INDEPENDENT SECTOR for INDEPENDENT SECTOR
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices; Americas Healthy Future Act (Senate Finance Committee bill - no bill number yet); HR 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices for provisions to extend employer-provided benefit incentives to nonprofits.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICIA READ | — |
| DAVID LANE THOMPSON | Senior Pension Counsel, US Senate 2001-2007 |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
1.Public Good IRA Rollover Act (HR 1250/ S 864) to extend and expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. 2. Estate tax to maintain the estate tax at the 2009 levels, no bill numbers yet.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| NORMAN MEYER | Leg Director, Rep. Major Owens 2001-2006 |
| PATRICIA READ | — |
| DAVID LANE THOMPSON | Senior Pension Counsel, US Senate 2001-2007 |
Retirement RET
Rep. Pomeroy Pension Funding Relief bill (no bill number yet) - for temporary relief in meeting new pension funding requirements.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICIA READ | — |
| DAVID LANE THOMPSON | Senior Pension Counsel, US Senate 2001-2007 |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
1. HR 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY 2010 Appropriations for funding the census at the level requested by the President and to lift Legal Services Corporation restrictions against use of private funds. 2. HR 3293, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill for funding for Serve America Act programs.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICIA READ | — |
| DAVID LANE THOMPSON | Senior Pension Counsel, US Senate 2001-2007 |
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.