1st Quarter - Report — INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION for INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION (2015)

Firm

INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION

Client

INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$340,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

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.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CRESANTI	—
MICHAEL LAYMAN New	Professional Staff Member, House Cmte on Government Reform; Leg. Director, Rep. Tim Murphy
KEVIN SERAFINO	—
ELIZABETH TAYLOR New	Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Fred Thompson; Exec. Asst., Sen Cmte on Investigations; Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Chief Counsel for Nominations, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Gen. Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Chief Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE

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

Immigration IMM

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH TAYLOR New	Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Fred Thompson; Exec. Asst., Sen. Cmte on Investigations; Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Chief Counsel for Nominations, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Gen. Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Chief Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA)

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

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; SENATE

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

Small Business SMB

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CRESANTI	—
KEVIN SERAFINO	—
ELIZABETH TAYLOR New	Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Fred Thompson; Exec. Asst., Sen Cmte on Investigations; Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Chief Counsel for Nominations, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Gen. Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Chief Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte.

Contacted: SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); 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 New	Professional Staff Member, House Cmte on Government Reform; Leg. Director, Rep. Tim Murphy

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Banking BAN

Legislation related to regulatory relief for small and regional banks.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CRESANTI	—

Contacted: SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive tax reform proposals; H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CRESANTI	—
ELIZABETH TAYLOR New	Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Fred Thompson; Exec. Asst., Sen. Cmte on Investigations; Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Chief Counsel for Nominations, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Gen. Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Chief Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1105 (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 New	Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Fred Thompson; Exec. Asst., Sen. Cmte on Investigations; Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Chief Counsel for Nominations, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Gen. Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Chief Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act; S. 30, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act; Implementation of Affordable Care Act employer mandate; Employer reporting requirements under Affordable Care Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL LAYMAN New	Professional Staff Member, House Cmte on Government Reform; Leg. Director, Rep. Tim Murphy
KEVIN SERAFINO	—
ELIZABETH TAYLOR New	Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Fred Thompson; Exec. Asst., Sen Cmte on Investigations; Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Chief Counsel for Nominations, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Gen. Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Chief Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 30 (114th), H.R. 30 (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: Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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