American Innovation Act of 2018

H.R. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, including implementation of GILTI provisions; H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; H.R. 1524, Superfund Polluter Pays Act; H.R. 1531, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 1670, Infrastructure 2.0 Act; H.R. 4318, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act of 2018; H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018; H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018; S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; S. Res. 4, A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees; S. Res. 46, An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget; Senate Concurrent Resolutions Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Budget Bills; Alternative Fuel Tax Credit; Fuel Cell Property Tax Credit; Investment Tax Credit; Sec 385; Tax Reform

Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Implementation of PL 115-97 - including international tax issues and interest expense deductibility. H.R. 6760, H.R. 6757, H.R. 6756 - Tax Reform 2.0 - entire bills. H.R. 6444 - Capital Gains Relief Act - entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Implementation of PL 115-97 including international tax issues and interest expense deductibility. H.R. 6760, H.R. 6757 and H.R. 6756 - Tax Reform 2.0 -entire bills. H.R. 6444 - Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act - entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R.3988/S. 2123 - Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2017 - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for charitable contributions of individuals who do not elect to itemize deductions for the taxable year. The deduction may not exceed one-third of the standard deduction of the individual. H.R. 5771 - Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for charitable contributions that are allowed as an itemized deduction under current law. H.Con.Res.34 - Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the charitable contribution deduction. S.1817 - Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2017 - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax exclusion for distributions from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) for charitable purpose. Tax Reform 2.0 - H.R. 6756 - American Innovation Act of 2018, H.R. 6757 - Family Savings Act of 2018, and H.R. 6760 - Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Acts of 2018

Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE

General lobbying on issues impacting corporate taxation, including the following specific bills: H.R.1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (implementation provisions); H.R.184 - Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 (provisions on excise tax on medical devices); H.R.1393/S.540 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 (as it relates to changes to non-resident personal income tax returns); H.R.2193 - Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2017 (provisions related to sourcing issues for interstate sales and telecom tax simplification); H.R.6756 - American Innovation Act (provisions relating to corporate taxation); H.R.6757 - Family Savings Act (provisions relating to corporate taxation); H.R.6760 - Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 (provisions relating to corporate taxation); S.976 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017 (provisions related to sourcing issues for interstate sales and telecom tax simplification); Draft Tax, Technical and Clerical Corrections Act (provisions related to corporate taxation); and House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R.88 (provisions related to corporate tax rate and tax extenders).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

NETWORK believes a strong and prosperous society requires everyone to contribute. Without taxes there would be no public education and health systems, safe communities, secure retirements, reliable transportation systems, breakthrough research for medical cures, clean renewable energy, and an economic security system to protect and boost struggling families. NETWORK believes the current federal tax system allows and encourages the wealthy and corporations to avoid paying their fair share of taxes and is fundamentally unjust. To create an economy that works for all, the wealthy and corporations should pay more in taxes than they pay now. NETWORK believes corporations derive enormous benefits from the public investments and protections that our tax dollars support and they have a responsibility to contribute. The tax incentives for multinational corporations to shift jobs and profits offshore to avoid taxation should be eliminated, which would level the playing field for small businesses and domestic corporations For decades, wealth and income have grown more and more concentrated in fewer and fewer hands. NETWORK opposes any tax plan that provides tax relief for wealthy individuals and further skews the economy and the tax code away from the vast majority of working people. NETWORK strongly opposed the Tax and Job Act and opposes any tax corrections bill flowing from the underlying act. The bill was fiscally irresponsible, provided enormous new tax benefits to the wealthy and corporations, and failed to provide tax relief for low income working families and individuals. NETWORK opposed the H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018 & H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act of 2018″. These tax bills drain our national treasure and overwhelmingly enrich the wealthy. NETWORK supports expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit for younger low income workers and workers with grown children who are currently taxed into poverty. NETWORK supports expanding the Child Tax Credit by making the credit fully refundable and indexing the credit to make it more accessible for low income children. NETWORK supports reform of the Mortgage Interest Deduction. This tax incentive costs the federal government $70 billion a year and largely benefits the highest-income families. Those funds should be reinvest in housing program for low income families and to create a new renter tax credit to help the lowest-income renters afford decent, stable housing. NETWORK supports the Low Income Housing Tax Credit as a way to encourage the development of low income housing.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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

