1st Quarter - Report

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

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$3,250,000
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: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS)

Retirement RET

RIN 1210-AB32, Department of Labor Proposed Definition of Fiduciary RIN 1545-BM58, Internal Revenue Service Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Pension Plans ZRIN 1210-2A25, Department of Labor Proposed Definition of Fiduciary

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH CUDWORTH ARBES New Deputy Health Policy Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
JOHN ENGLER —
MARIA GHAZAL —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
LEANNE WILSON —

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

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues related the Presidents FY2017 Budget Proposal; provisions relating to domestic and international tax policy proposals

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

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

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act, all provisions H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015; all provisions S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015; all provisions S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015; all provisions Issues related to the House of Representatives Health Care Task Force

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH CUDWORTH ARBES New Deputy Health Policy Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
JOHN ENGLER —
MARIA GHAZAL —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

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

Bills named: H.R. 879 (114th), S. 2045 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), S. 2075 (114th)

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

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

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

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016; all provisions S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016; all provisions Issues relating to air traffic control

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

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

Bills named: S. 2658 (114th), H.R. 4441 (114th)

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 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, Innovation Promotion Act of 2015; all provisions relating to innovation box proposal 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 Issues relating to comprehensive tax reform including international tax rules, the U.S. corporate tax rate and effective tax rates Issues relating to potential international-only tax reforms Issues relating to international tax policy on European Unions state aid investigations

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 4297 (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 Executive Branch Export Control Reforms Issues relating to U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba

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

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues relating to Securities and Exchange Commissions regulation of shareholder proposals, proxy advisory firms, CEO pay ratio, and disclosure effectiveness

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

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

Government Issues GOV

S. 708, Regulatory Improvement 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 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: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1818 (114th), S. 1820 (114th), S. 1817 (114th), S. 1607 (114th), S. 708 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 702, To Adapt to Changing Crude Oil Market Conditions; all provisions H.R. 1320, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015; all provisions 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. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015; 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 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 Issues relating to National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 1388 (114th), S. 751 (114th), H.R. 702 (114th), H.R. 1320 (114th), H.R. 1327 (114th), S. 640 (114th), S. 638 (114th)

Education EDU

Issues related to proposed regulations on Every Student Succeeds Act Issues related to reauthorization of Carl D. Perkins

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

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

Intelligence INT

H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act; provisions relating to liability protections S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; all provisions

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

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

Bills named: S. 754 (114th), H.R. 1560 (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.