Lobbying Relationship

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TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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  • Reform NFIP
  • Increase transparency in federal spending
  • Reduce defense spending and increase transparency Remove restrictions on updating FAR with climate transparency rule
  • Bonding reforms Stronger rules
  • Greater spending transparency on natural disaster spending
  • Greater earmark transparency
  • Reform tax provisions

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General Issues: Insurance, Government Issues, Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Natural Resources, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Agriculture, Miscellaneous Tariff Bills, Banking, Health Issues, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Roads/Highway, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Homeland Security

Spending: about $48,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy - Dept of, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), House of Representatives,, Executive Office of the President (EOP),, Defense - Dept of (DOD), U.S. Senate,, Treasury - Dept of, President of the U.S., President of the U.S.,, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills mentioned

H.R.1422: Private Flood Insurance Market Development Act of 2017

Sponsor: Dennis Ross (R-Fla.)

S.563: Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act

Sponsor: Dean Heller (R-Nev.)

H.R.2997: 21st Century AIRR Act

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

H.R.2901: Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act

Sponsor: Dennis Ross (R-Fla.)

S.1679: Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act

Sponsor: Dean Heller (R-Nev.)

H.R.4702: Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2016

Sponsor: Leonard Lance (R-N.J.)

S.2639: Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2016

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.612: WIIN Act

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

S.2848: Water Resources Development Act of 2016

Sponsor: James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)

H.R.5303: Water Resources Development Act of 2016

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

H.R.1471: FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015

Sponsor: Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)

H.R.1992: American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act

Sponsor: Paul Cook (R-Calif.)

H.R.1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

Sponsor: William M. Thornberry (R-Texas)

H.R.1: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.R.1380: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011

Sponsor: John Sullivan (R-Okla.)

S.1775: Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2011

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

H.R.6213: No More Solyndras Act

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

H.R.6477: Taxpayer Protection Act of 2012

Sponsor: Albio Sires (D-N.J.)

H.R.7: American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012

Sponsor: John L. Mica (R-Fla.)

H.R.4342: WAVE4 Act

Sponsor: Edward Whitfield (R-Ky.)

S.3240: Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

H.R.6083: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012

Sponsor: Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla.)

H.R.6098: Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act

Sponsor: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

S.2039: A bill to allow a State or local government to construct levees on...

Sponsor: John Hoeven (R-N.D.)

H.R.1309: Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011

Sponsor: Judy Biggert (R-Ill.)

S.1548: National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2011

Sponsor: Tim Johnson (D-S.D.)

H.R.850: To facilitate a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic...

Sponsor: Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.)

S.1134: St. Croix River Crossing Project Authorization Act

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

S.520: Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act

Sponsor: Tom Coburn (R-Okla.)

H.R.1075: Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act

Sponsor: Steve Womack (R-Ark.)

H.R.2307: Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act

Sponsor: Wally Herger (R-Calif.)

H.R.2112: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: Jack Kingston (R-Ga.)

H.R.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

S.3026: Fiscal Freeze Act of 2010

Sponsor: Evan Bayh (D-Ind.)

S.1808: Control Spending Now Act

Sponsor: Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)

H.R.4980: Kick OPIC Act of 2010

Sponsor: Patrick J. Murphy (D-Pa.)

H.RES.440: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen the...

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

S.3335: Earmark Transparency Act

Sponsor: Tom Coburn (R-Okla.)

H.R.5258: Earmark Transparency Act of 2010

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

S.3323: Federal Contracting Oversight and Reform Act of 2010

Sponsor: Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)

S.3474: Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act of 2010

Sponsor: Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)

H.R.699: Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009

Sponsor: Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)

S.1570: Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act of...

Sponsor: Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)

H.R.5103: 2010 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act

Sponsor: Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.)

H.R.5136: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

Sponsor: Ike Skelton (D-Mo.)

S.3454: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

Sponsor: Carl Levin (D-Mich.)

H.R.4940: Renewable Fuels Reinvestment Act

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

S.3231: GREEN Jobs Act of 2010

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.3663: Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

H.R.3534: Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2010

Sponsor: Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)

H.R.2555: Homeowners' Defense Act of 2010

Sponsor: Ron Klein (D-Fla.)

S.505: Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

S.886: Catastrophe Obligation Guarantee Act

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

H.R.1264: Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009

Sponsor: Gene Taylor (D-Miss.)

H.R.4683: Scrap the MAP Act

Sponsor: Patrick J. Murphy (D-Pa.)

H.R.4853: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act...

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

S.CON.RES.13: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget...

Sponsor: Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)

H.R.156: Stop the Congressional Pay Raise Act

Sponsor: Harry E. Mitchell (D-Ariz.)

H.R.1105: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

H.R.2262: Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007

Sponsor: Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)

H.R.2638: Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing...

Sponsor: David E. Price (D-N.C.)

S.3289: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

S.3258: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

Sponsor: Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.)

S.3260: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.6599: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009

Sponsor: Chet Edwards (D-Texas)

S.3301: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Tim Johnson (D-S.D.)

S.3288: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs...

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.3261: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.1507: Salmon Economic Analysis and Planning Act

Sponsor: Jim McDermott (D-Wash.)

S.924: Integrated Deepwater Program Reform Act

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.1362: Accountability in Contracting Act

Sponsor: Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.)

S.680: Accountability in Government Contracting Act of 2007

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

H.R.2934: To prevent Members of Congress from receiving the automatic pay...

Sponsor: Harry E. Mitchell (D-Ariz.)

S.3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of...

Sponsor: Barack Obama (D-Ill.)

H.R.6532: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust...

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3121: Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007

Sponsor: Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)

S.2284: Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

S.2310: Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007

Sponsor: Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3355: Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007

Sponsor: Ron Klein (D-Fla.)

H.R.2419: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Sponsor: Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)

H.R.6124: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Sponsor: Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)

S.3182: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

Sponsor: Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.)

S.3181: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009

Sponsor: Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.)

S.3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.1195: SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

S.2328: Property Mitigation Assistance Act of 2007

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

S.2191: Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

S.CON.RES.70: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget...

Sponsor: Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)

H.R.1196: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007

Sponsor: Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas)

S.1611: An original bill to make technical corrections to SAFETEA-LU and other...

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

H.R.4730: Clean Air Contingency Measures Act of 2018

Sponsor: Martha McSally (R-Ariz.)

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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?
Autumn Hanna Senior Program Director
Stephen Ellis Vice President
Joshua Sewell Senior Policy Analyst
Josh Sewell Senior Policy Analyst
Ryan Alexander President
Steve Ellis Vice President
Erich Zimmermann Senior Policy Analyst
Laura Peterson Senior Policy Analyst
Jill Lancelot Senior Advisor
Demian Moore Senior Policy Analyst Senior Policy Analysis
Stephen Elis 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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