provisions);H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act, (electric vehicle credits);S. 232, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit;S. 1285, Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act (electric vehicles);S. 2161, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in vehicles;S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, (electric vehicles);S. 3412, the Middle Class Tax Cut Act, (extension of current rate on dividends);S. 3521, the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, (electric vehicle infrastructure credit, taxation, Internal Revenue Code).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 2812: Heat is Power Act; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 3638: Act for the 99%; provisions related to taxes HR 3864: American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012; provisions related to energy HR 4628: Interest Rate Reduction Act; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 5187: Investing to Modernize the Production of American Clean Energy and Technology (IMPACT) Act of 2012; provisions related to taxes HR 5727: Rebuild America Act; provisions related to taxes HR 5974: Invest in America Now Act of 2012; provisions related to taxes HR 6169: Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012; provisions related to taxes HR 6579: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for compensatory payments made to any person or governmental entity on account of the April 20, 2010, explosion on and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon; provisions related to compensation Discussions related to President Obamas Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2013, General Tax Reform and the Fiscal Cliff; provisions related to energy Discussions related to general tax reform; provisions related to taxes
Client expense: $3,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 7, "The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act", (alternative fuel vehicles) H.R. 1380, "New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011" (altenative fuel vehicles) H. R. 1402, to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of representatives at no cost to the Federal Government H.R. 1685, "Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011" H.R. 3374, "Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act' H.R. 4348, "Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report", (electric vehicles, but America provisions) H.R. 5187, "IMPACT Act" (electric vehicle credits) H.R. 6083, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act 2012" (LIHEAP, transportation) S. 49, "Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act" S. 158, "STB Reauthorization" S. 948, the "Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011" (vehicle electrification) S. 1813, MAP-21, (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century) (electric vehicles) S. 1863, "new Altenative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 (altenative fuel vehicles) S. 1921, "Reducing Energy Use Through Retrofitting Older Vehicles Act" S. 2204, "Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act" (electric vehicles) S. 734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 S.1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011
Client expense: $2,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012, (extension of current rate on dividends); H.R. 500, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit; H.R. 3768, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles; H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report, (pension smoothing provisions); H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act, (electric vehicle credits); S. 232, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit; S. 1285, Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act (electric vehicles); S. 2161, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in vehicles; S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, (electric vehicles); S. 3412, the Middle Class Tax Cut Act, (extension of current rate on dividends); S. 3521, the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, (electric vehicle infrastructure credit, taxation, Internal Revenue Code).
Client expense: $3,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 7, The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act (alternative fuel vehicles) H.R. 253, Clean Vehicles for Cleaner Air Act of 2011 H.R. 500, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit H.R. 1380, "New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act" (NATGAS Act) H.R. 1402, A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government H.R. 1685, Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011 H.R. 1687, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 H.R. 2845, Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 3374, Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act H.R. 3768, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report (electric vehicles, buy America provisions) H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act (electric vehicle credits) S. 49, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act S. 158, STB Reauthorization S. 275, Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011 S. 302, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits for a natural gas transmission pipeline in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of Denali National Park, and for other purposes S. 298, Charging America Forward Act S. 734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 S. 739, A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government S. 937, American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011 S. 948, Promoting Electric Vehicles Act S. 1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011 S. 1220, Fulfilling U.S. Energy Leadership Act of 2011 S. 1285, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles, and for other purposes S. 1294, Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act of 2011 S. 1603, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 S. 1812, Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1813, MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century) (electric Vehicles) S. 1863, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 (alternative fuel vehicles) S. 1921, Reducing Energy Use Through Retrofitting Older Vehicles Act Transportation electrification and natural gas vehicle issues generally
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 (extension of current rate on dividends) H.R. 500, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit H.R. 1384, Geothermal Tax Parity Act of 2011 H.R. 2286, Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2011 H.R. 2391, Renewable Electricity Integration Credit Act H.R. 2408, Geothermal Tax Parity Act of 2011 H.R. 3307, American Renewable Energy PTC Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 3308, Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act H.R. 3374, Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act (electric vehicle incentives) H.R. 3768, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles H.R. 4196, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report (pension smoothing provisions) H.R. 5187, Investing to Modernize the Production of American Clean Energy and Technology Act of 2012 or as the IMPACT Act of 2012 H.R. 6031, Wind Powering American Jobs Act H.R. 6437, "Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act" H. Con. Res. 142, "Expressing the opposition of Congress to Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation" H. Con. Res. 144, "Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States" S. 232, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit S. 398, Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act of 2011 S. 559, Securing Americas Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies (SAFEST) Act S. 734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 S. 1220, Fulfilling U.S. Energy Leadership Act of 2011 S. 1285, Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act (electric vehicles) S. 1291, Renewable Electricity Integration Credit Act S. 1321, Practical Energy Plan Act of 2011 (CCS tax credits) S. 1397, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act S. 1413, Geothermal Tax Parity Act of 2011 S. 1510, Clean Energy Financing Act of 2011 S. 1577, Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act (GROWTH) Act S. 1813, MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century) (tax issues) S. 2161, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in vehicles S. 2201, American Energy and Job Promotion Act S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act (electric vehicles) S. 2216, Rural Energy Savings Program Act S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act (bonus depreciation) S. 2240, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets S. 3275, "Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act" S. 3521, "Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012" (tax extenders, including wind PTC) S. 3581, "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration" S. 3591, "Commercial Building Modernization Act" S. Con. Res. 61, "Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States"
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
S 158, "STB Reauthorization"; S 49, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act"; S 1813, "MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century)" (electric vehicles); HR 7, "The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act", (alternative fuel vehicles); HR 1380, "New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011"; (alternative fuel vehicles); S 948, "Electric Vehicles Act"; S 1863, "New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011", (alternative fuel vehicles); S 1921, "Reducing Energy Use Through Retrofitting Older Vehicles Act"; S 2204, "Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act", (electric vehicles); HR 1402, to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government; HR 1685, "Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011"; HR 1687, Option Fuel Standard Act of 2011; HR 3374, Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act", HR 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report", (electric vehicles by America provisions); HR 5187, IMPACT Act (electric vehicle credits); HR 6083, the "Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012," (LIHEAP transportation); S 739, a bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate at no net cost to the Federal Government. Promote and protect the interests of natural gas utilities regarding pipeline safety legislation and any regulatory regime affecting natural gas utilities. HR 2845; Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 signed into law January 3, 2012. Promote the development of the natural gas vehicle market by supporting various incentives. This issue arose in HR 1380, Support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS Act); S 734, advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011; S 1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011; HR 7, the America Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012; S 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act, Amendment 1782 (Nat Gas Act), HR 1712, Job Creation and Energy Security Act. Support incentives for expansion of natural gas as transportation fuel and fueling stations. Support incentives for natural gas vehicles. Advocate for research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate Taxation, generally; Dividend tax rate issues generally; Support incentives to produce biogas, generally; Support incentives for high efficiency natural gas furnaces, boilers and water heaters (25C tax credits); H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012, (extension of current rate on dividends); H.R. 500, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit; H.R. 3768, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles; H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report, (pension smoothing provisions); H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act, (electric vehicle credits); S. 232, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit; S. 1285, Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act (electric vehicles); S. 2161, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in vehicles; S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, (electric vehicles); S. 3412, the Middle Class Tax Cut Act, (extension of current rate on dividends); S. 3521, the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, (electric vehicle infrastructure credit, taxation, Internal Revenue Code). Support lower rates on taxation of dividends. This issue arose in: HR 3091: To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends. S 1647: 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. HR 8: The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Promote the development of the natural gas vehicle market by supporting various incentives. This issue arose in: HR 1380: Support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS Act) S 734: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 S 1001: Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011 Support incentives to produce biogas. This issue arose in HR 6212: the Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act Support incentives for high efficiency natural gas furnaces, boilers and water heaters (25C tax credits). S. 1291 and HR 2391, Renewable Integration Credit
