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Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012
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2015 · second_quarter · Foreign Relations
On behalf of 61 organizations and individuals, including the client, who signed a multi-faith letter, made contacts in support of H.R. 1150, the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act of 2015. We must work to create a context where people can live with their deepest differences. The recent turmoil in Syria, Iraq and Ukraine-including the alarming spike in incidents of violence and persecution of Christians, Muslim communities, and other religious minorities-offers the latest examples of what happens if we do not. The purpose of the bill is to update the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA) and improve the capacity of the U.S. government to advance religious freedom globally by giving the Administration and State Department new political tools to better counter violent extremism and sectarian violence, growing anti-Semitism and restriction on religious minorities (e.g., a tier system for IRF reports on countries of particular concern and a special watch list, annual actions on countries with severe IRF abuses, authority to sanction individuals responsible for committing severe violations of IRF or materially supporting terrorism or violent extremism, and the ability to designate non-state actors as part of the Country of Particular Concern list and a range of sanctions targeting individual members of such groups); expanding diplomatic training, counter-terrorism coordination, and foreign assistance efforts; and reauthorizing the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) through 2021. With the passage and implementation of H.R. 1150, a strengthened IRFA and a stronger IRF policy-as integrated into U.S. foreign policy and national security-the United States will send a clear and urgent message regarding the inherent dignity of every human being, as well as our common global security in the fight against persecution and religious extremism, and terrorism. Doing so is consistent with the best of our values, practically protecting our interests as a result. On behalf of 81 organizations and individuals, including the client, who signed a multi-faith letter, made contacts in support of H.R. 2037, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2015. Religious freedom is a principle upon which our country was founded, and protecting it is essential to promoting a more just and free world and also a significant factor of our national security and related global interests. This bill is best suited to advance freedom of religion or belief by, among other provisions, maintaining USCIRFs independence and non-partisan staff, which we believe will protect the Commissions structure and mandate established by Congress in the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA). The most effective way to ensure the continuity of USCIRFs essential mandate to protect religious freedom worldwide is to pass HR 2037 before the Commissions current authorization expires on September 30, 2015. On behalf of 54 organizations and individuals, including the client, who signed a multi-faith letter, made contacts in support of the bipartisan, bicameral congressional letter sent to the President requesting that he move swiftly to fill the vacant post of Special Envoy for Religious Minorities in the Middle East and South Central Asia. The news headlines have been dominated recently with stories of almost unimaginable human suffering at the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Religious minorities in these lands, among them the ancient Christian and Yezidi communities, have suffered grave injustices: displacement, forced conversion, kidnapping, rape and death. The Islamic State's murderous reach has extended beyond Iraq and Syria. Last summer Congress passed, with broad bipartisan support, legislation to create a Special Envoy for Religious Minorities in the Middle East and South Central Asia. The breadth of support for the legislation underscores the urgency of the perils facing these communities. In the seven months since the legislation became law discrimination, repression and outright violence against religious minorities has only escalated. We respectfully requested that the President swiftly fill the position. Doing so would signal to beleaguered communities in the Middle East, and beyond, that America stands with them. On behalf of 27 organizations and individuals, including the client, who signed a multi-faith letter, made contacts in support of H.R. 624, the Global Magnitsky Human Rights countability Act. The passage of H.R. 624 will demonstrate Americas commitment to protecting human rights-including religious freedom-worldwide. It will also send a strong message to the worlds worst human rights violators. It is a powerful tool to sanction and publicly name foreign individuals who commit gross violations-including extrajudicial killings, torture, enforced disappearances, and prolonged, arbitrary detention, or significant corruption-of internationally recognized human rights and freedoms in other countries. Religious freedom is written into the bill as the first example of a human right and freedom to be prioritized during implementation. The bill globalizes the Russia-specific Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (H.R. 6156), part of what became Public Law 112-208, which passed the House 365-43 and the Senate 92-4. It requires and authorizes the President to: Impose sanctions in the form of visa bans or revocations, and U.S. property transaction freezes, on foreign persons who he/she determines have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights and/or significant corruption in foreign countries; Publicly report the names of the persons he/she has sanctioned, and the sanctions applied (if the President classifies the name of an individual, he/she must still publicly report the country of citizenship); Respond in writing to written requests from the Chair and Ranking Member of an appropriate Congressional committee about foreign perpetrators who meet the criteria for sanctioning, no later than 120 days after receiving such requests; and Consider credible information from other countries and nongovernmental organizations. On behalf of 16 organizations and individuals, including the client, who signed a multi-faith letter, made contacts in support of legislation that will permanently extend the Special Immigrant Non-Minister portion of the Religious Worker Visa Program (RWVP). Unless Congress acts by September 30, 2015, the RWVP will expire, leaving religious denominations and organizations with no way to bring in, where necessary, permanent religious workers to staff their religious institutions and attend the urgent needs of the communities they serve. The Special Immigrant Non-Minister portion of the RWVP became law in 1990. Originally enacted with a sunset provision, it has enjoyed broad, bipartisan support in Congress and has been reauthorized seven times since then. Under this important program, a maximum of 5,000 visas each year are available for religious workers employed by a broad range of religious denominations and organizations. Religious communities throughout the United States that participate in the program have found these visas vital to carrying out their work. Some religious workers provide critical services in areas including religious education and care for vulnerable populations such as the elderly, immigrants, refugees, the homeless and hungry, abused and neglected children, and families at risk. Others work in areas as diverse as performing missionary work, designing and building temples, producing religious publications, sustaining prison ministries, and training health care professionals to provide religiously appropriate health care. On behalf of 28 organizations and individuals, including the client, who signed a multi-faith letter, made contacts to urge the United States government to engage leaders of the Kazakhstan government and express deep concerns about the 2011 Law on Religious Activity and Religious Associations in light of the recent Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on his Mission to Kazakhstan. Certain provisions of the 2011 Religion Law are inconsistent with both Kazakhstans Constitution and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The Special Rapporteur made several substantive, reasonable and fair recommendations to bring the Constitution and Kazakh law fully into line with Article 18 of the ICCPR and other relevant international human rights standards. The U.S. government could urge the Kazakh government to make these changes to the law. On behalf of 15 organizations and individuals, including the client, who signed a multi-faith letter, made contacts to urge the United States Government to call for the release of the Bahrain 13, and to support all Bahrainis rights to Freedom of Religion by pressing the Bahraini Government to investigate the allegations of degrading treatment of the Bahrain 13 and hold those responsible accountable for their actions. Called attention to the continued detention and mistreatment of the Bahrain 13, a group of the most prominent Bahraini leaders arrested for peacefully protesting the Bahrainis government violation of its citizens human rights and religious freedoms. The Bahrain 13 includes prominent peaceful activists, human rights defenders, religious and political leaders, many of whom are also religious clerics. The Bahrain 13 are representative of the systemic crisis of religious discrimination in Bahrain, particularly at Jaw Prison. Their religious identity proves to be a vulnerability in the eyes of Jaw Prison guards who use it to degrade and humiliate them. Prison guards have committed multiple acts of religious persecution against the Bahrain 13, including shaving the heads and beards of the Shia Clerics and disrupting certain aspects of Shia prayer rituals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 3094 - Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act S 1843 - Representation Fairness Restoration Act HR 2587 - Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act HR 2926 - The National Labor Relations Reorganization Act Dept. of Labor (OFCCP) Proposed Affirmative Action & Nondiscrimination obligations for contractors & Subcontractors Regarding Individuals with Disabilities S1747 - Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization Employee Free Choice Act (Cardcheck Provisions) FY 2012 Labor, Health & Human Services Funding Bill (House & Senate) Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 HR 2587 - Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act HR 2926 - National Labor Relations Reorganization Act HR 3094 - Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act S 1843 - Representation Fairness Restoration Act HR 4340 - Interest Stabilization Provision and Student Loan Legislation and PBGC premium legislation HR 6156 - Russia PNTR
Client expense: $4,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act; Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012; Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011 [H.R. 639][H.R.6156][S.1619]
Client expense: $49,682 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 5063, H.R. 5064, H.R. 5072, H.R.5140, H.R. 5141, H.R. 5142, H.R. 5695, H.R. 5696, H.R. 5697, H.R. 6727 relating to miscellaneous tariff bills (MTBs) to temporarily suspend U.S. duty on certain products H.R. 6156, related to Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations
Client expense: $2,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
S. 3285, re: the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation; Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Russia legislation as contained in: S. 3406, Russia and Moldova Jackson Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 and H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson Vanik Repeal Act of 2012.
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
| Democratic |
| OR |
| Erik Paulsen | Republican | MN |
| Gregory W. Meeks | Democratic | NY |
| Jim McDermott | Democratic | WA |
| Joseph Crowley | Democratic | NY |
| Kevin Brady | Republican | TX |
| Michael G. Grimm | Republican | NY |
| Mick Mulvaney | Republican | SC |
| Peter J. Roskam | Republican | IL |
| Sander M. Levin | Democratic | MI |
| Todd Rokita | Republican | IN |
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson Vanik Repeal Act of 2012; business practices in Venezuela; food labeling requirements in Chile.
Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
S.1039/H.R.4405/H.R.6156 - Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 S.2177/H.R.4243 - NATO Enhancement Act of 2012 S.3199/H.R.5741 - Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2012 H.Res.790 - Expressing support for designation of August 23 as Black Ribbon Day to recognize victims of Soviet and Nazi regimes
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
China trade issues, remanufacturing, currency- no bill; General trade issues- no bill; Russia PNTR- H.R.6156, S.3285.
Client expense: $587,866 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Please see complete list on the next page. International trade, cross-border investment, and international competitiveness policies and issues, including: 1. Customs, trade, and investment issues and negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Customs Organization (WCO); the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); the World Health Organization (WHO); and other multilateral fora, including meetings of the governments and industries of the Group of Eight (G8); 2. Negotiation, discussion, and/or implementation of U.S. trade agreements with Panama; the Trans-Pacific Partnership countries and other interested countries; and the European Union; 3. Negotiation of other trade agreements, including expansion of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) and launch of negotiations for a new International Services Agreement (ISA); 4. International trade and investment with China, including Chinas forced-localization requirements; 5. International trade and investment with Russia, including PNTR legislation (H.R. 6156); 6. Issues arising under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and other trade agreements to which the United States is a party; 7. Investment policies and disputes, including U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) negotiations and discussions with Brazil, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, Vietnam, and other countries; 8. Policies and procedures for reviewing foreign direct investments, including review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); 9. Government procurement, including the negotiation of Chinas accession to the Government Procurement Agreement in the World Trade Organization; 10. Buy America policies and legislation; 11. Trade remedies laws, and trade enforcement laws and legislation; 12. Foreign tariff and non-tariff barriers, and other import restraints; 13. Intellectual property rights (IPR) policies, protections, and enforcement efforts, including with respect to trade secrets; 14. Efforts and policies to combat illicit trade; 15. Customs and trade facilitation policies, procedures, regulations, and legislation; 16. Import and food safety policies and procedures; 17. U.S. and foreign agricultural trade policies and issues, including the U.S. farm bill and sugar policies; 18. U.S. and foreign export controls and restraints; 19. U.S. economic sanctions policies and legislation; 20. U.S. export promotion policies and procedures; 21. U.S. tax laws, legislation, and international tax competitiveness issues; 22. Trade and development policies, including trade preference programs and legislation; 23. Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) policies and legislation; 24. U.S. visa policies, including temporary-entry business visas; 25. U.S. labor and environmental laws, policies, and issues as they relate to international trade and cross-border investment, including Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) policies and procedures, and climate change policies and legislation.
Client expense: $380,900 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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.
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 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012; Support Russian accession to the WTO; H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, support the development and export of Azerbaijan gas into European markets; provide information on recent trends in global energy markets;
Client expense: $1,730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Negotiations H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
S 3406, HR 6156 - discussed issues related granting Permanent Normal Trade Relations to Russia; discussed issues of cross-border market access and data flow.
Client expense: $3,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
United States-Japan beef issues, no specific legislation United States-Korea beef issues, no specific legislation United States-China pork issues, no specific legislation United States-China beef issues, no specific legislation United States-Taiwan Pork and Beef Issues, no specific legislation United States-Russia pork issues, no specific legislation H.R. 6156 - Russia PNTR Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations, no specific legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
PNTR for Russia. H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldolva Jackson Vanik Repeal Act of 2012.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues relating to Russia PNTR. H.R. 6156: Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 6156 (to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova) communication of retail industry support; H.R. 6642 (Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act) communication of retail industry views; H.R. 6656 (Customs Enhanced Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act) communication of retail industry views; H.R. 6727 (U.S. Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act) communication of retail industry views on temporary duty suspensions for footwear and textile products; Trans-Pacific (TPP) Partnership negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency; Conflict Minerals Provision in Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act communication of retail industry views re proposed legislative changes; Lacey Act Amendments communication of retail industry views re legislative changes
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Permanent Normalized Trade Relations (PNTR) with Russia; S. 3285, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation; H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Global health and development U.S. Negotiations on Trans Pacific Partnership H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 5063, H.R. 5064, H.R. 5072, H.R.5140, H.R. 5141, H.R. 5142, H.R. 5695, H.R. 5696, H.R. 5697, H.R. 6727 relating to miscellaneous tariff bills (MTBs) to temporarily suspend U.S. duty on certain products H.R. 6156, related to Russia Normal Trade Relations
Client expense: $1,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Trade agenda; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations - S. 3285/ H.R. 6156: Support the rule of law and enforcement benefits that flow to World Trade Organization (WTO) countries that do business in Russia. Passage of PNTR will mean U.S. companies can benefit from Russia's WTO accession.
Client expense: $1,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Discussions regarding US-EU and WTO negotiations, Trade Facilitation Negotiations, International Services Agreement, and Information Technology Agreement Discussions regarding supply chain security issues Discussions regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and apparel trade Discussion of women's economic empowerment program Discussions regarding investments overseas Discussions regarding foreign assistance budget Discussions regarding customs reauthorization Discussions regarding exports, Sam's Club and small business Discussions regarding Walmart exports Discussions regarding factory standards Discussions related to Mexican tomatoes Discussions related to Russia PNTR H.R. 6156 - Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 Discussions regarding prospective dumping Discussions regarding ISA and data transfer issues Discussions related to FDI in India
Client expense: $1,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 6156 Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012 WTO Obligations WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Trade with Asia-Pacific Region EU Geographical Indicators Humanitarian Trade Sanctions Exemption GSM-102 Export Credit Program
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson Vanik Repeal Act of 2012; business practices in Venezuela; food labeling requirements in Chile.
Client expense: $625,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) (H.R. 6727) Russia PNTR (H.R. 6156)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR 6156 Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act; 77 Fed. Reg. 46786 Reporting Requirements for Responsible Investment in Burma; Efforts related to the export of natural gas.
