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id	filing_uuid	filing_type	registrant_name	registrant_id	client_name	filing_year ▲	filing_period	issue_code	specific_issues	government_entities	income_amount	expense_amount	is_termination	received_date
1511311	BITUMINOUS COAL OPERATORS' ASSOCIATION, INC. 9658a5a4-474f-4956-b199-1d2c47c48732	Q1	BITUMINOUS COAL OPERATORS' ASSOCIATION, INC.	310494	BITUMINOUS COAL OPERATORS' ASSOCIATION, INC.	2014	first_quarter	RET	Monitor proposed amendments to the Pension Protection Act of 2007. Proposals to modify regulations governing Multi-Employer Pension Plans and the Multi-Employer Guarantee Fund administered by the PBGC; and H.R. 980 and S.468, the Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act of 2013 or CARE Act.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE		58980	0	2014-04-01T13:41:34.257000-04:00
1511524	PETER TURZA 70e6d78f-4ea1-44f7-9a3f-083447f81193	Q1	PETER TURZA	401103236	ABF FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.	2014	first_quarter	RET	Issues with multiemployer pension plans and the obligations of contributing employers to such plans involving ERISA, MPPAA and the PPA.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE	50000		0	2014-04-02T15:36:38.590000-04:00
1511535	NATIONAL LEAGUE OF POSTMASTERS b72beda3-85a5-4254-87d1-1033bcfa1382	Q1	NATIONAL LEAGUE OF POSTMASTERS	69297	NATIONAL LEAGUE OF POSTMASTERS	2014	first_quarter	RET	Federal Retirement and other general benefit issues.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Postal Regulatory Commission,SENATE,U.S. Postal Service (USPS)		20000	0	2014-04-02T16:51:47.730000-04:00
1511797	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES 119b331b-16d4-437d-b4ea-caefd55f4d3d	Q1	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES	26615	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES	2014	first_quarter	RET	To protect the cost of living adjusted Social Security payments by ensuring that any major changes made would grandfather retirees and those near retirement; to improve the Medicare benefit and provide adequate reimbursement rates to health care professionals; establish a Consumer Price Index for Elderly (CPI-E) to compute cost of living increases for Social Security and other Medicare beneficiaries; phase out the taxation of Social Security Benefits; repeal the government pension offset and windfall eliminationprovisions; include a Social Security Lockbox.	Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office		24493	0	2014-04-04T15:20:16.857000-04:00
1511905	MR. MARK REY d25c0444-8817-4957-931f-751cdbe108e9	Q1	MR. MARK REY	400454181	NATIONAL OLDER WORKERS CAREER CENTER	2014	first_quarter	RET	Assisting retired federal workers secure new employment opportunities	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Forest Service	6000		0	2014-04-05T18:58:06.167000-04:00
1513138	LAWRENCE J. ROMANS & ASSOCIATES, LLC 7c90f39f-0ecd-4614-82b9-b869dbb4a3f9	Q1	LAWRENCE J. ROMANS & ASSOCIATES, LLC	61072	CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC	2014	first_quarter	RET	Regulations on Money Market Funds; Department of Labor regulations on Fiduciary Duty for retirement plans	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	30000		0	2014-04-09T16:16:54.373000-04:00
1513216	TIMOTHY JAMES 22d75eaf-430f-4c75-aad7-37a16dddf306	Q1	TIMOTHY JAMES	401101071	GROSSMANHEINZ ON BEHALF OF INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS	2014	first_quarter	RET	Pension Reform legislation to extend expiring Pension Protection Act, and to provide pension trustees additional tools to address underfunded multi-employer pension plans in order to protect benefits	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	30000		0	2014-04-09T19:00:16.200000-04:00
1513234	TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE d1e03c99-fcee-48df-bf27-606fc580e1c2	Q1	TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE	38426	TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE	2014	first_quarter	RET	Social Security Notch Reform: H.R. 155 and S. 90, Consumer Price Index for the Elderly: H.R. 1030 and H.R. 1585 and H.R. 2154, Anti U.S. Mexico Totalization/No Social Security for Illegal Work: H.R. 2745 and S. 767, Social Security Protection: H.R. 1031 and H.R. 1275 and S. 110 and H.R. 1517, Social Security Reform: H.R. 649 and H.R. 1029 and H.R. 1795 and H.R. 3118 and S. 308 and S. 500 and S. 567 and S. 896.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE		40000	0	2014-04-10T08:48:29.450000-04:00
1513331	UNIVERSITY OF IOWA db2378b5-fba9-49a5-b463-d076a3461aee	Q1	UNIVERSITY OF IOWA	49191	UNIVERSITY OF IOWA	2014	first_quarter	RET	Retirement issues related to universities' pension plans IRA issues related to philanthropic giving	Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT)		85562	0	2014-04-10T10:24:07.750000-04:00
1513570	THE MATHIS HARPLE GROUP a03f4a1f-528a-47f0-a0d4-f52419687417	Q1	THE MATHIS HARPLE GROUP	322911	NEW ENGLAND TEAMSTERS & TRUCKING INDUSTRY PENSION FUND	2014	first_quarter	RET	Pension Reform Legislation	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	10000		0	2014-04-10T14:45:43.903000-04:00
1513647	NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS f700a44b-28ca-46f3-bc16-9323a4c215d7	Q1	NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS	286291	NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS	2014	first_quarter	RET	Secure Choice Pensions	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE		15000	0	2014-04-10T15:55:17.390000-04:00
1513668	XEROX CORPORATION 8d66da78-3cf8-4780-ad94-7290454ad919	Q1	XEROX CORPORATION	42001	XEROX CORPORATION	2014	first_quarter	RET	H.J. Res. 59 - 2014 Continuing Appropriations Resolution; PBGC Premiums S. 2149 - Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014; Pension Funding Provisions -- MAP-21 Extension	Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Intl Trade Administration (ITA),Natl Security Council (NSC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office		340000	0	2014-04-10T16:10:25.550000-04:00
1513752	ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION 91b32ad4-1726-44d2-9cc5-2ae4260a1cd8	Q1	ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION	40046359	ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION	2014	first_quarter	RET	TAX AND PENSION PLAN ISSUES	Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT)		110000	0	2014-04-10T17:32:00.707000-04:00
1513761	COVINGTON & BURLING LLP f8f0bff0-9131-4384-a3b6-81247adf1e2a	Q1	COVINGTON & BURLING LLP	11195	WESTERN CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST	2014	first_quarter	RET	Multiemployer pension funding legislation.	Commerce, Dept of (DOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE	80000		0	2014-04-10T18:14:07.797000-04:00
1513880	KPMG LLP 6120af3f-f4c5-4cc4-8140-c25862f0b32c	Q1	KPMG LLP	21893	KPMG LLP	2014	first_quarter	RET	Draft bill by Cong. Nunes/Burr regarding Public Employee Pension Transparency; Definition of fiduciary, S. 273. Appraisals of ESOPs, DOL Fiduciary Rule, S. 273/HR 2041.	Government Accountability Office (GAO),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE		440000	0	2014-04-11T10:07:56.317000-04:00
