3rd Quarter - Report — THE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL for NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL (2015)

Firm

THE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL

Client

NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL

Income

—

Expenses

$10,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Wrote and sent comment letter to U.S. Department of Labor regarding Proposed Rule on Fiduciary Investment Advice, Contacted House offices urging them to sign on to a letter to DOL regarding the same.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER AVERILL	—

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Wrote and distributed letter of support for the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (S. 1809/H.R. 3326)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EMILY JAYNE HEISIG	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3326 (114th), S. 1809 (114th)

Transportation TRA

In person meetings with Congressional staff to advocate for a long-term reauthorization of federal surface transportation funding.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PETER PHIPPS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Meetings with Congressional staff to express support for the reauthorzation of the Export-Import Bank of the United States and for the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PETER PHIPPS	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Developed position and drafted letter of support for several pieces of legislation related to opioid addiction, including: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 (S.524/H.R. 953) Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse, Prevention, Education and Enforcement Act of 2015 (S. 1134/H.R. 2805) National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 (S. 480/H.R. 1725) Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act (S. 1455/H.R. 2536)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EMILY JAYNE HEISIG	—
DAVID JOSEPH O'DONNELL	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1134 (114th), H.R. 2536 (114th), S. 480 (114th), S. 524 (114th), H.R. 953 (114th), H.R. 2805 (114th), H.R. 1725 (114th), S. 1455 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

Letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson urging action to address excessive customs wait times at Logan International Airport in Boston, MA

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PETER PHIPPS	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

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.