2nd Quarter - Report

NAREIT for NAREIT

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$470,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Insurance INS

Administration budget proposal affecting terrorism risk insurance.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT L DIBBLEE —
TONY M EDWARDS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

American Clean Energy & Security Act, H.R. 2454, Section 201 related to energy efficient building codes and Section 202 related to tax incentives to retrofit buildings for energy efficiency. Retrofit for Energy and Environment Performance Act, H.R. 1778, provisions related to tax incentives to retrofit buildings for energy efficiency.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARA BERNSTEIN —
ROBERT L DIBBLEE —
TONY M EDWARDS —
KIRK FREEMAN New Legislative Director, Rep. Allyson Schwartz

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1778 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1409 and S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions that would provide for changes to the National Labor Relations Act that would allow union certification without an election.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT L DIBBLEE —
KIRK FREEMAN New Legislative Director, Rep. Allyson Schwartz

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 560 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S. 605 and H.R. 302, A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule and effectively regulate abusive short selling activities, all provisions. Financial Regulatory Reform related to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Inclusion of commercial real estate in the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF). Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act, H.R. 1728, all provisions. Net Operating Loss Carryback Act, H.R. 2452, S. 823, all provisions. Changes to tax laws regarding Real Estate Mortgage Conduits (REMICs).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT L DIBBLEE —
TONY M EDWARDS —
KIRK FREEMAN New Legislative Director, Rep. Allyson Schwartz
STEVEN A WECHSLER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1728 (111th), S. 823 (111th), H.R. 302 (111th), H.R. 2452 (111th), S. 605 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Introduction of Main Street Fairness Act, sucessor to Sales Tax Fairness and Simplication Act of 2007. Modification of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) to facilitate foreign equity investment in the U.S. real estate market, changes to cancellation of debt income tax rules and modification to rules governing taxable REIT subsidiaries.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARA BERNSTEIN —
ROBERT L DIBBLEE —
TONY M EDWARDS —
KIRK FREEMAN New Legislative Director, Rep. Allyson Schwartz
STEVEN A WECHSLER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.