Postal Reform - preserving long term solvency of USPS and rate certainty and service standards of community paper mailers in saturation class. Supporting bipartisan measures that restore pension overpayments, recalibrate future retiree healthcare payment schedule in more reasonable terms for USPS -- and preserving current CPI rate cap mechanism.
Preserving the 100% deductibility of Advertising as a standard, necessary business expense in year purchased -- opposing multi-year amortization schemes, as offered in prior sessions' House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee majority draft Tax Reform plans.
Opposing Congressional efforts to strip, gut and overturn the new FCC Open Internet Rules -- including opposition to defunding riders in Appropriations, and anticipated Resolutions of Disapproval.
Duration: December 1, 2010
to
December 31, 2015
General Issues: Postal , Taxation/Internal Revenue Code , Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV , Telecommunications , Environmental/Superfund , Energy/Nuclear , Small Business , Advertising , Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection , Government Issues , Media (Information/Publishing)
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Agencies lobbied since 2010: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate
Lobbyists
Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.
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.
4th Quarter, 2015
Mr. Jim Haigh terminated an engagement in which they represented Association of Free Community Papers on Jan. 8, 2016.
Original Filing: 300769924.xml
Lobbying Issues
Postal Reform - preserving long term solvency of USPS and rate certainty and service standards of community paper mailers in saturation class. Supporting bipartisan measures that restore pension overpayments, recalibrate future retiree healthcare payment schedule in more reasonable terms for USPS -- and preserving current CPI rate cap mechanism.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Preserving the 100% deductibility of Advertising as a standard, necessary business expense in year purchased -- opposing multi-year amortization schemes, as offered in prior sessions' House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee majority draft Tax Reform plans.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Opposing Congressional efforts to strip, gut and overturn the new FCC Open Internet Rules -- including opposition to defunding riders in Appropriations, and anticipated Resolutions of Disapproval.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
3rd Quarter, 2015
In Q3, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on Oct. 21, 2015.
Original Filing: 300765918.xml
Lobbying Issues
Postal Reform - preserving long term solvency of USPS and rate certainty and service standards of community paper mailers in saturation class. Supporting bipartisan measures that restore pension overpayments, recalibrate future retiree healthcare payment schedule in more reasonable terms for USPS -- and preserving current CPI rate cap mechanism.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Preserving the 100% deductibility of Advertising as a standard, necessary business expense in year purchased -- opposing multi-year amortization schemes, as offered in prior sessions' House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee majority draft Tax Reform plans.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Opposing Congressional efforts to strip, gut and overturn the new FCC Open Internet Rules -- including opposition to defunding riders in Appropriations, and anticipated Resolutions of Disapproval.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
2nd Quarter, 2015
In Q2, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on July 20, 2015.
Original Filing: 300744243.xml
Lobbying Issues
Postal Reform - preserving long term solvency of USPS and rate certainty and service standards of community paper mailers in saturation class. Supporting bipartisan measures that restore pension overpayments, recalibrate future retiree healthcare payment schedule in more reasonable terms for USPS -- and preserving current CPI rate cap mechanism.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Preserving the 100% deductibility of Advertising as a standard, necessary business expense in year purchased -- opposing multi-year amortization schemes, as offered in prior sessions' House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee majority draft Tax Reform plans.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Opposing Congressional efforts to strip, gut and overturn the new FCC Open Internet Rules -- including opposition to defunding riders in Appropriations, and anticipated Resolutions of Disapproval.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
1st Quarter, 2015
In Q1, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on April 20, 2015.
Original Filing: 300723752.xml
Lobbying Issues
Postal Reform - preserving long term solvency of USPS and rate certainty and service standards of community paper mailers in saturation class. Supporting bipartisan measures that restore pension overpayments, recalibrate future retiree healthcare payment schedule in more reasonable terms for USPS -- and preserving current CPI rate cap mechanism.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Preserving the 100% deductibility of Advertising as a standard, necessary business expense in year purchased -- opposing multi-year amortization schemes, as offered in prior sessions' House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee majority draft Tax Reform plans.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
4th Quarter, 2014
In Q4, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2015.
Original Filing: 300707808.xml
Lobbying Issues
Postal Reform - preserving long term solvency of USPS, and rate certainty and service assurance for community mailers. Supporting bipartisan measures including pension, future retiree healthcare overpayment restoration and recalibration, maintaining CPI rate caps, as in Sen Baldwin Amd to S. 1486
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Preserving Advertising as the fully deductible standard and necessary Business Expense it has been considered as since inception of Tax Code -- opposing 5 and 10 year amortization schemes, and other means to transform this historically Not Scored a Tax Expenditure critical expense into a new Piggybank to move into "loophole" category ripe for mistreatment. Opposing treatment in House and Senate drafts for Tax Reform.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
3rd Quarter, 2014
In Q3, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on Oct. 31, 2014.
Original Filing: 300690519.xml
Lobbying Issues
Postal Reform - preserving longterm postal solvency; supporting bipartisan measures including pension, future retiree healthcare payment recalibration, and restitution of historic overpayments; maintaining CPI Rate Caps, as in Sen Baldwin Amendment to S. 1486.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Preserving the historically full deductibility of advertising as a standard, necessary business expense -- opposing 5 and 10 year amortization schemes proposed in House Ways & Means and Senate Finance Chairmen's Drafts of comprehensive tax reform
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
2nd Quarter, 2014
In Q2, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on July 21, 2014.
Original Filing: 300665210.xml
Lobbying Issues
Postal Reform -- preserving longterm USPS solvency; supporting bipartisan provision including pension, future healthcare recalibration, overfunding restitution; CPI Rate Caps, including Sen Baldwin Amendment to S. 1486.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Preserving the full, 100% deductibility of Advertising as a standard, necessary business expense in year incurred -- opposing 5 and 10 year amortization schemes in Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Drafts of comprehensive Tax Reform.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1st Quarter, 2014
In Q1, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on April 20, 2014.
Original Filing: 300643305.xml
Lobbying Issues
Postal Reform - preserving longterm USPS solvency; bipartisan provisions including pension, future healthcare recalibration/overfunding restitution; similar to prior HR 1351/S 1789 -- and preserving CPI Rate Cap mechanism in any viable reform
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Preserving the 100% deduction for Advertising in year of expense -- as is current, standard and necessary business expense; same with Payroll relating to Advertising -- opposing Amortization Schemes for Advertising, Payroll, as proposed in Senate Finance and House Ways & Means Draft Tax Reform plans.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
4th Quarter, 2013
In Q4, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2014.
Original Filing: 300621300.xml
Lobbying Issues
Postal Reform - preserving longterm Postal Service solvency, bipartisan provisions including pension, future healthcare recalibration, overfunding restitution, similar to prior HR 1351, S 1789 - and preserving CPI Rate cap mechanism in current S 1486
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Preserving the full deduction of advertising as a standard, necessary business expense -- opposing multi-year amortization schemes in Senate Finance and House Ways and Means drafts of Tax Reform
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
3rd Quarter, 2013
In Q3, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on Oct. 21, 2013.
Original Filing: 300602174.xml
Lobbying Issues
Postal Reform - preserving USPS longterm solvency, supporting bipartisan provisions including pension recalculation and restoration, and need for keeping a CPI rate capping mechanism in place for mailer certainty and predictability, similar as prior HR 1351 and S 1789 reform measures
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Preserving the deductibility of advertising as a standard and necessary business expense
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
2nd Quarter, 2013
In Q2, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on July 19, 2013.
Original Filing: 300578208.xml
Lobbying Issues
Postal Reform - preserving USPS solvency, bipartisan provisions including pension recalculation and restoration, keeping current CPI rate cap mechanisms in place for mailer predictability, similar as prior HR 1351 & S 1789 (2012)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Preserving the Tax Deductibility of Advertising as a Business Expense
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1st Quarter, 2013
In Q1, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on April 22, 2013.
Original Filing: 300560570.xml
Lobbying Issues
Postal Reform - preserving USPS solvency, bipartisan provisions including pension recalculation and restoration, current CPI rate cap predictability mechanisms, as in prior session's HR 1351 and S 1789
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Preserving the tax deductibility of advertising as a business expense
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
4th Quarter, 2012
In Q4, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on Jan. 15, 2013.
Original Filing: 300529091.xml
Lobbying Issues
Postal Reform - preserving USPS solvency, bipartisan provisions including pension recalculation and restoration, modernization, current cpi rate cap predictability mechanisms, supporting HR 1351 and S 1789, and opposing bankruptcy-receivership provisions of HR 2309
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Preserving Open Internet Rules, online broadcaster public interest files, opposing efforts to repeal, restrict and otherwise defund these FCC rules.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Supporting measures that would minimize the cost impacts of EPA Boiler MACT Rules on paper and newsprint production, and giving time for technically achievable standards, and otherwise additional time for compliance, including provisions of HR 2250 and S 1392, and similarly drafted amendments.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Preserving the deductibility of advertising as a business expense.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
3rd Quarter, 2012
In Q3, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on Oct. 22, 2012.
Original Filing: 300517031.xml
Lobbying Issues
Preserving USPS solvency, and long term reform - supporting bipartisan provisions, including pension recalculation and restoration, and current cpi rate mechanics of predictability, of HR 1351 and S 1789, and opposing bankruptcy-receivership models as in HR 2309
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Preserving an Open Internet, online broadcaster disclosure, opposing efforts to repeal and defund FCC rules, via joint res of disapproval, amendments and appropriations.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Supporting measures to mitigate the cost impact of EPA Boiler MACT rules on paper and newsprint -- giving more time for technically achievable standards, including provisions of HR 2250 and S 1392, and in similar amendments.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2012
In Q2, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on July 4, 2012.
Original Filing: 300480737.xml
Lobbying Issues
Preserving Postal Service Solvency and long term reform - Supporting provisions, including pension recalculation and restoration, and current cpi rate mechanics, of HR 1351 and S. 1789, and opposing bankruptcy and receivership provisions of HR 2309
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Preserving Open Internet and opposing repeal efforts via CRAs, and efforts to defund FCC rules preserving open internet and modernized online broadcaster public interest disclosure
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Supporting measures to mitigate the cost impact of EPA Boiler MACT Rules on paper and newsprint -- giving more time for technically achievable standards, as in provisions of HR 2250, S 1392, and as amendments
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2012
In Q1, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on April 16, 2012.
Original Filing: 300460739.xml
Lobbying Issues
Preserving Postal Solvency and long term reform - Supporting Provisions of HR 1351 USPS Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restauration Act, and opposing provisions of HR 2309
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Preserving Open Internet and Opposing Repeal and FCC Defunding Efforts, as in provisions of House and Senate CRAs - HJ Res 37, SJ Res 6, and as Amendments to Spectrum Auction Authorization
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Supporting legislation mitigating cost impact on paper and newsprint, giving more time for achievable standards in EPA Boiler MACT Rules - as in the provisions of HR 2250 and S 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Acts - and as amendments.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2011
In Q4, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on Jan. 16, 2012.
Original Filing: 300437789.xml
Lobbying Issues
Preserving Postal Solvency - Supporting HR 1351 - USPS Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act and its provisions and Opposing HR 2309 and its provisions
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Preserving Open Internet and Opposing Repeal and FCC Defunding Efforts, primarily House and Senate CRAs - HJ Res 37 and SJ Res 6
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Supporting Legislation mitigating cost impact on paper and newsprint, giving more time for achievable standards in EPA Boiler MACT Rules - HR 2250 and S 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Acts
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2011
In Q3, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on Oct. 18, 2011.
Original Filing: 300418284.xml
Lobbying Issues
Preserving Postal Solvency - HR 1351 - the Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Preserving Open Internet and Opposing De-funding and Repeal Efforts - CRAs HJ Res 37 and SJ Res 6
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Supporting Legislation giving more time for achievable standards in EPA Boiler MACT Rules (mitigating cost impact on paper and newsprint) - HR 2250 and S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Acts of 2011
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2011
In Q2, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on July 19, 2011.
Original Filing: 300398349.xml
Lobbying Issues
Preserving Postal Solvency - HR 1351 -- the Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Repeal of additional 1099 reporting requirements of Sec. 9006 of HR 3590 - Healthcare Reform; Preservation of advertising as standard business expense deduction.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Preserving Open Internet and opposing repeal by defunding and by CRAs HJ Res 37 and SJ Res 6.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2011
In Q1, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on April 19, 2011.
Original Filing: 300371847.xml
Lobbying Issues
Repeal of additional 1099 reporting requirements added by Sect 9006 of H.R. 3590 - Healthcare Reform
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Preserving Open Internet and Opposing Repeal by CRA, H.J.Res. 37 and S.J.Res. 6.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2010
In Q4, Mr. Jim Haigh lobbied for Association of Free Community Papers . The report was filed on Jan. 31, 2011.
Original Filing: 300356496.xml
Lobbying Issues
Repeal of the new Reporting requirements in Section 9006 of HR 3590
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
4th Quarter, 2010
Mr. Jim Haigh filed a lobbying registration on Dec. 15, 2010 to represent Association of Free Community Papers, effective Dec. 1, 2010.
Original Filing: 300333892.xml
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: Repeal of 1099 reporting provisions in Section 9006 of H.R. 3590; Reform of USPS that ensures stability of Saturation Mails Rates including refunding of historic overpayments for pensions; Preserving an Open, Nondiscriminatory Internet (Net Neutrality); Safeguards against Newspaper-Broadcast Cross-Ownership and promotion of fair competition in local media markets; Opposition to any efforts to tax advertising. .
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate