3rd Quarter - Report

INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION for INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION

Period 3rd Quarter 2021 Filed Oct 20, 2021 Signed by Haider Murtaza, Senior Manager, Government Relations and Public Policy

Official filing
Firm
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION
Client
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION
Income
—
Expenses
$150,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

Small Business Administration 7(a) Loan Enhancements. Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program changes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
MATTHEW HALLER —
MICHAEL LAYMAN —
HAIDER MURTAZA New —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE

Unemployment UNM

Unemployment insurance and back-to-work legislative proposals. H.R. 1458/S. 490 Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
MATTHEW HALLER —
MICHAEL LAYMAN —
HAIDER MURTAZA New —

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 490 (117th), H.R. 1458 (117th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Legislative proposals on trademark licensing.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
MATTHEW HALLER —
MICHAEL LAYMAN —
HAIDER MURTAZA New —

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

FTC Franchise Rule.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
MATTHEW HALLER —
MICHAEL LAYMAN —
HAIDER MURTAZA New —

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Proposals for PPP guidance and technical fixes. Biden Administration American Families Plan proposal. Employee retention tax credits. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act. Tax information reporting proposal. H.R. 3449, Hiring Incentive to Return Employment (HIRE) Act of 2021. S. 2387, Small Business Tax Fairness Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
MATTHEW HALLER —
MICHAEL LAYMAN —
HAIDER MURTAZA New —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th), S. 2387 (117th), H.R. 3449 (117th)

Small Business SMB

Implementation of the CARES Act (Pub. L. No. 116-136). Small Business Administration 7(a) lending program. S. 1120, Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2021. Implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260). H.R. 1381/S.480, Main Street Tax Certainty Act. Restaurant Revitalization Fund. H.R. 1346/S. 477, Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021. H.R. 890, Gym Mitigation and Survival Act. H.R. 3295/S. 1945, IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
MATTHEW HALLER —
MICHAEL LAYMAN —
HAIDER MURTAZA New —

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1381 (117th), S. 480 (117th), S. 1945 (117th), H.R. 890 (117th), H.R. 1346 (117th), H.R. 3295 (117th), S. 477 (117th), S. 1120 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021. NLRB rulemaking on joint employer. Dept. of Labor rulemaking on joint employer. Dept. of Labor independent contractor rule. H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act. H.R. 3185/S. 1636, Save Local Business Act. S. 2193, Protections for Socially Good Activities Act. Vaccine Guidance for Employers. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act. Nomination of David Weil as Administrator, Wage and Hour Division.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
MATTHEW HALLER —
MICHAEL LAYMAN —
HAIDER MURTAZA New —

Contacted: White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3185 (117th), S. 393 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 842 (117th), S. 2193 (117th), S. 420 (117th), S. 1636 (117th), H.R. 5 (117th)

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.