2nd Quarter - Report

INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION for INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION

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
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$190,000
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
2nd Quarter - Report (this page) Jul 20, 2020 $190,000 Replaced
2nd Quarter - Amendment Sep 28, 2020 $190,000 Replaced
2nd Quarter - Amendment Feb 18, 2021 $190,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Veterans VET

H.R. 446, Veteran Entrepreneurs Act Vet's First/CVE Program

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 446 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

United State-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

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

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 2439, Trademark Licensing Protection Act H.R. 4146, Trademark Licensing Protection Act

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2439 (116th), H.R. 4146 (116th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 7528, The Get America Back to Work Act of 2020 Legislative Proposals on COVID-Liability Protections for Small Businesses

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

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Federal Reserve System; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 7528 (116th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 1374, the DRIVE-Safe Act H.R. 7095, INVEST in America Act

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

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 7095 (116th), H.R. 1374 (116th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

Brand USA funding within the reauthorization of the Travel Promotion Act S.3422, Great American Outdoors Act

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

Contacted: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3422 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act NLRB Rulemaking on joint employer Dept. of Labor Rulemaking on joint employer S. 124, Freedom to Compete Act H.R. 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act

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

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: S. 1306 (116th), H.R. 2474 (116th), S. 124 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th)

Banking BAN

H.R. 2513, Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 Title LIV of S. 4049, Establishing Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements

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

Contacted: White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 2513 (116th), S. 4049 (116th)

Accounting ACC

Revenue Recognition Standards - FASB

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

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 748, CARES Act H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 446, Veteran Entrepreneurs Act H.R. 1869, Restoring Investment in Improvements Act S. 803, Restoring Investment in Improvements Act Revenue Recognition Standards - FASB H.R. 7079, Clean Start: Back to Work Tax Credit Act H.R. 6776, the Jumpstarting Our Businesses Success Credit (JOBS Credit) Act of 2020 H.R. 7032 / S. 3779 Skills Renewal Act SBA and Treasury - Proposals for PPP Guidance and Technical Fixes

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

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 446 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), S. 3779 (116th), H.R. 1869 (116th), H.R. 6776 (116th), H.R. 7032 (116th), S. 803 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 7079 (116th)

Unemployment UNM

H.R.7066 - Reopening America by Supporting Workers and Businesses Act of 2020 Unemployment Insurance and Back-To-Work legislative proposals

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

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); White House Office; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 7066 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 HR 2782 Employee Flexibility Act of 2019 S 1510, Employee Flexibility Act of 2019 HR 748, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act S 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act HR 2447, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 S 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019

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

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2447 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 2782 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th)

Small Business SMB

Paycheck Protection Program SBA 7(a) lending program S. 2383, Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2019 H.R.7066, Reopening America by Supporting Workers and Businesses Act of 2020 H.R. 6907 / S.3742, RELIEF for Main Street Act H.R. 7197 / S. 4012, RESTAURANTS Act S. 4117, Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act S. 3814, Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards a Recovery in Twenty-twenty (RESTART) Act Legislative Proposal for franchise investment

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

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB)

Bills named: S. 4012 (116th), H.R. 7197 (116th), H.R. 6907 (116th), S. 3742 (116th), S. 3814 (116th), S. 4117 (116th), H.R. 7066 (116th), S. 2383 (116th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 7011, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020

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

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 7011 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Legislative proposals on data privacy, security and notifications

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

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Minting/Money/Gold Standard MON

Coin Shortage - Treasury and Federal Reserve

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); SENATE; Federal Reserve System

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