1514737	THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC 9c6193d2-201b-46fd-80b8-0dcb6718d27f	1T	THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC	293335	AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS (ACLI)	2014	first_quarter	RET	S. 1859, Tax Extenders Act, issues related to tax reform and the taxation of insurance companies and their products. Issues related to tax reform.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	45000		1	2014-04-14T11:10:25.110000-04:00
1514742	MR. DONALD KANIEWSKI 121e73b1-e67e-4338-8796-edd96c3b378d	Q1	MR. DONALD KANIEWSKI	322693	LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA	2014	first_quarter	RET	Lobbied in support of reforming multi-employer pension plans.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	45000		0	2014-04-14T11:13:22.407000-04:00
1515018	LUSSIER, GREGOR, VIENNA & ASSOCIATES f7fc119e-2837-4794-b046-addd5df43dec	Q1	LUSSIER, GREGOR, VIENNA & ASSOCIATES	40065	CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM	2014	first_quarter	RET	General support for the current Social Security system; including opposition to mandatory Social Security coverage for state and local public employees and possible amendments to the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) of the Social Security system.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of	10000		0	2014-04-14T13:14:46.423000-04:00
1515031	LUSSIER, GREGOR, VIENNA & ASSOCIATES e5846346-aaff-4d7a-8068-e9189efaf54c	Q1	LUSSIER, GREGOR, VIENNA & ASSOCIATES	40065	COALITION TO PRESERVE RETIREMENT SECURITY	2014	first_quarter	RET	General support for Social Security; including specific opposition to mandatory coverage for state and local government employees.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE			0	2014-04-14T13:23:50.283000-04:00
1515067	LUSSIER, GREGOR, VIENNA & ASSOCIATES edf652da-e333-414b-b2a0-7e3c82bd0763	Q1	LUSSIER, GREGOR, VIENNA & ASSOCIATES	40065	RETIRED STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES OF MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION	2014	first_quarter	RET	Support for legislation that would repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and/or the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) sections of the Social Security Act.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE			0	2014-04-14T13:39:02.767000-04:00
1515253	CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC. a755e22b-566a-478c-b853-da08f8cc5d4c	Q1	CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.	75557	CUSTODIA FINANCIAL	2014	first_quarter	RET	monitor the issues related to retirement plans.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE			0	2014-04-14T14:43:04.407000-04:00
1516006	FORSCEY, PLLC 8c0e6a3b-f6c3-40d3-b9e3-e47fb6e00181	Q1	FORSCEY, PLLC	52880	BITUMINOUS COAL OPERATORS ASSOCIATION	2014	first_quarter	RET	Monitor proposed amendments to the Pension Protection Act of 2007; Proposals to modify regulations governing Multi-Employer Pension Plans and the Multi-Employer Guarantee Fund administered by the PBGC; and H.R. 980 and S.468, the Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act of 2013 or CARE Act. Work on H.R. 2918, the Coal Healthcare and Pensions Protection Act of 2013.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE	30000		0	2014-04-15T10:13:53.043000-04:00
1516020	FORSCEY, PLLC cc5dc76f-5cfa-4d70-ac49-ddc474b2c05c	Q1	FORSCEY, PLLC	52880	CONSOL ENERGY INC	2014	first_quarter	RET	Monitor proposed amendments to the Pension Protection Act of 2007; Proposals to modify regulations governing Multi-Employer Pension Plans and the Multi-Employer Guarantee Fund administered by the PBGC; and H.R. 980 and S.468, the Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act of 2013 or CARE Act. Work in support of H.R. 2918, Coal Health Care and Pensions Protection Act.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE	20000		0	2014-04-15T10:14:56.573000-04:00
1516034	FORSCEY, PLLC 38579e38-eb7a-4439-875a-de2e8c8582ea	2T	FORSCEY, PLLC	52880	CONSOL ENERGY INC	2014	second_quarter	RET	Monitor proposed amendments to the Pension Protection Act of 2007; Proposals to modify regulations governing Multi-Employer Pension Plans and the Multi-Employer Guarantee Fund administered by the PBGC; and H.R. 980 and S.468, the Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act of 2013 or CARE Act. Work in support of H.R. 2918, Coal Health Care and Pensions Protection Act.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE			1	2014-04-15T10:17:02.060000-04:00
1516290	DAVID FUNDERBURK 34c59be2-08d2-42a1-930a-03100c43d54c	Q1	DAVID FUNDERBURK	43491	TREA SENIORCITIZENS LEAGUE	2014	first_quarter	RET	Social Security Notch Reform: HR 155 and S.90; Consumer Price Index for the Elderly: HR 1030, HR 1585 and HR 2154: Anti- U.S-Mexico Tatalization/No Social Security for Illegal Work: HR 2745 and S. 767; Social Security Protection HR 1031 and HR 1275 and S. 110 and HR 1517; Social Security Reform: HR 649, HR 1029, HR 1795 and HR 3118 and S. 308, S. 500, S.567 and S.896	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	30000		0	2014-04-15T11:10:39.247000-04:00
1516401	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLICE ORGANIZATIONS, INC. 63112091-d2ad-4567-9f65-59a795962091	Q1	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLICE ORGANIZATIONS, INC.	26980	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLICE ORGANIZATIONS, INC.	2014	first_quarter	RET	Social Security Fairness Act; Windfall Elimination Provision; Government Pension Offset; Pension Protection Act	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE		40000	0	2014-04-15T11:41:13.527000-04:00
1516496	HECHT LATHAM SPENCER & ASSOCIATES, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS HECHT SPENCER & ASSOC 753b0b46-f039-4ec0-91c2-2d6d4a729d4c	Q1	HECHT LATHAM SPENCER & ASSOCIATES, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS HECHT SPENCER & ASSOC	17966	BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA	2014	first_quarter	RET	H.R. 2134 - Charitable Pension Flexibility Act of 2013 - provisions relating to definition of employer charity pension plans; S. 1302 - Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act - same issue as above.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	45000		0	2014-04-15T12:01:38.560000-04:00
1516572	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS 5063f2d6-3d67-403d-9448-6c2dcba491b8	Q1	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS	19753	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS	2014	first_quarter	RET	Efforts to undermine public pensions, including HR 1628, S.779, and S.1270 Pension cuts for federal employees	Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),SENATE,White House Office		101000	0	2014-04-15T12:23:00.730000-04:00
1516615	VENABLE LLP ffa6aa17-e81f-4e62-9eca-a06129fc12d3	Q1	VENABLE LLP	39941	ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DAIRY RETAILERS, WHOLESALERS AND MANUFACTURERS	2014	first_quarter	RET	Proposals that would impact funding rules applicable to multiemployer pension plans.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE	80000		0	2014-04-15T12:54:12.793000-04:00