Issues impacting multiple areas of the tax law and code including, tax reform implementation and technical corrections; P.L.115-97; INVEST Act of 2017, S. 1144 (domestic, tax-exempt and international); Tax disaster relief, National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2017, H.R. 3679; Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Extension Act of 2017, H.R. 3823; Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 (House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 88); Technical corrections, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, P.L. 115-141; Tax administration and compliance (streamlined critical pay authority, penalty relief, taxpayer service, transcript processing change, IRS modernization and the Taxpayer First Act, H.R. 5444); Identity theft; Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens, Executive Order 13789; IRS and Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Tax Reform 2.0 - Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018, H.R. 6760, American Innovation Act of 2018, H.R. 6756, and Family Savings Act of 2018, H.R. 6757; Tax preparer issues (including IRS regulation of tax return preparers); Protecting Taxpayer Act, H.R. 3278; Partnership tax issues (including the centralized partnership audits regime and targeted capital accounts and disguised sales); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017, HR 1393 and S 540; Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens, Executive Order 13789; Section 2704 valuation discount regulations; Section 958 Attribution Rules; Section 642 Excess Deductions of Trusts and Estates; Section 965 Transition Tax; Form 5471 Filing Requirements; Section 199A, Qualified Business Income; IRS Determination Letter Program; IRS 5263C letters on identity verification for estates and trusts; Virtual Currency.

Client expense: $1,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Issues related to S.2526 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018; H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018; H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018; H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act of 2018.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 184, S. 108 bills related to the Medical Device Excise Tax H.R. 88 and related bills/amendments related to extension of certain tax incentives and a 5-year extension of the device tax moratorium H.R. 6756, the American Innovation Act of 2018, related to incentives in the tax code for investment in pre-revenue and start-up medical technology companies Issues related to the reform of the tax code and tax credits for investors in pre-revenue and start-up medical technology companies

Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.2526 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018; Issues related to H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018, H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018, H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act of 2018.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Biofuels (Non-Funding) ---Accelerated Depreciation of Biofuels Facilities Extension ---Production Tax Credit Extension ---H.R. 4118/S. 2005: Master Limited Partnership Parity Act Capital Formation Investment Incentives ---Reform of Net Operating Loss Rules ---H.R. 6756: American Innovation Act of 2018 Orphan Drug Issues ---Tax Credit Renewable Chemicals/Bio-based Products (Non-Funding) ---Investment Tax Credit ---Production Tax Credit ---HR 3149/S. 1980: Renewable Chemicals Act of 2017 ---H.R. 4118/S. 2005: Master Limited Partnership Parity Act Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) Research & Development Tax Credit Reforms ---Expensing of R&D Expenditures ---R&D Payroll Credit Vaccine Injury Compensation Tax ---H.R. 4993/S.3253: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2018

Client expense: $2,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Issues impacting corporate taxation; issues related to implementation of HR 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. HR 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017, as it relates to the excise tax on medical devices HR 1393/S 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017, as it relates to changes to non-resident personal income tax returns HR 2193, Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2017, as it relates to sourcing issues for interstate sales and telecom tax simplification S 976, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017, as it relates to sourcing issues for interstate sales and telecom tax simplification HR 6756, American Innovation Act, provisions relating to corporate taxation HR 6757, Family Savings Act, provisions relating to corporate taxation HR 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018, provisions relating to corporate taxation Draft, Tax Technical and Clerical Corrections Act, provisions related to corporate taxation House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to HR 88, provisions related to corporate tax rate and tax extenders

Client expense: $3,270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Implementation of PL 115-97 - including international tax issues and interest expense deductibility. H.R. 6760, H.R. 6757, H.R. 6756 - Tax Reform 2.0 - entire bills. H.R. 6444 - Capital Gains Relief Act - entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Implementation of PL 115-97 including international tax issues and interest expense deductibility. H.R. 6760, H.R. 6757 and H.R. 6756 - Tax Reform 2.0 -entire bills. H.R. 6444 - Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act - entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

PL 115-97 - Implementation of tax reform legislation - corporate rates, depreciation, state and local tax deduction, and other possible provisions of interest to the rail industry. H.R. 6760, H.R. 6757, and HR. 6756 - Tax Reform 2.0 - provisions of interest to the railroad industry. H.R. 6463 - Market Choice Act - all provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1/Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, carried interest capital gains tax policy, partnership tax rules, tax policy that encourages new company formation including: R&D credit, Section 1202, Section 382 including H.R. 6756 the American Innovation Act, medical device tax repeal, tax extenders, energy innovation tax issues, stock options, Empowering Employees through Stock Ownership Act H.R. 3084/S. 1444, Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018, H.R. 88.

