2nd Quarter - Report

INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION for INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$230,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Accounting ACC

Revenue recognition standards.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
CALEB GUNNELS —
MATTHEW HALLER —
MICHAEL LAYMAN —

Contacted: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Transportation TRA

Rest stop commercialization proposals.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
CALEB GUNNELS —
MATTHEW HALLER —
MICHAEL LAYMAN —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE

Unemployment UNM

Unemployment insurance and back-to-work legislative proposals.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
CALEB GUNNELS —
MATTHEW HALLER —
MICHAEL LAYMAN —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

FTC Franchise Rule.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
CALEB GUNNELS —
MATTHEW HALLER —
MICHAEL LAYMAN —

Contacted: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Banking BAN

Small Business Administration 7(a) Loan Enhancements. Loan Necessity Questionnaires.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
CALEB GUNNELS —
MATTHEW HALLER —
MICHAEL LAYMAN —

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Legislative proposals on trademark licensing.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
CALEB GUNNELS —
MATTHEW HALLER —
MICHAEL LAYMAN —

Contacted: White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 883, Clean Start: Back to Work Tax Credit Act. H.R. 1712/S. 617, the Death Tax Repeal Act. Proposals for PPP guidance and technical fixes. Biden Administration American Families Plan proposal. Employee retention tax credits. Net operating loss relief proposals. Revenue recognition standards.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
CALEB GUNNELS —
MATTHEW HALLER —
MICHAEL LAYMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 617 (117th), H.R. 1712 (117th), H.R. 883 (117th)

Small Business SMB

Implementation of the CARES Act (Pub. L. No. 116-136). Paycheck Protection Program. Small Business Administration 7(a) lending program. H.R. 793/S. 255, RESTAURANTS Act of 2021. S. 3814, RESTART Act. S. 1120, Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2021. Implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260). Implementation of the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-6). H.R. 1381/S.480, Main Street Tax Certainty Act. Restaurant Revitalization Fund. H.R. 1346/S. 477, Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021. H.R. 890, Gym Mitigation and Survival Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
CALEB GUNNELS —
MATTHEW HALLER —
MICHAEL LAYMAN —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 1120 (117th), H.R. 890 (117th), S. 477 (117th), H.R. 1381 (117th), H.R. 1346 (117th), S. 255 (117th), S. 480 (117th), S. 3814 (117th), H.R. 793 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021. NLRB rulemaking on joint employer. Dept. of Labor rulemaking on joint employer. Dept. of Labor independent contractor rule. H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021. H.R. 106,5 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act. EEOC Vaccination Guidance for Employers. H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act. H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act. H.R. 3185/S. 1636, Save Local Business Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
CALEB GUNNELS —
MATTHEW HALLER —
MICHAEL LAYMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 830 (117th), H.R. 603 (117th), H.R. 3185 (117th), S. 53 (117th), S. 393 (117th), S. 420 (117th), H.R. 106 (117th), H.R. 5 (117th), H.R. 842 (117th), S. 1636 (117th), H.R. 7 (117th)

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.