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2011 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 22 CFR Part 205: RIN 0412 AA-69: Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 58, Pgs. 16712-14, Friday, March 25, 2011) Aging of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans Application by Catalpa Creative Solutions, LLC for OMB No. 1121-0329, BJA-2011-2946, Innovative Field-Initiated Program, CFDA #s 16.751 and 16.738 Appropriations riders and funding cuts generally incl. applicable provisions in the FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1) Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein Censorship concerns related to the Hide/Seek exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery Congressional response to the Wal-Mart v. Dukes decision Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, 111th H.J.Res. 74, 111th H.J.Res. 82, 111th H.J.Res. 84, 111th S.J.Res. 28, and 111th S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 83, Pgs. 24006-7, Friday, April 29, 2011) District of Columbia's voucher program, incl. government oversight/reports, as well as reauthorization, budget, and appropriations proposals, especially the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (H.R. 471 and S. 206), Section 1548 of the FY11 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1), Section 1535 and Division C of the FY11 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1473 enacted as Public Law No: 112-10), and applicable provisions under FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Education provisions in FY12 Defense Authorization, incl. H.R. 1540 Amdt 94 and H.R. 1540 Armed Services Cmte Amdt regarding special education voucher program for military dependents Employment Non-Discrimination Act (111th: H.R. 3017 and S. 1584), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1397 and S. 811, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and related state legislation (especially Nevada Assembly Bill 211) Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, and voucher provisions mentioned herein Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies of federal agencies especially regarding protections against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) discrimination, and LGBT protections in federal contracting Every Child Deserves a Family Act (111th: H.R. 3827/4806) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1681, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Executive Order 8802 Reaffirming Policy Of Full Participation In The Defense Program By All Persons, Regardless Of Race, Creed, Color, Or National Origin, And Directing Certain Action In Furtherance Of Said Policy Executive Order 11246 Equal Employment Opportunity Executive Order 11478 Equal Employment Opportunity In The Federal Government Executive Order 13087 Further Amendment To Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity In The Federal Government Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations Fair Elections Now Act (111th: H.R. 1826/6116 and S. 752) and its reintroduction (H.R. 1404 and S. 750, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act (111th: H.R. 2132 and S. 3680) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 2364 and S. 1283, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Hearings on Muslim radicalization in America H.R. 1048 and S. 540 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act H.R. 1076 To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content Implementing the Dont Ask, Dont Tell provisions in Public Law No: 103-160, Title V, Subtitle G, Section 571, especially the Dont Tell Repeal Act (Public Law No: 111-321) and 112th Congress oversight (incl. committee amendments to H.R. 1540 by Reps. Hunter, Akin, Palazzo, and Hartzler, H.R. 1540 Sections 533, 534, and 535, and potential amendments to S. 981) Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships Marriage equality and implementing the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), incl. the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598) Marriage equality and implementing the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 (DC Bill 18-482), incl. applicable provisions under FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Paycheck Fairness Act (111th: H.R. 12 and S. 182/3772) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1519 and S. 797, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Public Law No: 92-225 Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 111-2 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Public Law No: 111-84, Division E Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act Reuniting Families Act (111th: H.R. 2709 and S. 1085), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1796, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 1) S. 1258 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act Safe Schools Improvement Act (111th: H.R. 2262 and S. 3739), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1648 and S. 506, and House draft prior to introduction), and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) School safety and anti-bullying/harassment prevention programs generally incl. Administration-proposed initiatives Shareholder Protection Act (111th: H.R. 4537/4790) and its reintroduction Student Nondiscrimination Act (111th: H.R. 4530 and S. 3990), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 998 and S. 555), and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Tax fairness and safety nets, incl. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and assistance for students, poor children, and the unemployed, generally vs. corporate taxation and corporate welfare incl. applicable provisions in the FY12 Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 34) Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) (111th: H.R. 1024 and S. 424), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1537 and S. 821, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), its inclusion in the Reuniting Families Act (incl. H.R. 1796, Title II), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 2), as well as Department of Justice (DOJ) removal proceedings and prosecutorial discretion available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding UAFA-eligible individuals
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Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2011 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 22 CFR Part 205: RIN 0412 AA-69: Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 58, Pgs. 16712-14, Friday, March 25, 2011) Aging of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans Application by Catalpa Creative Solutions, LLC for OMB No. 1121-0329, BJA-2011-2946, Innovative Field-Initiated Program, CFDA #s 16.751 and 16.738 Appropriations riders and funding cuts generally incl. applicable provisions in the FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1) Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein Censorship concerns related to the Hide/Seek exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery Congressional response to the Wal-Mart v. Dukes decision Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, 111th H.J.Res. 74, 111th H.J.Res. 82, 111th H.J.Res. 84, 111th S.J.Res. 28, and 111th S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 83, Pgs. 24006-7, Friday, April 29, 2011) District of Columbia's voucher program, incl. government oversight/reports, as well as reauthorization, budget, and appropriations proposals, especially the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (H.R. 471 and S. 206), Section 1548 of the FY11 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1), Section 1535 and Division C of the FY11 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1473 enacted as Public Law No: 112-10), and applicable provisions under FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Education provisions in FY12 Defense Authorization, incl. H.R. 1540 Amdt 94 and H.R. 1540 Armed Services Cmte Amdt regarding special education voucher program for military dependents Employment Non-Discrimination Act (111th: H.R. 3017 and S. 1584), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1397 and S. 811, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and related state legislation (especially Nevada Assembly Bill 211) Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, and voucher provisions mentioned herein Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies of federal agencies especially regarding protections against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) discrimination, and LGBT protections in federal contracting Every Child Deserves a Family Act (111th: H.R. 3827/4806) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1681, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Executive Order 8802 Reaffirming Policy Of Full Participation In The Defense Program By All Persons, Regardless Of Race, Creed, Color, Or National Origin, And Directing Certain Action In Furtherance Of Said Policy Executive Order 11246 Equal Employment Opportunity Executive Order 11478 Equal Employment Opportunity In The Federal Government Executive Order 13087 Further Amendment To Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity In The Federal Government Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations Fair Elections Now Act (111th: H.R. 1826/6116 and S. 752) and its reintroduction (H.R. 1404 and S. 750, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act (111th: H.R. 2132 and S. 3680) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 2364 and S. 1283, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Hearings on Muslim radicalization in America H.R. 1048 and S. 540 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act H.R. 1076 To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content Implementing the Dont Ask, Dont Tell provisions in Public Law No: 103-160, Title V, Subtitle G, Section 571, especially the Dont Tell Repeal Act (Public Law No: 111-321) and 112th Congress oversight (incl. committee amendments to H.R. 1540 by Reps. Hunter, Akin, Palazzo, and Hartzler, H.R. 1540 Sections 533, 534, and 535, and potential amendments to S. 981) Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships Marriage equality and implementing the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), incl. the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598) Marriage equality and implementing the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 (DC Bill 18-482), incl. applicable provisions under FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Paycheck Fairness Act (111th: H.R. 12 and S. 182/3772) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1519 and S. 797, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Public Law No: 92-225 Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 111-2 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Public Law No: 111-84, Division E Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act Reuniting Families Act (111th: H.R. 2709 and S. 1085), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1796, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 1) S. 1258 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act Safe Schools Improvement Act (111th: H.R. 2262 and S. 3739), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1648 and S. 506, and House draft prior to introduction), and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) School safety and anti-bullying/harassment prevention programs generally incl. Administration-proposed initiatives Shareholder Protection Act (111th: H.R. 4537/4790) and its reintroduction Student Nondiscrimination Act (111th: H.R. 4530 and S. 3990), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 998 and S. 555), and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Tax fairness and safety nets, incl. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and assistance for students, poor children, and the unemployed, generally vs. corporate taxation and corporate welfare incl. applicable provisions in the FY12 Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 34) Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) (111th: H.R. 1024 and S. 424), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1537 and S. 821, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), its inclusion in the Reuniting Families Act (incl. H.R. 1796, Title II), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 2), as well as Department of Justice (DOJ) removal proceedings and prosecutorial discretion available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding UAFA-eligible individuals
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Domestic Partners Benefits and Obligations Act; Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act; Family Leave Insurance Act;Workplace Religious Freedom Act; Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1397, S. 811); Charitable Choice Issues; Judicial Nominations; Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116/S. 598); Marriage Protection Act of 2011 (H.R.875); Marriage Protection Amendment (H.J.RES.45); Resolution Regarding Defense of DOMA (H. RES.143); Concurrent Resolution Expressing the Sense of Congress for the Defense of DOMA (H.CON.RES.25/S. CON. RES. 11); Every Child Deserves a Family Act; Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act; Housing Nondiscrimination Act; Fair and Inclusive Housing Rights Act; Housing Non-Discrimination Act; We the People Act (H. R. 958).
