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2011 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); H.R. 1731 (Credit Risk Retention Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2798 (Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) Reform Act of 2009); H.R. 2847 (Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act); H.R. 3005 (National Institute of Finance Act of 2010); H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3818 (Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009); H.R. 3890 (Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act); H.R. 4173 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act)(Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); implementation); H.R. 4191 (Wall Street Fair Share Act); H.R. 4872 (The Reconciliation Act of 2010); H.R. 4884 (U.S. Covered Bond Act of 2010); H.R. 5777 ("Building Effective Strategies to Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act," or the "Best Practices Act"); H.R. 5927 (Small Business Lending Fund Act); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act); S. 139 (Data Breach Notification Act); S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); S. 1683 (Pay It Back Act); S. 2927 (Wall Street Fair Share Act); S. 3005 (National Institute of Finance Act of 2010); S. 3217 (Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding)(Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); S. Amdt. 3792 (Fiduciary Duty); S. Amdt. 4057 (Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding); 2011 Financial Services Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (Amendment relating to SIPC coverage); Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010: Title I (Financial Stability); Title II (Resolution Authority); Title IX ( Asset-Backed Securitization); Title X (Broker-Dealer Standard of Care); Title IX (FED Lending and Fiscal Policy Functions); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; China - strategic and economic dialog; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Transpacific Partnership; India Market Access Issues, Response to Royal Bank of India discussion; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Regulatory Capital Requirements; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; FY2011 House Financial Services Appropriations bill; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Uptick Rule; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy.
Client expense: $1,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2011 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); H.R. 1731 (Credit Risk Retention Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2798 (Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) Reform Act of 2009); H.R. 2847 (Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act); H.R. 3005 (National Institute of Finance Act of 2010); H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3818 (Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009); H.R. 3890 (Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act); H.R. 4173 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act)(Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); implementation); H.R. 4191 (Wall Street Fair Share Act); H.R. 4872 (The Reconciliation Act of 2010); H.R. 4884 (U.S. Covered Bond Act of 2010); H.R. 5777 ("Building Effective Strategies to Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act," or the "Best Practices Act"); H.R. 5927 (Small Business Lending Fund Act); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act); S. 139 (Data Breach Notification Act); S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); S. 1683 (Pay It Back Act); S. 2927 (Wall Street Fair Share Act); S. 3005 (National Institute of Finance Act of 2010); S. 3217 (Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding)(Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); S. Amdt. 3792 (Fiduciary Duty); S. Amdt. 4057 (Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding); 2011 Financial Services Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (Amendment relating to SIPC coverage); Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010: Title I (Financial Stability); Title II (Resolution Authority); Title IX ( Asset-Backed Securitization); Title X (Broker-Dealer Standard of Care); Title IX (FED Lending and Fiscal Policy Functions); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; China - strategic and economic dialog; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Transpacific Partnership; India Market Access Issues, Response to Royal Bank of India discussion; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Regulatory Capital Requirements; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; FY2011 House Financial Services Appropriations bill; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Uptick Rule; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy.
2011 · first_quarter · Advertising
H.R. 5777, the Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards (BEST PRACTICES) Act, specifically regarding online privacy reform H.R. __ Online Privacy Discussion Draft released by Rep. Cliff Stearns Online advertising and privacy provisions; S.__ Online Privacy Discussion Draft released by Sen. John Kerry
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafoodcommunication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; RFID technology- privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part ofH.R. 4173 , Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Printed Name
Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Internet, marketing and data protection issues S. 3217 - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 5777 - Best Practices Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $1,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Computer Industry
Internet, marketing and data protection issues H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 3217 - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 Potential privacy legislation in the House of Representatives H.R. 5777 - Best Practices Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafoodcommunication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; RFID technology- privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part ofH.R. 4173 , Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Printed Name
Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 2994 - Satellite Home Viewer Act H.R. 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 H.R. 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 H.R. 3101 - Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 H.R. 5257 - Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act H.R. 5777 - To foster transparency about the commercial use of personal information, provide consumers with meaningful choice about the collection, use, and disclosure of such information, and for other purposes S. 773 - Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S. 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 S. 1536 - Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009 S. 1694 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes S. 1836 - Internet Freedom Act of 2009 S. 1938 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 S. 2825 - Cell Phone Early Termination Fee, Transparency and Fairness Act S. 2881 - FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act S. 3042 - A bill to provide for a study by the National Academy of Sciences on the technical policy decisions and technical personnel at the FCC S. 3110 - Broadband Service Consumer Protection Act S. 3304 - Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act S. 3427 - Pre-Paid Mobile Device Identification Act S. 3480 - Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 S. 3490 - Spectrum Relocation Act of 2010 S. 3610 - Spectrum Measurement and Policy Reform Act S. 3756 - Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act S. 3804 - Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act H.R. 1076 & S. 436 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act H.R. 3125 & S. 649 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act H. Con. Res. 311 - To express the sense to Congress that it is the responsibility of Congress to determine the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadband Internet services Internet governance; Net Neutrality; National Broadband Plan Telecommunications Act of 1996: revisions to Title I and II Electronic communications privacy issues Retransmission consent Anti child pornography efforts Smart grid Wireless issues: - competition - regulation - privacy; data security - tower siting - FM radio chips in cell phones - RF labeling on cell phones - early termination fees - bill shock - spectrum policy/allocation/deployment: 700 MHz; public safety; D Block
Client expense: $3,870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Data Security; Cyber Security S 1490 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 S 773 Cybersecurity Act of 2009 HR 2221 Data Accountability and Trust Act S 3742 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010 HR 5777 Best Practices Act S 139 Data Breach Notification Act
Client expense: $78,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Draft legislation on data use and collection HR 5777 - The BEST Practices Act, provisions relating to the collection and use of data S 3742, provisions relating to data security
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Draft legislation on data use and collection HR 5777 - The BEST Practices Act, provisions relating to the collection and use of data S 3742, provisions relating to data security
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Discussions related to possible legislation to require prescription release from certain healthcare service providers Draft Boucher bill H.R.5777, to foster transparency about the commercial use of personal information, provide consumers with meaningful choice about the collection, use, and disclosure of such information
Client expense: $1,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Media (information/publishing)
H.R. 5777, Best Practices Act, provisions related to collection and use of covered information; online behavioral advertising; website users' notice and choice requirements; covered entity liability; individual managed preference profiles safe harbor; covered information and service provider exemptions; defining "precise geolocation information," "sensitive information," and "affirmative opt-in consent"; Digital Alliance for self-regulation; General status of newspaper industry; Net neutrality; Copyright; Fair use; and, Data Security.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Dodd-Frank Act - Establishing the Consumer Financial Protection Agency - HR 4173 and S 3217 Data Accountability and Trust Act - Data Broker - HR 2221 Legislation to exclude medical debt information from consumer reports - HR 3421 and S 3419 Federal tax extender legislation GSA - alternative counter commercial data offering Restrictions of the use of consumer credit reports relating to prospective and current employees - HR 3149 Data Security and Breach Notification Act regarding protecting consumers' personal information - S 3742 Fostering transparency about the commercial use of personal information - HR 5777
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 4853 Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 H.R. 6419 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act H.J.Res 101 FY 2011 Continuing Appropriations Act S.Amdt.4697 to S. 510 Coburn Amendment to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act S. 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act H.R.3082 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R. 6523 National Defense Authorization Act of 2011 S.Amdt.4885 to H.R. 3082 Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011 H.R. 847 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act H.R. 5116 America COMPETES Act OMB Bulletin 10-3 Apportionments Under Continuing Resolutions for Fiscal Year 2011 HR 5777 Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act S 3872 Cell Phone Bill Shock Act of 2010
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Legislation related to cybersecurity, including S. 3480 and S. 773; legislation and propsed legislation related to online privacy including HR 5777, the Best Practices Act, and the draft "Boucher Bill"; HR 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act.
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Matters relating to online privacy including: Boucher privacy discussion draft; Cybersecurity legislative efforts; S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009; S. 3386, Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act; S. 3480, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010; S. 3742, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010; H.R. 5777, a bill to foster transparency about the commercial use of personal information, provide consumers with meaningful choice about the collection, use and disclosure of such information; Intellectual property infringement; S. 3804, Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act; H.R. 5777, a bill to foster transparency about the commercial use of personal information, provide consumers with meaningful choice about the collection, use and disclosure of such information; S. 3386, Restore Online Shopper's Confidence Act; S. 3742, Data Security & Breach Notification Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $130,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 5932, the Organized Retail Theft Investigation and Prosecution Act; H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and matters related to the preliminary Federal Trade Commission staff report on consumer privacy practices.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Legislative and regulatory issues relating to information services, privacy, credit freeze, and data security, including: Implementation of H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 5777, a bill to foster transparency about the commercial use of personal information, provide consumers with meaningful choice about the collection, use and disclosure of such information; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act; S. 3742, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; S. 3386, Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Online behavorial advertising and related privacy issues; H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act; S. 3742, Data Security and Breach Notification Act; and matters related to the preliminary Federal Trade Commission staff report on consumer privacy practices.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation concerning privacy regarding inadvertent disclosure of protected health information; HR 5777 (Rush Privacy bill); S. 3742 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010. Legislation concerning pharmacy benefit management issues, drug safety and tracking drug suppliers; S.3397, HR 1359, HR 5710. (et al., HR 4199, HR 5234, HR 4489, HR 4213).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Legislative matters relating to proposed House privacy legislation and health information initiatives, including the draft privacy bill of Rep. Boucher and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Advertising
Online Advertising/Privacy Issue Google transactions H.R. 5777, The Best Practices Act of 2010
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $150,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Privacy and issues related to electronic commerce; Online behavioral advertising self-regulation; HR 5777, BEST PRACTICES Act (Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act)
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Privacy and issues related to electronic commerce; Broadband policy; HR 5777, BEST PRACTICES Act (Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act)
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Privacy and potential legislation and issues related to online child protection, electronic commerce, Internet security and consumer protection; HR 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act, relating to data breach and data protection; HR 3126, The Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, relating to aiding and abetting language; S. 3386, Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act; HR 5777, BEST PRACTICES Act (Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act); Online behavioral advertising self-regulation
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Privacy and issues related to electronic commerce and advertising, internet security and consumer protection; Online behavioral advertising self-regulation; HR 5777, BEST PRACTICES Act (Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act)
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Advertising
Privacy issues relating to electronic commerce and advertising; HR 5777, BEST PRACTICES Act (Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act)
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Privacy issues related to electronic commerce and advertising, international trade, human rights, and potential legislation and issues related to internet security and online child protection; Online behavioral advertising self-regulation; S. 3386, Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act; HR 3126, The Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, relating to aiding and abetting language; HR 5777, BEST PRACTICES Act (Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act)
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
1) H.R. 848, the Performance Rights Act (re: copyright royalty rates - the entire bill); 2) S. 379, the Performance Rights Act (re: copyright royalty rates - the entire bill); 3) H.R. 1083, the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 (re: the taxation of interstate commerce - the entire bill); 4) General Copyright Law Reform (including matters relating to the establishment of a performance right in the online distribution of audiovisual downloads and matters pertaining to the use of copyrighted material in which the owner of such material can not be identified or located (ie. "orphan works"); 5) H.R. 5777, the Best PRACTICES Act (re: privacy collection and reporting practices - the entire bill); and 6) S. 3804, the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (re: copyright infringement - the entire bill).
Client expense: $65,121 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Advertising
H.R.5777 - the BEST PRACTICES Act. A bill to promote greater consumer notice and choice over online behavioral advertising.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Advertising
Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 5828 Universal Service Reform Act S. 2487 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) H.R. 1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act) H.R. 1319 Informed P2P User Act H.R. 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act, net neutrality H.R. 2221 Data Accountability and Trust Act S. 773 Cybersecurity Act of 2010 H.R. 5777 Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards (BEST PRACTICES) Act H.R. 3745 CAP Act, PEG S.3027 P2P Cyber Protection and Informed User Act
Client expense: $2,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act H.R. 1319 Informed P2P User Act H.R. 2221 Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 3101 Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act H.R. 3745 Community Access Preservation Act; Public, Educational, Government Access Channels H.R. 5777 Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards (BEST PRACTICES) Act H.R. 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act, net neutrality H.R. 5828 Universal Service Reform Act H.R. 2994, H.R. 3570, S. 1670 Satellite Home Viewer Extension Reauthorization Act S.3027 P2P Cyber Protection and Informed User Act S. 773 Cybersecurity Act of 2010 S. 4021 Internet and Cybersecurity Safety Standard Act S. 2487 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Communications Act, section 325, retransmission consent Communications Act, section 616, carriage of independent programming Communications Act, section 628, program access online Communications Act, section 629, set top boxes Communications Act, section 631 privacy
Client expense: $2,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act H.R. 3101, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 S. 3304, Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act Online Privacy H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 5777, Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act S. 3742, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010 General issues pertaining to Online Privacy General issues pertaining to Net Neutrality
Client expense: $826,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); H.R. 1731 (Credit Risk Retention Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2798 (Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) Reform Act of 2009); H.R. 2847 (Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); H.R. 3005 (National Institute of Finance Act of 2010); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3817 (Investor Protection Act of 2009); H.R. 3818 (Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009); H.R. 3890 (Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act); H.R. 4173 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act)(Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion)); H.R. 4191 (Wall Street Fair Share Act); H.R. 4872 (The Reconciliation Act of 2010); H.R. 4884 (U.S. Covered Bond Act of 2010); H.R. 5777 ("Building Effective Strategies to Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act," or the "Best Practices Act"); H.R. 5927 (Small Business Lending Fund Act); S. 139 (Data Breach Notification Act); S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); S. 1683 (Pay It Back Act); S. 2886 (Bank Integrity Act of 2009) (Glass-Steagall Repeal); S. 2927 (Wall Street Fair Share Act); S. 3005 (National Institute of Finance Act of 2010); S. 3217 (Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding)(Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); S. Amdt. 3792 (Fiduciary Duty); S. Amdt. 4057 (Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding); 2011 Financial Services Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (Amendment relating to SIPC coverage); Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010: Title I (Financial Stability); Title II (Resolution Authority); Title IX ( Asset-Backed Securitization); Title X (Broker-Dealer Standard of Care); Title IX (FED Lending and Fiscal Policy Functions); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; China - strategic and economic dialog; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Transpacific Partnership; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) Reform; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; FY2011 House Financial Services Appropriations bill.
Client expense: $1,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Data Security; Cyber Security S 1490 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 S 773 Cybersecurity Act of 2009 HR 2221 Data Accountability and Trust Act S 3742 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010 HR 5777 BEST PRACTICES Act S 139 Data Breach Notification Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Draft legislation on data use and collection HR 5777 - The BEST Practices Act, provisions relating to the collection and use of data S 3742, provisions relating to data security
Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Promoted Internet advertising industry self-regulation as an alternative to legislation or regulations regarding Internet advertising, privacy, and data security. H. R. 5777: the Best Practices Act to foster transparency about the commercial use of personal information; Opposed. S. 3804, the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act; Opposed.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Advertising
Monitor proposed legislation to regulate online behavioral advertising (H.R. 5777, BEST PRACTICES Act, and Boucher-Stearns discussion draft) and activities of ad networks (S. 3804, Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Consumer Data Protection HR 2221: Data Accountability and Trust Act S 773 The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S 1490 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 S 3480 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 S 3742 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010 HR 5777 BEST PRACTICES Act S 139 Data Breach Notification Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Boucher-Stearns Staff Discussion Draft Privacy Legislation HR 5777 Best Practices Act HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (FTC Provision) Issues involving standards and technology products
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S.34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.592, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. S.649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions. S.752, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.771, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. S.2847, "Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act," all provisions. S.3304,Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.3610, Spectrum Measurement and Policy Reform Act, all provisions. S.3828, A bill to make technical corrections in the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 and the amendments made by that Act, all provisions. S.3852, Healthy Media for Youth Act, all provisions. S.3894, A bill to allow the FCC to review petitions relating to the secondary transmission of broadcast programming in orphan counties, all provisions. S.con.res.14, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. H.R.226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.245, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.363, United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State, all provisions. H.R. 927, Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.1147, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.1155, Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1826, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.1860, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.2056, Clean Money, Clean Elections Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.2175, Families for ED Advertising Decency Act, all provisions. H.R. 3101, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 3125, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.3216, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the retransmission of signals of local television broadcast stations in an adjacent underserved county, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R.3498, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934 to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 4053, Healthy Kids Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.5777, Best Practices Act, all provisions. H.R. 5947, Voluntary Incentive Auctions Act of 2010, all provisions. H.con.res.49, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. MM 00-167- Status of Childrens Television Programming MB 07-294, MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services. Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380, WT 08-166 and 08-167- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, Petition for Rulemaking Regarding LP Auxiliary Stations, including wireless microphones, and the DTV Transition MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy MM 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations MB 08-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertising MM 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service MB 09-26- Implementation of the Child Safe Viewing Act; Examination of Parental Control Technologies or Video of Audio Programming GN 09-51, 09-47, 09-137- In the Matter of a National Broadband Plan for Our Future (spectrum) MB 10-71- Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Commission's Rules Governing Retransmission Consent MB 09-194- Empowering Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape WT 10-153 - Amendment of Part 101 of the Commissions Rules to Facilitate the Use of Microwave for Wireless Backhaul and Other Uses and to Provide Additional Flexibility to Broadcast Auxiliary Service and Operational Fixed Microwave Licensees; WT 09-106 - Request for Interpretation of Section 101.141(a)(3) of the Commissions Rules Filed by Alcatel-Lucent, Inc., et al.; WT 07-121 - Petition for Declaratory Ruling Filed by Wireless Strategies, Inc. and Request for Temporary Waiver of Section 101.141(a)(3) of the Commissions Rules Filed by Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition MB 09-182 - 2010 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 MB 10-91, Video Device Competition, Implementation of Section 304 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; CS 97-80, Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices; PP 00-67, Compatibility Between Cable Systems CG 05-231 and ET 99-254, In the Matter of Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks to Refresh the Record on Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Closed Captioning Rules
Client expense: $850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; (cont.) H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 3081, Continuing Appropriations Act (Lowey) continuing resolution with temporary funding for HHS programs and agencies;H.R. 3082, Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act (Edwards) continuing resolution with temporary funding for HHS programs and agencies; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Reid) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, cost containment, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act (Lipinski) privacy protections for health information technology; H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act (Kagen) transparency in health care pricing; H.R. 4803, Patients' Right to Know Act (Barton) health benefits plan information, transparency in hospital price and quality information; H.R. 5324, COBRA Health Benefits Extension Act (Davis) COBRA extension; H.R. 5690, MedMal Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 5777, Best PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security, privacy; DRAFT Boucher-Stearns privacy proposal collection and disclosure of certain personal information; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 139, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Durbin) amendments on employer reporting requirements; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform; S. 2730, COBRA Subsidy Extension and Enhancement Act (Brown) premium assistance for unemployed; S. 3393, COBRA Health Benefits Extension Act (Brown) COBRA extension; S. 3421, Temporary Extension Act (Grassley) premium assistance for unemployed; S. 3548, Extend COBRA Premium Assistance Program Act (Casey) premium assistance for unemployed; S. 3579, Data Security Act (Carper) data security, privacy; S. 3686, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies; and S. 3742, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security, privacy; and S. 3946, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act (Baucus) employer reporting requirement. HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers, and enforcement; HIPAA enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure, electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to mental health parity; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology;; issues regarding application of service provider contract rules; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Privacy Issues relating to the inadvertent disclosure of protected health information. HR 5777 - Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act (BEST PRACTICES) Act HR 2221-Data Accountability and Trust Act S 3742 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010
Client expense: $2,189,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
General online consumer privacy and protection issues, including online privacy legislation (H.R. 5777) and reform of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (H.R. 1, Sec. 6001); Issues Related to Digital Television Transition Delay; The Digital Television Delay Act (S. 328, S. 352); The Radio Spectrum Inventory Act (S. 649, H.R. 3125); The Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2010 (S. 3490, H.R. 3019); AWS Spectrum Relocation Issues; Spectrum Proposals in the Presidents FY2011 Budget Overview; The Internet Freedom and Preservation Act (H.R. 3458); Issues Relating to The Broadband for First Responders Act of 2010 (H.R. 5081); Privacy/Behavioral Advertising; Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") Reclassification of Broadband Internet Access Services/Network Management; Telecommunications Privacy Issues; The Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act (S. 3756); The Commercial Use of Personal Information Act (H.R. 5777).
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (H.R. 1, Sec. 6001); Issues Related to the Digital Television Transition Delay; The Digital Television Delay Act (S. 328, S. 352); The Radio Spectrum Inventory Act (S. 649, H.R. 3125); The Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2010 (S. 3490, H.R. 3019); AWS Spectrum Relocation Issues; Spectrum Proposals in the Presidents FY2011 Budget Overview; The Internet Freedom and Preservation Act (H.R. 3458); Issues Relating to The Broadband for First Responders Act of 2010 (H.R. 5081); Privacy/Behavioral Advertising; Federal Communications Commission Reclassification of Broadband Internet Access Services/Network Management; Telecommunications Privacy Issues; The Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act (S. 3756); The Commercial Use of Personal Information Act (H.R. 5777).
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office