3rd Quarter - Report

FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION for FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION

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
$350,484
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
3rd Quarter - Report (this page) Oct 20, 2009 $350,484 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Report Oct 21, 2009 $350,484 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment Oct 21, 2009 $350,484 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 1924, Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009, all provisions S. 797, Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009, all provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES W CASON —
RUTH FLOWER —
E INEZ STEIGERWALD New —
KARYN WINGARD-MANUEL —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1924 (111th), S. 797 (111th)

Welfare WEL

H.R. 2909, Measuring American Poverty Act of 2009 S. 1625, Measuring American Poverty Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES W CASON —
RUTH FLOWER —
EMILY RHODES —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: S. 1625 (111th), H.R. 2909 (111th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S.787, Clean Water Restoration Act, all provisions Environmental Protection Agency, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0318, Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act, all provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEVIN HELFRICH —
JOE VOLK —

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 787 (111th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 2076, Border Security and Responsibility Act 2009, all provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES W CASON —
ALEXANDRA DOUGLAS —
RUTH FLOWER —
DEVIN HELFRICH —
REBECCA F SHEFF New —
JOE VOLK —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bills named: H.R. 2076 (111th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 738, Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2009, all provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES W CASON —
ALEXANDRA DOUGLAS —
RUTH FLOWER —
REBECCA F SHEFF New —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 738 (111th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 2404, To require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress by December 31, 2009 a report outlining the United States exit strategy for United States military forces in Afghanistan participating in Operation Enduring Freedom, all provisions H.R. 2647, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Title III, provisions relating to assistance to foreign forces; Title VIII, provisions relating to weapons acquisition; Sec. 1218, Report on Responsible Redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq; and Title XXXI, provisions relating to the National Nuclear Security Administration S. 1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Title VIII, provisions relating to weapons acquisition; Title XXXI, provisions relating to the National Nuclear Security Administration; and provisions relations to the responsible redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces from Iraq

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LEIF CARLSON New —
JAMES W CASON —
DAVID CULP —
JIM FINE —
RUTH FLOWER —
KATE ELEANOR GOULD —
KIMBERLY MACVAUGH New —
JOE VOLK —

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2404 (111th), S. 1390 (111th), H.R. 2647 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1337, America's Energy Security Trust Fund Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1666, Safe Markets Development Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1683, Clean Environment and Stable Energy Market Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1862, Cap and Dividend Act of 2009, all provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES W CASON —
DEVIN HELFRICH —
JOE VOLK —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1337 (111th), H.R. 1666 (111th), H.R. 1862 (111th), H.R. 1683 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, all provisions Unnumbered Senate bill, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, all provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES W CASON —
RUTH FLOWER —
EMILY RHODES —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1679 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.Con.Res. 94, Encouraging the negotiation of an "Incidents at Sea Agreement" between the United States of America and the Government of Iran, all provisions H.R. 2139, Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2194, Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2410, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, all provisions H.Res. 130, Expressing support for the appointment of former Senator George Mitchell as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, all provisions H.Res. 278, Global Security Priorities Resolution, all provisions S. 908, Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act, all provisions Treaty Doc. 105-28, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, all provisions Unnumbered treaty, START Follow-on Agreement, all provisions Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq on the Withdrawal of United States forces from Iraq and the Organization of their Activities During their Temporary Presence in Iraq, all provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LEIF CARLSON New —
JAMES W CASON —
DAVID CULP —
JIM FINE —
KATE ELEANOR GOULD —
TREVOR KECK —
KIMBERLY MACVAUGH New —
BRIDGET MOIX —
JOE VOLK —

Contacted: White House Office; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 908 (111th), H.Res. 130 (111th), H.Con.Res. 94 (111th), H.Res. 278 (111th), H.R. 2139 (111th), H.R. 2194 (111th), H.R. 2410 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, provisions relating to the Clean Air Act H.R. 3081, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010, Title I, provisions relating to funding for the State Department; Title II, provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development ; Title IV, provisions relating to International Security Assistance ; and Title V, provisions relating to international climate funds H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, Title III, provisions relating to Weapons Activities and to Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation H.R. 3293, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, Title I, provisions relating to the Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division S. 1434, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010, Title I, provisions relating to funding for the State Department; Title II, provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development; Title III, provisions relating to Bilateral Economic Assistance; Title IV, provisions relating to International Security Assistance; and Title V, provisions relating to Multilateral Assistance S. 1436, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, Title III, provisions relating to Weapons Activities and to Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LEIF CARLSON New —
JAMES W CASON —
DAVID CULP —
STEPHEN DONAHOE —
JIM FINE —
RUTH FLOWER —
KATE ELEANOR GOULD —
DEVIN HELFRICH —
TREVOR KECK —
KIMBERLY MACVAUGH New —
BRIDGET MOIX —
EMILY RHODES —
KATRINA SCHWARTZ New —
JOE VOLK —

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 1436 (111th), H.R. 2996 (111th), H.R. 3183 (111th), S. 1434 (111th), H.R. 3081 (111th), H.R. 3293 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, all provisions Unnumbered Senate bill, Climate Change Bill, all provisions U.S. proposals for the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, December 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES W CASON —
DEVIN HELFRICH —
JOE VOLK —

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bills named: S. 1733 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 2409, Renewable Fuel Standard Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, all provisions S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, Title I, Subtitle C, provisions relating to federal renewable electricity standard

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES W CASON —
DEVIN HELFRICH —
JOE VOLK —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); White House Office; SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 1462 (111th), H.R. 2409 (111th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 182, To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States. all provisions H.R. 1024, Uniting American Families Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1127, To extend certain immigration programs, all provisions H.R. 1215, Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act, all provisions H.R. 1751, American Dream Act, all provisions H.R. 2709, Reuniting Families Act, all provisions S. 424, Uniting American Families Act of 2009, all provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES W CASON —
ALEXANDRA DOUGLAS —
RUTH FLOWER —
REBECCA F SHEFF New —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1751 (111th), H.R. 182 (111th), H.R. 2709 (111th), H.R. 1024 (111th), S. 424 (111th), H.R. 1127 (111th), H.R. 1215 (111th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Expansion of offshore oil drilling leases

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEVIN HELFRICH —

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

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