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Implementation of the Housing Economic Recovery Act (P.L. 110-140); Safe Lending Practices; Products and Procedures of Government Sponsored Enterprises and Federal Housing Administration, Reform of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Appraisal Reform (H.R. 5072; H.R. 4811; H.R. 3706; H.R. 3146; H.R. 2588; H.R. 2467; H.R. 1116; H.R. 587; H.R. 200);.Homebuyer Tax Credit (H.R. 5623).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Housing
Implementation of the Housing Economic Recovery Act (P.L. 110-140); Safe Lending Practices; Products and Procedures of Government Sponsored Enterprises and Federal Housing Administration, Reform of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Appraisal Reform (H.R. 5072; H.R. 4811; H.R. 3706; H.R. 3146; H.R. 2588; H.R. 2467; H.R. 1116; H.R. 587; H.R. 200);.Homebuyer Tax Credit (H.R. 5623).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Housing
Implementation of the Housing Economic Recovery Act (P.L. 110-140); Safe Lending Practices; Products and Procedures of Government Sponsored Enterprises and Federal Housing Administration, Reform of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Appraisal Reform (H.R. 5072; H.R. 4811; H.R. 3706; H.R. 3146; H.R. 2588; H.R. 2467; H.R. 1116; H.R. 587; H.R. 200);.Homebuyer Tax Credit (H.R. 5623).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Banking
Mortgage reform (H.R. 4173, H.R. 1726, H.R.3126, H.R.3818, S.3217); Home Valuation Code of Conduct (H.R. 4173, H.R. 3044); Federal Housing Administration (H.R. 5072; H.R. 4811; H.R. 3706; H.R. 3146; H.R. 2588; H.R. 2467; H.R. 1116; H.R. 587; H.R. 200); Mortgage Loan Limits (H.R. 587; H.R. 2483); Homebuyer Tax Credit (H.R. 5623); National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5569).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · second_quarter · Insurance
Mortgage reform (H.R. 4173, H.R. 1726, H.R.3126, H.R.3818, S.3217); Home Valuation Code of Conduct (H.R. 4173, H.R. 3044); Federal Housing Administration (H.R. 5072; H.R. 4811; H.R. 3706; H.R. 3146; H.R. 2588; H.R. 2467; H.R. 1116; H.R. 587; H.R. 200); Mortgage Loan Limits (H.R. 587; H.R. 2483); Homebuyer Tax Credit (H.R. 5623); National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5569).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · second_quarter · Housing
Mortgage reform (H.R. 4173, H.R. 1726, H.R.3126, H.R.3818, S.3217); Home Valuation Code of Conduct (H.R. 4173, H.R. 3044); Federal Housing Administration (H.R. 5072; H.R. 4811; H.R. 3706; H.R. 3146; H.R. 2588; H.R. 2467; H.R. 1116; H.R. 587; H.R. 200); Mortgage Loan Limits (H.R. 587; H.R. 2483); Homebuyer Tax Credit (H.R. 5623); National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5569).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Mortgage reform (H.R. 4173, H.R. 1726, H.R.3126, H.R.3818, S.3217); Home Valuation Code of Conduct (H.R. 4173, H.R. 3044); Federal Housing Administration (H.R. 5072; H.R. 4811; H.R. 3706; H.R. 3146; H.R. 2588; H.R. 2467; H.R. 1116; H.R. 587; H.R. 200); Mortgage Loan Limits (H.R. 587; H.R. 2483); Homebuyer Tax Credit (H.R. 5623); National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5569).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2009 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 703 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to make permanent the increase in the standard maximum deposit insurance amount from $100,000 to $250,000. H.R 476 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct, and report to Congress on, a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower; and (3) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across housing and mortgage lending markets. H.R. 786 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and the Federal Credit Union Act (FCUA) to redefine the standard maximum deposit insurance amount and the standard maximum share insurance amount as being $250,000, respectively (thus making such increase permanent). H.R. 1116 -To improve the process through which loan originators participate in FHA mortgage programs,and for other purposes. H.R. 1479 - To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated to account for changes in the financial industry and that reinvestment requirements keep pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 1728 - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 1754 - To create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. H.R. 2483 - Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to increase limitations on the maximum original principal obligation of mortgages that may purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Association (Freddie Mac). H.R. 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - Establishes the Consumer Financial Protection Agency as an independent executive agency to regulate the provision of consumer financial products or services (products or services). H.R. 3288 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Includes language to expand current GSE & FHA Loan Limits through Fiscal Year 2010. S. 241 - Home Retention and Economic Stabilization Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to establish the right of an eligible deferred-foreclosure consumer, defendable in court, to defer initiation of a foreclosure or related action, including a foreclosure sale, brought by any creditor, servicer, or holder of an eligible deferred-foreclosure mortgage, during a specified deferment period. S. 298 - A bill to establish a Financial Markets Commission, and for other purposes. S. 365 - Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to: (1) establish branches in the 10 states with the highest concentration of mortgage fraud; (2) establish coordinating entities, and solicit the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (3) train such agencies; (4) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (5) perform other related functions. S. 376 - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009 - Establishes special rules for modification or disposition of a troubled asset (qualified mortgages or foreclosure property) under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) by real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs). S. 541 - A bill to increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes. S. 566 - Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the Financial Products Safety Commission to: (1) promulgate consumer financial product safety rules; (2) establish a best practices guide for all providers of consumer financial products; (3) conduct continuing studies and investigations of consumer financial products industry practices; (4) award grants or enter into contracts for the conduct of such studies and investigations; (5) assist public and private organizations or groups of consumer financial product providers, administratively and technically, in the development of safety standards or guidelines that would assist them in complying with any Commission rule; (6) comment on selected agency rulemakings affecting consumer financial products; and (7) establish a consumer financial product customer hotline. S. 664 - A bill to create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. C.A.R. lobbied concerning the future of the GSE's (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and their future regulatory structure. C.A.R. lobbied for Term Asset-backed Securities Loan Facilitator (TALF) funds to be used to help purchase Jumbo Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) in order to bring liquidity to the market since most administration and Congressional actions so far have not targeted Jumbo loans.
2009 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 111 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. H.R 476 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct, and report to Congress on, a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower; and (3) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across housing and mortgage lending markets. H.R. 703 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to make permanent the increase in the standard maximum deposit insurance amount from $100,000 to $250,000. H.R. 786 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and the Federal Credit Union Act (FCUA) to redefine the standard maximum deposit insurance amount and the standard maximum share insurance amount as being $250,000, respectively (thus making such increase permanent). H.R. 1105 - Including provision that would amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. H.R. 1116 -To improve the process through which loan originators participate in FHA mortgage programs,and for other purposes. H.R. 1479 - To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated to account for changes in the financial industry and that reinvestment requirements keep pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 1728 - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 1754 - To create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. S. 241 - Home Retention and Economic Stabilization Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to establish the right of an eligible deferred-foreclosure consumer, defendable in court, to defer initiation of a foreclosure or related action, including a foreclosure sale, brought by any creditor, servicer, or holder of an eligible deferred-foreclosure mortgage, during a specified deferment period. S. 298 - A bill to establish a Financial Markets Commission, and for other purposes. S. 356 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. S. 365 - Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to: (1) establish branches in the 10 states with the highest concentration of mortgage fraud; (2) establish coordinating entities, and solicit the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (3) train such agencies; (4) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (5) perform other related functions. S. 376 - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009 - Establishes special rules for modification or disposition of a troubled asset (qualified mortgages or foreclosure property) under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) by real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs). S. 541 - A bill to increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes. S. 566 - Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the Financial Products Safety Commission to: (1) promulgate consumer financial product safety rules; (2) establish a best practices guide for all providers of consumer financial products; (3) conduct continuing studies and investigations of consumer financial products industry practices; (4) award grants or enter into contracts for the conduct of such studies and investigations; (5) assist public and private organizations or groups of consumer financial product providers, administratively and technically, in the development of safety standards or guidelines that would assist them in complying with any Commission rule; (6) comment on selected agency rulemakings affecting consumer financial products; and (7) establish a consumer financial product customer hotline. S. 664 - A bill to create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. C.A.R. lobbied concerning the future of the GSE's (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and their future regulatory structure. C.A.R. lobbied on the issues of the loan limits for GSE's and FHA in both their size, scope, and duration. C.A.R. lobbied for Term Asset-backed Securities Loan Facilitator (TALF) funds to be used to help purchase Jumbo Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) in order to bring liquidity to the market since most administration and Congressional actions so far have not targeted Jumbo loans. C.A.R. lobbied to have the Making Homes Affordable program allow a 125% Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratio under the provisions of the program directly realted to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
2009 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 111 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. H.R 476 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct, and report to Congress on, a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower; and (3) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across housing and mortgage lending markets. H.R. 703 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to make permanent the increase in the standard maximum deposit insurance amount from $100,000 to $250,000. H.R. 786 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and the Federal Credit Union Act (FCUA) to redefine the standard maximum deposit insurance amount and the standard maximum share insurance amount as being $250,000, respectively (thus making such increase permanent). H.R. 1105 - Including provision that would amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. H.R. 1116 -To improve the process through which loan originators participate in FHA mortgage programs,and for other purposes. H.R. 1479 - To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated to account for changes in the financial industry and that reinvestment requirements keep pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 1728 - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 1754 - To create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. S. 241 - Home Retention and Economic Stabilization Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to establish the right of an eligible deferred-foreclosure consumer, defendable in court, to defer initiation of a foreclosure or related action, including a foreclosure sale, brought by any creditor, servicer, or holder of an eligible deferred-foreclosure mortgage, during a specified deferment period. S. 298 - A bill to establish a Financial Markets Commission, and for other purposes. S. 356 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. S. 365 - Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to: (1) establish branches in the 10 states with the highest concentration of mortgage fraud; (2) establish coordinating entities, and solicit the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (3) train such agencies; (4) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (5) perform other related functions. S. 376 - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009 - Establishes special rules for modification or disposition of a troubled asset (qualified mortgages or foreclosure property) under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) by real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs). S. 541 - A bill to increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes. S. 566 - Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the Financial Products Safety Commission to: (1) promulgate consumer financial product safety rules; (2) establish a best practices guide for all providers of consumer financial products; (3) conduct continuing studies and investigations of consumer financial products industry practices; (4) award grants or enter into contracts for the conduct of such studies and investigations; (5) assist public and private organizations or groups of consumer financial product providers, administratively and technically, in the development of safety standards or guidelines that would assist them in complying with any Commission rule; (6) comment on selected agency rulemakings affecting consumer financial products; and (7) establish a consumer financial product customer hotline. S. 664 - A bill to create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. C.A.R. is also lobbying on the idea of having either Congress or the Treasury Department instiute a plan where they would create a federal mortgage interest buy-down program to bring down interest rate spreads to historical averages and reduce mortgage interest rates since the spread between mortgage rates and Treasury rates are abnormally high. C.A.R. lobbied concerning the future of the GSE's (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and their future regulatory structure. C.A.R. lobbied on the issues of the loan limits for GSE's and FHA in both their size, scope, and duration.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of