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 89, "Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011"; S. 164, "Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011"; S. Amendment 212, "Repeal of Imposition of Withholding"; H.R. 674, "To Repeal the Imposition of 3% Withholding"; S. 298, "Charging American Forward Act; Support lower rates on taxation of dividends; Promote the development of the natural gas vehicle market by supporting various incentives; Alternative Minimum Tax issues; S 734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011; S 1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011; H.R. 3374, Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act; H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011; H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011; S. 1285, Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act; 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 gains rates; H.R. 500, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit; S. 1813, MAP- 21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century); H.R. 3091, to make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends; H.R. 3768, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles; S.232, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit.; S. 2161, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in vehicles; H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report";S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act; H.R. 4196, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets; S. 2240, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets; H.R. 5974, Invest in America Now Act of 2012; H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012; H.R. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Jobs Creation Act; S. 3412, the Middle Class Tax Cut Act; S. 3521, the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012; H.R. 6212: the Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act; H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act,; S. 232, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit; S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
S. 298, "Charging America Forward Act", (EV's); S. 275, Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011; HR 1380, Support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS Act); H.R.1367, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011; H.R.1685, Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011; S.734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011; H.R.1402, To authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government; S.739, A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate at no net cost to the Federal Government; S.948, Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011; S.1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011; S.1351, "Battery Innovation Act of 2011"; S. 1294, "Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act of 2011; H.R. 2845, the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011; H.R. 2937, the Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 2011; S. 1813, MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century); H. Con. Res. 93, providing for a correction to the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2845, regarding carbon dioxide pipelines, H.R. 7,The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act; S.1863, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011; S.1921,Reducing Energy Use Through Retrofitting Older Vehicles Act; H.R.1380, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011; H.R. 1687, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011; H.R. 3374, Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act; H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report; H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act; S. 1603, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011; H.R. 6083, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012; H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report"
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 3091, To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends; S. 1647, To repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gains rates; H.R. 8, The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; H.R. 1380, Support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT Gas Act); S. 734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011; S. 1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011; H.R. 6212, The Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act; H.R. 500, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit; H.R. 3768, to amend the IRS Code of 1986 to repeal the crdit for plug in electric drive vehicles; H.R. 4348, Surface Transporation Bill Extension and Conference Report (pension smoothing provisions); H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act, electric vehicles credits; S. 232, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit; S. 1285, Hybrid Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act (electric vehicles); S. 2161, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in vehicles; S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act; S. 3412, The Middle Class Tax Cut Act; S. 3521, The Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, (electric vehicle infrastructure credit, taxation, Internal Revenue Code)
Client expense: $545,055 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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
2012 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 1000, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, including provisions relating to building efficiency incentives and building codes H.R. 4017, the Smart Energy Act, including provisions relating to building codes S. 1863/H.R 1380, the New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act, including provisions relating to natural gas vehicle incentives H.R. 5187, the Investing to Modernize the Production of American Clean Energy and Technology (IMPACT) Act, including provisions relating to Section 1603 grants and wind production tax credits Wind Production Tax Credit H.R. 4850, the Enabling Energy Saving Innovation Act, including provisions relating to industrial efficiency studies
Client expense: $201,094 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Information Agency (USIA), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012, (extension of current rate on dividends); H.R. 500, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit; H.R. 3768, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles; H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report, (pension smoothing provisions); H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act, (electric vehicle credits); S. 232, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit; S. 1285, Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act (electric vehicles); S. 2161, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in vehicles; S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, (electric vehicles); S. 3412, the Middle Class Tax Cut Act, (extension of current rate on dividends); S. 3521, the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, (electric vehicle infrastructure credit, taxation, Internal Revenue Code).
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012, (extension of current rate on dividends); H.R. 500, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit; H.R. 3768, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles; H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report, (pension smoothing provisions); H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act, (electric vehicle credits); S. 232, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit; S. 1285, Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act (electric vehicles); S. 2161, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in vehicles; S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, (electric vehicles); S. 3412, the Middle Class Tax Cut Act, (extension of current rate on dividends); S. 3521, the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, (electric vehicle infrastructure credit, taxation, Internal Revenue Code).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Small Business
H.J.Res. 117 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013: Resolution prevents a government shutdown and fund federal programs until March 27, 2013. NSBA supported. H.R. 8 - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012: Bill would extend for an additional year, through 2013, the Bush-era tax reductions originally enacted in 2001 and 2003, and set to expire at the end of this year. NSBA supported. H.R. 9 The Small Business Tax Cut Act: Bill will allow businesses with fewer than 500 employees to take a tax deduction equal to 20 percentfor one yearof their active business income. This deduction also would apply to pass-through entities, which compose the majority of small businesses. NSBA supported. H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2011: Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supported. H.R. 436 Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2012: Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the medical device excise tax that is scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2013. NSBA supported. H.R. 679 - Berry Amendment Extension Act: This bill would require that any items purchased by the Sec. of the Department of Homeland Security directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported H.R. 880 - Equity for Our Nations Self-Employed Act of 2011: The bill would allow self-employed individuals to fully-deduct the cost of their health insurance, thus eliminating the self-employed tax on health care. NSBA supported. H.R. 942 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011: Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2012 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit. NSBA supported. H.R. 1259 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011: Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. H.R. 1418 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011: Bill would increase the cap for credit union lending from 12.25 percent to 27.5 percent of total assets of the credit union. NSBA supported. H.R. 1663 Small Business Encouragement Act: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers whose gross receipts in the preceding taxable year did not exceed $20 million, or who did not employ more than 100 full time employees, a work opportunity tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals as full-time employees during 2012 and 2013. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1697 Communities First Act: Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. H.R. 1827 Home Office Deduction Simplification Act: Bill would allow home-based businesses to take a standard $1,500 deduction for home office expenses. NSBA supported. H.R. 2312 - Department of Defense Textile and Apparel Procurement Fairness Act: Among other things, prohibits DoD from purchasing more than 5 percent of any one textile or apparel product from the Federal Prison Industries (FPI). NSBA supported. H.R. 2501, H.R. 1113 Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011: Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. H.R. 2885 Legal Workforce Act: This bill would make the use of E-Verify Mandatory for all employers. NSBA opposed. H. R. 2941 Startup Expansion and Investment Act: Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act: Would eliminate the per-country numerical cap on the number of employment-based immigrant visas and increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrant visas from 7 percent to 15 percent annually. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3476 AGREE Act: Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3634 - Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act: Require the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to compete for government contracts, requires FPI to provide a detailed analysis of the probable impact on the private sector, prohibit FPI from selling products commercially, and require agencies to research private sector products based on price, quality, and time of delivery, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3786 Plain Regulations Act of 2012: This bill would reform the regulatory process to require the use of clear and concise language in all new government regulations. NSBA supported. H.R. 3850 - Government Efficiency Through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012: Raise the government-wide small business contracting goal from 23% to 25%, the small business subcontracting goal from 35.9% to 40%, and also prevent senior officials from receiving bonuses in subsequent years where their respective agencies failed to meet the established small business contracting goals. NSBA supported. H.R. 3851 - Small Business Advocate (SBAA): This bill would enhance the role of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) by elevating the OSDBU Director to a Senior Executive Service position and would prohibit them from holding another position at the same time. NSBA supported. H.R. 3893 - Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability (STAR) Act of 2012: Ensure that small businesses are the ones actually benefiting from the contracts set aside on their behalf. It would also allow more small businesses to partner and compete for federal contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3980 - Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012: Enhance the role of small-business advocates in the federal acquisition and procurement processes, create small-business contracting classes, and ensure that small business concerns are properly utilized in all applicable federal procurement and acquisition planning processes. NSBA supported. H.R. 3985 - Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012: This bill would allow the SBA to oversee all civilian mentor protege programs, improve small-businesses ability to win and perform on government contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3987 - Small Business Protection Act of 2012: Would ensure that the size standards assigned to each industry group are appropriate for each NAICS code and do not make it more difficult for small-business to compete for federal contracting opportunities. NSBA supported. H.R. 4032 - Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act: Amends Section 195 of the Internal Revenue Code to increase the allowable deduction for business start-up expenses from $5,000 to $10,000, extending the 2010 temporary increase in the maximum deduction for start-up expenditures for ten years. NSBA supported. H.R. 4081 - Contractor Opportunity Protection (COP) Act of 2012: Protects small business contractors from unfair contract bundling by allowing the SBA (or a third party group) to appeal an agencys decision to bundle contracts, clarifies statutory limits on contract bundling, and requires publication of bundling justification to increase transparency. NSBA supported. H.R. 4118 - Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012: Requires federal agencies to include small business concerns in multiple award contracts, carry out a program to increase small business participation in multiple award contracts, and provide the SBA with representation on the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council. NSBA supported. H.R. 4121 - Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012: Requires SBA administrator to create and carry out a program to provide improved access to federal contract opportunities for early-stage small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4191 - Credit Union Small Business Lending Act: Establishes a separate process by which credit unions participating in the 7(a) loan program may receive approvals and repurchases regarding loan guarantees under that program, creates a credit union outreach program, and authorizes the SBA Administrator to simplify the application process for credit union participation. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4196 Bonus Depreciation: Bill extends 100 percent bonus depreciation through the rest of this year. Bonus depreciation allows businesses of all sizes to immediately expense the cost of property purchased and placed into service. NSBA supported. H.R. 4203 - Womens Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012: This bill would expand contracting opportunities for women-owned small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4206 - Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012: Addresses contracting fraud by helping small businesses comply with complicated contracting and size rules, and providing a safe harbor for small businesses making a good faith effort to comply with those rules. NSBA supported. H.R. 4310 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): Reauthorizes our national defense programs and includes contracting reform provisions that will help small businesses. NSBA is monitoring this legislation, but supports the specific contracting reform provisions. H.R. 4377 RAPID Act: Would improve the environmental review and permitting process by providing concurrent reviews, allow state-level environmental reviews to be used in certain situations, consolidate the process into a single Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and impose fixed deadlines for completion of an EIS or an Environmental Assessment (EA). NSBA supported. H.R. 4409 Reforming and Consolidating government Act of 2012: This bill would define President Obamas proposed efficiency-enhancing plan as a reorganization plan and also expands the Presidents executive authority to reorganize federal agencies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4471 Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012: Bill would establish an interagency committee to analyze and report on the cumulative impact of certain EPA regulations and actions that affect gasoline, diesel fuel, natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4480 Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012: Bill would require the development of a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development and production under oil and gas leases on Federal lands to offset any drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 5187 IMPACT Act: Bill would extend Production Tax Credits for renewable energy, extend the 1603 Grant Program, extend energy efficiency tax credits, provide incentives for heavy duty natural gas vehicles, and would eliminate certain tax breaks for major integrated oil companies. NSBA supported. H.R. 5893 Startup Act 2.0: This bill will provide capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA supported. H.R. 6102 America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012: The bill's aim is to help small business owners by instituting eight permanent tax deductions that not only provide fiscal clarity for the business-owners, but also, provide them with equity in the tax code. NSBA supported. H.R. 6132 American Clothing for American Olympians Act: This bill requires the U.S. Olympic Committee to ensure that all goods to be donated or supplied to any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official of the U.S. Olympic team, the Paralympic team, or the Pan-American team are substantially made in the United States. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6169 The Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012: The measure establishes an expedited process for tax reform in 2013 that will direct the committees of jurisdiction to consider and act on comprehensive tax reform next year. NSBA supported. H.R. 6245 - Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act: This bill would require non-practicing entities (i.e. patent trolls) to pay a defendants computer hardware and software patent litigation costs if the court determines that the non-practicing entity did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6397 - Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act: This bill would prohibit Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD from purchasing, guaranteeing, making, issuing, or insuring any mortgage (small business loan) secured by a structure or dwelling unit located within a county that contains any structure or dwelling unit that secures or secured a residential mortgage loan that the state or any territory, including any agency or political subdivision, obtained during the preceding 120 months by eminent domain. NSBA is monitoring this legislation. H.R. 6412 Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012: Bill would provide up to 55,000 green cards to foreign-born students graduating from an American university with an advanced degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics). NSBA supported. H.R. 6429 STEM Jobs Act of 2012: Bill would provide up to 55,000 green cards to foreign-born students graduating from an American university with an advanced degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics). NSBA supported. S. 13 Fair Tax Act of 2011: Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services. NSBA supported. S. 474 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act: Bill would reform the regulatory process and ensure that job creation by small businesses is considered during the Federal legislative and rulemaking process. NSBA supported. S. 509 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA supported. S.727 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011: Comprehensive tax reform legislation with provisions consolidating tax brackets for individuals and businesses while at the same time lowering federal tax obligations, in part through a single, flat 24 percent corporate rate. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1289 Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion Act: Bill targets noncompliant tax filers with provisions to improve tax forms and tax administration and decrease tax avoidance by contractors, as a way to reduce the tax gap. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1471 Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011: Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. S. 1590 Fairness for Small Businesses in Federal Contracting Act of 2011: Requires the SBA and Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to replace the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) with a new small business size classification system. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1600 Communities First Act: Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. S. 1736 Acquisition Savings Reform Act of 2011: Bill aims to streamline the federal procurement process by requiring online reverse auctions, consider strategic sourcing vehicles in procurement of commercial items, and direct the FAR council to amend the FAR to reflect the government-wide policy to pay small business concerns as quickly as possible. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1866 AGREE Act: Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. S. 1965 Startup Act: Provides capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2114 - Berry Amendment Extension Act: Requires that any items purchased by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported. S. 2129 Reforming and Consolidating Government Act of 2012: This bill would define President Obamas proposed efficiency-enhancing plan as a reorganization plan and also expands the Presidents executive authority to reorganize federal agencies NSBA is monitoring. S. 2172 Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012: Bill would eliminate the cap on women entrepreneurs and allow women-owned businesses to receive sole source contracts, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2231 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2237 Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act of 2012: Bill is designed to give small businesses a 10-percent income tax credit on new payroll for hiring new workers or increasing employee wages and will allow businesses to fully deduct the cost of significant investments made this year. The $26 billion in tax cuts would be temporary and apply only to 2012 wages and investments. NSBA is monitoring. S.2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012: Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. S. 2337 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2012: Bill would reform the regulatory process to require the use of clear and concise language in all new government regulations. NSBA supported. S. 2264 Domestic Fuels Act: By streamlining the regulatory process, developing new criteria, and providing liability protection for retailers, this bill would make it easier for retailers to provide multiple fuels (traditional and renewable) to consumers and businesses using the same equipment. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3217 Startup Act 2.0: This bill will provide capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA supports. S. 3194 Small Business Common Application Act: Bill would require a 12-member executive committee to review the feasibility of a common (or single) application for small businesses to use when applying for federal funding opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3275 Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) Parity Act: Bill would allow MLPs to invest in renewable energy projects. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3352 Expanding Industrial Energy and Water Efficiency Incentives Act of 2012: This bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to: increase megawatt and horsepower capacity limitations for the combined heat and power system property energy tax credit; allow new tax credits to improve advanced motor system energy efficiency, to replace chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerant chillers, and for investment in any qualifying efficient industrial process water use project; and allow an energy tax credit for investment in biomass heating property. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3387 Team USA Made in America Act of 2012: This bill requires the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a policy with respect to uniforms to be worn by athletes during ceremonies that are part of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, or the Pan-American Games that requires it to: purchase or otherwise obtain only uniforms, including accessories that meet the standards of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for labeling as "Made in USA"; or make publicly available a detailed justification of the reasons the Committee obtained uniforms that do not meet that requirement. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3412 Middle Class Tax Cut Act: Bill would extend for one year current individual tax rates for individuals with income below $200,000, and joint filers with income below $250,000. NSBA opposed. S. 3414 Cybersecurity Act of 2012: The bill provides for a flexible and voluntary, incentives-based system (or set of standards) to encourage owners and operators of the countrys most critical infrastructure systems to meet much-needed cyber-security requirements. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3438 Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now (OPEN) Act of 2012: This bill would seek to expand offshore energy production via an alternative to the Department of Interiors five-year leasing plan and permit revenue sharing with the participating coastal states. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3444 Wear American Act: This bill would direct the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require federal agencies to procure textiles and apparel articles that are manufactured in the United States wholly from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced or manufactured in the United States. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3468 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012: This bill would, among other things, authorize the President to require an independent regulatory agency to comply with basically the same regulatory analysis requirements as an executive agency (including cost-benefit analysis). NSBA supported. S. 3521 Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012: The bill would extend certain expired and expiring business and individual tax provisions through the end of 2013. The proposed tax extenders package includes a two-year extension of many tax provisions that expired at the end of 2011 including the research credit, CFC look-through, active financing, and leasehold improvement depreciation and a one-year extension of a modified renewable electricity production tax credit and certain other tax provisions that are set to expire at the end of 2012. NSBA supported. S. 3553 Benefits to Research and American Innovation through Nationality Statutes: Act of 2012 (BRAINS Act): Bill would provide up to 55,000 green cards to foreign-born students graduating from an American university with an advanced degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics). NSBA supported. EEOC - NSBA opposes efforts to treat educational attainment requirements as discrimination. NSBA opposes efforts to limit employer criminal background checks. SEC NSBA supports reasonable regulations implementing the JOBS Act (in particular relating to general solicitation, crowdfunding and emerging growth companies). DOL, HHS, IRS NSBA opposes efforts to restrict employer provided health care benefit self-insurance with stop loss. HHS Federally Facilitated Exchanges. NSBA supports health insurance exchanges and is seeking rapid implementation and adequate guidance. NSBA supports allowing any QHP that meets all certification standards to sell insurance on the exchanges. USCIS Deferred Action policy. NSBA seeks clear rules that do not pose additional legal risk for or burden employers. IRS Health care FSAs. NSBA supports elimination of the so-called use-it or lose-it rule. NSBA also supports revision of the uniform coverage rule if the use-it or lose-it rule is changed. SBA NSBA filed comments with SBA re: SBA Proposed Rule on SBIR/STTR programs, and NSBA supported letter submitted by SBTC re: SBIR/STTR Policy Directive USPTO NSBA filed comments with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regarding proposed rule implementing changes of the first to file provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. DOL NSBA opposes proposed rule under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act that would require employers to report on consultants assisting with speech-writing, public relations advice, labor campaigns, web sites, emails or other materials for employer communication to employees or the public, no matter how minor or indirect the relation to any labor dispute. In addition, modification of personnel policies and practices fall under the persuader activities list. Therefore, arrangements with and the content of the work by attorneys, insurance agents, HR consultants, pension consultants, accountants or financial advisers who review benefits packages or other personnel practices would be reportable.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Transportation
Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities regarding pipeline safety legislation and any regulatory regime affecting natural gas utilities; Support incentives for expansion of natural-gas as transportation fuel and fueling stations; Support incentives for natural gas vehicles; H.R. 1402, to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government; H.R. 1685, Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011; H.R. 3374, Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act; H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report, (electric vehicles, buy America provisions); H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act, (electric vehicle credits); H.R. 6083, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012, (LIHEAP, transportation); S.49, "Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act"; S.158, "STB Reauthorization"; S. 739, a bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate at no net cost to the Federal Government; S.948, the Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011 (vehicle electrification); S.1813, MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century) (electric vehicles) and Senate Amendment 1782 (Nat Gas Act); S.1863, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, (alternative fuel vehicles); S.1921, Reducing Energy Use Through Retrofitting Older Vehicles Act; S.2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, (electric vehicles). Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities regarding pipeline safety legislation and any regulatory regime affecting natural gas utilities. H.R. 2845, Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011, signed into law January 3, 2012. Promote the development of the natural gas vehicle market by supporting various incentives. This issue arose in: HR 1380, Support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS Act) S 734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 S 1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011 HR 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 3638: Act for the 99%; provisions related to taxes HR 3864: American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012; provisions related to energy HR 4628: Interest Rate Reduction Act; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 5187: Investing to Modernize the Production of American Clean Energy and Technology (IMPACT) Act of 2012; provisions related to taxes HR 5727: Rebuild America Act; provisions related to taxes HR 5974: Invest in America Now Act of 2012; provisions related to taxes HR 6169: Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012; provisions related to taxes S 2204: Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act; all provisions of the bill President Obamas Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2013; provisions related to energy Discussions related to general tax reform; provisions related to taxes, access, and energy
Client expense: $2,930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 7, The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, (alternative fuel vehicles); H.R.1380, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, (alternative fuel vehicles); H.R. 1402, to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government; H.R. 1685, Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011; H.R. 3374, Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act; H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report, (electric vehicles, buy America provisions); H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act, (electric vehicle credits); H.R. 6083, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012, (LIHEAP, transportation); S.49, "Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act"; S.158, "STB Reauthorization"; S. 739, a bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate at no net cost to the Federal Government; S.948, the Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011 (vehicle electrification); S.1813, MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century) (electric vehicles); S.1863, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, (alternative fuel vehicles); S.1921, Reducing Energy Use Through Retrofitting Older Vehicles Act; S.2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, (electric vehicles).
