Lobbying Relationship

Client

Expedia, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

Capitol Counsel LLC

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  • State and local taxation of travel booking services. Online sales tax legislation. Issues related to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) P.L. 115-97, including implementation of various associate international tax provisions. Advocacy related to Canadas proposed implementation of a digital services tax and its potential effects on U.S. taxpayers.

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General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Travel/Tourism, Banking, Transportation, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Trade (Domestic & Foreign)

Spending: about $2,240,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2009: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Treasury - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Senate,, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills mentioned

H.R.1643: Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.R.4156: Transparent Airfares Act of 2014

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

H.R.133: David’s Law

Sponsor: Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Richard Sullivan Special Assistant to House Majority Leader Special Assistant to House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt.
Zahra Buck LA, Rep. Bennie Thompson Professinoal Staff, House Homeland Security Cmte
Tucker Shumack Tax & Finance Counsel, Sen. Cmte on Small Business LA, Sen. Johnny Isakson; LA, Sen. Paul Coverdell Tax & Finance Counsel, Sen. Cmte Small Business
C. 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 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
Jim McCrery Former Member of Congress, Louisiana 4th; Ranking Member, House Ways and Means Committee; Committee Member, Joint Committee on Taxation Former Member of Congress, Louisiana 4th; Ranking Member, Committee on Ways and Means; Committee Member, Joint Committee on Taxation Former Member of Congress, LA 4th District Ranking Member, House Ways and Means Cmte Committee Member, Jt. Committee on Taxation
Dena Battle Legislative Director, Rep. Dave Camp Legislative Director, Rep. Nick Smith
Drew Goesl Chief of Staff, Rep. Mike Ross Communications Director, Sen. Blanche Lincoln Chief of Staff, Cong. Mike Ross
Kyle Nevins Depty Chief, House Majoruty Leader Eric Cantor House Majority Whip, Floor Director House Majority Whip, Floor Asst. Deputy Chief of Staff, House Majority Leader Floor Director, Rep. Eric Cantor & Rep. Roy Blunt Floor Assistant, Rep. Roy Blunt
John O'Neill Policy Director/Counsel, Senate Minority Whip Tax Counsel, Senate Finance Committee
Jim Gottlieb Chief of Staff, Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV Staff Director, Senate Veterans Committee Staff Director & General Counsel, House Government Ops Cmte
David Olander Legislative Assistant, Rep. Wally Herger; Tax & Policy Counsel, Rep. Thomas Reynolds; Tax Counsel & Chief Tax Counsel, House Committee on Ways and Means.
Martin Gold Floor Adviser & Counsel, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.
Charles Boustany Former Member of Congress, Louisiana 7th and 3rd districts; House Ways and Means Committee.
Warren Tryon Deputy Staff Director, House Financial Services Committee; Deputy Chief of Staff & LD, Rep. Spencer Bachus.
Shannon Finley n/a
James Gould n/a
John D. Raffaelli 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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