Client expense: $2,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR 6156: Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012; provisions related to trade S 3406: Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012; provisions related to trade status for Russia Discussions related to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
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 · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 3094 - Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act S 1843 - Representation Fairness Restoration Act HR 2587 - Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act HR 2926 - The National Labor Relations Reorganization Act Dept. of Labor (OFCCP) Proposed Affirmative Action & Nondiscrimination obligations for contractors & Subcontractors Regarding Individuals with Disabilities S1747 - Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization Employee Free Choice Act (Cardcheck Provisions) FY 2012 Labor, Health & Human Services Funding Bill (House & Senate) Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 HR 2587 - Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act HR 2926 - National Labor Relations Reorganization Act HR 3094 - Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act S 1843 - Representation Fairness Restoration Act HR 4340 - Interest Stabilization Provision and Student Loan Legislation and PBGC premium legislation H.R. 6156 - Russia PNTR
Client expense: $4,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Legislation related to establishment of Permanent Normal Trade Relations with the Russian Federation, including H.R. 6156 - Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012 (Camp-Levin) and S.3406 - Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (Baucus).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
U.S. Case at World Trade Organization against EU Subsides to Airbus. China Trade Issues. S. 3285, The Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment to Products of the Russian Federation, Trade Issues. H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012, Trade Issues. Customs Issues Pertaining to Imports. H.R. 6642, Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2012. H.R. 6656, Customs Enhanced Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act of 2012.
Client expense: $3,580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R.6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to trade as they relate to the semi conductor industry including S.3285 and H.R.6156, legislation to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation; H.R.6654, The Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Please see complete list on the next page. International trade, cross-border investment, and international competitiveness policies and issues, including: 1. Customs, trade, and investment issues and negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Customs Organization (WCO); the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); the World Health Organization (WHO); and other multilateral fora, including meetings of the governments and industries of the Group of Eight (G8); 2. Negotiation, discussion, and/or implementation of U.S. trade agreements with Panama; the Trans-Pacific Partnership countries and other interested countries; and the European Union; 3. Negotiation of other trade agreements, including expansion of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) and launch of negotiations for a new International Services Agreement (ISA); 4. International trade and investment with China, including Chinas forced-localization requirements; 5. International trade and investment with Russia, including PNTR legislation (H.R. 6156); 6. Issues arising under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and other trade agreements to which the United States is a party; 7. Investment policies and disputes, including U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) negotiations and discussions with Brazil, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, Vietnam, and other countries; 8. Policies and procedures for reviewing foreign direct investments, including review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); 9. Government procurement, including the negotiation of Chinas accession to the Government Procurement Agreement in the World Trade Organization; 10. Buy America policies and legislation; 11. Trade remedies laws, and trade enforcement laws and legislation; 12. Foreign tariff and non-tariff barriers, and other import restraints; 13. Intellectual property rights (IPR) policies, protections, and enforcement efforts, including with respect to trade secrets; 14. Efforts and policies to combat illicit trade; 15. Customs and trade facilitation policies, procedures, regulations, and legislation; 16. Import and food safety policies and procedures; 17. U.S. and foreign agricultural trade policies and issues, including the U.S. farm bill and sugar policies; 18. U.S. and foreign export controls and restraints; 19. U.S. economic sanctions policies and legislation; 20. U.S. export promotion policies and procedures; 21. U.S. tax laws, legislation, and international tax competitiveness issues; 22. Trade and development policies, including trade preference programs and legislation; 23. Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) policies and legislation; 24. U.S. visa policies, including temporary-entry business visas; 25. U.S. labor and environmental laws, policies, and issues as they relate to international trade and cross-border investment, including Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) policies and procedures, and climate change policies and legislation.