1516700	BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO 6f1f9749-ae72-4a61-9acb-3f7b2ed1e03d	Q1	BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO	7383	BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT AFL-CIO	2014	first_quarter	RET	Multi Employer Pension Reform - Lobbied to promote and identify effective ways to ensure retirement security for workers through multi employer pension plans. No bill.	Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP),Energy, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,White House Office		180000	0	2014-04-15T13:43:45.230000-04:00
1516761	SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSN c1f58a8b-b535-4422-9b2c-5e76238ae31b	Q1	SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSN	35068	SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSN	2014	first_quarter	RET	Support Partnership for Multiemployer Retirement Security Submitted statement to House Education and Workforce Committee Subcommittee for hearings on Multi Employer Pension Plans address issues related to the Pension Protection ActStatement submitted for record: Support reform to create stronger employment and tax laws at state and federal level with more effective enforcement to eliminate possible payroll fraud and worker misclassification in construction industry Support "Solutions Not Bailouts" proposal for multiemployer pension plan reform	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE			0	2014-04-15T14:04:03.683000-04:00
1516781	CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC c51ae9e6-c928-4897-8a9e-2e4b2f7709a3	Q1	CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC	313715	PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP	2014	first_quarter	RET	S.606: Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2013- Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to loans made from a qualified employer plan to: (1) extend the period for repayment of loans if a plan terminates or a plan participant becomes unemployed, and (2) prohibit plans from allowing the use of credit cards or similar arrangements to access loan amounts. DOL and SEC proposed rules to amend the definition of fiduciary. HR 2374: Retail Investor Protection Act of 2013-Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail costumers and for other purposes. Also defines the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of	30000		0	2014-04-15T14:08:09.167000-04:00
1516950	AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) FORMERLY AZOA SERIVCES CORP/FIREMAN'S FUND(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA 6d2e8988-6a39-4e88-98b8-50bda39e003d	Q1	AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) FORMERLY AZOA SERIVCES CORP/FIREMAN'S FUND(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA	14611	AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) AND AFFILIATES	2014	first_quarter	RET	401 (k) disclosure: Track Department of Labor rulemaking regarding 401(k) fee disclosure. Lifetime Income Disclosure Act: Follow introduction and lobby for legislation that would require 401(k) plan participants and annual statement projecting the monthly income that would be generated if the account balance were amortized at retirement. This is H.R. 677 in the House and S.267 in the Senate. Argue against possible changes to the tax treatment of life insurance products.	Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Risk Management Agency,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of		590000	0	2014-04-15T15:03:35.817000-04:00
1516968	THE KEELEN GROUP, LLC 84cdf78e-d52b-4961-aefb-97518d2a9539	Q1	THE KEELEN GROUP, LLC	323114	NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE U S	2014	first_quarter	RET	Monitored and lobbied on the following entire bills: S.896, the Social Security Fairness Act	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	30000		0	2014-04-15T15:09:15.573000-04:00
1517273	NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE 68812a59-bf72-4f4f-ba73-a8d8d2ff7122	Q1	NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE	27467	NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE	2014	first_quarter	RET	Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not bebe used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050: proposal to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deput…	Administration on Aging,Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),President of the U.S.,SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),Treasury, Dept of,Vice President of the U.S.		220000	0	2014-04-15T16:49:27.027000-04:00
1517359	VENABLE LLP eba851df-0394-411b-aa84-5bc24bbc39ff	Q1	VENABLE LLP	39941	WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY	2014	first_quarter	RET	Issues related to the status of Coalfield Accountability and Retired Employee Act (CARE Act) and Coal Healthcare and Pensions Protection Act of 2013.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE			0	2014-04-15T17:18:45.277000-04:00
1517362	WORLDATWORK dc496744-d47f-4a08-b5b3-2076d00acca8	Q1	WORLDATWORK	400263208	WORLDATWORK	2014	first_quarter	RET	Automatic IRA Act 2013 (H.R. 2035); Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act 2013 (H.R. 2117); Lifetime Income Disclosure Act (H.R. 2171/S. 1145); Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act 2013 (S. 606); 401(k) plans; Other employer sponsored plan issues; Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention (HELP) America Act (S. 39); Secure Annuities for Employee Retirement (SAFE) Act 2013 (S.1270); Financial literacy and education issues	Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of			0	2014-04-15T17:19:46.073000-04:00
1517670	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 974818a5-73d3-47a0-a54f-739ce041e9da	Q1	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS	2640	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS	2014	first_quarter	RET	Public Employee Pension Transparency Act, HR 1682/S 799; Appraisals of ESOPs, DOL Fiduciary Rule S. 273/HR 2041; USA Retirement Funds Act, S 1979	Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of		1040000	0	2014-04-16T08:58:44.507000-04:00
1517999	COVINGTON & BURLING LLP b9cbbe13-076b-4422-98e8-cffdb6e11d56	Q1	COVINGTON & BURLING LLP	11195	JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (USA) (FKA JOHN HANCOCK FIN. SERVICES, INC.)	2014	first_quarter	RET	Retirement plan fee disclosure; fiduciary definition	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	70000		0	2014-04-16T10:18:33.007000-04:00
1518015	COVINGTON & BURLING LLP a326726c-4f21-466b-a9a7-29f309c1a5e8	Q1	COVINGTON & BURLING LLP	11195	UNISYS CORPORATION	2014	first_quarter	RET	Pension issues.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	40000		0	2014-04-16T10:19:37.710000-04:00
1518283	FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION 2a8821df-dc43-475b-8fe1-9616ffe2dab6	Q1	FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION	14781	FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION	2014	first_quarter	RET	S. 234/HR 303/HR 333, Concurrent Receipt; HR 1360, Final months pay; HR 3310, Financial protections for retirees; S. 1977/ S. 1869/S. 1950/S. 1982/HR 3789/S. 1963/S. 1856/S. 25, repeal one-percent COLA cut.	Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Coast Guard (USCG),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)		162500	0	2014-04-16T11:20:00.727000-04:00
1518378	THE INGRAM GROUP LLC bcee1983-10ce-4cdf-951e-fbc4dd29677a	Q1	THE INGRAM GROUP LLC	400577737	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES	2014	first_quarter	RET	Issues related to pensions.	SENATE	20000		0	2014-04-16T11:38:30.883000-04:00
1518673	COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN RESOURCES ad8674e4-15c3-4962-823e-40f0691ec1fc	Q1	COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN RESOURCES	40015118	COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN RESOURCES	2014	first_quarter	RET	Oppose changes to ERISA and mandating retiree health benefits; support follow up temporary provisions to help employers responsibly address the financial crisis impacting pension funds; support preserving and enhancing the voluntary, flexible employer-provided retirement system and the tax incentives that support it; and Section 530 of the Revenue Act of 1978.	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office		50000	0	2014-04-16T12:45:43.287000-04:00
1518696	TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS NATIONAL UNION/IAM (FKA TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATI b7526410-f529-474b-858a-82627b6c6ba1	Q1	TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS NATIONAL UNION/IAM (FKA TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATI	38368	TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS NATIONAL UNION/IAM (FKA TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATI	2014	first_quarter	RET	S.204 A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.This Act may be cited as the ''National Right-to-Work Act''. TCU Opposes the Budget Instead, the plan written by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan which passed on a 221-207 party-line vote would reduce spending on the Medicaid health care plan for the poor and eliminate "Obamacare" subsidies. It exempts the Pentagon and Social Securitybeneficiaries from spending cuts but revives a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher-like system for beneficiaries born in 1959 or later.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Railroad Retirement Board,SENATE,Surface Transportation Board (STB),Transportation, Dept of (DOT)		250000	0	2014-04-16T12:49:48.587000-04:00
1518973	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS 5b4bb0a4-3919-42e2-9044-906cb95c35a5	Q1	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS	19822	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS	2014	first_quarter	RET	The IBEW lobbied Congress in support of a plan, developed by the National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans (NCCMP), which would improve and strengthen the multiemployer defined benefit pension plan system. The plan, though not yet developed as formal legislation, consists of proposals to strengthen the current system, financial measures for deeply troubled plans, and the creation of new structures to foster innovative plan designs.	Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE		289639	0	2014-04-16T14:03:21.380000-04:00
1519047	AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION PROFESSIONALS & ACTUARIES ba0dfd44-548d-4c3e-a9c3-147970b8f767	Q1	AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION PROFESSIONALS & ACTUARIES	3481	AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION PROFESSIONALS & ACTUARIES	2014	first_quarter	RET	S. Con. Res. 12, S. 606, S 952, S. 1145, S. 1270, S1302, S.1970, S.1979, H.R. 837, H.R. 2035, H.R. 2117, H.R.2171, H.R. 2374, H.R.4275.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of		430357	0	2014-04-16T14:14:41.100000-04:00
1519334	UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS 0e662f5d-a964-4b7d-9845-1fdee65a3e81	Q1	UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS	39052	UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS	2014	first_quarter	RET	Pension Funding legislation; Pension fund discloure issues; Social Security Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 (H.R. 3118/S. 567) - Rep Sanchez and Chairman Harkin; USA Retirement Fund Act; Chained CPI.	Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office		677000	0	2014-04-16T14:50:16.413000-04:00
1519409	CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC. 8153c982-bed9-4068-aaa2-812815ff3830	Q1	CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.	8453	SOCIETY OF ACTUARIES	2014	first_quarter	RET	General legislative issues related to the actuarial profession.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	30000		0	2014-04-16T14:57:26.223000-04:00
1519497	UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS cf251979-64f0-4a8c-ab02-5be73c5e6ef0	1A	UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS	39052	UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS	2014	first_quarter	RET	Pension Funding legislation; Pension fund discloure issues; Social Security Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 (H.R. 3118/S. 567) - Rep Sanchez and Chairman Harkin; USA Retirement Fund Act; Chained CPI.	Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office		677000	0	2014-04-16T15:10:20.427000-04:00
1519751	WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION d39744e7-c9db-4bf6-9881-8594cc0d75bc	Q1	WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION	41168	WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION	2014	first_quarter	RET	PBGC rate increases, pension stabalization, and the PBGC. H.J.Res 59 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014	Commerce, Dept of (DOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Intl Trade Administration (ITA),SENATE,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)		380000	0	2014-04-16T15:53:12.723000-04:00
1519779	THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES 53289a4f-a097-46f2-a546-ac84922abe8b	Q1	THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES	4174	ARC OF THE UNITED STATES	2014	first_quarter	RET	Improvements to Title II and Title XVI for people with disabilities.Issues regarding the future of disability policy. Supplemental Security Income program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities. Social Security Disability program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities. Work Incentives and other improvements for people with disabilities in Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. Solvency of the Social Security Trust funds. Disability claims processing. Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act, S. 308, H.R. 649. Strengthening Social Security Act, S. 567, H.R. 3118. Change in SSA Field Office operations. SSI Restoration Act, S. 2089.	Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Education, Dept of,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),White House Office		50000	0	2014-04-16T15:58:20.537000-04:00
