4th Quarter - Report

THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC. for THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$4,170,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Immigration IMM

Issues relating to immigration reform and border security

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN ENGLER —
MARIAN E HOPKINS —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
MATTHEW SONNESYN —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Education EDU

S. 3271, Workforce Advance Act; all provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN ENGLER —
DANE L. LINN —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 3271 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to the Report of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN ENGLER —
ELIZABETH GASSTER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016; provisions related to proxy advisory firms H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016; all provisions Issues relating to Securities and Exchange Commissions regulation of shareholder proposals, proxy advisory firms, board diversity disclosure, pay ratio, and disclosure effectiveness

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN ENGLER —
MARIA GHAZAL —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5311 (114th), H.R. 5983 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to Affordable Care Act 40 percent excise tax on health benefits Issues related to the exclusion and deduction for employee health benefits Issues related to repeal and replace of the Affordable Care Act Issues related to ERISA pre-emption

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH CUDWORTH ARBES —
JOHN ENGLER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016; all provisions Issues relating to air traffic control

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN ENGLER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
MATTHEW SONNESYN —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 4441 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations Issues relating to Trans-Atlantic and Investment Partnership negotiations Issues relating to Trade in Services Agreement negotiations Issues relating to Environmental Goods Agreement negotiations Issues relating to U.S. Export-Import Bank

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW BEILEIN —
JOHN ENGLER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
WILLIAM DAVID THOMAS —
LEANNE WILSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Transportation TRA

Issues related to construction and maintenance of physical infrastructure

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN ENGLER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
MATTHEW SONNESYN —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4297, To impose certain requirements on the Secretary of the Treasury relating to transmittals of country-by-country reports for purposes of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Plan; all provisions Issues relating to comprehensive tax reform including international tax rules, the U.S. corporate tax rate and effective tax rates IRS Reg - Final and Temporary Section 385 Regulations, 81 FR 72858, Issues relating to the U.S. Treasury Departments rulemaking under Internal Revenue Code Section 385; provisions regarding the determinations of related-party instruments as debt or equity, issued on October 13, 2016 Bill number not yet assigned, House Republicans Tax Reform Task Force Blueprint; provisions relating to domestic and international tax policies Issues relating to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developments (OECDs) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project; provisions relating to international tax policy and country by country (CbC) reporting Issues relating to potential corporate integration tax reform proposals Issues relating to international tax policy on European Unions state aid investigations and the European Commissions proposed legislation that would require public disclosure of CbC reports from certain EU and non-EU companies Bill number not yet assigned, Presidents Framework for Business Tax Reform (a joint report by the White House and Department of the Treasury); provisions relating to domestic and international tax policies

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW BEILEIN —
JOHN ENGLER —
MARIAN E HOPKINS —
MATTHEW M MILLER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
LEANNE WILSON —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4297 (114th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues related the Presidents FY2017 Budget Proposal; provisions relating to domestic and international tax policy proposals IRS Reg - Final and Temporary Section 385 Regulations, 81 FR 72858, Issues relating to the U.S. Treasury Departments rulemaking under Internal Revenue Code Section 385; provisions regarding the determinations of related-party instruments as debt or equity, issued on October 13, 2016 Bill number not yet assigned, House Republicans Tax Reform Task Force Blueprint; provisions relating to domestic and international tax policies

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN ENGLER —
MATTHEW M MILLER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related the Presidents FY2017 Budget Proposal; provisions relating to domestic and international tax policy proposals Issues related to federal budget process reforms Issues related to FY2017 Budget; provisions relating to repeal and replace of the Affordable Care Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH CUDWORTH ARBES —
JOHN ENGLER —
MATTHEW M MILLER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015; all provisions S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015; all provisions S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015; all provisions S. 1818, Principled Rulemaking Act of 2015; all provisions S. 1820, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015; all provisions S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015; all provisions Issues relating to regulatory reform Issues relating to greenhouse gas regulations Issues relating to National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN ENGLER —
ELIZABETH GASSTER —
MARIAN E HOPKINS —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 2006 (114th), S. 1820 (114th), S. 1818 (114th), H.R. 185 (114th), S. 1817 (114th), S. 1607 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 1327, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 1388, Clean Air, Strong Economies Act; all provisions S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2015; all provisions S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies Act; all provisions Issues relating to comprehensive energy legislation with a focus on access, efficiency and government support Issues relating to proposed EPA rule regarding carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility Issues relating to National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN ENGLER —
MARIAN E HOPKINS —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 640 (114th), H.R. 1327 (114th), H.R. 1388 (114th), S. 751 (114th)

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.