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AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDclient→AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED

2017 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

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Object to Department of Labor abuse of hot good orders against specialty crop producers. H.R.4-Jobs for America Act Support H.R.1387 to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from the goods whose sale or distribution in commerce may be prohibited subsequent to FLSA violation. H.R.2575-Save American Workers Act H.R.5392-The Fairness for Farmers Act (excludes H-2A workers from the PPACA employer mandate) S.2881-Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS)Act of 2014 H.R.5213-Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS)Act of 2014 Promote farm safety OSHA Ag Retailer Process Safety Management Port Labor Issues

Client expense: $994,546 · Firm income: Not reported

S.2881

BOB YOUNG VERONICA SWERDLOW mr ANDREW WALMSLEY mr DALE MOORE mrs DANIELLE QUIST ms PATRICIA WOLFF

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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2017 · second_quarter · Health Issues

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Support H.R. 2575 - Save American Workers Act Support S. 2881 - Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 Support H.R. 5213 - Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 Support H.R. 5392 -The Fairness for Farmers Act to exclude H-2A workers from the PPACA employer mandate Support HR 763 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Support HR 3367 - to delay Section 09010 of PPACA Support S. 603 - Jobs and Premiums Protection Act

Client expense: $994,546 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 2881

BOB YOUNG VERONICA SWERDLOW mr DALE MOORE ms PATRICIA WOLFF

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2017 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

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Object to Department of Labor abuse of hot good orders against specialty crop producers. H.R.4-Jobs for America Act Support H.R.1387 to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from the goods whose sale or distribution in commerce may be prohibited subsequent to FLSA violation. H.R.2575-Save American Workers Act H.R.5392-The Fairness for Farmers Act (excludes H-2A workers from the PPACA employer mandate) S.2881-Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS)Act of 2014 H.R.5213-Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS)Act of 2014 Promote farm safety OSHA Ag Retailer Process Safety Management Port Labor Issues

Client expense: $1,071,606 · Firm income: Not reported

S.2881

BOB YOUNG VERONICA SWERDLOW mr ANDREW WALMSLEY mr DALE MOORE mrs DANIELLE QUIST

AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDclient→AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED

2017 · second_quarter · Health Issues

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Support H.R. 2575 - Save American Workers Act Support S. 2881 - Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 Support H.R. 5213 - Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 Support H.R. 5392 -The Fairness for Farmers Act to exclude H-2A workers from the PPACA employer mandate Support HR 763 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Support HR 3367 - to delay Section 09010 of PPACA Support S. 603 - Jobs and Premiums Protection Act

Client expense: $1,071,606 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 2881

BOB YOUNG VERONICA SWERDLOW mr DALE MOORE ms KRISTI BOSWELL ms PATRICIA WOLFF

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2017 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

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Object to Department of Labor abuse of hot good orders against specialty crop producers. H.R.4-Jobs for America Act Support H.R.1387 to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from the goods whose sale or distribution in commerce may be prohibited subsequent to FLSA violation. H.R.2575-Save American Workers Act H.R.5392-The Fairness for Farmers Act (excludes H-2A workers from the PPACA employer mandate) S.2881-Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS)Act of 2014 H.R.5213-Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS)Act of 2014 Promote farm safety OSHA Ag Retailer Process Safety Management Port Labor Issues

Client expense: $1,071,606 · Firm income: Not reported

S.2881

BOB YOUNG VERONICA SWERDLOW mr ANDREW WALMSLEY mr DALE MOORE

NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)client→NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)

2014 · fourth_quarter · Small Business

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Bills H.R. 5213, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 4457, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Plan Protection Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act - support. H.R. 4, the Jobs for America Act - support. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 2995, the Unnecessary Cap Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 3367, the Small Business and Family Relief Act - support. H.R. 763, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. H.R. 903, the American Job Protection Act- support. H.Res 359, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that tax reform should jointly address corporate and pass-through entities in a fiscally responsible manner, and that reform should reduce the current tax rate differences between corporate and pass-through entities while maintaining adequate forms of organization for businesses - support. H.R. 947, Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act - support. H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 436, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor- Management Relations Act -support. H.R. 2429, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 2728, Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act - support. H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act - support. H. Res. 728, a Resolution expressing support for designating November 29, 2014 as Small Business Saturday and supporting efforts to increase awareness of small business contributions to the community and their value to the overall economy - support. Section 425 of H.R. 4745, and urge that this provision, which prohibits the Department of Transportation from moving forward with increases in the minimum level of financial responsibility for commercial property and passenger motor carriers, including private school bus operators and other private carriers - support. H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 5860, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - support. H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act - support. H.R. 4453, the S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 2854, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes - support. S. 2881, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 - support. S. 2569, the Bring Jobs Home Act - support. S. 2223, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act - oppose. S. 2199, originally introduced as S. 84, the Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose. S. 2432, the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act - oppose. S.Amdt.1871, to S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 - support. S. 399, the American Job Protection Act - support. S. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act - support. S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose. S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 - support. S. 109, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. S. 1138, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - support. S. 1737, Fair Minimum Wage Act - oppose. S. 1658, Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act - support. S. 1488, a bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes -support. Unemployment Insurance letter opposing FUTA Tax Increase to House and Senate Budget Committee conferees. Comments EPA, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602, Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. December 1, 2014. OSHA, Comments on OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2013-0023; Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (79 Fed. Reg. 47605, August 14, 2014) October 14, 2014. EPA, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 - Definition of Waters of the United States Under the Clean Water Act. October 15, 2014. Department of Health and Human Services, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016 - Request for Extension of Comment Period. December 22, 2014. Other Issues Tax Reform Tax Extenders DOL overtime regulation Biennial budget Entitlement reform Immigration reform, E-Verify, H2B visas Retirement Issues Keystone XL Project Employer nondiscrimination in PPACA Minimum wage Unemployment insurance Transitional policy on nonqualified plans in PPACA OSHA - proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica OSHA - proposed rule on electronic reporting EPA/Army Corps of Engineers - proposed rule on definition of waters of the United States EPA - proposed rule on greenhouse gases emissions from power plants OSHA - enforcement DOT - Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicle Regulatory reform Overtime Export Import Bank Medicare Part D H.R. 4304, the Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act SBA Office of Advocacy: Group Letter on Regulatory Flexibility Act Noncompliance in Waters of the United States Rulemaking SEC: Letter regarding the Recommendation of the Investor Advisory Committee: Accredited Investor Definition

Client expense: $689,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 2881

BRAD CLOSE DANIEL BOSCH JORDAN FORBES KATHERINE BONNER MATTHEW TURKSTRA NICHOLAS KARELLAS STEPHEN KEEN mr DONALD DANNER mr KEVIN KUHLMAN ms AMANDA AUSTIN

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONclient→NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION

2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

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S.749, H.R.4212 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property. Monitor draft legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of expenses for business meals and entertainment.Proposed Rule: Amendments to Excepted Benefits [RIN 1545BL90, REG14317213], [RIN 1210AB60], [RIN 0938AS16, CMS9946P]. Correcting Amendment: Shared Responsibility Payment for Not Maintaining Minimum Essential Coverage; Correction [RIN 1545BL36, TD 9632]. IRS clarification of tips vs. service charges. Rev. Rul. 2012-18. S.1395 - Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2013. H.R.2945 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory. S.2168 Small Business Stability Act H.R.2577 Small Business Job Protection Act S.2176 Commonsense Reporting Act H.R.3367 To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015. Final Rule: Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage [RIN 1545BL33] Final Rule: Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans [RIN 1545BL26] Final Rule: Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage [RIN 1545BL31] Revised Rule: 2012-18 (tip credit) Rev. Proc. 2014-30 (26 CFR 601.602: Tax forms and instructions.) [TD 9660], RIN 1545BL31 Correcting Amendment: Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage; Correction [REG14103613], RIN 1545BL91 Correction to a notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing [TD 9672], RIN 1545BL55 Final Rule: Tax Credit for Employee Health Insurance Expenses of Small Employers HR 4718 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation. 2014 Draft Form 1094-C: Transmittal of Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage Information Return 2014 Draft Form 1095-C: Employer Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage 2014 Draft Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C 2014 Draft Form 1094-B: Transmittal of Health Coverage Information Returns 2014 Draft Form 1095-B: Health Coverage 2014 Draft Instructions for Forms 1094-B and 1095-B IRS Notice 2014-49: Section 4980H -- Shared Responsibility for Employer Regarding Health Coverage -- Approach to Changes in Measurement Periods or Methods Applicable to an Employee IRS Notice 2014-55: Additional Permitted Election Changes for Health Coverage under 125 Cafeteria Plans 2014 Draft Form 8962: Premium Tax Credit 2014 Draft Instructions for Form 8962, Premium Tax Credit 2014 Draft Form 1040-A: U.S. Individual Income Tax Return H.R. 5213/S. 2881, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2014 H.R. 5557, Streamlining Verification for Americans Act H.R. 5264, Permanent Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act H.R. 5771/PL 113-295 (Tax Extenders Bill) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions and make technical corrections, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE accounts established under State programs for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes Notice 2014-69: Group Health Plans that Fail to Cover In-Patient Hospitalization Services Final Rule: Minimum Essential Coverage and Other Rules Regarding the Shared Responsibility Payment for Individuals [RIN 1545BL91] Notice 2014-76: Individual Shared Responsibility Payment Hardship Exemptions that May Be Claimed on a Federal Income Tax Return Without Obtaining a Hardship Exemption Certification from the Marketplace Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: OMB Number: 15452251. Title: Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (TD 9661Final) Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: OMB Number: 15452252. Title: REG13245511Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (TD 9660Final)

Client expense: $717,776 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 2881

ANGELO AMADOR DAVID KOENIG LAURA CHADWICK MATT WALKER MERVYN JONES MICHELLE REINKE mr DANIEL ROEHL mr JOHN DEFIFE

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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 Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)client→NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)

2014 · third_quarter · Small Business

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H.R. 4923, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2015- support. H.R. 5213, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 support. H.R. 4457, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 support.H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Plan Protection Act of 2013 support. H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act support. H.R. 4, the Jobs for America Act support. H.R. 5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 support. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 support. H.R. 2995, the Unnecessary Cap Act of 2013 support. H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act of 2013 support. H.R. 3367, the Small Business and Family Relief Act support. H.R. 763, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act support. H.R. 903, the American Job Protection Act support. H.R. 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act support. H.Res 359, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that tax reform should jointly address corporate and pass-through entities in a fiscally responsible manner, and that reform should reduce the current tax rate differences between corporate and pass-through entities while maintaining adequate forms of organization for businesses support. H.R. 947, Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act support. H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 support. H.R. 436, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor- Management Relations Act support. H.R. 2429, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support. H.R. 2728, Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act support. H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act support. S. 2881, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 support. S. 2496, the Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014 support. S. 2569, the Bring Jobs Home Act support. S. 2223, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act oppose. S. 2199, originally introduced as S. 84, the Paycheck Fairness Act oppose. S. 2432, the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act oppose. S.Amdt.1871, to S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 support. S. 399, the American Job Protection Act support. S. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act support. S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act support. S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act oppose. S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 support. S. 109, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act support. S. 1138, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support. S. 1737, Fair Minimum Wage Act oppose. S. 1658, Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act support. S. 1488, a bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes -support. Unemployment Insurance letter opposing FUTA Tax Increase to House and Senate Budget Committee conferees.Hearings - Statement for the Record, House Committee on Small Business, Cash Accounting: A Simpler Method for Small Firms? July 10, 2014. House Small Business Committee, Subcommittee on Health and Technology, An Update on the Small Business Health Options Program: Is It Working for Small Businesses? (met with Committee staff on the issue) September 18, 2014. Comments - Food and Drug Administration, Deeming Tobacco Products To Be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as Amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; Regulations on the Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products and Required Warning Statements for Tobacco Products. (July 25, 2014) Environmental Protection Agency, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0173, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Lead; Framework for Identifying and Evaluating Lead Based Paint Hazards From Renovation, Repair, and Painting Activities in Public and Commercial Buildings. (September 22, 2014) U.S. Department of Labor, Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, 79 Fed. Reg. 34568, (June 17, 2014) Environmental Protection Agency, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0715; Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Survey of the Public and Commercial Building Industry. (August 27, 2014) Environmental Protection Agency, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0173; Approach for Estimating Exposures and Incremental Health Effects From Lead Due to Renovation, Repair, and Painting Activities in Public and Commercial Buildings. Other Issues - Tax Reform Tax Extenders DOL overtime regulation Biennial budget Entitlement reform Immigration reform, E-Verify, H2B visas Retirement Issues Keystone XL Project Employer nondiscrimination in PPACA Minimum wage Unemployment insurance Transitional policy on nonqualified plans in PPACA OSHA proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica OSHA proposed rule on electronic reporting EPA/Army Corps of Engineers proposed rule on definition of waters of the United States EPA proposed rule on greenhouse gases emissions from power plants OSHA enforcement DOT Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicle Regulatory reform Overtime Export Import Bank Medicare Part D H.R. 4304, the Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act

Client expense: $717,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 2881

BRAD CLOSE DANIEL BOSCH KATHERINE BONNER MATTHEW TURKSTRA mr DONALD DANNER mr KEVIN KUHLMAN ms AMANDA AUSTIN

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