1st Quarter - Report

WINSTON TAYLOR LLP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS WINSTON & STRAWN LLP) for GOVERNMENT OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

Firm
Client
Income
$80,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Legislation on health care issues, including increases in Medicaid, SCHIP and hospital funding for the U.S. Virgin Islands, eligibility for participation in health insurance exchange(s).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY P. EATON New —
JOHN FEHRENBACH —
PETER N HIEBERT —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

In support of increased federal assistance for the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands in FY 2019 and FY 2020 appropriations, including coronavirus funding, FEMA and hurricane recovery funding, environmental and other infrastructure projects, increased Medicaid and health care infrastructure fundng, transportation funding, and law enforcement funding.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY P. EATON New —
JOHN FEHRENBACH —
PETER N HIEBERT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Transportation TRA

Legislation to increase funding for the Territorial Highway Program and other infrastructure programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY P. EATON New —
JOHN FEHRENBACH —
PETER N HIEBERT —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

In support of (1) emergency coronavirus aid legislation; (2) legislation to extend temporary cover-over rate, and eliminate the cap on the amount of federal rum taxes returned to the Virgin Islands under 26 U.S.C. Section 7652; (3) legislation and admnistrative agreement with the U.S. IRS to authorize cost-sharing or reimbursement with respect to the Earned Income Tax Credit Program in the Virgin Islands; (4) legislation to clarify the application of the statute of limitations to Virgin Islands taxpayers; (5) legislation to clarify residency and source of income rules for Virgin Islands economic development program (American Jobs Creation Act of 2004) and implementing regulations by the U.S. Treasury; (6) in support of tax-related economic growth incentives for Virgin Islands in tax reform legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY P. EATON New —
JOHN FEHRENBACH —
PETER N HIEBERT —

Contacted: Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Interface with Congress and U.S. EPA concerning environmental requirements regarding oil refinery and terminal operations in the USVI.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY P. EATON New —
JOHN FEHRENBACH —
PETER N HIEBERT —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office

Immigration IMM

In support of legislation authorizing a special visa waiver program for the U.S. Virgin Islands.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY P. EATON New —
JOHN FEHRENBACH —
PETER N HIEBERT —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

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.