2nd Quarter - Report

THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC. for THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$3,060,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Telecommunications TEC

Issues relating to consumer and COVID-19-related data privacy.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 7010: Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (all provisions).

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7010 (116th)

Education EDU

Issues relating to education and workforce development.

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues relating to DHS Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce advisory list.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System

Torts TOR

Issues relating to liability protections regarding COVID-19 and business reopening.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

S. 3985: JUSTICE Act (all provisions); H.R. 7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 (all provisions).

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 3985 (116th), H.R. 7120 (116th)

Manufacturing MAN

H.R. 7010: Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (all provisions).

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 7010 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 5430: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (all provisions); issues relating to U.S.-China trade relations, Japan and European Union trade agreement negotiations, tariffs under section 232 of the 1962 Trade Act, China tariffs under section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act, WTO reform proposals, trade with India, export controls, Information Communication Technology Supply Chain Executive Order (E.O. #13873) and tariff actions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; bilateral negotiations with the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Japan; issues relating to use of the Defense Production Act, North American essential services, product, and supply chain definition alignment; issues relating to COVID-19-related supply chain and trade barrier disruptions, resilience, and on-shoring proposals.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 5430 (116th)

Banking BAN

Issues relating to Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act in response to COVID-19.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Health Issues HCR

Issues relating to ERISA, health care reform, and prescription drug pricing policy; issues relating to federal response to COVID-19, including testing, contact tracing, virus monitoring, relief packages, and pandemic preparedness; issues relating to U.S. participation in the World Health Organization; issues relating to additional COVID-19 relief packages.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues relating to Titles I, II, IV, and V of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (P.L. 116-136); issues relating to amendments to the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (Rel. No. 34-87457); issues relating to procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (Rel. No. 34-87458); issues relating to Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act in response to COVID-19.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Issues relating to federal response to COVID-19; matters relating to racial justice.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to OECD program of work to develop a consensus solution to tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; issues relating to taxation of share repurchases; issues relating to implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2019 (P.L. 115-97); issues relating to Titles I, II, IV, and V of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (P.L. 116-136); H.R. 6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Divisions B and L); issues relating to additional COVID-19 relief packages.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 6800 (116th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Issues relating to the federal response to COVID-19 and future pandemics (public health and safety); matters relating to shortages of critical medical supplies, supply chains, and pandemic preparedness; issues relating to DHS Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce advisory list.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS)

Retirement RET

Issues relating to legislative action on multi-employer pension reform and retirement benefits.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues relating to additional COVID-19 relief packages.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 7010: Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (all provisions).

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 7010 (116th)

Government Issues GOV

Issues relating to federal regulatory reform; issues relating to amendments exemptions from the proxy rules for the proxy voting advice (Rel. No. 34-87457); issues relating to procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (Rel. No. 34-87458); Executive Order 13924: Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery (all provisions); matters relating to EPA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Administrative Procedure for Issuance and Public Petitions.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Immigration IMM

Issues relating to comprehensive immigration reform, DREAMers, and H1-B visas (generally); issues relating to Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak (Presidential Proclamation 10014).

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues relating to labor and employment policy, workforce training investments, and workforce safety guidance;issues relating to additional COVID-19 relief packages; H.R. 7321: To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish grants to support the establishment of personal reemployment accounts to assist Americans in gaining skills and returning to work following the economic disruption caused by COVID-19; H.R. 6646: Relaunching America's Workforce Act (provisions relating to appropriations for workforce training).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7321 (116th), H.R. 6646 (116th)

Science/Technology SCI

Issues relating to consumer and COVID-19-related data privacy; S. 3832: Endless Frontier Act (all provisions).

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 3832 (116th)

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