Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act
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Issues related to H.R. 4173, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 677 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act, S. 267, Lifetime Income Disclosure Act, H.R. 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act, Issues related to H.R. 2308, The SEC Regulatory Accountability Act, Issues related to H.R. 2434, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012, H.R. 4624, The Investment Adviser Oversight Act of 2012 Issues related to H.R. 3606, The Jumpstart our Business Startups Act
Client expense: $526,607 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act, H.R. 1062
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Banking
Legislation: Regulatory environment affecting banks, including community banks; Debit Card Interchange Fee legislation (S.575, H.R.1081, H.R.3156); GSE legislation (H.R.1182, H.R.31, H.R.1221, H.R.1222,H.R.1223, H.R.1224, H.R.1225, H.R.1226, H.R.1227, H.R.2436, H.R.2441, H.R.2440, H.R.2462, H.R.463, H.R.2439); Mortgage Foreclosure Relief legislation (H.R.830, H.R.836, H.R.839, H.R.861) ; (Continued on next page)Legislation (cont'd.): Credit Union business lending (S.509, H.R.1418, S.2231); Internet Gambling Regulation (H.R.1174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Governance (H.R.1121, H.R.1315). Small Business Lending (S.493), Bankruptcy Legislation (S.222), National Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1309), Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1439), Executive Compensation (H.R. 1062), Covered Bonds (H.R.940), Patent Reform (H.R.1249), CFPB Appropriations Legislation. Information Security/Privacy (H.R.2577, H.R.3035, S.1151, S.1408, S.1434, S.1535), Deficit Reduction, American Jobs Act, Appropriation Legislation, Patent Office Reform (H.R.1249). Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Fees (H.R. 3765); Flood Insurance Reform & Extension (H.R.2608, HJ Res. 94, HJ Res. 95, H.R.2055, H.R.3671, S.1958); Bank & Corporate Governance (H.R. 1965, S.556, S.1941,H.R.2940, H.R.2930); SEC Registration Threshold (H.R.2167, HR.1070); Sarbanes-Oxley Auditor Requirements (H.R.3213); Restoration of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Higher Loan Limits (Amendment to Ag Appropriations bill); Bank Examination Fairness (H.R.3461,S.2160); Bank Failure Study Legislation (H.R.2056); Federal Tax on Larger Financial Institutions; Credit Union Capital (H.R.3993); Amendment on non-resident alien interest reporting; The JOBS Act - H.R.3606; Municipal Advisor Exemption - H.R.2827; CFPB Confidential Information Protection - H.R.4014. Regulation: Fed. Reg. B (Equal Credit Opportunity) Rules, Fed and FDIC Orderly Resolution Regulations for Systemically Significant Companies, Fin CEN Bank Secrecy Act reporting requirements, General Obligation Bonds, Thrift institution regulation and reporting transfer to OCC and Fed, FASB Auditor Independence Rules, OCC Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products, Fed, FDIC and OCC Retail Foreign Exchange Rules, Regulation Q, Fed and FTC Credit Score Disclosure Rules, OCC Foreclosure Guidance. FDIC Assessment, Base & Rate Regulation; Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators; Federal Reserve Regulation II - debit card interchange fee regulation; SEC registration of municipal advisor regulation; FDIC Interest on Lawyer Account deposit insurance coverage regulation; FASB Mark to Market Accounting; shareholder executive compensation rules; FASB lease accounting rules; FASB impairment of financial asset rules; mortgage disclosure regulation; regulatory burden relief; federal garnishment rules; Federal Home Loan Bank system membership; Credit Card Act implementation; Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending) amendments; Payment Settlement Entity Reporting; Interest on Non-Resident Alien Account Reporting; Credit Risk Retention Regulation. FDIC and OCC Overdraft and Bank Product Guidance, Repeal of Reg. Q, FHFA Rules on purchase of housing cooperative loans, IRS Guidance on Trust Commissions, Fed Savings and Loan Holding Company Regulation, Fed Remittance Transfer Proposal, National bank preemption, Risk-based capital requirements, CFPB Regulations. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reporting of Assignments in lieu of Mortgage Discharge (Reg C); Restrictions on Bank Proprietary Trading (Volcker Rule); Acquisitions of non-systemically significant financial institutions; Flood Insurance Guidance; Treasury Home Affordable Refinance Program; Examiner Treatment of New York State and Local Government Securities; CFPB Credit Card Disclosures; CFPB Deposit Account Disclosures; CFPB Mortgage Disclosures; Enhanced Regulation of large bank holding companies and non-bank firms. Patent and Trademark Reform Regulatory Implementation; Regulations Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act; Stress Test Regulations; Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL); Servicing and Foreclosure Guidance and Regulations; Home Loan Bank Member Supervision; CFPB Streamlined Regulations Project; CFPB Regulations on Privileged Information.
2012 · first_quarter · Banking
Legislation: Regulatory environment affecting banks, including community banks; Debit Card Interchange Fee legislation (S.575, H.R.1081, H.R.3156); GSE legislation (H.R.1182, H.R.31, H.R.1221, H.R.1222,H.R.1223, H.R.1224, H.R.1225, H.R.1226, H.R.1227, H.R.2436, H.R.2441, H.R.2440, H.R.2462, H.R.463, H.R.2439); Mortgage Foreclosure Relief legislation (H.R.830, H.R.836, H.R.839, H.R.861) ; (Continued on next page)Legislation (cont'd.): Credit Union business lending (S.509, H.R.1418, S.2231); Internet Gambling Regulation (H.R.1174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Governance (H.R.1121, H.R.1315). Small Business Lending (S.493), Bankruptcy Legislation (S.222), National Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1309), Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1439), Executive Compensation (H.R. 1062), Covered Bonds (H.R.940), Patent Reform (H.R.1249), CFPB Appropriations Legislation. Information Security/Privacy (H.R.2577, H.R.3035, S.1151, S.1408, S.1434, S.1535), Deficit Reduction, American Jobs Act, Appropriation Legislation, Patent Office Reform (H.R.1249). Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Fees (H.R. 3765); Flood Insurance Reform & Extension (H.R.2608, HJ Res. 94, HJ Res. 95, H.R.2055, H.R.3671, S.1958); Bank & Corporate Governance (H.R. 1965, S.556, S.1941,H.R.2940, H.R.2930); SEC Registration Threshold (H.R.2167, HR.1070); Sarbanes-Oxley Auditor Requirements (H.R.3213); Restoration of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Higher Loan Limits (Amendment to Ag Appropriations bill); Bank Examination Fairness (H.R.3461,S.2160); Bank Failure Study Legislation (H.R.2056); Federal Tax on Larger Financial Institutions; Credit Union Capital (H.R.3993); Amendment on non-resident alien interest reporting; The JOBS Act - H.R.3606; Municipal Advisor Exemption - H.R.2827; CFPB Confidential Information Protection - H.R.4014. Regulation: Fed. Reg. B (Equal Credit Opportunity) Rules, Fed and FDIC Orderly Resolution Regulations for Systemically Significant Companies, Fin CEN Bank Secrecy Act reporting requirements, General Obligation Bonds, Thrift institution regulation and reporting transfer to OCC and Fed, FASB Auditor Independence Rules, OCC Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products, Fed, FDIC and OCC Retail Foreign Exchange Rules, Regulation Q, Fed and FTC Credit Score Disclosure Rules, OCC Foreclosure Guidance. FDIC Assessment, Base & Rate Regulation; Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators; Federal Reserve Regulation II - debit card interchange fee regulation; SEC registration of municipal advisor regulation; FDIC Interest on Lawyer Account deposit insurance coverage regulation; FASB Mark to Market Accounting; shareholder executive compensation rules; FASB lease accounting rules; FASB impairment of financial asset rules; mortgage disclosure regulation; regulatory burden relief; federal garnishment rules; Federal Home Loan Bank system membership; Credit Card Act implementation; Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending) amendments; Payment Settlement Entity Reporting; Interest on Non-Resident Alien Account Reporting; Credit Risk Retention Regulation. FDIC and OCC Overdraft and Bank Product Guidance, Repeal of Reg. Q, FHFA Rules on purchase of housing cooperative loans, IRS Guidance on Trust Commissions, Fed Savings and Loan Holding Company Regulation, Fed Remittance Transfer Proposal, National bank preemption, Risk-based capital requirements, CFPB Regulations. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reporting of Assignments in lieu of Mortgage Discharge (Reg C); Restrictions on Bank Proprietary Trading (Volcker Rule); Acquisitions of non-systemically significant financial institutions; Flood Insurance Guidance; Treasury Home Affordable Refinance Program; Examiner Treatment of New York State and Local Government Securities; CFPB Credit Card Disclosures; CFPB Deposit Account Disclosures; CFPB Mortgage Disclosures; Enhanced Regulation of large bank holding companies and non-bank firms. Patent and Trademark Reform Regulatory Implementation; Regulations Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act; Stress Test Regulations; Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL); Servicing and Foreclosure Guidance and Regulations; Home Loan Bank Member Supervision; CFPB Streamlined Regulations Project; CFPB Regulations on Privileged Information.
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; issues related to consumer credit; Issues related to the Credit CARD Act; SEC IFRS Convergence; SEC proposed rules implementing Dodd-Frank corporate governmenance changes (including CEO-median pay ratio disclosure, shareholder approval ofexecutive compensation, whistleblower award program, independence of compensation committees and advisors); H.R. 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act; H.R. 1121, The Responsible Consumer Financial Protections Act of 2011; H.R. 1315, The Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011; H.R., 1667 Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act; Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) reporting guidance; Financial Crimes Enformement Network (FinCEN) issues related to Bank Secrecy Act and final rule on prepaid access cards; issues related to notice and request for comment on defining larger participants in certain consumer financial products and services markets, CFPB docket No. CFPB-HQ-2011-2
Client expense: $1,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Republican |
| NY |
| Peter T. King | Republican | NY |
| Robert J. Dold | Republican | IL |
| Scott Garrett | Republican | NJ |
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 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), 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
2012 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 509, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions)S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1418, Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act of 2011 S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 87, to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (all provisions) H.R. 940, the United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1062, the Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act (all provisions) H.R. 1070, the Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1151, the Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1418, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1539, the Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions)H.R. 2056, a bill To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act
Client expense: $2,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
AML/Regulator Relief; Financial Services and General Government appropriations; Credit Card/Interchange Fees; Retirement Security/Annuities; Carried interest income; GSE Reform; Automobile, Arbitration fairness; Nursing home arbitration; Regulatory Restructuring; Executive Compensation; Independent Foreclosure Review Proxy Access; Structure and Activities of the Office of Financial Research Implementation of Proprietary Trading and Funds Investments Restrictions of the Proposed Volcker Rule S. 746, Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011; H.R. 87, to Repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 189, to Repeal the Troubled Asset Relief Program and Prevent Future Bailouts; H.R. 1539, Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011; H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011; H.R. 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act; H.R. 336, Interest Rate Reduction Act; H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act; H.R. 1723, Common Sense Economic Recovery Act; S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act; H.R. 1838, Repeal of Dodd-Frank Swaps Pushout Provision; H.R. 370, PASS Act of 2011; H.R. 2827, Municipal Advisors Regulation' H.R. 5817, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (amends Gram Leach Bliley Act) Line 17 Continued: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Client expense: $1,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 940 / S. 1835 United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 H.R. 1062 The Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1573 To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 2308 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2779 To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street H.R. 3475 Keep IDs Safe Act Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation of Title I, Subtitle AFinancial Stability Oversight Council of the Dodd-Frank Act Issues relating to Government Sponsored Enterprises & Housing Finance Reform Implementation of Title I, Subtitle CAdditional Board of Governors Authority for Certain Nonbank Financial Companies and Bank Holding Companies of the Dodd-Frank Act Implementation of Title VI, Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act - Prohibitions on proprietary trading and certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds Issues relating Title V, Subtitle A of the Dodd-Frank Act - Federal Insurance Office
Client expense: $1,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 363 (Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2011); H.R. 344 (Fiscal Responsibility Effective Enforcement Act of 2011); H.R. 463 (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011); H.R. 653 (Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011); H.R. 757 (Equitable Treatment of Investors Act); H.R. 836 (Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act); H.R. 1053 (stock quote decimalization); H.R. 1062 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1070 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1082 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1112 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011); H.R. 1151 (Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011); H.R. 1341 (A bill to provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above $14.294 trillion unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 calendar days before consideration on the floor of the Senate); H.R. 1438 (Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011); H.R. 1532 (A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013); H.R. 1535 (Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 1539 (Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1550 (National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011); H.R. 1573 (To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption); H.R. 1610 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1838 (To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants); H.R. 1840 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1965 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.); H.R. 2167 (Private Company Flexibility Act); H.R. 2308 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 2313 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); H.R. 2413 (Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011); H.R. 2483 (Whistleblower Improvement Act); H.R. 2517 (Shareholder Protection Act of 2011); H.R. 2586 (Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act); H.R. 2603 (Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act); H.R. 2612 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to prohibit certain acts or practices); H.R. 2651 (To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes); H.R. 2682 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 2779 (To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act); H.R. 2827 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes); H.R. 2855 (Emergency Jobs Now Act); H.R. 2930 (Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act); H.R. 2931 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 2940 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); H.R. 2964 (Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act); H.R. 3010 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 3078 (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3079 (United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3080 (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3084 (Mortgage Credit Availability Act of 2011); H.R. 3128 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of exempting smaller institutions from capital deductions); H.R. 3213 (Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 3283 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R. 3313 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 3318 (Growing Jobs Through Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3336 (Small Business Credit Availability Act); H.R. 3527 (Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation); H.R. 3530 (Freddie Mac Debt Reduction Act of 2011); H.R. 3606 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); H.R. 3635 (Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2011); H.R. 3644 (Private Mortgage Market Investment Act); H.R. 3655 (Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3665 (Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act); H.R. 3733 (Affordable Mortgage for Homeowners Act of 2011); H.R. 3871 (Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012); H.R. 4088 (Capital Expansion Act); H.R. 4235 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts.); H.R. 4624 (Investment Advisor Oversight Act of 2012); H.R. 5973 (Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) appropriations bill); H. Amdt. 465 (Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the CFTC to promulgate any final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Act until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap transaction reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act.); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011); S. 556 (A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1276 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); S. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); S. 1619 (The Currency Exchange Act); S. 1641 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1642 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1643 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1650 (Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011); S. 1787 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 1791 (Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011); S. 1824 (Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act); S. 1831 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); S. 1835 (United States Covered Bond Act); S. 1907 (PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2011); S. 1933 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); S. 1941 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1962 (Startup Expansion and Investment Act); S. 1963 (Mortgage Finance Act of 2011); S. 1970 (CROWDFUND Act); S. 1975 (No More IMF Bailouts Act); S. 1997 (FHA Bailout Protection Act of 2011); S. 2033 (Closing the Derivatives Blended Rate Loophole Act); S. 2038 (STOCK Act); S. 2055 (A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to the protection of certain information.); S. 2102 (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012); S. 2105 (Cybersecurity Act of 2012); S. 3414 (A bill to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States.); S. 3620 (A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes.); S. Amdt. 1818 to S. 1813 (offshore tax havens); SR-NASDAQ-2012-005 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Establish an Enhanced Display Distributor Fee); SR-NASDAQ-2012-042 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Re-organize NASDAQ's Rules Governing the Fees Applicable to NASDAQ's Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NASDAQ-2012-044 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Modify the Fees Applicable to Non-Display Usage of Certain NASDAQ Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish Fees for the NYSE Arca Integrated Data Feed); FINRA Rule 4560 (short interest reporting); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Recordkeeping under Exchange Act Rule 17a-4(b)(4); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; China - strategic and economic dialogue; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Eminent domain; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; 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; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; SEC Regulation AB2; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds; Cross-border guidance; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Tri-party repo; Computerized trading; Market Data Exchange Act Section 19 (and related rules); Legal entity identifier (LEI); Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act implementation; Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation paper on margin requirements for uncleared derivatives.
Client expense: $1,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), 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)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 940, S 1016, HR 1610, HR 1355, HR 1640, HR 1667, HR 6317, HR 1315, HR 1539, HR 2612, HR 2682, HR 2779, HR 3044, HR 527, HR 557, S 1615, S 3497, S 575, S 602, S 712, S 746, HR 1062, HR 1121, HR 1222, HR 1223, HR 1224, HR 1225, HR 1226, HR 1227, HR 31, HR 839
Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues relating to executive compensation, shareholder votes and proxy access. Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203). H.R.2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011. H.R.1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act. H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Issues relating to executive compensation, shareholder votes and proxy access. Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203). H.R.2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011. H.R.1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act. H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
- HR 1062, "The Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act", regarding all provisions.
Client expense: $880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S1647 Repeal the Sunset S1787/HR3313 Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act S2252/HR5727 Rebuild America Act S.3414/HR3523 the Cybersecurity Act HR 3665 Wall Street Accountability Act HR 87 A bill to Repeal the Dodd-Frank Act HR 1062 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act HR 1125 Debt Free America Act HR 2308 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act HR 2827 Amend the Securities Act of 1934 HR 3091 Permanent Individual Tax Rates
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 1062 - Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act Issues related to Dodd-Frank Consumer Financial Protection Agency Legislation
Client expense: $3,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Banking
1)Reform Financial Services Regulation. Provided comments to hill and administrative agencies -- signed letters, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act which had become law 21 July 2010. Opposed all rollback legislation including Bachmann (HR 87), Moran (S 737), Shelby (S 746 and S 1615), DeMint (S 712) Bachus (HR 1121), Duffy (HR 1315), Capito ( HR1667) and any similar bills. 1) Emphasis on opposing Congressional efforts to weaken Title 10 of Dodd-Frank, its establishment of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Oppose efforts in HR 1 and any other appropriations bills to weaken budget or eliminate independence of CFPB, CFTC and SEC. 2) Support various efforts re consumer and transparency protections in various CFPB and other regulations including gift cards, credit cards, overdraft fees, credit bureaus, debt collectors, mortgages before Federal Reserve and all other financial agencies. Support strongest possible Dodd-Frank Title 14 mortgage rules. 3) Support Durbin interchange fee amendment in Dodd-Frank through comments to Federal Reserve and letters to hill opposing repeal/delay. 4) Opposed efforts to legalize predatory lending, such as rent to own proposals from Canseco (HR 1588) and Landrieu (S. 881) 5) Oppose efforts to weaken other investor protection reforms, such as HR 1062 (Hayworth) and HR 1573 (Lucas) and HR 2308 (Garrett) (6) Support efforts to increase consumer protection in international financial services treaty and trade negotiations. (7) Oppose HR 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act; supported Senate efforts (Merkley, Levin, Landrieu) to improve bill, oppose similar capital formation bills that weaken investor protections, urged SEC to improve law through better rules. 8) Oppose HR 4367/S3204/similar bills to eliminate ATM signage notices. 9) Support efforts to strengthen Military Lending Act of 2007 (amt. to S 3254 this year). 10) Oppose HR 1909, HR 6139 and any similar bills to create federal non-bank OCC charter for high-cost paydyal lenders and similar firms, preempting authority of states and the CFPB. 11) Oppose HR 4101 to weaken debt collection rights. 12) Oppose HR 5817 and other efforts to weaken GLBA Financial Privacy notices.
Client expense: $20,895 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Issues related to H.R. 4173, "The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act", H.R. 677 "Lifetime Income Disclosure Act", S. 267, "Lifetime Income Disclosure Act", H.R. 1062, "Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act", Issues related to H.R. 2308, "The SEC Regulatory Accountability Act", Issues related to H.R. 2434, "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012", H.R. 4624, The Investment Adviser Oversight Act of 2012 Issues related to H.R. 3606, The Jumpstart our Business Startups Act
Client expense: $516,139 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; issues related to consumer credit; Issues related to the Credit CARD Act; SEC IFRS Convergence; SEC proposed rules implementing Dodd-Frank corporate governmenance changes (including CEO-median pay ratio disclosure, shareholder approval of executive compensation, whistleblower award program, independence of compensation committees and advisors); HR 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act; HR 1121, The Responsible Consumer Financial Protections Act of 2011; HR 1315, The Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011; HR, 1667 Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act; Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) reporting guidance; Financial Crimes Enformement Network (FinCEN) issues related to Bank Secrecy Act and final rule on prepaid access cards; issues related to notice and request for comment on defining larger participants in certain consumer financial products and services markets, CFPB docket No. CFPB-HQ-2011-2
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 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), 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
2012 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 8 fiscal cliff, employee benefits provisions Lifetime Income Disclosure Act H.R. 677/S. 267 Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Dodd-Frank) Act Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act - H.R. 1062 To Facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption - H.R. 1573 Swaps Bailout Prevention Act - H.R. 1838 To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders - H.R. 1840 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act - H.R. 2308 Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act - H.R. 2586 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 - H.R. 2682 To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - H.R. 2779 Pension Funding/Stabilization - defined benefit pension funding stabilization and related plan issues Pension Technical Modifications Act - H.R. 2656 Retirement Income Protection Act of 2011 - H.R. 3045 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401 (k) Savings Act (SEAL 401 (k)) Act- H.R. 3287/S. 1020, S. 1121 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act - S. 1813, S. 2343 - House/Senate passed version - H.R. 4348 (funding stabilization/Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012) Retirement Savings Plan Issues Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2011 (SAVE Act) - H.R. 1534 Small Business Pension Protection Act of 2011 - H.R. 3561 Retirement Savings Security Act of 2011 - H.R. 3656 Automatic IRA Act of 2011 - S. 1557 Automatic IRA Act of 2012 - H.R. 4049 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act - H.R. 4050 Bipartisan Concurrent Resolution (H.CON. RES. 101/S.CON.RES. 62) - tax incentives for retirement savings Worker Classification Issues Employee Misclassification Prevention Act - H.R. 3178/ Payroll Fraud Prevention Act - S. 770 Fair Playing Field Act of 2012 - H.R. 4123/S. 2145 (worker classification) Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion (TAX GAP) Act - S. 1289 Rebuild America Act - S. 2252 Pension modernization - The Retirement Crisis and a Plan to Solve It - USA Retirement Funds - Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) - premiums, calculation of deficit and related governance issues Investment Advice - defined contribution plans, plan fees, definition of a fiduciary, electronic communication and related issues Distribution of retirement plan assets Nondiscrimination rules applicable to defined benefit (DB) plans Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) - retirement plans De-risking - defined benefit (DB) plans Other Issues Tax reform employee benefits issues ERISA Advisory Council 2012 Discussion Topics disability insurance & retirement stability, plan beneficiary designations Hybrid retirement plan designs implementation of the Pension Protection Act (PPA), finalization of proposed regulations Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) performance-based compensation Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) exemption for foreign retirement plans International benefits issues/Puerto Rican plan trust issues Domestic plan asset investment issues Regulation of money market funds Multiemployer plan issues Definition of governmental plans Distribution of retirement plan assets Nondiscrimination rules applicable to defined benefit (DB) plans Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) retirement plans De-risking defined benefit (DB) plans
Client expense: $328,952 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 1873 - Arbitration Fairness Act S. 987 - Arbitration Fairness Act S. 1186 - Arbitration Fairness Act Asbestos Related Legislation Bankruptcy Transparency Issues S. 223 - FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 658 - FAA Reauthorization Act Low Income Tax Recapture Bonds Climate Change/Global Warming Natural Catastrophe legislation Coast Wind Zone Proposal Credit Scoring and the Use of Credit as Underwriting Tool H.R. 769 - Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2011 H.R. 1062 - The Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act Insurance issues relating to the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance issues relating to the Office of Financial Research Issues relating to Financial Services Systemic Risk Proposals Insurance issues relating to Federal Resolution Authority Issues relating to the Federal Insurance Office Insurance issues relating to liquidation authority for systemically important financial institutions and the plans for US and global regulators for higher capital requirements for financial institutions. SEC issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act H.R. 1039 - Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 435 - National Flood Insurance Program Termination Act of 2010 H.R. 1026 - Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2011 (Waters) S. 1940 - Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements S. 533 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R. 966 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act McCarran-Ferguson Reform and Modernization H.R. 5 - Health Act, H.R. 1150 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011 S. 528 - Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act Oil Spill Liability Issues H.R. 2483 - The Whistleblower Improvement Act S. 669 - Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 2011 H.R. 1249 - America Invents Act S. 23 - America Invents Act H.R. 1965 - To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. S. 556 - A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. H.R. 940 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 State bankruptcy issues S. 251 - A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal funds to State and local governments for the payment of obligations, to prohibit the Federal Reserve System from financially assisting state and local governments, and for other purposes. Bank Tax Issues H.R. 623 - National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act of 2011 H.R. 1063 - SMART Act
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
- HR 10 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 87 To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 137 Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 96 Internet Freedom Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 137 Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2011- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 166 Internet, Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 213 Regulation Audit Revive Economy ("RARE") Act of 2011- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 214 Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis, Creation, and Sunset and Review Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 373 Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 Require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 402 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 527 Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 557 Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 599 Stimulus Repeal Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 607 Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 609 American Competitiveness Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 611 Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility, Accountability, Choice, Transparency, Innovation, Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 620 Recovering Excessive Stimulus Expenditures for Taxpayers ("RESET") Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 642 Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 653 Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 654 The Do Not Track Me Online Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 722 Say No to Drug Ads Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 847 Kelsey Smith Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 992 Building American Jobs Act of 2011- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1009 Federal Communications Collaboration Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1061 Federal Agency Transparency Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1062 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1111 Decrease Spending Now Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1121 Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1136 Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1144 Transparency and Openness in Government Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1166 No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1174 Amend title 31, USC, to provide for the licensing of Internet gambling activities - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1203 Fairness for the U.S. Territories Under STELA ("Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act") Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1235 Regulation Moratorium Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1261 Chief Technology Officer Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1281 Restoring Economic Certainty Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1343 Return unused or reclaimed funds made available for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States - all provisions relating to cable. - HR1389 Global Online Freedom Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1404 Fair Elections Now Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1528 Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1707 Data Accountability and Trust Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1746 Community Access Preservation ("CAP") Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1752 Keeping Children Safe Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1805 USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1841 Data Accountability and Trust Act ("DATA") of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1895 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1981 Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1962 PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1963 To temporarily extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2096 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. ment programs - all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 628 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should preserve, enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 671 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the need for a comprehensive public alert and warning system for the United States, and for other purposes all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2102 FCC Commissioners Technical Resource Enhancement Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2289 FCC Analysis of Benefits and Costs all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2471 Video Privacy Protection Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2513 Healthy Media for Youth Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2577 SAFE (Secure and Fortify Electronic) Data Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2860 Deficit Committee Transparency Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2870 Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2904 Integrated Public Alert Warning System Modernization Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2976 Help Emergency Responders Operate Emergency Systems Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3010 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3181 Stop the Regulation Invasion Please Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3259 National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3261 STOP Online Piracy Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3309 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3310 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3344 Give Fans a Chance Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3563 Integrated Public Alert Warning System Modernization Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3572 Cameras in the Courtroom Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3585 Stand By Every Ad Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3596 United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3675 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3763 FCC Merger Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3788 E911 Surcharge Fairness Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3796 Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3848 Protecting Food & Beverages From Government Attack Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4010 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4116 Regulatory Accountability and Economic Freedom Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4204 To require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4263 Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology ("SECURE IT") Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4469 Four Corners Television Access Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5163 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5952 To require each Federal agency to submit and obtain approval from the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy of guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility and integrity of scientific information relied upon by the agency all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5966 Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5973 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6063 Child Protection Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6581 Hurricane Sandy Recovery and Rebuilding Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6582 American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6603 Tapping America's Energy Potential through Research and Development Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6634 To change the effective date for the Internet publication of certain financial disclosure forms all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6671 Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6676 Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HConRes 114 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should preserve, enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet - all provisions relating to cable. - HConRes 127 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 37 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices - all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 111 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 57 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 72 Directing certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from agencies of the Federal Government, particularly with respect to their effect on jobs and economic growth all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 95 Supporting the preservation of Internet entrepreneurs and small businesses all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 142 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs - all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 628 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should preserve, enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 671 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the need for a comprehensive public alert and warning system for the United States, and for other purposes all provisions relating to cable. - S 1 American Competitiveness Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 14 To establish a Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies - all provisions relating to cable. - S 162 Cut Federal Spending Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 174 Healthy Lifestyles & Prevention America Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 178 Spending Reduction Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 225 Access to Information About Missing Children Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 245 Commitment to American Prosperity ("CAP") Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 299 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 239 Innovate America Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 358 Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 391 Recovering Excessive Stimulus Expenditures for Taxpayers Act ("RESET") Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 410 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 455 Reforming Airwaves by Developing Incentives and Opportunistic Sharing (RADIOS) Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 465 Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 475 Enact President Obamas recommendations for program terminations all provisions relating to cable. - S 611 FCC Tech Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 652 Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development all provisions relating to cable. - S 712 Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 746 Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 750 Fair Elections Now Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 799 Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 913 Do Not Track Online Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 936 American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 978 Amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright all provisions relating to cable. - S 1022 PATRIOT Sunset Extension Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1030 Freedom from Restrictive Executive Demands and Onerous Mandates Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. -- S 1151 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1207 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1354 Healthy Media for Youth Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1408 Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1434 Data Security Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1535 Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1550 National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1606 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1659 Return unused or reclaimed funds made available for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States all provisions relating to cable. - S 1660 American Jobs Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1732 Privacy Act Modernization for the Information Age Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1780 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1784 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1830 Protect American Innovation Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1960 To provide incentives to create American jobs - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1965 Startup Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2008 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2038 Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge ("STOCK") Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2063 To prohibit the transfer of technology developed using funding provided by the United States Government to entities of certain countries - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2151 SECURE IT Act ("Strenghtening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2012") - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2219 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2323 Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2375 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2465 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3187 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3211 Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3301 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3306 Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3333 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 212 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3342 SECURE IT all provisions relating to cable. - S 3410 A bill to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes all provisions relating to cable. - S 3540 Reduction in Federal Advertising Budgets Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3456 Professional Boxing Amendment Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3688 STOP Identity Theft Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3713 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - SConRes 50 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived all provisions relating to cable. - SJRes 6 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices all provisions relating to cable. - SJRes 35 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution authorizing regulation of contributions by corporations, labor organizations and other entities - all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $5,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act, H.R. 1062; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111-203; Other Compensation issues
Client expense: $16,698 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act, H.R. 1062
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
OTC Derivatives and Financial Regulatory Reform and CFTC SEC Proposed Regulations (H.R.1573, H.R.2682, H.R.1610, H.R.1062, H.R.2483, H.R.3527).
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Legislation: Regulatory environment affecting banks, including community banks; Debit Card Interchange Fee legislation (S.575, H.R.1081, H.R.3156); GSE legislation (H.R.1182, H.R.31, H.R.1221, H.R.1222,H.R.1223, H.R.1224, H.R.1225, H.R.1226, H.R.1227, H.R.2436, H.R.2441, H.R.2440, H.R.2462, H.R.463, H.R.2439); Mortgage Foreclosure Relief legislation (H.R.830, H.R.836, H.R.839, H.R.861) ; (Continued on next page) Legislation (cont'd.): Credit Union business lending (S.509, H.R.1418, S.2231); Internet Gambling Regulation (H.R.1174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Governance (H.R.1121, H.R.1315). Small Business Lending (S.493), Bankruptcy Legislation (S.222), National Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1309, H.R.5740), Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1439), Executive Compensation (H.R. 1062), Covered Bonds (H.R.940), Patent Reform (H.R.1249), CFPB Appropriations Legislation. Information Security/Privacy (H.R.2577, H.R.3035, S.1151, S.1408, S.1434, S.1535), Deficit Reduction, American Jobs Act, Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act (H.R.4078), Appropriation Legislation, Patent Office Reform (H.R.1249). Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Fees (H.R. 3765); Flood Insurance Reform & Extension (H.R.2608, HJ Res. 94, HJ Res. 95, H.R.2055, H.R.3671, S.1958); Bank & Corporate Governance (H.R. 1965, S.556, S.1941,H.R.2940, H.R.2930); SEC Registration Threshold (H.R.2167, HR.1070); Sarbanes-Oxley Auditor Requirements (H.R.3213); Restoration of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Higher Loan Limits (Amendment to Ag Appropriations bill); Bank Examination Fairness (H.R.3461,S.2160); Bank Failure Study Legislation (H.R.2056); Federal Tax on Larger Financial Institutions; Credit Union Capital (H.R.3993); Amendment on non-resident alien interest reporting; The JOBS Act - H.R.3606; Municipal Advisor Exemption - H.R.2827; CFPB Confidential Information Protection - H.R.4014; ATM Signage (H.R.4367, S.3204); Transportation; Treasury; Student Loan Appropriations (H.R.4348); Heightened Regulatory Capital Requirements, including the Collins amendment (H.R.3128); protection of privileged information provided to CFPB (S.3204); Mutual mortgage insurance fund (H.R.4264); definition of municipal advisor (H.R.2827); loan guarantees & eminent domain (H.R.6397); TAG extension bill (S.3637); Annual Privacy Notice requirement limits (H.R.5817); CFPB privileged information (H.R. 4014); ATM placard requirements (H.R. 4367). Regulation: Fed. Reg. B (Equal Credit Opportunity) Rules, Fed and FDIC Orderly Resolution Regulations for Systemically Significant Companies, Fin CEN Bank Secrecy Act reporting requirements, General Obligation Bonds, Thrift institution regulation and reporting transfer to OCC and Fed, FASB Auditor Independence Rules, OCC Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products, Fed, FDIC and OCC Retail Foreign Exchange Rules, Regulation Q, Fed and FTC Credit Score Disclosure Rules, OCC Foreclosure Guidance. FDIC Assessment, Base & Rate Regulation; Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators; Federal Reserve Regulation II - debit card interchange fee regulation; SEC registration of municipal advisor regulation; FDIC Interest on Lawyer Account deposit insurance coverage regulation; FASB Mark to Market Accounting; shareholder executive compensation rules; FASB lease accounting rules; FASB impairment of financial asset rules; mortgage disclosure regulation; regulatory burden relief; federal garnishment rules; Federal Home Loan Bank system membership; Credit Card Act implementation; Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending) amendments; Payment Settlement Entity Reporting; Interest on Non-Resident Alien Account Reporting; Credit Risk Retention Regulation. FDIC and OCC Overdraft and Bank Product Guidance, Repeal of Reg. Q, FHFA Rules on purchase of housing cooperative loans, IRS Guidance on Trust Commissions, Fed Savings and Loan Holding Company Regulation, Fed Remittance Transfer Proposal, National bank preemption, Risk-based capital requirements, CFPB Regulations. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reporting of Assignments in lieu of Mortgage Discharge (Reg C); Restrictions on Bank Proprietary Trading (Volcker Rule); Acquisitions of non-systemically significant financial institutions; Flood Insurance Guidance; Treasury Home Affordable Refinance Program; Examiner Treatment of New York State and Local Government Securities; CFPB Credit Card Disclosures; CFPB Deposit Account Disclosures; CFPB Mortgage Disclosures; Enhanced Regulation of large bank holding companies and non-bank firms. Patent and Trademark Reform Regulatory Implementation; Regulations Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act; Stress Test Regulations; Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL); Servicing and Foreclosure Guidance and Regulations; Home Loan Bank Member Supervision; CFPB Streamlined Regulations Project; CFPB Regulations on Privileged Information; Qualified Mortgage Safe Harbor; Extension of the TAG Program; Regulations implementing higher capital standards including the market risk capital final rule and 3 proposed rules under Basel III; CFPB proposed regulations on "high cost" mortgage definition; CFPB final and proposed rules on swaps; Federal Reserve rule on fraud prevention adjustments for debit card issuers; CFPB mortgage servicing rules and appraisal requirement rules; CFPB mortgage loan option rule; CFPB proposal on telephone surveys for short-form credit card agreements; OCC rule on the short-term investment fund (STIF); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network advisory on Suspicious Activity Reports; federal regulators guidance on natural disasters; FSOC proposals on Money Market Mutual Funds; CFPB procedures for examiners regarding student lending.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · third_quarter · Banking
Legislation: Regulatory environment affecting banks, including community banks; Debit Card Interchange Fee legislation (S.575, H.R.1081, H.R.3156); GSE legislation (H.R.1182, H.R.31, H.R.1221, H.R.1222,H.R.1223, H.R.1224, H.R.1225, H.R.1226, H.R.1227, H.R.2436, H.R.2441, H.R.2440, H.R.2462, H.R.463, H.R.2439); Mortgage Foreclosure Relief legislation (H.R.830, H.R.836, H.R.839, H.R.861) ; (Continued on next page) Legislation (cont'd.): Credit Union business lending (S.509, H.R.1418, S.2231); Internet Gambling Regulation (H.R.1174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Governance (H.R.1121, H.R.1315). Small Business Lending (S.493), Bankruptcy Legislation (S.222), National Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1309, H.R.5740), Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1439), Executive Compensation (H.R. 1062), Covered Bonds (H.R.940), Patent Reform (H.R.1249), CFPB Appropriations Legislation. Information Security/Privacy (H.R.2577, H.R.3035, S.1151, S.1408, S.1434, S.1535), Deficit Reduction, American Jobs Act, Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act (H.R.4078), Appropriation Legislation, Patent Office Reform (H.R.1249). Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Fees (H.R. 3765); Flood Insurance Reform & Extension (H.R.2608, HJ Res. 94, HJ Res. 95, H.R.2055, H.R.3671, S.1958); Bank & Corporate Governance (H.R. 1965, S.556, S.1941,H.R.2940, H.R.2930); SEC Registration Threshold (H.R.2167, HR.1070); Sarbanes-Oxley Auditor Requirements (H.R.3213); Restoration of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Higher Loan Limits (Amendment to Ag Appropriations bill); Bank Examination Fairness (H.R.3461,S.2160); Bank Failure Study Legislation (H.R.2056); Federal Tax on Larger Financial Institutions; Credit Union Capital (H.R.3993); Amendment on non-resident alien interest reporting; The JOBS Act - H.R.3606; Municipal Advisor Exemption - H.R.2827; CFPB Confidential Information Protection - H.R.4014; ATM Signage (H.R.4367, S.3204); Transportation; Treasury; Student Loan Appropriations (H.R.4348); Heightened Regulatory Capital Requirements, including the Collins amendment (H.R.3128); protection of privileged information provided to CFPB (S.3204); Mutual mortgage insurance fund (H.R.4264); definition of municipal advisor (H.R.2827); loan guarantees & eminent domain (H.R.6397). Regulation: Fed. Reg. B (Equal Credit Opportunity) Rules, Fed and FDIC Orderly Resolution Regulations for Systemically Significant Companies, Fin CEN Bank Secrecy Act reporting requirements, General Obligation Bonds, Thrift institution regulation and reporting transfer to OCC and Fed, FASB Auditor Independence Rules, OCC Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products, Fed, FDIC and OCC Retail Foreign Exchange Rules, Regulation Q, Fed and FTC Credit Score Disclosure Rules, OCC Foreclosure Guidance. FDIC Assessment, Base & Rate Regulation; Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators; Federal Reserve Regulation II - debit card interchange fee regulation; SEC registration of municipal advisor regulation; FDIC Interest on Lawyer Account deposit insurance coverage regulation; FASB Mark to Market Accounting; shareholder executive compensation rules; FASB lease accounting rules; FASB impairment of financial asset rules; mortgage disclosure regulation; regulatory burden relief; federal garnishment rules; Federal Home Loan Bank system membership; Credit Card Act implementation; Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending) amendments; Payment Settlement Entity Reporting; Interest on Non-Resident Alien Account Reporting; Credit Risk Retention Regulation. FDIC and OCC Overdraft and Bank Product Guidance, Repeal of Reg. Q, FHFA Rules on purchase of housing cooperative loans, IRS Guidance on Trust Commissions, Fed Savings and Loan Holding Company Regulation, Fed Remittance Transfer Proposal, National bank preemption, Risk-based capital requirements, CFPB Regulations. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reporting of Assignments in lieu of Mortgage Discharge (Reg C); Restrictions on Bank Proprietary Trading (Volcker Rule); Acquisitions of non-systemically significant financial institutions; Flood Insurance Guidance; Treasury Home Affordable Refinance Program; Examiner Treatment of New York State and Local Government Securities; CFPB Credit Card Disclosures; CFPB Deposit Account Disclosures; CFPB Mortgage Disclosures; Enhanced Regulation of large bank holding companies and non-bank firms. Patent and Trademark Reform Regulatory Implementation; Regulations Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act; Stress Test Regulations; Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL); Servicing and Foreclosure Guidance and Regulations; Home Loan Bank Member Supervision; CFPB Streamlined Regulations Project; CFPB Regulations on Privileged Information; Qualified Mortgage Safe Harbor; Extension of the TAG Program; Regulations implementing higher capital standards including the market risk capital final rule and 3 proposed rules under Basel III; CFPB proposed regulations on "high cost" mortgage definition; CFPB final and proposed rules on swaps; Federal Reserve rule on fraud prevention adjustments for debit card issuers; CFPB mortgage servicing rules and appraisal requirement rules; CFPB mortgage loan option rule; CFPB proposal on telephone surveys for short-form credit card agreements.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · third_quarter · Banking
Issues relating to executive compensation, shareholder votes and proxy access. Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203). H.R.2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011. H.R.1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act. H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues relating to executive compensation, shareholder votes and proxy access. Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203). H.R.2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011. H.R.1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act. H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 6317, HR 1062, HR 1121, HR 1182, HR 1222, HR 1223, HR 1224, HR 1225, HR 1226, HR 1227, HR 1315, HR 1355, HR 1539, HR 1610, HR 1667, HR 2612, HR 2682, HR 2779, HR 3044, HR 31, HR 527, HR 557, HR 839, HR 940, S 1016, S 1615, S 3497, S 575, S 602, S 712
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Dodd-Frank Act Implementation HR 1062 - The Burdensome Data Collection Review Act HR 2072 - Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 HR 940 - The United States Covered Bonds Act of 2011 HR 1081 - Consumer Payment System Protection Act Bank Tax HR 1610 - The Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act HR 1573 - To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption. HR 2682 - Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act HR 1840 - A Bill to improve the CFTC's Cost Benefit Analysis HR 2779 - To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act HR 2533 - The Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2011 S 2055 - To Amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to the protection of certain information HR 3606 - JumpStart our Business Startups Act HR 3871 - The Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012
Client expense: $5,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
AML/Regulator Relief; Financial Services and General Government appropriations; Credit Card/Interchange Fees; Retirement Security/Annuities; Carried interest income; GSE Reform; Automobile, Arbitration fairness; Nursing home arbitration; Regulatory Restructuring; Executive Compensation; Independent Foreclosure Review Proxy Access; Structure and Activities of the Office of Financial Research Implementation of Proprietary Trading and Funds Investments Restrictions of the Proposed Volcker Rule S. 746, Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011; H.R. 87, to Repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 189, to Repeal the Troubled Asset Relief Program and Prevent Future Bailouts; H.R. 1539, Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011; H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011; H.R. 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act; H.R. 336, Interest Rate Reduction Act; H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act; H.R. 1723, Common Sense Economic Recovery Act; S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act H.R. 1838, Repeal of Dodd-Frank Swaps Pushout Provision H.R. 370, PASS Act of 2011 H.R. 2827, Municipal Advisors Regulation Line 17 Continued: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Client expense: $1,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R. 2517, S 1360 1)Reform Financial Services Regulation. Provided comments to hill and administrative agencies -- signed letters, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act which had become law 21 July 2010. Oppose all rollback legislation including Bachmann (HR 87), Moran (S 737), Shelby (S 746 and S 1615), DeMint (S 712) Bachus (HR 1121), Duffy (HR 1315), Capito ( HR1667) and any similar bills 2) Emphasis on opposing Congressional efforts to weaken Title 10 of Dodd-Frank, its establishment of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Oppose efforts in HR 1 and any other appropriations bills to weaken budget or eliminate independence of CFPB, CFTC and SEC. 2) Support various efforts re consumer and transparency protections in various CFPB and other regulations including gift cards, credit cards, overdraft fees, credit bureaus, debt collectors, mortgages before Federal Reserve and all other financial agencies. 3) Support Durbin interchange fee amendment in Dodd-Frank through comments to Federal Reserve and letters to hill opposing repeal/delay. Oppose bills such as Tester (S 575) to delay Durbin. 4) oppose efforts to legalize predatory lending, suchas rent to own proposals from Canseco (HR 1588) and Landrieu (S. 881) 5) Oppose efforts to weaken other investor protection reforms, such as HR 1062 (Hayworth) and HR 1573 (Lucas) and HR 2308 (Garrett) (6) Support efforts to increase consumer protection in international financial services treaty and trade negotiations. (7) Oppose HR 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act; supported Senate efforts (Merkley, Levin, Landrieu) to improve bill, oppose similar capital formation bills that weaken investor protections, urge SEC to improve law through rules. 8) Oppose HR 4367/S3204 to eliminate ATM signage notices. 9) Support efforts to strengthen Military Lending Act of 2007 (amt. to S 3254 this year). 10) Oppose HR 1909, HR 6139 and any similar bills to create federal non-bank OCC charter for high-cost paydyal lenders and similar firms, preempting authority of states and the CFPB. 11) Oppose HR 4101 to weaken debt collection rights.
Client expense: $21,446 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), 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. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 1062 - Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act Issues related to Dodd-Frank Consumer Financial Protection Agency Legislation
Client expense: $3,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR3313/S1787 Wall Street Trading & Speculators Tax Act; HR 3665 Wall Street Accountability; HR 87 A Bill to Repeal Dodd-Frank; HR1062 Burdensome Data Collection Act; HR 1125 Debt Free America Act; HR 2308 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act; HR 3638 Act for the 99%; HR 5727 Rebuild America Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 363 (Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2011); H.R. 344 (Fiscal Responsibility Effective Enforcement Act of 2011); H.R. 463 (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011); H.R. 653 (Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011); H.R. 757 (Equitable Treatment of Investors Act); H.R. 836 (Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act); H.R. 1053 (stock quote decimalization); H.R. 1062 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1070 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1082 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1112 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011); H.R. 1151 (Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011); H.R. 1341 (A bill to provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above $14.294 trillion unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 calendar days before consideration on the floor of the Senate); H.R. 1438 (Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011); H.R. 1532 (A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013); H.R. 1535 (Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 1539 (Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1550 (National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011); H.R. 1573 (To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption); H.R. 1610 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1838 (To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants); H.R. 1840 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1965 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.); H.R. 2167 (Private Company Flexibility Act); H.R. 2308 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 2313 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); H.R. 2413 (Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011); H.R. 2483 (Whistleblower Improvement Act); H.R. 2517 (Shareholder Protection Act of 2011); H.R. 2586 (Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act); H.R. 2603 (Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act); H.R. 2612 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to prohibit certain acts or practices); H.R. 2651 (To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes); H.R. 2682 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 2779 (To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act); H.R. 2827 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes); H.R. 2855 (Emergency Jobs Now Act); H.R. 2930 (Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act); H.R. 2931 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 2940 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); H.R. 2964 (Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act); H.R. 3010 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 3078 (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3079 (United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3080 (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3084 (Mortgage Credit Availability Act of 2011); H.R. 3128 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of exempting smaller institutions from capital deductions); H.R. 3213 (Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 3283 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R. 3313 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 3318 (Growing Jobs Through Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3336 (Small Business Credit Availability Act); H.R. 3527 (Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation); H.R. 3530 (Freddie Mac Debt Reduction Act of 2011); H.R. 3606 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); H.R. 3635 (Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2011); H.R. 3644 (Private Mortgage Market Investment Act); H.R. 3655 (Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3665 (Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act); H.R. 3733 (Affordable Mortgage for Homeowners Act of 2011); H.R. 3871 (Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012); H.R. 4088 (Capital Expansion Act); H.R. 4235 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts.); H.R. 4624 (Investment Advisor Oversight Act of 2012); H.R. 6397 (Defending American Taxpayers from Abusive Government Takings Act of 2012); H. Amdt. 465 (Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the CFTC to promulgate any final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Act until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap transaction reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act.); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011); S. 556 (A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1276 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); S. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); S. 1619 (The Currency Exchange Act); S. 1641 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1642 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1643 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1650 (Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011); S. 1787 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 1791 (Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011); S. 1824 (Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act); S. 1831 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); S. 1835 (United States Covered Bond Act); S. 1907 (PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2011); S. 1933 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); S. 1941 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1962 (Startup Expansion and Investment Act); S. 1963 (Mortgage Finance Act of 2011); S. 1970 (CROWDFUND Act); S. 1975 (No More IMF Bailouts Act); S. 1997 (FHA Bailout Protection Act of 2011); S. 2033 (Closing the Derivatives Blended Rate Loophole Act); S. 2038 (STOCK Act); S. 2055 (A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to the protection of certain information.); S. 2102 (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012); S. 2105 (Cybersecurity Act of 2012); S. 3414 (A bill to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States.); S. 3620 (A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes.); S. Amdt. 1818 to S. 1813 (offshore tax havens); SR-NASDAQ-2012-005 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Establish an Enhanced Display Distributor Fee); SR-NASDAQ-2012-042 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Re-organize NASDAQ's Rules Governing the Fees Applicable to NASDAQ's Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NASDAQ-2012-044 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Modify the Fees Applicable to Non-Display Usage of Certain NASDAQ Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish Fees for the NYSE Arca Integrated Data Feed); FINRA Rule 4560 (short interest reporting); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Recordkeeping under Exchange Act Rule 17a-4(b)(4); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; China - strategic and economic dialogue; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Eminent domain; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; 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; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; SEC Regulation AB2; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds; Cross-border guidance; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Tri-party repo; Computerized trading; Market Data Exchange Act Section 19 (and related rules).
Client expense: $1,530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), 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)
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 940 & S. 1835 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 H.R. 1062 - The Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1573 - To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption No Bill - Issues relating to GSE & Housing Finance Reform H.R. 2308 - SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2779 - To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 3475 - Keep IDs Safe Act No Bill - Implementation of Title I, Subtitle CAdditional Board of Governors Authority for Certain Nonbank Financial Companies and Bank Holding Companies of the Dodd-Frank Act No Bill - Implementation of Title I, Subtitle AFinancial Stability Oversight Council of the Dodd-Frank Act No Bill - Implementation of Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act - Prohibitions on proprietary trading and certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds
Client expense: $2,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R. 2517, S 1360 1)Reform Financial Services Regulation. Provided comments to hill and administrative agencies -- signed letters, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act which had become law 21 July 2010. Oppose all rollback legislation including Bachmann (HR 87), Moran (S 737), Shelby (S 746 and S 1615), DeMint (S 712) Bachus (HR 1121), Duffy (HR 1315), Capito ( HR1667) and any similar bills 2) Emphasis on opposing Congressional efforts to weaken Title 10 of Dodd-Frank, its establishment of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Oppose efforts in HR 1 and any other appropriations bills to weaken budget or eliminate independence of CFPB, CFTC and SEC. 2) Support various efforts re consumer and transparency protections in various CFPB and other regulations including gift cards, credit cards, overdraft fees, credit bureaus, debt collectors, mortgages before Federal Reserve and all other financial agencies. 3) Support Durbin interchange fee amendment in Dodd-Frank through comments to Federal Reserve and letters to hill opposing repeal/delay. Oppose bills such as Tester (S 575) to delay Durbin. 4) oppose efforts to legalize predatory lending, suchas rent to own proposals from Canseco (HR 1588) and Landrieu (S. 881) 5) Oppose efforts to weaken other investor protection reforms, such as HR 1062 (Hayworth) and HR 1573 (Lucas) and HR 2308 (Garrett) (6) Support efforts to increase consumer protection in international financial services treaty and trade negotiations. (7) Oppose HR 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act; supported Senate efforts (Merkley, Levin, Landrieu) to improve bill, oppose similar capital formation bills that weaken investor protections, urge SEC to improve law through rules. 8) Oppose HR 4367/S3204 to eliminate ATM signage notices. 9) Support efforts to strengthen Military Lending Act of 2007 (amt. to S 3254 this year). 10) Oppose HR 1909, HR 6139 and any similar bills to create federal non-bank OCC charter for high-cost paydyal lenders and similar firms, preempting authority of states and the CFPB. 11) Oppose HR 4101 to weaken debt collection rights.
Client expense: $292,521 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), 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. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
- HR 1062, "The Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act", regarding all provisions.
Client expense: $1,420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 363 (Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2011); H.R. 344 (Fiscal Responsibility Effective Enforcement Act of 2011); H.R. 463 (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011); H.R. 653 (Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011); H.R. 757 (Equitable Treatment of Investors Act); H.R. 836 (Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act); H.R. 1062 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1070 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1082 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1112 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011); H.R. 1151 (Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011); H.R. 1341 (A bill to provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above $14.294 trillion unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 calendar days before consideration on the floor of the Senate); H.R. 1438 (Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011); H.R. 1532 (A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013); H.R. 1535 (Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 1539 (Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1550 (National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011); H.R. 1573 (To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption); H.R. 1610 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1838 (To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants); H.R. 1840 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1965 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.); H.R. 2167 (Private Company Flexibility Act); H.R. 2308 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 2313 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); H.R. 2413 (Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011); H.R. 2483 (Whistleblower Improvement Act); H.R. 2517 (Shareholder Protection Act of 2011); H.R. 2586 (Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act); H.R. 2603 (Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act); H.R. 2612 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to prohibit certain acts or practices); H.R. 2651 (To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes); H.R. 2682 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 2779 (To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act); H.R. 2827 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes); H.R. 2855 (Emergency Jobs Now Act); H.R. 2930 (Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act); H.R. 2931 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 2940 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); H.R. 2964 (Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act); H.R. 3010 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 3078 (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3079 (United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3080 (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3084 (Mortgage Credit Availability Act of 2011); H.R. 3128 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of exempting smaller institutions from capital deductions); H.R. 3213 (Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 3283 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R. 3313 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 3318 (Growing Jobs Through Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3336 (Small Business Credit Availability Act); H.R. 3527 (Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation); H.R. 3530 (Freddie Mac Debt Reduction Act of 2011); H.R. 3606 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); H.R. 3635 (Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2011); H.R. 3644 (Private Mortgage Market Investment Act); H.R. 3655 (Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3665 (Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act); H.R. 3733 (Affordable Mortgage for Homeowners Act of 2011); H.R. 3871 (Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012); H.R. 4088 (Capital Expansion Act); H.R. 4235 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts.); H.R. 4624 (Investment Advisor Oversight Act of 2012); H. Amdt. 465 (Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the CFTC to promulgate any final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Act until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap transaction reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act.); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011); S. 556 (A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1276 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); S. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); S. 1619 (The Currency Exchange Act); S. 1641 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1642 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1643 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1650 (Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011); S. 1787 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 1791 (Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011); S. 1824 (Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act); S. 1831 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); S. 1835 (United States Covered Bond Act); S. 1907 (PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2011); S. 1933 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); S. 1941 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1962 (Startup Expansion and Investment Act); S. 1963 (Mortgage Finance Act of 2011); S. 1970 (CROWDFUND Act); S. 1975 (No More IMF Bailouts Act); S. 1997 (FHA Bailout Protection Act of 2011); S. 2033 (Closing the Derivatives Blended Rate Loophole Act); S. 2038 (STOCK Act); S. 2055 (A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to the protection of certain information.); S. Amdt. 1818 to S. 1813 (offshore tax havens); SR-NASDAQ-2012-005 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Establish an Enhanced Display Distributor Fee); SR-NASDAQ-2012-042 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Re-organize NASDAQ's Rules Governing the Fees Applicable to NASDAQ's Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NASDAQ-2012-044 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Modify the Fees Applicable to Non-Display Usage of Certain NASDAQ Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish Fees for the NYSE Arca Integrated Data Feed); FINRA Rule 4560 (short interest reporting); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Recordkeeping under Exchange Act Rule 17a-4(b)(4); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; China - strategic and economic dialogue; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Eminent domain; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; 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; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; SEC Regulation AB2; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds.
Client expense: $1,380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), 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)
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; issues related to consumer credit; Issues related to the Credit CARD Act; SEC IFRS Convergence; SEC proposed rules implementing Dodd-Frank corporate governmenance changes (including CEO-median pay ratio disclosure, shareholder approval of executive compensation, whistleblower award program, independence of compensation committees and advisors); HR 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act; HR 1121, The Responsible Consumer Financial Protections Act of 2011; HR 1315, The Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011; HR, 1667 Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act; Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) reporting guidance; Financial Crimes Enformement Network (FinCEN) issues related to Bank Secrecy Act and final rule on prepaid access cards; issues related to notice and request for comment on defining larger participants in certain consumer financial products and services markets, CFPB docket No. CFPB-HQ-2011-2.
Client expense: $1,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
- HR 10 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 87 To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 137 Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 213 Regulation Audit Revive Economy ("RARE") Act of 2011- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 214 Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis, Creation, and Sunset and Review Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 373 Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 Require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 402 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 527 Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 557 Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 599 Stimulus Repeal Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 609 American Competitiveness Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 611 Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility, Accountability, Choice, Transparency, Innovation, Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 620 Recovering Excessive Stimulus Expenditures for Taxpayers ("RESET") Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 642 Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 653 Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 654 The Do Not Track Me Online Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 722 Say No to Drug Ads Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 992 Building American Jobs Act of 2011- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1009 Federal Communications Collaboration Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1061 Federal Agency Transparency Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1062 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1111 Decrease Spending Now Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1121 Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1144 Transparency and Openness in Government Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1166 No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1203 Fairness for the U.S. Territories Under STELA ("Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act") Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1235 Regulation Moratorium Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1261 Chief Technology Officer Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1281 Restoring Economic Certainty Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1343 Return unused or reclaimed funds made available for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1404 Fair Elections Now Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1528 Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1707 Data Accountability and Trust Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1746 Community Access Preservation ("CAP") Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1752 Keeping Children Safe Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1841 Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1895 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2102 FCC Commissioners Technical Resource Enhancement Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2289 FCC Analysis of Benefits and Costs all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2471 Amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumers informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2513 Healthy Media for Youth Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2577 SAFE (Secure and Fortify Electronic) Data Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2860 Deficit Committee Transparency Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2870 Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2904 Integrated Public Alert Warning System Modernization Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3010 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3181 Stop the Regulation Invasion Please Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3259 National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3309 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3310 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3344 Give Fans a Chance Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3563 Integrated Public Alert Warning System Modernization Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3572 Cameras in the Courtroom Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3585 Stand By Every Ad Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3675 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3763 FCC Merger Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3788 E911 Surcharge Fairness Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3796 Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3848 Protecting Food & Beverages From Government Attack Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4010 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4116 Regulatory Accountability and Economic Freedom Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4204 To require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4469 Four Corners Television Access Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5163 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5952 To require each Federal agency to submit and obtain approval from the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy of guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility and integrity of scientific information relied upon by the agency all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5973 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6063 Child Protection Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6083 Federal Agriculture and Risk Management Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6178 Economic Growth and Development Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6192 Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6197 Candidate Accountability Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6259 Campaign Sunlight Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6278 Data Center Optimization Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6310 Restoring Confidence in our Democracy Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6315 Realign and Eliminate Duplicative Unnecessary Costly Excess in Government Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6333 Sunset Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6389 Sequestration Prevention Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6426 Grassroots Democracy Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6432 Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 111 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 117 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 72 Directing certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from agencies of the Federal Government, particularly with respect to their effect on jobs and economic growth all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 142 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs - all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 628 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should preserve, enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 671 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the need for a comprehensive public alert and warning system for the United States, and for other purposes all provisions relating to cable. - S 1 American Competitiveness Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 14 To establish a Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies - all provisions relating to cable. - S 162 Cut Federal Spending Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 174 Healthy Lifestyles & Prevention America Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 178 Spending Reduction Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 225 Access to Information About Missing Children Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 245 Commitment to American Prosperity ("CAP") Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 299 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 239 Innovate America Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 358 Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 391 Recovering Excessive Stimulus Expenditures for Taxpayers Act ("RESET") Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 410 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 455 Reforming Airwaves by Developing Incentives and Opportunistic Sharing (RADIOS) Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 475 Enact President Obamas recommendations for program terminations all provisions relating to cable. - S 611 FCC Tech Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 652 Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development all provisions relating to cable. - S 712 Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 726 Decrease Spending NOW Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 746 Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 750 Fair Elections Now Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 799 Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 913 Do Not Track Online Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 936 American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 978 Amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright all provisions relating to cable. - S 1030 Freedom from Restrictive Executive Demands and Onerous Mandates Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1151 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1207 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1354 Healthy Media for Youth Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1408 Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1434 Data Security Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1535 Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1550 National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1606 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1659 Return unused or reclaimed funds made available for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States all provisions relating to cable. - S 1660 American Jobs Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1732 Privacy Act Modernization for the Information Age Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1780 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1784 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1830 Protect American Innovation Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1965 Startup Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2008 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2038 Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge ("STOCK") Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2151 Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2012 "SECURE IT" Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2219 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2323 Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2375 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2465 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3187 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3211 Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3301 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3333 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 212 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3342 Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2012 "SECURE IT" all provisions relating to cable. - S 3369 Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3382 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlement Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3408 To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing regulations pertaining to certain battery chargers all provisions relating to cable. - S 3434 End Government Shutdowns Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3456 Child Protection Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3468 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3473 Sequestration Prevention Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3493 Free Press Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3495 Economic Growth and Development Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3540 Reduction in Federal Advertising Budgets Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3625 To change the effective date for the internet publication of certain information to prevent harm to the national security or endangering the military officers and civilian employees to whom the publication requirement applies all provisions relating to cable. - SJRes 6 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices all provisions relating to cable. - SJRes 35 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution authorizing regulation of contributions by corporations, labor organizations and other entities - all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $4,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Issues related to H.R. 4173, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 677 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act, S. 267, Lifetime Income Disclosure Act, H.R. 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act, Issues related to H.R. 2308, The SEC Regulatory Accountability Act, Issues related to H.R. 2434, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012, H.R. 4624, The Investment Adviser Oversight Act of 2012, Issues related to H.R. 3606, The Jumpstart our Business Startups Act
Client expense: $699,646 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Retirement
Public Employee Pension Transparency Act H.R. 567 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act H.R. 677 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1062 Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2011 (SAVE Act) H.R. 1534 To Facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1573 Would repeal provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Act prohibiting federal bailout of swap dealers or participants H.R. 1838 To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders H.R. 1840 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2308 Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2586 Pension Technical Modifications Act H.R. 2656 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2682 To Exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2779 Retirement Income Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3045 Hardship Outlays to protect Mortgagee Equity Act of 2011 H.R. 3104 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act H.R. 3178 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401 (k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL 401 (k) Savings Act H.R. 3287 Small Business Pension Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3561 Retirement Savings Security Act of 2011 H.R. 3656 Automatic IRA Act H.R. 4049 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act H.R. 4050 Fair Playing Field Act of 2012 H.R. 4123 (worker classification) Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act S. 1813/ House/Senate passed version H.R. 4348 (funding stabilization) Pension Funding defined benefit pension funding stabilization, technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, frozen defined benefit plan issues, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, hedge fund/private equity investments Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues, ERISA Section 4062 (e), rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, , partial termination enforcement, premium relief for certain delinquent plans Retirement Security/Investment Advice - defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, plan limits, electronic communication, electronic disclosure guidance, re-proposal on definition of a fiduciary, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, small business plans, lifetime income, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures, tax incentives for workplace retirement plans, tax reform, phased retirement, financial literacy, nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, multiple employer plan issues, long-term care/disability policies (LTDs), disability insurance Transfer of Excess Pension Assets Bipartisan Concurrent Resolution (H.CON. RES. 101) supporting retirement savings tax incentives Nondiscrimination rules applicable to defined benefit (DB) plans Senate Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 267 Public Employee Pension Transparency Act S. 347 Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 720 Payroll Fraud Prevention Act S. 770 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL Act) S. 1020 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL Act) S. 1121 Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion (TAX GAP) Act S. 1289 Automatic IRA Act of 2011 S. 1557 Hardship Outlays to protect Mortgagee Equity (HOME) Act S. 1656 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act S. 1813/ Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012 S. 2343, Senate/House passed version H.R. 4348 (funding stabilization) Fair Playing Field Act of 2012 S. 2145 (worker classification) Rebuild America Act S. 2252 Pension modernization - The Retirement Crisis and a Plan to Solve It USA Retirement Funds Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Pension funding defined benefit pension funding stabilization, defined benefit funding regulations/25-Year Averages of the Segment Rate, technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, frozen defined benefit plan issues, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, hedge fund/private equity investments Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues, ERISA Section 4062 (e), rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, partial termination enforcement Retirement Security/Investment Advice defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, plan limits, electronic communication, electronic disclosure guidance, re-proposal on definition of a fiduciary, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures, tax incentives for workplace retirement plans, tax reform, phased retirement, financial literacy, nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, multiple employer plan issues, long-term disability policies (LTDs), disability insurance Nondiscrimination rules applicable to defined benefit (DB) plans Regulatory Retirement Report: Supporting Retirement for American Families; Lifetime Income Guidance Request for Information (RFI) streamlining regulations to reduce regulatory burdens - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Executive Order 13563 Semi-Annual Regulatory Agendas Departments of Labor, Treasury ERISA Advisory Council 2012 Discussion Topics disability insurance & retirement stability, plan beneficiary designations Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 Business conduct standards, segregation of swap collateral, pay ratio and other executive compensation disclosure issues, posting margin, stable value contracts Pension funding defined benefit pension funding stabilization, defined benefit funding stabilization regulations/25-Year Averages of the Segment Rate and lump sum valuation, adequacy of defined benefit vehicles, retirement plan designs, and tax treatment of expatriates Hybrid retirement plan designs implementation of the Pension Protection Act (PPA), finalization of proposed regulations Retirement Security/Investment advice disclosure of defined contribution plan fees under ERISA Section 408 (b) (2), plan limits, re-proposal of rule on definition of a fiduciary, pension benefit statements, amendment of abandoned plan program, ERISA claims procedures, investment selection and annuity issues, automatic/mandatory individual retirement accounts (IRAs), target date funds (TDFs) and qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs); electronic disclosure of 401 (k) fee information, and defined benefit (DB) plans fiduciary requirements, 401 (k) participant fee disclosure regulations, in-plan Roth conversions issues RFI Electronic disclosure for employee benefit plans, electronic disclosure flexibility, longevity annuity contract regulations, partial annuity distribution regulations, income replacement Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2012-02 Q & A 30 guidance on final regulations for participant-level retirement plan fee disclosure, brokerage windows, FAB 2012-02R (revision) Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) performance-based compensation Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) guidance related to pension funding stabilization and premiums, premium and premium filing, submission issues, proposed regulations proposed ERISA Section 4062 (e) regulations, rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, partial termination enforcement, annual financial and actuarial reporting-ERISA Section 4010 Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Domestic plan asset investment issues International benefits issues/Puerto Rican plan trust issues Regulation of money market funds Multiemployer plan issues Public pension system issues Definition of governmental plans Worker classification issues Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) exemption for foreign retirement plans Distribution of retirement plan assets Nondiscrimination rules applicable to defined benefit (DB) plans Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) retirement plans De-risking defined benefit (DB) plans
Client expense: $216,050 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act, H.R. 1062; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111-203; Other Compensation issues
Client expense: $48,578 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · third_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 1873 - Arbitration Fairness Act S. 987 - Arbitration Fairness Act S. 1186 - Arbitration Fairness Act Asbestos Related Legislation Bankruptcy Transparency Issues S. 223 - FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 658 - FAA Reauthorization Act Low Income Tax Recapture Bonds Climate Change/Global Warming Natural Catastrophe legislation Coast Wind Zone Proposal Credit Scoring and the Use of Credit as Underwriting Tool H.R. 769 - Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2011 H.R. 1062 - The Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act Insurance issues relating to the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance issues relating to the Office of Financial Research Issues relating to Financial Services Systemic Risk Proposals Insurance issues relating to Federal Resolution Authority Issues relating to the Federal Insurance Office Insurance issues relating to liquidation authority for systemically important financial institutions and the plans for US and global regulators for higher capital requirements for financial institutions. SEC issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act H.R. 1039 - Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 435 - National Flood Insurance Program Termination Act of 2010 H.R. 1026 - Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2011 (Waters) S. 1940 - Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements S. 533 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R. 966 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act McCarran-Ferguson Reform and Modernization H.R. 5 - Health Act, H.R. 1150 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011 S. 528 - Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act Oil Spill Liability Issues H.R. 2483 - The Whistleblower Improvement Act S. 669 - Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 2011 H.R. 1249 - America Invents Act S. 23 - America Invents Act H.R. 1965 - To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. S. 556 - A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. H.R. 940 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 State bankruptcy issues S. 251 - A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal funds to State and local governments for the payment of obligations, to prohibit the Federal Reserve System from financially assisting state and local governments, and for other purposes. Bank Tax Issues H.R. 623 - National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act of 2011 H.R. 1063 - SMART Act
Client expense: $860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
OTC Derivatives and Financial Regulatory Reform and CFTC SEC Proposed Regulations (H.R.1573, H.R.2682, H.R.1610, H.R.1062, H.R.2483, H.R.3527).
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act, H.R. 1062
Client expense: $232,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 3313/S1787 Wall Street Trading & Speculators Tax Act HR 3665 Wall StreetAccountability HR 87 A Bill to Repeal Dodd-Frank HR 2308 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act HR 1062 Burdensome Data Collection Act HR 3523 Cyber Intelligence Sharing Protection Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; issues related to consumer credit; Regulation Z proposed revisions to Ability-to-Pay Requirements of Individual Credit Accounts (Docket No. R-1393) and proposed rules concerning changes to Debt Cancellation Disclosures (Docket no. R-1390); Issues related to the Credit CARD Act; SEC IFRS Convergence; SEC proposed rules implementing Dodd-Frank corporate governmenance changes (including CEO-median pay ratio disclosure, shareholder approval of executive compensation, whistleblower award program, independence of compensation committees and advisors); HR 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act; Debt limit; HR 1121, The Responsible Consumer Financial Protections Act of 2011; HR 1315, The Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011; HR, 1667 Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act; Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) reporting guidance; Financial Crimes Enformement Network (FinCEN) issues related to Bank Secrecy Act and final rule on prepaid access cards; issues related to notice and request for comment on defining larger participants in certain consumer financial products and services markets, CFPB docket No. CFPB-HQ-2011-2.
Client expense: $880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; issues related to consumer credit; Regulation Z proposed revisions to Ability-to-Pay Requirements of Individual Credit Accounts (Docket No. R-1393); Issues related to the Credit CARD Act; SEC IFRS Convergence; SEC proposed rules implementing Dodd-Frank corporate governmenance changes (including CEO-median pay ratio disclosure, shareholder approval of executive compensation, whistleblower award program, independence of compensation committees and advisors); HR 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act; HR 1121, The Responsible Consumer Financial Protections Act of 2011; HR 1315, The Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011; HR, 1667 Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act; Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) reporting guidance; Financial Crimes Enformement Network (FinCEN) issues related to Bank Secrecy Act and final rule on prepaid access cards; issues related to notice and request for comment on defining larger participants in certain consumer financial products and services markets, CFPB docket No. CFPB-HQ-2011-2.
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office