SAFE Consumer Product Act

Proposals on Estate and Gift Tax Reform; Proposal to require cost-basis reporting; Elimination of Soft Dollars; HR 3915 the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Legacy Act of 2007 (all provisions); S2452, the Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007(all provisions); List continues on Page 3. S.761, America Competes Act (Section 5007) H.R. 1171, Money Market Fund Parity Act of 2007 (all provisions) H.R. 3225, Mutual Fund Sec Reform Act (all provisions) S.1624, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services (all provisions) H.R. 2834, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services (all provisions) H.R. 2761, Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 H.R. 5720, Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 (all provisions) Municipal Securities Markets Mutual Recognition Regulatory Restructuring (Securities and Commodities Issues) H.R. 5715, Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 (all provisions) H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (all provisions including Treasury asset-purchase proposal, business tax provisions, FDIC coverage, SEC Rules, accounting provisions, revenue offsets, GSE preferred stock tax accounting rules, proposed bankruptcy provisions) H.R. 3997, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (all provisions including Treasury asset-purchase proposal, business tax provisions, FDIC coverage, SEC Rules, accounting provisions, revenue offsets, GSE preferred stock tax accounting rules, proposed bankruptcy provisions) S. 2169 the Promoting Refinancing Opportunities for Mortgages Impacted by the Subprime Emergency Act of 2007 (all provisions) S. 2636 The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Proposals to address anticipated mortgage foreclosures Proposals to address predatory lending practices in the subprime mortgage market H.R. 6659 The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act of 2008 S. 3268, The Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008 H.R. 6604. the Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008 H.R. 3691 A bill to Amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require reporting and record keeping for positions involving credit default swaps, to grow the Federal Reserve Board authority over investment-bank holding companies, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $16,950 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

S. 2045 - CPSC Reform Act of 2007-promulgation of Consumer Product Safety Act rules and Federal Hazardous Substances Act regulations; third-party testing of children's products; manufacture, sale, distribution, or importation of recalled products; treatment of children's products containing lead. H.R. 4040 - Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act - promulgation of Consumer Product Safety Act rules; third-party testing of children's products, manufacture, sale, distribution or importation of Item 16 continued recalled products; treatment of chilren's products containing lead. S. 2663-CPSC Reform Act - Reform the Consumer Product Safety Act; third-part testing of children's products; manufacture, sale, distribution, or importation of recalled products; treatment of children's products containing lead; preemption of legislation. H.R. 3691 SAFE Consumer Product Act - reauthorization of the Consumer Product Safety Commission; preemption of legislation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 2045- CPSC Reform Act of 2007-promulgation of Consumer Product Safety Act rules and Federal Hazardous Substances Act regulations; third-party testing of children's products; manufacture, sale, distribution, or importation of recalled products; treatment of children's products containing lead. H.R. 4040- Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act - promulgation of Consumer Product Safety Act rules; third-party testing of children's products, manufacture, sale, distribution or importation of Item 16 continued recalled products; treatment of children's products containing lead. S. 2663- CPSC Reform Act - Reform the Consumer Product Safety Act; third-party testing of children's products; manufacture, sale, distribution , or importation of recalled products; treatment of children;s products containing lead; preemption of legislation. H.R. 3691 SAFE Consumer Product Act - reauthorization of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.; preemption of legislation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $36,000

Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE