Prior Approval Reform Act
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Prior Approval Reform Act This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to allow a trade association or a separate segregated fund established by a trade association to solicit contributions from a member corporation's stockholders and executive or administrative personnel and their families without the approval of the member corporation. Such a solicitation may be made by more than one trade association in a calendar year.
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Introduced in House
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2019 · first_quarter · Small Business
The association monitors and reacts to policy concepts that may impact the ability of its members to function in an operationally sound and successful manner as well as measures that may affect the ultimate transfer of such businesses. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following: S. 3650 - ACCESS Rural America Act - all sections. H.R. 2101 - Prior Approval Reform Act - all sections. H.R. 6745 - ACCESS Rural America Act - all sections.
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Funding provision for 2020 Census and the American Community Survey (ACS) - H.R. 3267, "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018" H.R. 2101, "Prior Approval Reform Act" Sec. 630 of H.R. 3354, "Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018"
Client expense: $1,368,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2), Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (S.3042), Barrasso's Discussion Draft to Strengthen the Endangered Species Act, Export Control Reform Initiative, FFL Protection Act of 2017, all provisions (H.R.3790, S.1854), Fiscal Year 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill (House/Senate), Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill (House/Senate), Fiscal Year 2019 Interior Appropriations Bill (House/Senate), Gun-owner Registration Information Protection Act (S.3135), Hearing Protection Act, all provisions (H.R.367, S.59), Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities for Veterans Act (S.2942, H.R.6013), National Defense Authorization Act (H.R.5515), National Shooting Sports Month, Prior Approval Reform Act, all provisions (H.R.2101), Project ChildSafe, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S.3223), Restore Our Parks Act (S.3172) / National Park Restoration Act (H.R.5210), Supreme Court Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act, all provisions (H.R.788, S.593)
Client expense: $970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 2101, Prior Approval Reform Act.
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
HR 2101, the Prior Approval Reform Act.
Client expense: $485,887 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
| Republican |
| OH |
| Bradley Byrne | Republican | AL |
| David P. Roe | Republican | TN |
| Debbie Lesko | Republican | AZ |
| Edward R. Royce | Republican | CA |
| Evan H. Jenkins | Republican | WV |
| Garret Graves | Republican | LA |
| Glenn Grothman | Republican | WI |
| John Shimkus | Republican | IL |
| Ken Calvert | Republican | CA |
| Kevin Cramer | Republican | ND |
| Lloyd Smucker | Republican | PA |
| Lou Barletta | Republican | PA |
| Lynn Jenkins | Republican | KS |
| Mike Gallagher | Republican | WI |
| Pete Olson | Republican | TX |
| Rick W. Allen | Republican | GA |
| Scott DesJarlais | Republican | TN |
| Scott Perry | Republican | PA |
| Steve Stivers | Republican | OH |
| Steve Womack | Republican | AR |
| Ted Budd | Republican | NC |
| Todd Rokita | Republican | IN |
| Tom Cole | Republican | OK |
| Tom Emmer | Republican | MN |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
HR 20, Government by the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 162 cosponsors) HR 73, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Duncan, 1 cosponsor) HR 133, a bill to eliminate the presidential public financing system for presidential elections (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 172, a bill to restore the free speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment (Rep. Jones, 5 cosponsors) HR 319, a bill to lower the federal campaign contribution limit (Rep. Capuano, no cosponsors) HR 376, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Capuano, 38 cosponsors) HR 528, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit individuals holding Federal office from directly soliciting contributions to or on behalf of any political committee under such Act (Rep. Boyle, 3 cosponsors) HR 658, Protect Democracy from Criminal Corporations Act (Rep. Ellison, 1 cosponsor) HR 781, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose (Rep. Scalise, 63 cosponsors) HR 838, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by the candidate or by an immediate family member of the candidate (Rep. Ruiz, 6 cosponsors) HR 1134, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 136 cosponsors) HR 1341, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (Rep. Gosar, 45 cosponsors) HR 1439, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act (Rep. Lujan, 73 cosponsors) HR 1440, Fair and Clear Campaign (FCC) Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 31 cosponsors) HR 1548, Real Time Transparency Act (Rep. O'Rourke, 1 cosponsor) HR 1615, Get Foreign Money out of US Elections Act (Rep. Raskin, 83 cosponsors) HR 1723, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 3 cosponsors) HR 1743, No PAC Act (Rep. O'Rourke, 1 cosponsor) HR 2034, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 13 cosponsors) HR 2101, Prior Approval Reform Act (Rep. Amodei, 28 cosponsors) HR 3837, Campaign Sunlight Act (Rep. Deutch, 1 cosponsor) HR 3952, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Rep. Price, 1 cosponsor) HR 3953, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to replace the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3954, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3955, Empowering Citizens Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4077, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 23 cosponsors) HR 4341, Openness in Political Expenditures Now (OPEN) Act (Rep. Cartwright, 4 cosponsors) HR 5008, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 2 cosponsors) HR 5409, Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act (Rep. Castor, 4 cosponsors) HR 6239, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 172 cosponsors) HR 6248, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 6249, REFUSE Act (Rep. Kaptur, 24 cosponsors) HR 6433, Go to Washington, Go to Work Act (Rep. Nolan, 2 cosponsors) HR 6900, Spotlight Act (Rep. Price, 14 cosponsors) HR 7120, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend through 2023 the authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil money penalties on the basis of a schedule of penalties established and published by the Commission (Rep. Harper, 1 cosponsor) H.J. Res. 31, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 139 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 48, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Nolan, 65 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 64, an an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 90, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (Rep. Shea Porter, 7 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 113, an amendment to the Constitution relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (Rep. Schiff, 19 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 141, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (Rep. McNerney, 1 cosponsor) S. 264, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose (Sen. Lankford, 5 cosponsors) S. 298, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (Sen. Tester, 54 cosponsors) S. 300, a bill to require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and to provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (Sen. Tester, 5 cosponsors) S. 589, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S. 1585, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 45 cosponsors) S. 1660, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S. 1683, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Donnelly, no cosponsors) S. 1880, We the People Democracy Reform Act (Sen. Udall, 16 cosponsors) S. 1929, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections (Sen. Udall, no cosponsors) S.1931, a bill to reform public financing for presidential elections and provide for public financing for congressional elections (Sen. Udall, no cosponsors) S. 1989, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 32 cosponsors) S. 2695, Inaugural Committee Transparency Act (Sen. Cortez Masto, 7 cosponsors) S. 2939, Shell Company Abuse Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 4 cosponsors) S. 2966, Stop Secret Foreign Interference in Elections Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 2 cosponsors) S. 3150, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 48 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 8, a constitutional amendment relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (Sen. Udall, 42 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 20, a constitutional amendment to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state (Sen. Tester, 1 cosponsor) HR 12, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 184 cosponsors) HR 126, a bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade (Rep. Al Green, 2 cosponsors) HR 607, Voter Access Protection Act (Rep. Ellison, 2 cosponsors) HR 634, Election Assistance Commission Termination Act (Rep. Harper, no cosponsors) HR 787, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote early voting in elections for Federal office and to prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (Rep. Cohen, 32 cosponsors) HR 794, EAC Reauthorization Act (Rep. Bob Brady, 49 cosponsors) HR 893, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 4 cosponsors) HR 944, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 946, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 1 cosponsor) HR 1044, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Ellison, 8 cosponsors) HR 1094, Weekend Voting Act (Rep. Slaughter, 95 cosponsors) HR 1291, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Rep. Norton, 178 cosponsors) HR 1398, FAST Voting Act (Rep. Connolly, 4 cosponsors) HR 1562, SAFE Act (Rep. Pocan, 25 cosponsors) HR 2090, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Messer, 2 cosponsors) HR 2499, Voting Access Act (Rep. Grijalva, 61 cosponsors) HR 2669, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 38 cosponsors) HR 2694, BASE in Voting Act (Rep. Issa, 13 cosponsors) HR 2840, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 148 cosponsors) HR 2854, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 86 cosponsors) HR 2876, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Bob Brady, 63 cosponsors) HR 2978, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 192 cosponsors) HR 2981, Open Our Democracy Act (Rep. Delaney, 4 cosponsors) HR 3029, Combating the President's Voter Suppression Commission Act (Rep. Veasey, 19 cosponsors) HR 3038, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 21 cosponsors) HR 3057, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 5 cosponsors) HR 3091, Voter Roll Integrity Act (Rep. Pocan, 18 cosponsors) HR 3113, Citizenship Empowerment Act (Rep. Boyle, 15 cosponsors) HR 3132, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 24 cosponsors) HR 3214, Anti-Voter Suppression Act (Rep. Richmond, 74 cosponsors) HR 3239, Voting Rights Amendment Act (Rep. Sensenbrenner, 89 cosponsors) HR 3343, Servicemember Voting Protection Act (Rep. Kihuen, 1 cosponsor) HR 3623, SHIELD Act (Rep. Sewell, 15 cosponsors) HR 3684, PROVE Act (Rep. Beyer, 52 cosponsors) HR 3751, PAPER Act (Rep. Meadows, 20 cosponsors) HR 4276, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, 10 cosponsors) HR 5011, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 124 cosponsors) HR 5147, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 3 cosponsors) HR 5564, Help Students Vote Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 9 cosponsors) HR 6122, SAVE VOTERS Act (Rep. Bob Brady, 11 cosponsors) HR 6293, Right to Petition Congress Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 6298, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 6435, Election Vendor Security Act (Rep. Raskin, 25 cosponsors) HR 6436, a bill to direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to State election officials and Congress annual reports on pre-election threats for general elections for Federal office (Rep. Kathleen Rice, no cosponsors) HR 6449, Protect Election Systems from Foreign Control Act (Rep. Delaney, 13 cosponsors) HR 6482, Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act (Rep. Jeff Duncan, 18 cosponsors) HR 6494, SECURE Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 1 cosponsor) HR 6564, Voting Innovation Prize Act (Rep. Lujan, 9 cosponsors) HR 6607, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act (Rep. McEachin, 22 cosponsors) HR 6612, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 36 cosponsors) HR 6663, Secure Elections Act (Rep. Tom Rooney, 5 cosponsors) HR 6723, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 5 cosponsors) HR 6880, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 29 cosponsors) HR 7040, Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act (Rep. Jeffries, 2 cosponsors) HR 7127, Native American Voting Rights Act (Rep. Lujan, 16 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 28, a constitutional amendment to protect voting rights of U.S. citizens (Rep. Engel, 2 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 65, Every Vote Counts Amendment (Rep. Gene Green, 25 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 74, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the right to vote (Rep. Pocan, 37 cosponsors) H.J. Res 91, an amendment to the Constitution regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths (Rep. Plaskett, 1 cosponsor) S. 360, Same Day Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S. 1231, Vote by Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 19 cosponsors) S. 1353, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Sen. Leahy, 12 cosponsors) S. 1388, a bill to repeal the requirement for voting assistance officers for members of the Armed Forces (Sen. Rounds, no cosponsors) S. 1419, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Sen. Leahy, 49 cosponsors) S. 1437, Voter Empowerment Act (Sen. Gillibrand, 16 cosponsors) S. 1510, Helping State and Local Governments Prevent Cyber Attacks Act, (Sen. Klobuchar, 11 cosponsors) S. 1547, Anti-Voter Suppression Act (Sen. Booker, 32 cosponsors) S. 1588, Democracy Restoration Act (Sen. Cardin, 21 cosponsors) S. 1783, PROVE Act (Sen. Duckworth, 8 cosponsors) S. 1821, a bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems (Sen. Gillibrand, 1 cosponsor) S. 1828, Weekend Voting Act (Sen. Reed, 7 cosponsors) S. 2035, SAVE Act (Sen. Heinrich, 1 cosponsor) S. 2106, Register America to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 4 cosponsors) S. 2240, Students VOTE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S. 2261, Secure Elections Act (Sen. Lankford, 5 cosponsors) S. 2313, DETER Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 17 cosponsors) S. 2593 Secure Elections Act (Sen. Lankford, 13 cosponsors) S. 2699, Help Students Vote Act (Sen. Booker, 2 cosponsors) S. 3049, Protecting American Votes and Elections Act (Sen. Wyden, 14 cosponsors) S. 3279, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act (Sen. McCaskill, 4 cosponsors) S. 3311, Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 2 cosponsors) S. 3498, Democracy Day Act (Sen. Sanders, no cosponsors) S. 3543, Native American Voting Rights Act (Sen. Udall, 13 cosponsors) S. 3572, Election Systems Integrity Act (Sen. Cardin, 2 cosponsors) S. 3573, Protect Our Elections Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 2 cosponsors) HR 151, a bill to require states conducting redistricting plans to obtain a declaratory judgment or preclearance in the manner provided under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in order for the subsequent plan to take effect (Rep. Al Green, 1 cosponsor) HR 711, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 4 cosponsors) HR 712, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 26 cosponsors) HR 713, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 12 cosponsors) HR 1102, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 79 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 30, a constitutional amendment to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States (Rep. Steve King, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 106, an amendment to the Constitution to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States (Rep. Davidson, 3 cosponsors) S. 3123, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) HR 145, Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 305, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns (Rep. Eshoo, 175 cosponsors; the discharge petition has 193 signers) HR 356, Protecting Our Democracy Act (Rep. Swalwell, 201 cosponsors); the discharge petition has 194 signers. HR 371, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Rep. Clark, 155 cosponsors) HR 384, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, 1 cosponsor) HR 397, a bill to require Members of Congress to disclose delinquent tax liability and to require an ethics inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of, a Member with Federal tax liability (Rep. Chaffetz, 1 cosponsor) HR 464, a bill permitting the televising of Supreme Court proceedings (Rep. Connolly, 11 cosponsors) HR 484, DRAIN the SWAMP Act (Rep. DeFazio, 4 cosponsors) HR 540, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 28 cosponsors) HR 568, FAIR Act (Rep. Linda Sanchez, 8 cosponsors) HR 796, Drain the Swamp Act (Rep. DeSantis, 2 cosponsors) HR 840, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, 4 cosponsors) HR 841, Phone the White House Act (Rep. Speier, 18 cosponsors) HR 842, EDIT Act (Rep. Stefanik, 10 cosponsors) HR 1132, Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act (Rep. Buck, 3 cosponsors) HR 1172, Presidential Trade Transparency Act (Rep. Neal, 35 cosponsors) HR 1287, a bill to require that any Executive order be published on the White House website not less than 72 hours before the Executive order is signed (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 70 cosponsors) HR 1356, a bill to permit disclosure of tax return information to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate (Rep. Speier, 41 cosponsors) HR 1388, CLEAN Act, a bill to codify into law the Office of Congressional Ethics (Rep. O'Halleran, no cosponsors) HR 1701, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government (Rep. Cartwright, 10 cosponsors) HR 1711, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 61 cosponsors) HR 1729, Statutes at Large Modernization Act (Rep. Brat, 6 cosponsors) HR 1742, Article V Records Transparency Act (Rep. Messer, no cosponsors) HR 1770, OPEN Government Data Act (Rep. Kilmer, 12 cosponsors) HR 1855, a bill to repeal the authorizations for office space, office expenses, franking and printing privileges, and staff for former Speakers of the House of Representatives (Rep. Jones, 1 cosponsor) HR 1934, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 1938, President-Elect Release of Tax Return Act (Rep. Garrett, 2 cosponsors) HR 1960, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 96 cosponsors) HR 1987, Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity Act (Rep. Raskin, 67 cosponsors) HR 2195, OSC Access Act (Rep. Blum, 5 cosponsors) HR 2277, End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act (Rep. Slaughter, 1 cosponsor) HR 2414, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, 23 cosponsors) HR 2440, Presidential Disclosure of Foreign Transactions Act (Rep. Raskin, 7 cosponsors) HR 2455, Separation of Government and Presidents Financial Interests Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2456, Safeguarding Government from Foreign Corruption Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2493, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 6 cosponsors) HR 2494, a bill to require the President to place any financial conflicts of interest into a blind trust (Rep. Espaillat, 2 cosponsors) HR 2678, ETHICS Act (Rep. Cicilline, 23 cosponsors) HR 2762, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 27 cosponsors) HR 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act (Rep. Cicilline, 3 cosponsors) HR 3462, Office of Government Ethics Independence Act (Rep. Cicilline, 22 cosponsors) HR 3532, No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act (Rep. Evans, 1 cosponsor) HR 3587, BRIBE Act (Rep. Gomez, 2 cosponsors) HR 3654, Special Counsel Independence Protection Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 153 cosponsors) HR 3843, COAL Act (Rep. Suozzi, 2 cosponsors) HR 3974, JETS Act (Rep. Aguilar, no cosponsors) HR 4013, 2020 American Census Investment Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 36 cosponsors) HR 4014, DRAIN the Swamp Act (Rep. Cicilline, 10 cosponsors) HR 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Mike Johnson, 7 cosponsors) HR 4187, Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust (BLAST) Act (Rep. Hollingsworth, 1 cosponsor) HR 4509, No Congressional First Class Flights Act (Rep. Blum, 7 cosponsors) HR 4510, No Congressional Vehicle Leases Act (Rep. Blum, 3 cosponsors) HR 4511, No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act (Rep. Blum, no cosponsors) HR 4631, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 16 cosponsors) HR 4669, Special Counsel Integrity Act (Rep. Cohen, 1 cosponsor) HR 4818, Pulled Pork Act (Rep. Rosen, 1 cosponsor) HR 4826, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Rep. Cummings, 14 cosponsors) HR 4906, Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 12 cosponsors) HR 5289, a bill to prohibit the President, Vice President, a Member of Congress, or any individual who served as an employee of the office of the President or Vice President or the office of a Member of Congress, from engaging in any lobbying activity after serving in such a position and to prohibit executive agencies from awarding contracts to former elected officials (Rep. Rokita, no cosponsors) HR 5292, 2020 Census Accountability Act (Rep. Soto, 35 cosponsors) HR 5303, Full Count Act (Rep. Rob Bishop, 3 cosponsors) HR 5304, HOTEL Act (Rep. Raskin, 6 cosponsors) HR 5331, Foreign Entities Reform Act (Rep. Eshoo, 2 cosponsors) HR 5336, Foreign Influence Transparency Act (Rep. Joe Wilson, 5 cosponsors) HR 5359, 2020 Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 52 cosponsors) HR 5369, Earmark Elimination Act (Rep. Cooper, 7 cosponsors) HR 5435, Funding Americans First Act (Rep. Messer, 3 cosponsors) HR 5454, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 22 cosponsors) HR 5458, Member Financial Transparency Act (Rep. Grothman, no cosponsors) HR 5469, a bill amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, 1 cosponsor) HR 5476, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 131 cosponsors) HR 5495, CONFLICT Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 1 cosponsor) HR 5505, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Lance, 10 cosponsors) HR 5533, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Rep. Doggett, 113 cosponsors) HR 5551, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 42 cosponsors) HR 5845, a bill to prohibit Members of the House of Representatives from using their congressional offices for personal overnight accommodations and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for living expenses incurred by Members of the House of Representatives (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 23 cosponsors) HR 5873, Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act (Rep. Schiff, 14 cosponsors) HR 5902, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 25 cosponsors) HR 5946, Fostering Accountability, Integrity, Trust, and Honor (FAITH) in Government Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 2 cosponsors) HR 6070, a bill to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts (Rep. Cicilline, 1 cosponsor) HR 6437, Secure America from Russian Interference Act (Rep. Hoyer, 41 cosponsors) HR 6466, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, 2 cosponsors) HR 6533, CLEAN Politics Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 2 cosponsors) HR 6630, Maria Butina NRA Transparency Act (Rep. Torres, 6 cosponsors) HR 6640, Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 6710, District of Columbia Special Elections Home Rule Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 6732, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 6788, E. Scott Pruitt Accountability for Government Officials Act (Rep. Lieu, no cosponsors) HR 6971, Cabinet Service Integrity Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 7140, Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act (Rep. Jayapal, 9 cosponsors) HR 7167, Restoring the Public Trust Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 26, a constitutional amendment entitled "No Congressional Consent for President Donald J. Trump To Accept Foreign Emoluments of Any Kind Whatsoever" (Rep. Kaptur, 39 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 120, an amendment to the Constitution limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) H.Res. 1043, a resolution to amend House rules to prohibit with limited exceptions the participation of any Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House on the board of any publicly held or publicly regulated corporation, financial institution, or business entity (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 42 cosponsors) S. 26, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns (Sen. Wyden, 23 cosponsors) S. 27, a bill to establish an independent commission to examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national election (Sen. Cardin, 28 cosponsors) S. 65, Presidential Conflicts of Interests Act (Sen. Warren, 32 cosponsors) S. 408, Presidential Trade Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 13 cosponsors) S. 522, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Prior Approval Reform Act (H.R. 2101) - to repeal/defund the prior approval requirement for federal trade association political action committees; Defunding of prior approval requirement in FY19 FSGG appropriations bill.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2917 H.R. 1033, Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 378, Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act H.R. 2101, to repeal the Federal Election Campaign Acts prior approval requirement for trade association PACs.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Funding provision for 2020 Census and the American Community Survey (ACS) - H.R. 3267, "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018" H.R. 2101, "Prior Approval Reform Act" Sec. 630 of H.R. 3354, "Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018"
Client expense: $1,368,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Tracking of Prior Approval Reform Act., H.R. 2101.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Engraving & Printing, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Mint
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 2101, the Prior Approval Reform Act - repeal of Federal Election Campaign Act's prior approval requirement for soliciting trade association corporate member employees. Funding for 2020 Census.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Procurement-related amendments to FY18 National Defense Authorization Act (also BUD issue) NLRB & DOL-related amendments to the FY18/FY19 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (also BUD & LBR issue) Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (H.R.26/S.21) Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 (H.R.469/S.119) Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act (SCRUB Act, H.R.998) Other federal procurement process issues impacting the construction industry (reverse auctions, design build, change orders) Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2017 (H.R.1339/S.506) Fair and Open Competition Act (H.R.1552, also LBR issue) Small Business Know-Before-You-Bid Construction Transparency Act of 2017 (H.R.2350) (also SMB issue) Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2017 (H.R.2594) (also SMB issue) Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R.679) Prior Approval Reform Act (H.R.2101) Campaign Finance related issues FY18/FY19 House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
HR 2101, the Prior Approval Reform Act.
Client expense: $485,887 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2018 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
The association monitors and reacts to policy concepts that may impact the ability of its members to function in an operationally sound and successful manner as well as measures that may affect the ultimate transfer of such businesses. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following: S. 3650 - Access Rural America Act - all sections. H.R. 2101 - Prior Approval Reform Act - all sections. H.R. 5051 - Public Company Registration Threshold Act - all sections. H.R. 6745 - Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Supports Rural America Act - all sections.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
1. HR 2101, The Prior Approval Reform Act all sections
Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
General Issues Regarding Regulatory Reform. H.R. 5: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. Public Law 79-404: Administrative Procedure Act. H.R. 960/S. 326: The Public Buildings Renewal Act. Public Private Partnerships, generally. Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda - February 24, 2017. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. H.R. 1339: the Freedom From Government Competition Act (FFGCA) of 2017. H.R. 2101: the Prior Approval Reform Act. U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Policy Development, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Prior approval reform; H.R. 2101; SEC 630 HR 6258
Client expense: $2,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
Encourage Vice President-Elect Pence to support Project Labor Agreements (PLA) in federal construction projects where appropriate by sustaining Executive Order 13502 Encourage President-Elect Trump to support combined head and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) Support Davis-Bacon - Oppose The Transportation Investment Recalibration to Equality (TIRE) Act Support Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act - H.R. 679 Encourage President Trump to support infrastructure investment Support "Investing in America: Rebuilding America's Airport Infrastructure Act" - H.R. 1265 Support at least level funding the remainder of FY 2017 and in FY 2018 for energy efficiency programs administered by US Dept. of Energy Encourage DOE's support of energy efficiency and the work of the Office of energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Support for boosting comprehensive infrastructure investments; ensuring FY 2018 budget resolution includes necessary provisions to initiate this process (FAST Act) Support EPA's Combined Heat and Power Partnership (CHPP) Support uncapping the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) and increasing funding for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Oppose Design-Build Two-Step Exemption & Support Commercial Auditing Oppose any proposal that would tax health care benefits or cap health care coverage Oppose Gosar Amendment; Support Davis-Bacon Act on H.R. 2810, NDAA Support amending Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend credit for residential energy efficient property and for other purposes - S. 1409 Oppose suspension of and cutbacks to Tuscon Electric Power's (TEP) Energy Efficiency Programs Reject anti Davis-Bacon (Rep. King) Amendment #28 to DoD FY 2018 Appropriations Act Reject anti Davis-Bacon and anti PLA amendment offered by Rep. King - Amendment #23 (Division C) and Rep. Rooney Amendments #64, #65 (Division D) to the Make America Secure Appropriations Act of 2018 - H.R. 3219 Support legislation to make permanent, modify, and enhance Section 179D tax deduction for energy efficient commercial and multifamily buildings - H.R. 3507 Reject anti Davis-Bacon, PLA Repeal Amendment to H.R. 3354, FY 2018 Appropriations Act Support for retaining provisions in the Senate Transportation-HUD Appropriations Bill that would dramatically improve aviation infrastructure across the country by modernizing the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) user fee on originating flights and increasing funding for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) in the final FY2018 omnibus bill. Support extension, strengthening of Section 179D deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings as part of tax reform. Oppose Senate Finance Committee approved tax bill provision to subject royalty income derived from licensing of a tax-exempt organization's name or logo to UBIT. Support Daines amendment to allow those who have a 539 education savings plan to utilize those funds to pay for ancillary costs associated with approved apprenticeship programs. Support Senate-passed version of Section 179 equipment expensing portion of H.R. 1; support Senate's treatment of private activity bonds (PABs) Provide recommendations on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to conferees: Comments on House version: - Support Investment Tax Credit extension; - Support restoration of Production Tax Credit (PTC) for technologies such as biogas, biomass, waste to energy, hydropower, marine & hydrokinetic energy; restore other credits for energy efficiency (incl. 179d) and alternative fuels; - Oppose House bill changing underlying IRS guidance and current inflation adjustment for PTC and the commerce construction requirements for both the PTC and ITC; oppose rescinding of electrical vehicle credit Comments on Senate version: - Support incorporation of energy credits; - Redraft Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) provision to allow multi-national companies, banks, investors to utilize ITC and PTC; - Support corporations' ability to fully utilize clean energy credits for the duration that Congress intended Support incorporation of Waste Heat to Power (WHP) language from S. 1409 into Tax Extender Act of 2017 Support strengthening the multiemployer pension system - The GROW Act, H.R. 4997 Support passage of a seamless multi-year extension of the "tax extenders" provisions Support delay of implementation of the excise tax on premium employer-sponsored health coverage plans in the current Continuing Appropriations Act Support Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act, H.R. 4754 Support increasing Fiscal Year 2018 budget cap allocations for federal energy efficiency programs Support retaining provisions in Senate Transportation-HUD Appropriations Bill to modernize Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) user fee on originating flights and increasing funding for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) in final Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus bill Support fixing and re-building of National Park System and related infrastructure Support critical energy efficiency programs, including improving, innovating, and developing energy technologies, administered by U.S. Dept. of Energy in Fiscal Year 2019 Support inclusion of the Massie/DeFazio and Barletta/Graves amendments under the rule for the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Oppose Davis-Bacon Act repeal amendment to FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - H.R. 4 Support prompt payment reform amendment #9 to FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - H.R. 4 Support EPA's Combined Heat and Power Partnership and other energy efficiency programs Oppose Davis-Bacon Act repeal amendment banning prevailing wage coverage in federal and federally-assisted procurement as part of the NDAA - H.R. 5515 Support the Master Limited Partnership (MLP) Parity Act - S. 2005/H.R. 4118 Support pre-mitigation disaster preparedness and response measures in FAA reauthorization bill Support Small Business Payment for Performance Act - H.R. 2594 Support Prior Approval Reform Act - H.R. 2101 Support The Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act - H.R. 723 Support the stabilization of multiemployer defined benefit pension industry plans Support Energy Efficiency Day Support CHP Support Act - H.R. 6949 Support retroactive extension of expired tax provisions ("tax extenders") through the end of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Support Davis-Bacon - Oppose The Transportation Investment Recalibration to Equality (TIRE) Act Support Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act - H.R. 679 Encourage President Trump to support infrastructure investment Support "Investing in America: Rebuilding America's Airport Infrastructure Act" - H.R. 1265 Support at least level funding the remainder of FY 2017 and in FY 2018 for energy efficiency programs administered by US Dept. of Energy Support Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act, H.R. 4754 Support increasing Fiscal Year 2018 budget cap allocations for federal energy efficiency programs Support critical energy efficiency programs, including improving, innovating, and developing energy technologies, administered by U.S. Dept. of Energy in Fiscal Year 2019 Oppose Davis-Bacon Act repeal amendment banning prevailing wage coverage in federal and federally-assisted procurement as part of the NDAA - H.R. 5515 Support Prior Approval Reform Act - H.R. 2101 Support Energy Efficiency Day
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Support Davis-Bacon - Oppose The Transportation Investment Recalibration to Equality (TIRE) Act Support Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act - H.R. 679 Encourage President Trump to support infrastructure investment Support "Investing in America: Rebuilding America's Airport Infrastructure Act" - H.R. 1265 Oppose Volks Rule re: OSHA's statute of limitations for record-keeping violations Support at least level funding the remainder of FY 2017 and in FY 2018 for energy efficiency programs administered by US Dept. of Energy Encourage DOE's support of energy efficiency and the work of the Office of energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Oppose taxation of employer-provided health-care benefits Support the Prior Approval Reform Act - H.R. 2101 Oppose any proposal that would tax health care benefits or cap health care coverage Oppose Gosar Amendment; Support Davis-Bacon Act on H.R. 2810, NDAA Support amending Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend credit for residential energy efficient property and for other purposes - S. 1409 Oppose suspension of and cutbacks to Tuscon Electric Power's (TEP) Energy Efficiency Programs Reject anti Davis-Bacon (Rep. King) Amendment #28 to DoD FY 2018 Appropriations Act Reject anti Davis-Bacon and anti PLA amendment offered by Rep. King - Amendment #23 (Division C) and Rep. Rooney Amendments #64, #65 (Division D) to the Make America Secure Appropriations Act of 2018 - H.R. 3219 Support legislation to make permanent, modify, and enhance Section 179D tax deduction for energy efficient commercial and multifamily buildings - H.R. 3507 Reject anti Davis-Bacon, PLA Repeal Amendment to H.R. 3354, FY 2018 Appropriations Act Support for retaining provisions in the Senate Transportation-HUD Appropriations Bill that would dramatically improve aviation infrastructure across the country by modernizing the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) user fee on originating flights and increasing funding for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) in the final FY2018 omnibus bill. Support extension, strengthening of Section 179D deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings as part of tax reform. Oppose Senate Finance Committee approved tax bill provision to subject royalty income derived from licensing of a tax-exempt organization's name or logo to UBIT. Support Daines amendment to allow those who have a 539 education savings plan to utilize those funds to pay for ancillary costs associated with approved apprenticeship programs. Support Senate-passed version of Section 179 equipment expensing portion of H.R. 1; support Senate's treatment of private activity bonds (PABs) Provide recommendations on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to conferees: Comments on House version: - Support Investment Tax Credit extension; - Support restoration of Production Tax Credit (PTC) for technologies such as biogas, biomass, waste to energy, hydropower, marine & hydrokinetic energy; restore other credits for energy efficiency (incl. 179d) and alternative fuels; - Oppose House bill changing underlying IRS guidance and current inflation adjustment for PTC and the commerce construction requirements for both the PTC and ITC; oppose rescinding of electrical vehicle credit Comments on Senate version: - Support incorporation of energy credits; - Redraft Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) provision to allow multi-national companies, banks, investors to utilize ITC and PTC; - Support corporations' ability to fully utilize clean energy credits for the duration that Congress intended Support strengthening the multiemployer pension system - The GROW Act, H.R. 4997 Support passage of a seamless multi-year extension of the "tax extenders" provisions Support delay of implementation of the excise tax on premium employer-sponsored health coverage plans in the current Continuing Appropriations Act Support Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act, H.R. 4754 Support retaining provisions in Senate Transportation-HUD Appropriations Bill to modernize Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) user fee on originating flights and increasing funding for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) in final Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus bill Support Prior Approval Reform Act - H.R. 2101 Support fixing and re-building of National Park System and related infrastructure Oppose Davis-Bacon Act repeal amendment to FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - H.R. 4 Support prompt payment reform amendment #9 to FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - H.R. 4 Oppose Davis-Bacon Act repeal amendment banning prevailing wage coverage in federal and federally-assisted procurement as part of the NDAA - H.R. 5515 Support the Master Limited Partnership (MLP) Parity Act - S. 2005/H.R. 4118 Support pre-mitigation disaster preparedness and response measures in FAA reauthorization bill Support Small Business Payment for Performance Act - H.R. 2594 Support the stabilization of multiemployer defined benefit pension industry plans Support Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act - H.R. 723 Support Energy Efficiency Day Support CHP Support Act - H.R. 6949 Support retroactive extension of expired tax provisions ("tax extenders") through the end of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Reform the Federal Election Campaign Act's prior approval requirement for trade association PACs (separate segregated funds). Financial Services and General Government appropriations bills for FY19. Prior Approval Reform Act, H.R. 2101.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Prior Approval Reform Act, H.R. 2101. Prior Approval Language in House Financial Services and General Government bill for FY19.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
HR.5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 HR.2101, Prior Approval Reform Act Renewed proposal to amend Red.R.Civ.P.26(a)(1)(A) re require the disclosure of third-party litigation funding arrangements in any civil action filed in Federal Court Procurement thru online marketplace provision (Section 846) of HR.2810 Confirmation of qualified pending nominees to Administration positions Senate Amendment 2258 to FY19 NDAA re Procurement Thru Commercial E-Commerce Portals Program GSA Commercial Platforms Initiative request for info (e-commerce portals) NLRB Mark Pearce Nomination
Client expense: $135,736 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Procurement-related amendments to FY18 National Defense Authorization Act (also BUD issue) NLRB & DOL-related amendments to the FY18/FY19 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (also BUD & LBR issue) Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (H.R.26/S.21) Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 (H.R.469/S.119) Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act (SCRUB Act, H.R.998) Other federal procurement process issues impacting the construction industry (reverse auctions, design build, change orders) Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2017 (H.R.1339/S.506) Fair and Open Competition Act (H.R.1552, also LBR issue) Small Business Know-Before-You-Bid Construction Transparency Act of 2017 (H.R.2350) (also SMB issue) Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2017 (H.R.2594) (also SMB issue) Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R.679) Prior Approval Reform Act (H.R.2101) Campaign Finance related issues FY18 House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
General Issues Regarding Regulatory Reform. H.R. 5: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. Public Law 79-404: Administrative Procedure Act. H.R. 960/S. 326: The Public Buildings Renewal Act. Public Private Partnerships, generally. Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda - February 24, 2017. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. H.R. 1339: the Freedom From Government Competition Act (FFGCA) of 2017. H.R. 2101: the Prior Approval Reform Act. Preservation of language that would defund the enforcement of prior approval in the 2019 appropriations bill.
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Policy Development, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 2101, Prior Approval Reform Act.
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 2101, the Prior Approval Reform Act.
Client expense: $495,139 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 2101, the Prior Approval Reform Act - repeal of Federal Election Campaign Act's prior approval requirement for soliciting trade association corporate member employees. Funding for 2020 Census.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2917 H.R. 1033, Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 378, Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act H.R. 2101, to repeal the Federal Election Campaign Acts prior approval requirement for trade association PACs.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Funding provision for 2020 Census and the American Community Survey (ACS) - H.R. 3267, "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018" H.R. 2101, "Prior Approval Reform Act" Sec. 630 of H.R. 3354, "Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018"
Client expense: $1,420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 20, Government by the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 162 cosponsors) HR 73, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Duncan, 1 cosponsor) HR 133, a bill to eliminate the presidential public financing system for presidential elections (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 172, a bill to restore the free speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment (Rep. Jones, 5 cosponsors) HR 319, a bill to lower the federal campaign contribution limit (Rep. Capuano, no cosponsors) HR 376, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Capuano, 38 cosponsors) HR 528, Stop Act (Rep. Boyle, 3 cosponsors) HR 658, Protect Democracy from Criminal Corporations Act (Rep. Ellison, 1 cosponsor) HR 781, Free Speech Fairness Act (Rep. Scalise, 63 cosponsors) HR 838, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, 6 cosponsors) HR 1134, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 136 cosponsors) HR 1341, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (Rep. Gosar, 45 cosponsors) HR 1439, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act (Rep. Lujan, 69 cosponsors) HR 1440, Fair and Clear Campaign (FCC) Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 31 cosponsors) HR 1548, Real Time Transparency Act (Rep. O'Rourke, 1 cosponsor) HR 1615, Get Foreign Money out of US Elections Act (Rep. Raskin, 79 cosponsors) HR 1723, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 3 cosponsors) HR 1743, No PAC Act (Rep. O'Rourke, 1 cosponsor) HR 2034, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 13 cosponsors) HR 2101, Prior Approval Reform Act (Rep. Amodei, 28 cosponsors) HR 3837, Campaign Sunlight Act (Rep. Deutch, 1 cosponsor) HR 3952, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Rep. Price, 1 cosponsor) HR 3953, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to replace the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3954, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3955, Empowering Citizens Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4077, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 23 cosponsors) HR 4341, Openness in Political Expenditures Now (OPEN) Act (Rep. Cartwright, 4 cosponsors) HR 5008, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 2 cosponsors) HR 5409, Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act (Rep. Castor, 2 cosponsors) HR 6239, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 172 cosponsors) HR 6248, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 6249, REFUSE Act (Rep. Kaptur, 22 cosponsors) HR 6433, Go to Washington, Go to Work Act (Rep. Nolan, 2 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 31, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 138 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 48, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Nolan, 61 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 64, an an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 90, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (Rep. Shea Porter, 7 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 113, an amendment to the Constitution relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (Rep. Schiff, 19 cosponsors) S. 264, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose (Sen. Lankford, 5 cosponsors) S. 298, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (Sen. Tester, 54 cosponsors) S. 300, a bill to require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and to provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (Sen. Tester, 5 cosponsors) S. 589, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S. 1585, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 45 cosponsors) S. 1660, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S. 1683, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Donnelly, no cosponsors) S. 1880, We the People Democracy Reform Act (Sen. Udall, 16 cosponsors) S. 1929, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections (Sen. Udall, no cosponsors) S.1931, a bill to reform public financing for presidential elections and provide for public financing for congressional elections (Sen. Udall, no cosponsors) S. 1989, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 30 cosponsors) S. 2695, Inaugural Committee Transparency Act (Sen. Cortez Masto, 7 cosponsors) S. 2939, Shell Company Abuse Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 4 cosponsors) S. 2966, Stop Secret Foreign Interference in Elections Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 2 cosponsors) S. 3150, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 48 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 8, a constitutional amendment relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (Sen. Udall, 42 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 20, a constitutional amendment to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state (Sen. Tester, 1 cosponsor) HR 12, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 183 cosponsors) HR 126, a bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade (Rep. Al Green, 2 cosponsors) HR 607, Voter Access Protection Act (Rep. Ellison, 2 cosponsors) HR 634, Election Assistance Commission Termination Act (Rep. Harper, no cosponsors) HR 787, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote early voting in elections for Federal office and to prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (Rep. Cohen, 32 cosponsors) HR 794, EAC Reauthorization Act (Rep. Bob Brady, 49 cosponsors) HR 893, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 1 cosponsor) HR 944, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 946, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 1 cosponsor) HR 1044, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Ellison, 6 cosponsors) HR 1094, Weekend Voting Act (Rep. Slaughter, 95 cosponsors) HR 1291, a bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C., into the Union (Rep. Norton, 166 cosponsors) HR 1398, FAST Voting Act (Rep. Connolly, 4 cosponsors) HR 1562, SAFE Act (Rep. Pocan, 25 cosponsors) HR 2090, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Messer, 2 cosponsors) HR 2499, Voting Access Act (Rep. Grijalva, 61 cosponsors) HR 2669, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 38 cosponsors) HR 2694, BASE in Voting Act (Rep. Issa, 13 cosponsors) HR 2840, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 148 cosponsors) HR 2854, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 86 cosponsors) HR 2876, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Bob Brady, 61 cosponsors) HR 2978, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 189 cosponsors) HR 2981, Open Our Democracy Act (Rep. Delaney, 4 cosponsors) HR 3029, Combating the President's Voter Suppression Commission Act (Rep. Veasey, 19 cosponsors) HR 3038, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 20 cosponsors) HR 3057, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 5 cosponsors) HR 3091, Voter Roll Integrity Act (Rep. Pocan, 18 cosponsors) HR 3113, Citizenship Empowerment Act (Rep. Boyle, 11 cosponsors) HR 3132, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 24 cosponsors) HR 3214, Anti-Voter Suppression Act (Rep. Richmond, 74 cosponsors) HR 3239, Voting Rights Amendment Act (Rep. Sensenbrenner, 88 cosponsors) HR 3343, Servicemember Voting Protection Act (Rep. Kihuen, 1 cosponsor) HR 3623, SHIELD Act (Rep. Sewell, 15 cosponsors) HR 3684, PROVE Act (Rep. Beyer, 52 cosponsors) HR 3751, PAPER Act (Rep. Meadows, 18 cosponsors) HR 4276, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, 10 cosponsors) HR 5011, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 122 cosponsors) HR 5147, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 3 cosponsors) HR 5564, Help Students Vote Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 9 cosponsors) HR 6122, SAVE VOTERS Act (Rep. Bob Brady, 11 cosponsors) HR 6293, Right to Petition Congress Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 6298, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 6435, Election Vendor Security Act (Rep. Raskin, 25 cosponsors) HR 6436, a bill to direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to State election officials and Congress annual reports on pre-election threats for general elections for Federal office (Rep. Kathleen Rice, no cosponsors) HR 6449, Protect Election Systems from Foreign Control Act (Rep. Delaney, 13 cosponsors) HR 6482, Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act (Rep. Jeff Duncan, 15 cosponsors) HR 6494, SECURE Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 1 cosponsor) HR 6564, Voting Innovation Prize Act (Rep. Lujan, 9 cosponsors) HR 6607, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act (Rep. McEachin, 22 cosponsors) HR 6612, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 35 cosponsors) HR 6663, Secure Elections Act (Rep. Tom Rooney, 5 cosponsors) HR 6723, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 2 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 28, a constitutional amendment to protect voting rights of U.S. citizens (Rep. Engel, 2 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 65, Every Vote Counts Amendment (Rep. Gene Green, 24 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 74, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the right to vote (Rep. Pocan, 37 cosponsors) H.J. Res 91, an amendment to the Constitution regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths (Rep. Plaskett, 1 cosponsor) S. 360, Same Day Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S. 1231, Vote by Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 19 cosponsors) S. 1353, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Sen. Leahy, 12 cosponsors) S. 1388, a bill to repeal the requirement for voting assistance officers for members of the Armed Forces (Sen. Rounds, no cosponsors) S. 1419, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Sen. Leahy, 49 cosponsors) S. 1437, Voter Empowerment Act (Sen. Gillibrand, 15 cosponsors) S. 1510, Helping State and Local Governments Prevent Cyber Attacks Act, (Sen. Klobuchar, 