Client expense: $803,877 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 6760 - Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018, H.R. 6757 - Family Savings Act of 2018 and H.R. 6756 - American Innovation Act of 2018, Tax Reform 2.0 - LIFO repeal. Issues related to LIFO repeal - no specific legislation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

P.L. 115-97,Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Sec. 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction (regulations) H.R. 2193, Remote Transactions Parity Act / S. 976, Marketplace Fairness Act H.R. 6037, Nonprofits Support Act H.R. 6460, LIFT for Charities Act S. 3317, Protecting Charities and Houses of Worship Act H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 1268 / S. 487, Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act; *PL 115-97 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act regulations Tax extenders; HR 88, the Tax Extenders Package S. 405 / H.R. 1659, Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

General issues related to comprehensive, corporate and individual tax reform; issues related to taxation of professional service firm revenue (cash to accrual); Issues related to IRS regulation of tax return preparers; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1 / Pub. L. 115-97 (general tax reform, including issues related to taxation of professional service firms), implementation and technical corrections; Tax Reform 2.0; Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018, H.R. 6760; American Innovation Act of 2018, H.R. 6756; and Family Savings Act of 2018, H.R. 6757; Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens, Executive Order 13789; Tax preparer issues (including IRS regulation of tax return preparers), Protecting Taxpayer Act, H.R. 3278; Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017, H.R. 1393 and S. 540; and issues related to virtual currency.

Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Repeal of the excise tax on Medical Devices (S. 108 / H.R. 184) The Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 (S. 205 / H.R. 631) Last-in/First-out (LIFO) accounting method preservation (no specific bill) Permanent extension of bonus depreciation (no specific bill) Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 (H.R. 6760) American Innovation Act of 2018 (H.R. 6756) Tax credits to expand recycling infrastructure (no bill)

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Issues impacting multiple areas of the tax law and code including, tax reform implementation and technical corrections; P.L.115-97; INVEST Act of 2017, S. 1144 (domestic, tax-exempt and international); Tax disaster relief, National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2017, H.R. 3679; Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Extension Act of 2017, H.R. 3823; Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 (House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 88); Technical corrections, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, P.L. 115-141; Tax administration and compliance (streamlined critical pay authority, penalty relief, taxpayer service, transcript processing change, IRS modernization and the Taxpayer First Act, H.R. 5444); Identity theft; Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens, Executive Order 13789; IRS and Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Tax Reform 2.0 - Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018, H.R. 6760, American Innovation Act of 2018, H.R. 6756, and Family Savings Act of 2018, H.R. 6757; Tax preparer issues (including IRS regulation of tax return preparers); Protecting Taxpayer Act, H.R. 3278; Partnership tax issues (including the centralized partnership audits regime and targeted capital accounts and disguised sales); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017, HR 1393 and S 540; Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens, Executive Order 13789; Section 2704 valuation discount regulations; Section 958 Attribution Rules; Section 642 Excess Deductions of Trusts and Estates; Section 965 Transition Tax; Form 5471 Filing Requirements; Section 199A, Qualified Business Income; IRS Determination Letter Program; IRS 5263C letters on identity verification for estates and trusts; Virtual Currency.

Client expense: $1,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Issues pertaining to maintaining the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" and of making tax cuts permanent, technical corrections, and allowing tax extenders to expire. Issues pertaining to cuts for the middle class and "Tax Reform 2.0" (HR 6760 "Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018," all provisions; HR 6756 "American Innovation Act of 2018," all provisions; and HR 6757 "Family Savings Act of 2018," all provisions.) HR 88 "The Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018," all provisions.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to S.2526 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018; H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018; H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018; H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act of 2018.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Draft - Death Gratuity Equity Act Draft - Expanded Personnel Flexibility Act of 2017 Draft - Preserving Taxpayers' Rights Act Draft - Private/Public Sector Exchange Program Act of 2017 H. Res. 794, to express the sense of the House of Representatives that national parks, etc., can be further improved by public-private partnerships H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act S. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization of 2018 H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 10, Wrong Choice Act H.R. 88, Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 274, Modernizing Government Travel Act H.R. 378, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act H.R. 396, the Tax Accountability Act H.R. 559, MERIT Act of 2018 S. 3200, MERIT Act of 2018 H.R. 653, federal intern protection act H.R. 702, federal employee anti-discrimination act H.R. 757, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act S. 255, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act H.R. 861, abolish EPA H.R. 914, Promote American Worker's Act H.R. 964, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 424,Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 990, no hiring freeze at DoD depots or centers for industrial and technical excellence H.R. 1001, no hiring freeze for veterans H.R. 1006, A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S. 349,A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement H.R. 1022, 6 weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees S. 362, 6 weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees H.R. 1031, abolish consumer protection H.R. 1057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 or the STOP Act of 2017 S. 372, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 or the STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1132, two year prohibition on civil service position for any political employee H.R. 1259, the VA Accountability First Act H.R. 1339, Freedom from Government Competition Act 2018 S. 506, Freedom from Government Competition Act 2017 H.R. 1452, no payments allowed for lodging at Presidential hotels H.R. 1529, prohibit Treasury Secretary from using extraordinary measures to prevent reaching debt limit H.R. 1560, add death of son or daughter to FMLA H.R. 1561, no hiring freeze at NIH or CDC H.R. 1599, no performance awards to IRS employees who owe taxes H.R. 1716, no hiring freeze at EPA H.R. 1878, no hiring freeze at SBA H.R. 1905, Prohibiting applicant's disclosure of criminal history for employment H.R. 2131, Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act H.R. 2142, the INTERDICT Act S. 708, International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act or the INTERDICT Act H.R. 2171, the Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2195, OSC Access Act H.R. 2196, To Amend Title 5, United States Code, to Allow Whistleblowers to Disclose Information to Certain Recipients H.R. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act H.R. 2283, DHS Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act H.R. 2583, to Establish a NPS Legacy Restoration Fund H.R. 2584, National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017 S. 751, National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017 H.R. 2623, to Provide a Method by which the Economic Cost of Significant Regulatory Actions may be offset by the Repeal of other Regulatory Actions H.R. 2626, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act H.R. 2825, DHS Authorization Act H.R. 2831, Maritime Security Coordination Act H.R. 2846, Federal Agency Customer Experience H.R. 2954 HMDA Adjustment Act H.R. 3020, Border Enforcement, Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act of 2017 H.R. 3026, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3097, to Amend Title 2 of the Social Security Act to Prohibit Credit for Service of a Federal Annuity to Employees of the SSA for Certain Violations H.R. 3167, to Provide that, in the Event that the Secretary of the Treasury Estimates that the Debt Ceiling will be Reached, the Secretary can Issue GDP-linked Bonds, and for other Purposes H.R. 3200, Taxpayer-funded Pension Disclosure Act H.R. 3220, Preserving Taxpayers' Rights Act H.R. 3244, to Provide for Annual Surveys of Federal Employees H.R. 3257, to Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act H.R. 3269, the Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act H.R. 3303, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 3403, the Cyber VICTIM Act H.R. 3428, to Establish a Website for Federal Government Apps H.R. 3436, Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2017 H.R. 3474, Border Security and Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 3500, Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2018 H.R. 3548, the Border Security for America Act H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3631, to Provide Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education H.R. 3737, to Provide for a Study on the Use of Social Media in Security Clearance Investigations H.R. 3879, the taxpayers DIME Act H.R. 4152, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017 S. 2019, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 4171, a Bill to Extend the Authority to Conduct Telework Travel Expenses Test Programs H.R. 4182, EQUALS Act of 2017 H.R. 4499, Consumer Protection Pay Cut bill S. 2171, Consumer Protection Pay Cut bill H.R. 4504, Transparency in Government Act of 2017 H.R. 4703, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 4729, Ending Secrecy About Workplace Sexual Harassment Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act H.R. 4775, the FAIR Act S. 2295, the FAIR Act H.R. 4806, the federal employee short-term disability insurance act of 2018 H.R. 4827, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 4852, Pay our Protectors, not our Politicians H.R. 4917, IG Subpoena Authority H.R. 4940, Border and Port Security Act S. 2314, Border and Port Security Act H.R. 4961, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 4981, the SCRAP act H.R. 5210, National Park Restoration Act S. 2509, National Park Restoration Act H.R. 5282, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 S. 2526, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 5290, Federal Employee Bonus Disclosure Act H.R. 5355, to amend Chapter 77 of Title 5, to clarify certain due process rights of federal employees in sensitive positions H.R. 5362, to modernize and improve the management of IRS information technology H.R. 5370, to eliminate the IRS Oversight Board H.R. 5389, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 5391, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 5402, a bill to require the establishment of Federal customer service standards, to improve the service and customer experience provided by Federal agencies, and for other purposes H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act H.R. 5788, STOP Act of 2018 S. 3057, STOP Act of 2018 H.R. 6076, Postal Reform Act S. 2629, Postal Reform Act H.R. 6098, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 6275, Federal Employee Paid Parental Leave Act H.R. 6388, Federal Employee Retirement Accountability Act H.R. 6391, Merit Systems Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6400, U.S. Ports of Entry Threat and Operational Review Act H.R. 6452, Federal Employee Sustainable Investment Act S. 3244, Federal Employee Sustainable Investment Act H.R. 6510, Restore our Parks and Public Lands Act H.R. 6551, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act H.R. 6599, To Modify the Application of Temporary Limited Appointment Regulations to NPS S. 3399, To Modify the Application of Temporary Limited Appointment Regulations to NPS H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 H.R. 6777, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2018 H.R. 6787, Reforming Government Act of 2018 S. 3137, Reforming Government Act of 2018 H.R. 6938, to Reduce the Size of the Federal Workforce through Attrition, and for other Purposes H.R. 7028, DHS Body-Worn Camera Act of 2018 S. 3538 DHS Body-Worn Camera Act of 2018 H.R. 7140, Anti-corruption and Public Integrity Act S. 3357, Anti-corruption and Public Integrity Act H.R. 7165, Equal COLA Act H.R. 7167, Restoring the Public Trust Act H.R. 7227, Taxpayer First Act of 2018 H.R. 7254, Keeping the Promise to American Public Servants Act of 2018 H.R. 7299, Annuity Safety and Security Under Reasonable Enforcement Act of 2018 H.R. 7345, National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act H.R. 7349, Savings Account for Every American Act of 2018 H.R. 7368, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act S. Con. Res. 33, A concurrent resolution providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 195 S. Res 51, recognizing the contributions of federal employees S. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act S. 105, restructure CFPB S. 320, Abolish Consumer Protection S. 576, extend protection against prohibited personnel practices S. 578, agencies must make decisions based on science S. 582, reauthorizing OSC S. 595, Boots on the Border Act of 2017 S. 634, reductions in direct cost of Federal regulations must equal increase in debt ceiling S. 696, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act S. 716, increase in the debt limit must equal spending cuts S. 760, to Expand the Government's Use and Administration of Data S. 842, to Prohibit Federal Agencies and Federal Contractors from Requesting Criminal History Record Information before Offering Employment S. 861, Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act S. 1088, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2017 S. 1218, to Promote Federal Employment for Veterans S. 1305, CBP Hire Act S. 1757, the Building America's Trust Act S. 1830, a Bill to Strengthen Cost Savings Suggestions Programs S. 1846 and H.R. 3693, a Bill to Repeal the Debt Ceiling S. 1880 and H.R. 3848, to Reform our Government, Reduce the Grip of Special Interests and Return Democracy to the American People S. 1886, Temporary and Term Appointments Act of 2017 S. 1887, Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act of 2017 S. 1888, Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment Adjustment Act of 2017 S. 2155, Dodd-Frank Revisions bill S. 2262, Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2017 S. 2274, a Bill to Provide for the Compensation of Federal Employees Affected by Lapses in Appropriations S. 2395, the Explore America Act of 2018 S. 2425, to Repeal the IRS Private Tax Collection Program S. 2620, a bill to establish a Federal cyber joint duty program for cyber employees of federal agencies S. 2832, "Department of Homeland Security Accountability and Transparency Act" or the "DATA Act" S. 3137, Reforming Government Act of 2018 S. 3172, Restore our Parks Act S. 3236, Relocation Expense Parity Act S. 3478, FAMILIES Act of 2018 S. 3706, United States Ports of Entry Threat and Operational Review Act S. 3724, Modernizing the Trusted Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2018

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Monitor Tax 2.0 generally, as follows: H.R.6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 H.R.6757, Family Savings Act of 2018 H.R.6756, American Innovation Act of 2018

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor Tax Reform 2.0 generally, as follows: H.R.6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 H.R.6757, Family Savings Act of 2018 H.R.6756, American Innovation Act of 2018

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: SENATE

Legislative issues related to the implementation of tax reform, legislative provisions of H.R.6756, the American Innovation Act of 2018, and regulatory issues affecting innovation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislative Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act - H.R. 355 Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 - S. 270/H.R. 761 Retirement Security for American Workers Act - H.R. 854 Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017 - S.852/H.R. 1962 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 868/H.R. 2055 Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2017 (SEAL Act) - S. 940 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act - H.R. 2030 Keep Our Pension Promises Act - S. 1076 Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act - S. 1321 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2018 - S. 2474/H.R. 6540 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (RESA) of 2018 - S. 2526/H.R. 5282 The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - S. 3218 The Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act - S.3219 The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act - S. 3220 The Retirement Flexibility Act - S. 3221 Womens Pension Protection Act of 2018 - S. 3436/H.R. 7026 Protecting Taxpayers Act - S. 3278 Encouraging Americans to Save Act - S. 3636 Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act - H.R. 2823 Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act - H.R. 3596 The Protecting Adviser for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 - H.R. 3857 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 4158 Workflex in the 21st Century Act - H.R. 4219 Automatic Retirement Plan Act - H.R. 4523 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act - H.R. 4524 Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2017 - H.R. 4604 Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act - H.R 4610/ S. 3795 Small Business Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act - H.R. 4637 Everyday Philanthropist Act - H.R. 6616 Tax Reform 2.0: The Family Savings Act - H.R. 6757: The Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act - H.R. 6760; The American Innovations Act - H.R. 6756 The Portable Retirement and Investment Account Act of 2018 - H.R. 6990 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2018 - S. 3771 Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 3781 Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Financial literacy The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal - provisions affecting employer-sponsored benefits Regulatory and Other Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America ERISA Preemption Federal disaster tax, filing and reporting relief for employers and individuals Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Mortality tables Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans Defined benefit pension plan funding rules PBGC premiums PBGC Early Warning Program Hybrid plan rules, including Pension Equity Plans Fiduciary Definition Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation Multiple Employer Plans - MEPs Multiemployer pension plan issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Hardship Withdrawals Lump sum payments Paid leave proposals and issues Student loan repayment benefit Missing Participants Independent Workers Emergency savings Pleading standards

Client expense: $286,066 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 3220, Preserving Taxpayers Rights Act; S 1444/HR 3084, Empowering Employees through Stock Ownership Act; S 1549, NEW GIG Act (companion bill is HR 4165); S 3278, Protecting Taxpayers Act; HR 6756, American Innovation Act of 2018; Parental Leave issues International digital taxes

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Issues impacting multiple areas of the tax law and code including: Implementation of H.R.1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L.115-97); Tax disaster relief, H.R.3679, National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2017; Identity theft; IRS and Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; IRS regulation of tax return preparers; IRS service; Centralized partnership audits regime; Tax administration and compliance; H.R.1393/S.540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017; Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens, Executive Order 13789; Tax Reform 2.0 - H.R.6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018, H.R.6756, American Innovation Act of 2018, and H.R.6757, Family Savings Act of 2018; H.R.88, Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 and Taxpayer First Act of 2018.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Tax extenders (second generation biofuel producer credit); issues related to innovative companies, including reform of NOL rules in Section 382 and reform of Section 1202 (QSBS Capital Gains); H.R.6756, American Innovation Act; simplification of excise tax for Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (HR 4993, S.3253).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 6756/ H.R. 6757/ H.R. 6760- Tax Reform 2.0

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, including implementation of GILTI provisions; H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; H.R. 1524, Superfund Polluter Pays Act; H.R. 1531, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 1670, Infrastructure 2.0 Act; H.R. 4318, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act of 2018; H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018; H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018; S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; S. Res. 4, A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees; S. Res. 46, An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget; Senate Concurrent Resolutions Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Budget Bills; Alternative Fuel Tax Credit; Fuel Cell Property Tax Credit; Investment Tax Credit; Sec 385; Tax Reform

Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R.7065, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a new phaseout of the credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles; S.3582, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a new phaseout of the credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles; S.3664, Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2018; S.3559, Fairness for Every Driver Act; H.R.6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 - Section 111; Tax Extender Legislation; H.R.6756, American Innovation Act of 2018

Client expense: $760,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Pass-Through Rates. Completed Contract Method/Section 460(e) Reform. H.R. 116/S. 707: Main Street Fairness Act. IRS (Reg) Title: Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes: Restrictions on Liquidation of an Interest (RIN 1545-BB71). Affordable Care Act Net Investment Income (NII) Tax, generally. H.R. 1: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Estate Tax. Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Small Business Expensing Limit. Qualified expenses to cover costs associated with apprenticeship programs. Qualified Business Income Deduction Under Section 199A. Bonus Depreciation. Current Individual Rate Schedule. H.R.6760: Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018. 529 Plans. Qualified Improvement Property. Net Operating Losses. H.R. 88: the Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act, the Legislative vehicle for the Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 and Taxpayer First Act of 2018. H.R.6757: the Family Savings Act of 2018. H.R. 6756: the American Innovation Act of 2018.

Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Policy Development, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 6760 Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act H.R. 6757 Family Savings Act H.R. 6756 American Innovation Act Expansion of Electric Vehicle tax credit Tax treatment abroad of digital goods

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

1. Repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act health care premium subsidies through the federal tax code 2. H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017, provisions relating to the tax code and health care premium subsidies 3. H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Public Law 115-97, implementation of provisions relating to deductions for health care expenses and state and local taxes, personal exemptions, and the "individual mandate" of the Affordable Care Act 4. S. 2459, No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act, entire bill 5. Proposals to extend individual tax rates under current law 6. H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act of 2018, entire bill 7. H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018, entire bill 8. H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018, entire bill

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA)

Implementation of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, P.L. 113-295 Improvements to ABLE Act ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S. 817 and H.R. 1874 Opposing repeal of the Johnson Amendment regarding political activity. "Tax Reform 2.0" (H.R.6760, H.R.6757, H.R.6756)

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

Implementation of PL 115-97 (H.R. 1/tax reform). Tax treatment of investment capital and start-up companies. H.R. 6756 - American Innovation Act of 2018.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE

HR 173 & S 58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (all provisions) Tax Reform (generally) Implementation of Section 199 for the IRS Code, as amended by Public Law 115-97 HR 6760 - The Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act (all provisions) HR 6757 - The Family Savings Act (all provisions) HR 6756 - The American Innovation Act (all provisions)

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Implementation of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, P.L. 113-295 Improvements to ABLE Act ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S. 817 and H.R. 1874 Opposing repeal of the Johnson Amendment regarding political activity. "Tax Reform 2.0" (H.R.6760, H.R.6757, H.R.6756)

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

General lobbying on issues impacting corporate taxation, including the following specific bills: H.R.1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (implementation provisions); H.R.184 - Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 (provisions on excise tax on medical devices); H.R.1393/S.540 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 (as it relates to changes to non-resident personal income tax returns); H.R.2193 - Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2017 (provisions related to sourcing issues for interstate sales and telecom tax simplification); H.R.6756 - American Innovation Act (provisions relating to corporate taxation); H.R.6757 - Family Savings Act (provisions relating to corporate taxation); H.R.6760 - Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 (provisions relating to corporate taxation); and S.976 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017 (provisions related to sourcing issues for interstate sales and telecom tax simplification).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 12681/S. 487, Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act P.L. 115-97, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Sec. 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction (regulations) H.R. 2193, Remote Transactions Parity Act / S. 976, Marketplace Fairness Act H.R. 6037, Nonprofits Support Act H.R. 6460, LIFT for Charities Act S. 3317, Protecting Charities and Houses of Worship Act H.R. 6760, The Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 H.R. 6757, The Family Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6756, The American Innovation Act of 2018 S. 796, The Employer Participation in Repayment Act

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

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