INDEPENDENT SECTOR for INDEPENDENT SECTOR
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
1. Public Good IRA Rollover Act (HR 1250/ S 864) to extend and expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. 2. MOBILE Cell Phone Act of 2009 (S 144/HR 690) to repeal record-keeping requirements for employer-provided cell phones. 3. Estate tax to maintain the estate tax at the 2009 levels, no bill numbers yet.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| NORMAN MEYER | Leg Director, Rep. Major Owens 2001-2006 |
| PATRICIA READ | — |
| DAVID LANE THOMPSON | Senior Pension Counsel, US Senate 2001-2007 |
Health Issues HCR
1. Health care reform to extend employer-provided benefit incentives to nonprofits and to preserve the charitable deduction. Senate discussion draft and House tri-committee discussion draft (no bill numbers yet).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| NORMAN MEYER | Leg Director, Rep. Major Owens 2001-2006 |
| PATRICIA READ | — |
| DAVID LANE THOMPSON | Senior Pension Counsel, US Senate 2001-2007 |
Small Business SMB
1. SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (HR 2965/S 1233) to change Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) rules to allow for-profit subsidiaries of nonprofit organizations compete for SBIR grants.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| NORMAN MEYER | Leg Director, Rep. Major Owens 2001-2006 |
| PATRICIA READ | — |
| DAVID LANE THOMPSON | Senior Pension Counsel, US Senate 2001-2007 |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
1. HR 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY 2010 Appropriations for funding the census at the level requested by the President and to lift Legal Services Corporation restrictions against use of private funds. 2. National service appropriations for funding for Serve America Act programs in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill (no bill number yet).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| NORMAN MEYER | Leg Director, Rep. Major Owens 2001-2006 |
| PATRICIA READ | — |
| DAVID LANE THOMPSON | Senior Pension Counsel, US Senate 2001-2007 |
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.