11 cosponsors) S. 1547, Anti-Voter Suppression Act (Sen. Booker, 32 cosponsors) S. 1588, Democracy Restoration Act (Sen. Cardin, 21 cosponsors) S. 1783, PROVE Act (Sen. Duckworth, 8 cosponsors) S. 1821, a bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems (Sen. Gillibrand, 1 cosponsor) S. 1828, Weekend Voting Act (Sen. Reed, 7 cosponsors) S. 2035, SAVE Act (Sen. Heinrich, 1 cosponsor) S. 2106, Register America to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 4 cosponsors) S. 2240, Students VOTE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S. 2261, Secure Elections Act (Sen. Lankford, 5 cosponsors) S. 2313, DETER Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 17 cosponsors) S. 2593 Secure Elections Act (Sen. Lankford, 13 cosponsors) S. 2699, Help Students Vote Act (Sen. Booker, 1 cosponsor) S. 3049, Protecting American Votes and Elections Act (Sen. Wyden, 10 cosponsors) S. 3279, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act (Sen. McCaskill, 3 cosponsors) S. 3311, Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 2 cosponsors) HR 151, a bill to require states conducting redistricting plans to obtain a declaratory judgment or preclearance in the manner provided under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in order for the subsequent plan to take effect (Rep. Al Green, 1 cosponsor) HR 711, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 4 cosponsors) HR 712, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 24 cosponsors) HR 713, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 12 cosponsors) HR 1102, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 75 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 30, a constitutional amendment to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States (Rep. Steve King, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 106, an amendment to the Constitution to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States (Rep. Davidson, 3 cosponsors) S. 3123, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) HR 145, Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 305, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns (Rep. Eshoo, 168 cosponsors; the discharge petition has 193 signers) HR 356, Protecting Our Democracy Act (Rep. Swalwell, 201 cosponsors); the discharge petition has 194 signers. HR 371, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Rep. Clark, 155 cosponsors) HR 384, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, 1 cosponsor) HR 397, a bill to require Members of Congress to disclose delinquent tax liability and to require an ethics inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of, a Member with Federal tax liability (Rep. Chaffetz, 1 cosponsor) HR 464, a bill permitting the televising of Supreme Court proceedings (Rep. Connolly, 11 cosponsors) HR 484, DRAIN the SWAMP Act (Rep. DeFazio, 4 cosponsors) HR 540, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 28 cosponsors) HR 568, FAIR Act (Rep. Linda Sanchez, 8 cosponsors) HR 796, Drain the Swamp Act (Rep. DeSantis, 2 cosponsors) HR 840, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, 4 cosponsors) HR 841, Phone the White House Act (Rep. Speier, 18 cosponsors) HR 842, EDIT Act (Rep. Stefanik, 10 cosponsors) HR 1132, Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act (Rep. Buck, 3 cosponsors) HR 1172, Presidential Trade Transparency Act (Rep. Neal, 35 cosponsors) HR 1287, a bill to require that any Executive order be published on the White House website not less than 72 hours before the Executive order is signed (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 70 cosponsors) HR 1356, a bill to permit disclosure of tax return information to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate (Rep. Speier, 41 cosponsors) HR 1388, CLEAN Act, a bill to codify into law the Office of Congressional Ethics (Rep. O'Halleran, no cosponsors) HR 1701, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government (Rep. Cartwright, 10 cosponsors) HR 1711, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 61 cosponsors) HR 1729, Statutes at Large Modernization Act (Rep. Brat, 6 cosponsors) HR 1742, Article V Records Transparency Act (Rep. Messer, no cosponsors) HR 1770, OPEN Government Data Act (Rep. Kilmer, 12 cosponsors) HR 1855, a bill to repeal the authorizations for office space, office expenses, franking and printing privileges, and staff for former Speakers of the House of Representatives (Rep. Jones, 1 cosponsor) HR 1934, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 1938, President-Elect Release of Tax Return Act (Rep. Garrett, 2 cosponsors) HR 1960, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 94 cosponsors) HR 1987, Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity Act (Rep. Raskin, 66 cosponsors) HR 2195, OSC Access Act (Rep. Blum, 5 cosponsors) HR 2277, End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act (Rep. Slaughter, 1 cosponsor) HR 2414, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, 23 cosponsors) HR 2440, Presidential Disclosure of Foreign Transactions Act (Rep. Raskin, 7 cosponsors) HR 2455, Separation of Government and Presidents Financial Interests Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2456, Safeguarding Government from Foreign Corruption Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2493, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 6 cosponsors) HR 2494, a bill to require the President to place any financial conflicts of interest into a blind trust (Rep. Espaillat, 2 cosponsors) HR 2678, ETHICS Act (Rep. Cicilline, 22 cosponsors) HR 2762, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 27 cosponsors) HR 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act (Rep. Cicilline, 3 cosponsors) HR 3462, Office of Government Ethics Independence Act (Rep. Cicilline, 22 cosponsors) HR 3532, No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act (Rep. Evans, 1 cosponsor) HR 3587, BRIBE Act (Rep. Gomez, 2 cosponsors) HR 3654, Special Counsel Independence Protection Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 153 cosponsors) HR 3843, COAL Act (Rep. Suozzi, 2 cosponsors) HR 3974, JETS Act (Rep. Aguilar, no cosponsors) HR 4013, 2020 American Census Investment Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 36 cosponsors) HR 4014, DRAIN the Swamp Act (Rep. Cicilline, 10 cosponsors) HR 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Mike Johnson, 7 cosponsors) HR 4187, Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust (BLAST) Act (Rep. Hollingsworth, 1 cosponsor) HR 4509, No Congressional First Class Flights Act (Rep. Blum, 7 cosponsors) HR 4510, No Congressional Vehicle Leases Act (Rep. Blum, 3 cosponsors) HR 4511, No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act (Rep. Blum, no cosponsors) HR 4631, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 16 cosponsors) HR 4669, Special Counsel Integrity Act (Rep. Cohen, 1 cosponsor) HR 4818, Pulled Pork Act (Rep. Rosen, 1 cosponsor) HR 4826, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Rep. Cummings, 14 cosponsors) HR 4906, Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 11 cosponsors) HR 5289, a bill to prohibit the President, Vice President, a Member of Congress, or any individual who served as an employee of the office of the President or Vice President or the office of a Member of Congress, from engaging in any lobbying activity after serving in such a position and to prohibit executive agencies from awarding contracts to former elected officials (Rep. Rokita, no cosponsors) HR 5292, 2020 Census Accountability Act (Rep. Soto, 35 cosponsors) HR 5303, Full Count Act (Rep. Rob Bishop, 3 cosponsors) HR 5304, HOTEL Act (Rep. Raskin, 6 cosponsors) HR 5331, Foreign Entities Reform Act (Rep. Eshoo, 2 cosponsors) HR 5336, Foreign Influence Transparency Act (Rep. Joe Wilson, 5 cosponsors) HR 5359, 2020 Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 51 cosponsors) HR 5369, Earmark Elimination Act (Rep. Cooper, 7 cosponsors) HR 5435, Funding Americans First Act (Rep. Messer, 3 cosponsors) HR 5454, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 22 cosponsors) HR 5458, Member Financial Transparency Act (Rep. Grothman, no cosponsors) HR 5469, a bill amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, 1 cosponsor) HR 5476, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 127 cosponsors) HR 5495, CONFLICT Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 1 cosponsor) HR 5505, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Lance, 10 cosponsors) HR 5533, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Rep. Doggett, 81 cosponsors)​ HR 5551, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 41 cosponsors) HR 5845, a bill to prohibit Members of the House of Representatives from using their congressional offices for personal overnight accommodations and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for living expenses incurred by Members of the House of Representatives (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 23 cosponsors) HR 5873, Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act (Rep. Schiff, 14 cosponsors) HR 5902, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 24 cosponsors)​ HR 5946, Fostering Accountability, Integrity, Trust, and Honor (FAITH) in Government Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 2 cosponsors) HR 6070, a bill to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts (Rep. Cicilline, 1 cosponsor) HR 6437, Secure America from Russian Interference Act (Rep. Hoyer, 41 cosponsors) HR 6466, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, no cosponsors) HR 6533, CLEAN Politics Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 2 cosponsors) HR 6630, Maria Butina NRA Transparency Act (Rep. Torres, 6 cosponsors) HR 6640, Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 6710, District of Columbia Special Elections Home Rule Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 6732, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 6788, E. Scott Pruitt Accountability for Government Officials Act (Rep. Lieu, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 26, a constitutional amendment entitled "No Congressional Consent for President Donald J. Trump To Accept Foreign Emoluments of Any Kind Whatsoever" (Rep. Kaptur, 39 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 120, an amendment to the Constitution limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) H.Res. 1043, a resolution to amend House rules to prohibit with limited exceptions the participation of any Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House on the board of any publicly held or publicly regulated corporation, financial institution, or business entity (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 26 cosponsors) S. 26, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns (Sen. Wyden, 23 cosponsors) S. 27, a bill to establish an independent commission to examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national election (Sen. Cardin, 28 cosponsors) S. 65, Presidential Conflicts of Interests Act (Sen. Warren, 31 cosponsors) S. 265, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Sen. Baldwin, 6 cosponsors) S. 408, Presidential Trade Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 13 cosponsors) S. 522, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S. 625, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act (Sen. Shaheen, 4 cosponsors) S. 643, a bill to provide for media coverage of federal court proceedings (Sen. Grassley, 8 cosponsors) S. 649, a bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings (Sen. Durbin, 4 cosponsors) S. 721, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 5 cosponsors) S. 760, OPEN Government Data Act (Sen. Schatz, 5 cosponsors) S. 835, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 14 cosponsors) S. 953, White House Visitor Logs Transparency Act (Sen. Heinrich, no cosponsors) S. 1184, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 4 cosponsors) S. 1189, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, 2 cosponsors) S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act (Sen. Duckworth, 3 cosponsors) S. 1735, Special Counsel Independence Protection Act (Sen. Graham, 3 cosponsors) S. 1741, Special Counsel Integrity Act (Sen. Tillis, 1 cosponsor) S. 1832, HOTEL Act (Sen. Peters, 2 cosponsors) S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Grassley, no cosponsors) S. 2195, Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act (Sen. Grassley, no cosponsors) S. 2321, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 7 cosponsors) S. 2330, Earmark Elimination Act (Sen. Flake, 14 cosponsors) S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act (Sen. Feinstein, 3 cosponsors) S. 2578, 2020 Census Idea Act (Sen. Schatz, 19 cosponsors) S. 2580, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 20 cosponsors)​ S. 2896, JACK Act (Sen. Kennedy, 5 cosponsors) S. 2919, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 7 cosponsors) S. 3274, CLEAN Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S. 3357, Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act (Sen. Warren, no cosponsors) S.Con. Res. 4, a concurrent resolution clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization (Sen. Cardin, 29 cosponsors)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2), Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (S.3042), Barrasso's Discussion Draft to Strengthen the Endangered Species Act, Export Control Reform Initiative, FFL Protection Act of 2017, all provisions (H.R.3790, S.1854), Fiscal Year 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill (House/Senate), Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill (House/Senate), Fiscal Year 2019 Interior Appropriations Bill (House/Senate), Gun-owner Registration Information Protection Act (S.3135), Hearing Protection Act, all provisions (H.R.367, S.59), Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities for Veterans Act (S.2942, H.R.6013), National Defense Authorization Act (H.R.5515), National Shooting Sports Month, Prior Approval Reform Act, all provisions (H.R.2101), Project ChildSafe, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S.3223), Restore Our Parks Act (S.3172) / National Park Restoration Act (H.R.5210), Supreme Court Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act, all provisions (H.R.788, S.593)
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Tracking of Prior Approval Reform Act., H.R. 2101.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Engraving & Printing, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Mint
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
1. HR 2101, The Prior Approval Reform Act all sections
Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Prior approval reform; H.R. 2101; SEC 630 HR 6258
Client expense: $1,892,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Small Business
The association monitors and reacts to policy concepts that may impact the ability of its members to function in an operationally sound and successful manner as well as measures that may affect the ultimate transfer of such businesses. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following: H.R. 2101 - Prior Approval Reform Act - all sections. H.R. 5051 - Public Company Registration Threshold Act - all sections. H.R. 6745 - Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Supports Rural America Act - all sections.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Reform the Federal Election Campaign Act's prior approval requirement for trade association PACs (separate segregated funds). Financial Services and General Government appropriations bills for FY19. Prior Approval Reform Act, H.R. 2101.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Prior Approval Reform Act, H.R. 2101. Prior Approval Language in House Financial Services and General Government bill for FY19.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Prior Approval Reform Act (H.R. 2101) - to repeal/defund the prior approval requirement for federal trade association political action committees; Defunding of prior approval requirement in FY19 FSGG appropriations bill.
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR.5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 HR.2101, Prior Approval Reform Act HR.5, Regulatory Accountability Act Renewed proposal to amend Red.R.Civ.P.26(a)(1)(A) re require the disclosure of third-party litigation funding arrangements in any civil action filed in Federal Court Procurement thru online marketplace provision (Section 846) of HR.2810 National Defense Authorization Act Confirmation of qualified pending nominees to Administration positions Senate Amendment 2258 to FY19 NDAA re Procurement Thru Commercial E-Commerce Portals Program
Client expense: $121,523 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Small Business
Support Davis-Bacon - Oppose The Transportation Investment Recalibration to Equality (TIRE) Act Support Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act - H.R. 679 Encourage President Trump to support infrastructure investment Support "Investing in America: Rebuilding America's Airport Infrastructure Act" - H.R. 1265 Oppose Volks Rule re: OSHA's statute of limitations for record-keeping violations Support at least level funding the remainder of FY 2017 and in FY 2018 for energy efficiency programs administered by US Dept. of Energy Encourage DOE's support of energy efficiency and the work of the Office of energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Oppose taxation of employer-provided health-care benefits Support the Prior Approval Reform Act - H.R. 2101 Oppose any proposal that would tax health care benefits or cap health care coverage Oppose Gosar Amendment; Support Davis-Bacon Act on H.R. 2810, NDAA Support amending Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend credit for residential energy efficient property and for other purposes - S. 1409 Oppose suspension of and cutbacks to Tuscon Electric Power's (TEP) Energy Efficiency Programs Reject anti Davis-Bacon (Rep. King) Amendment #28 to DoD FY 2018 Appropriations Act Reject anti Davis-Bacon and anti PLA amendment offered by Rep. King - Amendment #23 (Division C) and Rep. Rooney Amendments #64, #65 (Division D) to the Make America Secure Appropriations Act of 2018 - H.R. 3219 Support legislation to make permanent, modify, and enhance Section 179D tax deduction for energy efficient commercial and multifamily buildings - H.R. 3507 Reject anti Davis-Bacon, PLA Repeal Amendment to H.R. 3354, FY 2018 Appropriations Act Support for retaining provisions in the Senate Transportation-HUD Appropriations Bill that would dramatically improve aviation infrastructure across the country by modernizing the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) user fee on originating flights and increasing funding for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) in the final FY2018 omnibus bill. Support extension, strengthening of Section 179D deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings as part of tax reform. Oppose Senate Finance Committee approved tax bill provision to subject royalty income derived from licensing of a tax-exempt organization's name or logo to UBIT. Support Daines amendment to allow those who have a 539 education savings plan to utilize those funds to pay for ancillary costs associated with approved apprenticeship programs. Support Senate-passed version of Section 179 equipment expensing portion of H.R. 1; support Senate's treatment of private activity bonds (PABs) Provide recommendations on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to conferees: Comments on House version: - Support Investment Tax Credit extension; - Support restoration of Production Tax Credit (PTC) for technologies such as biogas, biomass, waste to energy, hydropower, marine & hydrokinetic energy; restore other credits for energy efficiency (incl. 179d) and alternative fuels; - Oppose House bill changing underlying IRS guidance and current inflation adjustment for PTC and the commerce construction requirements for both the PTC and ITC; oppose rescinding of electrical vehicle credit Comments on Senate version: - Support incorporation of energy credits; - Redraft Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) provision to allow multi-national companies, banks, investors to utilize ITC and PTC; - Support corporations' ability to fully utilize clean energy credits for the duration that Congress intended Support strengthening the multiemployer pension system - The GROW Act, H.R. 4997 Support passage of a seamless multi-year extension of the "tax extenders" provisions Support delay of implementation of the excise tax on premium employer-sponsored health coverage plans in the current Continuing Appropriations Act Support Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act, H.R. 4754 Support retaining provisions in Senate Transportation-HUD Appropriations Bill to modernize Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) user fee on originating flights and increasing funding for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) in final Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus bill Support Prior Approval Reform Act - H.R. 2101 Support fixing and re-building of National Park System and related infrastructure Oppose Davis-Bacon Act repeal amendment to FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - H.R. 4 Support prompt payment reform amendment #9 to FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - H.R. 4 Oppose Davis-Bacon Act repeal amendment banning prevailing wage coverage in federal and federally-assisted procurement as part of the NDAA - H.R. 5515 Support the Master Limited Partnership (MLP) Parity Act - S. 2005/H.R. 4118 Support pre-mitigation disaster preparedness and response measures in FAA reauthorization bill Support Small Business Payment for Performance Act - H.R. 2594 Support the stabilization of multiemployer defined benefit pension industry plans Support Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act - H.R. 723 Support Energy Efficiency Day
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Support Davis-Bacon - Oppose The Transportation Investment Recalibration to Equality (TIRE) Act Support Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act - H.R. 679 Encourage President Trump to support infrastructure investment Support "Investing in America: Rebuilding America's Airport Infrastructure Act" - H.R. 1265 Support at least level funding the remainder of FY 2017 and in FY 2018 for energy efficiency programs administered by US Dept. of Energy Support Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act, H.R. 4754 Support increasing Fiscal Year 2018 budget cap allocations for federal energy efficiency programs Support critical energy efficiency programs, including improving, innovating, and developing energy technologies, administered by U.S. Dept. of Energy in Fiscal Year 2019 Oppose Davis-Bacon Act repeal amendment banning prevailing wage coverage in federal and federally-assisted procurement as part of the NDAA - H.R. 5515 Support Prior Approval Reform Act - H.R. 2101 Support Energy Efficiency Day
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
Encourage Vice President-Elect Pence to support Project Labor Agreements (PLA) in federal construction projects where appropriate by sustaining Executive Order 13502 Encourage President-Elect Trump to support combined head and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) Support Davis-Bacon - Oppose The Transportation Investment Recalibration to Equality (TIRE) Act Support Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act - H.R. 679 Encourage President Trump to support infrastructure investment Support "Investing in America: Rebuilding America's Airport Infrastructure Act" - H.R. 1265 Support at least level funding the remainder of FY 2017 and in FY 2018 for energy efficiency programs administered by US Dept. of Energy Encourage DOE's support of energy efficiency and the work of the Office of energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Support for boosting comprehensive infrastructure investments; ensuring FY 2018 budget resolution includes necessary provisions to initiate this process (FAST Act) Support EPA's Combined Heat and Power Partnership (CHPP) Support uncapping the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) and increasing funding for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Oppose Design-Build Two-Step Exemption & Support Commercial Auditing Oppose any proposal that would tax health care benefits or cap health care coverage Oppose Gosar Amendment; Support Davis-Bacon Act on H.R. 2810, NDAA Support amending Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend credit for residential energy efficient property and for other purposes - S. 1409 Oppose suspension of and cutbacks to Tuscon Electric Power's (TEP) Energy Efficiency Programs Reject anti Davis-Bacon (Rep. King) Amendment #28 to DoD FY 2018 Appropriations Act Reject anti Davis-Bacon and anti PLA amendment offered by Rep. King - Amendment #23 (Division C) and Rep. Rooney Amendments #64, #65 (Division D) to the Make America Secure Appropriations Act of 2018 - H.R. 3219 Support legislation to make permanent, modify, and enhance Section 179D tax deduction for energy efficient commercial and multifamily buildings - H.R. 3507 Reject anti Davis-Bacon, PLA Repeal Amendment to H.R. 3354, FY 2018 Appropriations Act Support for retaining provisions in the Senate Transportation-HUD Appropriations Bill that would dramatically improve aviation infrastructure across the country by modernizing the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) user fee on originating flights and increasing funding for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) in the final FY2018 omnibus bill. Support extension, strengthening of Section 179D deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings as part of tax reform. Oppose Senate Finance Committee approved tax bill provision to subject royalty income derived from licensing of a tax-exempt organization's name or logo to UBIT. Support Daines amendment to allow those who have a 539 education savings plan to utilize those funds to pay for ancillary costs associated with approved apprenticeship programs. Support Senate-passed version of Section 179 equipment expensing portion of H.R. 1; support Senate's treatment of private activity bonds (PABs) Provide recommendations on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to conferees: Comments on House version: - Support Investment Tax Credit extension; - Support restoration of Production Tax Credit (PTC) for technologies such as biogas, biomass, waste to energy, hydropower, marine & hydrokinetic energy; restore other credits for energy efficiency (incl. 179d) and alternative fuels; - Oppose House bill changing underlying IRS guidance and current inflation adjustment for PTC and the commerce construction requirements for both the PTC and ITC; oppose rescinding of electrical vehicle credit Comments on Senate version: - Support incorporation of energy credits; - Redraft Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) provision to allow multi-national companies, banks, investors to utilize ITC and PTC; - Support corporations' ability to fully utilize clean energy credits for the duration that Congress intended Support incorporation of Waste Heat to Power (WHP) language from S. 1409 into Tax Extender Act of 2017 Support strengthening the multiemployer pension system - The GROW Act, H.R. 4997 Support passage of a seamless multi-year extension of the "tax extenders" provisions Support delay of implementation of the excise tax on premium employer-sponsored health coverage plans in the current Continuing Appropriations Act Support Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act, H.R. 4754 Support increasing Fiscal Year 2018 budget cap allocations for federal energy efficiency programs Support retaining provisions in Senate Transportation-HUD Appropriations Bill to modernize Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) user fee on originating flights and increasing funding for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) in final Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus bill Support fixing and re-building of National Park System and related infrastructure Support critical energy efficiency programs, including improving, innovating, and developing energy technologies, administered by U.S. Dept. of Energy in Fiscal Year 2019 Support inclusion of the Massie/DeFazio and Barletta/Graves amendments under the rule for the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Oppose Davis-Bacon Act repeal amendment to FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - H.R. 4 Support prompt payment reform amendment #9 to FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - H.R. 4 Support EPA's Combined Heat and Power Partnership and other energy efficiency programs Oppose Davis-Bacon Act repeal amendment banning prevailing wage coverage in federal and federally-assisted procurement as part of the NDAA - H.R. 5515 Support the Master Limited Partnership (MLP) Parity Act - S. 2005/H.R. 4118 Support pre-mitigation disaster preparedness and response measures in FAA reauthorization bill Support Small Business Payment for Performance Act - H.R. 2594 Support Prior Approval Reform Act - H.R. 2101 Support The Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act - H.R. 723 Support the stabilization of multiemployer defined benefit pension industry plans Support Energy Efficiency Day
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Procurement-related amendments to FY18 National Defense Authorization Act (also BUD issue) NLRB & DOL-related amendments to the FY18/FY19 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (also BUD & LBR issue) Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (H.R.26/S.21) Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 (H.R.469/S.119) Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act (SCRUB Act, H.R.998) Other federal procurement process issues impacting the construction industry (reverse auctions, design build, change orders) Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2017 (H.R.1339/S.506) Fair and Open Competition Act (H.R.1552, also LBR issue) Small Business Know-Before-You-Bid Construction Transparency Act of 2017 (H.R.2350) (also SMB issue) Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2017 (H.R.2594) (also SMB issue) Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R.679) Prior Approval Reform Act (H.R.2101) Campaign Finance related issues FY18 House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2917 H.R. 1033, Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 378, Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act H.R. 2101, to repeal the Federal Election Campaign Acts prior approval requirement for trade association PACs.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 2101, Prior Approval Reform Act.
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Funding provision for 2020 Census and the American Community Survey (ACS) - H.R. 3267, "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018" H.R. 2101, "Prior Approval Reform Act" Sec. 630 of H.R. 3354, "Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018"
Client expense: $973,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 2101, the Prior Approval Reform Act - repeal of Federal Election Campaign Act's prior approval requirement for soliciting trade association corporate member employees. Funding for 2020 Census.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · second_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Export Control Reform Initiative, Hearing Protection Act, all provisions (H.R.367, S.59), Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, all provisions (H.R.38, S.446), Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act, all provisions (H.R.788, S.593), Sportsmens Act, all provisions (H.R.3668, S.733), Prior Approval Reform Act, all provisions (H.R.2101), FFL Protection Act of 2017, all provisions (H.R.3790, S.1854), Operation Secure Store Fix NICS Act of 2017 (S.2135 / H.R.4434 / H.R.4477), STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (H.R.4909 / S. 2495), Proposals to Raise Minimum Age to Buy Rifles and Shotguns (oppose), Fiscal Year 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill (House/Senate), Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill (House/Senate), Project ChildSafe, National Defense Authorization Act (H.R.5515), National Shooting Sports Month, Firearms Industry Discrimination from the Financial World and Social Media Platforms (oppose), Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2), Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (S.3042), Menendez Amendment No. 27 to S.2098, the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 (FIRRMA) (oppose), Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities for Veterans Act (S.2942, H.R.6013), Ammunition Background Check Act of 2018 (H.R.5383, S.2627) (oppose)
Client expense: $980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Government Issues
General Issues Regarding Regulatory Reform. H.R. 5: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. Public Law 79-404: Administrative Procedure Act. H.R. 960/S. 326: The Public Buildings Renewal Act. Public Private Partnerships, generally. Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda - February 24, 2017. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. H.R. 1339: the Freedom From Government Competition Act (FFGCA) of 2017. H.R. 2101: the Prior Approval Reform Act. Preservation of language that would defund the enforcement of prior approval in the 2019 appropriations bill.
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Policy Development, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office