LEAP Act

- HR 2202/S.1103 LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 as it relates to tax on liquified gas on an engery equivalent basis - HR 4718 To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Modify and Make Permanent Bonus Depreciation regarding extension of bonus depreciation.- S. 2260 Expiring Privisions Improvement, Reform and Efficiency Act of 2014 or the EXPIRE Act of 2014 to amend the IRS Code to extend through 2015 expiring tax provisions pertaining to individual and business taxpayers and the energy sector. - S.2234 Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Program Act or the LEAP Act to amend the IRS Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit of $1,500 for hiring an apprenticeship employee who has not attained age 25 at the close of the taxable year or $1,000 for an apprenticeship employee who has attained age 25.

Client expense: $1,751,027 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Postal Rate Commission, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

- HR 2202/S.1103 LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 as it relates to tax on liquified gas on an engery equivalent basis - HR 4718 To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Modify and Make Permanent Bonus Depreciation regarding extension of bonus depreciation.- S. 2260 Expiring Privisions Improvement, Reform and Efficiency Act of 2014 or the EXPIRE Act of 2014 to amend the IRS Code to extend through 2015 expiring tax provisions pertaining to individual and business taxpayers and the energy sector. - S.2234 Leveraging and ENergizing America's Apprenticeship Program Act or the LEAP Act to amend the IRS Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit of $1,500 for hiring an apprenticeship employee who has not attained age 25 at the close of the taxable year or $1,000 for an apprenticeship employee who has attained age 25.

Client expense: $1,444,773 · Firm income: Not reported

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act - H.R. 803/P.L. 113-128 LEAP Act - S. 2234 (also TAX issue) WHD Federal Contractor Minimum Wage NPRM - RIN 1235-AA10 (Also GOV issue) WHD Updating and Modernizing Overtime Regulations, Executive OrderNLRB joint employer standard Federal funding and support for apprenticeship programs and career and technical education (also Ed issue) Project labor agreements Davis-Bacon NLRB Representation-Case Procedures NPRM - RIN 3142-AA08 Skills Gap Strategy Act - S. 1619 (also Ed issue) DOL Persuader Agreements - RIN 1245-AA03 OSHA regulatory process, letter of intrepretation regarding third party participation in safety inspections Employee Privacy Protection Act - H.R. 4321 Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act - H.R. 4320, S. 2178

Client expense: $23,266 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Employment & Training Administration, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

America's Small Business Tax Relief Act - H.R. 4457 S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 - H.R. 4453 Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act - S. 2189 Legislation to Make Permanent Bonus Depreciation - H.R. 4718EXPIRE Act - S. 2260 LEAP Act - S. 2234 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - H.R. 2429/S. 1183 Extension/permanence for 179D deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings General tax reform issues including code simplification; employers' marginal tax rates; Alternative Minimum Tax repeal; extension of tax rates for pass-through entities, S-corporations and LLCs; codification of annual tax extenders

Client expense: $23,266 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Employment & Training Administration, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

IBEW lobbied two congressional offices for changes to two different bills, one senate bill S.2234 and one draft house bill. Both bills deal with incentives for young people or minorities entering apprenticeship and training programs in the construction industry. Apprenticeship programs registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment and Training Administration U.S. Department of Labor.

Client expense: $289,878 · Firm income: Not reported

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

IBEW lobbied two congressional offices for changes to two different bills, one senate bill S.2234 and one draft house bill. Both bills deal with incentives for young people or minorities entering apprenticeship and training programs in the construction industry. Apprenticeship programs registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment and Training Administration U.S. Department of Labor.

Client expense: $290,269 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

Employee Privacy Protection Act - H.R. 4321 Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act - H.R. 4320, S. 2178 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act - H.R. 803 Policy language in FY 2015 Labor-HHS Appropriations (also Bud/Approps issue)LEAP Act - S. 2234 (also Tax issue) Skills Gap Strategy Act - S. 1619 (also Ed issue)Federal funding and support for apprenticeship programs and career and technical education (also Ed issue) NLRB Representation-Case Procedures NPRM - RIN 3142-AA08 WHD Federal Contractor Minimum Wage NPRM - RIN 1235-AA10 WHD Updating and Modernizing Overtime Regulations, Executive Order DOL Persuader Agreements - RIN 1245-AA03 OSHA regulatory process, letter of intrepretation regarding third party participation in safety inspections SECTORS Act - S. 1226

Client expense: $40,150 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Employment & Training Administration, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE

IBEW lobbied two congressional offices for changes to two different bills, one senate bill S.2234 and one draft house bill. Both bills deal with incentives for young people or minorities entering apprenticeship and training programs in the construction industry. Apprenticeship programs registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment and Training Administration U.S. Department of Labor.

Client expense: $289,639 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

- S.1103 LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 as it relates to tax extenders for alternative fuel tax and LNG tax disparity issue. - S.2234 Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs Act (LEAP Act) to amend IRS Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit of $1,500 for hiring an apprenticeship employee who has not attained the age of 25 at the close of the tax year or $1,000 for an employee who has attained the age of 25.- General tax reform

Client expense: $1,353,203 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office