Client expense: $380,900 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012: Provisions related to WTO Brazil cotton dispute H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012: Trade relations provisions S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012: Provisions related to WTO Brazil cotton dispute S. 3285, A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation Korea Free Trade Agreement: Implementation issues related to intellectual property, market access and public health Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Implementation issues related to intellectual property, market access and public health Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP): Provisions related to intellectual property, market access and public health issues Mexico and Canada IP and market access issues in context of invitation to join TPP negotiations Turkey Market Access Issues India innovation and market access issues EU/US trade liberalizing agreement Issues related to Special 301 and National Trade Estimate (NTE) submissions Preference Programs International market access and intellectual property issues Anti-counterfeiting policy issues Biopharmaceutical innovation policy issues
Client expense: $4,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Monitor H.R. 6156/S. 3406 The Russia and Moldova Jackson Vanik Repeal Act of 2012
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Non-Tariff Trade Barriers, APEC; Border Trade Issues; Customs & Border Patrol Control Regulations/Reauthorization; Import Regulations; Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act (H.R.639) (S.328); Rare Earths Supply Chain Tech & Resources Transformation Act (H.R.1388); Conflict Minerals Regulation (Sec. 1502 of P.L.111-203); Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Global Market Access Issues; U.S. Asia Trade; U.S. Latin America Trade; Chinese Trade Restrictions, anti-dumping, countervailing duty; Trans Pacific Partnership; U.S. Egypt Trade; U.S. Morocco Trade, U.S. Burma Economic Reforms, U.S. Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Implementation of P.L. 112-41; US-Europe Trade; US-UAE Trade; Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012 (H.R. 6156)
Client expense: $1,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Non-Tariff Trade Barriers, APEC; Border Trade Issues; Customs & Border Patrol Control Regulations/Reauthorization; Import Regulations; Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act (H.R.639) (S.328); Rare Earths Supply Chain Tech & Resources Transformation Act (H.R.1388); Conflict Minerals Regulation (Sec. 1502 of P.L.111-203); Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Global Market Access Issues; U.S. Asia Trade; U.S. Latin America Trade; Chinese Trade Restrictions, anti-dumping, countervailing duty; Trans Pacific Partnership; U.S. Egypt Trade; U.S. Morocco Trade, U.S. Burma Economic Reforms, U.S. Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Implementation of P.L. 112-41; US-Europe Trade; US-UAE Trade; Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012 (H.R. 6156)
Client expense: $1,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to establishing Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with Russia, specifically H.R. 6156 ("The Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012").
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Free Trade Agreements; Russia PNTR (H.R. 6156)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
US Brazil CEO Forum H.R.3210-Lacey Act-Maintaining healthy forests in the United States and abroad and stemming the influx of under-priced, illegally harvested wood and wood products into U.S. markets. H.R.4171-Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act H.R.6156-Authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to products of the Russian Federation-Repeal Jackson Vanick to allow Congressional action on Russia WTO accession S.3285-Authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to products of the Russian Federation-Repeal Jackson Vanick to allow Congressional action on Russia WTO accession
Client expense: $1,270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Approve Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia (H.R. 6156)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Guard, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to trade as they relate to the semi conductor industry including S.3285 and H.R.6156, legislation to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation; H.R.6654, The Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
1. Encryption, intra-company transfer - No bill. 2. Comprehensive Export Control Reform - No bill. 3. PNTR for Russia - S. 3285, H.R. 6156. 4. TPP - No bill. 5. China issues - No bill. 6. National Defense Authorization Act 2013 - H.R. 4310, S. 3254. 7. Safeguarding U.S. Satellite Leadership & Security - H.R. 3288, S. 3211. 8. Smith Amendment to H.R. 4310.
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Trans-Pacific Partnership: labor, investment, procurement, services Columbia FTA: labor rights, lap monitoring and implementation H.R. 6156, Russia PNTR: policy, legislation Honduras/CAFTA Complaint: support Guatamala CAFTA Complaint: support Bangladesh Labor Rights & General System of Preferences Petition: outcomes of petition NAFTA: Mexican labor issues Anti-dumping & countervailing duties legislation: development Investments & Bilateral Investment Treaties: analysis World Trade Organizations Fast Track: analysis, planning H.R. 5910, Global Investment Act Burma: lifting of trade sanctions Columbia: worker rights
Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012. Issues related to trade.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012; all provisions S. 1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011; all provisions S. 3285, A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation; all provisions S. 3406, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012; all provisions Issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations Issues relating to Trans-Atlantic Partnership proposal on U.S.-E.U. international economic cooperation Issues relating to Executive Branch Export Control Reforms
Client expense: $4,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 622, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 639, to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country. H.R. 2407, to protect the safety of America's roads by limiting the operation of motor carriers domiciled in Mexico beyond municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border to a pilot program. H.R. 2707, to establish trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture, and for other purposes. H.R. 3078, to implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. H.R. 3079, to implement the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. H.R. 3080, to implement the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. H.R. 4105, to apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to non-market economy countries. H.R. 4216, to provide for the exchange of information related to trade enforcement; to Judiciary. H.R. 6149, to require the U.S. trade representative to take action to obtain the full compliance of the Russian Federation with its commitments under the protocol on the accession of the Russian Federation to the agreement establishing the WTO. H.R. 6156, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization. H.R. 6536, to authorize the president of the United States to seek to conduct negotiations with the European Union for purposes of entering into a trade agreement with the European Union, and for other purposes; to Ways & Means. H.R. 6538, to establish trade negotiating objectives with respect to the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products, and for other purposes; to Ways & Means. H.R. 6539, to establish a U.S.-Brazil joint commission on commerce and trade, and for other purposes. H.R. 6654, to provide for the exchange of information related to trade enforcement, and for other purposes; to Judiciary. H.R. 6656, to reauthorize customs trade facilitation and enforcement functions and programs, and for other purposes; jointly to Ways & Means; Homeland Security; and Budget. S. 98, to renew trade promotion authority, and for other purposes; to Finance. S. 1116, to merge the Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce, and the Small Business Administration to establish a Department of Commerce and the Workforce, and for other purposes; to Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs. S. 1130, to strengthen the U.S. trade laws and for other purposes. S. 1238, to make bills implementing trade agreements subject to a point of order unless certain conditions are met. S. 1641, to implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. S. 1642, to implement the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. S. 1643, to implement the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. S. 2153, to apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to non-market economy countries. S. 2171, to enhance the promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services, and for other purposes; to Banking. S. 3285, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to products of the Russian Federation. S. 3327, to require the U.S. trade representative to take action to obtain the full compliance of the Russian Federation with its commitments under the protocol on the accession of the Russian Federation to the Agreement Establishing the WTO. S. 3347, to require reports on countries with which the United States negotiates trade agreements, to establish terms for future trade agreements, and to enhance the promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services, and for other purposes. S. 3406, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova, to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization, and to impose sanctions on persons responsible for gross violations of human rights, and for other purposes; from Finance; placed on the calendar.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Andean Trade Preferences Act; S.3285 A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation, Russia World Trade Organization (WTO) Accession/ Permanent Normal Trade Relations; H.R.6156 Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012; Extension of African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); Trans Pacific Partnership; Foreign Investment Protection; SH Res. 43, Joint Resolution to renew import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003; H.R.5986 Burma Sanctions section, provisions related to renewal of restrictions contained in the Burmese Free and Democracy Act of 2003; Burma imports; H.R.2387/ S.105/ S.1244 SAVE Act to grant duty free status to certain imports from the Philippines; H.R.745 Davis-Bacon Repeal Act - Ecuador; Generalized system of preferences.
Client expense: $2,470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
China trade issues, remanufacturing, currency- no bill; General trade issues- no bill; Russia PNTR- H.R.6156, S.3285.
Client expense: $558,214 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Steel Import Surge Concerns H.R. 639, S. 328, the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2011 S. 1133/H.R. 3057, the Enforcing Orders and Reducing Circumvention and Evasion (ENFORCE) Act H.R. 6642/H.R. 6656, Customs Reauthorization Legislation H.R. 5708, the Preventing Recurring Trade Evasion and Circumvention (PROTECT) Act H.R. 6110, the Customs Training Enhancement Act S. 3285/H.R. 6156, Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with Russia Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement
Client expense: $216,288 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)