2nd Quarter - Report — INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION for INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION (2015)

Firm

INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION

Client

INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$260,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

Legislation related to regulatory relief for small and regional banks.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CRESANTI	—

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; Legislation on cyber threat information sharing; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CRESANTI	—

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1770 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive tax reform proposals; H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015; H.R. 2584, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (BATSA).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CRESANTI	—
KEVIN SERAFINO	—
ELIZABETH TAYLOR	—

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1105 (114th), H.R. 2584 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Legislation to prevent patent troll demand letters and lawsuits; H.R. 9, Innovation Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CRESANTI	—
ELIZABETH TAYLOR	—

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th)

Veterans VET

Issues related to government contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CRESANTI	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE

Small Business SMB

Expanding small business access to credit; SBA 7(a) loan program eligibility and affiliation rules; SBA Franchise Registry procedures; Franchisee/franchisor relationship and regulation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CRESANTI	—
KEVIN SERAFINO	—
ELIZABETH TAYLOR	—

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Appropriations related to enforcement of National Labor Relations Board joint employer standard.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CRESANTI	—
MICHAEL LAYMAN	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1147, Legal Workforce Act; Electronic employment verification (e-verify) legislation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH TAYLOR	—

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1147 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; Legislation on cyber threat information sharing; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CRESANTI	—

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1731 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th)

H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act; S. 30, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act; Implementation of Affordable Care Act employer mandate; H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act; Employer reporting requirements under Affordable Care Act; ACA employer mandate auto-enrollment provision; S. 1099/H.R. 1624, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act; "Small group market" definition in ACA.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KEVIN SERAFINO	—
ELIZABETH TAYLOR	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2712 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), S. 30 (114th), S. 1099 (114th), H.R. 1624 (114th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

Airport infrastructure improvement and funding proposals.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CRESANTI	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S.J. Res. 8 / H.J. Res. 29, for disapproval of NLRB union election rules; S. 801, Representation Fairness Restoration Act; H.R. 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act; H.R. 549, Litigation Oversight Act; H.R. 550, EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act; NLRB joint employer standard; Labor department appropriations; pay equity issues; salary threshold and duties test for overtime exemption.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CRESANTI	—
MICHAEL LAYMAN	—
KEVIN SERAFINO	—
ELIZABETH TAYLOR	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 549 (114th), H.R. 548 (114th), H.R. 550 (114th), H.J.Res. 29 (114th), S. 801 (114th), S.J.Res. 8 (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.