Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act
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2012 · first_quarter · Banking
Legislation: Regulatory environment affecting banks, including community banks; Debit Card Interchange Fee legislation (S.575, H.R.1081, H.R.3156); GSE legislation (H.R.1182, H.R.31, H.R.1221, H.R.1222,H.R.1223, H.R.1224, H.R.1225, H.R.1226, H.R.1227, H.R.2436, H.R.2441, H.R.2440, H.R.2462, H.R.463, H.R.2439); Mortgage Foreclosure Relief legislation (H.R.830, H.R.836, H.R.839, H.R.861) ; (Continued on next page)Legislation (cont'd.): Credit Union business lending (S.509, H.R.1418, S.2231); Internet Gambling Regulation (H.R.1174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Governance (H.R.1121, H.R.1315). Small Business Lending (S.493), Bankruptcy Legislation (S.222), National Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1309), Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1439), Executive Compensation (H.R. 1062), Covered Bonds (H.R.940), Patent Reform (H.R.1249), CFPB Appropriations Legislation. Information Security/Privacy (H.R.2577, H.R.3035, S.1151, S.1408, S.1434, S.1535), Deficit Reduction, American Jobs Act, Appropriation Legislation, Patent Office Reform (H.R.1249). Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Fees (H.R. 3765); Flood Insurance Reform & Extension (H.R.2608, HJ Res. 94, HJ Res. 95, H.R.2055, H.R.3671, S.1958); Bank & Corporate Governance (H.R. 1965, S.556, S.1941,H.R.2940, H.R.2930); SEC Registration Threshold (H.R.2167, HR.1070); Sarbanes-Oxley Auditor Requirements (H.R.3213); Restoration of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Higher Loan Limits (Amendment to Ag Appropriations bill); Bank Examination Fairness (H.R.3461,S.2160); Bank Failure Study Legislation (H.R.2056); Federal Tax on Larger Financial Institutions; Credit Union Capital (H.R.3993); Amendment on non-resident alien interest reporting; The JOBS Act - H.R.3606; Municipal Advisor Exemption - H.R.2827; CFPB Confidential Information Protection - H.R.4014. Regulation: Fed. Reg. B (Equal Credit Opportunity) Rules, Fed and FDIC Orderly Resolution Regulations for Systemically Significant Companies, Fin CEN Bank Secrecy Act reporting requirements, General Obligation Bonds, Thrift institution regulation and reporting transfer to OCC and Fed, FASB Auditor Independence Rules, OCC Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products, Fed, FDIC and OCC Retail Foreign Exchange Rules, Regulation Q, Fed and FTC Credit Score Disclosure Rules, OCC Foreclosure Guidance. FDIC Assessment, Base & Rate Regulation; Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators; Federal Reserve Regulation II - debit card interchange fee regulation; SEC registration of municipal advisor regulation; FDIC Interest on Lawyer Account deposit insurance coverage regulation; FASB Mark to Market Accounting; shareholder executive compensation rules; FASB lease accounting rules; FASB impairment of financial asset rules; mortgage disclosure regulation; regulatory burden relief; federal garnishment rules; Federal Home Loan Bank system membership; Credit Card Act implementation; Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending) amendments; Payment Settlement Entity Reporting; Interest on Non-Resident Alien Account Reporting; Credit Risk Retention Regulation. FDIC and OCC Overdraft and Bank Product Guidance, Repeal of Reg. Q, FHFA Rules on purchase of housing cooperative loans, IRS Guidance on Trust Commissions, Fed Savings and Loan Holding Company Regulation, Fed Remittance Transfer Proposal, National bank preemption, Risk-based capital requirements, CFPB Regulations. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reporting of Assignments in lieu of Mortgage Discharge (Reg C); Restrictions on Bank Proprietary Trading (Volcker Rule); Acquisitions of non-systemically significant financial institutions; Flood Insurance Guidance; Treasury Home Affordable Refinance Program; Examiner Treatment of New York State and Local Government Securities; CFPB Credit Card Disclosures; CFPB Deposit Account Disclosures; CFPB Mortgage Disclosures; Enhanced Regulation of large bank holding companies and non-bank firms. Patent and Trademark Reform Regulatory Implementation; Regulations Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act; Stress Test Regulations; Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL); Servicing and Foreclosure Guidance and Regulations; Home Loan Bank Member Supervision; CFPB Streamlined Regulations Project; CFPB Regulations on Privileged Information.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · first_quarter · Banking
Legislation: Regulatory environment affecting banks, including community banks; Debit Card Interchange Fee legislation (S.575, H.R.1081, H.R.3156); GSE legislation (H.R.1182, H.R.31, H.R.1221, H.R.1222,H.R.1223, H.R.1224, H.R.1225, H.R.1226, H.R.1227, H.R.2436, H.R.2441, H.R.2440, H.R.2462, H.R.463, H.R.2439); Mortgage Foreclosure Relief legislation (H.R.830, H.R.836, H.R.839, H.R.861) ; (Continued on next page)Legislation (cont'd.): Credit Union business lending (S.509, H.R.1418, S.2231); Internet Gambling Regulation (H.R.1174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Governance (H.R.1121, H.R.1315). Small Business Lending (S.493), Bankruptcy Legislation (S.222), National Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1309), Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1439), Executive Compensation (H.R. 1062), Covered Bonds (H.R.940), Patent Reform (H.R.1249), CFPB Appropriations Legislation. Information Security/Privacy (H.R.2577, H.R.3035, S.1151, S.1408, S.1434, S.1535), Deficit Reduction, American Jobs Act, Appropriation Legislation, Patent Office Reform (H.R.1249). Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Fees (H.R. 3765); Flood Insurance Reform & Extension (H.R.2608, HJ Res. 94, HJ Res. 95, H.R.2055, H.R.3671, S.1958); Bank & Corporate Governance (H.R. 1965, S.556, S.1941,H.R.2940, H.R.2930); SEC Registration Threshold (H.R.2167, HR.1070); Sarbanes-Oxley Auditor Requirements (H.R.3213); Restoration of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Higher Loan Limits (Amendment to Ag Appropriations bill); Bank Examination Fairness (H.R.3461,S.2160); Bank Failure Study Legislation (H.R.2056); Federal Tax on Larger Financial Institutions; Credit Union Capital (H.R.3993); Amendment on non-resident alien interest reporting; The JOBS Act - H.R.3606; Municipal Advisor Exemption - H.R.2827; CFPB Confidential Information Protection - H.R.4014. Regulation: Fed. Reg. B (Equal Credit Opportunity) Rules, Fed and FDIC Orderly Resolution Regulations for Systemically Significant Companies, Fin CEN Bank Secrecy Act reporting requirements, General Obligation Bonds, Thrift institution regulation and reporting transfer to OCC and Fed, FASB Auditor Independence Rules, OCC Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products, Fed, FDIC and OCC Retail Foreign Exchange Rules, Regulation Q, Fed and FTC Credit Score Disclosure Rules, OCC Foreclosure Guidance. FDIC Assessment, Base & Rate Regulation; Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators; Federal Reserve Regulation II - debit card interchange fee regulation; SEC registration of municipal advisor regulation; FDIC Interest on Lawyer Account deposit insurance coverage regulation; FASB Mark to Market Accounting; shareholder executive compensation rules; FASB lease accounting rules; FASB impairment of financial asset rules; mortgage disclosure regulation; regulatory burden relief; federal garnishment rules; Federal Home Loan Bank system membership; Credit Card Act implementation; Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending) amendments; Payment Settlement Entity Reporting; Interest on Non-Resident Alien Account Reporting; Credit Risk Retention Regulation. FDIC and OCC Overdraft and Bank Product Guidance, Repeal of Reg. Q, FHFA Rules on purchase of housing cooperative loans, IRS Guidance on Trust Commissions, Fed Savings and Loan Holding Company Regulation, Fed Remittance Transfer Proposal, National bank preemption, Risk-based capital requirements, CFPB Regulations. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reporting of Assignments in lieu of Mortgage Discharge (Reg C); Restrictions on Bank Proprietary Trading (Volcker Rule); Acquisitions of non-systemically significant financial institutions; Flood Insurance Guidance; Treasury Home Affordable Refinance Program; Examiner Treatment of New York State and Local Government Securities; CFPB Credit Card Disclosures; CFPB Deposit Account Disclosures; CFPB Mortgage Disclosures; Enhanced Regulation of large bank holding companies and non-bank firms. Patent and Trademark Reform Regulatory Implementation; Regulations Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act; Stress Test Regulations; Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL); Servicing and Foreclosure Guidance and Regulations; Home Loan Bank Member Supervision; CFPB Streamlined Regulations Project; CFPB Regulations on Privileged Information.
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements)S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) S. 3204, a bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes (all provisions) 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 (all provisions) S. 3492, A bill to provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements (all provisions) S. 3637, A bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 2056, a bill to instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) H.R. 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. 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 smaller institutions from capital deductions (all provisions)H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) 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 (all provisions) H.R. 5860, the Executive Compensation Clawback Full Enforcement Act (all provisions) H.R. 6524, To make improvements to provisions of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 relating to proprietary trading by banking entities. H.R. 6613, the Markets and Trading Reorganization Act (all provisions) Proposal to Implement Basel III Capital Standards Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act
2012 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 509, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions)S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1418, Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act of 2011 S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 87, to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (all provisions) H.R. 940, the United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1062, the Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act (all provisions) H.R. 1070, the Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1151, the Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1418, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1539, the Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions)H.R. 2056, a bill To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act
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.
| Republican |
| CA |
| Donald A. Manzullo | Republican | IL |
| Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | CO |
| Francisco "Quico" Canseco | Republican | TX |
| Gary L. Ackerman | Democratic | NY |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| Gregory W. Meeks | Democratic | NY |
| James A. Himes | Democratic | CT |
| Jared Polis | Democratic | CO |
| John C. Carney Jr. | Democratic | DE |
| John Campbell | Republican | CA |
| John Kline | Republican | MN |
| Judy Biggert | Republican | IL |
| Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | CA |
| Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| Mike Quigley | Democratic | IL |
| Nan A. S. Hayworth | Republican | NY |
| Patrick T. McHenry | Republican | NC |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Robert E. Latta | Republican | OH |
| Robert Hurt | Republican | VA |
| Robert J. Dold | Republican | IL |
| Rubén Hinojosa | Democratic | TX |
| Walter B. Jones | Republican | NC |
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $2,110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $2,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
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 · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
100-Percent Bonus Depreciation Extension Amendment 213 to H.R. 1, re. punitive taxes on oil producers Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) look-through rules Corporate Tax Rate Derivatives Dodd-Frank Pay Ratio Repeal DoL proposed rule - Worker Misclassification (Independent Contractor) with tax impact (Section 530) End-User Margin Exemption Amendment to S. 3240, the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act Estate Tax Fiscal Cliff -- H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act H.R. 1370, S. 1049, to repeal the Health Insurance Tax (HIT) H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act H.R. 1573, OTC Swaps Market Regulation H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act H.R. 2167, S. 1824, The Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2682, H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act H.R. 2779 To Exempt Inter-Affiliate Swaps from Regulatory Requirements of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act H.R. 3123, re. faster use of AMT credits H.R. 3606, Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 4196, S. 2240 re. temporary 100% bonus depreciation, AMT credit in lieu of, PCM language H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 Home Energy Efficiency Tax Extension Individual Rates LIFO repeal Medical Device Excise Tax Patent/Innovation Box Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation Premium Increases Pension plan funding stabilization Production Tax Credit (PTC) - e.g. wind energy R&D Tax Credit Rep. Camp's territorial tax system proposal Repatriation Repeal of 3.8% Investment Income Tax Repeal of Section 199 benefit to oil and gas companies S. 1577, Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help (GROWTH) Act S. 1647, H.R. 3091, to make current tax rate on capital gains and dividends permanent S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Subsidies Act S. 3412, Tax Increases on Small Manufacturers S. 3413, Tax Hike Prevention Act S. 3460, to allow R&D credits to offset payroll taxes S. 3480, to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act S. 3591, Commercial Bldg. Modernization Act (Snowe), 179D Tax Deduction S. 825, Job Creation Through Innovation Act S. 940, Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act S.A. 1812, Stabenow PTC Extension Amendment to S. 1813 S.A. 1826, Roberts Renew Tax Extenders Amendment to S. 1813 SEC/CFTC Derivatives Regulation Section 179 Expensing enhanced Tax deferral for active financing
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 · Banking
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 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 4367 Amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (to limit ATM fee disclosure requirements) HR 5817, Privacy Notices 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 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 S 3637, Transaction Account Guarantee Program Extention S 3709, GAO Study Bill Bank Examinations Capital Requirements/Regulations/Basel III Rules Consumer Data Security Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer Protection for Financial Products and Services Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Tax Exemption Fair Lending Enforcement FDIC Transaction Account Guarantee Program Extention FHA Loan Programs Financial Regulatory Reform 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 Escrow Requirements Mortgage Lending Disclosures (RESPA/TILA) Mortgage Lending Reform Mortgage Loan Origination Standards Mortgage Servicing Compensation National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization 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 SEC Shareholder Registration Threshold for Community Banks Systemic Risk, Too-Big-To-Fail Regulation and Resolution Authority
Client expense: $1,300,000 · 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 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Provisions related to debit card interchange transaction fees, routing, circumvention, fraud prevention adjustment, and information collection. Credit and Debit Card Network Rules Retail Gift Cards Prepaid Access Rules H.R. 2167 - Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2977 - Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act H.R. 4367 / S. 3204 - ATM Dual Signage bill
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Estate Tax. H.R. 1259 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 - whole bill Food Donation Tax Credit. S. 166 - Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Initiative Extension Act of 2011 - whole bill H.R. 2701 - Main Street Fairness Act S. 1452 - Main Street Fairness Act H.R. 2167 - Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 3179 - Marketplace Equity Act H.R. 3630 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act S. 1824 - Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act S. 1832 Marketplace Fairness Act S.2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Sections 1201, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1311, 1401, 1411, 1412, 1414, 1502, 1512, 1513, 1514 Section 4980H
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) S. 3204, a bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes (all provisions) 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 (all provisions) S. 3492, A bill to provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements (all provisions) S. 3637, A bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 2056, a bill to instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) H.R. 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. 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 smaller institutions from capital deductions (all provisions) H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) 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 (all provisions) H.R. 5860, the Executive Compensation Clawback Full Enforcement Act (all provisions) H.R. 6524, To make improvements to provisions of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 relating to proprietary trading by banking entities. H.R. 6613, the Markets and Trading Reorganization Act (all provisions) Proposal to Implement Basel III Capital Standards Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act
Client expense: $2,110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Legislation: Regulatory environment affecting banks, including community banks; Debit Card Interchange Fee legislation (S.575, H.R.1081, H.R.3156); GSE legislation (H.R.1182, H.R.31, H.R.1221, H.R.1222,H.R.1223, H.R.1224, H.R.1225, H.R.1226, H.R.1227, H.R.2436, H.R.2441, H.R.2440, H.R.2462, H.R.463, H.R.2439); Mortgage Foreclosure Relief legislation (H.R.830, H.R.836, H.R.839, H.R.861) ; (Continued on next page) Legislation (cont'd.): Credit Union business lending (S.509, H.R.1418, S.2231); Internet Gambling Regulation (H.R.1174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Governance (H.R.1121, H.R.1315). Small Business Lending (S.493), Bankruptcy Legislation (S.222), National Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1309, H.R.5740), Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1439), Executive Compensation (H.R. 1062), Covered Bonds (H.R.940), Patent Reform (H.R.1249), CFPB Appropriations Legislation. Information Security/Privacy (H.R.2577, H.R.3035, S.1151, S.1408, S.1434, S.1535), Deficit Reduction, American Jobs Act, Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act (H.R.4078), Appropriation Legislation, Patent Office Reform (H.R.1249). Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Fees (H.R. 3765); Flood Insurance Reform & Extension (H.R.2608, HJ Res. 94, HJ Res. 95, H.R.2055, H.R.3671, S.1958); Bank & Corporate Governance (H.R. 1965, S.556, S.1941,H.R.2940, H.R.2930); SEC Registration Threshold (H.R.2167, HR.1070); Sarbanes-Oxley Auditor Requirements (H.R.3213); Restoration of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Higher Loan Limits (Amendment to Ag Appropriations bill); Bank Examination Fairness (H.R.3461,S.2160); Bank Failure Study Legislation (H.R.2056); Federal Tax on Larger Financial Institutions; Credit Union Capital (H.R.3993); Amendment on non-resident alien interest reporting; The JOBS Act - H.R.3606; Municipal Advisor Exemption - H.R.2827; CFPB Confidential Information Protection - H.R.4014; ATM Signage (H.R.4367, S.3204); Transportation; Treasury; Student Loan Appropriations (H.R.4348); Heightened Regulatory Capital Requirements, including the Collins amendment (H.R.3128); protection of privileged information provided to CFPB (S.3204); Mutual mortgage insurance fund (H.R.4264); definition of municipal advisor (H.R.2827); loan guarantees & eminent domain (H.R.6397); TAG extension bill (S.3637); Annual Privacy Notice requirement limits (H.R.5817); CFPB privileged information (H.R. 4014); ATM placard requirements (H.R. 4367). Regulation: Fed. Reg. B (Equal Credit Opportunity) Rules, Fed and FDIC Orderly Resolution Regulations for Systemically Significant Companies, Fin CEN Bank Secrecy Act reporting requirements, General Obligation Bonds, Thrift institution regulation and reporting transfer to OCC and Fed, FASB Auditor Independence Rules, OCC Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products, Fed, FDIC and OCC Retail Foreign Exchange Rules, Regulation Q, Fed and FTC Credit Score Disclosure Rules, OCC Foreclosure Guidance. FDIC Assessment, Base & Rate Regulation; Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators; Federal Reserve Regulation II - debit card interchange fee regulation; SEC registration of municipal advisor regulation; FDIC Interest on Lawyer Account deposit insurance coverage regulation; FASB Mark to Market Accounting; shareholder executive compensation rules; FASB lease accounting rules; FASB impairment of financial asset rules; mortgage disclosure regulation; regulatory burden relief; federal garnishment rules; Federal Home Loan Bank system membership; Credit Card Act implementation; Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending) amendments; Payment Settlement Entity Reporting; Interest on Non-Resident Alien Account Reporting; Credit Risk Retention Regulation. FDIC and OCC Overdraft and Bank Product Guidance, Repeal of Reg. Q, FHFA Rules on purchase of housing cooperative loans, IRS Guidance on Trust Commissions, Fed Savings and Loan Holding Company Regulation, Fed Remittance Transfer Proposal, National bank preemption, Risk-based capital requirements, CFPB Regulations. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reporting of Assignments in lieu of Mortgage Discharge (Reg C); Restrictions on Bank Proprietary Trading (Volcker Rule); Acquisitions of non-systemically significant financial institutions; Flood Insurance Guidance; Treasury Home Affordable Refinance Program; Examiner Treatment of New York State and Local Government Securities; CFPB Credit Card Disclosures; CFPB Deposit Account Disclosures; CFPB Mortgage Disclosures; Enhanced Regulation of large bank holding companies and non-bank firms. Patent and Trademark Reform Regulatory Implementation; Regulations Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act; Stress Test Regulations; Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL); Servicing and Foreclosure Guidance and Regulations; Home Loan Bank Member Supervision; CFPB Streamlined Regulations Project; CFPB Regulations on Privileged Information; Qualified Mortgage Safe Harbor; Extension of the TAG Program; Regulations implementing higher capital standards including the market risk capital final rule and 3 proposed rules under Basel III; CFPB proposed regulations on "high cost" mortgage definition; CFPB final and proposed rules on swaps; Federal Reserve rule on fraud prevention adjustments for debit card issuers; CFPB mortgage servicing rules and appraisal requirement rules; CFPB mortgage loan option rule; CFPB proposal on telephone surveys for short-form credit card agreements; OCC rule on the short-term investment fund (STIF); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network advisory on Suspicious Activity Reports; federal regulators guidance on natural disasters; FSOC proposals on Money Market Mutual Funds; CFPB procedures for examiners regarding student lending.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · third_quarter · Banking
Legislation: Regulatory environment affecting banks, including community banks; Debit Card Interchange Fee legislation (S.575, H.R.1081, H.R.3156); GSE legislation (H.R.1182, H.R.31, H.R.1221, H.R.1222,H.R.1223, H.R.1224, H.R.1225, H.R.1226, H.R.1227, H.R.2436, H.R.2441, H.R.2440, H.R.2462, H.R.463, H.R.2439); Mortgage Foreclosure Relief legislation (H.R.830, H.R.836, H.R.839, H.R.861) ; (Continued on next page) Legislation (cont'd.): Credit Union business lending (S.509, H.R.1418, S.2231); Internet Gambling Regulation (H.R.1174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Governance (H.R.1121, H.R.1315). Small Business Lending (S.493), Bankruptcy Legislation (S.222), National Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1309, H.R.5740), Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1439), Executive Compensation (H.R. 1062), Covered Bonds (H.R.940), Patent Reform (H.R.1249), CFPB Appropriations Legislation. Information Security/Privacy (H.R.2577, H.R.3035, S.1151, S.1408, S.1434, S.1535), Deficit Reduction, American Jobs Act, Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act (H.R.4078), Appropriation Legislation, Patent Office Reform (H.R.1249). Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Fees (H.R. 3765); Flood Insurance Reform & Extension (H.R.2608, HJ Res. 94, HJ Res. 95, H.R.2055, H.R.3671, S.1958); Bank & Corporate Governance (H.R. 1965, S.556, S.1941,H.R.2940, H.R.2930); SEC Registration Threshold (H.R.2167, HR.1070); Sarbanes-Oxley Auditor Requirements (H.R.3213); Restoration of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Higher Loan Limits (Amendment to Ag Appropriations bill); Bank Examination Fairness (H.R.3461,S.2160); Bank Failure Study Legislation (H.R.2056); Federal Tax on Larger Financial Institutions; Credit Union Capital (H.R.3993); Amendment on non-resident alien interest reporting; The JOBS Act - H.R.3606; Municipal Advisor Exemption - H.R.2827; CFPB Confidential Information Protection - H.R.4014; ATM Signage (H.R.4367, S.3204); Transportation; Treasury; Student Loan Appropriations (H.R.4348); Heightened Regulatory Capital Requirements, including the Collins amendment (H.R.3128); protection of privileged information provided to CFPB (S.3204); Mutual mortgage insurance fund (H.R.4264); definition of municipal advisor (H.R.2827); loan guarantees & eminent domain (H.R.6397). Regulation: Fed. Reg. B (Equal Credit Opportunity) Rules, Fed and FDIC Orderly Resolution Regulations for Systemically Significant Companies, Fin CEN Bank Secrecy Act reporting requirements, General Obligation Bonds, Thrift institution regulation and reporting transfer to OCC and Fed, FASB Auditor Independence Rules, OCC Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products, Fed, FDIC and OCC Retail Foreign Exchange Rules, Regulation Q, Fed and FTC Credit Score Disclosure Rules, OCC Foreclosure Guidance. FDIC Assessment, Base & Rate Regulation; Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators; Federal Reserve Regulation II - debit card interchange fee regulation; SEC registration of municipal advisor regulation; FDIC Interest on Lawyer Account deposit insurance coverage regulation; FASB Mark to Market Accounting; shareholder executive compensation rules; FASB lease accounting rules; FASB impairment of financial asset rules; mortgage disclosure regulation; regulatory burden relief; federal garnishment rules; Federal Home Loan Bank system membership; Credit Card Act implementation; Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending) amendments; Payment Settlement Entity Reporting; Interest on Non-Resident Alien Account Reporting; Credit Risk Retention Regulation. FDIC and OCC Overdraft and Bank Product Guidance, Repeal of Reg. Q, FHFA Rules on purchase of housing cooperative loans, IRS Guidance on Trust Commissions, Fed Savings and Loan Holding Company Regulation, Fed Remittance Transfer Proposal, National bank preemption, Risk-based capital requirements, CFPB Regulations. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reporting of Assignments in lieu of Mortgage Discharge (Reg C); Restrictions on Bank Proprietary Trading (Volcker Rule); Acquisitions of non-systemically significant financial institutions; Flood Insurance Guidance; Treasury Home Affordable Refinance Program; Examiner Treatment of New York State and Local Government Securities; CFPB Credit Card Disclosures; CFPB Deposit Account Disclosures; CFPB Mortgage Disclosures; Enhanced Regulation of large bank holding companies and non-bank firms. Patent and Trademark Reform Regulatory Implementation; Regulations Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act; Stress Test Regulations; Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL); Servicing and Foreclosure Guidance and Regulations; Home Loan Bank Member Supervision; CFPB Streamlined Regulations Project; CFPB Regulations on Privileged Information; Qualified Mortgage Safe Harbor; Extension of the TAG Program; Regulations implementing higher capital standards including the market risk capital final rule and 3 proposed rules under Basel III; CFPB proposed regulations on "high cost" mortgage definition; CFPB final and proposed rules on swaps; Federal Reserve rule on fraud prevention adjustments for debit card issuers; CFPB mortgage servicing rules and appraisal requirement rules; CFPB mortgage loan option rule; CFPB proposal on telephone surveys for short-form credit card agreements.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · third_quarter · 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 · 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 · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 509, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) S. 3204, a bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes (all provisions) 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 (all provisions) S. 3492, A bill to provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements (all provisions) H.R. 1070, the Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1418, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1539, the Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 2056, a bill To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) H.R. 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. 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 smaller institutions from capital deductions (all provisions) H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) 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 (all provisions) H.R. 5860, the Executive Compensation Clawback Full Enforcement Act (all provisions) H.R. 6524, To make improvements to provisions of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 relating to proprietary trading by banking entities. Proposal to Implement Basel III Capital Standards Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act
Client expense: $1,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Accounting