1519800	UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE) 494f0537-63b6-49d3-b66d-ccbc945d5950	Q1	UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE)	39223	UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE)	2014	first_quarter	RET	Multi-employer Pension Reform	Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation Security Administration (TSA),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office		3044992	0	2014-04-16T16:00:25.897000-04:00
1519925	AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS fdefa058-d7ef-427c-b48d-a76501c3bde2	Q1	AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS	2115	AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS	2014	first_quarter	RET	S. Con. Res. 12: Resolution on Retirement Savings Incentives. Issue: retirement security. H.R. 837: Savings for American Families' Future Act of 2013. Issue: retirement security.S. 606 Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act. Issue: limits borrowing from 401(k) plan. H.R. 2035: Automatic IRA Act of 2013. Issue: retirement security H.R. 2117: Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013. Issue: retirement security H.R. 837: Saving for American Families Future Act of 2013. Issue: Savers credit enhancement S. 1145/H.R. 2171: Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. Issue: lifetime income illustration S. 1270: Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Act. Issue: retirement security H.R. 8 The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Issue: Long-Term Care, repeal of the CLASS Act, LTC Commission S.1979: Universal, Secure, Adaptable Retirement Funds Act. Issue: retirement security H.R. 2171: Retirement Security Act of 2014. Issue: retirement security	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE		1511000	0	2014-04-16T16:18:54.817000-04:00
1519993	CAVAROCCHI RUSCIO DENNIS ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. 8158b4c1-adc2-4932-a1fb-bb8f78ec1065	Q1	CAVAROCCHI RUSCIO DENNIS ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.	8511	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH STATISTICS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS	2014	first_quarter	RET	No Bill #, Social Security Administration Death Master File; electronic death registration systems HR4053, Improper Payments Elimination & Recovery Act S. 676, Identity Theft & Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 2720 Alexis Agin Identity Theft Protection Act of 2013HJ Res 59 Continuing Appropriation Resolution, 2014	Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA)	20000		0	2014-04-16T16:38:17.507000-04:00
1520009	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS 681c6d88-5a3d-479f-8c18-09b627e12dd2	Q1	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS	19775	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS	2014	first_quarter	RET	Multiemployer Pension Reform (No Bill Number) Charitable and Small Employer Pensions (S. 1302)	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA),White House Office		400000	0	2014-04-16T16:44:22.897000-04:00
1520292	ULMAN PUBLIC POLICY & FEDERAL RELATIONS 4eac5ef6-21e5-4ecc-b1a2-a3aa2b3deb43	Q1	ULMAN PUBLIC POLICY & FEDERAL RELATIONS	310095	NATIONAL PUBLIC EMPLOYER LABOR RELATIONS ASSOCIATION	2014	first_quarter	RET	Support preserving and enhancing the voluntary employer-provided retirement system and the tax incentives that support it; and Support for legislation similar to 112th Congress' bill: Small Business Pension Promotion Act of 2011, to clarify that service-based normal retirement provisions are allowed in state and local pension statutes.	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE			0	2014-04-16T17:53:43.677000-04:00
1520687	TREMONT STRATEGIES GROUP LLC (F/K/A ADS VENTURES) 71e3313e-07d9-4b39-97ea-80d94965ccec	Q1	TREMONT STRATEGIES GROUP LLC (F/K/A ADS VENTURES)	90250	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS	2014	first_quarter	RET	Retirement Security, tax, pensions	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	30000		0	2014-04-17T08:36:04.707000-04:00
1520699	INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS 7d743110-cfe4-4888-8b43-f16165dd53b5	Q1	INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS	20106	INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS	2014	first_quarter	RET	Pension Reform Legislation, legislation not introduced yet to reauthorize the Pension Protection Act (PPA). Provisions related to technical corrections of PPA; creation of a tool for seriously underfunded multi-employer pension plans to avoid insolvency and turning beneficiaries over to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; and authorizing the creation of new hybrid multi-employer defined-benefit pension plans.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE		110000	0	2014-04-17T08:50:35.080000-04:00
1520828	CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC. abccebd4-c685-4971-9824-19d3b1f1590c	Q1	CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.	8453	NCR VOYIX CORPORATION	2014	first_quarter	RET	Federal regulations governing pension plan administration	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	50000		0	2014-04-17T09:41:09.923000-04:00
1520854	JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A) 1946ca03-358a-43ec-8785-97d9a99b3698	Q1	JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A)	17454	JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A)	2014	first_quarter	RET	Retirement security and role of asset managers	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE		670000	0	2014-04-17T09:49:17.597000-04:00
1520856	AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION a35ac5ee-491f-4c87-8e32-90ed3743876f	Q1	AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION	580	AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION	2014	first_quarter	RET	Pilot Pension Issues.	Defense, Dept of (DOD),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT)		490000	0	2014-04-17T09:49:26.487000-04:00
1520913	WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC fd45950c-4bcf-473c-918e-f026cf2f330e	Q1	WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC	41454	TRANSAMERICA COMPANIES (FORMLY AEGON)	2014	first_quarter	RET	Legislation impacting retirement plans	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	70000		0	2014-04-17T09:58:30.863000-04:00
1520941	THE TIMKEN COMPANY 5376a86e-5399-4cf1-8303-4cfe2836bc1b	Q1	THE TIMKEN COMPANY	38153	TIMKEN COMPANY	2014	first_quarter	RET	Defined Benefit Plans Defined Contribution Plans - 401(k) Pension Protection Act Pension Funding Issues	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE		51000	0	2014-04-17T10:01:38.237000-04:00
1520960	UNITED ASSN OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY 62128107-fcb7-4d33-b010-82f37ee02e45	Q1	UNITED ASSN OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY	39041	UNITED ASSN OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY	2014	first_quarter	RET	- Funding provisions of Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-208) and long-term health of multiemployer plans.	Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,White House Office		100000	0	2014-04-17T10:04:44.707000-04:00
1520969	WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC b03aaf4b-2d64-4bc0-b60d-e51786521917	Q1	WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC	41454	ARCH COAL	2014	first_quarter	RET	H.R. 980, S. 468. Pension and health care issues imapcting coal industry. HR 2627	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	40000		0	2014-04-17T10:05:45.393000-04:00
1521024	CLOAKROOM ADVISORS LLC eb04fb01-7524-48f9-9521-b77f3a9937c4	Q1	CLOAKROOM ADVISORS LLC	401103204	CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF OF SOCIETY OF ACTUARIES	2014	first_quarter	RET	General legislative issues related to the actuarial profession	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	20000		0	2014-04-17T10:16:36.517000-04:00
1521036	WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC 527c35a3-394f-4749-b887-92df444a815e	Q1	WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC	41454	VERSO CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS NEWPAGE CORPORATION)	2014	first_quarter	RET	Defined benefit legislation	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	30000		0	2014-04-17T10:19:07.440000-04:00
1521100	CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC c0532ef2-be61-4123-9320-ca2fe1c1b298	Q1	CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC	400531586	AICPA ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS	2014	first_quarter	RET	H.R.2041/S.273, To modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans; S.1979, USA Retirement Funds Act; retirement issues.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	40000		0	2014-04-17T10:24:25.347000-04:00
1521116	FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE 58a8c7b2-87de-4c19-89ba-acd2c3deab2b	Q1	FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE	400712136	FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE	2014	first_quarter	RET	Automatic IRA Act of 2013 (H.R. 2035) THE SECURE ANNUITIES FOR EMPLOYEE (SAFE) RETIREMENT ACT OF 2013 UNIVERSAL, SECURE, AND ADAPTABLE (USA) RETIREMENT FUNDS ACT OF 2014 (S. 1979) RETIREMENT PLAN SIMPLIFICATION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2013	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE		168125	0	2014-04-17T10:26:30.847000-04:00
1521123	WINGS GLOBAL PARTNERS L,L,C. 4d67ee0f-1fef-4e58-848b-bd1675d619b6	Q1	WINGS GLOBAL PARTNERS L,L,C.	401103277	THE LIVINGSTON GROUP ON BEHALF OF US AIRLINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION	2014	first_quarter	RET	HR 2697 ;Airline Pilot Pension Fairness Act, to provide equal treatment under the law to all pilots.. that have loss DB pension plans/	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES			0	2014-04-17T10:27:40.503000-04:00
1521163	LAND O'LAKES, INC. f1811d83-e2df-4edf-88ef-a8135341c180	Q1	LAND O'LAKES, INC.	22110	LAND O'LAKES INC	2014	first_quarter	RET	Relief for failing multiemployer pension plans (support)	Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE,U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)		370000	0	2014-04-17T10:33:44.923000-04:00
1521381	NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION a483e6b1-825e-4ad2-a7b1-d4ca1ff147f7	Q1	NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION	27731	NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION	2014	first_quarter	RET	S. 896 - Social Security Fairness Act of 2013, GPO-WEP	Federal Communications Commission (FCC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,White House Office		645531	0	2014-04-17T10:56:48.923000-04:00
1521539	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS 87ecbe1c-f8f3-4096-bd9f-3016429d53fe	Q1	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS	19811	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS	2014	first_quarter	RET	Multi-employer Pension Reform	Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE		100000	0	2014-04-17T11:10:51.207000-04:00
1521614	EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION) 365f4eb1-095f-43f2-a3cb-b83ab12f9b4e	Q1	EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION)	20287	EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION)	2014	first_quarter	RET	House and Senate bills as they pertain to tax treatment of single payer defined benefit pension plans as well as premium increases for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.	Air Force, Dept of,Army, Dept of (Other),Director of National Intelligence (ODNI),Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA),Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency,Natl Guard,Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),Navy, Dept of,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Marines		380000	0	2014-04-17T11:19:07.970000-04:00
1521635	EMERSON c92e63d1-f7cb-4074-9517-d84e62f6ee6a	Q1	EMERSON	13506	EMERSON	2014	first_quarter	RET	Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premiums	Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of the Vice President of the United States,SENATE		50000	0	2014-04-17T11:20:13.847000-04:00
1521915	FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL fcbb109c-6c0c-4e8f-bc9d-de5c0bf94deb	Q1	FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL	14520	FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL	2014	first_quarter	RET	Retirement plans in tax reform debate; Pension Benefits Guarantee Corporation premium increase; Nondiscrimination testing in pension plans; Preserving the tax treatment of retirement savings; Multiemployer defined benefit pension plan reform	Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of		80701	0	2014-04-17T11:54:28.423000-04:00
1522123	ALFRED W. CORS, JR a1ee2304-b498-4fb8-92b1-f880a7eaae88	Q1	ALFRED W. CORS, JR	285277	RETIRESAFE	2014	first_quarter	RET	Oppose the use of any version of a "chained" consumer price index (CPI) for the calculation of Social Security and military retiree benefit cost of living adjustments or COLAs. Support the CPI for Seniors Act, H.R. 2154.	Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),President of the U.S.,SENATE	6600		0	2014-04-17T12:24:25.673000-04:00
1522130	COVINGTON & BURLING LLP a0e78db9-bae9-483f-b674-99971c5e17e3	Q1	COVINGTON & BURLING LLP	11195	ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE	2014	first_quarter	RET	hybrid plan legislation	SENATE			0	2014-04-17T12:24:27.347000-04:00
1522269	AK STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION 5413f88b-e988-4b31-b246-47e5585e6ef3	Q1	AK STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION	400326536	AK STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION	2014	first_quarter	RET	Opposing PBGC Premium Increases; S.1845, H.R. 3979, Pension Smoothing	Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Energy, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)		181957	0	2014-04-17T13:02:05.753000-04:00
1522434	DAVIS & HARMAN LLP dabe3ee9-ed22-4462-af9a-ff961490b871	Q1	DAVIS & HARMAN LLP	11674	MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY	2014	first_quarter	RET	Proposals to mandate workplace savings arrangements for employees without access to employer retirement plans. Proposals related to expansion of SIMPLE IRAs, establishment of discretionary payroll deduction IRAs and creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Issues related to retirement target date funds. Issues related to tax incentives for retirementsavings. Issues related to the Department of Labor's proposed regulation defining fiduciary for investment advice purposes. Proposals related to tax relief for disaster victims. Proposals to enhance incentives for employers that voluntarily offer qualified retirement plans. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Proposals to increase PBGC premiums. Issues related to lifetime income. Issues related to use of brokerage windows in defined contribution plans. H.R. 2117, Retirement Plan Simplification. Proposals related to tax treatment of retirement plans, IRAs, and annuity products. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	20000		0	2014-04-17T13:22:44.300000-04:00
1522441	DAVIS & HARMAN LLP 74414d89-bcef-4833-b0bb-1e3f55e915f7	Q1	DAVIS & HARMAN LLP	11674	NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANIES	2014	first_quarter	RET	Proposals to expand retirement plan coverage, including proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals related to expansion of SIMPLE IRAs, establishment of discretionary payroll deduction IRAs and creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to the Department of Labor's proposed regulation defining fiduciary. Qualified plan issues.Issues related to EPCRS. Tax incentives for 457 plans. Application of the Volcker rule to insurance company general accounts. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Proposals related to annuity incentives. Issues related to use of brokerage windows in defined contribution plans. H.R. 2117, Retirement Plan Simplification Act. S. 1270, SAFE Retirement Act.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	10000		0	2014-04-17T13:24:46.017000-04:00
1522465	DAVIS & HARMAN LLP c386b867-5eba-45ef-a503-5979c984232d	Q1	DAVIS & HARMAN LLP	11674	TIAA	2014	first_quarter	RET	Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues regarding investment offerings in defined contribution plans. Legislation to expand the employee-sponsored retirement system. Issues relating to public-sector plan design. Proposals relating to IRS relief for disaster victims. Proposals related to governmental pick-up contributions. Issues related to lifetime income productsin qualified retirement plans. Proposals to increase annuitization within qualified retirement plans. Proposals that would combine various retirement plan and IRA types. H.R. 2117, Retirement Plan Simplification Act. Proposals related to tax treatment of retirement plans, IRAs, and annuity products.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	20000		0	2014-04-17T13:28:53.533000-04:00
1522470	DAVIS & HARMAN LLP 2ad969e7-6237-4b9b-bd24-d5c383bde41d	Q1	DAVIS & HARMAN LLP	11674	WILLIS NORTH AMERICA INC	2014	first_quarter	RET	Proposals and regulations related to cash balance, pension equity, and other hybrid pension plans. Issues related to required minimum distributions.	SENATE	10000		0	2014-04-17T13:29:55.300000-04:00
1522476	DAVIS & HARMAN LLP 3f8827f9-e9cf-443a-9428-cb866873b411	Q1	DAVIS & HARMAN LLP	11674	VANGUARD GROUP	2014	first_quarter	RET	Proposals related to stemming leakage from retirement plans through reform of plan loan rules. Issues related to retirement target date funds. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to employee benefit plan administration and electronic delivery of ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Consolidation of ERISA-required notices. H.R. 2117, Retirement Simplification Act.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	10000		0	2014-04-17T13:30:57.097000-04:00
1522605	THE CHARLES GROUP, LLC 7c4eff44-93ff-4511-91be-d5063291fca4	Q1	THE CHARLES GROUP, LLC	53458	ASSOCIATION OF MATURE AMERICAN CITIZENS, INC.	2014	first_quarter	RET	creation of Social Security IRA and other reforms	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	20000		0	2014-04-17T13:49:43.847000-04:00
1522642	DEAN FOODS COMPANY 03fae349-66d4-4935-b03a-a7dc9b0a9eca	Q1	DEAN FOODS COMPANY	58396	DEAN FOODS COMPANY	2014	first_quarter	RET	Multiemployer Pension Reform and Support for the Recommendation of the National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans' Retirement Security Review Commission	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE		60000	0	2014-04-17T13:57:45.423000-04:00
1522745	NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION 5924ed6b-ece8-4359-8c1b-5a8a6272aecb	Q1	NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION	27274	NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION	2014	first_quarter	RET	Issues relating to multi-employer pension plans.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE		280000	0	2014-04-17T14:10:51.003000-04:00
1522766	CAPITOL HILL STRATEGIES, LLC a837d339-ab44-4c44-9a96-4848968326ff	Q1	CAPITOL HILL STRATEGIES, LLC	91774	INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE	2014	first_quarter	RET	Issues related to proposed Department of Labor regulations on investment advice. Legislation to enhance retirement plan options.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	40000		0	2014-04-17T14:11:22.957000-04:00
1522825	CAPITOL HILL STRATEGIES, LLC cef6c814-bb1f-4882-9c28-0d80967a4a0d	Q1	CAPITOL HILL STRATEGIES, LLC	91774	PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC	2014	first_quarter	RET	Legislation to enhance retirement plan options.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	50000		0	2014-04-17T14:17:43.957000-04:00
1523220	COVINGTON & BURLING LLP 0c2bcbe3-2f13-4bef-b398-bef1cf6c3044	Q1	COVINGTON & BURLING LLP	11195	NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE	2014	first_quarter	RET	Disability and Retirement Benefits	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	100000		0	2014-04-17T14:53:49.753000-04:00
1523301	NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES 777bc78f-61f4-44bb-8f0c-87cbed641026	Q1	NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES	27638	NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES	2014	first_quarter	RET	S. 1302, The Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act of 2013; provisions affecting agriculture and farmer cooperatives. H.R. 4275, The Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act of 2013; provisions affecting agriculture and farmer cooperatives.	Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)		300000	0	2014-04-17T15:01:19.923000-04:00
1523645	BARBARA KENNELLY ASSOCIATES, LLC a2a04f9d-e46f-43b4-91fa-1c0267e7246f	Q1	BARBARA KENNELLY ASSOCIATES, LLC	400779344	PENSION RIGHTS CENTER	2014	first_quarter	RET	HR 2374: The Retail Investor Protection Act pertaining to updated fiduciary regulations by the Department of Labor; S. 1979: USA Retirement Funds Act; No bill number: limiting retirement plans previously under ERISA from claiming church plan status; No bill number: opposing legislation weakening the anti-cutback rule in ERISA.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	15000		0	2014-04-17T15:39:02.517000-04:00
1523734	MARIA FREESE f10317fa-2743-4467-b740-1b91dfc8ac02	Q1	MARIA FREESE	400861526	BARBARA KENNELLY ASSOCIATES, ON BEHALF OF THE PENSION RIGHTS CENTER	2014	first_quarter	RET	HR 2374: The Retail Investor Protection Act pertaining to updated fiduciary regulations by the Department of Labor; S. 1979: USA Retirement Funds Act; No bill number: limiting retirement plans previously under ERISA from claiming church plan status; No bill number: opposing legislation weakening the anti-cutback rule in ERISA.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	15000		0	2014-04-17T15:50:37.987000-04:00
1523817	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS 74a7501e-1748-46d2-8188-203d9f71ca4b	Q1	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS	26912	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS	2014	first_quarter	RET	Nondiscrimination Rule PBGC Premiums	Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),Council of Economic Advisers (CEA),Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Intl Trade Administration (ITA),Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office		2040000	0	2014-04-17T15:59:21.253000-04:00
1523874	OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC 1c0a6085-6372-463b-b6da-eb11def43507	Q1	OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC	49646	OWENS-ILLINOIS INC	2014	first_quarter	RET	Pension and retirement issues; PBGC Premiums, HR 3979	Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE		170000	0	2014-04-17T16:00:31.347000-04:00
1523884	NATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS e7b66556-b4af-42bc-9ac3-656a0c7e5c15	Q1	NATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS	401031904	NATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS	2014	first_quarter	RET	- NCCMP Retirement Security Review Commission recommendations for multiemployer pension reform. - S. 1979, USA Retirement Funds Act, multiemployer plan disclosure provisions.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Library of Congress (LOC),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE		220000	0	2014-04-17T16:02:34.167000-04:00
1523895	DAVIS & HARMAN LLP fb315113-a932-4a13-b0f9-4fa5454b2388	Q1	DAVIS & HARMAN LLP	11674	AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL	2014	first_quarter	RET	Proposals related to expansion of SIMPLE IRAs, establishment of discretionary payroll deduction IRAs and creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Proposals relating to defined benefit plan funding. Issues related to regulations addressing liability for partial termination of defined benefit plans. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings and DOL fee disclosure proposals. H.R. 2117, Retirement Plan Simplification Act.Retirement recommendations contained in the final report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Proposals related to stemming leakage from retirement plans through reform of plan loan rules. Proposals related to stable value investment offerings in defined contribution plans. Proposals related to phased retirement. Proposals to increase PBGC premiums. Proposals related to retirement target date funds. Issues related to the Department of Labor's proposed regulation defining fiduciary for investment advice purposes. Proposals and regulations related to cash balance, pension equity, and other hybrid pension plans. Issues related to PBGC collections and PBGC disclosure issues. Proposals related to electronic disclosure of information under ERISA. Proposals regarding compliance of retirement plans. FASB pension accounting. S. 1979, USA Retirement Act. Issues related to use of brokerage windows in defined contribution plans. Proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals to modify required minimum distribution rules. Proposals that would modify limits on retirement plan contributions. S. 1270, SAFE Retirement Act. Proposals related to stretch IRAs, including S. 953, The Student Loan Affordability Act. S. 1970, Retirement Security Act. Retirement provisions in the President's FY 2015 budget. Issues related to access to death master file.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of	80000		0	2014-04-17T16:03:36.047000-04:00
1523943	LOCKRIDGE, GRINDAL, NAUEN, PLLP 53ac415f-31bf-4914-b572-417a8a92f372	Q1	LOCKRIDGE, GRINDAL, NAUEN, PLLP	23053	TWIN CITY PIPE TRADES SERVICE ASSOCIATION	2014	first_quarter	RET	Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148) Implementation	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	20000		0	2014-04-17T16:05:48.540000-04:00
1523975	DAVIS & HARMAN LLP ae7ae73b-d63a-43bb-8581-524ecb8b833d	Q1	DAVIS & HARMAN LLP	11674	BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE	2014	first_quarter	RET	Proposals relating to defined benefit plan funding and treatment of hybrid plans. Proposals relating to the treatment of employer-provided employee benefit plans. Proposals related to defined contribution plan fees and fee disclosure practices. Proposals related to increased PBGC premiums. Proposals relating to entitlement reform.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE	20000		0	2014-04-17T16:07:54.733000-04:00
1524206	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES 67405579-7879-4860-8fff-8c98b5b19f7e	Q1	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES	2321	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES	2014	first_quarter	RET	S 1270, HR 1628 - Public Pensions and Pension Transparency Act S 567, HR 3118 - Strengthening Social Security Act S 308, HR 694 - Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office		680000	0	2014-04-17T16:26:57.493000-04:00

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            id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
            filing_uuid TEXT NOT NULL,
            filing_type TEXT NOT NULL,
            registrant_name TEXT NOT NULL,
            registrant_id INTEGER,
            client_name TEXT NOT NULL,
            filing_year INTEGER NOT NULL,
            filing_period TEXT NOT NULL,
            issue_code TEXT,
            specific_issues TEXT,
            government_entities TEXT,
            income_amount INTEGER,
            expense_amount INTEGER,
            is_no_activity INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
            is_termination INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
            received_date TEXT,
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                REFERENCES lobbying_filings_raw(filing_uuid)
        );
CREATE INDEX idx_act_client_name ON lobbying_activities(client_name COLLATE NOCASE);
CREATE INDEX idx_act_issue_code ON lobbying_activities(issue_code);
CREATE INDEX idx_act_filing_year ON lobbying_activities(filing_year);
CREATE INDEX idx_act_filing_uuid ON lobbying_activities(filing_uuid);