Prove It Act of 2023

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to public health; Issues related asthma, COPD, influenza, lung cancer, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Issues related to Medicaid; Issues related to ERISA; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to vaccines; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to supplemental oxygen; Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act; Issues related to Medicare sequestration; Issues related to Cancer Moonshot; Issues related to short-term limited duration plans; Issues related to Healthy Future Taskforce; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to the Presidents FY26 budget; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; HR 1075 Medicaid Work Requirements Act; S. 1063 A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs; HR 1551 Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act; H.R. 2583 Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023; H.R. 1114 Long COVID RECOVERY NOW Act; H.R. 1692 Health Care Affordability Act of 2023; HR 3073 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; S 1452 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; HR 2811 Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023; S 1411, Prove It Act of 2023; S 1995 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act; HR 824 Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 2813 The Self-Insurance Protec􀆟on Act; HR 3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act; HR 2868 Association Health Plans Act; S 2213 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 4363 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; S. 2016 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023; HR 4189 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023;; HR 5749 Family Asthma Act; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 2245 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; HR 4534 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; S 2333 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; HR 4420 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; S 1489 National Task Force on the COVID-19 Pandemic Act;; HR 6302 Health Share Transparency Act; HR 357 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking;; S3821 Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act; HR7829 Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act; HR 485 Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023; HR 7867 Renewing Efficiency in Government by Budgeting Act; HR 115 Midnight Rules Relief Act, HR 1602, Health Care Affordability Act of 2023; S. 8 Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2023; HR 9029 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8774 Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2025; S. 4942 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S 4921 Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2025; HR 890 Guidance out of Regulatory Darkness Act; H.R. 9774, Health Care Affordability Act of 2024; S. 5194 Health Care Affordability Act of 2024; S. 652 Safe Step Act; HR 2630 Safe Step Act; HR 10515, American Relief Act, 2025; HR 10545, American Relief Act, 2025

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

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to smokefree air; Issues related to the Tobacco Control Act; Issues related to tobacco smuggling; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to menthol cigarettes; Issues related to tobacco prevention; Issues related to youth cessation research; Issues related to nicotine; Issues related to health equity; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to tobacco litter; Issues related to synthetic nicotine; Issues related to regulatory reform;; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to the Presidents FY26 budget; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; S. 107 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2023; HR 901 To require the Food and Drug Administration to prioritize enforcement of disposable electronic nicotine delivery system products; S. 464 No Tax Subsidies for E-Cigarette and Tobacco Ads; HR 2811 Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023;; HR 4020 Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act;; S 1411, Prove It Act of 2023; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; S 2213 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 4363 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 2398 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.; S 1040 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; ; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; HR 4775 Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act; S 3108 Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act; HR 6038 Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act; HR 357 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking; SJ Res 99 Exclude premium cigars from FDA oversight; issues related to enforcement of illegal vaping; HR 7867 Renewing Efficiency in Government by Budgeting Act; HR 115 Midnight Rules Relief Act; HR 9027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; HR 9029 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; HR 9367 Preventing Vape Use Act; S. 4942 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S 4690 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; HR 890 Guidance out of Regulatory Darkness Act; HR 10515, American Relief Act, 2025; HR 10545, American Relief Act, 2025

H.R. 2767/S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023 H.R. 4721/S. 1706, Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2023 H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 H.R. 7198/S.1411, Prove It Act H.R. 9197, Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act H.R. 9278, Protect Small Business from Excessive Paperwork Act S. 609, Necessary Entrepreneurship Workshops via the SBA to Transform and Assist Re-entry Training (NEW START) Act of 2023 S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Various issues relating to the implementation of the Small Business Administration 7(a) loan program; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including loan forgiveness and repayment to loans for existing borrowers; opportunity zones; 199A tax deduction; reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs; implementation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (P.L. 96-354)

Client expense: $22,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 1411, Prove It Act of 2023 Sustainability of steel produced in the United States in terms of recycled content, recyclability, and emissions and energy intensity reductions; EPA regulatory activities; PM2.5 NAAQS Review; science-based green steel standard focused on reducing GHG emissions regardless of technology; industrial decarbonization in the U.S. through R&D and investment; Federal Buy Clean programs; carbon border policies; permitting reform; EAF slag treatment.

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

David Brown (House/Senate) S 1411, PROVE IT Act Global climate change issues Carbon Tax & Dividend legislation Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Clean energy tax incentives Direct Air Capture Permitting Reform David Gilbert (House/Senate) S 1411, PROVE IT Act Jacqueline Carney (House/Senate) S 1411, PROVE IT Act

Client expense: $1,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1411, Prove It Act of 2023 Sustainability of steel produced in the United States in terms of recycled content, recyclability, and emissions and energy intensity reductions; EPA regulatory activities; PM2.5 NAAQS Review; science-based green steel standard focused on reducing GHG emissions regardless of technology; industrial decarbonization in the U.S. through R&D and investment; Federal Buy Clean programs; carbon border policies; permitting reform; EAF slag treatment.

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

31 U.S.C. 5336 - Filed in the 116th Congress as H.R.2513/S.1978 Corporate Transparency Act of 2019. To ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes; H.R.20/S.567 Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes; S.866 American Innovation and Jobs Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance tax benefits for research activities; H.R.1332 Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act. To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours per week to 32 hours per week, and for other purposes; H.R.4721/S.1706 Main Street Tax Certainty Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income; H.R.3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act/Association Health Plans Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage; H.R.3938 Build It in America Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage economic growth; H.R.3937 Small Business Jobs Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the establishment and growth of small businesses; H.R.3936 Tax Cuts for Working Families Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to rename the standard deduction the guaranteed deduction, and to add a bonus amount to the guaranteed deduction for taxable years 2024 and 2025; H.R.3881/S.1838 Credit Card Competition Act. To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system to prescribe regulations relating to network competition in credit card transactions, and for other purposes; H.R. 4035/S.2623 Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023. To require the Secretary of the Treasury to harmonize the effective dates of all rules required under the Corporate Transparency Act, and for other purposes; S.1411 Prove It Act of 2023. To amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses, and for other purposes; H.R.7198 Prove It Act of 2024. To amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses, and for other purposes; S.1896 SCORE Act of 2023. To reauthorize the SCORE program, and for other purposes. H.R.2744 Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2023. To require that the Federal Government procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and management of certain Government agencies, and for other purposes. H.R.4666 To require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on fraud relating to certain COVID-19 loans. H.R.4667 Returning Erroneous COVID Loans Addressing Illegal and Misappropriated Taxpayer Funds (RECLAIM Taxpayer Funds) Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue guidance and rules for lenders and the Small Business Administration on handling amounts of Paycheck Protection Loans returned by borrowers, and for other purposes. H.R.4668 Providing Opportunities to Show Transparency via Information Technology (POST IT) Act of 2023. To amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to publish guidance documents for certain rules, and for other purposes. H.R.4670 Small Business Contracting Transparency Act of 2023. To amend the Small Business Act to require reporting on additional information with respect to small business concerns owned and controlled by women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, and for other purposes. H.R.5427 To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.4480 Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to report on the veterans interagency task force, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to report on access to credit for small business concerns owned and controlled by covered individuals, and for other purposes. S.3528 Supporting Disabled Entrepreneurs Act. To amend the Small Business Act to establish the position of Coordinator for Disabled Small Business Concerns within the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.5119/S.3625 Protect Small Businesses and Prevent Illicit Financial Activity Act of 2024. To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide small businesses with additional time to file beneficial ownership information, and for other purposes. H.R.7024 Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. To make improvements to the child tax credit, to provide tax incentives to promote economic growth, to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States, to provide tax relief with respect to certain Federal disasters, to make improvements to the low-income housing tax credit, and for other purposes. H.R.7668 ADA 30 Days to Comply Act. To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to provide for a remediation period before the commencement of a civil action. H.R.7473 Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act. To ensure continued appropriations for certain Small Business Administration programs during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes. H.R.7963 Small Business Red Tape Relief Act of 2024. To amend title 31, United States Code, to require FinCEN to submit to Congress a quarterly report on certain beneficial ownership data. H.R.2590/S.4493 Unlocking Capital for Small Businesses Act of 2024. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to create a safe harbor for finders and private placement brokers, and for other purposes. H.R.4764 Coordinated Support for Rural Small Businesses Act. To amend the Small Business Act to enhance the Office of Rural Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R.8132 Balancing Incentives Act of 2024. To amend title 35, United States Code, require a patent owner to consent to the filing of a petition for inter partes review or post-grant review, and for other purposes. H.R.8134 Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2024. To promote the leadership of the United States in global innovation by establishing a robust patent system that restores and protects the right of inventors to own and enforce private property rights in inventions and discoveries, and for other purposes. H.R.8147/S.4297 Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act. To repeal the Corporate Transparency Act. H.R.9278 To amend section 5336 of title 31, United States Code, to provide existing small businesses with an additional year to file beneficial ownership information, and for other purposes. H.R.8033 Regulatory Transparency for Small Businesses Act. To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the information required to be included in a certification by an agency that a rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. H.R.9031 Assurance for Small Business Act of 2024. To require Federal agency heads to submit a report on the implementation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and for other purposes. H.R.9032 Enhanced Regulatory Flexibility Assessment Act. To amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. H.R.9030 Regulatory Agenda Clarity Act. To amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete disclosure of an agencys annual regulatory agenda. H.R.9085 Regulatory Review Improvement Act of 2024. To amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications to how agencies conduct periodic reviews of agency rules, and for other purposes. H.R.9033 Let American Businesses be On Record Act of 2024. To amend title 5, United States Code, to apply regulatory flexibility analysis requirements for the Department of Labor. S.5063 Helping Small Businesses To Hedge Risk and Insure against Volatile Expenses Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to allow small business concerns to purchase certain commodities futures, and for other purposes. H.R.8639/S.4260 Warehouse Worker Protection Act. To establish protections for warehouse workers, and for other purposes. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act Small business tax relief Small Business Administration staffing Small Business Administration lending requirements and rules Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lending requirements Federal regulatory reform Federal privacy issues State privacy issues Independent contractor rules Joint employer rules Overtime/White-Collar Exemption rules Noncompete provisions Government funding and shutdown concerns Healthcare and paid leave issues White House Conference on Small Business Yellow Pages Test and government competition with the private sector Commodities markets and small business commodity risks Adherence to and improvement of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) Adherence to and improvement of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Artificial Intelligence Implementation & Impacts Reducing Monopolistic Business Practices Preparation for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 Preparation for Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provision expirations in 2025 Export and import concerns for small companies Streamlining federal resources and support for access to international markets Accessibility of Federal Awards for small businesses Supply chain stability

Generally support legislation that advances the interests of small business in all the categories listed in this report. Generally support legislation that would reform the administrative state and development and enforcement of federal regulation. In addition, JCN has lobbied in support of the following legislation that would have a tremendous impact on small business: S. 1411, Prove It Act, which would ensure small businesses have a voice in the rulemaking process by forcing federal agencies to demonstrate that any new regulation is compliant with existing laws by considering both the direct and indirect costs placed on small businesses. H.R. 2767/S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023, which would dramatically increase private sector investment in American small businesses by rewarding investors for supporting small business. H.R. 2799 Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $7,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2767/S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023 H.R. 4721/S. 1706, Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2023 H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 H.R. 7198/S. 1411, Prove It Act H.R. 9197, Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act H.R. 9278, Protect Small Business from Excessive Paperwork Act S. 609, Necessary Entrepreneurship Workshops via the SBA to Transform and Assist Re-entry Training (NEW START) Act of 2023 Various issues relating to the implementation of the Small Business Administration 7(a) loan program; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including loan forgiveness and repayment to loans for existing borrowers; opportunity zones; 199A tax deduction; reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs; implementation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (P.L. 96-354)

Client expense: $14,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to public health; Issues related asthma, COPD, influenza, lung cancer, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Issues related to Medicaid; Issues related to ERISA; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to vaccines; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to supplemental oxygen; Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act; Issues related to Medicare sequestration; Issues related to Cancer Moonshot; Issues related to short-term limited duration plans; Issues related to Healthy Future Taskforce; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to the Presidents FY26 budget; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; HR 1075 Medicaid Work Requirements Act; S. 1063 A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs; HR 1551 Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act; H.R. 2583 Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023; H.R. 1114 Long COVID RECOVERY NOW Act; H.R. 1692 Health Care Affordability Act of 2023; HR 3073 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; S 1452 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; HR 2811 Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023; S 1411, Prove It Act of 2023; S 1995 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act; HR 824 Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 2813 The Self-Insurance Protec􀆟on Act; HR 3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act; HR 2868 Association Health Plans Act; S 2213 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 4363 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; S. 2016 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023; HR 4189 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023;; HR 5749 Family Asthma Act; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 2245 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; HR 4534 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; S 2333 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; HR 4420 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; S 1489 National Task Force on the COVID-19 Pandemic Act;; HR 6302 Health Share Transparency Act; HR 357 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking;; S3821 Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act; HR7829 Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act; HR 485 Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023; HR 7867 Renewing Efficiency in Government by Budgeting Act; HR 115 Midnight Rules Relief Act, HR 1602, Health Care Affordability Act of 2023; S. 8 Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2023; HR 9029 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8774 Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2025; S. 4942 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S 4921 Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2025; HR 890 Guidance out of Regulatory Darkness Act; HR 9747 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025; HR 9494 Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act 2025; H.R. 9774, Health Care Affordability Act of 2024; S. 5194 Health Care Affordability Act of 2024; S. 652 Safe Step Act; HR 2630 Safe Step Act

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to smokefree air; Issues related to the Tobacco Control Act; Issues related to tobacco smuggling; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to menthol cigarettes; Issues related to tobacco prevention; Issues related to youth cessation research; Issues related to nicotine; Issues related to health equity; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to tobacco litter; Issues related to synthetic nicotine; Issues related to regulatory reform;; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to the Presidents FY26 budget; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; S. 107 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2023; HR 901 To require the Food and Drug Administration to prioritize enforcement of disposable electronic nicotine delivery system products; S. 464 No Tax Subsidies for E-Cigarette and Tobacco Ads; HR 2811 Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023;; HR 4020 Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act;; S 1411, Prove It Act of 2023; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; S 2213 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 4363 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 2398 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.; S 1040 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; ; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; HR 4775 Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act; S 3108 Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act; HR 6038 Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act; HR 357 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking; SJ Res 99 Exclude premium cigars from FDA oversight; issues related to enforcement of illegal vaping; HR 7867 Renewing Efficiency in Government by Budgeting Act; HR 115 Midnight Rules Relief Act; HR 9027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; HR 9029 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; HR 9367 Preventing Vape Use Act; S. 4942 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S 4690 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; HR 890 Guidance out of Regulatory Darkness Act; HR 9747 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025; HR 9494 Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act 2025

David Brown (House/Senate) S 1411, PROVE IT Act Global climate change issues Carbon Tax & Dividend legislation Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Clean energy tax incentives Direct Air Capture Permitting Reform David Gilbert (House/Senate) S 1411, PROVE IT Act Jacqueline Carney (House/Senate) S 1411, PROVE IT Act

Client expense: $1,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

31 U.S.C. 5336 - Filed in the 116th Congress as H.R.2513/S.1978 Corporate Transparency Act of 2019. To ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes; H.R.20/S.567 Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes; S.866 American Innovation and Jobs Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance tax benefits for research activities; H.R.1332 Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act. To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours per week to 32 hours per week, and for other purposes; H.R.4721/S.1706 Main Street Tax Certainty Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income; H.R.3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act/Association Health Plans Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage; H.R.3938 Build It in America Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage economic growth; H.R.3937 Small Business Jobs Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the establishment and growth of small businesses; H.R.3936 Tax Cuts for Working Families Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to rename the standard deduction the guaranteed deduction, and to add a bonus amount to the guaranteed deduction for taxable years 2024 and 2025; H.R.3881/S.1838 Credit Card Competition Act. To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system to prescribe regulations relating to network competition in credit card transactions, and for other purposes; H.R. 4035/S.2623 Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023. To require the Secretary of the Treasury to harmonize the effective dates of all rules required under the Corporate Transparency Act, and for other purposes; S.1411 Prove It Act of 2023. To amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses, and for other purposes; H.R.7198 Prove It Act of 2024. To amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses, and for other purposes; S.1896 SCORE Act of 2023. To reauthorize the SCORE program, and for other purposes. H.R.2744 Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2023. To require that the Federal Government procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and management of certain Government agencies, and for other purposes. H.R.4666 To require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on fraud relating to certain COVID-19 loans. H.R.4667 Returning Erroneous COVID Loans Addressing Illegal and Misappropriated Taxpayer Funds (RECLAIM Taxpayer Funds) Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue guidance and rules for lenders and the Small Business Administration on handling amounts of Paycheck Protection Loans returned by borrowers, and for other purposes. H.R.4668 Providing Opportunities to Show Transparency via Information Technology (POST IT) Act of 2023. To amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to publish guidance documents for certain rules, and for other purposes. H.R.4670 Small Business Contracting Transparency Act of 2023. To amend the Small Business Act to require reporting on additional information with respect to small business concerns owned and controlled by women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, and for other purposes. H.R.5427 To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.4480 Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to report on the veterans interagency task force, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to report on access to credit for small business concerns owned and controlled by covered individuals, and for other purposes. S.3528 Supporting Disabled Entrepreneurs Act. To amend the Small Business Act to establish the position of Coordinator for Disabled Small Business Concerns within the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.5119/S.3625 Protect Small Businesses and Prevent Illicit Financial Activity Act of 2024. To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide small businesses with additional time to file beneficial ownership information, and for other purposes. H.R.7024 Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. To make improvements to the child tax credit, to provide tax incentives to promote economic growth, to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States, to provide tax relief with respect to certain Federal disasters, to make improvements to the low-income housing tax credit, and for other purposes. H.R.7668 ADA 30 Days to Comply Act. To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to provide for a remediation period before the commencement of a civil action. H.R.7473 Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act. To ensure continued appropriations for certain Small Business Administration programs during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes. H.R.7963 Small Business Red Tape Relief Act of 2024. To amend title 31, United States Code, to require FinCEN to submit to Congress a quarterly report on certain beneficial ownership data. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act Small business tax relief Small Business Administration staffing Small Business Administration lending requirements and rules Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lending requirements Federal regulatory reform Federal privacy issues State privacy issues Independent contractor rules Joint employer rules Overtime/White-Collar Exemption rules Noncompete provisions Government funding and shutdown concerns Healthcare and paid leave issues White House Conference on Small Business Yellow Pages Test and government competition with the private sector Commodities markets and small business commodity risks Adherence to and improvement of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) Adherence to and improvement of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Artificial Intelligence Implementation & Impacts Reducing Monopolistic Business Practices Preparation for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to smokefree air; Issues related to the Tobacco Control Act; Issues related to tobacco smuggling; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to menthol cigarettes; Issues related to tobacco prevention; Issues related to youth cessation research; Issues related to nicotine; Issues related to health equity; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to tobacco litter; Issues related to synthetic nicotine; Issues related to regulatory reform;; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to the Presidents FY26 budget; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; S. 107 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2023; HR 901 To require the Food and Drug Administration to prioritize enforcement of disposable electronic nicotine delivery system products; S. 464 No Tax Subsidies for E-Cigarette and Tobacco Ads; HR 2811 Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023;; HR 4020 Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act;; S 1411, Prove It Act of 2023; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; S 2213 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 4363 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 2398 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.; S 1040 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; ; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; HR 4775 Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act; S 3108 Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act; HR 6038 Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act; HR 357 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking; SJ Res 99 Exclude premium cigars from FDA oversight; issues related to enforcement of illegal vaping; HR 7867 Renewing Efficiency in Government by Budgeting Act; HR 115 Midnight Rules Relief Act; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025;

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to public health; Issues related asthma, COPD, influenza, lung cancer, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Issues related to Medicaid; Issues related to ERISA; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to vaccines; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to supplemental oxygen; Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act; Issues related to Medicare sequestration; Issues related to Cancer Moonshot; Issues related to short-term limited duration plans; Issues related to Healthy Future Taskforce; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to the Presidents FY26 budget; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; HR 1075 Medicaid Work Requirements Act; S. 1063 A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs; HR 1551 Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act; H.R. 2583 Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023; H.R. 1114 Long COVID RECOVERY NOW Act; H.R. 1692 Health Care Affordability Act of 2023; HR 3073 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; S 1452 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; HR 2811 Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023; S 1411, Prove It Act of 2023; S 1995 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act; HR 824 Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 2813 The Self-Insurance Protec􀆟on Act; HR 3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act; HR 2868 Association Health Plans Act; S 2213 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 4363 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; S. 2016 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023; HR 4189 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023;; HR 5749 Family Asthma Act; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 2245 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; HR 4534 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; S 2333 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; HR 4420 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; S 1489 National Task Force on the COVID-19 Pandemic Act;; HR 6302 Health Share Transparency Act; HR 357 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking;; S3821 Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act; HR7829 Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act; HR 485 Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023; HR 7867 Renewing Efficiency in Government by Budgeting Act; HR 115 Midnight Rules Relief Act, HR 1602, Health Care Affordability Act of 2023; S. 8 Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2023; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8774 Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2025

H.R. 2767/S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023 H.R. 4721/S. 1706, Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2023 H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 H.R. 7198/S.1411, Prove It Act S. 609, Necessary Entrepreneurship Workshops via the SBA to Transform and Assist Re-entry Training (NEW START) Act of 2023 H.J.Res 116/S.J.Res 63, Congressional Disapproval of Dept. of Labor Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Rule Various issues relating to the implementation of the Small Business Administration 7(a) loan program; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including loan forgiveness and repayment to loans for existing borrowers; opportunity zones; 199A tax deduction; reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs; implementation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (P.L. 96-354); reauthorization of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

Client expense: $13,930,000 · Firm income: Not reported

House H.R. 572, the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act - support. H.R. 1843, the Telehealth Expansion Act - support. H.R. 824, the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023 - support. H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 - support. H.R. 4721, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support. H.R. 3881, the Credit Card Competition Act - support. H.R. 3799, the CHOICE Arrangement Act - support. S.J.Res.11, CRA resolution of disapproval for the EPA final rule relating to increased emissions standards for new heavy duty trucks - support. H.R. 2868, the Association Health Plan Act - support. H.R. 2813, the Self-Insurance Protection Act - support. H.R. 4428, the Guidance Clarity Act - support. H.R. 890, the Guidance Out Of Darkness (GOOD) Act - support. H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act - support. Norcross amendment (submitted as #144) to the National Defense Authorization Act for 2024 - oppose. H.R. 3417, FAIR Act - support. H.R. 1163, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act - support. H.R. 4035, the Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023 - support. H.J.Res. 98, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status. - support. S.J. Res. 32, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B). - support. H.R. 6514, Holding Agencies Accountable Act - support. H.R. 906, the REPAIR Act - support. H.R. 7198, Prove It Act - support. H.R. 7035, the Death Tax Repeal Act - support. H.J.Res. 147, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process - support. H.R. 358, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (SBRFIA) - support H.R. 8639, Warehouse Worker Protection Act - oppose. H. J. RES. 129, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to repeal the Departments of Labor, the Treasury, and Health and Human Services Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage rule - support. H.R. 8147, Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act - support. H.J.Res.116, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Labor relating to "Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act" - support Senate S. 1108, the Death Tax Repeal Act - support. S. 122, the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act - support. S. 954, the Affordable Insulin NOW Act of 2023 - oppose. S. 1001, the Telehealth Expansion Act - support. H.J.Res. 27, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval for the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) final rule - support. S.J.Res. 8, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval for the Department of Labor (DOL) final rule relating to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors for investment decisions - support. S. 1706, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support. S. 1838, the Credit Card Competition Act - support. Nomination of Acting Secretary Julie Sus for Secretary of DOL - oppose. S. 1339, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act - support. S. 567, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2023 - oppose. S. 728, the Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose. S. 1664, the Healthy Families Act - oppose. Marshall amendment to H.R. 4366, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 - support. S. 1869, Site-based Invoicing and Transparency Enhancement (SITE) Act - support. S. 3167, the Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement Act (MEWA Act) - support. the Employer Reporting Improvement Act and the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act - support. S. 2033, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act - support. S. 3227, Paperwork Burden Reduction Act - support. S. 3673, Commonsense Reporting Act - support. S. 1411, Prove It Act of 2023 - support. S. 1108, Death Tax Repeal Act - support. H.J.Res. 98, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status. - support. Extending the $7.5 million debt cap under Subchapter V of the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy code - support. H.R. 1147, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act - support. S. 3204, the Employer Reporting Improvement Act - support. S. 3202, the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act - support. S.J. Res. 61, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) Joint Resolution of Disapproval to nullify the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) final rule imposing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations - support. S.J. Res. 58, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to repeal the Department of Energy (DOE) final rule on gas furnace efficiency standards - support. S. 4297, Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act - support. S.J. Res. 76, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to repeal the Departments of Labor, the Treasury, and Health and Human Services Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage rule - support. S.J.Res.63, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act" - support. S.4260, Warehouse Worker Protection Act - oppose. Nomination (PN1789) of Lauren McGarity McFerran, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2029 - oppose. Testimony NFIB Statement for the Record, House Committee on Small Business, hearing titled, Under the Microscope: Examining FinCENs Implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act. April 30, 2024 Other Healthcare reform Joint trade letter - request for abandonment or at least postponement of DOLs anticipated overtime regulations under the FLSA Joint trade letter - support of the pending proposal to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require disclosure of third-party litigation funding (TPLF) investment arrangements in any civil action filed in federal court Restoration of R&D expensing (Section 174) - support. Regulatory Flexibility Act reform - support. Joint trade letter - Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal the U.S. Department of Labor final rule, Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations - support. Joint trade letter - H.R. 4035, Small Business Information Act - support. Joint trade letter - Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act - oppose. Nomination of Acting Secretary Julie Su for Secretary of Labor (DOL) - oppose. Paid leave - oppose. American Privacy Rights Act. ENABLERS Act - oppose.

Generally support legislation that advances the interests of small business in all the categories listed in this report. In addition, JCN has lobbied in support of the following legislation that would have a tremendous impact on small business: S. 1411, Prove It Act, which would ensure small businesses have a voice in the rulemaking process by forcing federal agencies to demonstrate that any new regulation is compliant with existing laws by considering both the direct and indirect costs placed on small businesses. H.R. 2767/S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023, which would dramatically increase private sector investment in American small businesses by rewarding investors for supporting small business. H.R. 2799 Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $7,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1411, Prove It Act of 2023 Sustainability of steel produced in the United States in terms of recycled content, recyclability, and emissions and energy intensity reductions; EPA regulatory activities; cross-state air pollution rule; PM2.5 NAAQS Review; science-based green steel standard focused on reducing GHG emissions regardless of technology; industrial decarbonization in the U.S. through R&D and investment; Federal Buy Clean programs; carbon border policies; permitting reform; EAF slag treatment.

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

David Brown (House/Senate) S 1411, PROVE IT Act Global climate change issues Carbon Tax & Dividend legislation Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Clean energy tax incentives Direct Air Capture Permitting Reform

Client expense: $1,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1411, Prove It Act of 2023 Sustainability of steel produced in the United States in terms of recycled content, recyclability, and emissions and energy intensity reductions; EPA regulatory activities; cross-state air pollution rule; PM2.5 NAAQS Review; science-based green steel standard focused on reducing GHG emissions regardless of technology; industrial decarbonization in the U.S. through R&D and investment; Federal Buy Clean programs; carbon border policies; permitting reform; EAF slag treatment.

Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to smokefree air; Issues related to the Tobacco Control Act; Issues related to tobacco smuggling; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to menthol cigarettes; Issues related to tobacco prevention; Issues related to youth cessation research; Issues related to nicotine; Issues related to health equity; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to tobacco litter; Issues related to synthetic nicotine; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues relating to the Presidents FY24 budget; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; S. 107 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2023; HR 901 To require the Food and Drug Administration to prioritize enforcement of disposable electronic nicotine delivery system products; S. 464 No Tax Subsidies for E-Cigarette and Tobacco Ads; HR 2811 Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023; HR 4368 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S.2131 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; HR 4020 Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act; Issues related to Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S 1411, Prove It Act of 2023; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; S 2213 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 4363 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 2398 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.; S 1040 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; S 2624 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; ; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; HR 4775 Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act; HR 5894 Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; S 3108 Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act; HR 6038 Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act; HR 357 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking; SJ Res 99 Exclude premium cigars from FDA oversight; ; HR 7463 Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; HR 2872 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; HR4366 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; HR 2882 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; issues related to enforcement of illegal vaping;

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to public health; Issues related asthma, COPD, influenza, lung cancer, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Issues related to Medicaid; Issues related to ERISA; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to vaccines; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to supplemental oxygen; Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act; Issues related to Medicare sequestration; Issues related to Cancer Moonshot; Issues related to short-term limited duration plans; Issues related to Healthy Future Taskforce; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues relating to the Presidents FY25 budget; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; HR 1075 Medicaid Work Requirements Act; S. 1063 A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs; HR 1551 Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act; H.R. 2583 Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023; H.R. 1114 Long COVID RECOVERY NOW Act; H.R. 1692 Health Care Affordability Act of 2023; HR 3073 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; S 1452 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; HR 2811 Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023; Issues related to Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S 1411, Prove It Act of 2023; S 1995 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act; HR 824 Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 2813 The Self-Insurance Protec􀆟on Act; HR 3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act; HR 2868 Association Health Plans Act; S 2213 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 4363 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; S. 2016 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023; HR 4189 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023; S 2624 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024;; HR 5749 Family Asthma Act; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 2245 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; HR 4534 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; S 2333 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; HR 4420 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; S 1489 National Task Force on the COVID-19 Pandemic Act; HR 5894 Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; HR 6302 Health Share Transparency Act; HR 357 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking; ; HR 7463 Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024; HR 2872 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; HR4366 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; HR 2882 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; S3821 Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act; HR7829 Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act; HR 485 Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023

Generally support legislation that advances the interests of small business in all the categories listed in this report. In addition, JCN has lobbied in support of the following legislation that would have a tremendous impact on small business: S. 1411, Prove It Act, which would ensure small businesses have a voice in the rulemaking process by forcing federal agencies to demonstrate that any new regulation is compliant with existing laws by considering both the direct and indirect costs placed on small businesses. H.R. 2767/S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023, which would dramatically increase private sector investment in American small businesses by rewarding investors for supporting small business. H.R. 2799 Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $7,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2767/S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023 H.R. 4721/S. 1706, Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2023 H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 H.R. 7198/S.1411, Prove It Act S. 609, Necessary Entrepreneurship Workshops via the SBA to Transform and Assist Re-entry Training (NEW START) Act of 2023 H.J. Res 116/S.J. Res 63, Congressional Disapproval of Dept. of Labor Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Rule Various issues relating to the implementation of the Small Business Administration 7(a) loan program; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including loan forgiveness and repayment to loans for existing borrowers; opportunity zones; 199A tax deduction; reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs; implementation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (P.L. 96-354); reauthorization of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

Client expense: $23,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

LD 2 Q1 2024 House H.R. 1843, the Telehealth Expansion Act - support. H.R. 824, the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023 - support. H.R. 4721, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support. H.R. 3881, the Credit Card Competition Act - support. H.R. 3799, the CHOICE Arrangement Act - support. S.J.Res.11, CRA resolution of disapproval for the EPA final rule relating to increased emissions standards for new heavy duty trucks - support. H.R. 2868, the Association Health Plan Act - support. H.R. 2813, the Self-Insurance Protection Act - support. H.R. 4428, the Guidance Clarity Act - support. H.R. 890, the Guidance Out Of Darkness (GOOD) Act - support. H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act - support. Norcross amendment (submitted as #144) to the National Defense Authorization Act for 2024 - oppose. H.R. 3417, FAIR Act - support. H.R. 1163, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act - support. H.R. 4035, the Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023 - support. H.J.Res. 98, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status. - support. S.J. Res. 32, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B). - support. H.R. 6514, Holding Agencies Accountable Act - support. H.R. 906, the REPAIR Act - support. H.R. 3493, ADA Improvement Act of 2023 - support. H.R. 7198, Prove It Act - support. H.R. 7035, the Death Tax Repeal Act - support. Corporate Transparency Act Repeal legislation Senate S. 1108, the Death Tax Repeal Act - support. S. 122, the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act - support. S. 954, the Affordable Insulin NOW Act of 2023 - oppose. S. 1001, the Telehealth Expansion Act - support. H.J.Res. 27, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval for the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) final rule - support. S.J.Res. 8, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval for the Department of Labor (DOL) final rule relating to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors for investment decisions - support. S. 1706, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support. S. 1838, the Credit Card Competition Act - support. Nomination of Acting Secretary Julie Sus for Secretary of DOL - oppose. S. 1339, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act - support. S. 567, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2023 - oppose. S. 3167, the Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement Act (MEWA Act) - support. the Employer Reporting Improvement Act and the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act - support. S. 2033, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act - support. S. 3227, Paperwork Burden Reduction Act - support. S. 3673, Commonsense Reporting Act - support. S. 1411, Prove It Act of 2023 - support. S. 1108, Death Tax Repeal Act - support. H.J.Res. 98, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status. - support. Extending the $7.5 million debt cap under Subchapter V of the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy code - support. H.R. 1147, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act - support. S. 3204, the Employer Reporting Improvement Act - support. S. 3202, the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act - support. S.J. Res. 61, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) Joint Resolution of Disapproval to nullify the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) final rule imposing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations - support. Corporate Transparency Act - repeal legislation. Testimony NFIB Statement for the Record, House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, hearing titled, Health Care Spending In The United States: Unsustainable For Patients, Employers, And, Taxpayers, January 31, 2024. NFIB Statement for the Record, House Committee on Education and the Workforce, comments to the Committee on Education and the Workforce request for information on ways to build upon and strengthen ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) the foundation of employer-sponsored health care, March 15, 2024. NFIB Statement for the Record, House Committee on Financial Services, hearing titled, Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI), February 14, 2024. Other Healthcare reform Joint trade letter - request for abandonment or at least postponement of DOLs anticipated overtime regulations under the FLSA Joint trade letter - support of the pending proposal to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require disclosure of third-party litigation funding (TPLF) investment arrangements in any civil action filed in federal court Restoration of R&D expensing (Section 174) - support. Regulatory Flexibility Act reform - support. Beneficial ownership information reporting requirements - oppose. Joint trade letter - Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal the U.S. Department of Labor final rule, Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations - support. ADA lawsuit abuse Joint trade letter - H.R. 4035, Small Business Information Act - support. Joint trade letter - Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act - oppose. Nomination of Acting Secretary Julie Su for Secretary of Labor (DOL) - oppose. Paid leave - oppose.

31 U.S.C. 5336 - Filed in the 116th Congress as H.R.2513/S.1978 Corporate Transparency Act of 2019. To ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes; H.R.20/S.567 Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes; S.866 American Innovation and Jobs Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance tax benefits for research activities; H.R.1332 Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act. To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours per week to 32 hours per week, and for other purposes; H.R.4721/S.1706 Main Street Tax Certainty Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income; H.R.3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act/Association Health Plans Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage; H.R.3938 Build It in America Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage economic growth; H.R.3937 Small Business Jobs Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the establishment and growth of small businesses; H.R.3936 Tax Cuts for Working Families Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to rename the standard deduction the guaranteed deduction, and to add a bonus amount to the guaranteed deduction for taxable years 2024 and 2025; H.R.3881/S.1838 Credit Card Competition Act. To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system to prescribe regulations relating to network competition in credit card transactions, and for other purposes; H.R. 4035/S.2623 Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023. To require the Secretary of the Treasury to harmonize the effective dates of all rules required under the Corporate Transparency Act, and for other purposes; S.1411 Prove It Act of 2023. To amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses, and for other purposes; H.R.7198 Prove It Act of 2024. To amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses, and for other purposes; S.1896 SCORE Act of 2023. To reauthorize the SCORE program, and for other purposes. H.R.2744 Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2023. To require that the Federal Government procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and management of certain Government agencies, and for other purposes. H.R.4666 To require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on fraud relating to certain COVID-19 loans. H.R.4667 Returning Erroneous COVID Loans Addressing Illegal and Misappropriated Taxpayer Funds (RECLAIM Taxpayer Funds) Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue guidance and rules for lenders and the Small Business Administration on handling amounts of Paycheck Protection Loans returned by borrowers, and for other purposes. H.R.4668 Providing Opportunities to Show Transparency via Information Technology (POST IT) Act of 2023. To amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to publish guidance documents for certain rules, and for other purposes. H.R.4670 Small Business Contracting Transparency Act of 2023. To amend the Small Business Act to require reporting on additional information with respect to small business concerns owned and controlled by women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, and for other purposes. H.R.5427 To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.4480 Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to report on the veterans interagency task force, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to report on access to credit for small business concerns owned and controlled by covered individuals, and for other purposes. S.3528 Supporting Disabled Entrepreneurs Act. To amend the Small Business Act to establish the position of Coordinator for Disabled Small Business Concerns within the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.5119/S.3625 Protect Small Businesses and Prevent Illicit Financial Activity Act of 2024. To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide small businesses with additional time to file beneficial ownership information, and for other purposes. H.R.7024 Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. To make improvements to the child tax credit, to provide tax incentives to promote economic growth, to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States, to provide tax relief with respect to certain Federal disasters, to make improvements to the low-income housing tax credit, and for other purposes. H.R.7668 ADA 30 Days to Comply Act. To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to provide for a remediation period before the commencement of a civil action. H.R.7473 Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act. To ensure continued appropriations for certain Small Business Administration programs during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes. H.R.7963 Small Business Red Tape Relief Act of 2024. To amend title 31, United States Code, to require FinCEN to submit to Congress a quarterly report on certain beneficial ownership data. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act Small business tax relief Small Business Administration staffing Small Business Administration lending requirements and rules Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lending requirements Federal regulatory reform Federal privacy issues State privacy issues Independent contractor rules Joint employer rules Overtime/White-Collar Exemption rules Noncompete provisions Government funding and shutdown concerns Healthcare and paid leave issues White House Conference on Small Business Yellow Pages Test and government competition with the private sector

David Brown (House/Senate) S. 1411, PROVE IT Act Global climate change issues Carbon Tax & Dividend legislation Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Clean energy tax incentives Direct Air Capture Permitting Reform David Gilbert (House/Senate) S. 1411, PROVE IT ACT Global climate change issues Carbon Tax & Dividend legislation Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Clean energy tax incentives Direct Air Capture Permitting Reform Jacqueline Carney (House/Senate) Clean energy tax incentives Sally McAllister (House) Clean energy tax incentives

Client expense: $980,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1411, Prove It Act of 2023 Sustainability of steel produced in the United States in terms of recycled content, recyclability, and emissions and energy intensity reductions; EPA regulatory activities; cross-state air pollution rule; PM2.5 NAAQS Review; science-based green steel standard focused on reducing GHG emissions regardless of technology; industrial decarbonization in the U.S. through R&D and investment; Federal Buy Clean programs; carbon border policies; permitting reform; EAF slag treatment.

Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to public health; Issues related asthma, COPD, influenza, lung cancer, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Issues related to Medicaid; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to vaccines; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to supplemental oxygen; Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act; Issues related to Medicare sequestration; Issues related to Cancer Moonshot; Issues related to short-term limited duration plans; Issues related to Healthy Future Taskforce; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues relating to the Presidents FY24 budget; Issues relating to FY24 appropriations; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; HR 1075 Medicaid Work Requirements Act; S. 1063 A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs; HR 1551 Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act; H.R. 2583 Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023; H.R. 1114 Long COVID RECOVERY NOW Act; H.R. 1692 Health Care Affordability Act of 2023; HR 3073 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; S 1452 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; HR 2811 Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023; Issues related to Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S 1411, Prove It Act of 2023; S 1995 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act; HR 824 Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 2813 The Self-Insurance Protec􀆟on Act; HR 3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act; HR 2868 Association Health Plans Act; S 2213 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 4363 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; S. 2016 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023; HR 4189 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023; S 2624 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024;; HR 5749 Family Asthma Act; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 2245 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; HR 4534 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; S 2333 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; HR 4420 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; S 1489 National Task Force on the COVID-19 Pandemic Act; HR 5894 Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; HR 6302 Health Share Transparency Act; HR 357 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking; HR 6363 Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to smokefree air; Issues related to the Tobacco Control Act; Issues related to tobacco smuggling; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to menthol cigarettes; Issues related to tobacco prevention; Issues related to youth cessation research; Issues related to nicotine; Issues related to health equity; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to tobacco litter; Issues related to synthetic nicotine; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues relating to the Presidents FY24 budget; Issues relating to FY24 appropriations; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; S. 107 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2023; HR 901 To require the Food and Drug Administration to prioritize enforcement of disposable electronic nicotine delivery system products; S. 464 No Tax Subsidies for E-Cigarette and Tobacco Ads; HR 2811 Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023; HR 4368 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S.2131 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; HR 4020 Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act; Issues related to Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S 1411, Prove It Act of 2023; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; S 2213 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 4363 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 2398 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.; S 1040 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; S 2624 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; HR 4775 Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act; HR 5894 Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; S 3108 Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act; HR 6038 Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act; HR 357 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking; SJ Res 99 Exclude premium cigars from FDA oversight; HR 6363 Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024

Generally support legislation that advances the interests of small business in all the categories listed in this report. In addition, JCN has lobbied in support of the following legislation that would have a tremendous impact on small business: S. 1411, Prove It Act, which would ensure small businesses have a voice in the rulemaking process by forcing federal agencies to demonstrate that any new regulation is compliant with existing laws by considering both the direct and indirect costs placed on small businesses. H.R. 2767/S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023, which would dramatically increase private sector investment in American small businesses by rewarding investors for supporting small business. S.J. Res. 32, resolution for congressional disapproval of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau relating to "Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)."

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Taxes and Tax Reform R&D Tax Credit: Continue to support extending and making permanent full expensing for R&D expenditures for small businesses. Voiced Support for "American Innovation and Jobs Act" (S. 866) in the Senate and "American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act" (H.R. 2673) in the House. Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2023 (S. 1706, H.R. 4721) - Support House and Senate versions of the legislation to make permanent the 20-percent deduction for small-and individually-owned businesses (Section 199A). "Small Business Jobs Act" (HR 3937) - Continue to support House passage of the legislation. "Build It in America Act" (HR 3938) - Continue to support House passage of the legislation. "Small Business Investment Act" (H.R. 2767) - Continue to support full House Action. "Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023" (S. 1108): Support House and Senate bills to permanent repeal the death tax and continue to support action by Congress. Capital Gains Tax Indexing - Voiced support for this reform measure and continue to support action by Congress. Affordable Health Coverage and Health Care Innovation "CHOICE Arrangement Act" (H.R. 2799) - Supported House passage and continue to support Senate action on the legislation. Tax Credit for Small Businesses: Support making reforms to the restrictive and temporary health care tax credit for small businesses to make it more practical for small businesses. Voiced ongoing concerns about the rising costs of health coverage, lack of choices, and dwindling choices in many markets against the backdrop of challenging economic conditions. Voiced support for these various reforms: enhancing tax credits for small businesses, expanding and making additional fixes to HSAs, reforming QSEHRAs, and making CARESs Act telehealth provisions permanent. "HSA Modernization Act" (H.R. 5687) and "Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act" (H.R. 5688) - Continue to support full House passage. "Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023" (H.R. 1843) (S. 1001) - Voiced support for Ways and Means Committee passage and continue to support full House and Senate passage. Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (H.R. 3800) - Continue to support full House passage. Paperwork Burden Reduction Act (H.R. 3797) - Continue to support full House passage. Employer Reporting Improvement Act (H.R. 3801) - Continue to support full House passage. Small Business Flexibility Act (H.R. 3798) - Continue to support full House passage. Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense Arrangement Act (H.R. 3799) - Continue to support full House passage. Preserving Telehealth: Joined coalition comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) take action on preserving the benefits of telehealth by ensuring telehealth practitioners working from a home-based (or other) location do not need to report that private residence to the federal government for purposes of either enrollment or billing. "Inflation Reduction Act": Continue to express concern about the impact of price controls on drug innovation, especially for small bio-pharmaceutical firms, urging congressional oversight. "SMART Prices Act" (S. 1264) - Continue to oppose the legislation. Access to Broadband and Digital Policy Rural Internet Improvement Act of 2023 (S.130) (H.R. 3216) - Continue to support the legislation. Development of a National Spectrum Strategy (NSS) - Continue to express support for such a policy and the need for more spectrum to deploy next Gen technologies and 5G. Broadband Infrastructure: Continue to support efforts in the Congress to provide oversight and track Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding to ensure the tens of billions of taxpayer dollars being allocated will be used efficiently to connect those lacking access with high-speed broadband. Also expressed concern to U.S. Commerce about possible price controls for broadband. Access to Capital "Small Business Technological Advancement Act" (S.2330): Support the legislation which would help end the digital gap for many small businesses by allowing SBA Loans to be used for investments in eligible technologies. Basel III Endgame Rule: Provided written testimony to Senate Finance Committee on the downstream negative effects regarding the cost and availability of capital and credit of this proposed Federal Reserve rule. Proposed CFPB Rule on Credit Card Price Caps: Urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and President Biden to pull back on this proposed rule given the negative impact on small business access to credit and small financial institutions. Regulation "Providing Opportunities to Show Transparency via Information Technology Act" (POST IT Act): Supported full House passage of the bill. "The Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act": Continue to supported full House passage. "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act" (H.R. 277) - Supported House passage and continue to support Senate action. Privacy Policy in General: Continue to express the need for a national framework, but for Congress to consider a framework that avoid adding to the growing patchwork burden of state privacy laws, and to carefully consider unintended consequences on small businesses. PLA Mandates for Clean Energy Credits: Joined comments to U.S. Treasury/IRS expressing opposition and concern about the mandated use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) in order to qualify for the clean energy tax credit used in conjunction with Inflation Reduction Act projects. "Prove It Act" (S. 1411) - Continue to voice support and passage of this bill requiring agencies to conduct due diligence on how proposed regulations impact small businesses. Filed comments with the North American Securities Administrators Associations (NASAA) on proposed revisions to its model rule on Dishonest or Unethical Business Practices of Broker-Dealers and Agents, expressing concern about impact on small businesses in the sector and the impact on retail investors. Filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opposing the Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet, given its negative impact on small providers, costs, investment, innovation and access to affordable broadband. Trade and Globa Market Access EU and Digital Trade: Urged President Biden, ahead of the October 20 U.S.-EU Summit, to push back against regulatory overreach and protectionist actions in Europe that threaten to restrict trade, undermine U.S. competitiveness, and stifle innovation. These actions include one that undermine intellectual property rights and regulatory initiatives that discriminate against U.S. companies. Digital Trade Principles: Urged President Biden to revisit the United State Trade Representatives action to withdraw from for foundational positions on digital trade policy within the World Trade Organization (WTO). Labor and Workforce Policy DOL's Proposed Overtime Rule: Continue to express concern about the proposed rule. "Save Local Businesses Act" (S.1261, HR 2826) - Continue to support the legislation. Paid Leave Policy in U.S. House: Continue to express support for bipartisan exploration in identifying paid leave policy solutions that help support business owners and working families. Proposed Independent Contractor Rules: Continued to express opposition to independent contractor rules being proposed and advanced by the Department of Labor that would disrupt this critical model for entrepreneurship. "Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act" (S. 567) - Continue to oppose the legislation. "Railway Safety Act" (S. 576): Expressed concern about the legislation to all members of Congress.

House H.R. 572, the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act - support. H.R. 1843, the Telehealth Expansion Act - support. H.R. 824, the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023 - support. H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 - support. H.R. 4721, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support. H.R. 3881, the Credit Card Competition Act - support. H.R. 3799, the CHOICE Arrangement Act - support. S.J.Res.11, CRA resolution of disapproval for the EPA final rule relating to increased emissions standards for new heavy duty trucks - support. H.R. 2868, the Association Health Plan Act - support. H.R. 2813, the Self-Insurance Protection Act - support. H.R. 4428, the Guidance Clarity Act - support. H.R. 890, the Guidance Out Of Darkness (GOOD) Act - support. H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act - support. Norcross amendment (submitted as #144) to the National Defense Authorization Act for 2024 - oppose. H.R. 3417, FAIR Act - support. H.R. 1163, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act - support. H.R. 4035, the Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023 - support. H.J.Res. 98, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status. - support. S.J. Res. 32, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B). - support. H.R. 6514, Holding Agencies Accountable Act - support. H.R. 906, the REPAIR Act - support. H.R. 3493, ADA Improvement Act of 2023 - support. Senate S. 1108, the Death Tax Repeal Act - support. S. 122, the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act - support. S. 954, the Affordable Insulin NOW Act of 2023 - oppose. S. 1001, the Telehealth Expansion Act - support. H.J.Res. 27, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval for the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) final rule - support. S.J.Res. 8, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval for the Department of Labor (DOL) final rule relating to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors for investment decisions - support. S. 1706, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support. S. 1838, the Credit Card Competition Act - support. Nomination of Acting Secretary Julie Sus for Secretary of DOL - oppose. S. 1339, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act - support. S. 567, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2023 - oppose. S. 728, the Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose. S. 1664, the Healthy Families Act - oppose. Marshall amendment to H.R. 4366, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 - support. S. 1869, Site-based Invoicing and Transparency Enhancement (SITE) Act - support. S. 3167, the Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement Act (MEWA Act) - support. the Employer Reporting Improvement Act and the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act - support. S. 2033, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act - support. S. 3227, Paperwork Burden Reduction Act - support. S. 3673, Commonsense Reporting Act - support. S. 1411, Prove It Act of 2023 - support. S. 1108, Death Tax Repeal Act - support. Testimony NFIB Elizabeth Milito testified before the United States Senate Committee on Finance, Exploring Paid Leave: Policy, Practice, and Impact on the Workforce. October 25, 2023 Other Healthcare reform Joint trade letter - request for abandonment or at least postponement of DOLs anticipated overtime regulations under the FLSA Joint trade letter - support of the pending proposal to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require disclosure of third-party litigation funding (TPLF) investment arrangements in any civil action filed in federal court Restoration of R&D expensing (Section 174) - support. Regulatory Flexibility Act reform - support. Beneficial ownership information reporting requirements - oppose. Joint trade letter - Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal the U.S. Department of Labor final rule, Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations - support. ADA lawsuit abuse Joint trade letter - H.R. 4035, Small Business Information Act - support.

31 U.S.C. 5336 - Filed in the 116th Congress as H.R.2513/S.1978 Corporate Transparency Act of 2019. To ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes; H.R.20/S.567 Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes; S.866 American Innovation and Jobs Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance tax benefits for research activities; H.R.1332 Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act. To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours per week to 32 hours per week, and for other purposes; H.R.4721/S.1706 Main Street Tax Certainty Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income; H.R.3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act/Association Health Plans Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage; H.R.3938 Build It in America Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage economic growth; H.R.3937 Small Business Jobs Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the establishment and growth of small businesses; H.R.3936 Tax Cuts for Working Families Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to rename the standard deduction the guaranteed deduction, and to add a bonus amount to the guaranteed deduction for taxable years 2024 and 2025; H.R.3881/S.1838 Credit Card Competition Act. To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system to prescribe regulations relating to network competition in credit card transactions, and for other purposes; H.R. 4035/S.2623 Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023. To require the Secretary of the Treasury to harmonize the effective dates of all rules required under the Corporate Transparency Act, and for other purposes; S.1411 Prove It Act of 2023. To amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses, and for other purposes; S.1896 SCORE Act of 2023. To reauthorize the SCORE program, and for other purposes. H.R.2744 Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2023. To require that the Federal Government procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and management of certain Government agencies, and for other purposes. H.R.4666 To require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on fraud relating to certain COVID-19 loans. H.R.4667 Returning Erroneous COVID Loans Addressing Illegal and Misappropriated Taxpayer Funds (RECLAIM Taxpayer Funds) Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue guidance and rules for lenders and the Small Business Administration on handling amounts of Paycheck Protection Loans returned by borrowers, and for other purposes. H.R.4668 Providing Opportunities to Show Transparency via Information Technology (POST IT) Act of 2023. To amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to publish guidance documents for certain rules, and for other purposes. H.R.4670 Small Business Contracting Transparency Act of 2023. To amend the Small Business Act to require reporting on additional information with respect to small business concerns owned and controlled by women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, and for other purposes. H.R.5427 To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.4480 Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to report on the veterans interagency task force, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to report on access to credit for small business concerns owned and controlled by covered individuals, and for other purposes. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Small business tax relief Small Business Administration staffing Small Business Administration lending requirements and rules Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lending requirements Federal regulatory reform Federal privacy issues State privacy issues Independent contractor rules Joint employer rules Overtime/White-Collar Exemption rules Noncompete provisions Government funding and shutdown concerns Healthcare and paid leave issues White House Conference on Small Business Yellow Pages Test and government competition with the private sector

David Brown (House/Senate) S. 1411, PROVE IT Act Global climate change issues Carbon Tax & Dividend legislation Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Clean energy tax incentives Direct Air Capture Permitting Reform David Gilbert (House/Senate) Global climate change issues Carbon Tax & Dividend legislation Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Clean energy tax incentives Direct Air Capture Permitting Reform Jacqueline Carney (House/Senate) Clean energy tax incentives Sally McAllister (House) Clean energy tax incentives

Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

31 U.S.C. 5336 - Filed in the 116th Congress as H.R.2513/S.1978 Corporate Transparency Act of 2019. To ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes; H.R.20/S.567 Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes; S.866 American Innovation and Jobs Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance tax benefits for research activities; H.R.1332 Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act. To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours per week to 32 hours per week, and for other purposes; H.R.4721/S.1706 Main Street Tax Certainty Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income; H.R.3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act/Association Health Plans Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage; H.R.3938 Build It in America Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage economic growth; H.R.3937 Small Business Jobs Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the establishment and growth of small businesses; H.R.3936 Tax Cuts for Working Families Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to rename the standard deduction the guaranteed deduction, and to add a bonus amount to the guaranteed deduction for taxable years 2024 and 2025; H.R.3881/S.1838 Credit Card Competition Act. To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system to prescribe regulations relating to network competition in credit card transactions, and for other purposes; H.R. 4035/S.2623 Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023. To require the Secretary of the Treasury to harmonize the effective dates of all rules required under the Corporate Transparency Act, and for other purposes; S.1411 Prove It Act of 2023. To amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses, and for other purposes; S.1896 SCORE Act of 2023. To reauthorize the SCORE program, and for other purposes. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Small business tax relief Small Business Administration staffing Small Business Administration lending requirements and rules Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lending requirements Federal regulatory reform Federal privacy issues State privacy issues Independent contractor rules Joint employer rules Noncompete provisions Government funding and shutdown concerns

Generally support legislation that advances the interests of small business in all the categories listed in this report. In addition, JCN has lobbied in support of the following legislation that would have a tremendous impact on small business: S. 1411, Prove It Act, which would ensure small businesses have a voice in the rulemaking process by forcing federal agencies to demonstrate that any new regulation is compliant with existing laws by considering both the direct and indirect costs placed on small businesses. H.R. 2767/S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023, which would dramatically increase private sector investment in American small businesses by rewarding investors for supporting small business.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2673/S. 866, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2023 H.R. 2767/S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 3799, Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense (CHOICE) Arrangement Act H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023 S. 609, Necessary Entrepreneurship Workshops via the SBA to Transform and Assist Re-entry Training (NEW START) Act of 2023 S. 1411, Prove It Act of 2023 S. 1706, Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2023 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 3,004-3,144, January 18, 2023) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Small Business Administration 7(a) loan program; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including loan forgiveness and repayment to loans for existing borrowers; opportunity zones; 199A tax deduction; reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs; reauthorization of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

Client expense: $13,590,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 1411, Prove It Act of 2023 Sustainability of steel produced in the United States in terms of recycled content, recyclability, and emissions and energy intensity reductions; EPA regulatory activities; cross-state air pollution rule; PM2.5 NAAQS Review; science-based green steel standard focused on reducing GHG emissions regardless of technology; industrial decarbonization in the U.S. through R&D and investment; Federal Buy Clean programs; carbon border policies; permitting reform; EAF slag treatment.

Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to smokefree air; Issues related to the Tobacco Control Act; Issues related to tobacco smuggling; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to menthol cigarettes; Issues related to tobacco prevention; Issues related to youth cessation research; Issues related to nicotine; Issues related to health equity; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to tobacco litter; Issues related to synthetic nicotine; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues relating to the Presidents FY24 budget; Issues relating to FY24 appropriations; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; S. 107 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2023; HR 901 To require the Food and Drug Administration to prioritize enforcement of disposable electronic nicotine delivery system products; S. 464 No Tax Subsidies for E-Cigarette and Tobacco Ads; HR 2811 Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023; HR 4368 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S.2131 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; HR 4020 Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act; Issues related to Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S 1411, Prove It Act of 2023; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; S 2213 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 4363 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 2398 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.; S 1040 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; S 2624 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; HR 5525 Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024; HR 2860 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; HR 4775 Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to public health; Issues related asthma, COPD, influenza, lung cancer, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Issues related to Medicaid; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to vaccines; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to supplemental oxygen; Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act; Issues related to Medicare sequestration; Issues related to Cancer Moonshot; Issues related to short-term limited duration plans; Issues related to Healthy Future Taskforce; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues relating to the Presidents FY24 budget; Issues relating to FY24 appropriations; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; HR 1075 Medicaid Work Requirements Act; S. 1063 A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs; HR 1551 Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act; H.R. 2583 Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023; H.R. 1114 Long COVID RECOVERY NOW Act; H.R. 1692 Health Care Affordability Act of 2023; HR 3073 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; S 1452 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; HR 2811 Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023; Issues related to Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S 1411, Prove It Act of 2023; S 1995 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act; HR 824 Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 2813 The Self-Insurance Protec􀆟on Act; HR 3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act; HR 2868 Association Health Plans Act; S 2213 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 4363 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; S. 2016 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023; HR 4189 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023; S 2624 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; HR 5525 Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024; HR 2860 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; HR 5749 Family Asthma Act; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 2245 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; HR 4534 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; S 2333 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; HR 4420 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act

H.R. 2673/S. 866, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2023 H.R. 2767/S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 3799, Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense (CHOICE) Arrangement Act S. 609, Necessary Entrepreneurship Workshops via the SBA to Transform and Assist Re-entry Training (NEW START) Act of 2023 S. 1411, Prove It Act of 2023 S. 1706, Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2023 Nomination of Dilawar Syed to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 3,004-3,144, January 18, 2023) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Small Business Administration 7(a) loan program; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including loan forgiveness and repayment to loans for existing borrowers opportunity zones; 199A tax deduction; reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs; reauthorization of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

Client expense: $16,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to smokefree air; Issues related to the Tobacco Control Act; Issues related to tobacco smuggling; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to menthol cigarettes; Issues related to tobacco prevention; Issues related to youth cessation research; Issues related to nicotine; Issues related to health equity; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to tobacco litter; Issues related to synthetic nicotine; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues relating to the Presidents FY24 budget; Issues relating to FY24 appropriations; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; S. 107 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2023; HR 901 To require the Food and Drug Administration to prioritize enforcement of disposable electronic nicotine delivery system products; S. 464 No Tax Subsidies for E-Cigarette and Tobacco Ads; HR 2811 Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act; HR 3746 Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023; HR 4368 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S.2131 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; HR 4020 Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act; Issues related to Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S 1411, Prove It Act of 2023; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; S 2213 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 4363 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 2398 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.; S 1040 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to public health; Issues related asthma, COPD, influenza, lung cancer, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Issues related to Medicaid; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to vaccines; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to supplemental oxygen; Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act; Issues related to Medicare sequestration; Issues related to Cancer Moonshot; Issues related to short-term limited duration plans; Issues related to Healthy Future Taskforce; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues relating to the Presidents FY24 budget; Issues relating to FY24 appropriations; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; HR 1075 Medicaid Work Requirements Act; S. 1063 A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs; HR 1551 Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act; H.R. 2583 Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023; H.R. 1114 Long COVID RECOVERY NOW Act; H.R. 1692 Health Care Affordability Act of 2023; HR 3073 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; S 1452 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; HR 2811 Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act; HR 3746 Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023; Issues related to Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S 1411, Prove It Act of 2023; S 1995 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act; HR 824 Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 2813 The Self-Insurance Protec􀆟on Act; HR 3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act; HR 2868 Association Health Plans Act; S 2213 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 4363 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; S. 2016 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023; HR 4189 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023

Generally support legislation that advances the interests of small business in all the categories listed in this report. In addition, JCN has lobbied in support of the following legislation that would have a tremendous impact on small business: S. 1411, Prove It Act, which would ensure small businesses have a voice in the rulemaking process by forcing federal agencies to demonstrate that any new regulation is compliant with existing laws by considering both the direct and indirect costs placed on small businesses. H.R. 2767/S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023, which would dramatically increase private sector investment in American small businesses by rewarding investors for supporting small business.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE