4th Quarter - Report

EASTERSEALS, INC for EASTERSEALS, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$61,777
Expense method
B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

HR 6124: The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; FY 2011 Agriculture Appropriations; FY 2012 Agriculture Appropriations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER DEXTER —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Council on Disability; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS)

Bills named: H.R. 6124 (112th)

Transportation TRA

HR 2095: Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007; The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009; FY 2011 Transportation/HUD Appropriations; FY 2012 Transportation/HUD Appropriations; S 1813: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21); and HR 662: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER DEXTER —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Council on Disability; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 2095 (112th), H.R. 662 (112th)

Veterans VET

FY 2011 Military Construction/VA appropriations; PL 111-163: Caregiver and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act; S 951/HR 1941: Hiring Heroes Act of 2011; and S 1820/HR 2403: National Guard Outreach Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER DEXTER —
MAYNARD FRIESZ —
KATHERINE NEAS —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Council on Disability; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1941 (112th), H.R. 2403 (112th)

Education EDU

PL 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; PL 107-110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 105-220: Workforce Investment Act; HR 1381: Keeping All Children Safe Act; S 613: IDEA Fairness Restoration Act; S 929: The LEARN Act; HR 1540: National Defense Authorization Act of 2011; HR 2445: State and Local Flexibility Act; HR 469: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; S 1667: Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act; and S 1571/S 1569/S 1568/S 1566/S 1686/S 1677: To Amend the Elementary & Secondary Education Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE NEAS —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Council on Disability; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS)

Bills named: H.R. 2445 (112th), H.R. 469 (112th), H.R. 1381 (112th), H.R. 1540 (112th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Medicare and Medicaid reform; Medicare competitive bidding; PL 108-173: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003; Budget Resolutions; Community Choice Act; Economic Recovery in Health Care Act; PL 111-148: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; and HR 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY ANDRUS —
JENNIFER DEXTER —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Council on Disability; SENATE; White House Office; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 4872 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Regulation and Accountability of Nonprofits; HR 4213: Tax Extenders Act of 2009; PL 111-192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act of 2009; PL 112-25: Budget Control Act of 2011; S 1549: The American Jobs Act; and S 1872/HR 3423: ABLE Act of 2011.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER DEXTER —
MAYNARD FRIESZ —
KATHERINE NEAS —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Council on Disability; White House Office; Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 4213 (112th), H.R. 3423 (112th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

PL 101-336: Americans with Disabilities Act; PL 107-110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 110-325: ADA Amendments Act of 2008; PL 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act; HR 1592/S 1105: Hate Crimes Prevention Act; HR 2841/S 1843: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; and PL 111-244: Rosa's Law.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER DEXTER —
MAYNARD FRIESZ —
KATHERINE NEAS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Council on Disability; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2841 (112th), H.R. 1592 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and S 3304/HR 3101: The 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act of 2010.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER DEXTER —
KATHERINE NEAS —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Council on Disability; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS)

Bills named: H.R. 3101 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 3248/S 1283: Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2005; HR 4281: Small Business Health Fairness Act; PL 109-365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; Older Americans Act Reauthorization; Healthcare reform policy; HR 3267/S 1760: Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007; HR 6111: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; Combating Autism Act; FY 2011 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; PL 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111-152: Affordable Health Care for America Act; HR 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; HR 4213 American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act; PL 111-192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act; S 829/HR 1546: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act; HR 452: Medicare Decisions Accountability Act; HR 3765: Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Contribution Act of 2011; and HR 3630: Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act of 2011.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY ANDRUS —
JENNIFER DEXTER —
KATHERINE NEAS —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Natl Council on Disability; Education, Dept of; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 6111 (112th), H.R. 3630 (112th), H.R. 4281 (112th), H.R. 4872 (112th), H.R. 452 (112th), H.R. 3267 (112th), H.R. 3248 (112th), H.R. 4213 (112th), H.R. 3765 (112th), H.R. 1546 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H 1473: Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011; H 1363: Department of Defense and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011; HJRes 44: FY 2011 Continuing Resolution; HJRes 44: FY 2011 Continuing Resolution; H 3082: FY 2011 Continuing Resolution; HJRes 105: FY 2011 Continuing Resolution; HJRes 101: FY 2011 Continuing Resolution; Senate Amendment to H 3081: FY 2011 Continuing Resolution; HConRes 34: FY2012 Budget Resolution; FY 2011 Agriculture Appropriations; FY 2011 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; FY 2011 Transportation/HUD Appropriations; FY 2011 Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations; FY 2011 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations; HR 2082: Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act (PL 111-322); FY 2012 Labor, HHS and Education Budget; S 245: Corker-McCaskill CAP Act; H 2017: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (through 10/4/11); FY 2012 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; H 2055: FY 2012 Military/Veterans Appropriations; FY 2012 Agriculture Appropriations; FY 2012 Transportation/HUD Appropriations; FY 2012 Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations; FY 2012 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations; S 1549: The American Jobs Act; Budget Control Act of 2011 (PL 112-25); and H 2055/H 3671: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012 (PL 112-74).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY ANDRUS —
JENNIFER DEXTER —
MAYNARD FRIESZ —
KATHERINE NEAS —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Council on Disability; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office

Bills named: H.J.Res. 44 (112th), H.J.Res. 101 (112th), H.J.Res. 105 (112th), H.Con.Res. 34 (112th), H.R. 2082 (112th)

Insurance INS

PL 108-173: Medicare Prescription Drug and Mondernization Act of 2003; HR 1721: Comunity Living Assistance Services and Supports Act; HR 1670/S 683: Community Choice Act; HR 3043: Medicare Adult Day Services Act of 2009; PL 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111-152: Affordable Health Care for America Act; HR 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; S 582: Social Security Protection Act; PL 79-271: Social Security Act of 1935; and HR 1173: The Fiscal Responsibility & Retirement Security Act of 2011.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY ANDRUS —
JENNIFER DEXTER —
MAYNARD FRIESZ —
KATHERINE NEAS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Council on Disability; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 4872 (112th), H.R. 3043 (112th), H.R. 1721 (112th), H.R. 1670 (112th), H.R. 1173 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act; PL 109-365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; HR 5983: Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act of 2010; PL 105-220: Rehabilitation Act of 1973; PL 101-336: Americans with Disabilities Act; PL 105-220: Workforce Investment Act of 1998; Older Americans Act Reauthorization; HR 4213: American Workers, State and Business Relief Act; PL 111-192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act; PL 112-35: Short-term TANF Extension Act; and HR 3610: Streamlining Workforce Development Programs Act of 2011.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER DEXTER —
MAYNARD FRIESZ —
KATHERINE NEAS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Council on Disability; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 3610 (112th), H.R. 4213 (112th), H.R. 5983 (112th)

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.