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Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to several requirements that affect small businesses and self-employed individuals, to: align the deadlines for quarterly estimated tax payments with the calendar year quarters; modify the dollar thresholds for various information reporting requirements; allow certain self-employed individuals to participate in cafeteria benefit plans; exclude from self-employment income net earnings that are less than the amount required under the Social Security Act for a quarter of coverage for the calendar year in which the tax year began; allow certain health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be deducted for self-employment tax purposes; and specify that voluntary tax withholding agreements, training, or group discount programs have no effect on whether an individual is classified as an employee or an employer. The Department of the Treasury must: (1) establish uniform standards and procedures for the acceptance of digital or electronic signatures, and (2) use prenotification testing to verify recipient information before transferring a tax refund or credit through an electronic funds transfer.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
ACCESS TO CAPITAL The JOBS and Investor Confidence Act (JOBS Act 3.0): Advocated for Senate action following House passage. H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act. Support. Unlocking Small Business Access to Capital Act, H.R. 6127: Support. Other issues: Continue to advocate for reforms to improve the rules governing equity and debt-based crowdfunding. TAX REFORM & TAX POLICY H.R. 3717, Small Business Tax Simplification Act of 2017. Continue to support legislation. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Section 199A, 20% Small Business Deduction: Supportive of proposed regulations by the Internal Revenue Service. Deferred Section 965 Tax Liabilities. Urged the Internal Revenue Service/Treasury Department to revise relevant guidance to allow taxpayers with deferred 965 tax liabilities to choose how their tax overpayments are applied. REGULATORY REFORM AND MODERNIZATION Continue to support reforms that make the regulatory process more transparent, accountable and that provide for meaningful input from small businesses. Also support: cost-benefit analysis, look-back provisions, and sunsetting. Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (S.584): Support full Senate passage. Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951): Support full Senate passage. Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34): Support full Senate passage. Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S.21): Support full Senate passage. Provide Accountability Through Transparency Act (S.577): Support full Senate passage. Early Participation in Regulations Act (S.579): Support full Senate passage. Support forthcoming action by the National Labor Relation Board on the joint employer standard. Privacy Regulation: Urging the Congress to design and advance one national rule for data privacy. Terminal Dues Rates Set by the Universal Postal Union (UPU): Supportive of the Trump Administrations actions to bring parity to U.S. small businesses by reforming the rates paid by overseas shippers. Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services Proposed Rule, Medicare Programs, International Pricing Index (IPI) Model for Medicare Part B Drugs: Submitted comments in opposition to the IPI model, which imports price controls. Small Business Runway Extension Act (H.R. 6630/S. 3562): Supported House and Senate passage and the signing into law. Support Federal Communication Commission (FCC) action (on TV White Spaces) to dedicate at least three usable channels (below 700 MHZ) to remain available in markets across the country to increase access to broadband. HEALTH CARE REFORM Continue to support reform efforts to fix provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are driving costs higher and making the marketplace less competitive for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Including: Repeal of taxes within the ACA including the Health Insurance Tax (HIT Tax), net investment tax and Cadillac tax. Also support repealing the employer mandate and liberalizing the mandates and types of coverage required of health plans. SJ Res. 63, Disapproval of Short Term, Limited Duration Insurance Rule: Opposed SJ Res. 63 Health Insurance Tax (HIT): Advocated for the extension of the 2019 moratorium of the HIT through 2020 and 2021. Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs): Supportive of the proposed regulations advanced by the Department of Labor to improve HRAs. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Continue to educate and advocate on the importance of protecting and strengthening IP for small businesses. Small Business Innovation Act (H.R. 2655/S.971). Supported House and Senate passage and the Presidents signature into law. The STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 (S.1390 and H.R. 5340). Support the legislation. TRADE & GLOBAL MARKETS Continue to support trade expansion and trade agreements to open overseas markets to small businesses. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): Supported President Trumps signing of the agreement and support Congressional approval of the accord. Trade Agreement with Japan, EU and Great Britain: Supportive of Administrations intentions to negotiate agreements with the three entities. Tariffs: General education aimed at Congress and Administration about the impact of tariffs on small businesses and the economy. GOVERNMENT REFORM First Step Act of 2018 (S.3649): Supported passage in the Senate and House.
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Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act This bill modifies the rulemaking requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). NSBA supports. H.R. 76 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 88 -- Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 and Taxpayer First Act of 2018 H.R. 88 would make a variety of changes to the tax code. Division A of the bill would extend many tax provisions that expired at the end of 2017 and provide tax relief for victims of disasters. The bill would also modify the requirements for tax-favored savings accounts and employer-provided retirement plans, change the deduction for start-up and organizational expenditures, make technical corrections to Public Law 115-97, and eliminate the increase in unrelated business taxable income related to certain transportation fringe benefits. Division B of the bill would make numerous changes to rules governing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). NSBA supports. H.R. 198 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 561 - Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine "applicable large employer," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance for their employees, to mean an employer with at least 100 full-time employees (currently, 50). NSBA supports. H.R. 631 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. H.R. 1105 - Stop WOTUS Act To repeal the rule entitled "Clean Water Rule: Definition of 'Waters of the United States. NSBA supports H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act The bill would remove the renewable fuel standard. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1339 - Freedom from Government Competition Act Legislation that would require federal agencies to rely on the private sector when providing goods and services that are readily available. NSBA supports. H.R. 1773 - The Clarity for Americas Small Contractors Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to improve reporting on small business goals, achieve uniformity in procurement terminology, clarify the role of small business advocates, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 1774 - The Developing the Next Generation of Small Business Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to provide for improvements to small business development centers, the women's business center program, the SCORE program, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 3170 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 3717 - the Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act H.R 3717 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 3798 -- Save American Workers Act It delays the ACAs employer mandate, further postpones the so-called Cadillac tax on high-cost health plans and changes the definition of a full-time worker to someone employed 40 hours a week, up from 30 hours. In a win for the sun-tanning lobby, it would repeal ACAs 10 percent tax on indoor tanning salons. NSBA supports. H.R. 4111 - Spurring Business in Communities Act This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to: require the Small Business Administration (SBA), in reviewing and processing a small business investment company's (SBIC's) application, to give first priority to an SBIC applicant located in an underlicensed state (i.e., a state in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all states) with below median financing; and exempt applicants in underlicensed states from certain SBA capital requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 4616 - Employer Relief Act of 2018 It provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate until Jan. 1, 2019 and delay for one year- until after Dec. 31, 2020-the implementation of the Cadillac Tax. NSBA supports. H.R. 4754 - Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act Amend the Small Business Act to provide prospective construction contractors with information about an agency's policies on the administration of change orders to allow such contractors to make informed business decisions regarding the pricing of bids or proposals, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 4886 - Permanent Tax Cuts for Americans Act This bill makes permanent the provisions of subtitle A (Individual Tax Reform) and subtitle B (Alternative Minimum Tax) of P.L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) that are currently scheduled to terminate on December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. H.R. 5236 - Main Street Employee Ownership Act Expands opportunities available to employee-owned business concerns through Small Business Administration loan programs, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 5340 - Support Technology & Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act The STRONGER Patents Act would restore patents as property rights, make standards of protections in courts uniform, and protect start-ups from being out-resourced by technology incumbents. NSBA supports. H.R. 5660 - The Small Business Credit Card Act The measure provides small-business owners the same consumer protections as individual credit card holders, by protecting small-business owners credit cards from unfair and deceptive practices of credit card companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 5728 - The Workplace Democracy Act The bill narrows who can lawfully be classified an independent contractor, nullify state right-to-work laws, and allow workers to vote in a union campaign through the informal method of card check instead of a secret-ballot vote. NSBA opposes. H.R. 6199 -- Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2018 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. H.R. 6264 - Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act Bill offers various reforms and other improvements to the current U.S. patent system and helps to reverse prior bills discouraging innovation in the U.S. by weakening patents. NSBA supports. H.R. 6301 - Promoting High-Value Health Care through Flexibility for High Deductible Health Plans Act of 2018 It expands access and enhances the utility of HSAs by offering health plans a certain amount of flexibility in their plan design while still maintaining eligibility for HSA contributions. This flexibility will allow insurers to offer coverage for high-value, low-cost services like telehealth, chronic disease management (e.g. diabetic testing strips), or primary care visits below the deductible. NSBA supports. H.R. 6305 - Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 The bill would allow eligible individuals to make HSA contributions if a spouse has a flexible spending account and permit flexible spending accounts and health reimbursement account terminations or conversions to fund HSAs. NSBA supports. H.R. 6306 - Health Care Security Act of 2018 It expands access and enhances the utility of HSAs by: (1) increasing the contributions limits for HSAs; (2) permitting spousal catch-up contributions into the same account; and (3) creating a grace period for medical expenses incurred before the establishment of an HSA. NSBA supports. H.R. 6311 - The Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act The bill expands access and use of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and lowers premiums on health care plans. NSBA supports. H.R. 6314 - Health Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6314 expands eligibility and access to HSAs by allowing plans categorized as catastrophic and bronze in the individual and small group markets to qualify for HSA contributions. NSBA supports. H.R. 6316 - Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2018 H.R. 6316 allows the SBA Office of Advocacy to examine the role of small business in international economies and to represent small business views before foreign governments and international entities. NSBA supports. H.R. 6321 - Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act The legislation directs the SEC to consider alternative methods for businesses or organizations to qualify as a small business or small organization for the purposes of assessing the regulatory impact on investment advisors. NSBA supports. H.R. 6330 - Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 H.R. 6330 modifies SBAs size calculation to provide small businesses with more time to be considered small for the purposes of SBAs small business programs. NSBA supports. H.R. 6347 - 7 (a) Real Estate Harmonization Act H.R. 6347 updates SBAs 7(a) Loan Programs commercial real estate appraisal threshold. NSBA supports. H.R. 6348 - Small Business Access to Capital and Efficiency (ACE) Act H.R. 6348 reduces burdens and conflicting regulations for small businesses by updating the Small Business Administrations 504/Certified Development Company Loan Programs commercial real estate appraisal threshold. NSBA supports. H.R. 6367 - Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting H.R. 6367 allows large prime contractors to take credit for subcontracting to small businesses at lower tiers, provided that prime contractors keep records substantiating subcontracting credit claimed at lower tiers, and creates a new dispute process for small subcontractors to bring nonpayment issues to the agencys small business advocate (Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization). NSBA supports. H.R. 6368 - Encouraging Small Business Innovators Act H.R. 6368 makes a series of changes to the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, making them easier for small firms to use. NSBA supports. H.R. 6369 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2018 H.R. 6369 increases the size of sole source contract awards for women owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, and implements a new eligibility determination process to ensure sole source awards are made to eligible firms. NSBA supports. H.R. 6382 -Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018 H.R. 6382 requires the SBA to report federal spending made through designated best-in-class vehicles, and to report on the dollars spent through these vehicles awarded to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 6446 - White House Conference on Small Business Act of 2018 It reauthorizes, and amends, the White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act from the early 1990s, which is Public Law 101-409. The bill requires the state conferences, regional conferences and the National Conference to occur no earlier than December 31, 2018 and no later than December 1, 2019. NSBA supports. H.R. 6695 -The Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2018 The bill clarifies that licensing trademarks, and controlling or exercising those trademarks, do not create an employment relationship. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6757 - The Family Savings Act of 2018 It includes a variety of provisions aimed at making it easier for smaller businesses to offer tax-qualified retirement savings plans to their employees, encouraging individuals to participate in retirement plans, and promoting savings for nonretirement expenses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6756 - The American Innovation Act of 2018 It includes two provisions intended to boost innovation by allowing new businesses to write off larger amounts of their costs up front as well as allowing a corporation that buys a start-up to retain some of the acquired entitys net operating losses or other tax attributes, like research and development tax credits. NSBA supports. H.R. 6760 - the Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 Bill would make permanent provisions from the 2017 tax law such as the lower individual income tax rates, the higher standard deduction, the increased and modified child tax credit, the increased exemption and phase-out threshold for the individual alternative minimum tax, the increased estate and gift tax exemption, and the 20 percent deduction for certain pass-through income, all of which are currently set to expire after 2025. NSBA supports. S. 18 - the Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports. S. 34 - Midnight Rule Relief Act The bill would prevent agencies from proposing or finalizing regulations from the day after elections to the day of the next presidential inauguration. NSBA supports S. 205 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 584 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act To require federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S.791 - Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 951 - the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) This bill codifies and revises notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider: (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing federal laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives for a new rule. NSBA supports. S.1390 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 The STRONGER Patents Act takes critical steps to improve the patent system. It treats patents like any other property, permitting injunctions to protect patent owners against infringement during and after court cases. It ensures fairness in Patent Office administrative proceedings, limiting repetitive and harassing challenges against inventors and it ends the diversion of patent application fees to other government spending, ensuring the Patent Office has the funding needed to grant high-quality patents without harmful delay. NSBA supports. S.2108 - The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 Trims the duties on more than 1,800 imports deemed to not pose a competitive threat to U.S. producers. NSBA supports. S.2283 - The Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018 Amends the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S.2708 - Choose Medicare Act Bill creates a Medicare health plan for all ages that would be offered in state and federal health exchanges, as well as the employer-sponsored market. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2800 - Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 2810 - The Workplace Democracy Act The bill narrows who can lawfully be classified an independent contractor, nullify state right-to-work laws, and allow workers to vote in a union campaign through the informal method of card check instead of a secret-ballot vote. NSBA opposes. S. 3345 - Economic Security for New Parents Act Bill allows those who choose to withdraw from their Social Security benefits early will be able to get at least two months of leave after the arrival of a child by birth or adoption. NSBA is monitoring.
Client expense: $27,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General issues and legislation relating to micro-business tax simplification and reform, as well as internet sales tax and proposals granting authority to states to mandate the collection of state and local sales taxes by remote retailers absent physical nexus in the state including S. 976, The Marketplace Fairness Act; H.R. 2193, The Remote Transactions Parity Act; H.R. 2887, No Regulation Without Representation Act; H.R. 3757, The GAIN Act; H.R. 3717, The Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act; and S. 1549, The NEW GIG Act; S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act; H.R. 6824, Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2018.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Efforts to keep business deduction of health insurance costs for sole proprietors going forward. Support for favorable regulations and interpretations of the home office deduction. Support for favorable and expanded treatment of HRA accounts. Support favorable elements of the American Health Care Act. Support tax credits for health insurance. Support for H.R. 2953 to revise CBO scoring of preventative health measures. Support for simplifying small business income tax (H.R. 3717).Support favorable tax treatment for self-employed and microbusiness in Executive Orders affecting the ACA. Support fair tax treatment for self-employed in tax rate changes. Monitoring potential legislation affecting online sales tax. Support for the Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2018 (H.R. 6814).
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Small Business
H.R.5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 8 - Water Resources Development Act of 2018 H.R. 8 authorizes Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) civil works activities and builds on previous reform efforts to ensure improvements are made to the Nations ports, inland waterways, locks, dams, flood protection, ecosystem restoration, and other water resources infrastructure. NSBA supports. H.R. 10 - The Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 Bill repeals provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, aims to eliminate red tape to increase access to capital and credit and create opportunities for investors, consumers and entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act This bill modifies the rulemaking requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). NSBA supports. H.R.76 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 79 - Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act The legislation will make it easier for businesses to notify potential investors of their offerings as well as provide a statutory definition for angel investor group. Additionally, it would require the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise the Regulation D rules regarding general solicitation. NSBA supports. H.R. 184 -- Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on the sale of a medical device by the manufacturer, producer, or importer. NSBA supports. H.R. 198 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 477 - Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales & Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 The bill alleviates costs to small-business owners by simplifying the securities registration system for mergers and acquisition brokers who help transfer the ownership of small, privately held companies. It also disqualifies bad actors from utilizing the simplified process and does not allow transactions involving shell companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 561 - Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine "applicable large employer," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance for their employees, to mean an employer with at least 100 full-time employees (currently, 50). NSBA supports. H.R. 631 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. H.R. 1105 - Stop WOTUS Act To repeal the rule entitled "Clean Water Rule: Definition of 'Waters of the United States. NSBA supports H.R.1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of not less than 1 1/2 hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required, but only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. NSBA supports. H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act The bill would remove the renewable fuel standard. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1339 - Freedom from Government Competition Act Legislation that would require federal agencies to rely on the private sector when providing goods and services that are readily available. NSBA supports. H.R. 1585 - Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act It modernizes the definition of accredited investor so those who do not have a high income or high net worth but do have the education and job experience to evaluate investment risks and merits can participate in the growth of promising companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1680 - Womens Business Centers Improvements Act The bill revises the duties of the Office of Women's Business Ownership and declares it is the Office's mission to assist women entrepreneurs to start, grow, and compete in global markets by providing quality support with access to capital, access to markets, job creation, growth, and counseling. NSBA supports. H.R. 1702 - Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act This bill amends the Small Business Act with respect to the authority of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use certain SBA programs, including the small business development center (SBDC) program, to provide grants, financial assistance, loans, export assistance, and subcontracting opportunities on federal contracts to specified small businesses, organizations, state governments, universities, companies, and other entities that assist smaller enterprises. NSBA supports. H.R. 1773 - The Clarity for Americas Small Contractors Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to improve reporting on small business goals, achieve uniformity in procurement terminology, clarify the role of small business advocates, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 1774 - The Developing the Next Generation of Small Business Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to provide for improvements to small business development centers, the women's business center program, the SCORE program, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 2364 - The Investing in Main Street Act H.R. 2364 increases the amount of capital and surplus that a financial institution and federal savings association can invest in a SBIC from 5 percent to 15 percent in order to assist small businesses in obtaining venture capital and private equity. NSBA supports. H.R. 3170 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 3717 - the Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act H.R 3717 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 3972 - Family Office Technical Correction Act The bill clarifies that family offices and family clients, as defined in section 275.202(a)(11)(G)-1 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, are accredited investors under Regulation D of the Securities and Exchange Commission. NSBA supports. H.R. 3798 -- Save American Workers Act It delays the ACAs employer mandate, further postpones the so-called Cadillac tax on high-cost health plans and changes the definition of a full-time worker to someone employed 40 hours a week, up from 30 hours. In a win for the sun-tanning lobby, it would repeal ACAs 10 percent tax on indoor tanning salons. NSBA supports. H.R. 4111 - Spurring Business in Communities Act This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to: require the Small Business Administration (SBA), in reviewing and processing a small business investment company's (SBIC's) application, to give first priority to an SBIC applicant located in an underlicensed state (i.e., a state in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all states) with below median financing; and exempt applicants in underlicensed states from certain SBA capital requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 4616 - Employer Relief Act of 2018 It provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate until Jan. 1, 2019 and delay for one year- until after Dec. 31, 2020-the implementation of the Cadillac Tax. NSBA supports. H.R. 4754 - Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act Amend the Small Business Act to provide prospective construction contractors with information about an agency's policies on the administration of change orders to allow such contractors to make informed business decisions regarding the pricing of bids or proposals, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 4886 - Permanent Tax Cuts for Americans Act This bill makes permanent the provisions of subtitle A (Individual Tax Reform) and subtitle B (Alternative Minimum Tax) of P.L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) that are currently scheduled to terminate on December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. H.R. 5236 - Main Street Employee Ownership Act Expands opportunities available to employee-owned business concerns through Small Business Administration loan programs, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 5340 - Support Technology & Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act The STRONGER Patents Act would restore patents as property rights, make standards of protections in courts uniform, and protect start-ups from being out-resourced by technology incumbents. NSBA supports. H.R. 5515 -John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 The bill authorizes FY2019 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. NSBA supports the small business contracting provisions. H.R. 5660 - The Small Business Credit Card Act The measure provides small-business owners the same consumer protections as individual credit card holders, by protecting small-business owners credit cards from unfair and deceptive practices of credit card companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 5728 - The Workplace Democracy Act The bill narrows who can lawfully be classified an independent contractor, nullify state right-to-work laws, and allow workers to vote in a union campaign through the informal method of card check instead of a secret-ballot vote. NSBA opposes. H.R. 6199 -- Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2018 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. H.R. 6264 - Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act Bill offers various reforms and other improvements to the current U.S. patent system and helps to reverse prior bills discouraging innovation in the U.S. by weakening patents. NSBA supports. H.R. 6301 - Promoting High-Value Health Care Through Flexibility for High Deductible Health Plans Act of 2018 It expands access and enhances the utility of HSAs by offering health plans a certain amount of flexibility in their plan design while still maintaining eligibility for HSA contributions. This flexibility will allow insurers to offer coverage for high-value, low-cost services like telehealth, chronic disease management (e.g. diabetic testing strips), or primary care visits below the deductible. NSBA supports. H.R. 6305 - Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 The bill would allow eligible individuals to make HSA contributions if a spouse has a flexible spending account and permit flexible spending accounts and health reimbursement account terminations or conversions to fund HSAs. NSBA supports. H.R. 6306 - Health Care Security Act of 2018 It expands access and enhances the utility of HSAs by: (1) increasing the contributions limits for HSAs; (2) permitting spousal catch-up contributions into the same account; and (3) creating a grace period for medical expenses incurred before the establishment of an HSA. NSBA supports. H.R. 6311 - The Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act The bill expands access and use of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and lowers premiums on health care plans. NSBA supports. H.R. 6314 - Health Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6314 expands eligibility and access to HSAs by allowing plans categorized as catastrophic and bronze in the individual and small group markets to qualify for HSA contributions. NSBA supports. H.R. 6316 - Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2018 H.R. 6316 allows the SBA Office of Advocacy to examine the role of small business in international economies and to represent small business views before foreign governments and international entities. NSBA supports. H.R. 6321 - Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act The legislation directs the SEC to consider alternative methods for businesses or organizations to qualify as a small business or small organization for the purposes of assessing the regulatory impact on investment advisors. NSBA supports. H.R. 6330 - Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 H.R. 6330 modifies SBAs size calculation to provide small businesses with more time to be considered small for the purposes of SBAs small business programs. NSBA supports. H.R. 6347 - 7 (a) Real Estate Harmonization Act H.R. 6347 updates SBAs 7(a) Loan Programs commercial real estate appraisal threshold. NSBA supports. H.R. 6348 - Small Business Access to Capital and Efficiency (ACE) Act H.R. 6348 reduces burdens and conflicting regulations for small businesses by updating the Small Business Administrations 504/Certified Development Company Loan Programs commercial real estate appraisal threshold. NSBA supports. H.R. 6367 - Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting H.R. 6367 allows large prime contractors to take credit for subcontracting to small businesses at lower tiers, provided that prime contractors keep records substantiating subcontracting credit claimed at lower tiers, and creates a new dispute process for small subcontractors to bring nonpayment issues to the agencys small business advocate (Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization). NSBA supports. H.R. 6368 - Encouraging Small Business Innovators Act H.R. 6368 makes a series of changes to the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, making them easier for small firms to use. NSBA supports. H.R. 6369 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2018 H.R. 6369 increases the size of sole source contract awards for women owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, and implements a new eligibility determination process to ensure sole source awards are made to eligible firms. NSBA supports. H.R. 6382 -Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018 H.R. 6382 requires the SBA to report federal spending made through designated best-in-class vehicles, and to report on the dollars spent through these vehicles awarded to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 6446 - White House Conference on Small Business Act of 2018 It reauthorizes, and amends, the White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act from the early 1990s, which is Public Law 101-409. The bill requires the state conferences, regional conferences and the National Conference to occur no earlier than December 31, 2018 and no later than December 1, 2019. NSBA supports. H.R. 6695 -The Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2018 The bill clarifies that licensing trademarks, and controlling or exercising those trademarks, do not create an employment relationship. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6757 - The Family Savings Act of 2018 It includes a variety of provisions aimed at making it easier for smaller businesses to offer tax-qualified retirement savings plans to their employees, encouraging individuals to participate in retirement plans, and promoting savings for nonretirement expenses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6756 - The American Innovation Act of 2018 It includes two provisions intended to boost innovation by allowing new businesses to write off larger amounts of their costs up front as well as allowing a corporation that buys a start-up to retain some of the acquired entitys net operating losses or other tax attributes, like research and development tax credits. NSBA supports. H.R. 6760 - the Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 Bill would make permanent provisions from the 2017 tax law such as the lower individual income tax rates, the higher standard deduction, the increased and modified child tax credit, the increased exemption and phase-out threshold for the individual alternative minimum tax, the increased estate and gift tax exemption, and the 20 percent deduction for certain passthrough income, all of which are currently set to expire after 2025. NSBA supports. S. 18 - the Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports. S. 34 - Midnight Rule Relief Act The bill would prevent agencies from proposing or finalizing regulations from the day after elections to the day of the next presidential inauguration. NSBA supports S. 205 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 584 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act To require federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S.770 - NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S.791 - Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 951 - the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) This bill codifies and revises notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider: (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing federal laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives for a new rule. NSBA supports. S.1390 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 The STRONGER Patents Act takes critical steps to improve the patent system. It treats patents like any other property, permitting injunctions to protect patent owners against infringement during and after court cases. It ensures fairness in Patent Office administrative proceedings, limiting repetitive and harassing challenges against inventors and it ends the diversion of patent application fees to other government spending, ensuring the Patent Office has the funding needed to grant high-quality patents without harmful delay. NSBA supports. S.2108 - The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 Trims the duties on more than 1,800 imports deemed to not pose a competitive threat to U.S. producers. NSBA supports. S.2283 - The Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018 Amends the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S.2708 - Choose Medicare Act Bill creates a Medicare health plan for all ages that would be offered in state and federal health exchanges, as well as the employer-sponsored market. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2800 - Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 2810 - The Workplace Democracy Act The bill narrows who can lawfully be classified an independent contractor, nullify state right-to-work laws, and allow workers to vote in a union campaign through the informal method of card check instead of a secret-ballot vote. NSBA opposes. S. 3345 - Economic Security for New Parents Act Bill allows those who choose to withdraw from their Social Security benefits early will be able to get at least two months of leave after the arrival of a child by birth or adoption. NSBA is monitoring.
Client expense: $27,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General issues and legislation relating to micro-business tax simplification and reform, as well as internet sales tax and proposals granting authority to states to mandate the collection of state and local sales taxes by remote retailers absent physical nexus in the state including S. 976, The Marketplace Fairness Act; H.R. 2193, The Remote Transactions Parity Act; H.R. 2887, No Regulation Without Representation Act; H.R. 3757, The GAIN Act; H.R. 3717, The Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act; and S. 1549, The NEW GIG Act; S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act; H.R. 6824, Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2018.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Small Business
ACCESS TO CAPITAL Advocated for various capital formation and access bills as part of House-passed "JOBS Act 3.0" (S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act) including: Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (H.R. 79), Fostering Innovation Act (H.R. 1645), Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 477), Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act (H.R. 2201), SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R. 78), Small Business Credit Availability Act (H.R. 4267), Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R. 4263), Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R. 3312), and Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act (H.R. 4821). Support Action by the Senate H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act. Support. Unlocking Small Business Access to Capital Act, H.R. 6127: Support. Title III Crowdfunding: Expressed support to Securities and Exchange Commission to lift the fundraising cap from $1 million to $20 million. Small Business Stock: Urging Congress to update the threshold (last updated in 1978) to Section 1224 Small Business Stock, which allows investors to deduct losses taken on investments in C Corp startups. Other issues: Continue to advocate for reforms to improve the rules governing equity and debt-based crowdfunding, and policies that lighten the regulatory burden on community banks and the financial system in general to improve capital formation and capital access for startups and entrepreneurs. This includes changes to Dodd-Frank, reform of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and SEC regulatory reforms to reduce red tape and costs for small firms. TAX REFORM & TAX POLICY H.R. 3717, Small Business Tax Simplification Act of 2017. Continue to support legislation. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Section 199A, 20% Small Business Deduction: Supportive of proposed regulations by the Internal Revenue Service. REGULATORY REFORM, WORKPLACE AND HUMAN CAPITAL ISSUES Continue to support reforms that make the regulatory process more transparent, accountable and that provide for meaningful input from small businesses. Also support: cost-benefit analysis, look-back provisions, and sunsetting. Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (S.584): Support full Senate passage. Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951): Support full Senate passage. Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34): Support full Senate passage. Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S.21): Support full Senate passage. Provide Accountability Through Transparency Act (S.577): Support full Senate passage. Early Participation in Regulations Act (S.579): Support full Senate passage. Association Retirement Plans: Supported President Trumps Executive Order to create a framework for these plans. Small Business Regulatory Improvements Act (S. 584): Testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on the importance of fundamental regulatory reform and passing S. 584. Support forthcoming action by the National Labor Relation Board on the joint employer standard. House Joint Resolution 129 Congressional Review Act to Restore Internet Regulation: Oppose the CRA in the U.S. House. Telecommunications Policy and Access to Broadband Comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on action to reaffirm the national framework for regulating cable infrastructure, which includes facilities used to deliver broadband. SBE Council supported the action. 5G: Supported various actions and votes by the FCC to help transition to 5G including a NPRM on freeing up 3.7-4.2 GHz of mid-band spectrum, streamlining rules (and establishing a time limit) on small-cell site approvals and limiting what local governments could charge service providers for such sites. Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991: Urged the FCC to make changes to update and fix the outdated TCPA. Support FCC action (on TV White Spaces) to dedicate at least three usable channels (below 700 MHZ) to remain available in markets across the country. HEALTH CARE REFORM Continue to support reform efforts to fix provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are driving costs higher and making the marketplace less competitive for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Including: Repeal of taxes within the ACA including the Health Insurance Tax (HIT Tax), net investment tax and Cadillac tax. Also support repealing the employer mandate and liberalizing the mandates and types of coverage required of health plans. Improving and expanding health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), short-term limited duration plans. Final Rule from the Departments of Treasury, Health and Human Services and Labor on Short-Term Limited-Duration Health Plans: Supported the final rule. Durbin-Grassley Amendment on Direct-To-Consumer Advertising Mandate: Opposed this proposed amendment to the Defense-Labor-HHS Appropriations package. Continue to urge Senators to develop a consensus bill that provides marketplace stability, and small businesses with cost relief, more choices and affordable health coverage options. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Continue to educate and advocate on the importance of protecting and strengthening IP for small businesses. The Music Modernization Act of 2017, H. R. 4706. Supported House and Senate passage. The Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Protection Act (STOP ACT), H.R. 1057 and S.372. Supported the legislation and House/Senate passage. Comments to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) regarding proposed changes to the claim construction standard used in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) hearings. SBE Council supports the proposed changes. The STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 (S.1390 and H.R. 5340). Support the legislation. TRADE & GLOBAL MARKETS Continue to support trade expansion and trade agreements to open overseas markets to small businesses. Continued to educate about the benefits of NAFTA, and the need to update some of the provisions (with respect to intellectual property, for example) but to maintain the core agreement to encourage commerce and business growth for U.S. small businesses. Section 232 Automobile Parts Imports Investigation: Comments and verbal testimony to United States Trade Representative expressing concern about tariffs/increasing tariffs in the automobile sector. Trade Agreements: Voiced support for advancing trade agreements with the European Union, finishing up the new NAFTA agreement with strong IP protections and keeping the agreement a trilateral one. The U.S. Postal Service and Shipping Rates Comments to the Postal Rate Commission on global postal rate parity and reforming terminal dues rates at the Universal Postal Union. SBE Council supports reforms to modernize terminal dues to create level playing field for U.S. small businesses. Supportive of President Trumps Memorandum - Modernizing the Monetary Reimbursement Model for the Delivery of Goods Through the International Postal System and Enhancing the Security and Safety of International Mail - to bring global shipping rate parity to small businesses. Legal Reform and Judges Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court: Expressed support for Judge Kavanaugh. Government Procurement Project Labor Agreements (PLA): Expressed support and urged President Donald Trump to repeal Obama-era PLA executive order, which is a cost barrier for small businesses to compete on government contracts.
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Efforts to keep business deduction of health insurance costs for sole proprietors going forward. Support for favorable regulations and interpretations of the home office deduction. Support for favorable and expanded treatment of HRA accounts. Support favorable elements of the American Health Care Act. Support tax credits for health insurance. Support for H.R. 2953 to revise CBO scoring of preventative health measures. Support for simplifying small business income tax (H.R. 3717).Support favorable tax treatment for self-employed and microbusiness in Executive Orders affecting the ACA. Support fair tax treatment for self-employed in tax rate changes. Monitoring potential legislation affecting online sales tax. Support for the Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2018 (H.R. 6814).
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Bill makes widespread changes to the Internal Revenue Code. NSBA supports. H.R.5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 8 - Water Resources Development Act of 2018 H.R. 8 authorizes Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) civil works activities and builds on previous reform efforts to ensure improvements are made to the Nations ports, inland waterways, locks, dams, flood protection, ecosystem restoration, and other water resources infrastructure. NSBA supports. H.R. 10 - The Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 Bill repeals provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, aims to eliminate red tape to increase access to capital and credit and create opportunities for investors, consumers and entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act This bill modifies the rulemaking requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). NSBA supports. H.R.76 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 79 - Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act The legislation will make it easier for businesses to notify potential investors of their offerings as well as provide a statutory definition for angel investor group. Additionally, it would require the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise the Regulation D rules regarding general solicitation. NSBA supports. H.R. 184 -- Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on the sale of a medical device by the manufacturer, producer, or importer. NSBA supports. H.R. 198 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 477 - Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales & Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 The bill alleviates costs to small-business owners by simplifying the securities registration system for mergers and acquisition brokers who help transfer the ownership of small, privately held companies. It also disqualifies bad actors from utilizing the simplified process and does not allow transactions involving shell companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 561 - Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine "applicable large employer," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance for their employees, to mean an employer with at least 100 full-time employees (currently, 50). NSBA supports. H.R. 631 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. H.R. 1105 - Stop WOTUS Act To repeal the rule entitled "Clean Water Rule: Definition of 'Waters of the United States. NSBA supports H.R.1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of not less than 1 1/2 hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required, but only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. NSBA supports. H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act The bill would remove the renewable fuel standard. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1339 - Freedom from Government Competition Act Legislation that would require federal agencies to rely on the private sector when providing goods and services that are readily available. NSBA supports. H.R. 1585 - Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act It modernizes the definition of accredited investor so those who do not have a high income or high net worth but do have the education and job experience to evaluate investment risks and merits can participate in the growth of promising companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1680 - Womens Business Centers Improvements Act The bill revises the duties of the Office of Women's Business Ownership and declares it is the Office's mission to assist women entrepreneurs to start, grow, and compete in global markets by providing quality support with access to capital, access to markets, job creation, growth, and counseling. NSBA supports. H.R. 1702 - Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act This bill amends the Small Business Act with respect to the authority of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use certain SBA programs, including the small business development center (SBDC) program, to provide grants, financial assistance, loans, export assistance, and subcontracting opportunities on federal contracts to specified small businesses, organizations, state governments, universities, companies, and other entities that assist smaller enterprises. NSBA supports. H.R. 1773 - The Clarity for Americas Small Contractors Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to improve reporting on small business goals, achieve uniformity in procurement terminology, clarify the role of small business advocates, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 1774 - The Developing the Next Generation of Small Business Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to provide for improvements to small business development centers, the women's business center program, the SCORE program, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 2333 - The Small Business Investment Opportunity Act Bill will increase the individual leverage limit within the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program. NSBA supports. H.R. 2364 - The Investing in Main Street Act H.R. 2364 increases the amount of capital and surplus that a financial institution and federal savings association can invest in a SBIC from 5 percent to 15 percent in order to assist small businesses in obtaining venture capital and private equity. NSBA supports. H.R. 3170 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 3717 - the Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act H.R 3717 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 3972 - Family Office Technical Correction Act The bill clarifies that family offices and family clients, as defined in section 275.202(a)(11)(G)-1 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, are accredited investors under Regulation D of the Securities and Exchange Commission. NSBA supports. H.R. 4111 - Spurring Business in Communities Act This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to: require the Small Business Administration (SBA), in reviewing and processing a small business investment company's (SBIC's) application, to give first priority to an SBIC applicant located in an underlicensed state (i.e., a state in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all states) with below median financing; and exempt applicants in underlicensed states from certain SBA capital requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 4616 -To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage It provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate until Jan. 1, 2019 and delay for one year- until after Dec. 31, 2020-the implementation of the Cadillac Tax. NSBA supports. H.R. 4743 - Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight and Reform Act of 2018 Amends the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 4754 - Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act Amend the Small Business Act to provide prospective construction contractors with information about an agency's policies on the administration of change orders to allow such contractors to make informed business decisions regarding the pricing of bids or proposals, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 4886 - Permanent Tax Cuts for Americans Act This bill makes permanent the provisions of subtitle A (Individual Tax Reform) and subtitle B (Alternative Minimum Tax) of P.L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) that are currently scheduled to terminate on December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. H.R. 5236 - Main Street Employee Ownership Act Expands opportunities available to employee-owned business concerns through Small Business Administration loan programs, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 5340 - Support Technology & Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act The STRONGER Patents Act would restore patents as property rights, make standards of protections in courts uniform, and protect start-ups from being out-resourced by technology incumbents. NSBA supports. H.R. 5515 -John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 The bill authorizes FY2019 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. NSBA supports the small business contracting provisions. H.R. 5660 - The Small Business Credit Card Act The measure provides small-business owners the same consumer protections as individual credit card holders, by protecting small-business owners credit cards from unfair and deceptive practices of credit card companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 5728 - The Workplace Democracy Act The bill narrows who can lawfully be classified an independent contractor, nullify state right-to-work laws, and allow workers to vote in a union campaign through the informal method of card check instead of a secret-ballot vote. NSBA opposes. H.R. 6199 -- Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2018 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. H.R. 6264 - Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act Bill offers various reforms and other improvements to the current U.S. patent system and helps to reverse prior bills discouraging innovation in the U.S. by weakening patents. NSBA supports. H.R. 6301 - Promoting High-Value Health Care Through Flexibility for High Deductible Health Plans Act of 2018 It expands access and enhances the utility of HSAs by offering health plans a certain amount of flexibility in their plan design while still maintaining eligibility for HSA contributions. This flexibility will allow insurers to offer coverage for high-value, low-cost services like telehealth, chronic disease management (e.g. diabetic testing strips), or primary care visits below the deductible. NSBA supports. H.R. 6305 - Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 The bill would allow eligible individuals to make HSA contributions if a spouse has a flexible spending account and permit flexible spending accounts and health reimbursement account terminations or conversions to fund HSAs. NSBA supports. H.R. 6306 - Health Care Security Act of 2018 It expands access and enhances the utility of HSAs by: (1) increasing the contributions limits for HSAs; (2) permitting spousal catch-up contributions into the same account; and (3) creating a grace period for medical expenses incurred before the establishment of an HSA. NSBA supports. H.R. 6311 - The Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act The bill expands access and use of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and lowers premiums on health care plans. NSBA supports. H.R. 6314 - Health Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6314 expands eligibility and access to HSAs by allowing plans categorized as catastrophic and bronze in the individual and small group markets to qualify for HSA contributions. NSBA supports. H.R. 6321 - Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act The legislation directs the SEC to consider alternative methods for businesses or organizations to qualify as a small business or small organization for the purposes of assessing the regulatory impact on investment advisors. NSBA supports. H.R. 6446 - White House Conference on Small Business Act of 2018 It reauthorizes, and amends, the White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act from the early 1990s, which is Public Law 101-409. The bill requires the state conferences, regional conferences and the National Conference to occur no earlier than December 31, 2018 and no later than December 1, 2019. NSBA supports. S. 18 - the Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports. S. 34 - Midnight Rule Relief Act The bill would prevent agencies from proposing or finalizing regulations from the day after elections to the day of the next presidential inauguration. NSBA supports S. 205 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 584 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act To require federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S.770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S.791 - Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 951 - the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) This bill codifies and revises notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider: (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing federal laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives for a new rule. NSBA supports. S.1390 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 The STRONGER Patents Act takes critical steps to improve the patent system. It treats patents like any other property, permitting injunctions to protect patent owners against infringement during and after court cases. It ensures fairness in Patent Office administrative proceedings, limiting repetitive and harassing challenges against inventors and it ends the diversion of patent application fees to other government spending, ensuring the Patent Office has the funding needed to grant high-quality patents without harmful delay. NSBA supports. S.2108 - The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 Trims the duties on more than 1,800 imports deemed to not pose a competitive threat to U.S. producers. NSBA supports. S. 2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Bill would scale back key rules from the 2010 Dodd-Frank law to the benefit of the nation's lenders. NSBA is monitoring. S.2283 - The Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018 Amends the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S.2708 - Choose Medicare Act Bill creates a Medicare health plan for all ages that would be offered in state and federal health exchanges, as well as the employer-sponsored market. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2800 - Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 2810 - The Workplace Democracy Act The bill narrows who can lawfully be classified an independent contractor, nullify state right-to-work laws, and allow workers to vote in a union campaign through the informal method of card check instead of a secret-ballot vote. NSBA opposes.
2018 · second_quarter · Small Business
ACCESS TO CAPITAL Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, S. 2155. Supported House passage and the President's signing of the bill. Working on various capital formation and access bills as part of a "JOBS Act 3.0" package including: Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (H.R. 79), Fostering Innovation Act (H.R. 1645), Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 477), Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act (H.R. 2201), SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R. 78), Small Business Credit Availability Act (H.R. 4267), Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R. 4263), Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R. 3312), and Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act (H.R. 4821). H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act. Support. House Financial Services Committee, provided testimony on Empowering a Pro-Growth Economy through Tax Cuts and regarding the benefits of the tax cuts and the need to move legislation that would improve capital access. Supported Securities and Exchange Commission action to increase the threshold smaller reporting company definition to allow more small companies to take advantage of certain regulatory relief. Testified before Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in support of specific bills to improve capital formation and access for entrepreneurs, including: S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act; S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act; S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act; S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act; S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act. Small Business Stock: Urging Congress to update the threshold (last updated in 1978) to Section 1224 Small Business Stock, which allows investors to deduct losses taken on investments in C Corp startups. Other issues: Continue to advocate for reforms to improve the rules governing equity and debt-based crowdfunding, and policies that lighten the regulatory burden on community banks and the financial system in general to improve capital formation and capital access for startups and entrepreneurs. This includes changes to Dodd-Frank, reform of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and SEC regulatory reforms to reduce red tape and costs for small firms. TAX REFORM & TAX POLICY H.R. 3717, Small Business Tax Simplification Act of 2017. Continue to support legislation. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Section 199A: Requested that U.S. Treasury allow for aggregating or grouping of business entities for purposes of calculating the new 20 percent small business deduction in the new tax law. REGULATORY REFORM, RELIEF & FEDERAL PROGRAM REFORM, Financial Regulatory Reform Continue to support reforms that make the regulatory process more transparent, accountable and that provide for meaningful input from small businesses. Also support: cost-benefit analysis, look-back provisions, and sunsetting. Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (S.584): Support full Senate passage. Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951): Support full Senate passage. Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34): Support full Senate passage. Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S.21): Support full Senate passage. Provide Accountability Through Transparency Act (S.577): Support full Senate passage. Early Participation in Regulations Act (S.579): Support full Senate passage. SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy - Supported the nomination and support the pending confirmation of David C. Tryon to be the next Chief Counsel of the Office of Advocacy. H.R. 5266, the Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018. Support. H.R. 3825, Harmonization of Coverage Act. Support. Congressional Review Act Resolution to Overturn the FCCs Restoring Internet Freedom Order. Opposed Senate passage and continue to oppose in the House. Support announcement by the National Labor Relations Board on forthcoming efforts to fix the joint employer standard. Support of Federal Communication Commission (FCC) agenda and orders related to 5G, which will accelerate deployment and investment of this technology. Opposed Congressional Review Act (CRA) action by the U.S. Senate to overturn the FCCs Internet Freedom order, which will bring back Title II regulation of the internet and carve big tech companies out of privacy policy rules. Support FCC action (on TV White Spaces) to dedicate at least three usable channels (below 700 MHZ) to remain available in markets across the country. The Foxx-Davis Amendment to the 2018 Farm Bill to Modernize the Outdated Sugar Program. SBE Council supported. H.R. 4265/S. 2086, the Sugar Policy Modernization Act. Support. Postal Service: Support President Trumps executive order to establish a Task Force on the U.S. Postal Service. Schedule B Filing for 501(c) Organizations: Voiced support to the Administration for advancing a rule that would protect free speech by eliminating Schedule B Form filing. HEALTH CARE REFORM Continue to support reform efforts to fix provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are driving costs higher and making the marketplace less competitive for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Including: Repeal of taxes within the ACA including the Health Insurance Tax (HIT Tax), net investment tax and Cadillac tax. Also support repealing the employer mandate and liberalizing the mandates and types of coverage required of health plans. Improving and expanding health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), short-term limited duration plans. Employer Mandate Penalties in the Affordable Care Act: Expressed concerns to the U.S. Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services regarding how tax penalties are being assessed under the employer mandate of the Affordable Care Act. Urged suspension of the assessment and a full repeal of the mandate. Supported the final Department of Labor Rule on Association Health Plans. Continue to urge Senators to develop a consensus bill that provides marketplace stability, and small businesses with cost relief and affordable health coverage choices. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Continue to educate and advocate on the importance of protecting and strengthening IP for small businesses. The Music Modernization Act of 2017, H. R. 4706. Supported House passage. The Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Protection Act (STOP ACT), H.R. 1057 and S.372. Support the legislation and House passage. Support keeping NAFTA, and making sure modernization includes stronger IP protections and fixes related to cross-border data issues. The STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 (S.1390 and H.R. 5340). Support the legislation. TRADE & GLOBAL MARKETS Continue to support trade expansion and trade agreements to open overseas markets to small businesses. Continue to educate about the benefits of NAFTA, and the need to update some of the provisions (with respect to intellectual property, for example) but to maintain the core agreement to encourage commerce and business growth for U.S. small businesses. Testified before the U.S. House Small Business Committee on The State of Trade and Small Business, April 11, 2018. Voiced general support for NAFTA, resuming activity to develop new trade agreements, and outlined concerns about tariffs proposed by Administration. Submitted Comments to the United States Trade Representative expressing concerns regarding proposed Section 301 actions - specifically tariffs - in response to Chinese acts and policies on technology transfer, intellectual property and innovation. NAFTA Re-Negotiation: Continue to urge the Administration to stay in NAFTA and to elevate the priority of intellectual property issues within the agreement.
