2nd Quarter - Report

NAREIT for NAREIT

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$670,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1147, REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act, all provisions. S. 2002, REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act, all provisions. H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act, all provisions. S. 34, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act, all provisions. H.R. 1937, Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement (TREE) Act, all provisions. H.R. 5720, Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008, Title II: Reforms Related to Real Estate Investment Trusts, Sections 201-241. H.R. 3221, American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008, Title II: Reforms Related to Real Estate Investment Trusts, Sections 3031-3071.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARA BERNSTEIN —
ROBERT L DIBBLEE —
TONY M EDWARDS —
LANGSTON EMERSON —
STEVEN A WECHSLER —

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3221 (110th), H.R. 3396 (110th), H.R. 1147 (110th), S. 34 (110th), H.R. 5720 (110th), S. 2002 (110th), H.R. 1937 (110th)

Retirement RET

Thrift Savings Plan Reform related to Real Estate Investment Trusts H.R. 6500, Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2008, provisions related to self-directed investment options and reporting requirements.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT L DIBBLEE —
TONY M EDWARDS —
LANGSTON EMERSON —
STEVEN A WECHSLER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6500 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, all provisions that would provide for changes to the National Labor Relations Act that would allow union certification without an election. S. 1041, Employee Free Choie Act of 2007, 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
LANGSTON EMERSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 800 (110th), S. 1041 (110th)

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.