2nd Quarter - Report

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY for SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

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
$60,000
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 16, 2008 $60,000 Replaced
2nd Quarter - Amendment Feb 12, 2009 $60,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

In support of FY09 funding the American Time Use Survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIM SMEEDING —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; President of the U.S.

Small Business SMB

In support of the Ehlers Amendment to H.R. 5819, which would retain current small-business research set-asides at major federal research agencies

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ROUGEUX —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.

Bills named: H.R. 5819 (110th)

Accounting ACC

Comment on the False Claims Correction Act of of 2007 (S.2041) which may inadvertantly tip the existing system of checks and balances against colleges and universities, in favor of multiple and unduly punitive recoveries.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ROUGEUX —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.

Bills named: S. 2041 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

1) In support of increased FY08 supplemental funding for the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, Office of Science, and research programs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology 2) In support of FY08 supplemental funding for scientific research and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NANCY CANTOR —
ELIZABETH ROUGEUX —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; SENATE

Environment/Superfund ENV

Request by Hubbard Brook Research Foundation for $750,000 FY09 appropriation for Mirror Lake project

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BEN WARE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; President of the U.S.

Education EDU

1) Higher Education Act reauthorization, draft conference agreement, in favor of: a) restoring House- and Senate-passed language concerning accreditation; b) eliminating certain reporting requirements and regulations, such as those relating to peer-to-peer file sharing, campus emergency situations, and alumni outcomes; c) simplifying college cost reporting requirements. 2) In support of HR 5715, the "Ensuring Continued Access to Federal Student Loans Act of 2008", to prevent disruptions in federal student loans.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DIANA MARIE NAPOLITANO —

Contacted: SENATE; President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5715 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

In support of extending certain tax provisions (Baucus/Reid Tax Extenders Package), including: IRA charitable rollover and tuition deduction.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DIANA MARIE NAPOLITANO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; 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.