To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders.
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2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to the implementation of Dodd Frank HR 940 - The United States Covered Bonds Act of 2011 Bank Tax "Robin Hood" Tax Financial Transaction 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 3871 - The Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 S 947 A bill to end user exemptions from certain provisions of Commodity Exchange Act and Securities Exchange Act S 3480 A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Client expense: $4,940,000 · 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), 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 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Provided information on impacts of Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations and rulemaking, including HR 1840.
Client expense: $127,100 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · first_quarter · Commodities (big ticket)
Over-The-Counter derivatives issues generally; H.R. 1573,To facilitate implementation of Title VII of Dodd-Frank Wall Street & Consumer Protection Act; H.R.1840, to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders; H.R.2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011; H.R.3527, Protecting Main Street End User from Excessive Regulation Act;
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
S. 3240, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (provisions regarding crop insurance, USDA guaranteed loans, and farm loan program term limits) H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (provisions regarding Farm Bill extension, federal crop insurance)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 (all provisions) H.R. 1840, to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders
Client expense: $2,110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2012 · first_quarter · Agriculture
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 (all provisions)H.R. 1840, to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders Farm Credit System Lending Practices, including Investment Bonding Pilot Program/Proposed Rule, AgDirect, FCS Mergers Agricultural Credit Conditions and Farmland Values Farm Service Agency interim rule to increase guaranteed loan origination fees Proposed clarifications of certain Dodd-Frank Act provisions
Client expense: $2,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Democratic |
| IL |
| Patrick T. McHenry | Republican | NC |
| Randy Neugebauer | Republican | TX |
| Reid J. Ribble | Republican | WI |
| Scott Garrett | Republican | NJ |
| Steve Stivers | Republican | OH |
| William L. Owens | Democratic | NY |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
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 · Commodities (big ticket)
See addendum. over-the-counter derivatives issues, generally; 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; H.R.1840, a bill to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders; H.R.2682, the Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 -- over-the-counter derivatives; H.R.3527, the Protecting Main Street End User from Excessive Regulation Act -- over-the-counter derivatives.
Client expense: $5,070,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to the implementation of Dodd Frank HR 940 - The United States Covered Bonds Act of 2011 Bank Tax, "Robin Hood" Tax, Financial Transaction 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 3871 - The Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 S 947 Bill to end user exemptions from certain provisions of Commodity Exchange Act and Securities Exchange Act S 3480 A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Client expense: $4,940,000 · 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), 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 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of P.L. 111-203 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to CFTC regulation of derivatives end-users, credit card fees, and disclosure payments by resource extraction issuers. Legislation affecting derivatives end users, including H.R. 2682 - Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (Grimm), H.R. 1840 (Conaway), S.947 (Johanns), and H.R. 3527 - Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation (Hultgren).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of P.L. 111-203 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to CFTC regulation of derivatives end-users and related FERC issues. Legislation affecting derivatives end-users, including H.R. 1610 / H.R. 2682 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (Grimm), H.R. 1573 (Lucas), H.R. 1840 (Conaway), S. 947 (Johanns), H.R. 3527 - Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation (Hultgren), and related legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of P.L. 111-203 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to CFTC regulation of derivatives end-users and related FERC issues. Legislation affecting derivatives end-users, including H.R. 1610 / H.R. 2682 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (Grimm), H.R. 1573 (Lucas), H.R. 1840 (Conaway), S. 947 (Johanns), H.R. 3527 - Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation (Hultgren), and related legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of P.L. 111-203 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to CFTC regulation of derivatives end users and related FERC issues. Legislation affecting derivatives end users, including H.R. 1610 / H.R. 2682 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (Grimm), H.R. 1573 (Lucas), H.R. 1840 (Conaway), S. 947 (Johanns), H.R. 3527 - Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation (Hultgren), and related legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Commodities (big ticket)
H.R. 1840, A bill to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (over-the-counter derivatives) H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End User from Excessive Regulation Act (Over-the-Counter derivatives) Financial regulatory reform issues generally
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 1840, to improve CFTC regulations by requiring cost-benefit analysis S. 1483, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act
Client expense: $2,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Provided information on impacts of Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations and rulemaking, including HR 1840.
Client expense: $127,101 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Commodities (big ticket)
Over-The-Counter derivatives issues generally; H.R. 1573,To facilitate implementation of Title VII of Dodd-Frank Wall Street & Consumer Protection Act; H.R.1840, to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders; H.R.2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011; H.R.3527, Protecting Main Street End User from Excessive Regulation Act;
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 87, To Repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 557, Consumer Financial Protection Oversight 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, Swaps Bailout Prevention Act H.R. 1840, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2012 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. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation H.R. 3877 / S. 2083, 1099K Overreach Prevention Act H.R. 4014 / S. 2099, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 4367, To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine H.R. 6397, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2012 H.R. 6524, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 6616, To protect securities transactions in the United States from enforcement of certain excise taxes imposed by any foreign government, and for other purposes S. 712, Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2011 S. 746, Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011 S. 947, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes S. 1615, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 S. 1650, Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011 S. 2373, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act S. 3204, A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes S. 3394, A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes S. 3480, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 P.L. 112-216, To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine Various issues relating to implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; the proposed Volcker Rule; potential money market mutual fund regulation; Commodity Futures Trading Commissions derivatives regulations; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; SEC Conflict Minerals Regulation; securities litigation and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67); the implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106)
Client expense: $29,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 373, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2012 H.R. 931, To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions H.R. 1840, Commodity Futures Trading Commission and cost-benefit analysis legislation H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2898, Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 H.R. 3010 / S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 3596, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act, including provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing H.R. 3634, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2011, including provisions relating to Federal Prison Industry reform H.R. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4607, Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 4377, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including House Amendment #1076 to prohibit the use of funds by the Census Bureau for enforcement of a criminal penalty imposed upon those individuals who choose not to complete the American Community Survey and House Amendment #1077 to prohibit the use of funds to conduct the survey, conducted by the Secretary of Commerce, commonly referred to as the "American Community Survey" H.R. 6091, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America H.R. 6371, Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act H.R. 6397, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2012 H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012 S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, including provisions relating to sequestration S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011, including provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, including provisions relating to agency errors in economic analyses under executive orders S. 2169, Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2012: Federal Prison Industry reform S. 3079, A bill to make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions, and for other purposes H.RES. 841, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6684) to provide for spending reduction H.J. RES. 66, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (draft bill-no number), provisions related to IT procurement policy Various issues relating to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Audit and Self-Disclosure Program; regulatory reform generally, including issues such as the employment effect of regulation; permit streamlining; sequestration and government contracting; Administrative Procedure Act and policies/procedures for Federal rulemaking, enforcement and review - agency errors in economic analyses under executive orders; need for transparency and replicability of economic cost/benefit analysis; need for reliable data sources to estimate regulatory costs and benefits; need for agencies to consider impacts on labor markets, job displacement, local economic development, and health effects of regulatory actions; need for ex-post data collection and analysis of regulatory impacts and effectiveness; regulations and data collection activities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding cargo movement; Executive Order 12688, estimating direct and indirect employment impacts of regulations;sue & settle; statistical programs
Client expense: $29,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Issues relating to regulatory reform for derivatives markets. Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank, PL111-203); CFTC Cost Benefit Analysis Bill (HR1840);Dodd-Frank Implementation Delay Bill (HR1573); End Excessive Oil Speculation Now Act (Sanders, S1200); End Excessive Oil Speculation Now Act (Hinchey, HR2328)
