Gas Pump Fair Payment Act of 2008

S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act; H.R. 2607, Internet Gambling; Data Security, including HR 1685/S.1260, S.495 and S.239; H.R. 946, Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act; H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act; H.R. 5244, Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights; S. 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act; H.R. 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008; H.R. 6620, Gas Pump Fair Payment Act of 2008; Card practices legislation in general. Gift card legislation in general.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act; H.R. 2607, Internet Gambling; Data Security, including HR 1685/S.1260, S.495 and S.239; H.R. 946, Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act; H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act; H.R. 5244, Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights; S. 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act; H.R. 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008; H.R. 6620, Gas Pump Fair Payment Act of 2008; Card practices legislation in general. Gift card legislation in general.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General issues involving interchange fees, including: H.R. 5546 (the Credit Card Fair Fee Act), S. 3086 (the Credit Card Fair Fee Act), H.R. 6248 (the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008), and H.R. 6620 (the Gas Pump Fair Payment Act), S. 3629 (the Consumer Credit Safety Commission Act) and H.R. 7258 (companion legislation to S. 3629); Issues relating to payment card issuer practices, including: provisions in S. 1395 (the Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act), H.R. 873 (the Credit Card Payment Fee Act), H.R. 2911 (the Electronic Funds Transfer Equal Consumer Protection Act), H.R. 2146 (the Universal Default Prohibition Act), H.R. 946 (the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act), H.R. 5244 (the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Act), S. 2753 (the Credit Card Reform Act), S. 2411 (the Credit Card Safety Star Act), and S. 3252 (the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act); Issues pertaining to data security, customer notification of security breaches, and mitigation of harm resulting from security breaches, including: provisions in S. 1178 (the Identity Theft Prevention Act), S. 239 (the Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act), S. 495 (the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act), H.R. 958 (the Data Accountability and Trust Act), and H.R. 3046 (the Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Issues related to the use of payment cards in connection with the purchase of prescription medications over the Internet, including: provisions in S. 980 (the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act), H.R. 6353 (companion legislation to S. 980), and S. 1082 (the Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act); Issues relating to the use of payment systems in connection with transactions infringing on intellectual property rights, including: S. 3325 (the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act) and H.R. 4279 (companion legislation to S. 3325); Issues related to retail theft, including: H.R. 6491 (the Organized Retail Crime Act), and S. 3434 (companion legislation to H.R. 6491).

Issues regarding banking; Issues regarding data breach; Issues regarding labor, antitrust and workplace; HR 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, all provisions; HR 5244, Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights Act of 2008, all provisions; S 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007, all provisions; S 1178, Identity Theft Protection Act, all provisions; HR 3046, Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007, all provisions; HR 3316, Identity Theft Protection Act of 2007, all provisions; HR 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008, all provisions; S 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, all provisions; HR 6620, Gas Pump Fair Payment Act of 2008, all provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

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

S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act, provisions relating to credit card practices H.R. 873, Credit Card Payment Fee Act of 2007, provisions relating to certain fees H.R. 1461, Credit Card Act, provisions relating to credit card practices H.R. 5244, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2007, provisions relating to credit card practices HR. 2146, Universal Default Prohibition Act of 2007, provisions relating to risk based pricing S. 1309, Universal Default Prohibition Act of 2007, provisions relating to risk based pricing S. 1176, Credit Card Minimum Payment Warning Act of 2007, minimum payment disclosure requirements HR 1510, Credit Card Repayment Act of 2007, provisions relating to minimum payment disclosure requirements S. 1925, Student Credit Card Protection Act of 2007, underwriting standards for student cards H.R. 3347, Student Credit Card Protection Act of 2007, underwriting standards for student cards H.R. 3421, Credit Protection Act of 2007, disclosure provisions S. 2411, the Credit Card Safety Star Act of 2007, provisions to create a credit card rating system H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, issues relating to credit card interchange rates Proposed revisions to Regulation Z regarding open-end credit plan disclosures S. 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, issues relating to credit card interchange fees H.R. 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fee Act of 2008, issues relating to credit card interchange fees Proposed amendments to Regulation AA regarding certain unfair and deceptive acts and practices, issues relating to credit card terms and conditions H.R. 5988, the Fair and Justifiable Credit Card Interchange Fee Act of 2008, provisions relating to credit card interchange fees S2978/H.R. 4008, the Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2008, provisions relating to printing of information on credit card receipts S. 3252, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2008, issues relating to credit card terms and conditions S. 2753, the Credit Card Reform Act, issues relating to credit card terms and conditions Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, provisions to provide liquidity and stability to the financial markets H.R. 6620, Gas Pump Fair Payment Act of 2008, issues relating to credit card interchange fees H.R. 6618, Stop Deceptive Advertising of Gas Prices Act, issues relating to credit card fees

