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Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015
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Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 TITLE I--EXTENSION OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015 (Sec. 103) This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 and the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to extend through FY2025 the duty-free treatment of the products of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries under those Acts. The extended period also applies to: the preferential treatment of apparel articles wholly assembled, or components knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries from yarns originating in the United States or one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries or former beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries, or both; and the third-country fabric program granting duty-free treatment of apparel articles wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, or both, in one or more lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries, regardless of the country of origin of the fabric or the yarn used to make such articles. (Sec. 104) This bill amends the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) to revise rules of origin for duty-free treatment of articles of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries. (Sec. 105) The President must not terminate the designation of a country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country unless, at least 60 days before termination, the President notifies Congress and the country of that intention. The President, instead of terminating the designation, may withdraw, suspend, or limit the duty-free treatment for any article that is the growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country if that would be more effective in promoting the country's compliance with certain requirements, including a market-based economy and the rule of law, the protection of human rights and internationally-recognized worker rights, elimination of trade barriers to the United States, and non-engagement in activities that undermine U.S. national security or foreign policy interests or support acts of international terrorism. The President may not withdraw, suspend, or limit the duty-free treatment before notifying Congress and the country in question of that intention at least 60 days in advance. The President shall: publish annually in the Federal Register a notice of review and request for public comments on whether beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries are meeting the eligibility requirements for preferential treatment under AGOA and the Trade Act of 1974, and establish a process for interested persons to file a petition with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) regarding the compliance of sub-Saharan African countries with such requirements. The President may also, at any time, initiate an out-of-cycle review of whether a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country is making continual progress in meeting preferential treatment eligibility requirements. (Sec. 106) To be eligible for preferential treatment a sub-Saharan African country must make progress toward establishing a market-based economy that protects the private property rights of women as well as those of men. (Sec. 107) It is the sense of Congress that beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries should develop strategies biennially for more effective utilization of AGOA trade benefits. It is further the sense of Congress that the biennial AGOA utilization strategies should: review potential exports under AGOA and identify opportunities and obstacles to increased trade and investment and enhanced poverty reduction, set out a strategy to promote small business, eliminate obstacles to regional trade and promote greater utilization of AGOA trade benefits and establish a plan to fully implement the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the World Trade Organization, and be published on the appropriate websites of each sub-Saharan African country and the USTR. (Sec. 108) It is U.S. policy to continue to seek to deepen and expand trade and investment ties between sub-Saharan Africa and the United States through specified actions. (Sec. 109) This bill amends the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 to direct the President, now through the Department of Agriculture, to identify any eligible sub-Saharan African country (currently only 10) having the greatest potential to increase marketable exports of agricultural products to the United States and the greatest need for agricultural technical assistance, particularly with respect to developing food safety standards. The President must also assign 30 (currently 20) full-time personnel to provide this assistance to these countries to ensure that their exports of agricultural products, particularly from businesses and sectors that engage women farmers and entrepreneurs, meet U.S. requirements. The President shall take any measures necessary to ensure adequate coordination of federal agencies relating to agricultural technical assistance for sub-Saharan Africa. (Sec. 110) The President shall report biennially to Congress, starting not later than one year after enactment of this Act, on trade and investment between the United States and sub-Saharan African countries and implementation of this Act. The USTR shall report every five years to Congress, starting not later than one year after enactment of this Act, on sub-Saharan African countries that have expressed an interest in entering into a free trade agreement with the United States. TITLE II--EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES (Sec. 201) The duty-free treatment under the GSP is extended under the Trade Act of 1974 through December 31, 2017. This bill requires the liquidation or reliquidation (refund of duties) on duty-free articles that entered into the United States after July 31, 2013, and before the 30th day after enactment of this Act. (Sec. 202) The President may designate certain cotton articles as eligible for duty-free treatment only for least-developed beneficiary developing countries. (Sec. 203) The competitive need limitation and waiver requirements under the GSP shall apply to certain import-sensitive articles exported (directly or indirectly) from beneficiary developing countries to the United States during calendar 2014. (Sec. 204) The President may now designate certain luggage and travel articles as eligible articles from all beneficiary developing countries. TITLE III--EXTENSION OF PREFERENTIAL DUTY TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR HAITI (Sec. 301) This bill amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to extend through December 19, 2025, the duty-free entry of apparel articles, including woven articles and certain knit articles, assembled in Haiti and imported from Haiti or the Dominican Republic to the United States. The special duty-free rules for Haiti shall now extend through September 30, 2025. TITLE IV--EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Sec. 402) This bill amends the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 to repeal the declaration that trade adjustment assistance (TAA) program requirements in effect as of February 13, 2011, under the Trade Act of 1974 shall apply to petitions for certification to apply for TAA for workers, firms, and farmers that are filed before January 1, 2014. (Sec. 403) This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend through June 30, 2021: the TAA program, and the reemployment trade adjustment assistance (RTAA) program. Funds are made available for FY2015-FY2021 for training of adversely affected workers as well as (through June 30, 2021) reemployment and case management services. This bill reauthorizes appropriations: through June 30, 2021, for the TAA program for workers; and for FY2015-FY2021 for the TAA program for firms and farmers. (Sec. 404) Primary indicators of performance replace core indicators of performance, and now include among other factors the percentage and number of workers receiving TAA benefits who are in: unsubsidized employment, and an education or training program that leads to a recognized postsecondary schooling credential or employment and who are achieving measurable gains in skills toward that credential or employment. Mandatory reporting of data on training must now include: the average cost per workers of receiving training, and the percentage of workers who receive training as well as obtained unsubsidized employment related to it. (Sec. 405) The Department of Labor must use specified criteria to determine the eligibility of workers to apply for TAA if no determination has been made, upon enactment of this Act, as to whether to certify a group of workers or firms as eligible pursuant to a petition filed between January 1, 2014, and enactment of this Act. The Department must reconsider any determination made before enactment of this Act not to certify such workers or firms, and to certify them as eligible if they meet the specified requirements. (Sec. 406) This bill increases from 52 to 65 additional weeks of TAA payments in a 78-week period the length of additional time permissible to complete training. (Sec. 407) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax credit for health insurance costs of a taxpayer and qualifying family members through 2019. The tax credit for health insurance costs is a refundable tax credit equal to 72.5% of the cost of qualified health coverage paid by an eligible individual (defined as one who is receiving a trade adjustment allowance, is eligible for the alternative trade adjustment assistance program, or is over age 55 and receives pension benefits from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation [PBGC]). A taxpayer shall make an election to have the tax credit apply for any eligible coverage month during a taxable year. An eligible coverage month is one in which an eligible individual is covered by qualified health insurance, does not have other specified coverage, and is not imprisoned. The Departments of the Treasury, of Health and Human Services (HHS), and of Labor and the PBGC shall conduct a public outreach, including on the Internet, to inform individuals eligible for the tax credit for health insurance costs on the extension of such credit and the availability of the election to claim such credit retroactively for coverage months beginning after December 31, 2013. TITLE V--IMPROVEMENTS TO ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY LAWS American Trade Enforcement Effectiveness Act (Sec. 502) This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the administration and enforcement of antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders. Neither the administering authority (the Secretary of Commerce, or another U.S. officer given the responsibility by law) nor the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), as the case may be, is required to determine, or make any adjustments to, a countervailable subsidy rate or weighted average dumping margin based on any assumptions about information the interested party would have provided if it had complied with a request for information. The administering authority and the USITC, when relying during an AD or CVD proceeding on secondary information rather than on information obtained in the course of an investigation or review, shall not be required to corroborate any dumping margin or CVD in a separate segment of the same proceeding. The administering authority may use a countervailable subsidy rate or dumping margin meeting specified criteria, including the highest rate or margin, when making an inference adverse to a party's interests. (Sec. 503) The USITC may not determine that there is no material injury or threat of material injury to a domestic industry from imports merely because that industry is profitable or its performance has recently improved. This bill includes gross profits, operating profits, net profits, and ability to service debt among the relevant economic factors the USITC must evaluate in examining the impact of imports of merchandise on a domestic industry in material injury determinations. The USITC, in determining market share and the factors affecting financial performance when domestic producers internally transfer significant production of the domestic like product for the production of a downstream article and sell significant production of the domestic like product in the merchant market, may no longer need to find that the production of the domestic like product sold in the merchant market is not generally used in the production of that downstream article. (Sec. 504) The administering authority shall consider to be outside the ordinary course of trade any particular market situation that prevents a proper comparison with the export price or constructed export price. The administering authority may use another calculation methodology than the ordinary one in determining the constructed value of subject merchandise being imported at less than fair value if a particular market situation exists where the cost of materials and fabrication or other processing of any kind does not accurately reflect the cost production in the ordinary course of trade. (Sec. 505) This bill revises requirements regarding administering authority determinations as to whether there are reasonable grounds to believe or suspect that a foreign like product is being sold at less than cost of production in AD investigations or reviews. Information supplied by an interested party, based upon observed prices or constructed prices or costs, may no longer constitute a reasonable ground to believe or suspect such a sales condition. The administering authority in making its determinations, however, shall request information necessary to calculate the constructed value and cost of production of subject merchandise in such investigations or reviews. The administering authority, in valuing the factors of production to determine the normal value of merchandise exported from a nonmarket economy country, may disregard price or cost values without further investigation if it determines that broadly available export subsidies existed or instances of subsidization occurred with respect to those price or cost values or if they were subject to an AD order. (Sec. 506) Certain factors are specified for the administering authority to consider when deciding whether it would be unduly burdensome in CVD or AD investigations and reviews to examine voluntary responses from exporters or producers which are not the subjects of the investigation or review. TITLE VI--TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN ARTICLES (Sec. 601) This bill amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear as well as of certain protective active footwear. TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (Sec. 701) The President shall report to Congress on the contribution of U.S. trade preference programs to reducing poverty and eliminating hunger. TITLE VIII--OFFSETS (Sec. 801) This bill amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1958 (COBRA) to extend customs user fees for the: processing of merchandise formally entered or released into the United States through July 7, 2025, and additionally for the period from July 29, 2025, through September 30, 2025; and charging of other specified customs user fees through FY2025. The United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act is also amended to extend through June 30, 2025, and for the additional period between July 15, 2025, and September 30, 2025, the increase from 0.21% ad valorem to 0.3464% ad valorem in the customs user fees for the processing of merchandise formally entered or released into the United States which is scheduled to begin on December 1, 2015. (Sec. 803) The required installment of corporate estimated tax payments for a corporation with assets of at least $1 billion which is otherwise due in the third quarter of 2020 shall be increased by 8%. (Sec. 804) The Internal Revenue Code is amended to disallow the American Opportunity, the Hope Scholarship, and Lifetime Learning tax credits and the tax deduction for tuition and related expenses unless the taxpayer receives a payee statement containing the tax identification number (TIN) of the individual claiming such credits or deductions. (Sec. 805) An educational institution shall be exempt from tax penalties for failure to provide the TIN of an individual who is claiming a tax credit for tuition and related expenses if the institution makes a sworn certification that it has complied with standards promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service for obtaining the TIN. (Sec. 806) Tax penalties are increased for failure to file correct information returns and correct payee statements and for intentional disregard of filing requirements for them. (Sec. 807) The requirement making a portion of the child care expense tax credit refundable shall not apply to a taxpayer that elects to exclude foreign earned income from gross income. (Sec. 808) Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act is amended to require Medicare payment of renal dialysis services furnished on or after January 1, 2017, by a renal dialysis facility or provider of services paid to an individual with an acute kidney injury. This payment must be adjusted by any applicable geographical adjustment factor, and HHS may also adjust it by any other adjustment factor.
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Became Public Law No: 114-27.
Became Public Law No: 114-27.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 286 - 138 (Roll no. 388). (consideration: CR H4689-4698; text: CR H4689)
HouseResolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 286 - 138 (Roll no. 388).(consideration: CR H4689-4698; text: CR H4689)
HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H4697)
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| #220 | senate | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to (76-22, 3/5 majority required) | June 24, 2015 |
| #178 | senate | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed (97-1, 3/5 majority required) | May 14, 2015 |
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Act of 2015. Monitor NAFTA renegotiation. H.R. 3551, CTPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017.
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Act of 2015. Monitor NAFTA renegotiation. H.R. 3551, CTPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017.
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Act of 2015. Monitor NAFTA renegotiation. Monitor Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization. Monitor H.R. 3551 CTPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Act of 2015. Monitor NAFTA renegotiation. Monitor Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization. Monitor H.R. 3551 CTPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017.
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Act of 2015. Monitor NAFTA renegotiation proposals. Monitor Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization. Monitor H.R. 3551 CTPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017.
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), White House Office
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 338, the House proceeded with 1 hour of debate on the Ryan (WI) motion to agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment.
Mr. Ryan (WI) moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H4666-4698; text as House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment: CR H4666-4689)
Rule H. Res. 338 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 338 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1295 with 1 hour of general debate. The resolution makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1295) with an amendment (SA 2065) by Voice Vote.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1295) with an amendment (SA 2065) by Voice Vote.
Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2067 withdrawn in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4584)
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4583-4584)
Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 2065) invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 76 - 22. Record Vote Number: 220. (consideration: CR S4583, S4583-4584)
SenateCloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 2065) presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4291; text: CR S4291)
Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2067 made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4291)
Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 2065) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4291)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4290-4292)
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 32 (Roll no. 345). (consideration: CR H4217-4218)
HouseResolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 32 (Roll no. 345).(consideration: CR H4217-4218)
HousePursuant to a previous order of the House the previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H4172-4218)
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Ryan(WI) motion to agree to the Senate amendment to the title and agree to the Senate amendment to the text with an amendment No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record.
Pursuant to a previous special order Mr. Ryan(WI) moved to agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H4172-4218; text of Senate amendment as received in House: CR H4172-4210)
UNANIMOUS CONSENT_REQUEST - Mr. Byrne asked unanimous consent that the order of the House of June 10, 2015, regarding consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 1295, be modified by striking "printed" and inserting "submitted for printing". Agreed to without objection.
ORDER OF BUSINESS - Mr. Sessions asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to take from the Speaker's table H.R. 1295, with the Senate amendments thereto, and to consider in the House, without intervention of any point of order, a single motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means or his designee that the House (1) concur in the Senate amendment to the title and (2) concur in the Senate amendment to the text with the amendment printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule 18 and numbered (1); that the Senate amendments and the motion be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question. Agreed to without objection.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate, under the order of 5/13/15, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 1. Record Vote Number: 178. (consideration: CR S2907)
SenatePassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate, under the order of 5/13/15, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 1. Record Vote Number: 178.(consideration: CR S2907)
SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2899-2908, S2946)
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 57.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2236-2237)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2236-2237)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1295.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2236-2238)
Mr. Ryan (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 51.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-71.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| April 20, 2015 |
| Engrossed in House | April 15, 2015 |
| Reported in House | April 13, 2015 |
| Introduced in House | March 4, 2015 |
| Enrolled Bill | -- |
| HRES 338 |
114th |
| Procedurally-related |
| HR 2523 | 114th | Related bill |
| HR 2029 | 114th | Related bill |
2017 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Act of 2015. Monitor NAFTA renegotiation proposals. Monitor Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization. Monitor H.R. 3551 CTPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017.
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), White House Office
2017 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Act of 2015. Monitor NAFTA renegotiation proposals. Monitor Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization. Monitor Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) draft legislation.
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), White House Office
2017 · first_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Act of 2015. Monitor NAFTA renegotiation proposals. Monitor Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) draft legislation.
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
S (not yet introduced)/HR 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 including issues related to the dual use provision of the Export-Import Bank; HR 1295, House Report 114-179 - Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 to reauthorize trade promotion authority and extend trade preferences programs; HR 597 - Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 to reauthorize the Export Import Bank and reform the Dual-Use provision in the Export Import Bank Charter; S 824/HR 1031 - Promoting U.S. Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015 to reauthorize the Export Import Bank and reform the Dual-Use provision in the Export Import Bank Charter; S 819/HR 3611 - Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 to reauthorize the Export Import Bank and reform the Dual-Use provision in the Export Import Bank Charter; HR 3111 - DRIVE Act Highway and Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill, specifically provision on renewing the Export Import Bank Charter; Promoting defense financing for defense products and services and amending the Dual-Use provision in the Export Import Bank Charter
Client expense: $3,680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to the federal income tax exemption for credit unions Issues related to unrelated business income tax and the revised Form 990 Issues related to the tax treatment of mortgage interest Issues related to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) H.R. 1295, Trade Preference Extension Act, Section 603 as passed by the Senate, related to Interest Reporting Requirements H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act, Section 2003 as passed by the House, related to Modification of Mortgage Reporting Requirements
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act S. 995 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2581 - Preservation of Access for Seniors in Medicare Advantage Act of 2015 S. 149 - Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act H.R. 160 - Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 2156 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1268 - Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1295 - Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1190 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S. 141 - Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R.3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 S.754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act S. 995 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2581 - Preservation of Access for Seniors in Medicare Advantage Act of 2015 S. 149 - Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act H.R. 160 - Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 2156 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1268 - Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1295 - Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1190 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S. 141 - Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R.3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 S.754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
International tariff issues; Trade Promotion Authority; Trans-Pacific Partnership; Generalized Systems of Preferences; Customs Act Reauthorization; Lacey Act violations; international seafood treaties;anti-dumping and countervailing duties policy; S.J Res. 28 a bill for congressional disapproval of the rule relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes; trade issues with European Union; HR 644: Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015; HR 2146: Trade Promotion Authority; HR 1295: the Trade Preferences Extension Act.
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
International trade issues; Trade Promotion Authority; Trans-Pacific Partnership; Generalized Systems of Preferences; Customs Act Reauthorization; Lacey Act violations; international seafood treaties;anti-dumping and countervailing duties policy; trade issues with European Union; HR 644: Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015; S.J Res. 28 a bill for congressional disapproval of the rule relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes; HR 2146: Trade Promotion Authority; HR 1295: the Trade Preferences Extension Act;implementation of the Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246); Implementation of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79); IUU seafood regulations
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; OUTDOOR Act (S.925/S.1267/H.R.1295; H.R. 2029); Miscellaneous Tariff Bill process reform; Eliminating the product exclusion for certain footwear under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Communications regarding the petition process for Section 204 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (Public Law No. 114-27).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Communications regarding petition process for Section 204 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (Public Law No. 114-27); Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement; OUTDOOR Act (S. 925/S. 1267/H.R. 1295/H.R. 2029); Miscellaneous Tariff Bill process; Eliminating the product exclusion for certain footwear under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Border Tax Adjustment Plan.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement; OUTDOOR Act (S.925/S.1267/H.R.1295/H.R. 2029); Eliminating the product exclusion for certain footwear under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Met with House and Senate Members and staff on Trans Pacific Partnership Title 14 Bankruptcy Code Reform H.R.1295 - Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 - all provisions
Client expense: $1,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR 644: Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015; provisions related to trade HR 1295: Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015; provisions related to trade HR 1890: Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015; provisions related to trade S. 995: Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015; provisions related to trade S. 3413: A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan; all provisions Discussions related to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) ratification Discussions related to impacts of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and Brexit
Client expense: $3,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 50 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015); H.R. 414 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 644 (Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015); H.R. 1090 (Retail Investor Protection Act); H.R. 1098 (Investor Choice Act of 2015); H.R. 1163 (Futures Investor Protection Act); H.R. 1295 (Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015); H.R. 1314 (Trade Act of 2015); H.R. 1334 (Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015); H.R. 1525 (Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015); H.R. 1550 (Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015); H.R. 1723 (Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015); H.R. 1890 (Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015); H.R. 1982 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); H.R. 2356 (Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015); H.R. 3738 (Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015); H.R. 3340 (Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act); H.R. 4538 (Senior$afe Act of 2016); H.R. 5019 (Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016); H.R. 5485 (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017); H.R. 5592 (Derivatives Oversight and Taxpayer Protection Act); S. 67 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); S. 115 (Fair Tax Act of 2015); S. 153 (I-Squared Act of 2015); S. 161 (Paying a Fair Share Act of 2015); S. 305 (American Job Protection Act); S. 576 (Encouraging Employee Ownership Act); S. 995 (Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015); S. 1484 (Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015); S. 2216 (Senior$afe Act of 2015); S. 2497 (Retail Investor Protection Act of 2016); S. 3092 (Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016); Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Swap execution facilities; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (including Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; China - strategic and economic dialogue; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India, China; Transpacific Partnership; India Market Access Issues; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Basel Capital Rules; Basel Securitization Framework; TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); India Financial Sector Reform; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cybersecurity issues (general); Municipal advisor regulation; CFTC cross-border guidance exemptive order; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); FSOC consideration of systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs); FSOC Transparency Policy; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Legal entity identifier (LEI); Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act implementation; Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation paper on margin requirements for uncleared derivatives; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; CFTC recordkeeping requirements (CEA Section 23.201); Leverage capital requirements; Release No. 34-71958, Security-Based Swap Dealers Recordkeeping; Recordkeeping Requirements; Rules 17a-3, 17a-4 (Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority); Regulation AB II (asset backed securities - Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau); CFTC proposed rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps; Prudential Regulator's proposed rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Inter-affiliate swap transactions; Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; Trade policy issues (general); China "Secure and Controllable" information and communication technologies (ICT) regulations. Mutual Fund 12b-1 Fees; Senior investors/diminished capacity investors; Broker-dealers/investment advisers mitigation of accounts; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board small broker/dealer exemption; U.S./EU financial markets regulatory dialogue; Trade and international issues (general); Diversity (general); National Market System (NMS) discussion draft; Data localization requirements in the Trans-Pacific Partnership; Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) and clearing for swaps; Global FX Code of Conduct; Decision to delay implementation for margin for non-centrally cleared swaps; Financial CHOICE Act.
Client expense: $2,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 915 (Voices for Veterans Act); H.R. 1295 (Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015); H.R. 2229 (Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2015); H.R. 4377 (American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015); H.R. 5592 (Derivatives Oversight and Taxpayer Protection Act); S. 161 (Paying a Fair Share Act of 2015); S. 922 (Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act); S. 2252 (Fair Playing Field Act of 2015); S. 3118 (Derivatives Oversight and Taxpayer Protection Act); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation; U.S. and foreign Financial Transaction Tax Legislation Proposals; Tax issues related to standardization of credit default swaps and derivatives transactions; Financial Fee (Bank tax); Tax treatment of capital gains and dividends; Tax classification of independent contractors; Taxation of cross-border equity swaps; Corporate tax reporting rules; Tax reporting requirements for foreign financial institutions on certain foreign accounts; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2010 (FATCA); Securities cost basis reporting regulations; International tax reform; United States individual and business taxation; Preservation of tax incentives for retirement plans; Issues related to proposals to impose an asset tax on financial institutions; Issues related to proposals to limit the deductability or risk fee of FDIC assessments; Income tax withholding with respect to I.R.C. 305(c) deemed dividends; Tax Reform Legislation; Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); Issues related to taxation of negative interest payments; Issues related to the taxation of Total Loss Absorbency Capacity (TLAC) securities; Issues related to taxation of securities transactions, including market to market for derivatives; Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act implementation; IRS regulations on dividend equivalents under Section 871(m); U.S. Treasury participation in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development discussions regarding deductibility of interest for financial firms; Treasury regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section 385; Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act (MODA); Chapters 3 and 4 of Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code (responsibilities of financial institutions); A Better Way Forward on Tax Reform blueprint; Simplifying American Tax System (SAT); Tax exemptions for municipal bonds.
Client expense: $2,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Oppose HR 1891 / S 1267. Support increasing trade / taking down trade barriers between the U.S. and Cuba Oppose Fast Track legislation Support HR 1295 Support an agreement that would enable Canadian drug company Biolyse to manufacture a more affordable generic version of cancer drug enzalutamide for export and sale in low- and middle-income countries Support FTC using its rulemaking authority to go after discriminatory auto lending
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Patent reform and the Patent and Trademark Office including the following legislation: The Innovation Act (HR 9/S 1137); PATENT Act (S 1137); Trade Preferences Extension Act (HR 1295/S 1267); Financial Choice Act (HR 5983).
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform and state taxation of corporate income, including the following legislation: New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2015 (HR 855/S 591); Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (HR 1295/S 2167); Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2015 (HR 2584); and Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act (HR 22); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 (HR 2315/S 386); Financial Choice Act (HR 5983).
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Implementation of P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; ESRD PPS and QIP proposed and final rules for CY 2017; physician fee schedule rule for CY 2017; ESRD quality programs; ESRD Five Star initiative; Implementation of P.L. 113-93 Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; HR 1130 Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015; S 598 Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015; Implementation of Pub. L. No. 114-27 (H.R. 1295) Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015; Senate Chronic Care Work Group; Letter to Issuers; Notice of Benefits and Payment Policy proposed rule; OCR antidiscrimination proposed and final rule; CMS Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters rules; Medicare MA and Part D Letter to Issues; coordinated care legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Implementation of P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; ESRD PPS and QIP rules; physician fee schedule proposed and final rule; ESRD quality programs; ESRD Five Star initiative; Implementation of P.L. 113-93 Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; H.R. 1130 and S. 598 Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015; Implementation of Pub. L. No. 114-27 (H.R. 1295) Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015; OCR antidiscrimination proposed and final rule; CMS Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters final rule
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, and Customs): 1.on implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs). 2.on consideration of pending free trade agreements, including Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) 3.on negotiation of new trade agreements, including Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP), International Services Agreement (ISA), and Trade Facilitation agreement. Issues discussed include: 1.rules of origin 2.duties 3.customs provisions 4.IPR provisions 5.Regulatory harmonization 6.Transportation measures 7.Government procurement. 8.Port maintenance issues 4.on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and other existing preference programs. 5.on the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including expansion to incorporate travel goods for all GSP beneficiary countries. 6.on implementation of various trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 10 plus 2, 100 percent screening, 9801, de minimis, NAFTA, CAFTA-DR documentation, FTZs, textile outsoles, duty drawback, single window/ITDS Executive Order) covering apparel, footwear, and travel goods. 7.on foreign trade barriers and practices, including labeling, cotton, market access, and intellectual property rights (IPR). 8.on trade remedy laws, including proposals for prospective trade remedy systems and provisions included in the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (HR 644). 9.on implementation of trade legislation including: 1.Trade Promotion Authority (HR 2146/HR 1314). 1.Including Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA). 2.Including currency and investor state provisions. 2.Trade Preferences Extension Act (HR 1295/S 1267). 1.Including Trade Adjustment Assistance. 3.Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (HR 644). 10.on other trade initiatives and items, including: 1.Extension of expired or expiring trade programs, including GSP, Haiti, AGOA, the Morocco TPL, the Bahrain TPL, the Nicaragua TPL. 2.Issues relating to ocean shipping capacity and prices. 3.Implementation of conflict minerals reporting requirements with the SEC. 4.GSP Update (S 340, HR 681). 5.Efforts to reduce duties on certain athletic footwear. 6.The benefit of imports and global value chains. 7.Renewal of ExIm Bank. 8.GSP Update 9.Outdoor apparel classifications. Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (HR 644), including fixes to athletic footwear and outdoor apparel classifications. Textile Enforcement and Security Act (TESA) (S. 892). Discussions with OPIC, Export-Import Bank, GAO, Commerce, and Congressional staff on ways to improve OPIC and Ex-Im Bank services for the apparel and textile supply chain. International Trade Commission (ITC) AD/CVD duty case regarding 53-foot domestic dry containers. Trade-related provisions in Consolidated Appropriations Act (HR 2029). Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act (S. 2201). Border Adjustability Tax issues. Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (HR 2028)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, and Customs): 1.on implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs). 2.on consideration of pending free trade agreements, including Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) 3.on negotiation of new trade agreements, including Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP), International Services Agreement (ISA), and Trade Facilitation agreement. Issues discussed include: 1.rules of origin 2.duties 3.customs provisions 4.IPR provisions 5.Regulatory harmonization 6.Transportation measures 7.Government procurement. 8.Port maintenance issues 4.on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and other existing preference programs. 5.on the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including expansion to incorporate travel goods for all GSP beneficiary countries. 6.on implementation of various trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 10 plus 2, 100 percent screening, 9801, de minimis, NAFTA, CAFTA-DR documentation, FTZs, textile outsoles, duty drawback, single window/ITDS Executive Order) covering apparel, footwear, and travel goods. 7.on foreign trade barriers and practices, including labeling, cotton, market access, and intellectual property rights (IPR). 8.on trade remedy laws, including proposals for prospective trade remedy systems and provisions included in the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (HR 644). 9.on implementation of trade legislation including: 1.Trade Promotion Authority (HR 2146/HR 1314). 1.Including Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA). 2.Including currency and investor state provisions. 2.Trade Preferences Extension Act (HR 1295/S 1267). 1.Including Trade Adjustment Assistance. 3.Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (HR 644). 10.on other trade initiatives and items, including: 1.Extension of expired or expiring trade programs, including GSP, Haiti, AGOA, the Morocco TPL, the Bahrain TPL, the Nicaragua TPL. 2.Issues relating to ocean shipping capacity and prices. 3.Implementation of conflict minerals reporting requirements with the SEC. 4.GSP Update (S 340, HR 681). 5.Efforts to reduce duties on certain athletic footwear. 6.The benefit of imports and global value chains. 7.Renewal of ExIm Bank. 8.GSP Update 9.Outdoor apparel classifications. Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (HR 644), including fixes to athletic footwear and outdoor apparel classifications. Textile Enforcement and Security Act (TESA) (S. 892). Discussions with OPIC, Export-Import Bank, GAO, Commerce, and Congressional staff on ways to improve OPIC and Ex-Im Bank services for the apparel and textile supply chain. International Trade Commission (ITC) AD/CVD duty case regarding 53-foot domestic dry containers. Trade-related provisions in Consolidated Appropriations Act (HR 2029). Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act (S. 2201). Border Adjustability Tax issues. Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (HR 2028)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, and Customs): oon implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs). oon consideration of pending free trade agreements, including Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) oon negotiation of new trade agreements, including Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP), International Services Agreement (ISA), and Trade Facilitation agreement. Issues discussed include: rules of origin duties customs provisions IPR provisions Regulatory harmonization Transportation measures Government procurement. Port maintenance issues oon the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and other existing preference programs. oon the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including expansion to incorporate travel goods for all GSP beneficiary countries. oon implementation of various trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 10 plus 2, 100 percent screening, 9801, de minimis, NAFTA, CAFTA-DR documentation, FTZs, textile outsoles, duty drawback, single window/ITDS Executive Order) covering apparel, footwear, and travel goods. oon foreign trade barriers and practices, including labeling, cotton, market access, and intellectual property rights (IPR). oon trade remedy laws, including proposals for prospective trade remedy systems and provisions included in the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (HR 644). oon implementation of trade legislation including: Trade Promotion Authority (HR 2146/HR 1314). Including Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA). Including currency and investor state provisions. Trade Preferences Extension Act (HR 1295/S 1267). Including Trade Adjustment Assistance. Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (HR 644). oon other trade initiatives and items, including: Extension of expired or expiring trade programs, including GSP, Haiti, AGOA, the Morocco TPL, the Bahrain TPL, the Nicaragua TPL. Issues relating to ocean shipping capacity and prices. Implementation of conflict minerals reporting requirements with the SEC. GSP Update (S 340, HR 681). Efforts to reduce duties on certain athletic footwear. The benefit of imports and global value chains. Renewal of ExIm Bank. GSP Update Outdoor apparel classifications. Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (HR 644), including fixes to athletic footwear and outdoor apparel classifications. Textile Enforcement and Security Act (TESA) (S. 892). Discussions with OPIC, Export-Import Bank, GAO, Commerce, and Congressional staff on ways to improve OPIC and Ex-Im Bank services for the apparel and textile supply chain. International Trade Commission (ITC) AD/CVD duty case regarding 53-foot domestic dry containers. Trade-related provisions in Consolidated Appropriations Act (HR 2029). Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act (S. 2201). Border Adjustability Tax issues.
Client expense: $158,885 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Navy, Dept of, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Marines, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR 1295, Trade Preferences Act, (PL 114-27) and issues relating to trade.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Cross Border Bus Safety Buy America/Buy American Requirements International Services Agreement Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Air Transport Issues Maritime Transportation Services Fast Track Legislation HR 1295 - Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 HR 644 - Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 HR 1314 - Trade Act of 2015 Aviation and Maritime Issues in TTIP
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Mediation Board, Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 1295, the Trade Preferences Act of 2015. H.R.1890/S. 995 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. Monitor H.R. 2576/ S. 697 TSCA Modernization Act of 2015. H.R. 4923 "The American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016."
Client expense: $433,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
S. 423 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act H.R. 601 - the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 1309 - Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 S.819 Export - Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1731 - the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 S.456 - Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015 H.R. 2205 - the Data Security Act of 2015 S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 HR 1266 - Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2015 HR 1737 - Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act HR 2213 - Would provide a short safe-harbor period with respect to the new TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule until January 1, 2016 HR 1210 - Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act HR 1295 - Trade Preferences Bill H.R. 3038 - The Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 H.R. 2499 - Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 HR 1090 - DOL - Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 3808 - FHLB Membership rule HR 597 - Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 754 - CISA, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 H.R. 22 - The DRIVE Act (Highway funding bill) H.R. 2205 - the Data Security Act of 2015 HR 2896 - TAILOR Act H. J. Res. 88 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary". HR 5027- Amend the Federal Reserve Act to adjust the circumstances under which Federal reserve bank stock is callable, and for other purposes. HR 5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes. HR 6287 - MOBILE Act HR 6118 - Financial Services Innovation Act HR 5660 - Retail Checking Account Protection Act HR 5983 - Financial CHOICE Act HR 6162 - Protect Prepaid Accounts Act Print Save as PDF Close this Window Clerk of the House of Representatives Legislative Resource Center 135 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.govSecretary of the Senate Office of Public Records 232 Hart Building Washington, DC 20510 http://www.senate.gov/lobbyLOBBYING REPORT Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page 1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual Compass Bank 2. Address Address1 15 South 20th Street Address2 ​Suite 1802 City Birmingham State AL Zip Code 35233 Country USA 3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2) City ​ State ​ Zip Code ​ Country ​ 4a. Contact Nameb. Telephone Numberc. E-mail ​Mr. ​S. Scott Sargent ​2052973880 ​Scott.Sargent@bbva.com 5. 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Specific lobbying issues S. 423 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act H.R. 601 - the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 1309 - Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 S.819 Export - Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1731 - the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 S.456 - Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015 H.R. 2205 - the Data Security Act of 2015 S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 HR 1266 - Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2015 HR 1737 - Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act HR 2213 - Would provide a short safe-harbor period with respect to the new TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule until January 1, 2016 HR 1210 - Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act HR 1295 - Trade Preferences Bill H.R. 3038 - The Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 H.R. 2499 - Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 HR 1090 - DOL - Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 3808 - FHLB Membership rule HR 597 - Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 754 - CISA, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 H.R. 22 - The DRIVE Act (Highway funding bill) H.R. 2205 - the Data Security Act of 2015 HR 2896 - TAILOR Act H. J. Res. 88 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary". HR 5027- Amend the Federal Reserve Act to adjust the circumstances under which Federal reserve bank stock is callable, and for other purposes. HR 5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes. HR 6287 - MOBILE Act HR 6118 - Financial Services Innovation Act HR 5660 - Retail Checking Account Protection Act HR 5983 - Financial CHOICE Act HR 6162 - Protect Prepaid Accounts Act HR 6392 - Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act (reintroduced version of HR 1309)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Transatlantic Trade and Partnership Treaty; S. 952, S. 1267, H.R. 1295 - US OUTDOOR Act, all provisions;Eliminating the product exclusion for certain footwear under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Miscellaneous Tariff Bill process.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
General Monitoring of issues related to trade agreements, Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) H.R. 644: Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, general monitoring (De Minimis); S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1314 Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act H.R. 1295 Trade Preference Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S.1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
Client expense: $3,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to the federal income tax exemption for credit unions Issues related to unrelated business income tax and the revised Form 990 Issues related to the tax treatment of mortgage interest Issues related to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) H.R. 1295, Trade Preference Extension Act, Section 603 as passed by the Senate, related to Interest Reporting Requirements H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act, Section 2003 as passed by the House, related to Modification of Mortgage Reporting Requirements
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Trans-Pacific Partnership H.R. 644 (Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act), H.R. 1295 (Trade Preferences Extension Act), H.R. 1314 (Trade Act - trade promotion authority), H.R. 2146 (Trade Priorities and Accountability Act), H.R. 2523 (American Trade Enforcement Effectiveness Act), Trade-related foreign currency manipulation and value-added tax effects H.Res. 73 (resolution boosting TPP)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act S. 995 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2581 - Preservation of Access for Seniors in Medicare Advantage Act of 2015 S. 149 - Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act H.R. 160 - Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 2156 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1268 - Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1295 - Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1190 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S. 141 - Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R.3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 S.754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act S. 995 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2581 - Preservation of Access for Seniors in Medicare Advantage Act of 2015 S. 149 - Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act H.R. 160 - Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 2156 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1268 - Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1295 - Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1190 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S. 141 - Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R.3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 S.754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Cross Border Bus Safety Buy America/Buy American Requirements International Services Agreement Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Air Transport Issues Maritime Transportation Services Fast Track Legislation HR 1295 - Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 HR 644 - Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 HR 1314 - Trade Act of 2015 Aviation and Maritime Issues in TTIP
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Mediation Board, Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
International trade issues; Trade Promotion Authority; Trans-Pacific Partnership; Generalized Systems of Preferences; Customs Act Reauthorization; Lacey Act violations; international seafood treaties;anti-dumping and countervailing duties policy; trade issues with European Union; HR 644: Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015; S.J Res. 28 a bill for congressional disapproval of the rule relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes; HR 2146: Trade Promotion Authority; HR 1295: the Trade Preferences Extension Act;implementation of the Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246); Implementation of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79); IUU seafood regulations
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · third_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
International tariff issues; Trade Promotion Authority; Trans-Pacific Partnership; Generalized Systems of Preferences; Customs Act Reauthorization; Lacey Act violations; international seafood treaties;anti-dumping and countervailing duties policy; S.J Res. 28 a bill for congressional disapproval of the rule relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes; trade issues with European Union; HR 644: Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015; HR 2146: Trade Promotion Authority; HR 1295: the Trade Preferences Extension Act.
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Met with House and Senate staff regarding patent reform legislation Met with House and Senate Members and staff on Trans Pacific Partnership Title 14 Bankruptcy Code Reform H.R.1295 - Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 - all provisions
Client expense: $1,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; OUTDOOR Act (S.925/S.1267/H.R.1295; H.R. 2029); Miscellaneous Tariff Bill process reform; Eliminating the product exclusion for certain footwear under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Communications regarding petition process for Section 204 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (Public Law No. 114-27); Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement; OUTDOOR Act (S. 925/S. 1267/H.R. 1295/H.R. 2029); Miscellaneous Tariff Bill process; Eliminating the product exclusion for certain footwear under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement; OUTDOOR Act (S.925/S.1267/H.R.1295/H.R. 2029); Eliminating the product exclusion for certain footwear under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Implementation of P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; ESRD PPS and QIP rules for CY 2017; physician fee schedule rule for CY 2017; ESRD quality programs; ESRD Five Star initiative; Implementation of P.L. 113-93 Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; HR 1130 Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015; S 598 Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015; Implementation of Pub. L. No. 114-27 (H.R. 1295) Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015; Senate Chronic Care Work Group; Letter to Issuers; Notice of Benefits and Payment Policy proposed rule; OCR antidiscrimination proposed and final rule; CMS Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters final rule; Medicare MA and Part D Letter to Issues; coordinated care legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Implementation of P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; ESRD PPS and QIP rules; physician fee schedule rule; ESRD quality programs; ESRD Five Star initiative; Implementation of P.L. 113-93 Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; H.R. 1130 and S. 598 Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015; Implementation of Pub. L. No. 114-27 (H.R. 1295) Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015; OCR antidiscrimination proposed and final rule; CMS Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters final rule, ESRD PPS and QIP Proposed Rule for CY 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
2016 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR 1295: Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015; provisions related to trade HR 1890: Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015; provisions related to trade S. 995: Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015; provisions related to trade Discussions related to Trans-Pacific Partnership Status (TPP); provisions related to review of Department of Commerce action on TPP advocacy Discussions related to review of Digital Single Market provisions in the European Union (EU) and implications for Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Discussions related to review of China Bilateral Investment treaty negotiations
Client expense: $3,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 915 (Voices for Veterans Act); H.R. 1295 (Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015); H.R. 2229 (Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2015); H.R. 4377 (American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015); H.R. 5592 (Derivatives Oversight and Taxpayer Protection Act); S. 161 (Paying a Fair Share Act of 2015); S. 922 (Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act); S. 1186 (Move America Act of 2015); S. 2252 (Fair Playing Field Act of 2015); S. 3118 (Derivatives Oversight and Taxpayer Protection Act); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation; U.S. and foreign Financial Transaction Tax Legislation Proposals; Tax issues related to standardization of credit default swaps and derivatives transactions; Financial Fee (Bank tax); Tax treatment of capital gains and dividends; Tax classification of independent contractors; Taxation of cross-border equity swaps; Corporate tax reporting rules; Tax reporting requirements for foreign financial institutions on certain foreign accounts; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2010 (FATCA); Securities cost basis reporting regulations; International tax reform; United States individual and business taxation; Preservation of tax incentives for retirement plans; Issues related to proposals to impose an asset tax on financial institutions; Issues related to proposals to limit the deductability or risk fee of FDIC assessments; Income tax withholding with respect to I.R.C. 305(c) deemed dividends; Tax Reform Legislation; Financial Transaction Tax (FTT). Issues related to taxation of negative interest payments; Issues related to the taxation of Total Loss Absorbency Capacity (TLAC) securities; Issues related to taxation of securities transactions, including market to market for derivatives; Draft legislation to prevent identity theft and tax refund fraud (Form 1099 accelerated filing dates); Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act implementation; IRS regulations on dividend equivalents under Section 871(m); U.S. Treasury participation in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development discussions regarding deductibility of interest for financial firms; Tax treatment of municipal bond interest; Treasury regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section 385; Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act (MODA); Chapters 3 and 4 of Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code (responsibilities of financial institutions); A Better Way Forward on Tax Reform blueprint; Simplifying American Tax System (SAT).
Client expense: $1,620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)