4th Quarter - Report

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (ACS) for AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (ACS)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$60,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Science/Technology SCI

S.1600,Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013 S.1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 S. 2022, Forensic Science and Standards Act of 2014 H.R. 4186,Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology Senate Resolution - National Chemistry Week 2014

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RYAN DAVISON —
JAMES C MAXWELL —
ANTHONY PITAGNO —
LAUREN E POSEY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1009 (113th), H.R. 4186 (113th), S. 2022 (113th), S. 1600 (113th), H.R. 4012 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S.1859,Tax Extenders Act of 2013 H.R.3757, Igniting American Research Act H.R. 4619, Charitable Tax Rollover Act H.R.4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 to the tax section S.2260, The EXPIRE Act of 2014 HR 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 H.R.253, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of small business start-up savings accounts. H.R.254, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for start-up expenditures for business for 2015 and 2016. H.R.255, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing facility construction costs and to allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing facility construction costs. H.R.256, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for equity investments in research intensive small business concerns.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RYAN DAVISON —
JAMES C MAXWELL —
ANTHONY PITAGNO —
GLENN RUSKIN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 254 (113th), H.R. 255 (113th), S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 256 (113th), H.R. 4438 (113th), H.R. 5771 (113th), H.R. 3757 (113th), H.R. 253 (113th), S. 1859 (113th), H.R. 4619 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R.708, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) S. 350, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) H.R.845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R.3157, Public Access to Science Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RYAN DAVISON —
JAMES C MAXWELL —
ANTHONY PITAGNO —
GLENN RUSKIN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3157 (113th), H.R. 708 (113th), S. 350 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

S.310, Startup Act 3.0 S.193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S.1468, Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act H.R.616, Scaling Up Manufacturing Act of 2013

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RYAN DAVISON —
ANTHONY PITAGNO —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1468 (113th), H.R. 616 (113th), S. 310 (113th), S. 193 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 4871, Defense Appropriations Bill FY 2015 HR 4435, National Defense Authorization Act of 2015 S. 2289, National Defense Authorization Act of 2015 H.R.83, FY2015 Omnibus; Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RYAN DAVISON —
KATELYNN M. ECKERT —
JAMES C MAXWELL —
ANTHONY PITAGNO —
LAUREN E POSEY —
KATHRYN VERONA —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2289 (113th), H.R. 4435 (113th), H.R. 4871 (113th), H.R. 83 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

S.1347, The Conference Accountability Act of 2014

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RYAN DAVISON —
ANTHONY PITAGNO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1347 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S.1392, The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act H.R. 4869, Department of Energy Research and Development Act of 2014

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES C MAXWELL —
ANTHONY PITAGNO —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1392 (113th), H.R. 4869 (113th)

Education EDU

H.R.5031, The STEM Education Act of 2014 H.R.4366, The Strengthening Education through Research Act H.R.5, The Student Success Act H.R.803, SKILLS ACT H.R.1353,STEM Education Opportunity Act H.R.4828,Innovative STEM Networks Act, I-STEM Act S.358 STEM Master Teacher Corps Act S.2795 Career and Technical Education Opportunity Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN E POSEY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2795 (113th), S. 358 (113th), H.R. 5 (113th), H.R. 5031 (113th), H.R. 4366 (113th), H.R. 4828 (113th), H.R. 1353 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th)

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.