2nd Quarter - Report — WINSTON TAYLOR LLP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS W… for GOVERNMENT OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (2015)

Firm

WINSTON TAYLOR LLP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS WINSTON & STRAWN LLP)

Client

GOVERNMENT OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

Income

$70,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

Legislation to increase funding for the Territorial Highway Program.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN FEHRENBACH	—
PETER N HIEBERT	—
ERIC J SILVA	—

Contacted: Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

In support of increased federal assistance for the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands in FY 2016 appropriations, including environmental and other infrastructure projects, increased Medicaid and health care infrastructure funding, transportation funding, and law enforcement funding.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN FEHRENBACH	—
PETER N HIEBERT	—
ERIC J SILVA New	—
JOHN A WAITS	—

Contacted: Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Health Issues HCR

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN FEHRENBACH	—
PETER N HIEBERT	—
ERIC J SILVA	—

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN FEHRENBACH	—
PETER N HIEBERT	—
ERIC J SILVA	—

Contacted: Congressional Budget Office (CBO); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

In support of (1) 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; (2) legislation and administrative agreement with the U.S. IRS to authorize cost-sharing with respect to the Earned Income Tax Credit Program in the Virgin Islands; (3) legislation to clarify the application of the statute of limitations to Virgin Islands taxpayers; (4) 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; (5) in opposition to legislation which would limit the Government's use of rum tax revenues in public-private partnerships.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BARRY J HART	—
PETER N HIEBERT	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

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.