Credit Union Small Business Lending Act

H.J.Res. 117 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013: Resolution prevents a government shutdown and fund federal programs until March 27, 2013. NSBA supported. H.R. 8 - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012: Bill would extend for an additional year, through 2013, the Bush-era tax reductions originally enacted in 2001 and 2003, and set to expire at the end of this year. NSBA supported. H.R. 9 The Small Business Tax Cut Act: Bill will allow businesses with fewer than 500 employees to take a tax deduction equal to 20 percentfor one yearof their active business income. This deduction also would apply to pass-through entities, which compose the majority of small businesses. NSBA supported. H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2011: Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supported. H.R. 436 Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2012: Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the medical device excise tax that is scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2013. NSBA supported. H.R. 679 - Berry Amendment Extension Act: This bill would require that any items purchased by the Sec. of the Department of Homeland Security directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported H.R. 880 - Equity for Our Nations Self-Employed Act of 2011: The bill would allow self-employed individuals to fully-deduct the cost of their health insurance, thus eliminating the self-employed tax on health care. NSBA supported. H.R. 942 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011: Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2012 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit. NSBA supported. H.R. 1259 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011: Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. H.R. 1418 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011: Bill would increase the cap for credit union lending from 12.25 percent to 27.5 percent of total assets of the credit union. NSBA supported. H.R. 1663 Small Business Encouragement Act: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers whose gross receipts in the preceding taxable year did not exceed $20 million, or who did not employ more than 100 full time employees, a work opportunity tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals as full-time employees during 2012 and 2013. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1697 Communities First Act: Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. H.R. 1827 Home Office Deduction Simplification Act: Bill would allow home-based businesses to take a standard $1,500 deduction for home office expenses. NSBA supported. H.R. 2312 - Department of Defense Textile and Apparel Procurement Fairness Act: Among other things, prohibits DoD from purchasing more than 5 percent of any one textile or apparel product from the Federal Prison Industries (FPI). NSBA supported. H.R. 2501, H.R. 1113 Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011: Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. H.R. 2885 Legal Workforce Act: This bill would make the use of E-Verify Mandatory for all employers. NSBA opposed. H. R. 2941 Startup Expansion and Investment Act: Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act: Would eliminate the per-country numerical cap on the number of employment-based immigrant visas and increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrant visas from 7 percent to 15 percent annually. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3476 AGREE Act: Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3634 - Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act: Require the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to compete for government contracts, requires FPI to provide a detailed analysis of the probable impact on the private sector, prohibit FPI from selling products commercially, and require agencies to research private sector products based on price, quality, and time of delivery, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3786 Plain Regulations Act of 2012: This bill would reform the regulatory process to require the use of clear and concise language in all new government regulations. NSBA supported. H.R. 3850 - Government Efficiency Through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012: Raise the government-wide small business contracting goal from 23% to 25%, the small business subcontracting goal from 35.9% to 40%, and also prevent senior officials from receiving bonuses in subsequent years where their respective agencies failed to meet the established small business contracting goals. NSBA supported. H.R. 3851 - Small Business Advocate (SBAA): This bill would enhance the role of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) by elevating the OSDBU Director to a Senior Executive Service position and would prohibit them from holding another position at the same time. NSBA supported. H.R. 3893 - Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability (STAR) Act of 2012: Ensure that small businesses are the ones actually benefiting from the contracts set aside on their behalf. It would also allow more small businesses to partner and compete for federal contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3980 - Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012: Enhance the role of small-business advocates in the federal acquisition and procurement processes, create small-business contracting classes, and ensure that small business concerns are properly utilized in all applicable federal procurement and acquisition planning processes. NSBA supported. H.R. 3985 - Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012: This bill would allow the SBA to oversee all civilian mentor protege programs, improve small-businesses ability to win and perform on government contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3987 - Small Business Protection Act of 2012: Would ensure that the size standards assigned to each industry group are appropriate for each NAICS code and do not make it more difficult for small-business to compete for federal contracting opportunities. NSBA supported. H.R. 4032 - Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act: Amends Section 195 of the Internal Revenue Code to increase the allowable deduction for business start-up expenses from $5,000 to $10,000, extending the 2010 temporary increase in the maximum deduction for start-up expenditures for ten years. NSBA supported. H.R. 4081 - Contractor Opportunity Protection (COP) Act of 2012: Protects small business contractors from unfair contract bundling by allowing the SBA (or a third party group) to appeal an agencys decision to bundle contracts, clarifies statutory limits on contract bundling, and requires publication of bundling justification to increase transparency. NSBA supported. H.R. 4118 - Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012: Requires federal agencies to include small business concerns in multiple award contracts, carry out a program to increase small business participation in multiple award contracts, and provide the SBA with representation on the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council. NSBA supported. H.R. 4121 - Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012: Requires SBA administrator to create and carry out a program to provide improved access to federal contract opportunities for early-stage small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4191 - Credit Union Small Business Lending Act: Establishes a separate process by which credit unions participating in the 7(a) loan program may receive approvals and repurchases regarding loan guarantees under that program, creates a credit union outreach program, and authorizes the SBA Administrator to simplify the application process for credit union participation. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4196 Bonus Depreciation: Bill extends 100 percent bonus depreciation through the rest of this year. Bonus depreciation allows businesses of all sizes to immediately expense the cost of property purchased and placed into service. NSBA supported. H.R. 4203 - Womens Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012: This bill would expand contracting opportunities for women-owned small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4206 - Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012: Addresses contracting fraud by helping small businesses comply with complicated contracting and size rules, and providing a safe harbor for small businesses making a good faith effort to comply with those rules. NSBA supported. H.R. 4310 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): Reauthorizes our national defense programs and includes contracting reform provisions that will help small businesses. NSBA is monitoring this legislation, but supports the specific contracting reform provisions. H.R. 4377 RAPID Act: Would improve the environmental review and permitting process by providing concurrent reviews, allow state-level environmental reviews to be used in certain situations, consolidate the process into a single Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and impose fixed deadlines for completion of an EIS or an Environmental Assessment (EA). NSBA supported. H.R. 4409 Reforming and Consolidating government Act of 2012: This bill would define President Obamas proposed efficiency-enhancing plan as a reorganization plan and also expands the Presidents executive authority to reorganize federal agencies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4471 Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012: Bill would establish an interagency committee to analyze and report on the cumulative impact of certain EPA regulations and actions that affect gasoline, diesel fuel, natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4480 Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012: Bill would require the development of a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development and production under oil and gas leases on Federal lands to offset any drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 5187 IMPACT Act: Bill would extend Production Tax Credits for renewable energy, extend the 1603 Grant Program, extend energy efficiency tax credits, provide incentives for heavy duty natural gas vehicles, and would eliminate certain tax breaks for major integrated oil companies. NSBA supported. H.R. 5893 Startup Act 2.0: This bill will provide capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA supported. H.R. 6102 America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012: The bill's aim is to help small business owners by instituting eight permanent tax deductions that not only provide fiscal clarity for the business-owners, but also, provide them with equity in the tax code. NSBA supported. H.R. 6132 American Clothing for American Olympians Act: This bill requires the U.S. Olympic Committee to ensure that all goods to be donated or supplied to any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official of the U.S. Olympic team, the Paralympic team, or the Pan-American team are substantially made in the United States. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6169 The Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012: The measure establishes an expedited process for tax reform in 2013 that will direct the committees of jurisdiction to consider and act on comprehensive tax reform next year. NSBA supported. H.R. 6245 - Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act: This bill would require non-practicing entities (i.e. patent trolls) to pay a defendants computer hardware and software patent litigation costs if the court determines that the non-practicing entity did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6397 - Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act: This bill would prohibit Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD from purchasing, guaranteeing, making, issuing, or insuring any mortgage (small business loan) secured by a structure or dwelling unit located within a county that contains any structure or dwelling unit that secures or secured a residential mortgage loan that the state or any territory, including any agency or political subdivision, obtained during the preceding 120 months by eminent domain. NSBA is monitoring this legislation. H.R. 6412 Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012: Bill would provide up to 55,000 green cards to foreign-born students graduating from an American university with an advanced degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics). NSBA supported. H.R. 6429 STEM Jobs Act of 2012: Bill would provide up to 55,000 green cards to foreign-born students graduating from an American university with an advanced degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics). NSBA supported. S. 13 Fair Tax Act of 2011: Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services. NSBA supported. S. 474 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act: Bill would reform the regulatory process and ensure that job creation by small businesses is considered during the Federal legislative and rulemaking process. NSBA supported. S. 509 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA supported. S.727 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011: Comprehensive tax reform legislation with provisions consolidating tax brackets for individuals and businesses while at the same time lowering federal tax obligations, in part through a single, flat 24 percent corporate rate. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1289 Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion Act: Bill targets noncompliant tax filers with provisions to improve tax forms and tax administration and decrease tax avoidance by contractors, as a way to reduce the tax gap. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1471 Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011: Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. S. 1590 Fairness for Small Businesses in Federal Contracting Act of 2011: Requires the SBA and Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to replace the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) with a new small business size classification system. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1600 Communities First Act: Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. S. 1736 Acquisition Savings Reform Act of 2011: Bill aims to streamline the federal procurement process by requiring online reverse auctions, consider strategic sourcing vehicles in procurement of commercial items, and direct the FAR council to amend the FAR to reflect the government-wide policy to pay small business concerns as quickly as possible. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1866 AGREE Act: Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. S. 1965 Startup Act: Provides capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2114 - Berry Amendment Extension Act: Requires that any items purchased by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported. S. 2129 Reforming and Consolidating Government Act of 2012: This bill would define President Obamas proposed efficiency-enhancing plan as a reorganization plan and also expands the Presidents executive authority to reorganize federal agencies NSBA is monitoring. S. 2172 Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012: Bill would eliminate the cap on women entrepreneurs and allow women-owned businesses to receive sole source contracts, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2231 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2237 Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act of 2012: Bill is designed to give small businesses a 10-percent income tax credit on new payroll for hiring new workers or increasing employee wages and will allow businesses to fully deduct the cost of significant investments made this year. The $26 billion in tax cuts would be temporary and apply only to 2012 wages and investments. NSBA is monitoring. S.2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012: Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. S. 2337 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2012: Bill would reform the regulatory process to require the use of clear and concise language in all new government regulations. NSBA supported. S. 2264 Domestic Fuels Act: By streamlining the regulatory process, developing new criteria, and providing liability protection for retailers, this bill would make it easier for retailers to provide multiple fuels (traditional and renewable) to consumers and businesses using the same equipment. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3217 Startup Act 2.0: This bill will provide capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA supports. S. 3194 Small Business Common Application Act: Bill would require a 12-member executive committee to review the feasibility of a common (or single) application for small businesses to use when applying for federal funding opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3275 Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) Parity Act: Bill would allow MLPs to invest in renewable energy projects. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3352 Expanding Industrial Energy and Water Efficiency Incentives Act of 2012: This bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to: increase megawatt and horsepower capacity limitations for the combined heat and power system property energy tax credit; allow new tax credits to improve advanced motor system energy efficiency, to replace chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerant chillers, and for investment in any qualifying efficient industrial process water use project; and allow an energy tax credit for investment in biomass heating property. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3387 Team USA Made in America Act of 2012: This bill requires the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a policy with respect to uniforms to be worn by athletes during ceremonies that are part of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, or the Pan-American Games that requires it to: purchase or otherwise obtain only uniforms, including accessories that meet the standards of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for labeling as "Made in USA"; or make publicly available a detailed justification of the reasons the Committee obtained uniforms that do not meet that requirement. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3412 Middle Class Tax Cut Act: Bill would extend for one year current individual tax rates for individuals with income below $200,000, and joint filers with income below $250,000. NSBA opposed. S. 3414 Cybersecurity Act of 2012: The bill provides for a flexible and voluntary, incentives-based system (or set of standards) to encourage owners and operators of the countrys most critical infrastructure systems to meet much-needed cyber-security requirements. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3438 Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now (OPEN) Act of 2012: This bill would seek to expand offshore energy production via an alternative to the Department of Interiors five-year leasing plan and permit revenue sharing with the participating coastal states. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3444 Wear American Act: This bill would direct the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require federal agencies to procure textiles and apparel articles that are manufactured in the United States wholly from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced or manufactured in the United States. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3468 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012: This bill would, among other things, authorize the President to require an independent regulatory agency to comply with basically the same regulatory analysis requirements as an executive agency (including cost-benefit analysis). NSBA supported. S. 3521 Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012: The bill would extend certain expired and expiring business and individual tax provisions through the end of 2013. The proposed tax extenders package includes a two-year extension of many tax provisions that expired at the end of 2011 including the research credit, CFC look-through, active financing, and leasehold improvement depreciation and a one-year extension of a modified renewable electricity production tax credit and certain other tax provisions that are set to expire at the end of 2012. NSBA supported. S. 3553 Benefits to Research and American Innovation through Nationality Statutes: Act of 2012 (BRAINS Act): Bill would provide up to 55,000 green cards to foreign-born students graduating from an American university with an advanced degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics). NSBA supported. EEOC - NSBA opposes efforts to treat educational attainment requirements as discrimination. NSBA opposes efforts to limit employer criminal background checks. SEC NSBA supports reasonable regulations implementing the JOBS Act (in particular relating to general solicitation, crowdfunding and emerging growth companies). DOL, HHS, IRS NSBA opposes efforts to restrict employer provided health care benefit self-insurance with stop loss. HHS Federally Facilitated Exchanges. NSBA supports health insurance exchanges and is seeking rapid implementation and adequate guidance. NSBA supports allowing any QHP that meets all certification standards to sell insurance on the exchanges. USCIS Deferred Action policy. NSBA seeks clear rules that do not pose additional legal risk for or burden employers. IRS Health care FSAs. NSBA supports elimination of the so-called use-it or lose-it rule. NSBA also supports revision of the uniform coverage rule if the use-it or lose-it rule is changed. SBA NSBA filed comments with SBA re: SBA Proposed Rule on SBIR/STTR programs, and NSBA supported letter submitted by SBTC re: SBIR/STTR Policy Directive USPTO NSBA filed comments with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regarding proposed rule implementing changes of the first to file provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. DOL NSBA opposes proposed rule under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act that would require employers to report on consultants assisting with speech-writing, public relations advice, labor campaigns, web sites, emails or other materials for employer communication to employees or the public, no matter how minor or indirect the relation to any labor dispute. In addition, modification of personnel policies and practices fall under the persuader activities list. Therefore, arrangements with and the content of the work by attorneys, insurance agents, HR consultants, pension consultants, accountants or financial advisers who review benefits packages or other personnel practices would be reportable.

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Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.874, introduce 2011 Agricultural Credit Expansion Act. H.R.1233, to amend Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to suspend an eligibility limitation period. S.368, to amend Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to suspend an eligibility limitation period. H.R.1422, to amend 2002 Farm Security and Rural investment Act. S.805, Rural Access to Credit Act of 2011. H.R.2858, Rural Microbusiness Investment Credit Act of 2011. S.1888, Growing Opportunities for Agriculture and Responding to Markets Act of 2011. H.R.4191, Credit Union Small Business Lending Act. H.R.4293, Restore Main Streets Credit Act of 2012. H.R.5835, Veterans Access to Capital Act of 2012. Issues other than legislation: Bankruptcy, Agriculture credit, small business credit.