2018 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General issues and legislation relating to micro-business tax simplification and reform, as well as internet sales tax and proposals granting authority to states to mandate the collection of state and local sales taxes by remote retailers absent physical nexus in the state including S. 976, The Marketplace Fairness Act; H.R. 2193, The Remote Transactions Parity Act; H.R. 2887, No Regulation Without Representation Act; H.R. 3757, The GAIN Act; H.R. 3717, The Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act; and S. 1549, The NEW GIG Act; S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Efforts to keep business deduction of health insurance costs for sole proprietors going forward. Support for favorable regulations and interpretations of the home office deduction. Support for favorable and expanded treatment of HRA accounts. Support favorable elements of the American Health Care Act. Support tax credits for health insurance. Support for H.R. 2953 to revise CBO scoring of preventative health measures. Support for simplifying small business income tax (H.R. 3717).Support favorable tax treatment for self-employed and microbusiness in Executive Orders affecting the ACA. Support fair tax treatment for self-employed in tax rate changes. Monitoring potential legislation affecting online sales tax.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · first_quarter · Small Business
ACCESS TO CAPITAL Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, S. 2155. Supported Senate passage of the bill. Support House inclusion of various other access to capital measures in S. 2155 once the House considers the bill (or separate Senate action on these bills), including: Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (H.R. 79), Fostering Innovation Act (H.R. 1645), Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 477), Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act (H.R. 2201), SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R. 78), Small Business Credit Availability Act (H.R. 4267), Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R. 4263), Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R. 3312), and Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act (H.R. 4821). H.J. Res. 122, providing for congressional disapproval of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus Small-Dollar Loan Rule. Supported passage of the CRA rescinding the rule. Other issues: Continue to advocate for reforms to improve the rules governing equity and debt-based crowdfunding, and policies that lighten the regulatory burden on community banks and the financial system in general to improve capital formation and capital access for startups and entrepreneurs. This includes changes to Dodd-Frank, reform of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and SEC regulatory reforms to reduce red tape and costs for small firms. TAX REFORM & TAX POLICY Provided a statement for the record for the House Ways and Means Committee Member Day, January 20, 2018, in support of the Small Business Tax Simplification Act of 2017, (H.R. 3717). Supported inclusion of language to fix the grain glitch - a drafting error in The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - within the FY 2018 omnibus spending bill. REGULATORY REFORM, RELIEF & FEDERAL PROGRAM REFORM Continue to support reforms that make the regulatory process more transparent, accountable and that provide for meaningful input from small businesses. Also support: cost-benefit analysis, look-back provisions, and sunsetting. Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (S.584): Support full Senate passage. Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951): Support full Senate passage. Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34): Support full Senate passage. Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S.21): Support full Senate passage. Provide Accountability Through Transparency Act (S.577): Support full Senate passage. Early Participation in Regulations Act (S.579): Support full Senate passage. Save Local Business Act (H.R.3441), supported House passage of the legislation, and action by the Senate. Also supported inclusion with the FY 2018 omnibus spending bill. Sugar Policy Modernization Act (H.R. 4265 and S.2086). Support the legislation. The Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 (H.R. 5266). Support the legislation. True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act (S.1454). Oppose the legislation. SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy - Supported the nomination and support the pending confirmation of David C. Tryon to be the next Chief Counsel of the Office of Advocacy. Access to Broadband Support of Federal Communication Commission (FCC) agenda and orders related to 5G, which will accelerate deployment and investment of this technology. Also supported creation of the "Office of Economics and Analytics at the FCC. Oppose Congressional Review Act (CRA) action by the U.S. Senate to overturn the FCCs Internet Freedom order, which will bring back Title II regulation of the internet and carve big tech companies out of privacy policy rules. Support FCC action (on TV White Spaces) to dedicate at least three usable channels (below 700 MHZ) to remain available in markets across the country. HEALTH CARE REFORM Continue to support reform efforts to fix provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are driving costs higher and making the marketplace less competitive for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Including: Repeal of taxes within the ACA including the Health Insurance Tax (HIT Tax), net investment tax and Cadillac tax. Also support repealing the employer mandate and liberalizing the mandates and types of coverage required of health plans. Improving and expanding health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), short-term limited duration plans, and the creation of Association Health Plans as outlined in a proposed rule by the Department of Labor. Continue to urge Senators to develop a consensus bill that provides marketplace stability, and small businesses with cost relief and affordable health coverage choices. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Continue to educate and advocate on the importance of protecting and strengthening IP for small businesses. The Music Modernization Act of 2017, H. R. 4706. Supported House passage. The Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Protection Act (STOP ACT), H.R. 1057 and S.372. Support the legislation. Also provided testimony for the record to the House Ways and Means Committee on April 24 in support of the STOP Act for the hearing Opioids and the International Postal System. Support keeping NAFTA, and making sure modernization includes stronger IP protections and fixes related to cross-border data issues. The STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 (S.1390 and H.R. 5340). Support the legislation. TRADE & GLOBAL MARKETS Continue to support trade expansion and trade agreements to open overseas markets to small businesses. Continue to educate about the benefits of NAFTA, and the need to update some of the provisions (with respect to intellectual property, for example) but to maintain the core agreement to encourage commerce and business growth for U.S. small businesses. Testified before the U.S. House Small Business Committee on The State of Trade and Small Business, April 11, 2018. Voiced general support for NAFTA, resuming activity to develop new trade agreements, and outlined concerns about tariffs proposed by Administration. Provided testimony for the record on the House Ways and Means hearing on the U.S. Trade Policy Agenda, March 21, 2018. Detailed the importance of global markets and trade agreements to small businesses, concerns about emerging protectionism and proposed tariffs by the Administration. Filed comments with the United States Postal Service on February 20, 2018 urging Commissioners to take action and urge the State Department to work to level the playing field for U.S. small businesses, and in support of the Commissions proposal to unseal the revenue, cost, and weight data for all inbound items, by UPU country group and shape, for 2017. GOOD GOVERNMENT Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act, H.R. 4916. Support the legislation. Supported House passage of a package of bills to reorganize and modernize the IRS, including: The Taxpayer First Act, H.R. 5444; The 21st Century IRS Act, H.R. 5445; The Justice for Victims of IRS Scams and Identity Theft Act, H.R. 2905; H.R. 5440 requires notice from the Secretary of the Treasury in the case of any closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center; and H.R. 5446 amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restrict the immediate sale of seized property by the Secretary of the Treasury to perishable goods.
2018 · first_quarter · Small Business
H.R.5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 10 - The Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 Bill repeals provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, aims to eliminate red tape to increase access to capital and credit and create opportunities for investors, consumers and entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 21 - the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Congressional Review Act to allow Congress to consider a joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations that federal agencies have submitted for congressional review within the last 60 legislative days of a session of Congress during the final year of a President's term. NSBA supports. H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 26 - The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 This bill states that its purpose is to increase accountability for and transparency in the federal regulatory process by requiring Congress to approve all new major regulations. NSBA supports. H.R. 33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act This bill modifies the rulemaking requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). NSBA supports. H.R.76 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 79 - Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act The legislation will make it easier for businesses to notify potential investors of their offerings as well as provide a statutory definition for angel investor group. Additionally, it would require the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise the Regulation D rules regarding general solicitation. NSBA supports. H.R. 198 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 277 - American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective January 1, 2018. The bill restores provisions amended by the repealed provisions. NSBA is monitoring. H.R.561 - Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine "applicable large employer," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance for their employees, to mean an employer with at least 100 full-time employees (currently, 50). NSBA supports. H.R. 631 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. H.R. 998 -- Searching for and Cutting Regulations That Are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act (SCRUB Act) Bill would establish a temporary commission of nine people, picked by the president and confirmed by the Senate, to review rules 15 years and older that are outdated, unnecessary or otherwise ripe for repeal. NSBA supports. H.R. 1004 - The Regulatory Integrity Act The Regulatory Integrity Act would require agencies to disclose actions about pending rules along with their public communications about those rules. NSBA supports. HR. 1009 - The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Bill seeks to put OIRA, an agency in the White House Office of Management and Budget, under congressional oversight. It would require a report on proposed rules and retrospective reviews to eliminate outdated standards. NSBA supports. H.R. 1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for the establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans sponsored by business associations. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1105 - Stop WOTUS Act To repeal the rule entitled "Clean Water Rule: Definition of 'Waters of the United States. NSBA supports H.R.1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of not less than 1 1/2 hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required, but only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. NSBA supports. H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act The bill would remove the renewable fuel standard. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1339 - Freedom from Government Competition Act Legislation that would require federal agencies to rely on the private sector when providing goods and services that are readily available. NSBA supports. H.R. 1628 - The American Health Care Act of 2017 The AHCA would repeal the parts of the Affordable Care Act within the scope of the federal budget, including provisions contained within the Internal Revenue Code such as the individual and employer mandates and various taxes, and also modifications to the federal Medicaid program. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1680 - Womens Business Centers Improvements Act The bill revises the duties of the Office of Women's Business Ownership and declares it is the Office's mission to assist women entrepreneurs to start, grow, and compete in global markets by providing quality support with access to capital, access to markets, job creation, growth, and counseling. NSBA supports. H.R. 1702 - Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act This bill amends the Small Business Act with respect to the authority of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use certain SBA programs, including the small business development center (SBDC) program, to provide grants, financial assistance, loans, export assistance, and subcontracting opportunities on federal contracts to specified small businesses, organizations, state governments, universities, companies, and other entities that assist smaller enterprises. NSBA supports. H.R. 1773 - The Clarity for Americas Small Contractors Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to improve reporting on small business goals, achieve uniformity in procurement terminology, clarify the role of small business advocates, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 1774 - The Developing the Next Generation of Small Business Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to provide for improvements to small business development centers, the women's business center program, the SCORE program, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 2056 - The Microloan Modernization Act H.R. 2056 modernizes the Small Business Administrations (SBA) Microloan program, which offers small businesses microloans of $50,000 or less through nonprofit lending intermediaries. In addition to providing lending services, the intermediary is also required to provide technical assistance and training to their borrowers and prospective borrowers. H.R. 2056 raises the total limit on outstanding loans held by microloan intermediaries from $5 million to $6 million. NSBA supports. H.R. 2105 - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 Bill amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to consider small businesses when it facilitates and supports the development of voluntary, consensus-based, industry-led guidelines and procedures to cost-effectively reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure. NSBA supports. H.R. 2201 - Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2201 brings clarity to the Securities Act of 1933. By defining what qualifies under the non-public offering exemption, this legislation will provide certainty to small-business owners and entrepreneurs as they work to startup or grow their businesses. This legislation requires three specific criteria to be met simultaneously in order to trigger a safe harbor exemption for a security offering. NSBA supports H.R. 2333 - The Small Business Investment Opportunity Act Bill will increase the individual leverage limit within the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program. NSBA supports. H.R. 2364 - The Investing in Main Street Act H.R. 2364 increases the amount of capital and surplus that a financial institution and federal savings association can invest in a SBIC from 5 percent to 15 percent in order to assist small businesses in obtaining venture capital and private equity. NSBA supports. H.R. 2763 - Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017 Bill would siphon off $100 million in small business/university team R&D funding over five years to give to university R&D and commercialization programs. NSBA opposes. H.R. 2810 - The FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) This bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. NSBA supports the small business contracting provisions in the NDAA. H.R. 3170 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 3717 - the Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act H.R 3717 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 4111 - Spurring Business in Communities Act This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to: require the Small Business Administration (SBA), in reviewing and processing a small business investment company's (SBIC's) application, to give first priority to an SBIC applicant located in an underlicensed state (i.e., a state in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all states) with below median financing; and exempt applicants in underlicensed states from certain SBA capital requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 4318 - The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act Trims the duties on more than 1,800 imports deemed to not pose a competitive threat to U.S. producers. NSBA supports. H.R. 4743 - Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight and Reform Act of 2018 Amends the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 4754 - Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act Amend the Small Business Act to provide prospective construction contractors with information about an agency's policies on the administration of change orders to allow such contractors to make informed business decisions regarding the pricing of bids or proposals, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 4886 - Permanent Tax Cuts for Americans Act This bill makes permanent the provisions of subtitle A (Individual Tax Reform) and subtitle B (Alternative Minimum Tax) of P.L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) that are currently scheduled to terminate on December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. H.R. 5236 - Main Street Employee Ownership Act Expands opportunities available to employee-owned business concerns through Small Business Administration loan programs, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 5340 - Support Technology & Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act The STRONGER Patents Act would restore patents as property rights, make standards of protections in courts uniform, and protect start-ups from being out-resourced by technology incumbents. NSBA supports. H.R. 5660 - The Small Business Credit Card Act The measure provides small-business owners the same consumer protections as individual credit card holders, by protecting small-business owners credit cards from unfair and deceptive practices of credit card companies. NSBA supports. H.R.____ -- the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Of particular concern to NSBA is section 9 of this bill, titled Transparent Incorporation Practices, which is directed squarely at the smallest businesses - specifically, those firms with 20 or fewer employees would be subject to the rules. NSBA is monitoring. S. 18 - the Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports. S. 34 - Midnight Rule Relief Act The bill would prevent agencies from proposing or finalizing regulations from the day after elections to the day of the next presidential inauguration. NSBA supports S. 205 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 584 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act To require federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S.770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S.791 - Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 951 - the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) This bill codifies and revises notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider: (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing federal laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives for a new rule. NSBA supports. S.1390 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 The STRONGER Patents Act takes critical steps to improve the patent system. It treats patents like any other property, permitting injunctions to protect patent owners against infringement during and after court cases. It ensures fairness in Patent Office administrative proceedings, limiting repetitive and harassing challenges against inventors and it ends the diversion of patent application fees to other government spending, ensuring the Patent Office has the funding needed to grant high-quality patents without harmful delay. NSBA supports. S.2108 - The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 Trims the duties on more than 1,800 imports deemed to not pose a competitive threat to U.S. producers. NSBA supports. S. 2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Bill would scale back key rules from the 2010 Dodd-Frank law to the benefit of the nation's lenders. NSBA is monitoring. S.2283 - The Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018 Amends the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. NSBA supports.
2018 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General issues and legislation relating to micro-business tax simplification and reform, as well as internet sales tax and proposals granting authority to states to mandate the collection of state and local sales taxes by remote retailers absent physical nexus in the state including S. 976, The Marketplace Fairness Act; H.R. 2193, The Remote Transactions Parity Act; H.R. 1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; H.R. 3757, The GAIN Act; H.R. 3717, The Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act; and S. 1549, The NEW GIG Act.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Efforts to keep business deduction of health insurance costs for sole proprietors going forward. Support for favorable regulations and interpretations of the home office deduction. Support for favorable and expanded treatment of HRA accounts. Support favorable elements of the American Health Care Act. Support tax credits for health insurance. Support for H.R. 2953 to revise CBO scoring of preventative health measures. Support for simplifying small business income tax (H.R. 3717).Support favorable tax treatment for self-employed and microbusiness in Executive Orders affecting the ACA. Support fair tax treatment for self-employed in tax rate changes.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · first_quarter · Small Business
Tax Reform. H.R. 3717 Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2017, FY19 appropriations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to reduce tax rates and modify policies, credits, and deductions for individuals and businesses. NSBA supports. H.R.5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 10 - The Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 Bill repeals provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, aims to eliminate red tape to increase access to capital and credit and create opportunities for investors, consumers and entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 21 - the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Congressional Review Act to allow Congress to consider a joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations that federal agencies have submitted for congressional review within the last 60 legislative days of a session of Congress during the final year of a President's term. NSBA supports. H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 26 - The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 This bill states that its purpose is to increase accountability for and transparency in the federal regulatory process by requiring Congress to approve all new major regulations. NSBA supports. H.R. 33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act This bill modifies the rulemaking requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). NSBA supports. H.R.76 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 79 - Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act The legislation will make it easier for businesses to notify potential investors of their offerings as well as provide a statutory definition for angel investor group. Additionally, it would require the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise the Regulation D rules regarding general solicitation. NSBA supports. H.R. 198 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 277 - American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective January 1, 2018. The bill restores provisions amended by the repealed provisions. NSBA is monitoring. H.R.561 - Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine "applicable large employer," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance for their employees, to mean an employer with at least 100 full-time employees (currently, 50). NSBA supports. H.R. 631 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. H.R. 998 -- Searching for and Cutting Regulations That Are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act (SCRUB Act) Bill would establish a temporary commission of nine people, picked by the president and confirmed by the Senate, to review rules 15 years and older that are outdated, unnecessary or otherwise ripe for repeal. NSBA supports. H.R. 1004 - The Regulatory Integrity Act The Regulatory Integrity Act would require agencies to disclose actions about pending rules along with their public communications about those rules. NSBA supports. HR. 1009 - The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Bill seeks to put OIRA, an agency in the White House Office of Management and Budget, under congressional oversight. It would require a report on proposed rules and retrospective reviews to eliminate outdated standards. NSBA supports. H.R. 1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for the establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans sponsored by business associations. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1105 - Stop WOTUS Act To repeal the rule entitled "Clean Water Rule: Definition of 'Waters of the United States. NSBA supports H.R.1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of not less than 1 1/2 hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required, but only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. NSBA supports. H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act The bill would remove the renewable fuel standard. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1628 - The American Health Care Act of 2017 The AHCA would repeal the parts of the Affordable Care Act within the scope of the federal budget, including provisions contained within the Internal Revenue Code such as the individual and employer mandates and various taxes, and also modifications to the federal Medicaid program. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1773 - The Clarity for Americas Small Contractors Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to improve reporting on small business goals, achieve uniformity in procurement terminology, clarify the role of small business advocates, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 1774 - The Developing the Next Generation of Small Business Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to provide for improvements to small business development centers, the women's business center program, the SCORE program, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 2056 - The Microloan Modernization Act H.R. 2056 modernizes the Small Business Administrations (SBA) Microloan program, which offers small businesses microloans of $50,000 or less through nonprofit lending intermediaries. In addition to providing lending services, the intermediary is also required to provide technical assistance and training to their borrowers and prospective borrowers. H.R. 2056 raises the total limit on outstanding loans held by microloan intermediaries from $5 million to $6 million. NSBA supports. H.R. 2105 - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 Bill amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to consider small businesses when it facilitates and supports the development of voluntary, consensus-based, industry-led guidelines and procedures to cost-effectively reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure. NSBA supports. H.R. 2201 - Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2201 brings clarity to the Securities Act of 1933. By defining what qualifies under the non-public offering exemption, this legislation will provide certainty to small-business owners and entrepreneurs as they work to startup or grow their businesses. This legislation requires three specific criteria to be met simultaneously in order to trigger a safe harbor exemption for a security offering. NSBA supports H.R. 2333 - The Small Business Investment Opportunity Act Bill will increase the individual leverage limit within the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program. NSBA supports. H.R. 2364 - The Investing in Main Street Act H.R. 2364 increases the amount of capital and surplus that a financial institution and federal savings association can invest in a SBIC from 5 percent to 15 percent in order to assist small businesses in obtaining venture capital and private equity. NSBA supports. H.R. 2763 - Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017 Bill would siphon off $100 million in small business/university team R&D funding over five years to give to university R&D and commercialization programs. NSBA opposes. H.R. 2810 - The FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) This bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. NSBA supports the small business contracting provisions in the NDAA. H.R. 3717 - the Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act H.R 3717 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 4318 - The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act Trims the duties on more than 1,800 imports deemed to not pose a competitive threat to U.S. producers. NSBA supports. H.R. 4743 - Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight and Reform Act of 2018 Amends the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R.____ -- the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Of particular concern to NSBA is section 9 of this bill, titled Transparent Incorporation Practices, which is directed squarely at the smallest businesses - specifically, those firms with 20 or fewer employees would be subject to the rules. NSBA is monitoring. S. 18 - the Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports. S. 34 - Midnight Rule Relief Act The bill would prevent agencies from proposing or finalizing regulations from the day after elections to the day of the next presidential inauguration. NSBA supports S. 205 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 584 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act To require federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S.770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S.791 - Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 951 - the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) This bill codifies and revises notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider: (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing federal laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives for a new rule. NSBA supports. S.1390 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 The STRONGER Patents Act takes critical steps to improve the patent system. It treats patents like any other property, permitting injunctions to protect patent owners against infringement during and after court cases. It ensures fairness in Patent Office administrative proceedings, limiting repetitive and harassing challenges against inventors and it ends the diversion of patent application fees to other government spending, ensuring the Patent Office has the funding needed to grant high-quality patents without harmful delay. NSBA supports. S.2108 - The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 Trims the duties on more than 1,800 imports deemed to not pose a competitive threat to U.S. producers. NSBA supports. S.2283 - The Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018 Amends the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. NSBA supports.
