Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013

H.R. 1844 / S. 878, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 2655 / S. 1288, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2518, Innocent Sellers Fairness Act (111th Congress) Various issues relating to the Federal Arbitration Act (P.L. 68-401), arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, including arbitration provisions; asbestos litigation; civil discovery reform; fraud and abuse in civil litigation; legal reform issues; medical liability reform; transnational torts

Client expense: $10,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases.H.R. 2655/S. 1288 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013); to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. General lobbying with regard to federal judicial selection generally, not specific to any nominated candidate; except specific lobbying with regard to the nominations of Victor Bolden, Leslie Joyce Abrahms, Leigh Martin May, Pam Pepper, and Stephen Bough. (PETITION Act), not formally introduced as of 12-31-2014; to protect first amendment rights of petition and free speech; specific interest in changes to federal procedural rules that would have an impact on civil litigation. H.R. 3897 (no short title); to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the rules for approved structured settlement factoring transactions. H.R. 3699 (Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act); to protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate the terms of payment of an award. General lobbying with regard to the Equal Access to Justice Act. S.2364/H.R. 4361 (Sunshine in Litigation Act); to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes. HR 4624 (Fair Debt Collections Practices Clarification Act of 2014); to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit a court from making an award of costs to a defendant except on a finding that an action was brought in bad faith. S. 2267 (Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014); to modify chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets. H.R.5499 (Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2014); to prohibit contracts that prohibit consumers from making certain public comments on businesses. H.R. 5088. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish procedures for class actions at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs S.2769; To ensure appropriate judicial review of Federal Government actions by amending the prohibition on the exercise of jurisdiction by the United States Court of Federal Claims of certain claims pending in other courts. H.R. 2122 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013) would amend the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. Enacting this legislation would codify many practices aimed at increasing regulatory transparency and accountability that are currently required under several executive orders.

Client expense: $890,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act Product Liability Reform

Client expense: $3,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 2655, the "Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013". General tort reform issues in front of the US Congress. House and Senate, potential amendment pertaining to funding of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 2013 Continuing Resolution.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support: HR 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act, & Senate companion S. 2319; HR 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (LARA), & Senate companion S. 1288; HR 317, Judgment Fund Transparency Act, & Senate companion S. 1420; HR 2804, ALERRT Act; S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act; & S. 1860, Steps Toward Access and Reform (STAR) Act. Oppose: HR 1844, Arbitration Fairness Act, & Senate companion S. 878; HR 4361, Sunshine in Litigation Act, & Senate companion S. 2364.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support: HR 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act, & Senate companion S. 2319; HR 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (LARA), & Senate companion S. 1288; HR 317, Judgment Fund Transparency Act, & Senate companion S. 1420; HR 2804, ALERRT Act; S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act; & S. 1860, Steps Toward Access and Reform (STAR) Act. Oppose: HR 1844, Arbitration Fairness Act, & Senate companion S. 878; HR 4361, Sunshine in Litigation Act, & Senate companion S. 2364.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supported HR1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act Monitored HR 2347, the Secret Ballot Protection Act Monitored HR 2655 /S 1288, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act Monitored S 1356, the Workforce Investment Act Monitored S 1357, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act Monitored S 1423, the Toxic Substances and Worker Health Advisory Board Act Monitored S 1712, the Employee Rights Act Monitored S 1795, the New Skills for New Jobs Act

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1844 / S. 878, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 2655 / S. 1288, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 2746, Innocent Sellers Fairness Act Various issues relating to the Federal Arbitration Act (P.L. 68-401), arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, including arbitration provisions; asbestos litigation; civil discovery reform; fraud and abuse in civil litigation; legal reform issues; medical liability reform; transnational torts

Client expense: $9,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

(1) Urge CFPB to enact strong fair debt collection rule reforms, regulate arbitration, and take other steps to protect consumers. (2) Support bank overdraft fee reform (HR 1261) (3) Support independent funding, authority and structure of CFPB. Oppose all bills to weaken CFPB including HR 3193, the Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act; HR 450, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act; H.R. 3389, the CFPB Slush Fund Elimination Act; H.R. 4604, the CFPB Data Collection Security Act; H.R. 4262, the Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act; H.R. 4539, the Bureau Research Transparency Act; H.R. 3770, the CFPB-IG Act of 2013; H.R. 4383, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act; H.R. 4804, the Bureau Examination Fairness Act; H.R. 4662, the Bureau Advisory Opinion Act; H.R. 4811, the Bureau Guidance Transparency Act; HR .S 18., S. 205, S 190, S. 238, S. 450 and any similar bills or budgetary line items or appropriations riders, including Sections 501-504 of HR 5016, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015. (4) Support legislation to rein in payday lending and similar predatory loan practices, including HR 990 and S 172. Oppose any bills to provide special status or create non-bank federal charters for payday or similar lenders, such as H.R. 1566, the so-called Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act. . Urge CFPB, and other regulators to prevent banks from offering similar predatory payday advance products. (5) Support legislation to hold credit bureaus accountable including proposals to provide free credit scores, such as S 471/HR 1002. (6) Work to protect consumer privacy notices from full repeal (HR 749, S 635). (6) Oppose efforts to add layers of unnecessary cost-benefit analysis or other so-called accountability constraints onto any federal financial agency or independent agency, including REINS ACT (S 15) and the sweeping so-called Jobs Act (HR 4) and any similar bills, including bills to impose OMB cost-benefit rules on independent agencies including the CFPB and others. (7) Support full funding and authority for all other financial regulators, including CFTC and SEC. (8) Urge CFPB and other regulators to enact strongest possible rules to protect homeowners and consumers from financial, foreclosure, mortgage servicing and other weakenings. (9) Oppose efforts in Congress to weaken any other consumer laws (10) Support efforts to eliminate forced arbitration in consumer contracts, such as support for Arbitration Fairness Act (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (or AFA), S. 878,). (11) Support efforts to make large, interconnected financial institutions more accountable to taxpayers, depositors and investors, including support for Volcker rule, other too-big-to-fail and capital reforms, such as the 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act, S 1282. Oppose efforts to weaken that authority, including HR 797, which would weaken protections for municipal borrowers (12) Urge CFPB/DeptofEd and administration to support strong gainful employment rules for for-profit schools and to protect students from unfair debit and prepaid card loan disbursement and other on-campus practices. (13) Support CFPB/DOE efforts to protect students from unfair private student loan practices. (14) Support Congressional and agency efforts to protect consumers from new and under-regulated uses of consumer data. Urge financial agencies and FTC to protect consumer privacy and to regulate Internet credit scoring models, data brokers and other practices involving the sale or mining of consumer social networking and other information. Regulate tracking of consumers. Similarly, urge that amendments to Electronic Communications Privacy Act reflect need for consumer/citizen privacy. (15) Support efforts to establish anti-speculation Financial Transactions Tax (HR 880, S 410). (16) Oppose efforts to weaken investor protections, including under guise of implementing JOBS Act of 2012. (17) Support efforts to eliminate Deceptive Loan Checks (S 187); Urge that any cybersecurity legislation includes privacy protections in Title VII of S. 3414 (2012). (18) Urge CFPB to use authority to ensure private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans and urge CFPB/DeptofEd to protect students. (19) Urge opposition to H.R. 1256, the so-called Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act and similar proposals to weaken CFTC authority. (20) Generally urge CFPB to implement strongest possible consumer protections, including to protect consumers from unfair pre-dispute arbitration agreements, from credit bureau mistakes, from fee-harvester credit cards, unfair debt collector practices, as well as strongest mortgage and foreclosure rules, etc. (21) Urge FTC to enact and enforce strong consumer rules on issues ranging from privacy to used car rules to debt collection and debt settlement firms. (22) Protect and enhance Durbin amendment limiting so-called merchant swipe or interchange fees on debit cards. (23) Support Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, HR 3137 (Schakowsky) and S 1534 (Harkin). (24) Oppose HR 2538 to allow full file credit reporting without adequate safeguards.(25) Support HR 2998, Investor Choice Act to eliminate mandatory arbitration in investor disputes (Ellison). (26) Urge FTC to strengthen Telemarketing Sales Rule. (27) Urge Department of Defense to strengthen Military Lending Act regarding Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents to close loopholes, ban forced arbitration and for other purposes (28) Oppose S. 710, the so-called Municipal Advisors Relief Act of 2013. (29) Oppose H.R. 2655, the so-called Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. (30) Support efforts by CFPB and prudential regulators to end discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. (31) Support the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act for college student loan comparisons. (32) Urge bank regulators take further strong action to protect consumers and the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. (33) Urge CFPB to propose and enact strong, comprehensive rule regulating online and storefront payday and similar small-dollar loans. (34) Support legislation such as S.1654 the- Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act and urge CFPB, DOJ, FTC, SEC and other agencies to include language in lawsuit settlements to prevent corporate wrongdoers from taking tax writeoffs on any penalties or restitution paid to Treasury or consumer-victims. Urge that these settlements be made public. (35) Urge U.S. Treasury Departments Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to make strongest possible policy proposals to protect insurance consumers from anti-competitive pricing and marketing and other practices endemic to the property and casualty insurance industry. (36) Urge the President to nominate pro-consumer appointees to agency boards, commissions and directorships. (37) Oppose the Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013, HR 2892. (38) Urge Department of Labor and SEC to rapidly enact fiduciary rules to protect investors. (39) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer governors to Federal Reserve Board, (40) Oppose legislative and other efforts to weaken agency authority to regulate payment processors and financial firms that may aid and abet consumer fraud (so-called Operation Choke Point), (41) Support efforts such as S 2868 to extend stautue of limitations for SEC actions against investor fraud.

Client expense: $5,752 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 2655, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R. 5178, the Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act S. 791, the Follow the Money Act S. 2731, Medicare secondary payer legislationS. 2769, legislation amending 28 U.S.C. 1500 to clarify the respective jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. District Court and allowing plaintiffs with claims against the U.S. government to bring simultaneous claims in both courts, with a presumptive stay of the first-filed action Outreach to DOJ on provisions in Citigroup and Bank of America settlements dealing with Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts General issues related to improving disclosure of political and campaign spending by entities making political expenditures, regardless of their tax status.

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act

Client expense: $4,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases.H.R. 2655/S. 1288 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013); to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. General lobbying with regard to federal judicial selection generally, not specific to any nominated candidate (PETITION Act), not formally introduced as of 9-30-2014; to protect first amendment rights of petition and free speech; specific interest in changes to federal procedural rules that would have an impact on civil litigation. H.R. 3897 (no short title); to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the rules for approved structured settlement factoring transactions. H.R. 3699 (Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act); to protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate the terms of payment of an award. General lobbying with regard to the Equal Access to Justice Act. S.2364/H.R. 4361 (Sunshine in Litigation Act); to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes. HR 4624 (Fair Debt Collections Practices Clarification Act of 2014); to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit a court from making an award of costs to a defendant except on a finding that an action was brought in bad faith. S. 2267 (Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014); to modify chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets. H.R.5499 (Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2014); to prohibit contracts that prohibit consumers from making certain public comments on businesses.

Client expense: $930,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2655, the "Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013". General tort reform issues in front of the US Congress. House and Senate, potential amendment pertaining to funding of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 2013 Continuing Resolution.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4923, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2015- support. H.R. 5213, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 support. H.R. 4457, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 support.H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Plan Protection Act of 2013 support. H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act support. H.R. 4, the Jobs for America Act support. H.R. 5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 support. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 support. H.R. 2995, the Unnecessary Cap Act of 2013 support. H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act of 2013 support. H.R. 3367, the Small Business and Family Relief Act support. H.R. 763, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act support. H.R. 903, the American Job Protection Act support. H.R. 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act support. H.Res 359, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that tax reform should jointly address corporate and pass-through entities in a fiscally responsible manner, and that reform should reduce the current tax rate differences between corporate and pass-through entities while maintaining adequate forms of organization for businesses support. H.R. 947, Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act support. H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 support. H.R. 436, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor- Management Relations Act support. H.R. 2429, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support. H.R. 2728, Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act support. H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act support. S. 2881, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 support. S. 2496, the Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014 support. S. 2569, the Bring Jobs Home Act support. S. 2223, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act oppose. S. 2199, originally introduced as S. 84, the Paycheck Fairness Act oppose. S. 2432, the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act oppose. S.Amdt.1871, to S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 support. S. 399, the American Job Protection Act support. S. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act support. S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act support. S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act oppose. S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 support. S. 109, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act support. S. 1138, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support. S. 1737, Fair Minimum Wage Act oppose. S. 1658, Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act support. S. 1488, a bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes -support. Unemployment Insurance letter opposing FUTA Tax Increase to House and Senate Budget Committee conferees.Hearings - Statement for the Record, House Committee on Small Business, Cash Accounting: A Simpler Method for Small Firms? July 10, 2014. House Small Business Committee, Subcommittee on Health and Technology, An Update on the Small Business Health Options Program: Is It Working for Small Businesses? (met with Committee staff on the issue) September 18, 2014. Comments - Food and Drug Administration, Deeming Tobacco Products To Be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as Amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; Regulations on the Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products and Required Warning Statements for Tobacco Products. (July 25, 2014) Environmental Protection Agency, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0173, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Lead; Framework for Identifying and Evaluating Lead Based Paint Hazards From Renovation, Repair, and Painting Activities in Public and Commercial Buildings. (September 22, 2014) U.S. Department of Labor, Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, 79 Fed. Reg. 34568, (June 17, 2014) Environmental Protection Agency, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0715; Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Survey of the Public and Commercial Building Industry. (August 27, 2014) Environmental Protection Agency, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0173; Approach for Estimating Exposures and Incremental Health Effects From Lead Due to Renovation, Repair, and Painting Activities in Public and Commercial Buildings. Other Issues - Tax Reform Tax Extenders DOL overtime regulation Biennial budget Entitlement reform Immigration reform, E-Verify, H2B visas Retirement Issues Keystone XL Project Employer nondiscrimination in PPACA Minimum wage Unemployment insurance Transitional policy on nonqualified plans in PPACA OSHA proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica OSHA proposed rule on electronic reporting EPA/Army Corps of Engineers proposed rule on definition of waters of the United States EPA proposed rule on greenhouse gases emissions from power plants OSHA enforcement DOT Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicle Regulatory reform Overtime Export Import Bank Medicare Part D H.R. 4304, the Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act

Client expense: $717,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

Support: HR 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act, & Senate companion S. 2319; HR 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (LARA), & Senate companion S. 1288; HR 317, Judgment Fund Transparency Act, & Senate companion S. 1420; HR 2804, ALERRT Act; S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act; & S. 1860, Steps Toward Access and Reform (STAR) Act. Oppose: HR 1844, Arbitration Fairness Act, & Senate companion S. 878; HR 4361, Sunshine in Litigation Act, & Senate companion S. 2364.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supported HR1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 Monitored HR 2347, the Secret Ballot Protection Act Monitored HR 2655 /S 1288, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act Monitored S 1356, the Workforce Investment Act Monitored S 1357, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act Monitored S 1423, the Toxic Substances and Worker Health Advisory Board Act Monitored S 1712, the Employee Rights Act Monitored S 1795, the New Skills for New Jobs Act

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2655, the "Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013". General tort reform issues in front of the US Congress. House and Senate, potential amendment pertaining to funding of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 2013 Continuing Resolution.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

(1) Urge CFPB to enact strong fair debt collection rule reforms, regulate arbitration, and take other steps to protect consumers. (2) Support bank overdraft fee reform (HR 1261) (3) Support independent funding, authority and structure of CFPB. Oppose all bills to weaken CFPB including HR 3193, the Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act; HR 450, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act; H.R. 3389, the CFPB Slush Fund Elimination Act; H.R. 4604, the CFPB Data Collection Security Act; H.R. 4262, the Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act; H.R. 4539, the Bureau Research Transparency Act; H.R. 3770, the CFPB-IG Act of 2013; H.R. 4383, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act; H.R. 4804, the Bureau Examination Fairness Act; H.R. 4662, the Bureau Advisory Opinion Act; H.R. 4811, the Bureau Guidance Transparency Act; HR .S 18., S. 205, S 190, S. 238, S. 450 and any similar bills or budgetary line items or appropriations riders, including Sections 501-504 of HR 5016, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015. (4) Support legislation to rein in payday lending and similar predatory loan practices, including HR 990 and S 172. Oppose any bills to provide special status or create non-bank federal charters for payday or similar lenders, such as H.R. 1566, the so-called Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act. . Urge CFPB, and other regulators to prevent banks from offering similar predatory payday advance products. (5) Support legislation to hold credit bureaus accountable including proposals to provide free credit scores, such as S 471/HR 1002. (6) Work to protect consumer privacy notices from full repeal (HR 749, S 635). (6) Oppose efforts to add layers of unnecessary cost-benefit analysis or other so-called accountability constraints onto any federal financial agency or independent agency, including REINS ACT (S 15) and any similar bills, including bills to impose OMB cost-benefit rules on independent agencies including the CFPB and others. (7) Support full funding and authority for all other financial regulators, including CFTC and SEC. (8) Urge CFPB and other regulators to enact strongest possible rules to protect homeowners and consumers from financial, foreclosure, mortgage servicing and other weakenings. (9) Oppose efforts in Congress to weaken any other consumer laws (10) Support efforts to eliminate forced arbitration in consumer contracts, such as support for Arbitration Fairness Act ( Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (or AFA), S. 878, ). (11) Support efforts to make large, interconnected financial institutions more accountable to taxpayers, depositors and investors, including support for Volcker rule, other too-big-to-fail and capital reforms, such as the 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act, S 1282. Oppose efforts to weaken that authority, including HR 797, which would weaken protections for municipal borrowers (12) Urge CFPB/DeptofEd and administration to support strong gainful employment rules for for-profit schools and to protect students from unfair debit and prepaid card loan disbursement and other on-campus practices. (13) Support CFPB/DOE efforts to protect students from unfair private student loan practices. (14) Support Congressional and agency efforts to protect consumers from new and under-regulated uses of consumer data. Urge financial agencies and FTC to protect consumer privacy and to regulate Internet credit scoring models, data brokers and other practices involving the sale or mining of consumer social networking and other information. Regulate tracking of consumers. Similarly, urge that amendments to Electronic Communications Privacy Act reflect need for consumer/citizen privacy. (15) Support efforts to establish anti-speculation Financial Transactions Tax (HR 880, S 410). (16) Oppose efforts to weaken investor protections, including under guise of implementing JOBS Act of 2012. (17) Support efforts to eliminate Deceptive Loan Checks (S 187); Urge that any cybersecurity legislation includes privacy protections in Title VII of S. 3414 (2012). (18) Urge CFPB to use authority to ensure private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans and urge CFPB/DeptofEd to protect students. (19) Urge opposition to H.R. 1256, the so-called Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act and similar proposals to weaken CFTC authority. (20) Generally urge CFPB to implement strongest possible consumer protections, including to protect consumers from unfair pre-dispute arbitration agreements, from credit bureau mistakes, from fee-harvester credit cards, unfair debt collector practices, as well as strongest mortgage and foreclosure rules, etc. (21) Urge FTC to enact and enforce strong consumer rules on issues ranging from privacy to used car rules to debt collection and debt settlement firms. (22) Protect and enhance Durbin amendment limiting so-called merchant swipe or interchange fees on debit cards. (22) Support Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, HR 3137 (Schakowsky) and S 1534 (Harkin). (23) Oppose HR 2538 to allow full file credit reporting without adequate safeguards.(24) Support HR 2998, Investor Choice Act to eliminate mandatory arbitration in investor disputes (Ellison). (25) Urge FTC to strengthen Telemarketing Sales Rule. (26) Urge Defense to strengthen Military Lending Act regarding Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents (27) Oppose S. 710, the so-called Municipal Advisors Relief Act of 2013. (28) Oppose H.R. 2655, the so-called Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. (29) Support efforts by CFPB and prudential regulators to end discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. (30) Support the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act for college student loan comparisons. (31) Urge bank regulators take further strong action to protect consumers and the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. (32) Urge CFPB to propose and enact strong, comprehensive rule regulating online and storefront payday and similar small-dollar loans. (33) Support legislation such as S.1654 the- Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act and urge CFPB, DOJ, FTC, SEC and other agencies to include language in lawsuit settlements to prevent corporate wrongdoers from taking tax writeoffs on any penalties or restitution paid to Treasury or consumer-victims. Urge that these settlements be made public. (34) Urge U.S. Treasury Departments Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to make strongest possible policy proposals to protect insurance consumers from anti-competitive pricing and marketing and other practices endemic to the property and casualty insurance industry. (35) Urge the President to nominate pro-consumer appointees to agency boards, commissions and directorships. (36) Oppose the Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013, HR 2892.

Client expense: $19,835 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act

Client expense: $2,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 1844 / S. 878, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 2655 / S. 1288, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 2746, Innocent Sellers Fairness Act H.R. 4068 / S. 1999, SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014 Various issues relating to asbestos litigation; arbitration, including the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. 1 et. seq.), and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; civil discovery reform; fraud and abuse in civil litigation; legal reform issues; medical liability reform; transnational torts

Client expense: $7,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1385, H.R. 2239, the Federal Judgeship Act of 2013 H.R. 2655, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act Draft bills, Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act S. 791, the Follow the Money ActDraft legislation amending 28 U.S.C. 1500 to clarify the respective jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. District Court and allowing plaintiffs with claims against the U.S. government to bring simultaneous claims in both courts, with a presumptive stay of the first-filed action Comments to Legal Services Corporation on proposed changes to Private Attorney Involvement regulations Comments to Legal Services Corporation on proposed changes to Grant Assurances that LSC will use in FY15 agreements with LSC grant recipients General comments on improving disclosure of political and campaign spending by entities making political expenditures, regardless of their tax status.

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases.H.R. 2655/S. 1288 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013); to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. General lobbying with regard to federal judicial selection generally, not specific to any nominated candidate; except specific lobbying with regard to the nominations of Johnny deGravelles; Staci Yandle; and Gerald McHugh. General lobbying with regard to federal deputy attorney general selection generally, not specific to any nominated candiate; except specific lobbying with regard to the nomination of Debo Adegbile. (PETITION Act), not formally introduced as of 7-16-2014; to protect first amendment rights of petition and free speech; specific interest in changes to federal procedural rules that would have an impact on civil litigation. H.R. 3897 (no short title); to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the rules for approved structured settlement factoring transactions. H.R. 3699 (Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act); to protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate the terms of payment of an award. H.R. 2919 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); to require annual reports to Congress on, and the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. General lobbying with regard to the Equal Access to Justice Act. S.2364/H.R. 4361 (Sunshine in Litigation Act); to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes. HR 4624 (Fair Debt Collections Practices Clarification Act of 2014); to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit a court from making an award of costs to a defendant except on a finding that an action was brought in bad faith. S. 2267 (Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014); to modify chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets.

Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4457, the America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 4407, the Wood Stove Regulatory Relief Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 3367, the Small Business and Family Relief Act - support.H.R. 763, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act support. H.R. 903, the American Job Protection Act support. H.R. 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act support. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 H.R. 2995, the Unnecessary Cap Act of 2013 H.Res 359, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that tax reform should jointly address corporate and pass-through entities in a fiscally responsible manner, and that reform should reduce the current tax rate differences between corporate and pass-through entities while maintaining adequate forms of organization for businesses support. H.R. 947, Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act support. H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 support. H.R. 436, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor- Management Relations Act support. H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act. H.R. 2429, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support. H.R. 2728, Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act support. H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act support. H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act support. S. 2223, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act oppose. S. 2199, originally introduced as S. 84, the Paycheck Fairness Act oppose. S. 2432, the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act oppose. S.Amdt.1871, to S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 support. S. 399, the American Job Protection Act support. S. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act support. S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act support. S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act oppose. S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 support. S. 109, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act support. S. 1138, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support. S. 1737, Fair Minimum Wage Act oppose. S. 1658, Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act support. S. 1488, a bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes -support. Unemployment Insurance letter opposing FUTA Tax Increase to House and Senate Budget Committee conferees. Hearings - Statement for the Record, House Committee on Small Business, Will EPAs Waters of the United States Rule Drown Small Businesses? May 29, 2014. Comments EPA, Docket No. ID EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0173 - Lead; Framework for Identifying and Evaluating Lead-Based Paint Hazards From Renovation, Repair, and Painting Activities in Public and Commercial Buildings. June 17, 2014 (Coalition Comments) EPA, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 - Definition of "Waters of the United States" Under the Clean Water Act. May 29, 2014. EPA, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0495 - Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. May 9, 2014. DOT, Docket No. FMCSA-2010-0167 - Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service Supporting Documents. June 26, 2014. EPA, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0734 - Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces, and New Residential Masonry Heaters. April 22, 2014. NLRB, Docket No. NLRB-2011-0002 - Representation: Case Procedures, April 7, 2014. CMS (HHS) - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond. April 29, 2014.Other Issues - Tax Reform H.R. 4304, the Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) nominees before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Seasonal employee definition in PPACA DOL overtime regulation Biennial budget Entitlement reform Immigration reform, E-Verify, H2B visas Retirement Issues Keystone XL Project Employer nondiscrimination in PPACA Minimum wage Unemployment insurance Transitional policy on nonqualified plans in PPACA OSHA proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica OSHA proposed rule on electronic reporting EPA/Army Corps of Engineers proposed rule on definition of waters of the United States EPA proposed rule on greenhouse gases emissions from power plants OSHA enforcement DOT Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicle Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Restart Study Regulatory reform Overtime Export Import Bank Medicare Part D

Client expense: $820,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

Support: HR 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act, & Senate companion S. 2319; HR 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (LARA), & Senate companion S. 1288; HR 317, Judgment Fund Transparency Act, & Senate companion S. 1420; HR 2804, ALERRT Act; S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act; & S. 1860, Steps Toward Access and Reform (STAR) Act. Oppose: HR 1844, Arbitration Fairness Act, & Senate companion S. 878; HR 4361, Sunshine in Litigation Act, & Senate companion S. 2364.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

