2nd Quarter - Report

NAREIT for NAREIT

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$560,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Debt Ceiling

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TONY M EDWARDS —
STEVEN A WECHSLER —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203): Implementation of provisions relating to OTC Derivatives, requirements for Registration of Advisers of Private Funds and Credit Risk Retention for Asset Backed Securities. Goverment Sponsored Enterprise Reform: H.R. 1859, Housing Finance Reform Act of 2011 and H.R. 1224, GSE Portfolio Risk Reduction Act of 2011, all provisions relating to a secondary market for residential mortgage securities and the availability of credit for owners of multifamily properties. Covered Bonds: H.R. 940, United States Covered Bond Act of 2011, to add liquidity to the domestic mortgage markets by enabling the creation of a market for covered bonds.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT L DIBBLEE —
TONY M EDWARDS —
KIRK FREEMAN —
STEVEN A WECHSLER —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 940 (112th), H.R. 1224 (112th), H.R. 1859 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Modification of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) to facilitate equity investments in the U.S. Real Estate Market S. 1220, Fulfilling U.S. Energy Leadership Act of 2011, IRC Section 179D relating to energy grants for energy efficent buildings and Better Buildings Initiative. Mainstreet Fairness Act Reform of Subchapter M of the IRC related to Real Estate Investment Trusts Tax Reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARA BERNSTEIN —
ROBERT L DIBBLEE —
TONY M EDWARDS —
KIRK FREEMAN —
STEVEN A WECHSLER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1220 (112th)

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.