4th Quarter - Report

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

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$4,300,000
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.

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues relating to Clean Air Act regulation of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5)

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

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Issues relating to air traffic control

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN ENGLER —
MATTHEW SONNESYN —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Education EDU

H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013; all provisions

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

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 798 (113th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Bill number not yet assigned, Chairman Dave Camps Comprehensive Tax Reform Discussion draft; provisions relating to economic growth

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

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015; all provisions H.J.RES.122, Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 83; all provisions Bill number not yet assigned, A bill on the Presidents FY2015 Budget Proposal

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

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 83 (113th), H.J.Res. 122 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013; all provisions H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act; all provisions H.R. 5405, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act; provisions relating to margin and centralized treasury unitH.R. 5471, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes; all provisions S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; provisions relating to derivatives end-user exemptions S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014; provisions relating to providing derivatives end-users exemptions Issues relating to proxy advisory firms Issues relating to shareholder communications Issues relating to the Securities and Exchange Commissions proposed CEO Pay Ratio rule Issues relating to Securities and Exchange Commissions disclosure effectiveness project

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN ENGLER —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
MICHAEL J RYAN —

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2244 (113th), S. 888 (113th), H.R. 5405 (113th), H.R. 4413 (113th), H.R. 634 (113th)

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 Trade Promotion Authority legislationIssues relating to Executive Branch Export Control Reforms Issues relating to Export-Import Bank authorization Issues relating to U.S. sanctions on Russia

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW BEILEIN —
AMANDA DEBARD —
JOHN ENGLER —
MARIAN E HOPKINS —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
WILLIAM DAVID THOMAS —
LEANNE WILSON —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Intelligence INT

H.R. 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; provisions relating to information sharing and liability protection S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; provisions relating to information sharing, liability protection, FOIA and antitrust Issues relating to Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyber Security

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

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 2588 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013; all provisions H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act; all provisions H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act; all provisions H.R. 2278, Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act (SAFE) Act; all provisionsS. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; all provisions Issues relating to immigration reform

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

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2131 (113th), H.R. 1772 (113th), H.R. 1417 (113th), H.R. 2278 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4429, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2014; all provisions H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014; all provisions H.R. 4464, Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2014; all provisions H.R. 4718, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; all provisionsS. 2260, Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency Act of 2014; provisions relating to expiring key tax provisions S. 2786, Corporate Inverters Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2014; all provisions PL 113-295, Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014; provisions relating to renewal of key expired tax provisions Internal Revenue Service Notice 2014-52, Rules Regarding Inversions and Relations Transactions 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 Bill number not yet assigned, Chairman Dave Camps Comprehensive Tax Reform Discussion draft; provisions relating to economic growth and domestic and international tax policy provisions Bill number not yet assigned, A bill on the Presidents FY2015 Budget Proposal Bill number not yet assigned, Domestic and international tax policy proposals in Chairman Wydens and Senator Coats 2011 comprehensive tax reform bill (S. 727, The Bipartisan Tax and Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011) Issues relating to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developments (OECDs) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project Issues relating to key tax provisions that expired on December 31, 2013 Issues relating to comprehensive tax reform including international tax rules, the U.S. corporate tax rate and effective tax rates Issues relating to certain cross-border tax transactions

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

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 4464 (113th), S. 2786 (113th), H.R. 4429 (113th), S. 727 (113th), H.R. 4718 (113th), H.R. 4438 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

PL 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; provisions relating to employer-sponsored health plans including sections 1341, 1001, 2715, 4980(h), 6055, 1201, 153 and 9001 H.R. 3367, To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected applicationof the annual fee to 2014 or 2015; all provisions H.R. 3489, To amend section 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market, and for other purposes; all provisions H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014; all provisions Issues relating to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission consideration of action on workplace wellness programs

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

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 4414 (113th), H.R. 3367 (113th), H.R. 3489 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013; all provisions S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013; all provisions Issues relating to Presidential Memorandum on modernizing infrastructure permitting Issues relating to regulatory reformIssues relating to greenhouse gas regulations Issues relating to permitting

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

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1029 (113th), S. 1397 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; all provisions Issues relating to Keystone XL Pipeline 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

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

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 1392 (113th)

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.