Client expense: $3,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB)
2012 · third_quarter · Transportation
S. 298, "Charging America Forward Act", (EV's); S. 275, Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011; HR 1380, Support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS Act); H.R.1367, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011; H.R.1685, Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011; S.734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011; H.R.1402, To authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government; S.739, A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate at no net cost to the Federal Government; S.948, Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011; S.1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011; S.1351, "Battery Innovation Act of 2011"; S. 1294, "Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act of 2011; H.R. 2845, the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011; H.R. 2937, the Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 2011; S. 1813, MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century); H. Con. Res. 93, providing for a correction to the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2845, regarding carbon dioxide pipelines, H.R. 7,The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act; S.1863, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011; S.1921,Reducing Energy Use Through Retrofitting Older Vehicles Act; H.R.1380, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011; H.R. 1687, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011; H.R. 3374, Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act; H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report; H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act; S. 1603, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011; H.R. 6083, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011. H.R. 4017, Smart Energy Act. S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011. H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act. S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. S. 1397, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. H.R. 3238, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012. S. 2201, American Energy and Job Promotion Act. S. 2143, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the section 45 credit for renewable electricity production. S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Act of 2012. S. 3080, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act. S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012. S.J.Res 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units. H.R. 66, Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of 2011. H.R. 2286, Renewable Energy Parity Act. H.R. 2284, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. S. 1270, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. H.R. 3307, American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011. H.R. 3409, Stop The War on Coal Act of 2012. H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act. H.R. 4953, Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act of 2012. H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act of 2012. H.R. 5745, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. H.R. 5955, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. S. 2270, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. H.R. 5967, American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act. H.R. 6031, Wind Powering American Jobs Act of 2012. H.R. 6064, Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012. (P.L. 112-140). H.R. 6091, House Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. Draft, Senate Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. HJRes 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013. (P.L. 112-175) Monitor Administrative Action on Utility and Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standard. Monitor legislative issues related to energy policy, climate change, and renewable portfolio standards.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
S. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011. H.R. 4017, Smart Energy Act. S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011. H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act. S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. S. 1397, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. H.R. 3238, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012. S. 2201, American Energy and Job Promotion Act. S. 2143, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the section 45 credit for renewable electricity production. S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Act of 2012. S. 3080, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act. S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012. S.J.Res 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units. H.R. 66, Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of 2011. H.R. 2286, Renewable Energy Parity Act. H.R. 2284, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. S. 1270, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. H.R. 3307, American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011. H.R. 3409, Stop The War on Coal Act of 2012. H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act. H.R. 4953, Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act of 2012. H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act of 2012. H.R. 5745, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. H.R. 5955, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. S. 2270, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. H.R. 5967, American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act. H.R. 6031, Wind Powering American Jobs Act of 2012. H.R. 6064, Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012. (P.L. 112-140). H.R. 6091, House Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. Draft, Senate Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. HJRes 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013. (P.L. 112-175) Monitor Administrative Action on Utility and Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standard. Monitor legislative issues related to energy policy, climate change, and renewable portfolio standards.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011. H.R. 4017, Smart Energy Act. S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011. H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act. S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. S. 1397, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. H.R. 3238, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012. S. 2201, American Energy and Job Promotion Act. S. 2143, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the section 45 credit for renewable electricity production. S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Act of 2012. S. 3080, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act. S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012. S.J.Res 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units. H.R. 66, Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of 2011. H.R. 2286, Renewable Energy Parity Act. H.R. 2284, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. S. 1270, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. H.R. 3307, American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011. H.R. 3409, Stop The War on Coal Act of 2012. H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act. H.R. 4953, Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act of 2012. H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act of 2012. H.R. 5745, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. H.R. 5955, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. S. 2270, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. H.R. 5967, American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act. H.R. 6031, Wind Powering American Jobs Act of 2012. H.R. 6064, Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012. (P.L. 112-140). H.R. 6091, House Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. Draft, Senate Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. HJRes 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013. (P.L. 112-175) Monitor Administrative Action on Utility and Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standard. Monitor legislative issues related to energy policy, climate change, and renewable portfolio standards.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011. H.R. 4017, Smart Energy Act. S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011. H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act. S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. S. 1397, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. H.R. 3238, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012. S. 2201, American Energy and Job Promotion Act. S. 2143, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the section 45 credit for renewable electricity production. S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Act of 2012. S. 3080, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act. S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012. S.J.Res 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units. H.R. 66, Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of 2011. H.R. 2286, Renewable Energy Parity Act. H.R. 2284, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. S. 1270, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. H.R. 3307, American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011. H.R. 3409, Stop The War on Coal Act of 2012. H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act. H.R. 4953, Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act of 2012. H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act of 2012. H.R. 5745, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. H.R. 5955, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. S. 2270, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. H.R. 5967, American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act. H.R. 6031, Wind Powering American Jobs Act of 2012. H.R. 6064, Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012. (P.L. 112-140). H.R. 6091, House Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. Draft, Senate Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. HJRes 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013. (P.L. 112-175) Monitor Administrative Action on Utility and Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standard. Monitor legislative issues related to energy policy, climate change, and renewable portfolio standards.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011. H.R. 4017, Smart Energy Act. S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011. H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act. S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. S. 1397, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. H.R. 3238, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012. S. 2201, American Energy and Job Promotion Act. S. 2143, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the section 45 credit for renewable electricity production. S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Act of 2012. S. 3080, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act. S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012. S.J.Res 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units. H.R. 66, Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of 2011. H.R. 2286, Renewable Energy Parity Act. H.R. 2284, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. S. 1270, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act. H.R. 3307, American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011. H.R. 3409, Stop The War on Coal Act of 2012. H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act. H.R. 4953, Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act of 2012. H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act of 2012. H.R. 5745, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012. H.R. 5955, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. S. 2270, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. H.R. 5967, American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act. H.R. 6031, Wind Powering American Jobs Act of 2012. H.R. 6064, Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012. (P.L. 112-140). H.R. 6091, House Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. Draft, Senate Fiscal 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations. HJRes 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013. (P.L. 112-175) Monitor Administrative Action on Utility and Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standard. Monitor legislative issues related to energy policy, climate change, and renewable portfolio standards.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Transportation
S.158, "STB Reauthorization"; S.49, "Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act"; S. 1813, MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century) (electric vehicles); H.R. 7,The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, (alternative fuel vehicles); H.R.1380, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, (alternative fuel vehicles); H.R. 1402, to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government; H.R. 1685, Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011; H.R. 1687, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011; H.R. 3374, Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act; H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report, (electric vehicles, buy America provisions); H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act, (electric vehicle credits); S.948, Electric Vehicles Act; S. 1603, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011; S.1863, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, (alternative fuel vehicles); S.1921, Reducing Energy Use Through Retrofitting Older Vehicles Act; S.2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, (electric vehicles);
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 1402, to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government H.R. 1685, "Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011" H.R. 3374, "Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act" H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report, (electric vehicles, buy America provisions); H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act, (electric vehicle credits) H.R. 6083, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012, (LIHEAP, transportation) S. 739, a bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate at no net cost to the Federal Government S.948, the Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011 (vehicle electrification) S.1813, MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century) (electric vehicles) S.2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, (electric vehicles)
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 500, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit H.R. 1384, Geothermal Tax Parity Act of 2011 H.R. 2286, Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2011 H.R. 2391, Renewable Electricity Integration Credit Act H.R. 2408, Geothermal Tax Parity Act of 2011 H.R. 3307, American Renewable Energy PTC Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 3308, Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act H.R. 3374, Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act (electric vehicle incentives) H.R. 3768, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles H.R. 4196, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets H.R. 5187, Investing to Modernize the Production of American Clean Energy and Technology Act of 2012 or as the IMPACT Act of 2012 H.R. 6031, Wind Powering American Jobs Act H.R. 6437, "Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act" S. 232, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit S. 398, Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act of 2011 S. 559, Securing Americas Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies (SAFEST) Act S. 734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 S. 1220, Fulfilling U.S. Energy Leadership Act of 2011 S. 1285, Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act (electric vehicles) S. 1291, Renewable Electricity Integration Credit Act S. 1321, Practical Energy Plan Act of 2011 (CCS tax credits) S. 1397, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act S. 1413, Geothermal Tax Parity Act of 2011 S. 1510, Clean Energy Financing Act of 2011 S. 1577, Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act (GROWTH) Act S. 1813, MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century) (tax issues) S. 2161, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in vehicles S. 2201, American Energy and Job Promotion Act S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act (electric vehicles) S. 2216, Rural Energy Savings Program Act S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act (bonus depreciation) S. 2240, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets S. 3275, "Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act" S. 3521, "Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012" (tax extenders, including wind PTC) S. 3581, "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration" S. 3591, "Commercial Building Modernization Act"
Client expense: $310,798 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 7, The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act" (alternative fuel vehicles) H.R. 1380, "New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011", (alternative fuel vehicles) H.R. 1402, to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no cost to the Federal Government. H.R. 1685, "Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011" H.R. 3374, "Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act" H.R. 4348, "Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report", (electric vehicles, buy America provisions) H.R. 5187, "IMPACT Act" (electric vehicle credits) H.R. 6083, the "Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act 2012", (LIHEAP, transportation) S. 49, "Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act" S. 158, "STB Reauthorization" S. 948, the "Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011" (vehicle electrification) S. 1813, MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century) (electric vehicles) S. 1863, "new Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011" (alternative fuel vehicles) S. 1921, "Reducing Energy Use Through Retrofitting Older Vehicles Act" S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act" (electric vehicles) S. 734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 S. 1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011 H.R. 7, The American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012
Client expense: $1,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 1000, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, including provisions relating to building efficiency incentives and building codes H.R. 4017, the Smart Energy Act, including provisions relating to building codes S. 1863/H.R 1380, the New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act, including provisions relating to natural gas vehicle incentives H.R. 5187, the Investing to Modernize the Production of American Clean Energy and Technology (IMPACT) Act, including provisions relating to Section 1603 grants and wind production tax credits Wind Production Tax Credit H.R. 4850, the Enabling Energy Saving Innovation Act, including provisions relating to industrial efficiency studies
Client expense: $223,091 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Information Agency (USIA), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,851
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $58,720
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $38,486
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $9,773
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Transportation
S 158, "STB Reauthorization"; S 49, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act"; S 1813, "MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century)" (electric vehicles); HR 7, "The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act", (alternative fuel vehicles); HR 1380, "New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011"; (alternative fuel vehicles); S 948, "Electric Vehicles Act"; S 1863, "New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011", (alternative fuel vehicles); S 1921, "Reducing Energy Use Through Retrofitting Older Vehicles Act"; S 2204, "Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act", (electric vehicles); HR 1402, to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government; HR 1685, "Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011"; HR 1687, Option Fuel Standard Act of 2011; HR 3374, Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act", HR 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report", (electric vehicles by America provisions); HR 5187, IMPACT Act (electric vehicle credits); HR 6083, the "Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012," (LIHEAP transportation); S 739, a bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate at no net cost to the Federal Government. Promote and protect the interests of natural gas utilities regarding pipeline safety legislation and any regulatory regime affecting natural gas utilities. HR 2845; Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 signed into law January 3, 2012. Promote the development of the natural gas vehicle market by supporting various incentives. This issue arose in HR 1380, Support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS Act); S 734, advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011; S 1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011; HR 7, the America Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012; S 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act, Amendment 1782 (Nat Gas Act). Support incentives for expansion of natural gas as transportation fuel and fueling stations. Support incentives for natural gas vehicles. Advocate for research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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
Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2012 · second_quarter · Small Business
H. Con. Res. 112 - FY 2013 Federal Budget The budget would substantially reduce the federal deficit by reducing federal spending levels compared to FY 2012 in the years FY 2013-2015 and substantially reducing the growth rate in federal spending thereafter. NSBA supported the outline of a tax reform plan contained in the resolution. H.R. 9 The Small Business Tax Cut Act Bill will allow businesses with fewer than 500 employees to take a tax deduction equal to 20 percentfor one yearof their active business income. This deduction also would apply to pass-through entities, which compose the majority of small businesses. NSBA supported. H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2011 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supported. H.R. 679 - Berry Amendment Extension Act This bill would require that any items purchased by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported H.R. 880 - Equity for Our Nations Self-Employed Act of 2011 The bill would allow self-employed individuals to fully-deduct the cost of their health insurance, thus eliminating the self-employed tax on health care. NSBA supported. H.R. 942 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2012 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit. NSBA supported. H.R. 1259 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. H.R. 1418 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 Bill would increase the cap for credit union lending from 12.25 percent to 27.5 percent of total assets of the credit union. NSBA supported. H.R. 1663 Small Business Encouragement Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers whose gross receipts in the preceding taxable year did not exceed $20 million, or who did not employ more than 100 full time employees, a work opportunity tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals as full-time employees during 2012 and 2013. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1697 Communities First Act Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. H.R. 1827 Home Office Deduction Simplification Act Bill would allow home-based businesses to take a standard $1,500 deduction for home office expenses. NSBA supported. H.R. 2072 Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 The bill reauthorizes the U.S. Export-Import Bank. It also would gradually increase the banks exposure cap from $100 billion to $160 billion; use a portion of its surplus to update information technology systems; establish clear guidelines on the content of goods and services for which it would provide financing; and require the bank to report to Congress if its default rate exceeded 2 percent. NSBA supported. H.R. 2312 - Department of Defense Textile and Apparel Procurement Fairness Act Among other things, prohibits DoD from purchasing more than 5 percent of any one textile or apparel product from the Federal Prison Industries (FPI). NSBA supported. H.R. 2501, H.R. 1113 Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. H.R. 2885 Legal Workforce Act This bill would make the use of E-Verify Mandatory for all employers. NSBA opposed. H. R. 2941 Startup Expansion and Investment Act Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act Would eliminate the per-country numerical cap on the number of employment-based immigrant visas and increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrant visas from 7 percent to 15 percent annually. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3476 AGREE Act Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3634 - Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act Require the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to compete for government contracts, requires FPI to provide a detailed analysis of the probable impact on the private sector, prohibit FPI from selling products commercially, and require agencies to research private sector products based on price, quality, and time of delivery, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3786 Plain Regulations Act of 2012 This bill would reform the regulatory process to require the use of clear and concise language in all new government regulations. NSBA supported. H.R. 3850 - Government Efficiency Through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 Raise the government-wide small business contracting goal from 23% to 25%, the small business subcontracting goal from 35.9% to 40%, and also prevent senior officials from receiving bonuses in subsequent years where their respective agencies failed to meet the established small business contracting goals. NSBA supported. H.R. 3851 - Small Business Advocate (SBAA) This bill would enhance the role of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) by elevating the OSDBU Director to a Senior Executive Service position and would prohibit them from holding another position at the same time. NSBA supported. H.R. 3877 1099K Overreach Prevention Act Legislation would repeal the 1099-K reporting requirement on Schedule-C filers. Bill will statutorily remove burdensome reporting requirement by preventing the IRS from requiring new calculations by businesses on their tax returns based on the 1099-K reports. NSBA supported. H.R. 3893 - Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability (STAR) Act of 2012 Ensure that small businesses are the ones actually benefiting from the contracts set aside on their behalf. It would also allow more small businesses to partner and compete for federal contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3980 - Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 Enhance the role of small-business advocates in the federal acquisition and procurement processes, create small-business contracting classes, and ensure that small business concerns are properly utilized in all applicable federal procurement and acquisition planning processes. NSBA supported. H.R. 3985 - Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012 This bill would allow the SBA to oversee all civilian mentor protege programs, improve small-businesses ability to win and perform on government contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3987 - Small Business Protection Act of 2012 Would ensure that the size standards assigned to each industry group are appropriate for each NAICS code and do not make it more difficult for small-business to compete for federal contracting opportunities. NSBA supported. H.R. 4032 - Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act Amends Section 195 of the Internal Revenue Code to increase the allowable deduction for business start-up expenses from $5,000 to $10,000, extending the 2010 temporary increase in the maximum deduction for start-up expenditures for ten years. NSBA supported. H.R. 4081 - Contractor Opportunity Protection (COP) Act of 2012 Protects small business contractors from unfair contract bundling by allowing the SBA (or a third party group if the SBA declined to appeal a decision via a GAO protest) to appeal an agencys decision to bundle contracts, clarifies statutory limits on contract bundling, and requires publication of bundling justification to increase transparency. NSBA supported. H.R. 4118 - Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012 Requires federal agencies to include small business concerns in multiple award contracts, carry out a program to increase small business participation in multiple award contracts, and provide the SBA with representation on the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council. NSBA supported. H.R. 4121 - Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 Requires SBA administrator to create and carry out a program to provide improved access to federal contract opportunities for early-stage small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4191 - Credit Union Small Business Lending Act Establishes a separate process by which credit unions participating in the 7(a) loan program may receive approvals and repurchases regarding loan guarantees under that program, creates a credit union outreach program, and authorizes the SBA Administrator to simplify the application process for credit union participation. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4196 Bonus Depreciation Bill extends 100 percent bonus depreciation through the rest of this year. Bonus depreciation allows businesses of all sizes to immediately expense the cost of property purchased and placed into service. NSBA supported. H.R. 4203 - Womens Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012 This bill would expand contracting opportunities for women-owned small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4206 - Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012 Addresses contracting fraud by helping small businesses comply with complicated contracting and size rules, and providing a safe harbor for small businesses making a good faith effort to comply with those rules. NSBA supported. H.R. 4377 RAPID Act Would improve the environmental review and permitting process by, among other things, providing concurrent reviews, allow state-level environmental reviews to be used in certain situations, consolidate the process into a single Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and impose fixed deadlines for completion of an EIS or an Environmental Assessment (EA). NSBA supported. H.R. 4471 Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012 Bill would establish an interagency committee to analyze and report on the cumulative impact of certain EPA regulations and actions that affect gasoline, diesel fuel, natural gas prices, jobs, the economy, and other relevant issues. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4480 - Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012 Bill would require the development of a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development and production under oil and gas leases on Federal lands to offset any drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4628 - Interest Rate Reduction Act A bill to extend the current lower interest rates on federal student loans. The bill would be paid for by eliminating the unobligated balance of a controversial public fund in the 2010 health care reform law. NSBA supported. H.R. 5187 IMPACT Act Bill would, among other things, extend Production Tax Credits for renewable energy, extend the 1603 Grant Program, extend energy efficiency tax credits, provide incentives for heavy duty natural gas vehicles, and would eliminate certain tax breaks for major integrated oil companies. NSBA supported. The Domestic Energy and Jobs Act (Includes H.R. 4480, H.R. 4471, H.R. 4381, H.R. 4382, H.R. 4383, H.R. 2150, and H.R. 2752) This is a package of energy bills that will increase energy production on federal lands, require an interagency committee to conduct an analysis of certain EPA rules and actions that impact fuel prices, require the Secretary of the Interior to establish an all-of-the-above energy plan for federal lands, increase the amount of federal lands available for leasing and encourage onshore oil development and exploration, ensure development of oil and natural gas reserves in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, and authorize the BLM to conduct Internet-based auctions for onshore leases. NSBA is monitoring. S. 13 Fair Tax Act of 2011 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services. It sets the sales tax rate at 23 percent in 2011, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. NSBA supported. S. 474 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act Bill would reform the regulatory process and ensure that job creation by small businesses is considered during the Federal legislative and rulemaking process. NSBA supported. S. 509 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA supported. S.727 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011 Comprehensive tax reform legislation with provisions consolidating tax brackets for individuals and businesses while at the same time lowering federal tax obligations, in part through a single, flat 24 percent corporate rate. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1289 Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion Act Bill targets noncompliant tax filers with provisions to improve tax forms and tax administration and decrease tax avoidance by contractors, as a way to reduce the tax gap. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1471 -- Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. S. 1547 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011 The bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to extend the termination of functions date for the Export-Import Bank of the United States to September 30, 2015. NSBA supported. S. 1590 - Fairness for Small Businesses in Federal Contracting Act of 2011 Requires the SBA and Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to replace the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) with a new small business size classification system. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1600 Communities First Act Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. S. 1736 Acquisition Savings Reform Act of 2011 Bill aims to streamline the federal procurement process by requiring online reverse auctions, consider strategic sourcing vehicles in procurement of commercial items, and direct the FAR council to amend the FAR to reflect the government-wide policy to pay small business concerns as quickly as possible, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1866 AGREE Act Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. S. 1965 Startup Act Provides capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs, requires a cost-benefit analysis of all proposed federal regulations with an economic impact of $100 million or more, requires certain federal agencies to redirect .15 percent of their extramural budget for grant programs for American universities, and creates the State Startup Business Report. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2114 - Berry Amendment Extension Act Requires that any items purchased by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported. S. 2172 Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 Bill would eliminate the cap on women entrepreneurs and allow women-owned businesses to receive sole source contracts, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2231 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2237 Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act of 2012 Bill is designed to give small businesses a 10-percent income tax credit on new payroll for hiring new workers or increasing employee wages and will allow businesses to fully deduct the cost of significant investments made this year. The $26 billion in tax cuts would be temporary and apply only to 2012 wages and investments. NSBA is monitoring. S.2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. S. 2337 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2012 Bill would reform the regulatory process to require the use of clear and concise language in all new government regulations. NSBA supported. S.2343 Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012 A bill to extend the current lower interest rates on federal student loans. The measure would pay for the interest rate extension by ending an exemption that allows high-income earners who run S-Corps to shield some of their income from payroll taxes. NSBA opposed the pay-for in this bill. S. 3194 Small Business Common Application Act Bill would require a 12-member executive committee to review the feasibility of a common (or single) application for small businesses to use when applying for federal funding opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3275 Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) Parity Act Bill would allow MLPs to invest in renewable energy projects. NSBA is monitoring. Proposed Small Business Prompt Payments Act Bill would require OMB and SBA to consult with the FAR Counsel and propose new rules, if necessary, to accelerate payments to small business suppliers and subcontractors. NSBA supported. Proposed Fraudulent Misuse of Patent Reexaminations / Post Grant Reviews Bill Bill would close the integrity loophole in the patent reexamination and post grant review process. NSBA supported. Proposed AIA Technical Corrections Bill Bill would make technical corrections to certain provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA). NSBA is monitoring this legislation. EEOC - NSBA opposes efforts to treat educational attainment requirements as discrimination. NSBA opposes efforts to limit employer criminal background checks. DOC / NOAA Fishery Management Plan for Regulating Offshore Marine Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico This plan would establish rules concerning a permitting process for offshore aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexicos EEZ. NSBA opposes this plan.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 3638: Act for the 99%; provisions related to taxes HR 3864: American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012; provisions related to energy HR 4628: Interest Rate Reduction Act; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 5187: Investing to Modernize the Production of American Clean Energy and Technology (IMPACT) Act of 2012; provisions related to taxes HR 5727: Rebuild America Act; provisions related to taxes HR 5906: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices; provisions related to energy HR 5974: Invest in America Now Act of 2012; provisions related to taxes S 2091: United States Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012; all provisions of the bill S 2204: Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act; all provisions of the bill President Obamas Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2013; provisions related to energy Discussions related to Corporate Tax Reform Proposals; provisions related to taxes Discussions related to general tax reform; provisions related to taxes, access and energy Committee on Ways and Means Discussion Draft; provisions related to territorial system
Client expense: $2,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Opposition to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline under review at the State Department, which would increase both our nation's reliance on polluting fossil fuels and threaten wildlife and wetlands. Opposition to Arctic Ocean offshore drilling, which is under consideration by the Obama Administration. Support for S. 734, the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011, which authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Energy for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of advanced, energy-saving vehicles and related technologies for FY2012-FY2016. Support for H.R. 3307, the American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011 that extends the production tax credit that is especially critical to the growth of the wind industry. Support for S. 1397, the Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act that provides an investment tax credit for the production of electricity from offshore wind. Opposition H.R. 4383, the House transportation bill extension that included harmful provisions approving the dangerous Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, gutting safeguards to protect communities from toxic coal ash, and undermining the National Environmental Policy Act and public input in transportation projects. Support for S. 2201, American Energy and Job Promotion Act extending the production tax credit. Support for S. 591 and H.R. 4108 that invests $5 billion in the 48C advanced energy manufacturing tax credit. Support for S. 1000, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011, to advance energy efficiency efforts. Support for H.R. 5187, the IMPACT Act that extends incentives for clean energy and energy efficiency and ends tax breaks for large oil companies. Opposition to H.R. 3973, the Native American Energy Act, which limits public involvement in the development of any major project on Indian lands and insulates potentially environmentally-devastating energy projects on Indian lands (or even projects done in partnership with an Indian tribe on non-Indian lands) from judicial review. Opposition to H.R. 4480, the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, a massive giveaway that prioritizes Big Oil over our health, natural heritage, coastal businesses, and national security.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office