General issues related to accounting, auditing, investor protection and corporate governance; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 implementation (Sections 922 and Title IX); HR 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (Sec 2 and issues related to expansion of exemptions for certain securities) ; HR 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011 (issues related to tax on services); HR 1697, Communities First Act (Sec. 102, 104 and 105 dealing with exemptions from compliance with provisions of the Sarbanes Oxley Act and accounting principles); HR 1864 / S. 3485, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011 (issues related to taxation of partners and staff by states); HR 2483, Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011 (issues related to internal reporting process and requirements for whistleblowers); HR 2941/S 1962, Startup Expansion and Investment Act (issues related to preserving investor protections contained in the Sarbanes Oxley Act); HR 2167/S 1824, Private Company Flexibility & Growth Act (issues related to company registration with SEC); HR 2930/S. 1791, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act (issues related to auditing and accounting); HR 3213, To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to provide additional exemptions from the internal control auditing requirements for smaller and newer public companies (issues related to auditing and accounting, auditor independence, objectivity and skepticism); HR 3476 /S. 1866, AGREE Act (issues related to preserving investor protections contained in the Sarbanes Oxley Act); HR 3606 / S. 1993, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth companies Act of 2011 (issues related to auditing and accounting); HR 3503/S. 1907, PCAOB Enforcement Act of 2011 (issues related to PCAOB disciplinary proceedings); HR 3655, Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011 (issues related to preserving investor protections contained in the Sarbanes Oxley Act); HR 6161, Fostering Innovation Act (issues related to preserving investor protections contained in the Sarbanes Oxley Act); S. 1965, Startup Act of 2011 (issues related to cost/benefit analysis of federal or independent agency rules); lease accounting revisions by Financial Accounting Standards Board; and general issues related to Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
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 · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
100-Percent Bonus Depreciation Extension Amendment 213 to H.R. 1, re. punitive taxes on oil producers Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) look-through rules Corporate Tax Rate Derivatives Dodd-Frank Pay Ratio Repeal DoL proposed rule - Worker Misclassification (Independent Contractor) with tax impact (Section 530) End-User Margin Exemption Amendment to S. 3240, the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act Estate Tax H.R. 1370, S. 1049, to repeal the Health Insurance Tax (HIT) H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act H.R. 1573, OTC Swaps Market Regulation H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act H.R. 2167, S. 1824, The Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2682, H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act H.R. 2779 To Exempt Inter-Affiliate Swaps from Regulatory Requirements of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act H.R. 3123, re. faster use of AMT credits H.R. 3606, Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 4196, S. 2240 re. temporary 100% bonus depreciation, AMT credit in lieu of, PCM language H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012 H.R. 674, to repeal requirement that government agencies withhold 3% of payments for goods and services H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 Home Energy Efficiency Tax Extension Individual Rates LIFO repeal Medical Device Excise Tax Patent/Innovation Box Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation Premium Increases Pension plan funding stabilization Production Tax Credit (PTC) - e.g. wind energy R&D Tax Credit Rep. Camp's territorial tax system proposal Repatriation Repeal of 3.8% Investment Income Tax Repeal of Section 199 benefit to oil and gas companies S. 1577, Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help (GROWTH) Act S. 1647, H.R. 3091, to make current tax rate on capital gains and dividends permanent S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Subsidies Act S. 3412, Tax Increases on Small Manufacturers S. 3413, Tax Hike Prevention Act S. 3460, to allow R&D credits to offset payroll taxes S. 3480, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act S. 825, Job Creation Through Innovation Act S. 940, Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act S.A. 1812, Stabenow PTC Extension Amendment to S. 1813 S.A. 1826, Roberts Renew Tax Extenders Amendment to S. 1813 SEC/CFTC Derivatives Regulation Tax deferral for active financing
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 · Banking
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Provisions related to debit card interchange transaction fees, routing, circumvention, fraud prevention adjustment, and information collection. Credit and Debit Card Network Rules Retail Gift Cards Prepaid Access Rules H.R. 2167 - Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2977 - Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act H.R. 4367 / S. 3204 - ATM Dual Signage bill
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Estate Tax. H.R. 1259 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 - whole bill Food Donation Tax Credit. S. 166 - Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Initiative Extension Act of 2011 - whole bill H.R. 2701 - Main Street Fairness Act S. 1452 - Main Street Fairness Act H.R. 674 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes. Title I Three Percent Withholding and Job Creation Act Title II Vow to Hire Heroes H.R. 2167 - Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 3179 - Marketplace Equity Act H.R. 3630 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act S. 1824 - Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act S. 1832 Marketplace Fairness Act H.R. 9 Small Business Tax Cut Act H.R. 3606 Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act S.2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Sections 1201, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1311, 1401, 1411, 1412, 1414, 1502, 1512, 1513, 1514 Section 4980H
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 509, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions). S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions). S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) S. 3204, a bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 1070, the Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1418, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1539, the Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 2056, a bill To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements). H.R. 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. 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 smaller institutions from capital deductions (all provisions) H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) 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 (all provisions) H.R. 5860, the Executive Compensation Clawback Full Enforcement Act (all provisions) Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act
Client expense: $2,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Securities regulation. H.R. 2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act. H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Small Business
The Financial Services Forum supports policies that enhance the circumstances for new business formation and survival by reducing regulatory burden and policies that provide access to capital and credit for new and small businesses. S. 1835 United States Covered Bond Act of 2011, S. 1831 The Access to Capital Job Creators Act, S. 1791 The Democratizing Access to Capital Act, S. 1824 The Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2930 Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act, H.R. 2940 Access to Capital for Job Creators Act, H.R. 2167 Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act, H.R. 1965 To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration H.R. 3606: The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, S. 3217: Startup Act 2.0, H.R. 5893 Startup Act 2.0
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Accounting
General issues related to accounting, auditing, investor protection and corporate governance; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 implementation (Sections 922 and 929Z); HR 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011; HR 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011; HR 1697, Communities First Act; HR 1864, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011; HR 2483, Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011; HR 2941/S 1962, Startup Expansion and Investment Act; HR 2167/S 1824, Private Company Flexibility & Growth Act; HR 2930/S. 1791, Entreprenuer Access to Capital Act; HR 3213, To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to provide additional exemptions from the internal control auditing requirements for smaller and newer public companies; HR 3476 /S. 1866, AGREE Act; HR 3606 / S. 1993, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth companies Act of 2011; HR 3503/S. 1907, PCAOB Enforcement Act of 2011; HR 3655,Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011; S. 1965, Startup Act of 2011; lease accounting revisions by Financial Accounting Standards Board; and general issues related to Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 509, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions). S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions). S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) S. 3204, a bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 1070, the Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1418, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1539, the Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 2056, a bill To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements). H.R. 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. 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 smaller institutions from capital deductions (all provisions) H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) 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 (all provisions) H.R. 5860, the Executive Compensation Clawback Full Enforcement Act (all provisions) Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act
Client expense: $2,100,000 · 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: $1,330,000 · 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 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 509, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions). S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions). S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) S. 3204, a bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 1070, the Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1418, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1539, the Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 2056, a bill To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements). H.R. 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. 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 smaller institutions from capital deductions (all provisions) H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) 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 (all provisions) H.R. 5860, the Executive Compensation Clawback Full Enforcement Act (all provisions) Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act
Client expense: $2,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act. S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011. H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1082, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act 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 and Growth Act H.R. 2568, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation 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. 1933 Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council; potential money market regulation
Client expense: $22,520,000 · 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 Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, 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), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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 · second_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. 572, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3606) to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies H.R. 1070 / S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1148, Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act H.R. 1573, To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation & 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. 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. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2940 / S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation 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 / S. 2099, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act 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. 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. 2373, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act Various issues relating to implementation of P.L. 111-203, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including proposals to alter derivatives provisions; implementation of P.L. 111-24, The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, including the ability to pay provisions; regulation of money market mutual funds; the proposed Volcker Rule; Commodity Futures Trading Commissions Derivatives Regulations; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting
Client expense: $22,520,000 · 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 Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, 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), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Estate Tax. H.R. 1259 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 - whole bill Food Donation Tax Credit. S. 166 - Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Initiative Extension Act of 2011 - whole bill H.R. 2701 - Main Street Fairness Act S. 1452 - Main Street Fairness Act H.R. 674 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes. Title I Three Percent Withholding and Job Creation Act Title II Vow to Hire Heroes H.R. 2167 - Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 3179 - Marketplace Equity Act H.R. 3630 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act S. 1824 - Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act S. 1832 Marketplace Fairness Act H.R. 9 Small Business Tax Cut Act H.R. 3606 Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act S.2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Banking
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Provisions related to debit card interchange transaction fees, routing, circumvention, fraud prevention adjustment, and information collection. Credit and Debit Card Network Rules Retail Gift Cards Prepaid Access Rules H.R. 2167 - Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2977 - Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act H.R. 4367 / S. 3204 - ATM Dual Signage bill
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · second_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 1965 The SEC Shareholder Registration Act HR 2167 The Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act HR 2308 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act HR 3213 The Small Company Jobs Growth and Regulatory Relief Act HR 3336 Small Business Credit Availability Act (Derivatives Provisions) 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 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 S 509 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Credit Union MBL Expansion S 556 Shareholder Threshold S 1408 Data Breach Notification Act S 1548 National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act S 1600 Communities First Act S 1835 United States Covered Bond Act S 1941 Shareholder Threshold S 2099 Confidentiality of Information Provided by the CFPB S 2160 Bank Exam Reform S 2231 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Credit Union MBL Expansion S 2278 Certain Escrow Exemptions for Community Bankers S 3204 ATM Feed Disclosure 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 Derviatives Regulation--Implementation of Title VII of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act Fair Lending Enforcement FDIC Transaction Account Guarantee Program Extention FHA Loan Programs Financial Regulatory Reform Housing Finance Reform Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises 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 Sarbanes Oxley Internal Control Attestation SEC Shareholder Registration Threshold for Community Banks Small Business Lending Fund Implementation Systemic Risk, Too-Big-To-Fail Regulation and Resolution Authority
Client expense: $1,470,000 · 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 · second_quarter · Banking
Legislation: Regulatory environment affecting banks, including community banks; Debit Card Interchange Fee legislation (S.575, H.R.1081, H.R.3156); GSE legislation (H.R.1182, H.R.31, H.R.1221, H.R.1222,H.R.1223, H.R.1224, H.R.1225, H.R.1226, H.R.1227, H.R.2436, H.R.2441, H.R.2440, H.R.2462, H.R.463, H.R.2439); Mortgage Foreclosure Relief legislation (H.R.830, H.R.836, H.R.839, H.R.861) ; (Continued on next page) Legislation (cont'd.): Credit Union business lending (S.509, H.R.1418, S.2231); Internet Gambling Regulation (H.R.1174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Governance (H.R.1121, H.R.1315). Small Business Lending (S.493), Bankruptcy Legislation (S.222), National Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1309, H.R.5740), Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1439), Executive Compensation (H.R. 1062), Covered Bonds (H.R.940), Patent Reform (H.R.1249), CFPB Appropriations Legislation. Information Security/Privacy (H.R.2577, H.R.3035, S.1151, S.1408, S.1434, S.1535), Deficit Reduction, American Jobs Act, Appropriation Legislation, Patent Office Reform (H.R.1249). Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Fees (H.R. 3765); Flood Insurance Reform & Extension (H.R.2608, HJ Res. 94, HJ Res. 95, H.R.2055, H.R.3671, S.1958); Bank & Corporate Governance (H.R. 1965, S.556, S.1941,H.R.2940, H.R.2930); SEC Registration Threshold (H.R.2167, HR.1070); Sarbanes-Oxley Auditor Requirements (H.R.3213); Restoration of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Higher Loan Limits (Amendment to Ag Appropriations bill); Bank Examination Fairness (H.R.3461,S.2160); Bank Failure Study Legislation (H.R.2056); Federal Tax on Larger Financial Institutions; Credit Union Capital (H.R.3993); Amendment on non-resident alien interest reporting; The JOBS Act - H.R.3606; Municipal Advisor Exemption - H.R.2827; CFPB Confidential Information Protection - H.R.4014; ATM Signage (H.R.4367, S.3204); Transportation; Treasury; Student Loan Appropriations (H.R.4348); Heightened Regulatory Capital Requirements, including the Collins amendment (H.R.3128). Regulation: Fed. Reg. B (Equal Credit Opportunity) Rules, Fed and FDIC Orderly Resolution Regulations for Systemically Significant Companies, Fin CEN Bank Secrecy Act reporting requirements, General Obligation Bonds, Thrift institution regulation and reporting transfer to OCC and Fed, FASB Auditor Independence Rules, OCC Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products, Fed, FDIC and OCC Retail Foreign Exchange Rules, Regulation Q, Fed and FTC Credit Score Disclosure Rules, OCC Foreclosure Guidance. FDIC Assessment, Base & Rate Regulation; Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators; Federal Reserve Regulation II - debit card interchange fee regulation; SEC registration of municipal advisor regulation; FDIC Interest on Lawyer Account deposit insurance coverage regulation; FASB Mark to Market Accounting; shareholder executive compensation rules; FASB lease accounting rules; FASB impairment of financial asset rules; mortgage disclosure regulation; regulatory burden relief; federal garnishment rules; Federal Home Loan Bank system membership; Credit Card Act implementation; Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending) amendments; Payment Settlement Entity Reporting; Interest on Non-Resident Alien Account Reporting; Credit Risk Retention Regulation. FDIC and OCC Overdraft and Bank Product Guidance, Repeal of Reg. Q, FHFA Rules on purchase of housing cooperative loans, IRS Guidance on Trust Commissions, Fed Savings and Loan Holding Company Regulation, Fed Remittance Transfer Proposal, National bank preemption, Risk-based capital requirements, CFPB Regulations. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reporting of Assignments in lieu of Mortgage Discharge (Reg C); Restrictions on Bank Proprietary Trading (Volcker Rule); Acquisitions of non-systemically significant financial institutions; Flood Insurance Guidance; Treasury Home Affordable Refinance Program; Examiner Treatment of New York State and Local Government Securities; CFPB Credit Card Disclosures; CFPB Deposit Account Disclosures; CFPB Mortgage Disclosures; Enhanced Regulation of large bank holding companies and non-bank firms. Patent and Trademark Reform Regulatory Implementation; Regulations Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act; Stress Test Regulations; Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL); Servicing and Foreclosure Guidance and Regulations; Home Loan Bank Member Supervision; CFPB Streamlined Regulations Project; CFPB Regulations on Privileged Information; Qualified Mortgage Safe Harbor; Extension of the TAG Program; Regulations implementing higher capital standards including the market risk capital final rule and 3 proposed rules under Basel III.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · first_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 1070 / S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 2167 / S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940 / S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 2941 / S. 1962, Startup Expansion and Investment Act H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act H.R. 3877 / S. 2083, 1099K Overreach Prevention Act H.R. 4078, Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012 H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 H.RES. 453, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2930) to amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowd funded securities, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2940) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation D Various issues relating to the reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; the federal procurement process for small business; Small Business Administration lending programs
Client expense: $20,200,000 · 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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), 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 Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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 · first_quarter · Banking
H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1082, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 H.R. 1148, STOCK Act H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act 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 and Growth Act H.R. 2568, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation 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. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council; potential money market regulation
Client expense: $20,200,000 · 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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), 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 Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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 · first_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. 1148, STOCK Act H.R. 1573, To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 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 Act, including amendments related to the definition of held of record 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. 4088, Capital Expansion Act H. RES. 572, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3606) to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies 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. 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. 1970, Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2011 S. 2190, Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2012 The nomination of Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Various issues relating to the implementation of P.L. 111-203, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including proposals to alter derivatives provisions; regulation of money market funds; proposed Volcker Rule; Commodity Futures Trading Commissions Derivatives Regulations; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; Small Business Administration lending programs
Client expense: $20,200,000 · 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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), 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 Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Securities regulation. H.R. 2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act. H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Banking
Financial regulatory reform including implementation of Dodd-Frank Act; derivatives regulation; capital markets/job creation; market structure; Business combination agreement between NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse; H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act; H.R. 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act; H.R. 2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act; H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2012 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Financial regulatory reform including implementation of Dodd-Frank Act; systemic risk; Sarbanes-Oxley Act; derivatives regulation; capital markets/job creation; flash crash and market structure; Business combination agreement between NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse; H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act; H.R. 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act; H.R. 2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act; H.R. 2930, The Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act; H.R. 2940 / S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act; S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011; S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011; S. 1824, Private Comapny Flexibility and Growth Act; S. 1933 / H.R. 3606, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2012 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act. S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011. H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Banking
Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203), provisions relating to derivatives and corporate governance. Issues relating to business transactions. S.1544/H.R.1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011. S.556/S.1941/H.R.1965, A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. H.R.2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act. H.R.2930/S.1791, the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act. H.R.2940/S.1831, the Access to Capital for Job Creators Act. S.1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act. S.1970, Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2011. H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203), provisions relating to derivatives and corporate governance. Issues relating to business transactions. S.1544/H.R.1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011. S.556/S.1941/H.R.1965, A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. H.R.2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act. H.R.2930/S.1791, the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act. H.R.2940/S.1831, the Access to Capital for Job Creators Act. S.1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act. S.1970, Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2011. H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_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. 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.); 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); 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); 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; 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; 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: $1,270,000 · 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 Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · first_quarter · Small Business
Expansion of Exemption under SEC Regulation A H.R. 3606: Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups (JOBS) Act Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 (b) H.R. 3606: Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups (JOBS) Act S.1933: Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 H.R. 3213: Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 Small Business Early-Stage Investment H.R. 3606: Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups (JOBS) Act Therapeutic Discovery Project Tax Credit Extension Capital Formation Investment Incentives Reform of SEC Regulation D H.R. 3606: Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups (JOBS) Act S. 1831/H.R. 2940: Access to Capital for Job Creators Act of 2011 Shareholder Reporting Threshold S. 1824/H.R. 2167: Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act of 2011
Client expense: $1,820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Capital Formation and Capital Markets Implementation of H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011; S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011; H.R. 2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act; S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act; H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act; S. 1821 Access to Capital for Job Creators Act; H.R. 3606, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011; S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011; S. 1866, AGREE Act; H.R. 3476, AGREE Act; H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Banking
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Provisions related to debit card interchange transaction fees, routing, circumvention, fraud prevention adjustment, and information collection. Credit and Debit Card Network Rules Retail Gift Cards Prepaid Access Rules H.R. 2167 - Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2977 - Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Estate Tax. H.R. 1259 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 - whole bill Food Donation Tax Credit. S. 166 - Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Initiative Extension Act of 2011 - whole bill H.R. 2701 - Main Street Fairness Act S. 1452 - Main Street Fairness Act H.R. 674 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes. Title I Three Percent Withholding and Job Creation Act Title II Vow to Hire Heroes H.R. 2167 - Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 3179 - Marketplace Equity Act H.R. 3630 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act S. 1824 - Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act S. 1832 Marketplace Fairness Act H.R. 9 Small Business Tax Cut Act H.R. 3606 Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act S.2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · first_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 Act, including amendments related to the definition of held of record 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. 4088, Capital Expansion Act H. RES. 572, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3606) to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies 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. 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. 1970, Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2011 S. 2190, Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2012 The nomination of Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Various issues relating to the implementation of P.L. 111-203, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including proposals to alter derivatives provisions; regulation of money market funds; proposed Volcker Rule; Commodity Futures Trading Commissions Derivatives Regulations; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; Small Business Administration lending programs
Client expense: $20,200,000 · 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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), 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 Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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