Lobbying Relationship

Client

Bass Enterprises Production Company

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Lobbying firm

Capitol Counsel, LLC

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  • Tax treatment of oil, gas and estate tax treatment of family businesses; natural resources issues relating to the Bureau of Land Management permitting process.

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General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Spending: about $1,980,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2009: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Bills mentioned

H.R.436: Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012

Sponsor: Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.)

H.R.436: Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009

Sponsor: Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.)

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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.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
James Gould Staff Director, Senate Finance Committee
Tucker Shumack Tax & Finance Counsel, Sen. Cmte on Small Business LA, Sen. Johnny Isakson LA, Sen. Paul Coverdell
Zahra Buck Legislative Assistant, Rep. Bennie Thompson Professional Staff, House Homeland Security Cmte
Richard Sullivan Special Assistant to House Majority Leader
Drew Goesl Chief of Staff, Cong. Mike Ross Communications Dir., Sen. Blanche Lincoln
Charles Towner French Staff, House Committee on Rules; Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions; Staff, House Committee on Homeland Security; Staff Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart; and Staff Rep. Judy Biggert
Aaron K. Cohen Chief of Staff & Leg Assistant, Sen. John Ensign; Legislative Aide, Sen. Richard Bryan; Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Richard Bryan
David Olander Legislative Assistant, Rep. Wally Herger; Tax & Policy Counsel, Rep. Thomas Reynolds; Tax Counsel & Chief Tax Counsel, House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bradley Mollet Staff & Research Assistant, Sen. Tim Johnson; Legislative Assistant, Cong. Jim Matheson; and Legislative Director, Congw. Betsy Markey
Jim McCrery Former Member of Congress, Louisiana 4th Ranking Member, House Ways and Means Cmte Cmte Member, Joint Committee on Taxation
John O'Neill Policy Director/Counsel, Senate Minority Whip Tax Counsel, Senate Finance Committee
Kyle Nevins Deputy Chief of Staff, House Majority Leader Floor Director, Rep. Cantor & Rep. Blunt Floor Assistant, Rep. Roy Blunt
Dena Battle Leg. Director, Rep. Dave Camp Leg. Director, Rep. Nick Smith
John D. Raffaelli n/a
Shannon Finley n/a
David Jones n/a
Denise Henry 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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