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H.R.2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Sponsor: Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)
H.R.2510: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent...
Sponsor: Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio)
S.1660: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make...
Sponsor: Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)
S.1946: Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015
Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)
H.R.1: Tax Reform Act of 2014
Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)
H.R.4718: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent...
Sponsor: Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio)
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.)
S.1859: Tax Extenders Act of 2013
Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)
Sponsor: John A. Boehner (R-Ohio)
H.R.4196: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for...
Sponsor: Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio)
S.543: Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011
Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
H.R.1860: Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011
Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
S.971: Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011
Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
S.3521: Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012
Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
H.R.8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)
S.2237: Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act
Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)
H.R.4348: MAP-21
Sponsor: John L. Mica (R-Fla.)
S.106: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011
Sponsor: John Ensign (R-Nev.)
H.R.428: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011
Sponsor: Dean Heller (R-Nev.)
S.1012: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011
Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)
S.135: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2011
Sponsor: John Ensign (R-Nev.)
H.R.3630: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)
S.1813: MAP-21
Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)
S.2240: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the...
Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)
H.R.674: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3...
Sponsor: Wally Herger (R-Calif.)
S.89: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011
Sponsor: David Vitter (R-La.)
S.164: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011
Sponsor: Scott Brown (R-Mass.)
H.R.12: American Jobs Act of 2011
Sponsor: John B. Larson (D-Conn.)
S.1549: American Jobs Act of 2011
Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)
S.1192: Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009
Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
H.R.1521: Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009
Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)
H.R.4853: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act...
Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)
S.3513: Bonus Depreciation Extension to Create Jobs Act
Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
S.3793: Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010
Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
S.144: Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009
Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)
H.R.690: Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009
Sponsor: Sam Johnson (R-Texas)
H.R.4213: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010
Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)
H.R.5297: Small Business Jobs Act of 2010
Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)
H.R.4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
Sponsor: John M. Spratt Jr. (D-S.C.)
H.R.3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)
H.R.2779: Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2009
Sponsor: Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.)
H.R.2989: 401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009
Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)
S.1203: GROWTH Act
Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
H.R.3962: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension...
Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)
H.R.3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)
H.R.5719: Veterans' Information Act
Sponsor: Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif.)
S.2668: A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on erasers of...
Sponsor: Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.)
H.R.5450: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at...
Sponsor: Diane Watson (D-Calif.)
H.R.598: To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to...
Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)
H.R.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)
S.350: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
H.R.5719: Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008
Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)
S.2668: Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008
Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)
H.R.5450: Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008
Sponsor: Sam Johnson (R-Texas)
S.3125: Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008
Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
H.R.1424: A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and...
Sponsor: Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.)
H.R.7060: Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008
Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)
H.R.7006: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008
Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)
H.R.6049: Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008
Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)
S.3098: Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008
Sponsor: Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
H.R.2242: To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on...
Sponsor: Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.)
H.R.2419: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
Sponsor: Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)
H.R.1: An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the...
Sponsor: Kevin Brady (R-Texas)
H.R.748: CARES Act
Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)
H.R.6800: The Heroes Act
Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)
H.R.8056: Remote Worker Relief Act of 2020
Sponsor: Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.)
H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)
H.R.1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)
H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)
S.CON.RES.14: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the...
Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)
H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Sponsor: Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.)
H.R.2406: Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now Act
Sponsor: Jodey Arrington (R-Texas)
S.866: American Innovation and Jobs Act
Sponsor: Margaret Hassan (D-N.H.)
H.R.3938: Build It in America Act
Sponsor: Jason Smith (R-Mo.)
H.R.7024: Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
Sponsor: Jason Smith (R-Mo.)
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? |
|---|---|
| Richard Grafmeyer | Deputy Chief of Staff, JCT |
| William McKenney | Staff Director, Ways & Means Over Sub |
| Joseph Mikrut | Tax Legislative Counsel - US Treasury |
| Jonathan Talisman | Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy |
| Lawrence Willcox | Staff Director, Senate Republican Policy Committee |
| Melissa Mueller | Ways/Means Subc. Staff Director/Tax Counsel; Leg. Dir., Rep. Richard Neal; Tax Counsel, Sen. Finance Comm.; Counsel, Rep. Doggett; Leg Counsel Sen. Reid. |
| Melissa Mueller (COP Cont.) | leg. Dir., Rep. Richard Neal Tax Counsel, Sen. Finance Comm. Counsel, Rep. Doggett; Leg Counsel Sen. Reid |
| Christopher Javens | Tax Counsel, Sen. Grassley, Sen. Finance Comm. |
| James Dennis | Tax Counsel, Sen Robb - Counsel, Sen Bingaman |
| Randolph Karl Herndon Jr. | Tax Counsel, Sen. Pat Toomey; Policy Director/Tax Counsel, Rep. Jim Renacci |
| Patrick Heck | Senate Finance Comm:Chief Democratic Tax Counsel; Sen. Finance Comm.: Tax Counsel/Chief Investigative Counsel; House Committee on Ways and Means:Assistant Counsel. |
| LINDSAY D. HOOPER | n/a |
| James Gould | n/a |
| Lindsay Hooper | n/a |
| Annabelle Canning | 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.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate