Lobbying Relationship

Client

Biogen Idec, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLP

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  • Legislative services related to the House Republican Tax Reform Blueprint, President Trump's Tax Reform Principles, the Senate's Tax Reform Efforts, and the Joint Statement on Tax Reform.

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General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Spending: about $1,080,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2011: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Senate, House of Representatives, Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills mentioned

H.R.2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016

Sponsor: Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)

H.R.1: Tax Reform Act of 2014

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.R.5771: Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

S.2260: EXPIRE Act of 2014

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.4: Jobs for America Act

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.R.2605: Manufacturing Innovation in America Act of 2013

Sponsor: Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-Pa.)

H.R.4464: Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2014

Sponsor: Charles Boustany Jr. (R-La.)

H.R.4438: American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014

Sponsor: Kevin Brady (R-Texas)

H.CON.RES.25: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year...

Sponsor: Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.)

S.CON.RES.8: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget...

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

S.2091: United States Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012

Sponsor: Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)

H.R.6353: Manufacturing American Innovation Act of 2012

Sponsor: Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-Pa.)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Jonathan Talisman Treasury Dept: Asst Secretary Tax Policy Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy
Jonathan Talisman (COP Cont.) Deputy Asst. Secretary;Tax Leg. Counsel Sen. Finance Comm. Chief Tax Counsel (Dem Staff) Joint Comm. on Taxation Leg. Counsel
Joseph Mikrut Treasury Dept: Asst. Secretary Tax Policy Tax Legislative Counsel - US Treasury
Joseph Mikrut (COP Cont.) (acting); Tax Legislative Counsel JCT: Associate Deputy Chief of Staff
Richard Grafmeyer JCT Deputy Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff, JCT
Richard Grafmeyer (COP Cont.) Sen. Finance Comm. Deputy Staff Dir. (Rep) Sen. Finance Comm.Tax Counsel (Rep)
William McKenney Chief of Staff, Rep. Houghton Staff Director, Ways & Means Over Sub
William McKenney (COP Cont.) Ways/Means Prof. Staff; Staff Dir. Oversight Subc Leg. Dir., Rep. Chandler
Lawrence Willcox Staff Dir., Senate Republican Policy Committee Staff Director, Senate Republican Policy Committee
Lawrence Willcox (COP Cont.) Tax Counsel/Legislative Director, Sen. Jon Kyl Tax Counsel, Rep. Sam Johnson
Christopher Javens Tax Counsel, Sen. Grassley, Sen. Finance Comm. Tax Counsel,Sen. Grassley, Sen. Finance Comm.
Melissa Mueller Ways/Means Subc. Staff Director/Tax Counsel Staff Director/Tax Counsel, Ways & Means Subc.
Melissa Mueller (COP Cont.) Leg. Dir., Rep. Richard Neal Tax Counsel, Sen. Finance Comm. Counsel, Rep. Doggett; Leg Counsel Sen. Reid Leg. Aide, Rep. Hall
Lindsay Hooper n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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