Lobbying Relationship

Client

National Retail Federation

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Lobbying firm

Ernst & Young LLP (Washington Council Ernst & Young)

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  • 2017 Tax Acts amendments to section 274

Duration: to

General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Health Issues

Spending: about $25,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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?
Jeff Petrich Counsel-H.Com. on Natural Resources (87-08)
Amy Swonger Whip Liason - Sen. Min. Whip Trent Lott 2007 Dep. Asst. Leg. Affairs - V.P. Cheney (04-06) Floor Asst.-Maj. Whip McConnell (03-04) LA - Min. & Maj. Leader Trent Lott (01-02) LA - Rep. Walter Jones (96-2000) Intern Rep. Walter Jones (summer 1995)
Cathy Koch Chief Advisor Tax and Economics to Sen. Reid (2012-2015); Tax Chief, Senate Finance Committee (2007-2010)
Christa Bierma Attorney-Advisor, Department of the Treasury, Office of Tax Policy, Office of Benefits Tax Counsel (2014-2017)
Helen Morrison Deputy Benefits Tax Counsel, Department of the Treasury, Office of Tax Policy, Office of Benefits Tax Counsel (2007 - 2012)
Tara Bradshaw n/a
John Doney n/a
Donna Steele-Flynn n/a
LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson n/a
Gary Gasper n/a
BRUCE GATES n/a
Nick Giordano n/a
Francis Grab n/a
Will Heyniger n/a
Dave Koshgarian n/a
Richard Meltzer n/a
Anne Phelps n/a
John Porter n/a
Kurt Ritterpusch n/a
Robert Rozen n/a
Tim Urban 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.

Termination
Q4 Report
Registration
Termination
Q1 Report
Registration

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

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