Advocacy Empowerment Act of 2017

S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 1558, Advocacy Empowerment Act of 2017 S. 1559, Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2017 Nomination of David C. Tryon, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration Various issues relating to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-17-13, January 11, 2017, extension of policy to provide accelerated payment to small business and small business subcontractors

Client expense: $16,830,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 1558, Advocacy Empowerment Act of 2017 S. 1559, Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2017

Client expense: $13,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

House Bills H.R. 33, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 - support. H.R. 116, the Main Street Fairness Act - support. H.R. 631, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - support. H.R. 5, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - support. H.R. 720, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 - support. H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act - support. H.R. 620, the ADA Education and Reform Act - support. H.J. Res. 66 and H.J. Res. 67, resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to invalidate the DOLs safe harbor regulations on Savings Arrangements Established by State and Political Subdivisions for Non-Governmental Employees - support. H.R. 1552, Fair and Open Competition Act - support. H.R. 246, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. H.R. 1180, the Working Families Flexibility Act - support. H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act - support. H.R. 2353, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act - support. H.R. 1696, S Corporation Moderation Act of 2017 - support. House Financial Services & General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee FY2018 bills: include language that would transition the governance structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) - support. H.R. 2629, the Representation Fairness Restoration Act - support. H.R. 1555, the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017, or FAIR Act - support. H.R. 978 - Regulatory Improvement Act - support. H.R. 3441, the Save Local Business Act - support. H.R. 3282, the ELD Extension Act of 2017 - support. Senate Bills S. 205, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - support. S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 - support. S. 69, the Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 - support. S. 288, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017 - support. the Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 - support. S. 951, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - support. S. 622, Fair and Open Competition Act - support. S. 707, the Main Street Fairness Act - support. Senate Financial Services & General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee FY2018 bills: include language that would transition the governance structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) - support. S. 711, S Corporation Moderation Act of 2017 - support. H.J. Res. 66 and H.J. Res. 67 a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act - support. S. 1217, the Representation Fairness Restoration Act - support. S. 642, the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017, or FAIR Act - support. S.1558, the Advocacy Empowerment Act of 2017 - support. S. 237, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 - support. S.1559, the Hearing Small Business Act of 2017 American Health Care Act - support. Other Issues Joint Employer Standard Tax Reform Withdrawal of the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Services Proposed Regulations on Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions on Liquidation of an Interest Repeal the Health Insurance Tax Comments Comments in Response to OPIC Notice on Form OPIC-252 82 Fed. Reg. 44220. Overseas Private Investment Corporation, September 22, 2017. Comments in Response to Request for Information; Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees, RIN 1235-AA20, 82 Fed. Reg. 34616 (July 26, 2017). U.S. Department of Labor, September 1, 2017. Comments on Rulemaking Procedures Update, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Docket No. FMCSA-2016-0341, 82 Fed. Reg. 36719 (August 7, 2017). Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, August 8, 2017. Comments on Second set of comments regarding the Request for Information Regarding the Fiduciary Rule and Prohibited Transaction Exemptions; RIN 1210-AB82; Docket ID: EBSA-2017-0004 (82 Fed. Reg. 31278). U.S. Department of Labor. August 1, 2017. Comments regarding the Request for Information Regarding the Fiduciary Rule and Prohibited Transaction Exemptions; RIN 1210-AB82; Docket ID: EBSA-2017-0004 (82 Fed. Reg. 31278). U.S. Department of Labor, July 6, 2017. Comments in Response to the Department of the Treasury Request for Information on Review of Regulations, 82 Fed. Reg. 27217 (June 14, 2017). Department of the Treasury, July 31, 2017. Comments on Request for Information Regarding the Small Business Lending Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0011, 82 Fed. Reg. 22318 (May 15, 2017); Extension of Comment Period, 82 Fed. Reg. 32177 (July 12, 2017) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, July 28, 2017. Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the Bureau of Land Management of the U.S. Department of the Interior titled, Oil and Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands; Rescission of a 2015 Rule, 82 Fed. Reg. 34464 (July 25, 2017). Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, July 28, 2017. Comments on Definition of Waters of the United States - Recodification of Pre-existing Rules, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203, 82 Fed. Reg. 34889 (July 27, 2017). Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Army, July 27, 2017. Comments regarding Notice 2017-38: Implementation of Executive Order 13789 (Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens). Department of Treasury, IRS. July 21, 2017. Comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers notice titled, United States Army, Corps of Engineers; Subgroup to the DOD Regulatory Reform Task Force, Review of Existing Rules, Docket No. COE-2017-0004, 82 Fed. Reg. 33470 (July 20, 2017). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, July 20, 2017. Comments in response to OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2013-0023; Proposed Rule to Delay Compliance Date for Reporting Requirement under Final Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 29261, June 28, 2017). Department of Labor, July 13, 2017. Comments regarding the Request for Information on Reducing Regulatory Burdens Imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act & Improving Healthcare Choices to Empower Patients; Notice ID: CMS-9928-NC (82 Fed. Reg. 26885). Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. July 10, 2017.

Client expense: $1,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of