2nd Quarter - Report

INDEPENDENT SECTOR for INDEPENDENT SECTOR

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$20,000
Expense method
B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

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

Government Issues GOV

S 2831, Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008, provision that would expand Federal Trade Commission jurisdiction to include 501(c)(3) organizations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NORMAN MEYER Leg Director, Rep. Major Owens 2001-2006
PATRICIA READ —
DAVID LANE THOMPSON Senior Pension Counsel, US Senate 2001-2006

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

1. HR 1419 and S 819, Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2007, allowing charitable contributions from IRAs 2. S 2886/S 3098, Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act, provision allowing charitable contributions from IRAs 3. HR 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, provision allowing charitable contributions from IRAs 4. S 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008, provision allowing charitable contributions from IRAs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NORMAN MEYER Leg Director, Rep. Major Owens 2001-2006
PATRICIA READ —
DAVID LANE THOMPSON Senior Pension Counsel, US Senate 2001-2006

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1419 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th)

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.