Year-End Report — AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD for AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS (2007)

Firm

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Client

AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS

Income

$180,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Education EDU

Monitoring education legislation with implications on tribes, including HeadStart, NCLB

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TODD JOSEPH ARAUJO	N/A
VIC FAZIO	N/A
JAYNE FITZGERALD	N/A
ANTHONY FOTI	N/A
STEVEN JW HEELEY	N/A
GARY A HEIMBERG	—
DANNA JACKSON	N/A
SUSAN LENT	N/A
ROBERT LEONARD	N/A
JEFF MCMILLEN	N/A
STEVE ROSS	N/A
MICHAEL ROSSETTI	N/A
JOHN SIMMONS	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Indian Gaming Commission; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Improvement Act, tax exempt bonding Matters relating to the needs of Agua Caliente Tribal members and the surrounding community, including road improvement, transportation reauthorization, habitat conservation, pension issues, economic development initiatives, Indian employment tax credit, Indian Health Care

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TODD JOSEPH ARAUJO	N/A
VIC FAZIO	N/A
JAYNE FITZGERALD	N/A
ANTHONY FOTI	N/A
STEVEN JW HEELEY	N/A
GARY A HEIMBERG	—
DANNA JACKSON	N/A
SUSAN LENT	N/A
ROBERT LEONARD	N/A
JEFF MCMILLEN	N/A
STEVE ROSS	N/A
MICHAEL ROSSETTI	N/A
JOHN SIMMONS	N/A

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Indian Gaming Commission

Transportation TRA

Matters relating to the needs of Agua Caliente Tribal members and the surrounding community, including road improvement, transportation reauthorization, habitat conservation, pension issues, economic development initiatives, tax exempt bonding

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TODD JOSEPH ARAUJO	N/A
VIC FAZIO	N/A
JAYNE FITZGERALD	N/A
ANTHONY FOTI	N/A
STEVEN JW HEELEY	N/A
GARY A HEIMBERG	—
DANNA JACKSON	N/A
SUSAN LENT	N/A
ROBERT LEONARD	N/A
JEFF MCMILLEN	N/A
STEVE ROSS	N/A
MICHAEL ROSSETTI	N/A
JOHN SIMMONS	N/A

Contacted: Natl Indian Gaming Commission; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Matters relating to the needs of Agua Caliente Tribal members and the surrounding community, including pension issues, economic development initiatives, tax exempt bonding, Indian Health Care Improvement Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TODD JOSEPH ARAUJO	N/A
VIC FAZIO	N/A
JAYNE FITZGERALD	N/A
ANTHONY FOTI	N/A
STEVEN JW HEELEY	N/A
GARY A HEIMBERG	—
DANNA JACKSON	N/A
SUSAN LENT	N/A
ROBERT LEONARD	N/A
JEFF MCMILLEN	N/A
STEVE ROSS	N/A
MICHAEL ROSSETTI	N/A
JOHN SIMMONS	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Indian Gaming Commission; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Gaming/Gambling/Casino GAM

Matters related to the needs of Agua Caliente Tribal members and the surrounding community, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Johnson Act and other legislation related to gaming

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TODD JOSEPH ARAUJO	N/A
VIC FAZIO	N/A
JAYNE FITZGERALD	N/A
ANTHONY FOTI	N/A
STEVEN JW HEELEY	N/A
GARY A HEIMBERG	—
DANNA JACKSON	N/A
SUSAN LENT	N/A
ROBERT LEONARD	N/A
JEFF MCMILLEN	N/A
STEVE ROSS	N/A
MICHAEL ROSSETTI	N/A
JOHN SIMMONS	N/A

Contacted: Natl Indian Gaming Commission; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

bonds, Native American Housing and Self Determination Act Matters relating to the needs of Agua Caliente Tribal members and the surrounding communiy, including road improvement, transportation reauthorization, habitat conservation, pension issues, economic development initiatives, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, tax exempt

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TODD JOSEPH ARAUJO	N/A
VIC FAZIO	N/A
JAYNE FITZGERALD	N/A
ANTHONY FOTI	N/A
STEVEN JW HEELEY	N/A
GARY A HEIMBERG	—
DANNA JACKSON	N/A
SUSAN LENT	N/A
ROBERT LEONARD	N/A
JEFF MCMILLEN	N/A
STEVE ROSS	N/A
MICHAEL ROSSETTI	N/A
JOHN SIMMONS	N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Indian Gaming Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Government Issues GOV

bonding and ethics/lobby/campaign reform Matters relating to the needs of Agua Caliente Tribal members and the surrounding community, including road improvement, transportation reauthorization, habitat conservation, pension issues, economic development initiatives, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, tax exempt

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TODD JOSEPH ARAUJO	N/A
VIC FAZIO	N/A
JAYNE FITZGERALD	N/A
ANTHONY FOTI	N/A
STEVEN JW HEELEY	N/A
GARY A HEIMBERG	—
DANNA JACKSON	N/A
SUSAN LENT	N/A
ROBERT LEONARD	N/A
JEFF MCMILLEN	N/A
STEVE ROSS	N/A
MICHAEL ROSSETTI	N/A
JOHN SIMMONS	N/A

Contacted: Natl Indian Gaming Commission; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

Improvement Act, trust reform, tax exempt bonds Matters relating to the needs of Agua Caliente Tribal members and the surrounding community, including road improvement, transportation reauthorization, habitat conservation, pension issues, economic development initiatives, Indian employment tax credit, Indian Health Care

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TODD JOSEPH ARAUJO	N/A
VIC FAZIO	N/A
JAYNE FITZGERALD	N/A
ANTHONY FOTI	N/A
STEVEN JW HEELEY	N/A
GARY A HEIMBERG	—
DANNA JACKSON	N/A
SUSAN LENT	N/A
ROBERT LEONARD	N/A
JEFF MCMILLEN	N/A
STEVE ROSS	N/A
MICHAEL ROSSETTI	N/A
JOHN SIMMONS	N/A

Contacted: Natl Indian Gaming Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

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.