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Proposed rule changes of ATS Rlease No. 34-63241; File No. S7-03-10 Proposed changes to Regulation AB - Release Nos. 33-9917; 34-61858; File No. S7-08-10 PL 111-203 Federal Resrve Notice 75 FR 72741 Financial Services Oversight Council Notice 75 FR 61758 Proposed changes to rules on SEC standards for broker/dealers Concept Release on Equity Market Structure Release No. 34-61358; File No. S7-02-1 Joint SEC/CFTC proposal on Definitions contained in Title VII- of PL 111-203 No. 34-62717; File No. S7-16-10 Joint SEC/CFTC to Define Swap Related Terms: File No. S7-39-10 Joint SEC/MSRB Proposed Rules on Registration of Municipal Advisors File No. 37-45-10 CFTC - Core principles and other regs for swap execution facilities (76 FR 1213) CFTC - Conflicts of interest DCO, DCM, SEF (76 FR 722) CFTC- Proposed rule - Real time reporting (75 FR 76930 & 75 FR 76666) CFTC -Proposed rule - Swap Dealer, MSP, SBS, ECP (75 FR 80174) CFTC- Proposed rule - Reporting Post-Enactment Swap (75 FR 78892) CFTC -Proposed rule - Implementation of conflicts of interest procedures by dealers and MSPs (75 FR 71391) CFTC - Proposed Rule - Position Limits for Futures and Swaps (76 FR 71626 ) CFTC - Proposed Rule - Process for a Designated Contract Market or Swap Execution Facility to Make a Swap Available to Trade under Section 2(h)(8) of the Commodity Exchange Act (76 FR 77728 ) CFTC - Proposed Rule - Effective Date for Swap Regulation (76 FR 65999) CFTC - Proposed Rule - Clearing Member Risk Management (76 FR 45724 ) CFTC - Proposed Rule - Protection of Cleared Swaps Customer Contracts and Collateral; Conforming Amendments to the Commodity Broker Bankruptcy Provisions (76 FR 33818 ) CFTC - Proposed Rule - Swap Transaction Compliance and Implementation Schedule: Clearing and Trade Execution Requirements under Section 2(h) of the CEA (6 FR 58186) CFTC - Proposed Rule - Customer Clearing Documentation and Timing of Acceptance for Clearing (76 FR 45730) SEC - Proposed rule - Registration of Muncipal Advisors Release No. 34-63575; File No. S7-45-10 SEC - Proposed rule - Investment Advisors Act Release No. IA -3110; File No. S7-36-10 SEC - Proposed rule- Regarding Mandatory Clearing of Security-based Swaps: File No. S7-44-10 SEC - Proposed rule - Regarding the End-user Exception to Mandatory Clearing of Security-based Swaps: File No. S7-43-10 SEC - Proposed rule - on Security-Based Swap Reporting: File No. S7-34-10 SEC Interim Final Rule Reporting Security-Based-Swaps: File No. S7-28-10 SEC Ownership Limitations and Governance Requirements for Security-Based Swap Clearing Agencies, Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities, and National Securities Exchanges with Respect to Security-Based Swaps under Regulation MC: File No. S7-27-10 SEC Rule on Credit Risk Retention File No.: S7-14-11 H.R.1838 -A bill to repeal a provision of PL 111-203 prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants. H.R.1573 - A bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the PL 111-203, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption. OCC - Proposed rule - Regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swaps entities - Docket No. OCC-2011-008/RIN 1557-AD43; Docket No. R-1415/RIN 7100 AD74; RIN 3064-AD79;RIN 3052-AC69;RIN 2590-AA45 H.R. 1840 to improve consideration by the CFTC of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R .2799 to exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulations H.R. 2586 Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 3045 Retirement Income Protection Act Amendment to S. 2112, introduced by Sen. Crapo, to clarify derivatives rulemaking H.R. 3283, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act Federal Reserve - Proposed rule - Enhanced prudential standards and heightened supervision of bank holding companies FDIC and Federal Reserve - Final rule - Resolution plans Joint FSOC - Proposed rule - Implementation of the Volcker Rule
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 1615 - Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act S. 1650 - Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1834 - Residential Mortgage Market Privatization and Standardization Act of 2011 S. 1835 - United States Covered Bond Act S. 3468 - Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012 S. 3497 - Terminating the Expansion of Too-Big-To-Fail Act of 2012 S. 3620 - Regulation of Municipal Advisors S. 3637 - Temporarily Extend the Transaction Account Guarantee Program S. 3709 - GAO Study of Too Big to Fail H.R. 940 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 H.R. 1182 - GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act H.R. 1539 - Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 1573 - Delay Implementation of Title VII of Dodd-Frank H.R. 1838 - Repeal DFA provision prohibiting assistance to swap dealers or participants H.R. 1840 - Consideration by the CFTC of the costs and benefits of its regulations H.R. 2308 - SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2483 - Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 2577 - Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act H.R. 2586 - Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682 - Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2779 - To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from Dodd-Frank Act H.R. 2827 - Regulation of Municipal Advisors H.R. 3606 - JOBS Act H.R. 3644 - Private Mortgage Market Investment Act H.R. 3862 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 H.R. 4078 - Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4624 - Investment Adviser Oversight Act H.R. 5929 - Next Steps for Credit Availability Act H.R. 6127 - Liquidity Enhancement for Small Public Companies Act H.R. 6204 - Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2012 H.R. 6317 - Terminating the Expansion of Too-Big-to-Fail Act of 2012 Draft - SEC Modernization Act CFTC Rule 4.5 Money Market Mutual Funds SIFIs Volcker Rule Use of Commodities by Mutual Funds Exchange-Traded Funds Market Structure Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation Tri-Party Repo Market Mortgage Eminent Domain FX Forwards and FX Swaps Non-deliverable Forwards
Client expense: $1,001,729 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
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 · Agriculture
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 (all provisions) H.R. 1840, to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
S. 3240, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (provisions regarding crop insurance, USDA guaranteed loans, and farm loan program term limits) H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (provisions regarding Farm Bill extension, federal crop insurance) 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 (all provisions) H.R. 1840, to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders
Client expense: $2,110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Agriculture
S. 3240, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (provisions regarding crop insurance, USDA guaranteed loans, and farm loan program term limits)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 (all provisions) H.R. 1840, to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders
Client expense: $1,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Commodities (big ticket)
See addendum. over-the-counter derivatives issues, generally; 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; H.R.1840, a bill to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders; H.R.2682, the Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 -- over-the-counter derivatives; H.R.3527, the Protecting Main Street End User from Excessive Regulation Act -- over-the-counter derivatives.
