HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA for HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
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.
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, 2016 | $180,000 | Replaced |
| 2nd Quarter - Amendment | Jan 27, 2017 | $180,000 | Yes |
What was lobbied
30 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Natural Resources NAT
Issues relating to executive overreach on public lands and the Antiquities Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSH ARNOLD | — |
| HUGH FIKE | — |
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES
HR 3946 "Protecting Local Communities from Executive Overreach Act," all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSH ARNOLD | — |
Transportation TRA
Issues pertaining to the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI
HR 4441 "Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016," all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSH ARNOLD | — |
| WILLIAM WOLFE | — |
| DANIEL ZIEGLER | — |
Education EDU
HR 5003 "American Dream Promise Act," all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| WILLIAM WOLFE | — |
Agriculture AGR
Issues pertaining to advancement of a conservative approach, alternative and reforms to federal agriculture support programs, specifically the next "Farm Bill." Issues pertaining to Farm Bill Education, GMO Labeling and reform of federal sugar subsidy programs.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSH ARNOLD | — |
| HUGH FIKE | — |
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Defense DEF
HR 4909 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017," all provisions pertaining to religious liberty protections, women in the draft, New Balance earmark provision, and energy policy; including the Russell Amendment. HR 5293 "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017," all provisions pertaining to immigration status, the Gosar Amendment on DACA, and all amendments pertaining to New Balance shoes. S 2942 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017," all provisions pertaining to defense medical research and women in the draft.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSH ARNOLD | — |
| HUGH FIKE | — |
| ALEX VARGO | — |
| WILLIAM WOLFE | — |
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
| DANIEL ZIEGLER | — |
Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC
Issues related to prevention of new onerous FDA regulations that would hurt small tobacco and cigar manufacturers, as well as unduly burden new "vapor" products.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Issues pertaining to promotion of conservative, pro-growth tax reform. Issues pertaining to ratification of the new OECD tax treaty on mutual administrative assistance. Issues pertaining to good international tax reform, including avoidance of a patent/innovation box.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Issues related to innovative Medicaid reform proposals including the idea of converting Medicare to a premium support model.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Retirement RET
Issues relating to a federal bailout of insolvent union pensions, specifically the miners and Central States pensions, and reform of The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC").
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Health Issues HCR
Issues pertaining to promotion of conservative health care reform, including fully repealing and replacing the ACA with conservative reforms. Issues pertaining to the connections between the ACA's risk corridors and reinsurance programs, particularly w/r/t Admin abuse of those programs to prop up the ACA. Issues pertaining to promotion of conservative mental health reform and resisting efforts to increase federal spending or the federal Medicaid program.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Constitution CON
HR 4768 "Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016," all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSH ARNOLD | — |
| HUGH FIKE | — |
| ALEX VARGO | — |
| WILLIAM WOLFE | — |
| DANIEL ZIEGLER | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
HR 5485 "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017," all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| WILLIAM WOLFE | — |
| DANIEL ZIEGLER | — |
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV
HR 2802 "First Amendment Defense Act," all provisions including the Maloney amendment.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSH ARNOLD | — |
| HUGH FIKE | — |
| WILLIAM WOLFE | — |
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
| DANIEL ZIEGLER | — |
Economics/Economic Development ECN
Issues related to the Puerto Rico financial crisis including exemptions from Jones Act and minimum wage; and preventing coercive debt restructuring, bankruptcy, and any direct or indirect bailouts. HR 4900, HR 5278 "Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA)," all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSH ARNOLD | — |
| HUGH FIKE | — |
| ALEX VARGO | — |
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
| DANIEL ZIEGLER | — |
Postal POS
Issues relating to Postal Reform, including alternative options to bailing them out.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSH ARNOLD | — |
| HUGH FIKE | — |
| ALEX VARGO | — |
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Veterans VET
Issues relating to conservative VA reform proposals.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
Issues related to potential legislation addressing the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN"). HR 699 "Email Privacy Act," all provisions. HR 5418 / S 3034 "Protecting Internet Freedom Act," all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| HUGH FIKE | — |
| DANIEL ZIEGLER | — |
Government Issues GOV
HR 5513 "Providing Retrospective Observations Validating Economics and Increasing Transparency Act of 2016 ("PROVE IT" Act)," all provisions relating to rulemaking and regulatory legislation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSH ARNOLD | — |
Housing HOU
HR 2577 "Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017," all provisions pertaining to the Lee Amendment to "2017 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations Act," to defund the Department of Housing and Urban Developments (HUD) Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| WILLIAM WOLFE | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
HR 3222 "Employee Rights Act," all provisions. HJ Res 88 "Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary," all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSH ARNOLD | — |
| HUGH FIKE | — |
| ALEX VARGO | — |
| DANIEL ZIEGLER | — |
Pharmacy PHA
Issues relating to increased drug prices and misguided government intervention in the industry.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Issues pertaining to opposition to the Paris Protocol climate change agreement.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Issues pertaining to the FY17 Budget including upcoming appropriations bills/amendments and preventing increased spending in upcoming appropriations bills; promotion of a conservative budget resolution in the House; top-line spending; preventing un-offset Zika funding; preventing abuse of the Crime Victims Fund as a budget gimmick (CHIMP). Issues pertaining to the need for a balanced budget and comparison of Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA) "1,070" spending cap levels to Budget Control Act (BCA) "1,040" spending cap levels; and exclusion of Obamacare tax revenue and gimmicks used to balance the budget in ten years. HR 5485 "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017," all provisions, including Selective Service System registration requirement for women, prohibiting the export of commercial passenger aircraft to Iran, opposing the Crawford Cuba Ag Export Expansion and CFPB Payday Loan Regulation, and ending the practice of considering an institution as too big to fail. Issues relating to DoD Appropriations and Selective Service. HR 5505 "GSE Review and Reform Act of 2016," all provisions, including the FY2017 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, the underlying E&W appropriations bill and the adopted Maloney amendment. HR 2028 "Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017," all provisions, including increased spending and the lack of important conservative riders. HR 2578 "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016," all provisions. HR 4974 "Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017," all provisions pertaining to the Maloney Amendment. HR 5325 "Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017," all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSH ARNOLD | — |
| HUGH FIKE | — |
| ALEX VARGO | — |
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
| DANIEL ZIEGLER | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
S 2012 "North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016," all provisions pertaining to subsidies, extension of the Land & Water Conservation Fund, and other government interventions into the market.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DANIEL ZIEGLER | — |
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO
Issues relating to repeal of the catfish inspection program and moving catfish inspection from USDA back to the FDA. SJ Res 28 "A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes," all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSH ARNOLD | — |
| HUGH FIKE | — |
| ALEX VARGO | — |
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
| DANIEL ZIEGLER | — |
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR
HR 4923 "American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016," all provisions pertaining to expansion of the amount of tariff relief allowable under the revised Miscellaneous Tariff Bill ("MTB") process.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DANIEL ZIEGLER | — |
Homeland Security HOM
HR 5611 "Homeland Safety and Security Act," all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| HUGH FIKE | — |
Welfare WEL
HR 5360 "Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act," all provisions. Issues pertaining to conservative welfare reform to include a strong work requirement and returning power/incentives to the states.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALEX VARGO | — |
| WILLIAM WOLFE | — |
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
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.