General issues involving interchange fees, including H.R. 5546 (the Credit Card Fair Fee Act), S. 3086 (the Credit Card Fair Fee Act), H.R. 6248 (the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008), and H.R. 6620 (the Gas Pump Fair Payment Act), S. 3629 (the Consumer Credit Safety Commission Act) and H.R. 7258 (companion legislation to S. 3629); issues relating to payment card issuer practices, including provisions in S. 1395 (the Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act), H.R. 873 (the Credit Card Payment Fee Act), H.R. 2911 (the Electronic Funds Transfer Equal Consumer Protection Act), H.R. 2146 (the Universal Default Prohibition Act), H.R. 946 (the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act), H.R. 5244 (the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Act), S. 2753 (the Credit Card Reform Act), S. 2411 (the Credit Card Safety Star Act), and S. 3252 (the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act); issues pertaining to data security, customer notification of security breaches, and mitigation of harm resulting from security breaches, including provisions in S. 1178 (the Identity Theft Prevention Act), S. 239 (the Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act), S. 495 (the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act), H.R. 958 (the Data Accountability and Trust Act), and H.R. 3046 (the Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act); issues involving the use of payment cards in connection with Internet gambling, including H.R. 5767 (the Payment Systems Protection Act) and H.R. 6870 (the Payments System Protection Act); issues related to the use of payment cards in connection with the purchase of prescription medications over the Internet, including provisions in S. 980 (the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act), H.R. 6353 (companion legislation to S. 980), and S. 1082 (the Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act); issues relating to the use of payment systems in connection with transactions infringing on intellectual property rights, including S. 3325 (the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act) and H.R. 4279 (companion legislation to S. 3325); and issues related to retail theft, including H.R. 6491 (the Organized Retail Crime Act), and S. 3434 (companion legislation to H.R. 6491).

HR 698, S. 1356, Industrial Bank Holding Company Act--which deal with commercial ownership of banks. HR 873, Credit Card Payment Fees Act, HR 1461, Credit CARD Act, HR 5244, Credit Cardholder's Bill of Rights Act, S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices Cards Act, S. 2753, Financial Consumer Protection Act, S. 3252 Credit CARD Act--which deal with credit practices and disclosures. HR 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fee Act, HR 6620, Gas Pump Fairness Act--which deal with interchange fees.

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act, provisions relating to credit card practices H.R. 873, Credit Card Payment Fee Act of 2007, provisions relating to certain fees H.R. 1461, Credit Card Act, provisions relating to credit card practices H.R. 5244, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2007, provisions relating to credit card practices HR. 2146, Universal Default Prohibition Act of 2007, provisions relating to risk based pricing S. 1309, Universal Default Prohibition Act of 2007, provisions relating to risk based pricing S. 1176, Credit Card Minimum Payment Warning Act of 2007, minimum payment disclosure requirements HR 1510, Credit Card Repayment Act of 2007, provisions relating to minimum payment disclosure requirements S. 1925, Student Credit Card Protection Act of 2007, underwriting standards for student cards H.R. 3347, Student Credit Card Protection Act of 2007, underwriting standards for student cards H.R. 3421, Credit Protection Act of 2007, disclosure provisions S. 2411, the Credit Card Safety Star Act of 2007, provisions to create a credit card rating system H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, issues relating to credit card interchange rates Proposed revisions to Regulation Z regarding open-end credit plan disclosures S. 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, issues relating to credit card interchange fees H.R. 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fee Act of 2008, issues relating to credit card interchange fees Proposed amendments to Regulation AA regarding certain unfair and deceptive acts and practices, issues relating to credit card terms and conditions H.R. 5988, the Fair and Justifiable Credit Card Interchange Fee Act of 2008, provisions relating to credit card interchange fees S2978/H.R. 4008, the Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2008, provisions relating to printing of information on credit card receipts S. 3252, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2008, issues relating to credit card terms and conditions S. 2753, the Credit Card Reform Act, issues relating to credit card terms and conditions Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, provisions to provide liquidity and stability to the financial markets H.R. 6620, Gas Pump Fair Payment Act of 2008, issues relating to credit card interchange fees

S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act; H.R. 2607, Internet Gambling; Data Security, including HR 1685/S.1260, S.495 and S.239; H.R. 946, Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act; H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act; H.R. 5244, Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights; S. 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act; H.R. 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008; H.R. 6620, Gas Pump Fair Payment Act of 2008; Card practices legislation in general.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act; H.R. 2607, Internet Gambling; Data Security, including HR 1685/S.1260, S.495 and S.239; H.R. 946, Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act; H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act; H.R. 5244, Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights; S. 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act; H.R. 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008; H.R. 6620, Gas Pump Fair Payment Act of 2008; Card practices legislation in general.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Interchange and electronic payments networks. H.R.5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008. H.R. 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008. H.R. 6620, Gas Pump Fair Payment Act of 2008.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000

Government targets: Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Interchange and electronic payments networks. H.R.5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008. H.R. 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008. H.R. 6620, Gas Pump Fair Payment Act of 2008.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000

Government targets: Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Interchange and electronic payments networks. HR.5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008. H.R. 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008. H.R. 6620, Gas Pump Fair Payment Act of 2008.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000

Government targets: Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Interchange and electronic payments networks. H.R.5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008. H.R. 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008. H.R. 6620, Gas Pump Fair Payment Act of 2008.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000

Government targets: Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General issues involving interchange fees, including H.R. 5546 (the Credit Card Fair Fee Act), S. 3086 (the Credit Card Fair Fee Act), H.R. 6248 (the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008), and H.R. 6620 (the Gas Pump Fair Payment Act); issues relating to payment card issuer practices, including provisions in S. 1395 (the Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act), H.R. 873 (the Credit Card Payment Fee Act), H.R. 2911 (the Electronic Funds Transfer Equal Consumer Protection Act), H.R. 2146 (the Universal Default Prohibition Act), H.R. 946 (the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act), H.R. 5244 (the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Act), S. 2753 (the Credit Card Reform Act), and S. 3252 (the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act); issues pertaining to data security, customer notification of security breaches, and mitigation of harm resulting from security breaches, including provisions in S. 1178 (the Identity Theft Prevention Act), S. 495 (the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act), H.R. 958 (the Data Accountability and Trust Act), and H.R. 3046 (the Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act); issues relating to cardholder compliance with the Internal Revenue Code and the reporting of transaction information to the Internal Revenue Service, including section 3091 of H.R. 3221 (the Housing and Economic Recovery Act) relating to payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions; issues involving the use of payment cards in connection with Internet gambling, including H.R. 5767 (the Payment Systems Protection Act) and H.R. 6870 (the Payments System Protection Act); issues related to the use of payment cards in connection with the purchase of prescription medications over the Internet, including provisions in S. 980 (the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act), H.R. 6353 (companion legislation to S. 980), and S. 1082 (the Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act); issues relating to the use of payment systems in connection with transactions infringing on intellectual property rights, including S. 3325 (the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act) and H.R. 4279 (companion legislation to S. 3325).

Issues regarding banking; Issues regarding data breach; Issues regarding labor, antitrust and workplace; HR 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, all provisions; HR 5244, Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights Act of 2008, all provisions; S 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007, all provisions; S 1178, Identity Theft Protection Act, all provisions; HR 3046, Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007, all provisions; HR 3316, Identity Theft Protection Act of 2007, all provisions; HR 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008, all provisions; S 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, all provisions; HR 6620, Gas Pump Fair Payment Act of 2008, all provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

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

HR 698, S. 1356, Industrial Bank Holding Company Act--which deal with commercial ownership of banks. HR 873, Credit Card Payment Fees Act, HR 1461, Credit CARD Act, HR 5244, Credit Cardholder's Bill of Rights Act, S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices Cards Act, S. 2753, Financial Consumer Protection Act, S. 3252 Credit CARD Act--which deal with credit practices and disclosures. HR 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fee Act, HR 6620, Gas Pump Fairness Act--which deal with interchange fee disclosures.

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General issues involving interchange fees, including H.R. 5546 (the Credit Card Fair Fee Act), S. 3086 (the Credit Card Fair Fee Act), H.R. 6248 (the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008), and H.R. 6620 (the Gas Pump Fair Payment Act). Issues relating to payment card issuer practices, including provisions in S. 1395 (the Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act), H.R. 873 (the Credit Card Payment Fee Act), H.R. 2911 (the Electronic Funds Transfer Equal Consumer Protection Act), H.R. 2146 (the Universal Default Prohibition Act), H.R. 946 (the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act), H.R. 5244 (the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Act), S. 2753 (the Credit Card Reform Act), and S. 3252 (the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act). Issues pertaining to data security, customer notification of security breaches, and mitigation of harm resulting from security breaches, including provisions in S. 1178 (the Identity Theft Prevention Act), S. 495 (the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act), H.R. 958 (the Data Accountability and Trust Act), and H.R. 3046 (the Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act)

Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: Not reported