2017 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Independent contractor policies. H.R.3717 - Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Access to Capital Systemic Risk Designation Act (H.R.3312) - Supported House passage and similar reform legislation in the U.S. Senate. Fostering Innovation Act (H.R. 1645) - Supported House passage. Micro-Offering Safe Harbor Act (H.R. 2201)- Supported House passage. Small Business Mergers, Acquisition, Sales, Brokerage and Simplification Act (H.R. 477) - Supported House passage. Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act (S.1642 and H.R. 3299) - Support the legislation. Other issues: Continue to advocate for reforms to improve the rules governing equity and debt-based crowdfunding, and policies that lighten the regulatory burden on community banks and the financial system in general to improve capital formation and capital access for startups and entrepreneurs. This includes changes to Dodd-Frank, reform of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and SEC regulatory reforms to reduce red tape and costs for small firms. Tax Relief and Reform Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) - supported passage of the major pieces of tax reform legislation in the House and Senate and conference report that passed both Chambers and to President Trump's desk for signature. Continue to support other reforms of the U.S. tax code to make it fair and less complex for small businesses and startups. With respect to elements of H.R. 1 and the tax reform packages that moved through the House and Senate SBE Council focused on lower tax rates in general, elimination of death and AMT taxes, lower individual and corporate rates, lower capital gains taxes, full expensing, a territorial system, expanded Section 179 expensing, modernizing thresholds and reporting requirements. Free File Permanency Act (H.R.3641) - support passage. Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act (H.R.3717) - support passage and urged tax writers to include it in larger tax package (H.R. 1) Regulatory Reform, Relief and Transparency Continue to support reforms that make the regulatory process more transparent, accountable and that provides a voice and meaningful input for small businesses. Also support: cost-benefit analysis, look-back provisions, and sunsetting. Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (S.584): Support full Senate passage. Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951): Support full Senate passage. Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34): Support full Senate passage. Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S.21): Support full Senate passage. Provide Accountability Through Transparency Act (S.577): Support full Senate passage. Early Participation in Regulations Act (S.579): Support full Senate passage. Save Local Business Act (H.R.3441) - supported House passage of the legislation. H.R. Res 111 - supported Senate passage of the Congressional Review Act resolution on CFPB's Anti-Arbitration Rule. Department of Labor Comments: Urged the DoL, Secretary Acosta, to repeal All Agency Memorandum (AAM) 212 issued by the Wage and Hour Division in March 2013, which expanded Davis-Bacon by the memo. SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy - Voiced support for the nomination and confirmation of David C. Tryon to be the next Chief Counsel of the Office of Advocacy. Health Care Reform Continue to support legislative efforts to reform and repeal major parts of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) including repeal of the tax increases and taxes imposed by the law, mandates such as the individual and employer mandates, and other regulations that are driving up costs and eliminating choice in the marketplace. Specficic taxes include: the Health Insurance Tax, the Net Investment Tax, the medical device tax, and Cadillac Tax. With respect to these taxes, have urged repeal or two year or longer delays. Support a national marketplace for health insurance, broad efforts to improve and strengthen HSAs so that small businesses and their employees have flexible, affordable choices in insurance coverage, expanding health reimbursement accounts, restoring strong Flexible Savings Accounts, tax credits for health coverage and other reforms that allow for innovation and new market entrants into the health insurance marketplace. Continue to urge Senators to develop a consensus bill that provides marketplace stability and small businesses with cost relief and affordable health coverage choices. Prescription Drugs: Urged Senate to refrain from offering potential amendment (in the FY 2018 Budget Resolution) that would allow for prescription drug importation. Intellectual Property- General Government Reform - the Budget Intellectual Property: Continue to educate and advocate on the importance of protecting and strengthening IP. Fair and Open Competition Act, S. 622/H.R. 1552: Support the legislation H.Con Res.71, FY 2018 Budget Resolution - supported passage of the budget resolution in the House and Senate. Access to Affordable Broadband Voiced support for Federal Communications Commission efforts to accelerate the deployment of broadband to rural and underserved markets. Continue to voice support for the FCC Restoring Internet Freedom order, and supported the affirmative vote on the order. TV White Spaces - Continue to voice support for TV white spaces to be used for deploying broadband in rural and underserved areas. Workforce Issues Encouraging Employee Ownership Act (H.R. 1343/S.488) - Supported House and Senate passage. Confirmation of Federal Department and Agency Heads Continue to support and advocate for timely confirmation of President Trump's nominees to allow for government to function efficiently and effectively for small businesses. SBA Office of Advocacy - As noted above supported the nomination, and support the confirmation, of David C. Tryon to the Chief Counsel's position. Trade - Global Markets - International Commerce Continue to support trade expansion and trade agreements to open overseas markets to small businesses. Continue to educate about the benefits of NAFTA, and the need to update some of the provisions (with respect to intellectual property, for example) but to maintain the core agreement to encourage commerce and business growth for U.S. small businesses. Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade - Support its ratification and have urged Senators to support its enactment. International Communications Privacy Act (H.R. 3718) - Support the legislation. Federal Government Procurement Small Business Payments - Urged OMB to permanently extend an important policy of making timely/accelerated payments to small business federal contractors.
2017 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General issues and legislation relating to micro-business tax simplification and reform, as well as internet sales tax and proposals granting authority to states to mandate the collection of state and local sales taxes by remote retailers absent physical nexus in the state including S. 976, The Marketplace Fairness Act; H.R. 2193, The Remote Transactions Parity Act; H.R. 1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; H.R. 3757, The GAIN Act; H.R. 3717, The Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act; and S. 1549, The NEW GIG Act.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Tax Reform. H.R. 3717 Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Tax Reform. H.R. 3717 Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
Online sales tax legislation -HR 2887, No Regulation without Representation; HR 3717
Client expense: $166,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Efforts to keep business deduction of health insurance costs for sole proprietors going forward. Support for favorable regulations and interpretations of the home office deduction. Support for favorable and expanded treatment of HRA accounts. Support favorable elements of the American Health Care Act. Support tax credits for health insurance. Support for H.R. 2953 to revise CBO scoring of preventative health measures. Support for simplifying small business income tax (H.R. 3717).Support favorable tax treatment for self-employed and microbusiness in Executive Orders affecting the ACA.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2017 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S.650, Support Small Business R&D Act of 2017 H.R. 3717, Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Small Business
Access to Capital Supporting America's Innovators Act (S.444) - Supported Senate passage. Small Business Capital Formation Act (H.R.1312/S.416) - Supported House and Senate passage. Systemic Risk Designation Act (H.R.3312) - Advocating for House passage. Other issues: Continue to advocate for reforms to improve the rules governing equity and debt-based crowdfunding, and policies that lighten the regulatory burden on community banks and the financial system in general to improve capital formation and capital access for startups and entrepreneurs. This includes changes to Dodd-Frank, reform of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and SEC regulatory reforms to reduce red tape and costs for small firms. Tax Relief and Reform Continue to support fundamental reform of the U.S. tax code to make it fair, less complex and more competitive for small businesses and startups. SBE Council is focusing on lower rates, elimination of death and AMT taxes, lower individual and corporate rates, lower capital gains taxes, full expensing, a territorial system, expanded Section 179 expensing, modernizing thresholds and reporting requirements. Provided feedback through written statements to House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee on tax reform priorities. Free File Permanency Act (H.R.3641) - support passage. Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act (H.R.3717) - support passage. Regulatory Reform, Relief and Transparency Continue to support reforms that make the regulatory process more transparent, accountable and that provides a voice and meaningful input for small businesses. Also support: cost-benefit analysis, look-back provisions, and sunsetting. Have provided feedback to U.S. Department of Labor and Department of Energy regarding their regulatory review process as required by President Trump's executive orders on regulatory reform and regulatory relief. Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (S.584): Support Senate passage. Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951): Support Senate passage. Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34): Support Senate passage. Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S.21): Support Senate passage. Provide Accountability Through Transparency Act (S.577): Support Senate passage. Early Participation in Regulations Act (S.579): Support Senate passage. Save Local Business Act (H.R.3441) - supporting House passage. H.R. Res 111 - supporting Senate passage of the Congressional Review Act resolution on CFPB's Anti-Arbitration Rule. Department of Labor Comments: Provided comments on DOL's request for information on the Overtime Rule - support changes to the rule. Department of Energy: Provided comments to the department on their regulatory review efforts focusing on streamlining LNG export permit approvals, and cost-benefit analysis and new approaches to imposing "energy efficiency" regulations and mandates. Health Care Reform Continue to support legislative efforts to reform and repeal major parts of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) including repeal of the tax increases and taxes imposed by the law, mandates such as the individual and employer mandates, and other regulations that are driving up costs and eliminating choice in the marketplace. Specficic taxes include: the Health Insurance Tax, the Net Investment Tax, and Cadillac Tax. Support a national marketplace for health insurance, broad efforts to improve and strengthen HSAs so that small businesses and their employees have flexible, affordable choices in insurance coverage, expanding health reimbursement accounts, restoring strong Flexible Savings Accounts, tax credits for health coverage and other reforms that allow for innovation and new market entrants into the health insurance marketplace. Urged Senators to develop a consensus bill to provide small businesses with cost relief and affordable health coverage choices. Intellectual Property- General Government Reform Intellectual Property: Continue to educate and advocate on the importance of protecting and strengthening IP. Support President Trump's Executive Memorandum directing the USTR to consider investigating China's laws, policies and actions that may undermine American IP. Fair and Open Competition Act, S. 622/H.R. 1552: Support the legislation Access to Affordable Broadband Voiced support for Federal Communications Commission efforts that give small business and ISPs a voice in the regulatory process and broader efforts to accelerate the deployment of broadband to rural and underserved markets. Voiced support for the FCC Restoring Internet Freedom order. Provided written comments to FCC supporting the Restoring Internet Freedom order. TV White Spaces - Provided written comments supporting tv white spaces to be used for deploying broadband in rural and underserved areas. Workforce Issues Encouraging Employee Ownership Act (H.R. 1343/S.488) - Supported House and Senate passage. Confirmation of Federal Department and Agency Heads Continue to support and advocate for timely confirmation of President Trump's nominees to allow for government to function efficiently and effectively for small businesses. Provided joint letter of support for General Services Administration (GSA) nominee Emily Murphy. Supported the reconfirmation of Ajit Pai as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Trade and Global Markets Continue to support trade expansion and trade agreements to open overseas markets to small businesses. Continue to educate about the benefits of NAFTA, and the need to update some of the provisions (with respect to intellectual property, for example) but to maintain the core agreement to encourage commerce and business growth for U.S. small businesses.
2017 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Independent contractor policies. H.R.3717 - Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Efforts to keep business deduction of health insurance costs for sole proprietors going forward. Support for favorable regulations and interpretations of the home office deduction. Support for favorable and expanded treatment of HRA accounts. Support favorable elements of the American Health Care Act. Support tax credits for health insurance. Support for H.R. 2953 to revise CBO scoring of preventative health measures. Support for simplifying small business income tax (H.R. 3717).
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2017 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S.650, Support Small Business R&D Act of 2017 H.R. 3717, Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2017
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Small Business
S. 526, the Microloan Modernization Act of 2017; H.R. 2056, the Microloan Modernization Act of 2017; FY18 appropriations requests, H.R. 3717 Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
| Democratic |
| NY |
| Ralph Norman | Republican | SC |
| Roger Marshall | Republican | KS |
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $27,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office
Client expense: $27,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $27,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $85,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE