3rd Quarter - Report

INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION for INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION

Period 3rd Quarter 2013 Filed Oct 21, 2013 Signed by Jay B. Perron, Vice President, Government Relations & Public Policy

Official filing

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION
Client
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION
Income
—
Expenses
$135,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
3rd Quarter - Report (this page) Oct 21, 2013 $135,000 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment Jan 29, 2015 $135,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Menu labeling legislation and implementation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAY B PERRON —
JUDITH MARIE THORMAN —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2992, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (BATSA); S. 399 / H.R. 903, American Job Protection Act; extension of temporary business tax extenders including bonus depreciation, Sec. 149 expensing, Work Opportunity Tax Credit, and other business tax extenders; comprehensive tax reform; S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAY B PERRON —
JUDITH MARIE THORMAN —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: S. 399 (113th), H.R. 2992 (113th), S. 603 (113th), H.R. 903 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

Various measures to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA); regulatory inplementation of PPACA and requirements under the employer mandate; S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act; H.R. 1254, Auto-Enroll Repeal Act; S. 1188 / H.R. 2988, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act; H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAY B PERRON —
JUDITH MARIE THORMAN —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2988 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), S. 603 (113th), S. 1188 (113th)

Veterans VET

Efforts to encourage veteran ownership of franchised businesses; H.R. 179 / S. 938, Franchise Education For Veterans Act; S. 1015, Help Veterans Own Franchises Act; H.R. 2882, Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAY B PERRON —
JUDITH MARIE THORMAN —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 2882 (113th), S. 1015 (113th), H.R. 179 (113th), S. 938 (113th)

Small Business SMB

Expanding small business access to credit; SBA 7(a) and 504 loan programs; impact of new health care regulations on small business owners; impact of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Dodd-Frank Act on small business access to credit; Small Business Administration appropriations (maintain current levels); H.R. 1240, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAY B PERRON —
JUDITH MARIE THORMAN —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1240 (113th)

Immigration IMM

Employment verification (E-verify); guest worker program; H-2B visa program; comprehensive immigration reform; W-visa program; H.R. 1343, Jobs Originating through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act; H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act; S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAY B PERRON —
JUDITH MARIE THORMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 744 (113th), H.R. 1343 (113th), H.R. 1772 (113th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

Guest worker program; H-2B visa program; comprehensive immigration reform; S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act; W-visa program; H.R. 1354, Jobs Originating through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAY B PERRON —
JUDITH MARIE THORMAN —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1354 (113th), S. 744 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

"Card check" regulations and rulings from National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); micro-unions; "ambush elections"; worker centers; employee rights poster requirement; persuasion activity reporting; companionship exemption in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); minimum wage legislation; H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAY B PERRON —
JUDITH MARIE THORMAN —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1406 (113th), H.R. 1120 (113th)

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.