2nd Quarter - Report

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

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$4,810,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Retirement RET

Issues related to Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH CUDWORTH ARBES —
JOHN ENGLER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Health Issues HCR

RIN-3046-AB01, Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions final rule on Employer Wellness Programs Issues related to the House of Representatives Health Care Task Force

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH CUDWORTH ARBES —
JOHN ENGLER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Immigration IMM

Issues relating to immigration reform and border security

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN ENGLER —
MARIAN E HOPKINS —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
MATTHEW SONNESYN —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations Issues relating to Trans-Atlantic and Investment Partnership negotiations Issues relating to Trade in Services Agreement negotiations Issues relating to Environmental Goods Agreement negotiations Issues relating to Executive Branch Export Control Reforms Issues relating to U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW BEILEIN —
JOHN ENGLER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
WILLIAM DAVID THOMAS —
LEANNE WILSON —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related the Presidents FY2017 Budget Proposal; provisions relating to domestic and international tax policy proposals Issues related to federal budget process reforms

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016; all provisions S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016; all provisions Issues relating to air traffic control

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW BEILEIN —
JOHN ENGLER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
MATTHEW SONNESYN —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 2658 (114th), H.R. 4441 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015; all provisions S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015; all provisions Issues relating to regulatory reform Issues relating to greenhouse gas regulations Issues relating to National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN ENGLER —
ELIZABETH GASSTER —
MARIAN E HOPKINS —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1607 (114th), S. 1817 (114th)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to construction and maintenance of physical infrastructure

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

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016; all provisions Issues relating to Securities and Exchange Commissions regulation of shareholder proposals, proxy advisory firms, board diversity, NASDAQ listing petition on third party compensation of directors, pay ratio, and disclosure effectiveness

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

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5311 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4297, To impose certain requirements on the Secretary of the Treasury relating to transmittals of country-by-country reports for purposes of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Plan; all provisions IRS Reg 108060-15, Issues relating to the U.S. Treasury Departments proposed rulemaking under Internal Revenue Code Section 385; provisions regarding the determinations of related-party instruments as debt or equity, issued on April 4, 2016 Bill number not yet assigned, Presidents Framework for Business Tax Reform (a joint report by the White House and Department of the Treasury); provisions relating to domestic and international tax policies Bill number not yet assigned, House Republicans Tax Reform Task Force Blueprint; provisions relating to domestic and international tax policies 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 comprehensive tax reform including international tax rules, the U.S. corporate tax rate and effective tax rates Issues relating to potential corporate integration tax reform proposals 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 Issues relating to pending U.S. Senate tax treaties and protocols; all provisions relating to the seven pending country tax treaties and protocols, along with the protocol amending the Convention of Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW BEILEIN —
JOHN ENGLER —
MARIAN E HOPKINS —
MATTHEW M MILLER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
LEANNE WILSON —

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4297 (114th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues related the Presidents FY2017 Budget Proposal; provisions relating to domestic and international tax policy proposals IRS Reg 108060-15, Issues relating to the U.S. Treasury Departments proposed rulemaking under Internal Revenue Code Section 385; provisions regarding the determinations of related-party instruments as debt or equity, issued on April 4, 2016 Bill number not yet assigned, House Republicans Tax Reform Task Force Blueprint; provisions relating to domestic and international tax policies

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

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 702, To Adapt to Changing Crude Oil Market Conditions; all provisions H.R. 1320, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 1327, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 1388, Clean Air, Strong Economies Act; all provisions S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015; all provisions S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2015; all provisions S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies Act; all provisions Issues relating to Keystone XL Pipeline Issues relating to comprehensive energy legislation with a focus on access, efficiency and government support Issues relating to proposed EPA rule regarding carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility Issues relating to National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN ENGLER —
MARIAN E HOPKINS —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 1320 (114th), H.R. 702 (114th), S. 640 (114th), S. 638 (114th), H.R. 1388 (114th), H.R. 1327 (114th), S. 751 (114th)

Education EDU

H.R. 5587, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act; all provisions Issues related to proposed regulations on Every Student Succeeds Act

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

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5587 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Testimony to House Ways and Means Committee on Moving Americas Families Forward: Setting Priorities for Reducing Poverty and Expanding Opportunity

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

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Intelligence INT

H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act; provisions relating to liability protections S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; all provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN ENGLER —
MARIAN E HOPKINS —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 754 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th)

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.