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H. Con. Res. 112 - FY 2013 Federal Budget The budget would substantially reduce the federal deficit by reducing federal spending levels compared to FY 2012 in the years FY 2013-2015 and substantially reducing the growth rate in federal spending thereafter. NSBA supported the outline of a tax reform plan contained in the resolution. H.R. 9 The Small Business Tax Cut Act Bill will allow businesses with fewer than 500 employees to take a tax deduction equal to 20 percentfor one yearof their active business income. This deduction also would apply to pass-through entities, which compose the majority of small businesses. NSBA supported. H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2011 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supported. H.R. 679 - Berry Amendment Extension Act This bill would require that any items purchased by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported H.R. 880 - Equity for Our Nations Self-Employed Act of 2011 The bill would allow self-employed individuals to fully-deduct the cost of their health insurance, thus eliminating the self-employed tax on health care. NSBA supported. H.R. 942 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2012 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit. NSBA supported. H.R. 1259 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. H.R. 1418 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 Bill would increase the cap for credit union lending from 12.25 percent to 27.5 percent of total assets of the credit union. NSBA supported. H.R. 1663 Small Business Encouragement Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers whose gross receipts in the preceding taxable year did not exceed $20 million, or who did not employ more than 100 full time employees, a work opportunity tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals as full-time employees during 2012 and 2013. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1697 Communities First Act Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. H.R. 1827 Home Office Deduction Simplification Act Bill would allow home-based businesses to take a standard $1,500 deduction for home office expenses. NSBA supported. H.R. 2072 Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 The bill reauthorizes the U.S. Export-Import Bank. It also would gradually increase the banks exposure cap from $100 billion to $160 billion; use a portion of its surplus to update information technology systems; establish clear guidelines on the content of goods and services for which it would provide financing; and require the bank to report to Congress if its default rate exceeded 2 percent. NSBA supported. H.R. 2312 - Department of Defense Textile and Apparel Procurement Fairness Act Among other things, prohibits DoD from purchasing more than 5 percent of any one textile or apparel product from the Federal Prison Industries (FPI). NSBA supported. H.R. 2501, H.R. 1113 Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. H.R. 2885 Legal Workforce Act This bill would make the use of E-Verify Mandatory for all employers. NSBA opposed. H. R. 2941 Startup Expansion and Investment Act Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act Would eliminate the per-country numerical cap on the number of employment-based immigrant visas and increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrant visas from 7 percent to 15 percent annually. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3476 AGREE Act Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3634 - Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act Require the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to compete for government contracts, requires FPI to provide a detailed analysis of the probable impact on the private sector, prohibit FPI from selling products commercially, and require agencies to research private sector products based on price, quality, and time of delivery, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3786 Plain Regulations Act of 2012 This bill would reform the regulatory process to require the use of clear and concise language in all new government regulations. NSBA supported. H.R. 3850 - Government Efficiency Through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 Raise the government-wide small business contracting goal from 23% to 25%, the small business subcontracting goal from 35.9% to 40%, and also prevent senior officials from receiving bonuses in subsequent years where their respective agencies failed to meet the established small business contracting goals. NSBA supported. H.R. 3851 - Small Business Advocate (SBAA) This bill would enhance the role of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) by elevating the OSDBU Director to a Senior Executive Service position and would prohibit them from holding another position at the same time. NSBA supported. H.R. 3877 1099K Overreach Prevention Act Legislation would repeal the 1099-K reporting requirement on Schedule-C filers. Bill will statutorily remove burdensome reporting requirement by preventing the IRS from requiring new calculations by businesses on their tax returns based on the 1099-K reports. NSBA supported. H.R. 3893 - Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability (STAR) Act of 2012 Ensure that small businesses are the ones actually benefiting from the contracts set aside on their behalf. It would also allow more small businesses to partner and compete for federal contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3980 - Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 Enhance the role of small-business advocates in the federal acquisition and procurement processes, create small-business contracting classes, and ensure that small business concerns are properly utilized in all applicable federal procurement and acquisition planning processes. NSBA supported. H.R. 3985 - Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012 This bill would allow the SBA to oversee all civilian mentor protege programs, improve small-businesses ability to win and perform on government contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3987 - Small Business Protection Act of 2012 Would ensure that the size standards assigned to each industry group are appropriate for each NAICS code and do not make it more difficult for small-business to compete for federal contracting opportunities. NSBA supported. H.R. 4032 - Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act Amends Section 195 of the Internal Revenue Code to increase the allowable deduction for business start-up expenses from $5,000 to $10,000, extending the 2010 temporary increase in the maximum deduction for start-up expenditures for ten years. NSBA supported. H.R. 4081 - Contractor Opportunity Protection (COP) Act of 2012 Protects small business contractors from unfair contract bundling by allowing the SBA (or a third party group if the SBA declined to appeal a decision via a GAO protest) to appeal an agencys decision to bundle contracts, clarifies statutory limits on contract bundling, and requires publication of bundling justification to increase transparency. NSBA supported. H.R. 4118 - Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012 Requires federal agencies to include small business concerns in multiple award contracts, carry out a program to increase small business participation in multiple award contracts, and provide the SBA with representation on the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council. NSBA supported. H.R. 4121 - Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 Requires SBA administrator to create and carry out a program to provide improved access to federal contract opportunities for early-stage small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4191 - Credit Union Small Business Lending Act Establishes a separate process by which credit unions participating in the 7(a) loan program may receive approvals and repurchases regarding loan guarantees under that program, creates a credit union outreach program, and authorizes the SBA Administrator to simplify the application process for credit union participation. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4196 Bonus Depreciation Bill extends 100 percent bonus depreciation through the rest of this year. Bonus depreciation allows businesses of all sizes to immediately expense the cost of property purchased and placed into service. NSBA supported. H.R. 4203 - Womens Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012 This bill would expand contracting opportunities for women-owned small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4206 - Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012 Addresses contracting fraud by helping small businesses comply with complicated contracting and size rules, and providing a safe harbor for small businesses making a good faith effort to comply with those rules. NSBA supported. H.R. 4377 RAPID Act Would improve the environmental review and permitting process by, among other things, providing concurrent reviews, allow state-level environmental reviews to be used in certain situations, consolidate the process into a single Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and impose fixed deadlines for completion of an EIS or an Environmental Assessment (EA). NSBA supported. H.R. 4471 Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012 Bill would establish an interagency committee to analyze and report on the cumulative impact of certain EPA regulations and actions that affect gasoline, diesel fuel, natural gas prices, jobs, the economy, and other relevant issues. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4480 - Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012 Bill would require the development of a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development and production under oil and gas leases on Federal lands to offset any drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4628 - Interest Rate Reduction Act A bill to extend the current lower interest rates on federal student loans. The bill would be paid for by eliminating the unobligated balance of a controversial public fund in the 2010 health care reform law. NSBA supported. H.R. 5187 IMPACT Act Bill would, among other things, extend Production Tax Credits for renewable energy, extend the 1603 Grant Program, extend energy efficiency tax credits, provide incentives for heavy duty natural gas vehicles, and would eliminate certain tax breaks for major integrated oil companies. NSBA supported. The Domestic Energy and Jobs Act (Includes H.R. 4480, H.R. 4471, H.R. 4381, H.R. 4382, H.R. 4383, H.R. 2150, and H.R. 2752) This is a package of energy bills that will increase energy production on federal lands, require an interagency committee to conduct an analysis of certain EPA rules and actions that impact fuel prices, require the Secretary of the Interior to establish an all-of-the-above energy plan for federal lands, increase the amount of federal lands available for leasing and encourage onshore oil development and exploration, ensure development of oil and natural gas reserves in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, and authorize the BLM to conduct Internet-based auctions for onshore leases. NSBA is monitoring. S. 13 Fair Tax Act of 2011 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services. It sets the sales tax rate at 23 percent in 2011, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. NSBA supported. S. 474 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act Bill would reform the regulatory process and ensure that job creation by small businesses is considered during the Federal legislative and rulemaking process. NSBA supported. S. 509 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA supported. S.727 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011 Comprehensive tax reform legislation with provisions consolidating tax brackets for individuals and businesses while at the same time lowering federal tax obligations, in part through a single, flat 24 percent corporate rate. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1289 Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion Act Bill targets noncompliant tax filers with provisions to improve tax forms and tax administration and decrease tax avoidance by contractors, as a way to reduce the tax gap. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1471 -- Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. S. 1547 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011 The bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to extend the termination of functions date for the Export-Import Bank of the United States to September 30, 2015. NSBA supported. S. 1590 - Fairness for Small Businesses in Federal Contracting Act of 2011 Requires the SBA and Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to replace the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) with a new small business size classification system. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1600 Communities First Act Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. S. 1736 Acquisition Savings Reform Act of 2011 Bill aims to streamline the federal procurement process by requiring online reverse auctions, consider strategic sourcing vehicles in procurement of commercial items, and direct the FAR council to amend the FAR to reflect the government-wide policy to pay small business concerns as quickly as possible, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1866 AGREE Act Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. S. 1965 Startup Act Provides capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs, requires a cost-benefit analysis of all proposed federal regulations with an economic impact of $100 million or more, requires certain federal agencies to redirect .15 percent of their extramural budget for grant programs for American universities, and creates the State Startup Business Report. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2114 - Berry Amendment Extension Act Requires that any items purchased by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported. S. 2172 Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 Bill would eliminate the cap on women entrepreneurs and allow women-owned businesses to receive sole source contracts, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2231 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2237 Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act of 2012 Bill is designed to give small businesses a 10-percent income tax credit on new payroll for hiring new workers or increasing employee wages and will allow businesses to fully deduct the cost of significant investments made this year. The $26 billion in tax cuts would be temporary and apply only to 2012 wages and investments. NSBA is monitoring. S.2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. S. 2337 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2012 Bill would reform the regulatory process to require the use of clear and concise language in all new government regulations. NSBA supported. S.2343 Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012 A bill to extend the current lower interest rates on federal student loans. The measure would pay for the interest rate extension by ending an exemption that allows high-income earners who run S-Corps to shield some of their income from payroll taxes. NSBA opposed the pay-for in this bill. S. 3194 Small Business Common Application Act Bill would require a 12-member executive committee to review the feasibility of a common (or single) application for small businesses to use when applying for federal funding opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3275 Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) Parity Act Bill would allow MLPs to invest in renewable energy projects. NSBA is monitoring. Proposed Small Business Prompt Payments Act Bill would require OMB and SBA to consult with the FAR Counsel and propose new rules, if necessary, to accelerate payments to small business suppliers and subcontractors. NSBA supported. Proposed Fraudulent Misuse of Patent Reexaminations / Post Grant Reviews Bill Bill would close the integrity loophole in the patent reexamination and post grant review process. NSBA supported. Proposed AIA Technical Corrections Bill Bill would make technical corrections to certain provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA). NSBA is monitoring this legislation. EEOC - NSBA opposes efforts to treat educational attainment requirements as discrimination. NSBA opposes efforts to limit employer criminal background checks. DOC / NOAA Fishery Management Plan for Regulating Offshore Marine Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico This plan would establish rules concerning a permitting process for offshore aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexicos EEZ. NSBA opposes this plan.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau international remittance transfers; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau treatment of privileged information; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau consolidating disclosures required under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA);Consumer Financial Protection Bureau defining larger participants in the financial services market; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau credit card fees and technical concern regarding an example that the CFPB included in the Official Interpretations; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau overdraft protection programs; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration agreements; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau request for comment on regulatory streamlining; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network requiring credit unions and other institutions to adopt a customer due diligence program; National Credit Union Administration independent authority for credit unions to engage in derivatives; National Credit Union Administration future of the Central Liquidity Facility and plans for and implementation of reform of the Central Liquidity Facility; National Credit Union Administration consequences of the financial situation in Europe; Treasury Department regulatory coordination among members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council; Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act;Mortgage origination and mortgage servicing standards; Escrow accounts;National Credit Union Administrations review of regulations;National Credit Union Administrations Regulatory Flexibility (RegFlex) Program; Electronic Funds Transfer Act and its implementing rule (Regulation E 12 CRF 1005.16);National Credit Union Administrations exam process;Adverse action notices required under Regulation B (Equal Credit Opportunity Act) and Regulation V (Fair Credit Reporting Act);Cost benefit analysis required at federal agencies , impact on small entities;Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, a bill to modernize the Administrative Procedures Act; Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) definition; Bill to repeal an Electronic Funds Transfer Act provision requiring dual signage in disclosing ATM fees (H.R. 4367 / S.3204); Cyber Security;Data security; Secure and Fortify Data (SAFE) Act of 2011 (H.R. 2577); Data Security Act of 2011 (S. 1434); Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (S. 1151); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (S. 1207); Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (S. 1535); Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (S. 1408); Patent Reform; The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (H.R. 1249); America Invents Act (S.23); The Dodd Frank Act (P.L. No. 111-203) as it relates to the credit rating industry; Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 (S. 737); The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173 - P.L. 111-203);To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 87); The Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011(H.R. 1121); Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 1315);Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act (H.R. 1667); Supplement capital; Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 3993); To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3871 / H.R. 4014 / S. 2099); Government Sponsored Enterprise reform; Small lender access to the government sponsored enterprises;Guarantee fees charged to lenders by the housing Government Sponsored Enterprises; Strategic defaults on mortgage loans;Principal reduction on mortgage loans; Mortgage bankruptcy cram-down;Federal Home Loan Bank Oversight Issues; Flood Insurance; The National Flood Insurance Program; Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 (H.R. 1309); An original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes (S.1940); S.Amdt.2468 to S. 1940 in the nature of a substitute; Map -21 (H.R. 4348 / became law No. 112-141); Student loans; Clarifying existing law with respect to existing law by explicitly allowing lenders to collect premiums for force-placed flood insurance during the 45-day notification period if borrowers let policies lapse; credit union tax exemption; Federal Reserves final rule on the CARD Acts ability to repay requirement; FY 2013 Financial Services Spending bills (H.R.6020 / S.3301);Community Development Financial Institutions fund Appropriations; Community Development Revolving Loan Fund Appropriations; Lending ability of NCUAs Central Liquidity Fund;Regulatory directives stemming from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act [P.L. 111-203]; Credit union members business lending cap; The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (H.R. 1418 / S. 509 / S. 2231);The Communities First Act (H.R. 1697);Interchange fees; Debit interchange fees; Debit interchange repeal (H.R. 3156);Consumers Payment System Protection Act (H.R. 1081);Debit Interchange Fee Study Act (S. 575); Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 3461/ S. 2160); Small Business Administration loan guarantee and lending programs; Small Business Administration Express program; Small Business Administration Patriot Express program; Restore Main Streets Credit Act (H.R. 4293); Small Business Administration 7(a) program; Small Business Administration 504 program; Credit Union Small Business Lending Act (H.R. 4191); Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts;Non-Interest Bearing Transaction Accounts; Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; Base Realignment and Closure Commission;Military Lending Act;Military Family Home Protection Act (H.R. 5747);National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (H.R. 4310);To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes (H.R. 1263);National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (H.R. 1540); Fairness for Military Homeowners Act of 2012 (H.R. 4740);Military Savings Act of 2012 (H.R. 5946);Protecting Servicemembers from Mortgage Abuses Act of 2011 (S. 486); Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 (S. 951);National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (S. 1253);Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (S. 1254);National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (S. 1867);Servicemember Housing Protection Act of 2012 (S. 3179);Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2012 (S. 3322);Military Family Home Protection Act (S. 3323).

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau international remittance transfers; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau treatment of privileged information; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau consolidating disclosures required under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA);Consumer Financial Protection Bureau defining larger participants in the financial services market; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau credit card fees and technical concern regarding an example that the CFPB included in the Official Interpretations; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau overdraft protection programs; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration agreements; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau request for comment on regulatory streamlining; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network requiring credit unions and other institutions to adopt a customer due diligence program; National Credit Union Administration independent authority for credit unions to engage in derivatives; National Credit Union Administration future of the Central Liquidity Facility and plans for and implementation of reform of the Central Liquidity Facility; National Credit Union Administration consequences of the financial situation in Europe; Treasury Department regulatory coordination among members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council; Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act;Mortgage origination and mortgage servicing standards; Escrow accounts;National Credit Union Administrations review of regulations;National Credit Union Administrations Regulatory Flexibility (RegFlex) Program; Electronic Funds Transfer Act and its implementing rule (Regulation E 12 CRF 1005.16);National Credit Union Administrations exam process;Adverse action notices required under Regulation B (Equal Credit Opportunity Act) and Regulation V (Fair Credit Reporting Act);Cost benefit analysis required at federal agencies , impact on small entities;Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, a bill to modernize the Administrative Procedures Act; Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) definition; Bill to repeal an Electronic Funds Transfer Act provision requiring dual signage in disclosing ATM fees (H.R. 4367 / S.3204); Cyber Security;Data security; Secure and Fortify Data (SAFE) Act of 2011 (H.R. 2577); Data Security Act of 2011 (S. 1434); Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (S. 1151); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (S. 1207); Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (S. 1535); Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (S. 1408); Patent Reform; The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (H.R. 1249); America Invents Act (S.23); The Dodd Frank Act (P.L. No. 111-203) as it relates to the credit rating industry; Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 (S. 737); The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173 - P.L. 111-203);To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 87); The Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011(H.R. 1121); Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 1315);Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act (H.R. 1667); Supplement capital; Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 3993); To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3871 / H.R. 4014 / S. 2099); Government Sponsored Enterprise reform; Small lender access to the government sponsored enterprises;Guarantee fees charged to lenders by the housing Government Sponsored Enterprises; Strategic defaults on mortgage loans;Principal reduction on mortgage loans; Mortgage bankruptcy cram-down;Federal Home Loan Bank Oversight Issues; Flood Insurance; The National Flood Insurance Program; Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 (H.R. 1309); An original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes (S.1940); S.Amdt.2468 to S. 1940 in the nature of a substitute; Map -21 (H.R. 4348 / became law No. 112-141); Student loans; Clarifying existing law with respect to existing law by explicitly allowing lenders to collect premiums for force-placed flood insurance during the 45-day notification period if borrowers let policies lapse; credit union tax exemption; Federal Reserves final rule on the CARD Acts ability to repay requirement; FY 2013 Financial Services Spending bills (H.R.6020 / S.3301);Community Development Financial Institutions fund Appropriations; Community Development Revolving Loan Fund Appropriations; Lending ability of NCUAs Central Liquidity Fund;Regulatory directives stemming from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act [P.L. 111-203]; Credit union members business lending cap; The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (H.R. 1418 / S. 509 / S. 2231);The Communities First Act (H.R. 1697);Interchange fees; Debit interchange fees; Debit interchange repeal (H.R. 3156);Consumers Payment System Protection Act (H.R. 1081);Debit Interchange Fee Study Act (S. 575); Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 3461/ S. 2160); Small Business Administration loan guarantee and lending programs; Small Business Administration Express program; Small Business Administration Patriot Express program; Restore Main Streets Credit Act (H.R. 4293); Small Business Administration 7(a) program; Small Business Administration 504 program; Credit Union Small Business Lending Act (H.R. 4191); Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts;Non-Interest Bearing Transaction Accounts; Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; Base Realignment and Closure Commission;Military Lending Act;Military Family Home Protection Act (H.R. 5747);National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (H.R. 4310);To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes (H.R. 1263);National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (H.R. 1540); Fairness for Military Homeowners Act of 2012 (H.R. 4740);Military Savings Act of 2012 (H.R. 5946);Protecting Servicemembers from Mortgage Abuses Act of 2011 (S. 486); Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 (S. 951);National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (S. 1253);Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (S. 1254);National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (S. 1867);Servicemember Housing Protection Act of 2012 (S. 3179);Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2012 (S. 3322);Military Family Home Protection Act (S. 3323).

Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.874, introduce 2011 Agricultural Credit Expansion Act. H.R.1233, to amend Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to suspend an eligibility limitation period. S.368, to amend Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to suspend an eligibility limitation period. H.R.1422, to amend 2002 Farm Security and Rural investment Act. S.805, Rural Access to Credit Act of 2011. H.R.2858, Rural Microbusiness Investment Credit Act of 2011. S.1888, Growing Opportunities for Agriculture and Responding to Markets Act of 2011. H.R.4191, Credit Union Small Business Lending Act. H.R.4293, Restore Main Streets Credit Act of 2012. H.R.5835, Veterans Access to Capital Act of 2012. Issues other than legislation: Bankruptcy, Agriculture credit, small business credit.

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H.R. 9 - The Small Business Tax Cut Act Bill will allow businesses with fewer than 500 employees to take a tax deduction equal to 20 percent-for one year-of their active business income. This deduction also would apply to pass-through entities, which compose the majority of small businesses. NSBA is monitoring this legislation. H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2011 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supported. H.R. 679 - Berry Amendment Extension Act This bill would require that any items purchased by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported H.R. 880 - Equity for Our Nations Self-Employed Act of 2011 The bill would allow self-employed individuals to fully-deduct the cost of their health insurance, thus eliminating the self-employed tax on health care. NSBA supported. H.R. 942 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2012 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit. NSBA supported. H.R. 1070 Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 Bill would provide a Regulation A ceiling increase from $5 million to $50 million. NSBA supported. H.R.1081 Consumers Payment System Protection Act Bill would delay the implementation of the Durbin swipe-fee reform amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1137 Small Business Credit Card Act of 2011 Bill would amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses. NSBA supported. H.R. 1259 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. H.R. 1418 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 Bill would increase the cap for credit union lending from 12.25 percent to 27.5 percent of total assets of the credit union. NSBA supported. H.R. 1663 Small Business Encouragement Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers whose gross receipts in the preceding taxable year did not exceed $20 million, or who did not employ more than 100 full time employees, a work opportunity tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals as full-time employees during 2012 and 2013. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1697 Communities First Act Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. H.R. 1812 Small Business Growth Act Legislation would establish a federal contracting pilot program for mid-sized businesses. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1827 Home Office Deduction Simplification Act Bill would allow home-based businesses to take a standard $1,500 deduction for home office expenses. NSBA supported. H.R. 2072 Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 The bill reauthorizes the U.S. Export-Import Bank. It also would gradually increase the banks exposure cap from $100 billion to $160 billion; use a portion of its surplus to update information technology systems; establish clear guidelines on the content of goods and services for which it would provide financing; and require the bank to report to Congress if its default rate exceeded 2 percent. NSBA supported. H.R. 2312 - Department of Defense Textile and Apparel Procurement Fairness Act Among other things, prohibits DoD from purchasing more than 5 percent of any one textile or apparel product from the Federal Prison Industries (FPI). NSBA supported. H.R. 2501, H.R. 1113 Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. H.R. 2885 Legal Workforce Act This bill would make the use of E-Verify Mandatory for all employers. NSBA opposed. H.R. 2930 Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act Bill would create a crowdfunding exemption from SEC registration requirements. NSBA supported. H.R. 2940 Access to Capital for Job Creators Bill would provide for general solicitation and general advertising for accredited investors. NSBA supported. H. R. 2941 Startup Expansion and Investment Act Bill would address Sarbanes Oxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act Would eliminate the per-country numerical cap on the number of employment-based immigrant visas and increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrant visas from 7 percent to 15 percent annually. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3476 AGREE Act Bill would address Sarbanes Oxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3606 Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) Signed into law by President Obama on April 5, 2012. This bill will delay compliance with or provide exemptions for certain registration and reporting requirements of U.S. securities laws, and also creates a crowdfunding exemption, preempting state blue sky laws. NSBA supported. H.R. 3630 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 The bill extends the existing 2011 payroll tax holiday for one year, through 2012, at a 4.2 percent rate. NSBA supported. H.R. 3634 - Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act Require the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to compete for government contracts, requires FPI to provide a detailed analysis of the probable impact on the private sector, prohibit FPI from selling products commercially, and require agencies to research private sector products based on price, quality, and time of delivery, among other things. NSBA is monitoring this legislation. H.R. 3786 Plain Regulations Act of 2012 This bill would reform the regulatory process to require the use of clear and concise language in all new government regulations. NSBA supported. H.R. 3850 - Government Efficiency Through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 Raise the government-wide small business contracting goal from 23% to 25%, the small business subcontracting goal from 35.9% to 40%, and also prevent senior officials from receiving bonuses in subsequent years where their respective agencies failed to meet the established small business contracting goals. NSBA supported. H.R. 3851 - Small Business Advocate (SBAA) This bill would enhance the role of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) by elevating the OSDBU Director to a Senior Executive Service position and would prohibit them from holding another position at the same time. NSBA supported. H.R. 3877 1099K Overreach Prevention Act Legislation would repeal the 1099-K reporting requirement on Schedule-C filers. Bill will statutorily remove burdensome reporting requirement by preventing the IRS from requiring new calculations by businesses on their tax returns based on the 1099-K reports. NSBA supported. H.R. 3893 - Subcontracting Transparency And Reliability (STAR) Act of 2012 Ensure that small businesses are the ones actually benefiting from the contracts set aside on their behalf. It would also allow more small businesses to partner and compete for federal contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3980 - Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 Enhance the role of small-business advocates in the federal acquisition and procurement processes, create small-business contracting classes, and ensure that small business concerns are properly utilized in all applicable federal procurement and acquisition planning processes. NSBA supported. H.R. 3985 - Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012 This bill would allow the SBA to oversee all civilian mentor protege programs, improve small-businesses ability to win and perform on government contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3987 - Small Business Protection Act of 2012 Would ensure that the size standards assigned to each industry group are appropriate for each NAICS code and do not make it more difficult for small-business to compete for federal contracting opportunities. NSBA supported. H.R. 4032 - Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act Amends Section 195 of the Internal Revenue Code to increase the allowable deduction for business start-up expenses from $5,000 to $10,000, extending the 2010 temporary increase in the maximum deduction for start-up expenditures for ten years. NSBA supported. H.R. 4081 - Contractor Opportunity Protection (COP) Act of 2012 Protects small business contractors from unfair contract bundling by allowing the SBA (or a third party group if the SBA declined to appeal a decision via a GAO protest) to appeal an agencys decision to bundle contracts, clarifies statutory limits on contract bundling, and requires publication of bundling justification to increase transparency. NSBA supported. H.R. 4118 - Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012 Requires federal agencies to include small business concerns in multiple award contracts, carry out a program to increase small business participation in multiple award contracts, and provide the SBA with representation on the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council. NSBA supported. H.R. 4121 - Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 Requires SBA administrator to create and carry out a program to provide improved access to federal contract opportunities for early-stage small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4191 - Credit Union Small Business Lending Act Establishes a separate process by which credit unions participating in the 7(a) loan program may receive approvals and repurchases regarding loan guarantees under that program, creates a credit union outreach program, and authorizes the SBA Administrator to simplify the application process for credit union participation. NSBA is monitoring this legislation. H.R. 4203 - Womens Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012 This bill would expand contracting opportunities for women-owned small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4196 Bonus Depreciation Bill extends 100 percent bonus depreciation through the rest of this year. Bonus depreciation allows businesses of all sizes to immediately expense the cost of property purchased and placed into service. NSBA supported. H.R. 4206 - Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012 Addresses contracting fraud by helping small businesses comply with complicated contracting and size rules, and providing a safe harbor for small businesses making a good faith effort to comply with those rules. NSBA supported. S. 13 Fair Tax Act of 2011 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services. It sets the sales tax rate at 23 percent in 2011, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. NSBA supported. S. 474 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act Bill would reform the regulatory process and ensure that job creation by small businesses is considered during the Federal legislative and rulemaking process. NSBA supported. S. 509 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA supported. S.727 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011 Comprehensive tax reform legislation with provisions consolidating tax brackets for individuals and businesses while at the same time lowering federal tax obligations, in part through a single, flat 24 percent corporate rate. NSBA is monitoring this legislation. S. 1289 Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion Act Bill targets noncompliant tax filers with provisions to improve tax forms and tax administration and decrease tax avoidance by contractors, as a way to reduce the tax gap. NSBA is monitoring the legislation. S. 1471 -- Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. S. 1544 Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 Bill would provide a Regulation A ceiling increase from $5 million to $50 million. NSBA supported. S. 1547 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011 The bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to extend the termination of functions date for the Export-Import Bank of the United States to September 30, 2015. NSBA supported. S. 1590 - Fairness for Small Businesses in Federal Contracting Act of 2011 Requires the SBA and Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to replace the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) with a new small business size classification system. NSBA is monitoring this legislation. S. 1600 Communities First Act Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. S. 1791 Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 Bill would create a crowdfunding exemption from SEC registration requirements. NSBA supported. S. 1831 Access to Capital for Job Creators Act of 2011 Bill would provide for general solicitation and general advertising for accredited investors. NSBA supported. S. 1866 AGREE Act Bill would address Sarbanes Oxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. S. 1965 Startup Act Provides capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs, requires a cost-benefit analysis of all proposed federal regulations with an economic impact of $100 million or more, requires certain federal agencies to redirect .15 percent of their extramural budget for grant programs for American universities, and creates the State Startup Business Report. NSBA is monitoring this legislation. S. 1970 Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2011 Bill would create a crowdfunding exemption from SEC registration requirements. NSBA supported. S. 2114 - Berry Amendment Extension Act Requires that any items purchased by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported. S. 2190 Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act (CROWDFUND Act) of 2012 Bill would create a crowdfunding exemption from SEC registration requirements. NSBA supported. S. 2231 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA is monitoring this legislation. S. 2237 Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act of 2012 Bill is designed to give small businesses a 10-percent income tax credit on new payroll for hiring new workers or increasing employee wages and will allow businesses to fully deduct the cost of significant investments made this year. The $26 billion in tax cuts would be temporary and apply only to 2012 wages and investments. NSBA is monitoring this legislation. S.2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. S.J. Res. 36 and H.J. Res. 103 would disapprove under the Congressional Review Act the union elections rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board. NSBA supported. EEOC - NSBA opposes efforts to treat educational attainment requirements as discrimination. NSBA opposes efforts to limit employer criminal background checks.

Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.874, introduce 2011 Agricultural Credit Expansion Act. H.R.1233, to amend Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to suspend an eligibility limitation period. S.368, to amend Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to suspend an eligibility limitation period. H.R.1422, to amend 2002 Farm Security and Rural investment Act. S.805, Rural Access to Credit Act of 2011. H.R.2858, Rural Microbusiness Investment Credit Act of 2011. S.1888, Growing Opportunities for Agriculture and Responding to Markets Act of 2011. H.R.4191, Credit Union Small Business Lending Act. H.R.4293, Restore Main Streets Credit Act of 2012. Issues other than legislation: Bankruptcy, Agriculture credit, small business credit.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 3461 / S. 2160); The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (H.R. 1418 / S. 509/ S. 2231); credit union member business lending; The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606); Udall amendment (S.Amdt 1831) to H.R. 3606 to raise the credit union member business lending cap; Providing for consideration of H.R. 3606 (H.Res.572); Communities First Act (H.R. 1697); Restore Main Streets Credit Act (H.R. 4293); Credit Union Small Business Lending Act (H.R. 4191); Small Business Administration loan guarantee and lending programs; Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 3993); credit union access to supplemental capital; To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (H.R. 3871 / H.R. 4014 / S.2099); confidentiality of information provided by a financial institution to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Government Sponsored Enterprise Reform; strategic defaults on mortgage loans; principal reduction on mortgage loans; mortgage bankruptcy cram-down; housing finance reform; The Private Mortgage Market Investment Act (H.R. 3654); Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011 (H.R. 463); Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Taxpayer Payback Act of 2011 (H.R. 2436); The Housing Trust Fund Elimination Act (H.R. 2441); The Market Transparency and Taxpayer Protection Act (H.R. 2440); Cap the GSE Bailout Act (H.R. 2462); Removing GSEs Charters During Receivership Act of 2011 (H.R. 2439); Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act (H.R. 31); Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2011 (H.R. 1221); GSE Subsidy Elimination Act of 2011 (H.R. 1222); GSE Credit Risk Equitable Treatment Act of 2011 (H.R. 1223); GSE Portfolio Risk Reduction Act of 2011 (H.R. 1224); GSE Debt Issuance Approval Act of 2011 (H.R. 1225); GSE Mission Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 1226); GSE Risk and Activities Limitation Act of 2011 (H.R. 1227); GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act (H.R. 1182); Housing Finance Reform Act of 2011 (H.R. 1859); Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011 (H.R. 2413); Residential Mortgage Market Privatization and Standardization Act of 2011 (S. 1834); Federal Home Loan Bank oversight issues; Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) definition; Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac guarantee-fee structure; Mortgage Servicing Standards; 30 year fixed-rate mortgage; Credit union tax exemption; Pay Roll Tax Extension Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (H.R. 3630); Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011(H.R. 3765 / P.L. 122-78); Interchange Fees; Debit Interchange Fees; Consumers Payment System Protection Act (H.R. 1081); Debit Interchange Fee Study Act of 2011 (S.575 and S.Amdt. # 392); Flood insurance; National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 (H.R. 1309); A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to include a system for indeterminate loss insurance claims, and for other purposes (S. 1091); National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act (S. 1548); Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2011 (H.R. 1026); Data Security; Cyber Security; Secure and Fortify Data (SAFE) Act of 2011 (H.R. 2577); Data Security Act of 2011 (S. 1434); Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (S. 1151); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (S. 1207); Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (S. 1535); Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (S. 1408); Patent Reform; The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (H.R. 1249); America Invents Act (S.23); The Dodd Frank Act (P.L. No. 111-203) as it relates to the credit rating industry; Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 (S. 737); The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173 - P.L. 111-203); To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 87); The Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011(H.R. 1121); Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 1315); Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act (H.R. 1667); National Credit Union Administrations Central Liquidity Fund; Community Development Revolving Loan Fund Appropriations; Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Appropriations; Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions; Credit union capital under prompt corrective action; Credit unions and ability to add underserved areas to their fields of membership; Community charter conversions involving employee group credit unions; NCUA authority to establish longer maturities for certain credit union loans; Credit union governance issues; Voluntary credit union mergers involving multiple common bond credit unions; Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts; Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) fee disclosures; Service members Civil Relief Act; Military Lending Act; Military Installation & Military Personnel Financial Services;; BRAC (Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission); To amend the Service members Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes (H.R. 1263); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); CFPB request for comment on regulatory streamlining (Regulation Z, relating to mortgages and credit cards lender cost of funds disclosure required on mortgage disclosures changes to the rules implementing the Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act; changes that would permit a credit card issuer to consider household income when determining whether a consumer has the ability to repay; modifying requirement to reevaluate APR increases; requirement that lenders provide borrowers an annual statement regarding billing rights; higher transaction threshold for coverage under Reg Z similar exemption for the special rules for private student loans; Regulation E ATM fee disclosure notices; truncation of account number on periodic statement; Regulation E annual notice regarding error resolution; Regulation P requirement of annual privacy notices; Regulation C- institutions that refinance a single loan in a calendar year must file a Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) report; Regulation V regarding lenders making firm offers of credit to include opt-out disclosures; Regulation B adverse action notices; CFPB draft of the prototype mortgage disclosure forms to be provided at settlement; CFPB potential changes to Regulation Z, and encouraging mindfulness of obligations under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement and Fairness Act; CFPB request for comment on disclosure requirements for depository institutions lacking federal deposit insurance; credit union representation on CFPB advisory panels; CFPB proposed disclosure policy regarding credit card complaint data; CFPB draft credit card disclosure; FHFA strategic plan for enterprise conservatorship; FHFA proposed rule to require Federal Home Loan Banks to verify a members Community Reinvestment Act rating from publicly available information from the members banking regulatory agency; NCUA advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on potential independent authority for credit unions to engage in derivatives; Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration, concerns about strategic default on home mortgages; Internal Revenue Service definition of government plan under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 414(d); NCUA implementation of Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Act regaring diversity policies and practices; NCUA regulations on community charters where the community in question is also a rural district; NCUA proposed rule on loan workouts and nonaccrual policy, and regulatory reporting of troubled debt restructured loans; NCUA proposed changes to the RegFlex program; NCUA proposed rule on loan participations; NCUA proposals on maintaining access to emergency liquidity; Federal Reserve proposed changes to Regulation D regarding reserve requirements for depository institutions; Federal Reserve request for comment regarding surveys to be conducted to help implement section 920 of the Electronic Fund transfer Act; NACHA-the Electronic Payments Association proposed rule on Expedited Processing and Settlement (EPS); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network regarding the Bank Secrecy Act reports; Federal Reserve proposed changes to Regulation Z with respect to consumer ability to repay their mortgage (CFPB); Federal Reserve proposed changes to Regulation E regarding international remittance transfers (CFPB); National Credit Union Administration proposed rule regarding Credit Union Services Organizations; Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act; Regulation of non-depository financial services providers; Interchange fees and network routing requirements; Troubled Debt Restructuring; Financial Regulatory Reform; Remittances.

Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 3461 / S. 2160); The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (H.R. 1418 / S. 509/ S. 2231); credit union member business lending; The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606); Udall amendment (S.Amdt 1831) to H.R. 3606 to raise the credit union member business lending cap; Providing for consideration of H.R. 3606 (H.Res.572); Communities First Act (H.R. 1697); Restore Main Streets Credit Act (H.R. 4293); Credit Union Small Business Lending Act (H.R. 4191); Small Business Administration loan guarantee and lending programs; Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 3993); credit union access to supplemental capital; To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (H.R. 3871 / H.R. 4014 / S.2099); confidentiality of information provided by a financial institution to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Government Sponsored Enterprise Reform; strategic defaults on mortgage loans; principal reduction on mortgage loans; mortgage bankruptcy cram-down; housing finance reform; The Private Mortgage Market Investment Act (H.R. 3654); Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011 (H.R. 463); Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Taxpayer Payback Act of 2011 (H.R. 2436); The Housing Trust Fund Elimination Act (H.R. 2441); The Market Transparency and Taxpayer Protection Act (H.R. 2440); Cap the GSE Bailout Act (H.R. 2462); Removing GSEs Charters During Receivership Act of 2011 (H.R. 2439); Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act (H.R. 31); Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2011 (H.R. 1221); GSE Subsidy Elimination Act of 2011 (H.R. 1222); GSE Credit Risk Equitable Treatment Act of 2011 (H.R. 1223); GSE Portfolio Risk Reduction Act of 2011 (H.R. 1224); GSE Debt Issuance Approval Act of 2011 (H.R. 1225); GSE Mission Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 1226); GSE Risk and Activities Limitation Act of 2011 (H.R. 1227); GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act (H.R. 1182); Housing Finance Reform Act of 2011 (H.R. 1859); Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011 (H.R. 2413); Residential Mortgage Market Privatization and Standardization Act of 2011 (S. 1834); Federal Home Loan Bank oversight issues; Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) definition; Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac guarantee-fee structure; Mortgage Servicing Standards; 30 year fixed-rate mortgage; Credit union tax exemption; Pay Roll Tax Extension Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (H.R. 3630); Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011(H.R. 3765 / P.L. 122-78); Interchange Fees; Debit Interchange Fees; Consumers Payment System Protection Act (H.R. 1081); Debit Interchange Fee Study Act of 2011 (S.575 and S.Amdt. # 392); Flood insurance; National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 (H.R. 1309); A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to include a system for indeterminate loss insurance claims, and for other purposes (S. 1091); National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act (S. 1548); Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2011 (H.R. 1026); Data Security; Cyber Security; Secure and Fortify Data (SAFE) Act of 2011 (H.R. 2577); Data Security Act of 2011 (S. 1434); Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (S. 1151); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (S. 1207); Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (S. 1535); Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (S. 1408); Patent Reform; The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (H.R. 1249); America Invents Act (S.23); The Dodd Frank Act (P.L. No. 111-203) as it relates to the credit rating industry; Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 (S. 737); The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173 - P.L. 111-203); To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 87); The Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011(H.R. 1121); Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 1315); Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act (H.R. 1667); National Credit Union Administrations Central Liquidity Fund; Community Development Revolving Loan Fund Appropriations; Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Appropriations; Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions; Credit union capital under prompt corrective action; Credit unions and ability to add underserved areas to their fields of membership; Community charter conversions involving employee group credit unions; NCUA authority to establish longer maturities for certain credit union loans; Credit union governance issues; Voluntary credit union mergers involving multiple common bond credit unions; Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts; Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) fee disclosures; Service members Civil Relief Act; Military Lending Act; Military Installation & Military Personnel Financial Services;; BRAC (Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission); To amend the Service members Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes (H.R. 1263); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); CFPB request for comment on regulatory streamlining (Regulation Z, relating to mortgages and credit cards lender cost of funds disclosure required on mortgage disclosures changes to the rules implementing the Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act; changes that would permit a credit card issuer to consider household income when determining whether a consumer has the ability to repay; modifying requirement to reevaluate APR increases; requirement that lenders provide borrowers an annual statement regarding billing rights; higher transaction threshold for coverage under Reg Z similar exemption for the special rules for private student loans; Regulation E ATM fee disclosure notices; truncation of account number on periodic statement; Regulation E annual notice regarding error resolution; Regulation P requirement of annual privacy notices; Regulation C- institutions that refinance a single loan in a calendar year must file a Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) report; Regulation V regarding lenders making firm offers of credit to include opt-out disclosures; Regulation B adverse action notices; CFPB draft of the prototype mortgage disclosure forms to be provided at settlement; CFPB potential changes to Regulation Z, and encouraging mindfulness of obligations under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement and Fairness Act; CFPB request for comment on disclosure requirements for depository institutions lacking federal deposit insurance; credit union representation on CFPB advisory panels; CFPB proposed disclosure policy regarding credit card complaint data; CFPB draft credit card disclosure; FHFA strategic plan for enterprise conservatorship; FHFA proposed rule to require Federal Home Loan Banks to verify a members Community Reinvestment Act rating from publicly available information from the members banking regulatory agency; NCUA advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on potential independent authority for credit unions to engage in derivatives; Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration, concerns about strategic default on home mortgages; Internal Revenue Service definition of government plan under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 414(d); NCUA implementation of Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Act regaring diversity policies and practices; NCUA regulations on community charters where the community in question is also a rural district; NCUA proposed rule on loan workouts and nonaccrual policy, and regulatory reporting of troubled debt restructured loans; NCUA proposed changes to the RegFlex program; NCUA proposed rule on loan participations; NCUA proposals on maintaining access to emergency liquidity; Federal Reserve proposed changes to Regulation D regarding reserve requirements for depository institutions; Federal Reserve request for comment regarding surveys to be conducted to help implement section 920 of the Electronic Fund transfer Act; NACHA-the Electronic Payments Association proposed rule on Expedited Processing and Settlement (EPS); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network regarding the Bank Secrecy Act reports; Federal Reserve proposed changes to Regulation Z with respect to consumer ability to repay their mortgage (CFPB); Federal Reserve proposed changes to Regulation E regarding international remittance transfers (CFPB); National Credit Union Administration proposed rule regarding Credit Union Services Organizations; Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act; Regulation of non-depository financial services providers; Interchange fees and network routing requirements; Troubled Debt Restructuring; Financial Regulatory Reform; Remittances.

H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); H.R. 1731 (Credit Risk Retention Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2798 (Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) Reform Act of 2009); H.R. 2847 (Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act); H.R. 3005 (National Institute of Finance Act of 2010); H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3818 (Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009); H.R. 3890 (Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act); H.R. 4173 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act)(Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); implementation); H.R. 4191 (Wall Street Fair Share Act); H.R. 4872 (The Reconciliation Act of 2010); H.R. 4884 (U.S. Covered Bond Act of 2010); H.R. 5777 ("Building Effective Strategies to Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act," or the "Best Practices Act"); H.R. 5927 (Small Business Lending Fund Act); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act); S. 139 (Data Breach Notification Act); S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); S. 1683 (Pay It Back Act); S. 2927 (Wall Street Fair Share Act); S. 3005 (National Institute of Finance Act of 2010); S. 3217 (Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding)(Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); S. Amdt. 3792 (Fiduciary Duty); S. Amdt. 4057 (Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding); 2011 Financial Services Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (Amendment relating to SIPC coverage); Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010: Title I (Financial Stability); Title II (Resolution Authority); Title IX ( Asset-Backed Securitization); Title X (Broker-Dealer Standard of Care); Title IX (FED Lending and Fiscal Policy Functions); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; China - strategic and economic dialog; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Transpacific Partnership; India Market Access Issues, Response to Royal Bank of India discussion; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Regulatory Capital Requirements; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; FY2011 House Financial Services Appropriations bill; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Uptick Rule; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy.

H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); H.R. 1731 (Credit Risk Retention Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2798 (Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) Reform Act of 2009); H.R. 2847 (Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act); H.R. 3005 (National Institute of Finance Act of 2010); H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3818 (Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009); H.R. 3890 (Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act); H.R. 4173 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act)(Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); implementation); H.R. 4191 (Wall Street Fair Share Act); H.R. 4872 (The Reconciliation Act of 2010); H.R. 4884 (U.S. Covered Bond Act of 2010); H.R. 5777 ("Building Effective Strategies to Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act," or the "Best Practices Act"); H.R. 5927 (Small Business Lending Fund Act); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act); S. 139 (Data Breach Notification Act); S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); S. 1683 (Pay It Back Act); S. 2927 (Wall Street Fair Share Act); S. 3005 (National Institute of Finance Act of 2010); S. 3217 (Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding)(Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); S. Amdt. 3792 (Fiduciary Duty); S. Amdt. 4057 (Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding); 2011 Financial Services Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (Amendment relating to SIPC coverage); Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010: Title I (Financial Stability); Title II (Resolution Authority); Title IX ( Asset-Backed Securitization); Title X (Broker-Dealer Standard of Care); Title IX (FED Lending and Fiscal Policy Functions); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; China - strategic and economic dialog; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Transpacific Partnership; India Market Access Issues, Response to Royal Bank of India discussion; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Regulatory Capital Requirements; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; FY2011 House Financial Services Appropriations bill; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Uptick Rule; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy.

De Fazio Bill (HR4191); Transaction tax on futures and securities.

Client expense: $575,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE