American Credit Card Reform Act

Amdt. No. 873: Estate Tax - NETWORK opposes further reduction of the Estate Tax. NETWORK supports keeping the Estate Tax at the 2009 level, making it permanent while indexing for inflation. H.Con.Res. 85/S.Con.Res 13: FY 2010 Budget - NETWORK urges economic opportunity for all, investing in child nutrition programs, comprehensive healthcare reform and the highest possible discretionary spending caps for human needs FY 2010 Budget - support the priorities of: health care reform, education and clean energy; and more equitable, progressive taxation. H.R.2007: Truth in Lending - NETWORK supports legislation which prevents certain unfair practices by credit card issuers, and for other purposes. Appropriatins - NETWORK urges Congress to shift money from Defense to Human Needs. There is considerable documentation of waste in the military budgets. Lincoln-Kyl amendment on the estate tax - NETWORK sent thanks to members of the Senate for opposing this.

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

Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, President of the U.S., SENATE

Issues involving payment cards, interchange fees, and card issuer practices, including H.R. 2382 (the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act), H.R. 2695 (the Credit Card Fair Fee Act), S. 1212 (the Credit Card Fair Fee Act), S. 414 (the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act), H.R. 627 (the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Act), S. 325 (the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Act), S. 392 (the Credit Card Reform Act), S. 399 (the Universal Default Prohibition Act), H.R. 1456 (the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act), H.R. 1608 (the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act) and S. 500 (companion legislation to H.R. 1608), H.R. 1610 (the Interest Rate Equity Act), H.R. 2007 (the American Credit Card Reform Act), S. 710 (the Fair Gift Card Act), S. 165 (the Student Credit Card Protection Act), S. 900 (the Credit Card Safety Star Act), and provisions in H.R. 3170 (the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act); issues involving the bankruptcy code, including S. 257 (the Consumer Credit Fairness Act); issues related to the regulation of consumer financial products, including S. 566 (the Financial Product Safety Commission Act) and H.R. 1705 (companion legislation to S. 566); issues pertaining to data security, security breach notification, and mitigation of harm resulting from security breaches, including H.R. 2221 (the Data Accountability and Trust Act), S. 139 (the Data Breach Notification Act), and S. 1070 (a bill to establish the Small Business Information Security Task Force); issues related to the use of payment cards in connection with the purchase of prescription medications over the Internet, including provisions in S. 525 (the Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act) and H.R. 1298 (companion legislation to S. 525); issues related to the regulation of Internet gambling, including H.R. 2266 (the Reasonable Prudence in Regulation Act), H.R. 2267 (the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act), and H.R. 2268 (the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act); issues related to federal agency enforcement authority, including H.R. 2309 (the Consumer Credit and Debt Protection Act); and market access issues in global markets.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $450,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)