2nd Quarter - Report

THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC. for THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$3,190,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues relating to Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations Issues relating to Trade in Services Agreement negotiations Issues relating to Environmental Goods Agreement negotiations Issues relating to U.S. Export-Import Bank Issues relating to NAFTA negotiations Issues related to Administration steel and aluminum policies

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW BEILEIN —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
WILLIAM DAVID THOMAS —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues relating to Executive Order on expanding apprenticeships in America

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANE L. LINN —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
LEANNE WILSON —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 2227, Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017; all provisions Issues relating to cybersecurity information sharing

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH GASSTER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2227 (115th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues relating to consideration from previous Congress H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 Issues relating to Securities and Exchange Commissions regulation of shareholder proposals, regulation of Dodd-Frank (pay ratio and conflict minerals) and materiality and disclosure effectiveness Issues relating to proxy advisory firms and reform of Dodd-Frank

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARIA GHAZAL —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 5983 (115th)

Transportation TRA

Issues relating to construction and maintenance of physical infrastructure

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM C MILLER —
MATTHEW SONNESYN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to comprehensive tax reform including international tax rules, the U.S. corporate tax rate and effective tax rates Bill number not yet assigned, House Republicans Tax Reform Blueprint; provisions relating to domestic and international tax policies, including order adjustment taxes and the denial of the deduction for business net interest expense Bill number not yet assigned, President Trumps Tax Reform Proposal (released April 26, 2017 by the White House and Department of the Treasury); provisions relating to domestic and international tax policies Issues relating to the potential expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Issues relating to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developments (OECDs) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project; provisions relating to international tax policy and country by country (CbC) reporting Issues relating to international tax policy on European Unions state aid investigations and the European Commissions proposed legislation that would require public disclosure of CbC reports from certain EU and non-EU companies IRS Reg - Final and Temporary Section 385 Regulation, 81 FR 72858, provisions relating to the U.S. Treasury Departments rulemaking under Internal Revenue Code Section 385 regarding the determination of related-party instruments as debt or equity, issued on October 13, 2016; all provisions The Presidents FY2018 Budget Proposal; issues relating to domestic and international tax policies Issues relating to Federal budget reconciliation process

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW BEILEIN —
MATTHEW M MILLER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
LEANNE WILSON —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues relating to the Presidents FY2018 Budget Proposal; provisions relating to domestic and international tax policies IRS Reg - Final and Temporary Section 385 Regulation, 81 FR 72858, provisions relating to the U.S. Treasury Departments rulemaking under Internal Revenue Code Section 385 regarding the determination of related-party instruments as debt or equity, issued on October 13, 2016 Bill number not yet assigned, House Republicans Tax Reform Blueprint; provisions relating to domestic and international tax policies, including order adjustment taxes and the denial of the deduction for business net interest expense Bill number not yet assigned, President Trumps Tax Reform Proposal (released April 26, 2017 by the White House and Department of the Treasury); provisions relating to domestic and international tax policies

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW M MILLER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017; provisions relating to employer-sponsored health benefits, 40 percent excise tax on high cost plans and taxes on medical devices, insurance and pharmaceuticals

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARIA GHAZAL —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1628 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues relating to the Presidents FY2018 Budget Proposal; provisions relating to domestic and international tax policies Issues relating to federal budget process reforms Issues relating to Federal budget reconciliation process

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW BEILEIN —
MATTHEW M MILLER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 2997, 21st Century AIRR Act; all provisions Issues relating to air traffic control

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM C MILLER —
MATTHEW SONNESYN —
LEANNE WILSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2997 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; all provisions H.R. 75, All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2017; all provisions S. 580, Truth in Regulations Act of 2017; all provisions S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; all provisions Issues relating to regulatory reform Issues relating to the Administrative Procedure Act Issues relating to EPA regulations on domestic manufacturing

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH GASSTER —
MARIA GHAZAL —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 951 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), S. 580 (115th), H.R. 75 (115th)

Immigration IMM

Issues relating to high skilled immigration

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM C MILLER —
MATTHEW SONNESYN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Education EDU

H.R. 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century; all provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANE L. LINN —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (115th)

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.