Client expense: $2,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of P.L. 111-203 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to CFTC regulation of derivatives end-users, credit card fees, and disclosure payments by resource extraction issuers. Legislation affecting derivatives end users, including H.R. 2682 - Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (Grimm), H.R. 1840 (Conaway), S.947 (Johanns), and H.R. 3527 - Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation (Hultgren).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of P.L. 111-203 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to CFTC regulation of derivatives end-users and related FERC issues. Legislation affecting derivatives end-users, including H.R. 1610 / H.R. 2682 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (Grimm), H.R. 1573 (Lucas), H.R. 1840 (Conaway), S. 947 (Johanns), H.R. 3527 - Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation (Hultgren), and related legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of P.L. 111-203 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to CFTC regulation of derivatives end-users and related FERC issues. Legislation affecting derivatives end-users, including H.R. 1610 / H.R. 2682 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (Grimm), H.R. 1573 (Lucas), H.R. 1840 (Conaway), S. 947 (Johanns), H.R. 3527 - Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation (Hultgren), and related legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of P.L. 111-203 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to CFTC regulation of derivatives end users and related FERC issues. Legislation affecting derivatives end users, including H.R. 1610 / H.R. 2682 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (Grimm), H.R. 1573 (Lucas), H.R. 1840 (Conaway), S. 947 (Johanns), H.R. 3527 - Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation (Hultgren), and related legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to the implementation of Dodd Frank HR 940 - The United States Covered Bonds Act of 2011 Bank Tax and the "Robin Hood" 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 3871 - The Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 S 947 - A Bill to end user exemptions from certain provisions of Commodity Exchange Act and Securities Exchange Act S 1610 - Dodd-Frank Implementation Act of 2011 S 3410 - A Bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of Commodity Exchange Act and Securities Exchange Act
Client expense: $3,890,000 · 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 · 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
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 · Commodities (big ticket)
Over-The-Counter derivatives issues generally; H.R. 1573,To facilitate implementation of Title VII of Dodd-Frank Wall Street & Consumer Protection Act; H.R.1840, to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders; H.R.2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011; H.R.3527, Protecting Main Street End User from Excessive Regulation Act;
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Banking
HR 940 United States Covered Bonds Act of 2011 HR 1315 The Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act HR 1356 Capital Access for Main Street Act of 2011 HR 1418 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 HR 1697 Communities First Act HR 1840 Improve Consideration by CFTC of Costs and Benefits of Regulations and Orders HR 1965 The SEC Shareholder Registration Act HR 2167 The Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act HR 2308 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act HR 2827 Municipal Adviser SEC Reform HR 3461 Financial Instititions Examination Fairness and Reform Act HR 3606 Jumpstart Our Business Startups (Jobs) Act HR 4014 Confidentiality of Information Provided to the CFPB HR 4078 Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act HR 4293 Restore Main Street's Credit Act of 2012 HR 4348 Flood Insurance/ Student Loans HR 4367 Amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (to limit ATM fee disclosure requirements) HR 5691 Overdraft Act of 2012 HR 6139 Consumer Credit Access, Innovation and Modernization Act S 509 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Credit Union MBL Expansion S 1548 National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act S 1600 Communities First Act S 2160 Bank Exam Reform S 2231 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Credit Union MBL Expansion S 2237 Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act S 2278 Certain Escrow Exemptions for Community Bankers S 3204 ATM Fee Disclosure Requirements S 3394 ATM Fee Disclosure Act and CFPB Privilege S 3492, S 3620 To provide for exemptions from municipal advisor requirements Bank Examinations Capital Requirements/Regulations/Basel III Rules Consumer Data Security Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer Protection for Financial Products and Services Credit Card/ Debit Card Interchange Fees Debit Interchange Fees Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Tax Exemption Fair Lending Enforcement FDIC Transaction Account Guarantee Program Extention FHA Loan Programs Financial Regulatory Reform Homeownership and Equity Protection Act Housing Finance Reform Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises Implementation of Basel III in the U.S. Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Mortgage Lending Disclosures (RESPA/TILA) Mortgage Lending Reform Mortgage Loan Origination Standards Mortgage Servicing Compensation National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Overdraft Payment Services Patents - American Invents Act Qualified Mortgages/ Ability to Repay Qualified Residential Mortgages/Risk Retention Registration of Municipal Advisors Regulation Z Establishment of ESCROW - Higher Priced Loans Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks Remittance Transfer Rules Sarbnes-Oxley Internal Control Attestation SEC Shareholder Registration Threshold for Community Banks Small Business Lending Fund Implementation Social Security Direct Deposit Systemic Risk, Too-Big-To-Fail Regulation and Resolution Authority
Client expense: $890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Agriculture
S. 3240, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (provisions regarding crop insurance, USDA guaranteed loans, and farm loan program term limits) 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 (all provisions) H.R. 1840, to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders
Client expense: $1,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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
H.R. 87, To Repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 557, Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 H.R. 1070 / S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation 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 / S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 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. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940 / S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups H.R. 3877 / S. 2083, 1099K Overreach Prevention Act H.R. 4014, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act H.R. 4367, To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine H.R. 6125, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act with respect to privilege of information provided to Federal and State agencies, and for other purposes S. 712, Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2011 S. 746, Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011 S. 947, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes S. 1615, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 S. 1650, Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 S. 2099, A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection S. 2373, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act S. 3204, A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes S. 3394, A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter derivatives provisions and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; money market mutual fund regulation; the proposed Volcker Rule; Commodity Futures Trading Commissions derivatives regulations; the imposition of monetary equitable remedies in competition cases; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; general background on securities litigation and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67); the implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (P.L. 112-106)
Client expense: $31,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 373, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2012 H.R. 1840, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders. H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011 H.R. 2693, Budget Control Act of 2011, provisions relating to sequestration H.R. 3010, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 3210, RELIEF Act H.R. 3416 / S. 1483, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 3596, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act, provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing H.R. 3634, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2011 H.R. 3850, Government Efficiency through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 3851, Small Business Advocate Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 3862 / S. 3382, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 H.R. 3893, Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 3980, Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 3985, Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 3987, Small Business Protection Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 4010, DISCLOSE 2012 Act H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4081, Contractor Opportunity Protection Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 4367, To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine H.R. 4377, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2012 H.R.4607 / S. 2368, Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 5326, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including issues related to H.AMDT. 1076, an amendment prohibit the use of funds by the Census Bureau for enforcement of a criminal penalty imposed upon those individuals who choose not to complete the American Community Survey and H.AMDT. 1077, an amendment to prohibit the use of funds to conduct the survey, conducted by the Secretary of Commerce, commonly referred to as the American Community Survey H.R. 5904 / S. 1894, Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 H.R. 6091, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, provisions relating to Buy America Policy H.R. 6094 / S. 3502, Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011, provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 S. 2169, Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2012, provisions relating to Federal Prison Industry reform S. 3079, A bill to make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions, and for other purposes S. 3369, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2012 Potential legislation related to citizen suits and the Judgment Fund Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including issues such as the use of cost-benefit analysis by independent regulatory agencies; risk assessment and reforms to the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS); research on EPA; Executive Order 12688, estimating direct and indirect employment impacts of regulations; statistical programs; sequestration and government contracting
Client expense: $31,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 1840, to improve CFTC regulations by requiring cost-benefit analysis
Client expense: $2,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Commodities (big ticket)
Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010, Dodd-Lincoln Substitute Amendment to S. 3217 "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 Conference Report" Implementation of P.L. 111-203- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 1610, "Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011" H.R. 1840, a bill to improve consideration by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 2586, the "Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act" H.R. 2682, the "Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act" H.R. 2779, a bill to exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements H.R. 3527, "Protecting Main Street End-Users from Excessive Regulation Act."
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Banking
Financial services-related issues; H.R. 1838, Swaps Bailout Prevention Act; H.R. 1840, to improve consideration by the CFTC of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Commodities (big ticket)
H.R. 1840, A bill to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (over-the-counter derivatives) H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End User from Excessive Regulation Act (Over-the-Counter derivatives)
Client expense: $310,798 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 1650 Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1835 United States Covered Bond Act S. 2223 Delay Implementation Date of Volcker Rule Provisions S. 3468 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012 S. 1615 - Financial Regulatory Responsiblity Act S. 1834 - Residential Mortgage Market Privatization and Standardization Act of 2011 S. 3497 - Terminating the Expansion of Too-Big-To-Fail Act of 2012 S. 3620 - Regulation of Municipal Advisors H.R. 940 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 H.R. 1182 - GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act H.R. 1539 - Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 1573 - Delay Implemenation of Title VII of Dodd-Frank Act H.R. 1838 - Repeal DFA provision prohibitng assistance to swap dealers or participants H.R. 1840 - Consideration by the CFTC of the costs and benefits of its regulations H.R. 1859 - Housing Finance Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 2308 - SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2483 - Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 2586 - Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682 - Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2779 - To Exempt inter-affiliate swaps from Dodd-Frank Act H.R. 2827 - Regulation of Municipal Advisors H.R. 3606 - JOBS Act H.R. 3644 - Private Mortgage Market Investment Act H.R. 3862 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 H.R. 4078 - Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4624 - Investment Adviser Oversight Act H.R. 5929 - Next Steps for Credit Availability Act H.R. 6127 - Liquidity Enhancement for Small Public Companies Act H.R. 6317 - Terminating the Expansion of Too-Big-To-Fail Act of 2012 CFTC Rule 4.5 Money Market Mutual Funds SIFIs Volcker Rule Use of Commodities by Mutual Funds Exchange-Traded Funds Market Structure Extension of unlimited deposit insurance for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation Tri-Party Repo Market Mortgage Eminent Domain Non-Deliverable Forwards Transaction Account Gaurantee (TAG) Extension
Client expense: $1,556,769 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
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 · Agriculture
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 (all provisions) H.R. 1840, to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Agriculture
P.L. 111-201 (H.R. 4173): The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (Part II, Sec. 728, 741, Implementation of the end-user exemption) Issue: Derivatives end-user exemption from swap clearing and definition clarity under the Dodd Frank Wall St. Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 872: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 (Sec. 3, Allows pesticide and herbicide applicators to avoid a duplicative regulatory requirement.) 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. Extends for 18 months the deadline for implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall St. Reform and Consumer Protection Acts derivatives provisions. H.R. 1610, H.R. 2682: Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 Provides derivatives end user exemptions from certain requirements under the Dodd Frank Wall St. Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 1840: To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders Legislation to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders under the Dodd-Frank 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 A bill to exclude inter-affiliate trades from certain Dodd-Frank regulatory requirements. H.R. 3527: Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act Clarifies the definition of swap dealer to exempt end-users from certain regulatory requirements in the Dodd-Frank Act. H.R. 3336: Small Business Credit Availability Act Provides certain exemptions to the Dodd-Frank Act for small lenders. H.R. 6083: The Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012. Reauthorizes farm bill programs and includes the reauthorization and expansion of rural development programs. (Title VI, Subtitle B Rural Electrification Act of 1936, Subtitle C, Sec. 6201 and 6205, also H.R. 872 as included in bill.) S. 947: A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Provides derivatives end user exemptions from certain requirements under the Dodd Frank Wall St. Reform and Consumer Protection Act. S. 1658: The Rural Economic Farm and Ranch Sustainability and Hunger (REFRESH) Act of 2011 Reauthorizes Farm Bill programs, including extension of the rural energy for America program, and includes the rural energy savings program. S. 2216: The Rural Energy Savings Program Act which would allow rural electric cooperatives to provide low-interest loans to their consumer-members for efficiency improvements. S. 3240: Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012. Reauthorizes farm bill programs and includes the reauthorization and expansion of rural development programs. (Title VI, Rural Development, Subtitle B Rural Electrification, Subtitle C, Sec. 6201, 6202, 6204, 6205 and 6407, amendment authorizing the Rural Energy Savings Program.)
Client expense: $683,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Issues relating to regulatory reform for derivatives markets. Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank, PL111-203), CFTC Cost Benefit Analysis Bill (HR1840), Dodd-Frank Implementation Delay Bill (HR1573), End Excessive Oil Speculation Now Act (Sanders, S1200), End Excessive Oil Speculation Now Act (Hinchey, HR2328)
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Provided information on impacts of Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations and rulemaking, including HR 1840.
Client expense: $128,895 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Proposed rule changes of ATS Rlease No. 34-63241; File No. S7-03-10 Proposed changes to Regulation AB - Release Nos. 33-9917; 34-61858; File No. S7-08-10 PL 111-203 Federal Resrve Notice 75 FR 72741 Financial Services Oversight Council Notice 75 FR 61758 Proposed changes to rules on SEC standards for broker/dealers Concept Release on Equity Market Structure Release No. 34-61358; File No. S7-02-1 Joint SEC/CFTC proposal on Definitions contained in Title VII- of PL 111-203 No. 34-62717; File No. S7-16-10 Joint SEC/CFTC to Define Swap Related Terms: File No. S7-39-10 Joint SEC/MSRB Proposed Rules on Registration of Municipal Advisors File No. 37-45-10 CFTC - Core principles and other regs for swap execution facilities (76 FR 1213) CFTC - Conflicts of interest DCO, DCM, SEF (76 FR 722) CFTC- Proposed rule - Real time reporting (75 FR 76930 & 75 FR 76666) CFTC -Proposed rule - Swap Dealer, MSP, SBS, ECP (75 FR 80174) CFTC- Proposed rule - Reporting Post-Enactment Swap (75 FR 78892) CFTC -Proposed rule - Implementation of conflicts of interest procedures by dealers and MSPs (75 FR 71391) CFTC - Proposed Rule - Position Limits for Futures and Swaps (76 FR 71626 ) CFTC - Proposed Rule - Process for a Designated Contract Market or Swap Execution Facility to Make a Swap Available to Trade under Section 2(h)(8) of the Commodity Exchange Act (76 FR 77728 ) CFTC - Proposed Rule - Effective Date for Swap Regulation (76 FR 65999) CFTC - Proposed Rule - Clearing Member Risk Management (76 FR 45724 ) CFTC - Proposed Rule - Protection of Cleared Swaps Customer Contracts and Collateral; Conforming Amendments to the Commodity Broker Bankruptcy Provisions (76 FR 33818 ) CFTC - Proposed Rule - Swap Transaction Compliance and Implementation Schedule: Clearing and Trade Execution Requirements under Section 2(h) of the CEA (6 FR 58186) CFTC - Proposed Rule - Customer Clearing Documentation and Timing of Acceptance for Clearing (76 FR 45730) SEC - Proposed rule - Registration of Muncipal Advisors Release No. 34-63575; File No. S7-45-10 SEC - Proposed rule - Investment Advisors Act Release No. IA -3110; File No. S7-36-10 SEC - Proposed rule- Regarding Mandatory Clearing of Security-based Swaps: File No. S7-44-10 SEC - Proposed rule - Regarding the End-user Exception to Mandatory Clearing of Security-based Swaps: File No. S7-43-10 SEC - Proposed rule - on Security-Based Swap Reporting: File No. S7-34-10 SEC Interim Final Rule Reporting Security-Based-Swaps: File No. S7-28-10 SEC Ownership Limitations and Governance Requirements for Security-Based Swap Clearing Agencies, Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities, and National Securities Exchanges with Respect to Security-Based Swaps under Regulation MC: File No. S7-27-10 SEC Rule on Credit Risk Retention File No.: S7-14-11 H.R.1838 -A bill 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.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. OCC - Proposed rule - Regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swaps entities - Docket No. OCC-2011-008/RIN 1557-AD43; Docket No. R-1415/RIN 7100 AD74; RIN 3064-AD79;RIN 3052-AC69;RIN 2590-AA45 H.R. 1840 to improve consideration by the CFTC of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R .2799 to exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulations H.R. 2586 Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 3045 Retirement Income Protection Act Amendment to S. 2112, introduced by Sen. Crapo, to clarify derivatives rulemaking H.R. 3283, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act Federal Reserve - Proposed rule - Enhanced prudential standards and heightened supervision of bank holding companies FDIC and Federal Reserve - Final rule - Resolution plans Joint FSOC - Proposed rule - Implementation of the Volcker Rule
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of