(1) Urge CFPB to enact strong fair debt collection rule reforms (2) Support bank overdraft fee reform (HR 1261) (3) Support independent funding, authority and structure of CFPB and oppose all bills to weaken including HR 3193, HR 450,.S 18., S. 205, S 190, S. 238, S. 450 and any similar bills or budgetary line items or appropriations riders. OCC, FDIC, CFTC, SEC, FTC, National Economic Council, FFIEC, NCUA, Department of Education, OMB/OIRA, Commerce, State, Defense, DOJ(4) Support legislation to rein in payday lending and similar predatory loan practices, including HR 990 and S 172. Oppose any bills to provide special status or create non-bank federal charters for payday or similar lenders, such as H.R. 1566, the so-called Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act. . Urge CFPB, and other regulators to prevent banks from offering simlar predatory payday advance products. (5) Support legislation to hold credit bureaus accountable including proposals to provide free credit scores, such as S 471/HR 1002. (6) Work to protect consumer privacy notices from full repeal (HR 749, S 635). (6) Oppose efforts to add layers of unnecessary cost-benefit analysis or other so-called accountability constraints onto any federal financial agency or independent agency, including REINS ACT (S 15) and any similar bills. (7) Support full funding and authority for all othe financial regulators, including CFTC and SEC. (8) Urge CFPB and other regulators to enact strongest possible rules to protect homeowners and consumers from financial, foreclosure, mortgage servicing and other weakenings. (9) Oppose efforts in Congress to weaken any other consumer laws (10) Support efforts to eliminate forced arbitration in consumer contracts, such as support for Arbitration Fairness Act (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (or AFA), S. 878, ). (11) Support efforts to make large, interconnected financial institutions more accountable to taxpayers, depositors and investors, including support for Volcker rule, other too-big-to-fail and capital reforms. Oppose efforts to weaken that authority, including HR 797, which would weaken protections for municipal borrowers (12) Urge CFPB/DeptofEd and administration to support strong gainful employment rules for for-profit schools. (13) Support CFPB/DOE efforts to protect students from unfair private student loan practices. (14) Urge financial agencies and FTC to protect consumer privacy and to regulate Internet credit scoring models, data brokers and other practices involving the sale or mining of of consumer social networking and other information and regulate tracking of consumers. (15) Support efforts to establish anti-speculation Financial Transactions Tax (HR 880, S 410). (16) Oppose efforts to weaken investor protections, including under guise of implementing JOBS Act of 2012. (17) Support efforts to eliminate Deceptive Loan Checks (S 187); Urge that any cybersecurity legislation includes privacy protections in Title VII of S. 3414 (2012). (18) Urge CFPB to use authority to ensure private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans and urge CFPB/DeptofEd to protect students. (19) Urge opposition to H.R. 1256, the so-called Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act and similar proposals to weaken CFTC authority. (20) Generally urge CFPB to implement strongest possible consumer protections, including to protect consumers from unfair pre-dispute arbitration agreements, from credit bureau mistakes, from fee-harvester credit cards, unfair debt collector practices, as well as strongest mortgage and foreclosure rules, etc. (21) Urge FTC to enact and enforce strong consumer rules on issues ranging from privacy to used car rules to debt collection and debt settlement firms. (22) Protect and enhance Durbin amendment limiting so-called merchant swipe or interchange fees on debit cards. (22) Support Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, HR 3137 (Schakowsky) and S 1534 (Harkin). (23) Oppose HR 2538 to allow full file credit reporting without adequate safeguards.(24) Support HR 2998, Investor Choice Act to eliminate mandatory arbitration in investor disputes (Ellison). (25) Urge FTC to strengthen Telemarketing Sales Rule. (26) Urge Defense to strengthen Military Lending Act regarding Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents (27) Oppose S. 710, the so-called Municipal Advisors Relief Act of 2013. (28) Oppose oppose H.R. 2655, the so-called Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. (29) Support efforts by CFPB and prudential regulators to end discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. (30) Support the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act for college student loan comparisons. (31) Urge bank regulators take further strong action to protect consumers and the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. (32) Urge CFPB to propose and enact strong, comprehensive rule regulating online and storefront payday and similar small-dollar loans. (33) Support legislation such as S.1654 the- Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act and urge CFPB, DOJ, FTC, SEC and other agencies to include language in lawsuit settlements to prevent corporate wrongdoers from taking tax writeoffs on any penalties or restitution paid to Treasury or consumer-victims. Urge that these settlements be made public.

Client expense: $23,261 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

See attached.Supported HR1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 Monitored HR 2347, the Secret Ballot Protection Act Monitored HR 2655 /S 1288, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act Monitored S 1356, the Workforce Investment Act Monitored S 1357, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act Monitored S 1423, the Toxic Substances and Worker Health Advisory Board Act Monitored S 1712, the Employee Rights Act Monitored S 1795, the New Skills for New Jobs Act

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

S. 699, the Court Efficiency Act of 2013 S. 1385, H.R. 2239, the Federal Judgeship Act of 2013 H.R. 2655, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction ActDraft bills, Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act Draft legislation amending 28 U.S.C. 1500 to clarify the respective jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. District Court and allowing plaintiffs with claims against the U.S. government to bring simultaneous claims in both courts, with a presumptive stay of the first-filed action

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases.H.R. 2655/S. 1288 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013); to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. General lobbying with regard to federal judicial selection generally, not specific to any nominated candidate; except specific lobbying with regard to the nominations of Johnny deGravelles; Staci Yandle; and Gerald McHugh. General lobbying with regard to federal deputy attorney general selection generally, not specific to any nominated candiate; except specific lobbying with regard to the nomination of Debo Adegbile. (PETITION Act), not formally introduced as of 3-31-2014; to protect first amendment rights of petition and free speech; specific interest in changes to federal procedural rules that would have an impact on civil litigation. H.R. 3897 (no short title); to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the rules for approved structured settlement factoring transactions. H.R. 3699 (Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act); to protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate the terms of payment of an award. H.R. 2919 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); to require annual reports to Congress on, and the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. General lobbying with regard to the Equal Access to Justice Act.

Client expense: $1,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

H.R. 1844 / S. 878, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 2655 / S. 1288, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 4068 / S. 1999, SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2518, Innocent Sellers Fairness Act (111th Congress) Various issues relating to asbestos litigation; arbitration, including the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. 1 et. seq.), and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; civil discovery reform; fraud and abuse in civil litigation; legal reform issues; medical liability reform; transnational torts

Client expense: $6,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

House and Senate, potential amendment pertaining to funding of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 2013 Continuing Resolution. General tort reform issues in front of the US Congress. H.R. 2655, the "Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013".

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3826, the Electricity Security and Affordability Act support. H.R. 3964, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act support. H.R. 1493, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act support.Bills - H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act of 2013 support. H.R. 3367, the Small Business and Family Relief Act support. H.R. 2804, the All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act support. H.R. 2641, the Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013. - support (coalition letter) H.R. 763, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act support. H.R. 903, the American Job Protection Act support. H.R. 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act support. H.Res 359, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that tax reform should jointly address corporate and pass-through entities in a fiscally responsible manner, and that reform should reduce the current tax rate differences between corporate and pass-through entities while maintaining adequate forms of organization for businesses support. H.R. 947, Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act support. H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 support. H.R. 436, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor- Management Relations Act support. H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act. H.R. 2429, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support. H.R. 2122, the Regulatory Accountability Act support. H.R. 2728, Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act support. H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act support. H.R. 2937, Commonsense Permitting for Job Creation Act support. H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act support. Farm Bill, urging conferees to include the language of H.R. 311, the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act, in the final Farm Bill H.R. 3413, the True Understanding of the Economy and Safety Act Support H.R. 1324, Small Business Paper Work Relief Act S.Amdt.1871, to S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 support. S. 399, the American Job Protection Act support. S. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act support. S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act support. S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act oppose. S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 support. S. 109, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act support. S. 1138, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support. S. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act support. S. 1737, Fair Minimum Wage Act oppose. S. 1658, Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act support S. 1488, a bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes -support. Unemployment Insurance letter opposing FUTA Tax Increase to House and Senate Budget Committee conferees. Hearings - William C. Dunkelberg, Senate Committee on Finance, Exploring Innovative Ideas and Policies that can Strengthen the Economic Foundations of American Households and Contribute to the Growth of the Middle Class, March 13, 2014. OSHA Public Hearing (March 21) Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica Letters to Agencies - Letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner regarding the recent Medicaid Program rule covering Home and Community-Based Settings (HCBS) published in the January 16 edition of the Federal Register.Comments - Securities Exchange Commission, Number S7-09-13 Crowdfunding. February 3, 2014. OSHA, Department of Labor, No. OSHA- 2013-0023 Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses. March 10, 2014. OSHA, Docket No. OSHA20100034 Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica. FDA, Docket No. FDA2013N1317 Tentative Determination Regarding Partially Hydrogenated Oils; Request for Comments and for Scientific Data and Information. Dept. of State, Docket No. DOS20140003 Notice of 30 Day Public Comment Period Regarding the National Interest Determination for TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P.s Presidential Permit Application. EPA, Docket No. EPAHQOPPT20130715 Lead: Renovation, Repair, and Painting for Public and Commercial Buildings; Request for Information (Coalition Letter). Other Issues - Tax Reform H.R. 4304, the Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act H.R. 4457, the Section 179 Permanency Act H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 H.R. 2995, the Unnecessary Cap Act of 2013 Seasonal employee definition in PPACA DOL overtime regulation Biennial budget FEHBP Entitlement reform Immigration reform, E-Verify, H2B visas Retirement Issues Keystone XL Project Employer nondiscrimination in PPACA Minimum wage Unemployment insurance Transitional policy on nonqualified plans in PPACA OSHA proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica OSHA proposed rule on electronic reporting EPA/Army Corps of Engineers proposed rule on definition of waters of the United States EPA proposed rule on greenhouse gases emissions from power plants OSHA enforcement DOT Definition of commercial motor vehicle Regulatory reform

Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act

Client expense: $2,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S1029/HR2122, Regulatory Accountability Act; S791, Follow the Money Act; HR2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act; HR2746, Innocent Sellers Fairness Act; Request for Extension of Comment Period on Proposed Rule on Pay Ratio Disclosure (SEC); HR2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation Act; HR1493, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees & Settlements Act; HR2542, Regulatory Flexiblity Improvements Act

Client expense: $172,005 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office

Support: HR 1493, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act, and Senate companion bill, S. 714; HR 982, Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency Act; HR 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act, and Senate companion bill, S. 1288. Oppose: HR 4068, SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

1) Support confirmation of Richard Cordray as CFPB director. (2) Support bank overdraft fee reform (HR 1261) (3) Support independent funding, authority and structure of CFPB and oppose all bills to weaken including HR 450,.S 18., S. 205, S 190, S. 238, S. 450 and any similar bills or budgetary line items or appropriations riders. 4) Support legislation to rein in payday lending and similar predatory loan practices, including HR 990 and S 172. Oppose any bills to provide special status or create non-bank federal charters for payday or similar lenders, such as H.R. 1566, the so-called Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act. . Urge CFPB, and other regulators to prevent banks from offering simlar predatory payday advance products. (5) Support legislation to hold credit bureaus accountable including proposals to provide free credit scores, such as S 471/HR 1002. (6) Work to protect consumer privacy notices from full repeal (HR 749, S 635). (6) Oppose efforts to add layers of unnecessary cost-benefit analysis or other so-called accountability constraints onto any federal financial agency or independent agency, including REINS ACT (S 15) and any similar bills. (7) Support full funding and authority for all othe financial regulators, including CFTC and SEC. (8) Urge CFPB and other regulators to enact strongest possible rules to protect homeowners and consumers from financial, foreclosure, mortgage servicing and other weakenings. (9) Oppose efforts in Congress to weaken any other consumer laws (10) Support efforts to eliminate forced arbitration in consumer contracts, such as support for Arbitration Fairness Act ( Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (or AFA), S. 878, ). (11) Support efforts to make large, interconnected financial institutions more accountable to taxpayers, depositors and investors, including support for Volcker rule, other too-big-to-fail and capital reforms. Oppose efforts to weaken that authority, including HR 797, which would weaken protections for municipal borrowers (12) Urge CFPB/DeptofEd and administration to support strong gainful employment rules for for-profit schools. (13) Support CFPB/DOE efforts to protect students from unfair provate student loan practices. (14) Urge financial agencies and FTC to protect consumer privacy and to regulate Internet credit scoring models, data brokers and other practices involving the sale or mining of of consumer social networking and other information and regulate tracking of consumers. (15) Support efforts to establish anti-speculation Financial Transactions Tax (HR 880, S 410). (16) Oppose efforts to weaken investor protections, including under guise of implementing JOBS Act of 2012. (17) Support efforts to eliminate Deceptive Loan Checks (S 187); Urge that any cybersecurity legislation includes privacy protections in Title VII of S. 3414 (2012). (18) Urge CFPB to use authority to ensure private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans and urge CFPB/DeptofEd to protect students;(19) Urge opposition to H.R. 1256, the so-called Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act and similar proposals to weaken CFTC authority. (20) Generally urge CFPB to implement strongest possible consumer protections, including to protect consumers from unfair pre-dispute arbitration agreements, from credit bureau mistakes, from fee-harvester credit cards, unfair debt collector practices, as well as strongest mortgage and foreclosure rules, etc. (21) Urge FTC to enact and enforce strong consumer rules on issues ranging from privacy to used car rules to debt collection and debt settlement firms. (22) Protect and enhance Durbin amendment limiting so-called merchant swipe or interchange fees on debit cards. (22) Support Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, HR 3137 (Schakowsky) and S 1534 (Harkin). (23) Oppose HR 2538 to allow full file credit reporting without adequate safeguards.(24) Support HR 2998, Investor Choice Act to eliminate mandatory arbitration in investor disputes (Ellison). (25) Urge FTC to strengthen Telemarketing Sales Rule. (26) Urge Defense to strengthen Military Lending Act regarding Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents (27) Oppose S. 710, the so-called Municipal Advisors Relief Act of 2013. (28) Oppose oppose H.R. 2655, the so-called Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. (29) Support efforts by CFPB and prudential regulators to end discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. (30) Support the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act for college student loan comparisons. (31) Urge bank regulators take further strong action to protect consumers and the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans.

Client expense: $16,339 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 763, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act support. H.R. 903, the American Job Protection Act support. H.R. 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act support.H.Res 359, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that tax reform should jointly address corporate and pass-through entities in a fiscally responsible manner, and that reform should reduce the current tax rate differences between corporate and pass-through entities while maintaining adequate forms of organization for businesses support. H.R. 947, Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act support. H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 support. H.R. 436, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor- Management Relations Act support. H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act. H.R. 2429, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support. H.R. 2122, the Regulatory Accountability Act support. H.R. 3419 Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act - support. H.R. 2728 Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act support. H.R. 3350 Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013 support. H.R. 2655 Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act support. H.R. 2937 Commonsense Permitting for Job Creation Act support. H.R. 1488 Fairness for American Families Act support. H.R. 2575 Save American Workers Act support. Farm Bill urging conferees to include the language of H.R. 311, the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act, in the final Farm Bill H.R. 3413 the True Understanding of the Economy and Safety Act Support H.R. 1324 Small Business Paper Work Relief Act S.Amdt.1871, to S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 support. S. 399, the American Job Protection Act support. S. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act support. S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act support. S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 support. S. 109, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act support. S. 1138, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support. S. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act support. S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act oppose. S. 1658, Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act support S. 1488 A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes -support. Unemployment Insurance letter opposing FUTA Tax Increase to House and Senate Budget Committee conferees. Comments - IRS Proposed Rule on 45R Tax Credit for Employee Health Insurance Expenses of Small Employers FDA: Docket No. FDA2011N0921 - Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption FDA: Docket No. FDA-2011N-0920 Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventative Controls for Human Food Letters to Agencies - Letter to HHS regarding SHOP exchange delay, IRC 45R Tax Credit for Employee Health Insurance Expenses of Small Employers, and transitional policy for nonqualified health insurance plansOther Issues - Tax Reform Biennial budget FEHBP Entitlement reform Immigration reform, E-Verify, H2B visas Retirement Issues Keystone XL Project Employer nondiscrimination in PPACA Aggregation rules (ERISA/PPACA) Minimum wage Unemployment insurance Transitional policy on nonqualified plans in PPACA OSHA proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica OSHA proposed rule on electronic reporting EPA/Army Corps of Engineers proposed rule on definition of waters of the United States EPA proposed rule on greenhouse gases emissions from power plants OSHA enforcement DOT Definition of commercial motor vehicle Regulatory reform

Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act Product Liability Reform

Client expense: $1,690,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act, general lobbying regarding federal judicial vacancies and nominations. Executive Branch nominations: Chai Feldblum, EEOC

Client expense: $22,400 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

1) Support confirmation of Richard Cordray as CFPB director. (2) Support bank overdraft fee reform (HR 1261) (3) Support independent funding, authority and structure of CFPB and oppose all bills to weaken including HR 450,.S 18., S. 205, S 190, S. 238, S. 450 and any similar bills or budgetary line items or appropriations riders.4) Support legislation to rein in payday lending and similar predatory loan practices, including HR 990 and S 172. Oppose any bills to provide special status or create non-bank federal charters for payday or similar lenders, such as H.R. 1566, the so-called Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act. . Urge CFPB, and other regulators to prevent banks from offering simlar predatory payday advance products. (5) Support legislation to hold credit bureaus accountable including proposals to provide free credit scores, such as S 471/HR 1002. (6) Work to protect consumer privacy notices from full repeal (HR 749, S 635). (6) Oppose efforts to add layers of unnecessary cost-benefit analysis or other so-called accountability constraints onto any federal financial agency or independent agency, including REINS ACT (S 15) and any similar bills. (7) Support full funding and authority for all othe financial regulators, including CFTC and SEC. (8) Urge CFPB and other regulators to enact strongest possible rules to protect homeowners and consumers from financial, foreclosure, mortgage servicing and other weakenings. (9) Oppose efforts in Congress to weaken any other consumer laws (10) Support efforts to eliminate forced arbitration in consumer contracts, such as support for Arbitration Fairness Act ( Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (or AFA), S. 878, ). (11) Support efforts to make large, interconnected financial institutions more accountable to taxpayers, depositors and investors, including support for Volcker rule, other too-big-to-fail and capital reforms. Oppose efforts to weaken that authority, including HR 797, which would weaken protections for municipal borrowers (12) Urge CFPB/DeptofEd and administration to support strong gainful employment rules for for-profit schools. (13) Support CFPB/DOE efforts to protect students from unfair provate student loan practices. (14) Urge financial agencies and FTC to protect consumer privacy and to regulate Internet credit scoring models, data brokers and other practices involving the sale or mining of of consumer social networking and other information and regulate tracking of consumers. (15) Support efforts to establish anti-speculation Financial Transactions Tax (HR 880, S 410). (16) Oppose efforts to weaken investor protections, including under guise of implementing JOBS Act of 2012. (17) Support efforts to eliminate Deceptive Loan Checks (S 187); Urge that any cybersecurity legislation includes privacy protections in Title VII of S. 3414 (2012). (18) Urge CFPB to use authority to ensure private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans and urge CFPB/DeptofEd to protect students;(19) Urge opposition to H.R. 1256, the so-called Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act and similar proposals to weaken CFTC authority. (20) Generally urge CFPB to implement strongest possible consumer protections, including to protect consumers from unfair pre-dispute arbitration agreements, from credit bureau mistakes, from fee-harvester credit cards, unfair debt collector practices, as well as strongest mortgage and foreclosure rules, etc. (21) Urge FTC to enact and enforce strong consumer rules on issues ranging from privacy to used car rules to debt collection and debt settlement firms. (22) Protect and enhance Durbin amendment limiting so-called merchant swipe or interchange fees on debit cards. (22) Support Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, HR 3137 (Schakowsky) and S 1534 (Harkin). (23) Oppose HR 2538 to allow full file credit reporting without adequate safeguards.(24) Support HR 2998, Investor Choice Act to eliminate mandatory arbitration in investor disputes (Ellison). (25) Urge FTC to strengthen Telemarketing Sales Rule. (26) Urge Defense to strengthen Military Lending Act regarding Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents (27) Oppose S. 710, the so-called Municipal Advisors Relief Act of 2013. (28) Oppose oppose H.R. 2655, the so-called Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. (29) Support efforts by CFPB and prudential regulators to end discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. (30) Support the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act for college student loan comparisons. (31) Urge bank regulators take further strong action to protect consumers and the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans.

Client expense: $16,339 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. H.R. 2655/S. 1288 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013); to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 699, the Court Efficiency Act of 2013 S. 1385, H.R. 2239, the Federal Judgeship Act of 2013 H.R. 2655, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act S. 1173, the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis ActDraft bills, Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act S. 807, the Plain Writing Act for Regulations H.R. 1557, the Plain Regulations Act Draft legislation amending 28 U.S.C. 1500 to clarify the respective jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. District Court and allowing plaintiffs with claims against the U.S. government to bring simultaneous claims in both courts, with a presumptive stay of the first-filed action Comments to Legal Services Corporation (45 CFR Sec 1614) on possible changes to LSC's regulations regarding private attorney involvement.

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 763, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act support. H.R. 903, the American Job Protection Act support. H.R. 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act support.H.Res 359, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that tax reform should jointly address corporate and pass-through entities in a fiscally responsible manner, and that reform should reduce the current tax rate differences between corporate and pass-through entities while maintaining adequate forms of organization for businesses support. H.R. 947, Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act support. H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 support. H.R. 436, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor- Management Relations Act support. H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act. H.R. 2429, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support. H.R. 2122, the Regulatory Accountability Act support. H.R. 3419 Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act - support. H.R. 2728 Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act support. H.R. 3350 Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013 support. H.R. 2655 Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act support. H.R. 2937 Commonsense Permitting for Job Creation Act support. H.R. 1488 Fairness for American Families Act support. H.R. 2575 Save American Workers Act support. Farm Bill urging conferees to include the language of H.R. 311, the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act, in the final Farm Bill H.R. 3413 the True Understanding of the Economy and Safety Act Support H.R. 1324 Small Business Paper Work Relief Act S.Amdt.1871, to S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 support. S. 399, the American Job Protection Act support. S. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act support. S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act support. S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 support. S. 109, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act support. S. 1138, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support. S. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act support. S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act oppose. S. 1658, Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act support S. 1488 A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes -support. Unemployment Insurance letter opposing FUTA Tax Increase to House and Senate Budget Committee conferees. Comments - IRS Proposed Rule on 45R Tax Credit for Employee Health Insurance Expenses of Small Employers FDA: Docket No. FDA2011N0921 - Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption FDA: Docket No. FDA-2011N-0920 Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventative Controls for Human Food Letters to Agencies - Letter to HHS regarding SHOP exchange delay, IRC 45R Tax Credit for Employee Health Insurance Expenses of Small Employers, and transitional policy for nonqualified health insurance plansOther Issues - Tax Reform Biennial budget FEHBP Entitlement reform Immigration reform, E-Verify, H2B visas Retirement Issues Keystone XL Project Employer nondiscrimination in PPACA Aggregation rules (ERISA/PPACA) Minimum wage Unemployment insurance Transitional policy on nonqualified plans in PPACA OSHA proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica OSHA proposed rule on electronic reporting EPA/Army Corps of Engineers proposed rule on definition of waters of the United States EPA proposed rule on greenhouse gases emissions from power plants OSHA enforcement DOT Definition of commercial motor vehicle Regulatory reform

Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

HR 3: Northern Route Approval Act; provisions related to Keystone XL Pipeline HR 5: Student Success Act; provisions related to education HR 68: Chemical Facility Security Improvement Act 2013; provisions related to chemical securityHR 170: To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; provisions related to injury reporting HR 367: Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013; provisions related to regulatory process HR 527: Helium Stewardship Act of 2013; provisions related to helium HR 609: End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2013; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 624: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; provisions related to cybersecurity HR 708: Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013; provisions related to energy HR 756: Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013; provisions related to cybersecurity HR 767: To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project; provisions related to permitting HR 888: General Duty Clarification Act of 2013; provisions related to duty payments HR 1065: Surface Transportation and Taxation Equity (STATE) Act; provisions related to fuel HR 1165: Maximize Offshore Resource Exploration Act of 2013; provisions related to energy production HR 1190: Keep Americas Oil Here Act; provisions related to energy production HR 1214: Domestic Fuels Protection Act 2013; provisions related to fuels HR 1422: EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013; provisions related to science-based decisions HR 1468: Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology (SECURE IT) Act of 2013; provisions related to cybersecurity HR 1582: Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013; provisions related to energy HR 1960: National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2014; provisions related to energy HR 2122: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013; provisions related to regulatory process HR 2216: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014; provisions related to energy HR 2279: Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013; provisions related to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act HR 2281: The Cyber Economic Espionage Accountability Act; provisions related to cybersecurity HR 2397: Department of Defense Appropriations Act; provisions related to energy HR 2478: Section 526 Repeal Act; all provisions of the bill HR 2609: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014; provisions related to energy HR 2655: Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013; provisions related to lawsuits HR 2771: Expedite our Economy Act of 2013: provisions related to energy HR 2886: Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013; provisions related to energy HR 3080: Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013; provisions related to port projects HR 3273: Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act of 2013; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 3309: Innovation Act; provisions related to patents H Con Res 25: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; provisions related to energy revenue and funding H. J. Res 59: Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014; provisions related to energy revenue and funding Discussions related to regulatory reform Discussions related to regulation efficiency legislation

Client expense: $2,790,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases.H.R. 2655/S. 1288 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013); to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. General lobbying with regard to federal judicial selection generally, not specific to any nominated candidate; except specific lobbying with regard to the nominations of Gerald ("Jerry") McHugh, Patricia Millet, Nina Pillard, and Robert Wilkins. (PETITION Act), not formally introduced as of 12-31-2013; to protect first amendment rights of petition and free speech; specific interest in changes to federal procedural rules that would have an impact on civil litigation. (Safer Structured Settlements Act), not formally introduced as of 12-31-2013; to establish standards for purchases of structured settlements. H.R. 3699 (Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act); to protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate the terms of payment of an award. H.R. 2919 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); to require annual reports to Congress on, and the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. General lobbying with regard to the Equal Access to Justice Act.

Client expense: $970,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1844 / S. 878, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 2655 / S. 1288, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2518, Innocent Sellers Fairness Act (111th Congress) Various issues relating to asbestos litigation; arbitration, including the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. 1 et. seq.), and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; civil discovery reform; fraud and abuse in civil litigation; legal reform issues; medical liability reform; transnational torts

Client expense: $5,810,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE