Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act

H.R. 2187 - Professional experts re: Experts Act

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act, provisions of Title IX relating to advisers of small business investment companies. H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act, all provisions. Business development companies, including Rep. Mulvaney draft bill, "Small Business Credit Availability Act."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $55,750

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to the JOBS Act. Legislation on strategic investing. H.R. 2187, Fair Opportunities for Professionals Act, all provisions. H.R. 4854, Supporting Americas Innovators Act, all provisions. H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act, all provisions. S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act (HALOS Act), all provisions.

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

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

S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act (HALOS Act), all provisions. H.R. 2187, 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act, all provisions. H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016, provisions dealing with accredited investors. H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016, provisions dealing with accredited investors.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 8 - North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 Legislation seeks to promote energy efficiency inside the federal government and improve the security of energy-related infrastructure primarily by expanding the Department of Energys authorities. NSBA supports H.R. 9 - Innovation Act Reforms the patent system and introduces measures that would make it more difficult for small businesses to defend their patents. NSBA opposes H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Bill would repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, as well as cut the top gift tax rate. NSBA supports H.R. 1155 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 This bill would create a special commission to review and repeal regulatory requirements which could be removed without significant impact to the regulations overall effectiveness. NSBA supports H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Protection Act of 2015 The legislation would require the EPA to rewrite the waters of the U.S. rule. NSBA supports H.R. 2028 - FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill The legislation would appropriate over $37 billion to federal programs across the agencies, an increase of $355 million over 2016 levels. However, the spending increases are largely attributed to defense-related programs, while nondefense programs, including those at the Army Corps of Engineers, received cuts. NSBA supported amendments to the bill. H.R. 2045 - TROL Act Legislation would allow the FTC to go after patent trolls which often target small business patent holders. NSBA supports H.R. 2187 - The Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act Requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to rewrite the accredited investor definition and would codify the current financial thresholds so that they may not be raised by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) except by statute. NSBA supports H.R. 2775 - The Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 The bill allows states that meet simplification requirements to require remote sellers to collect taxes due on items purchased by consumers in those states. NSBA is monitoring H.R. 2911 - Small Business Healthcare Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow an employer with fewer than 50 employees that does not offer group health insurance coverage to establish a health reimbursement arrangement. NSBA supports H.R. 3326 - Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 Creates a right of action in federal court for trade secrets violations and creates mechanisms to prevent the release of trade secret information. NSBA supports H.R. 3784 - The SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 This bill would establish an Office of the Small Business Advocate within the SEC to advocate on behalf of small businesses and to be a resource for small businesses. NSBA supports H.R. 4168 - Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act The measure will require the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to respond to recommendations made during the annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation. NSBA supports H.R. 4341 - Defending Americas Small Contractors Act of 2016 The bill introduces a number of reforms to increase transparency and the ability of small businesses to compete in the federal marketplace. NSBA supports H.R. 4377 - American Business Competitiveness Act The bill cuts the corporate income tax to 25 percent; limits the top tax rate on non-corporate business income to 25 percent; allows businesses to deduct investment costs when they occur (full expensing); eliminates most business tax credits and many deductions; and moves to a territorial tax system like most developed nations. NSBA is monitoring H.R. 4612 - Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 Legislation would prevent agencies from proposing or finalizing regulations from the day after elections to the day of the next presidential inauguration. NSBA supports H.R. 4638 - Main Street Growth Act The legislation seeks to make small business offerings more attractive to investors by creating venture exchanges which will bring together buyers and sellers for of venture securities. NSBA supports H.R. 4768 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 Legislation would effectively eliminate Chevron Deference when courts review agency actions. NSBA supports H.R. 4773 - Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Legislation would nullify the Department of Labors overtime exemption rule and would require DOL to perform an economic analysis of how changes to overtime regulations will impact nonprofits, small businesses, and employers in other vulnerable industry sectors before issuing a new rule. NSBA supports H.R. 4783 - Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act of 2016 Legislation would reauthorize the SBIR/STTR programs through 2022. NSBA supports H.R. 4831 - S-Corp Bill Legislation would amend the tax code to clarify that shareholders in an S-Corp. who acquired their shares through crowdfunding would not count against the 100 shareholder cap. NSBA supports H.R. 4850 - Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act Measure would create an exemption from registration requirements under the Securities Act for certain small securities offerings. NSBA supports H.R. 4852 - the Private Placement Improvement Act Would require the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend the requirements for Regulation D offerings. It would also direct the SEC to revise rules regarding 506 offerings of a private fund to characterize as an accredited investor a knowledgeable employee of that private fund or the funds investment advisor. NSBA is monitoring H.R. 4854 - Supporting Americas Innovators Act Legislation would amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to expand the investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds under an exemption from the definition of an investment company. NSBA is monitoring H.R. 4855 - Fix Crowdfunding Act Measure would amend the crowdfunding provisions included in the Jobs Act and would increase the crowdfunding limit from $1 million to $5 million. NSBA is monitoring H.R. 4909 - FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 4909 authorizes $610 billion in spending for the DOD and also makes a number of changes to the procurement process for small firms. NSBA supports H.R. 5076 - Main Street Fairness Act Establishes that businesses that file their taxes as pass-through income-sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs and S corporations-will never pay a higher tax rate than their larger counterparts. NSBA supports H.R. 5156 - Small Business Credit Card Act of 2016 Legislation would further protect small-business owners credit cards from unfair and deceptive practices of credit card companies. NSBA supports H.J. Res. 71 - Clean Power Plan - Congressional Review Act This resolution would invoke the Congressional Review Act and roll back the Clean Power Plan regulations promulgated by the EPA to cut carbon emissions. NSBA Supports H.J. Res. 72 - Clean Power Plan - Congressional Review Act This resolution would invoke the Congressional Review Act and roll back the Clean Power Plan regulations promulgated by the EPA to cut carbon emissions. NSBA supports H.J.Res. 95 A resolution under the Congressional Review Act to protect workers, students, nonprofit organizations, and small-business owners from the consequences of the Department of Labors controversial overtime rule. NSBA supports S. 155 - the Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports S. 632 - STRONG Patent Act The bill introduces modest patent reforms that would afford small businesses greater protections for their patents. NSBA supports S.698 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 The bill would require eCommerce sellers who gross over $1million in remote (out-of-state) sales per year to collect sales tax from buyers in all 45 states (plus D.C.) that impose a sales tax. NSBA is monitoring S. 1137 - PATENT Act Reforms the patent system and introduces measures that would make it more difficult for small businesses to defend their patents. NSBA opposes S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act The legislation would require the EPA to rewrite the waters of the U.S. rule. NSBA supports S. 1584 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act The bill would remove the renewable fuel standard. NSBA is monitoring S. 1607 - Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 Creates a procedure whereby the president can require independent regulatory agencies to comply with the same rulemaking requirements that other agencies do. NSBA supports S. 1683 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 This bill would create a special commission to review and repeal regulatory requirements which could be removed without significant impact to the regulations overall effectiveness. NSBA supports S. 1697 - Small Business Healthcare Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow an employer with fewer than 50 employees that does not offer group health insurance coverage to establish a health reimbursement arrangement. NSBA supports S. 1890 - Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 Creates a right of action in federal court for trade secrets violations and creates mechanisms to prevent the release of trade secret information. NSBA supports S. 2006 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 Legislation amends the APA to require that regulating agencies do more thorough examinations of the costs and benefits of promulgating regulations. NSBA supports S. 2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 Measure would make a number of changes impacting the security and the reliability of the energy grid. NSBA supports S. 2582 - Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 The bill would prevent agencies from proposing or finalizing regulations from the day after elections to the day of the next presidential inauguration. NSBA supports S. 2696 - Protect Small Business Jobs Act of 2016 Would create a six month grace period for first time regulations violations by small businesses which do not place anyone in imminent danger. NSBA supports S. 2707 - Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Legislation would nullify the Department of Labors overtime exemption rule and would require DOL to perform an economic analysis of how changes to overtime regulations will impact nonprofits, small businesses, and employers in other vulnerable industry sectors before issuing a new rule. NSBA supports S. 2724 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 Legislation would effectively eliminate Chevron Deference when courts review agency actions. NSBA supports S. 2733 - Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016 This legislation will make changes to existing venue requirements in patent infringement litigation. NSBA opposes S. 2792 - Rapid Innovation Fund Enhancement Act of 2016 Legislation would reform the RIF program to ensure small businesses are always able to participate. NSBA supports S. 2793 - SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2016 The legislation would permanently reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The programs are currently set to expire in 2017. NSBA supports S. 2812 - SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2016 Legislation would permanently reauthorize the SBIR and STTR programs. NSBA supports S. 2847 - Prove It Act Legislation would allow the Chief Counsel of Advocacy to challenge an agency certification of no significant impact on small businesses under the Regulatory Flexibility Act. NSBA is monitoring S. 2898 - the Small Business National Security Innovation Act of 2016 Legislation would allow SBIR and STTR small businesses to more easily contract to do follow-on work. NSBA supports S.J. Res. 22 - WOTUS Congressional Review Act Resolution This resolution would invoke the Congressional Review Act and roll back the WOTUS rule which EPA finalized in May 2015. NSBA supports S.J.Res.34 A resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that would block implementation of the administrations overtime rule. NSBA supports

Client expense: $43,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Capital Formation Investment Incentives ---H.R. 2179: PARTNER Act ---Reform of Capital Gains Rules ---Reform of Net Operating Loss Rules ---Reform of Passive Loss Rules ---S. 341: Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act ---S. 537: COMPETE Act Capital Market Enhancements ---H.R. 1675/S. 576: Encouraging Employee Ownership Act ---H.R. 1675: Capital Markets Improvement Act ---H.R. 2354: Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act ---H.R. 2357: Accelerating Access to Capital Act ---H.R. 3784/S.2867: Securities & Exchange Commission Small Business Advocate Act ---H.R. 4168: Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act ---H.R. 4638: Main Street Growth Act ---H.R. 2187: Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act ---Financial CHOICE Act (House Discussion Draft) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Proxy Advisory Services ---Impact of Policies on Small Public Companies ---H.R. 5311: The Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 ---Financial CHOICE Act (House Discussion Draft) Reform of SEC Regulation D ---H.R. 4498/S.978: HALOS Act ---H.R. 4852: Private Placement Improvement Act ---Financial CHOICE Act (House Discussion Draft) Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 (b) ---H.R. 4139: Fostering Innovation Act ---PCAOB Audit Cost Increases ---Small Issuer Exemption ---Financial CHOICE Act (House Discussion Draft) Short Selling Transparency ---H.R.5485/S.3067: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY 2017 XBRL Exemption for Small Public Companies ---H.R. 1675: Capital Markets Improvement Act ---H.R. 1965: Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act ---Financial CHOICE Act (House Discussion Draft) Legislative Amendments to SEC Rule 12b-2 Filing Status Definitions

Client expense: $2,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act, provisions of Title IX relating to advisers of small business investment companies. H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act, all provisions. Business development companies, including Rep. Mulvaney draft bill, "Small Business Credit Availability Act."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $55,750

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 (Ross) H.R. 2187 - Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (Schweikert) H.R. 3868 - Small Business Credit Availability Act (Mulvaney) H.R. 4096 - Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act (Capuano) H.R. 4216 - Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act (Moore) H.R. 4498 - Helping Angels Lead our Startups Act (Chabot) H.R. 4854 - Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 (McHenry) H.R. 5019 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 (Hill) H.R. 5311 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 (Duffy) H.R. 5322 - U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act of 2016 (Velazquez) S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 (Shelby) S. 1802 - Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act (Toomey) S. 2917 - Commodity End-User Relief Act (Roberts) S. 3092 - Fair Access to Investment Reseach Act of 2016 (Heller) FSOC Review of Asset Management Sector for Potential SIFI Designations Financial Stability Board Exchange-Traded Funds SEC Proposed Rule on Electroinic Delivery of Mutual Fund Shareholder Reports SEC Proposed Rule on use of Derivatives by Registered Funds SEC Proposed Rule on Liquidity Risk Management National Market System Plans

Client expense: $1,229,071 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Issues related to the JOBS Act. Legislation on strategic investing. H.R. 2187, Fair Opportunities for Professionals Act, all provisions. H.R. 4854, Supporting Americas Innovators Act, all provisions. H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act, all provisions. S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act (HALOS Act), all provisions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act (HALOS Act), all provisions. H.R. 2187, 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act, all provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2187 - Professional experts re: Experts Act

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 8 - North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 Legislation seeks to promote energy efficiency inside the federal government and improve the security of energy-related infrastructure primarily by expanding the Department of Energys authorities. NSBA supports H.R. 9 - Innovation Act Reforms the patent system and introduces measures that would make it more difficult for small businesses to defend their patents. NSBA opposes H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 644 - the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act The legislation authorizes the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and improves the flow of legitimate trade by modernizing the automated import and export system. NSBA supports H.R. 703 - Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act Would remove the renewable fuel standard. NSBA is monitoring H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Bill would repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, as well as cut the top gift tax rate. NSBA supports H.R. 1155 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 This bill would create a special commission to review and repeal regulatory requirements which could be removed without significant impact to the regulations overall effectiveness. NSBA supports H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Protection Act of 2015 The legislation would require the EPA to rewrite the waters of the U.S. rule. NSBA supports H.R. 2045 - TROL Act Allows the FTC to go after patent trolls which often target small business patent holders. NSBA supports H.R. 2187 - The Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act Requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to rewrite the accredited investor definition and would codify the current financial thresholds so that they may not be raised by the SEC except by statute. NSBA supports H.R. 2775 - the Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 The bill allows states that meet simplification requirements to require remote sellers to collect taxes due on items purchased by consumers in those states. NSBA is monitoring H.R. 2911 - Small Business Healthcare Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow an employer with fewer than 50 employees that does not offer group health insurance coverage to establish a health reimbursement arrangement. NSBA supports H.R. 3326 - Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 Creates a right of action in federal court for trade secrets violations and creates mechanisms to prevent the release of trade secret information. NSBA supports H.R. 3784 - The SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 This bill would establish an Office of the Small Business Advocate within SEC to advocate on behalf of small businesses and to be a resource for small businesses. NSBA supports H.R. 4168 - Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act Will require the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to respond to recommendations made during the annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation. NSBA supports H.R. 4341 - Defending Americas Small Contractors Act of 2016 Introduces a number of reforms to increase transparency and the ability of small businesses to compete in the federal marketplace. NSBA supports H.R. 4377 - American Business Competitiveness Act The bill cuts the corporate income tax to 25 percent; limits the top tax rate on non-corporate business income to 25 percent; allows businesses to deduct investment costs when they occur (full expensing); eliminates most business tax credits and many deductions; and moves to a territorial tax system like most developed nations. NSBA is monitoring H.R. 4498 - Helping Angels Lead our Startups (HALOS) Act The measure is designed to make it easier for businesses to notify potential investors of their offerings as well as provide a statutory definition for angel investor group. NSBA supports H.R. 4612 - Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 Would prevent agencies from proposing or finalizing regulations from the day after elections to the day of the next presidential inauguration. NSBA supports H.R. 4638 - Main Street Growth Act The legislation seeks to make small business offerings more attractive to investors by creating venture exchanges which will bring together buyers and sellers for of venture securities. NSBA supports H.R. 4783 - Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act of 2016 Legislation would reauthorize the SBIR/STTR programs through 2022. NSBA supports H.R. 4831 - S-Corp Bill Would amend the tax code to clarify that shareholders in an S-Corp. who acquired their shares through crowdfunding would not count against the 100 shareholder cap. NSBA supports H.R. 4850 - Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act Would create an exemption from registration requirements under the Securities Act for certain small securities offerings. NSBA supports H.J. Res. 71 - Clean Power Plan - Congressional Review Act This resolution would invoke the Congressional Review Act and roll back the Clean Power Plan regulations promulgated by the EPA to cut carbon emissions. NSBA Supports H.J. Res. 72 - Clean Power Plan - Congressional Review Act This resolution would invoke the Congressional Review Act and roll back the Clean Power Plan regulations promulgated by the EPA to cut carbon emissions. NSBA supports S. 155 - the Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports S. 632 - STRONG Patent Act Introduces modest patent reforms that would afford small businesses greater protections for their patents. NSBA supports S.698 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 The bill would require eCommerce sellers who gross over $1million in remote (out-of-state) sales per year to collect sales tax from buyers in all 45 states (plus D.C.) that impose a sales tax. NSBA is monitoring S. 1137 - PATENT Act Reforms the patent system and introduces measures that would make it more difficult for small businesses to defend their patents. NSBA opposes S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act The legislation would require the EPA to rewrite the waters of the U.S. rule. NSBA supports S. 1584 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act Would remove the renewable fuel standard. NSBA is monitoring S. 1607 - Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 Creates a procedure whereby the president can require independent regulatory agencies to comply with the same rulemaking requirements that other agencies do. NSBA supports S. 1683 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 This bill would create a special commission to review and repeal regulatory requirements which could be removed without significant impact to the regulations overall effectiveness. NSBA supports S. 1697 - Small Business Healthcare Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow an employer with fewer than 50 employees that does not offer group health insurance coverage to establish a health reimbursement arrangement. NSBA supports S. 1890 - Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 Creates a right of action in federal court for trade secrets violations and creates mechanisms to prevent the release of trade secret information. NSBA supports S. 2006 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 Amends the APA to require that regulating agencies do more thorough examinations of the costs and benefits of promulgating regulations. NSBA supports S. 2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 Would make a number of changes impacting the security and the reliability of the energy grid. NSBA supports S. 2582 - Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 Would prevent agencies from proposing or finalizing regulations from the day after elections to the day of the next presidential inauguration. NSBA supports S. 2696 - Protect Small Business Jobs Act of 2016 Would create a six month grace period for first time regulations violations by small business which do not place anyone in imminent danger. NSBA supports S. 2733 - Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016 This legislation will make changes to existing venue requirements in patent infringement litigation. NSBA opposes S.J. Res. 22 - WOTUS Congressional Review Act Resolution This resolution would invoke the Congressional Review Act and roll back the WOTUS rule which EPA finalized in May 2015. NSBA supports S.Con. Res. 25 This expressed the sense of Congress that no deal reached during the Paris climate change conference would have force in the U.S. unless it was approved by Congress. NSBA is monitoring.

Client expense: $37,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

HR 2187 - Accredited investor bill/investor

Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 414, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 432/S. 1978, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 686/S. 1010, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 957/S. 510, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform (CFPB-IG) Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1317, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes 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. 1553, Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1659, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1723, Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015 H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act H.R. 1839, Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (RAISE) Act of 2015 H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015 H.R. 1941, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2064, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 2287 /S. 924, National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2354, Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2769, Risk-Based Capital Study Act of 2015 H.R. 2789, Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act H.R. 3192, Homebuyers Assistance Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3857, To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Financial Stability Oversight Council to carry out certain requirements under the Financial Stability Act of 2010 before making any new determination under section 113 of such Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 876, A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1963, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act S. 2232, Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Basel III capital standards; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; conflict of interest rule, retirement investment advice; international capital standards for non-banks and insurance companies; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system; impact of international regulatory standards on the competitiveness of U.S. insurers; case law arising under Section 316 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (P.L. 76-253)

Client expense: $15,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 1216 - Maker-Taker Conflict of Interest Reform Act of 2015 (Lynch) H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 (Ross) H.R. 1675 - Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 (Hultgren) H.R. 2187 - Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (Schweikert) H.R. 3610 - Puerto Rico Investor Protection Act of 2015 (Velazquez) H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act (Westmoreland) H.R. 4498 - Helping Angels Lead our Startups Act (Chabot) S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 (Shelby) S. 1802 - Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act (Toomey) S. 2497 - Retail Investor Protection Act of 2016 (Blunt) FSOC Review of Asset Management Sector for Potential SIFI Designations Financial Stability Board CFTC Rule 4.5 Exchange-Traded Funds Proxy Advisory Services SEC Proposed Rule on Website Delivery of Fund Shareholder Reports SEC Proposed Rule on use of Derivatives by Registered Funds SEC Proposed Rule on Liquidity Risk Management National Market System Plans

Client expense: $1,230,417 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act, provisions of Title IX relating to advisers of small business investment companies. H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act, all provisions. Business development companies, including Rep. Mulvaney draft bill, "Small Business Credit Availability Act."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $55,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to the JOBS Act. Legislation on strategic investing. H.R. 2187, Fair Opportunities for Professionals Act, all provisions. H.R. 4854, Supporting Americas Innovators Act, all provisions. H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act, all provisions. S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act (HALOS Act), all provisions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act (HALOS Act), all provisions. H.R. 2187, 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act, all provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to the JOBS Act. Legislation on strategic investing. H.R. 2187, Fair Opportunities for Professionals Act. H.R. 4854, Supporting Americas Innovators Act. H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

General Dodd/Frank defense, Dodd/Frank section 956, SEC waiver policy, HR 3557-FSOC Transparency & Accountability Act, HR 2209-to require appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets, HR 1550-Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015, HR 1309-Systemic risk designation Improvement Act of 2015, HR 3798-Due process Restoration Act of 2015, general riders, HR 3784-SEC Small business Advocate Act of 2015, HR 2187-Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act, HR 2205-Data Security Act of 2015, HR 2287-National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act, HR 3700 Housing opportunity through Modernization Act of 2015, HR 3791-Raise consolidated assets threshold under small bank holding company policy statement, HR 4168-Small Business Capitol Formation Enhancement Act, Pushing for an SEC rule requiring political disclosure, Postal banking, HR 3857-Board of Federal Reserve and financial stability oversight council to carry out certain requirements under the financial stability act of 2010.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

HR 414, the Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act HR 1090 Retail Investor Protection Act, HR 1266 Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015. HR 3192, the Homebuyers Assistance Act, HR 2287 (NCUA Budget Transparency Act) HR 2896 (the TAILOR Act) HR 3340 (the Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act) HR 1309, the Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015. "Golden Parachute Compensation Packages" S. Con. Res. 11 DoL Fiduciary Rule HR 1550 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015. HR 3340 Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act. HR 3557 FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act. HR 3738 Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015.HR 3868, the Small Business Credit Availability Act HR 2209 HR 3857 Hensarling Amendment to Highway Trust Fund bill HR 1737, the Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act, HR 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, HR 3189, The Federal Reserve Reform Act of 2015, HR 2187, the Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act HR 3784, the SEC Small Business Advocate Act HR 4018, the Consumer Protection and Choice Act. HR 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 S 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015

Client expense: $364,725 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 1090 - Retail Investor Protection Act (Wagner) H.R. 1216 - Maker-Taker Conflict of Interest Reform Act of 2015 (Lynch) H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 (Ross) H.R. 2187 - Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (Schweikert) H.R. 2356 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 (Hill) H.R. 3610 - Puerto Rico Investor Protection Act of 2015 (Velazquez) H.R. 3189 - Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization Act of 2015 (Huizenga) H.R. 3738 - Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 (Royce) H.R. 4216 - Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act (Moore) Helping Angels Lead our Startups Act (Chabot) S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 (Shelby) S. 1802 - Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act (Toomey) FSOC Review of Asset Management Sector for Potential SIFI Designations Financial Stability Board CFTC Rule 4.5 Exchange-Traded Funds Structure of the U.S. Securities Markets Proxy Advisory Services

Client expense: $1,092,912 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act, provisions of Title IX relating to advisers of small business investment companies. H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act, all provisions. Business development companies, including Rep. Mulvaney draft bill, "Small Business Credit Availability Act."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $52,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendments 824 and 827 H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 414, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 686/S. 1010, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 957/S. 510, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform (CFPB-IG) Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1317, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes 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. 1553, Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1659, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 1675, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 H.R. 1723, Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015 H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act H.R. 1839, Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (RAISE) Act of 2015 H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015 H.R. 1941, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2064, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 2287, National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2354, Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2769, Risk-Based Capital Study Act of 2015 H.R. 2789, Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act H.R. 2995, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding affordable dispute resolution options in the consumer financial services marketplace H.R. 3192, Homebuyers Assistance Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3857, To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Financial Stability Oversight Council to carry out certain requirements under the Financial Stability Act of 2010 before making any new determination under section 113 of such Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act S. 423, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015 S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1963, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2629, Fostering Innovation Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 2498, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); evaluating the security of the U.S. financial sector; Basel III capital standards; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks and insurance; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Department of Treasury online marketplace lending RFI; Federal Reserve reform; beneficial ownerships disclosures; universal ballot; proxy voting system

Client expense: $14,690,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

General Dodd/Frank defense, Dodd/Frank section 956, SEC waiver policy, HR 3557-FSOC Transparency & Accountability Act, HR 2209-to require appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets, HR 1550-Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015, HR 1309-Systemic risk designation Improvement Act of 2015, HR 3798-Due process Restoration Act of 2015, general riders, HR 3784-SEC Small business Advocate Act of 2015, HR 2187-Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act, HR 2205-Data Security Act of 2015, HR 2287-National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act, HR 3700 Housing opportunity through Modernization Act of 2015, HR 3791-Raise consolidated assets threshold under small bank holding company policy statement, HR 4168-Small Business Capitol Formation Enhancement Act, Pushing for an SEC rule requiring political disclosure, Postal banking, HR 3857-Board of Federal Reserve and financial stability oversight council to carry out certain requirements under the financial stability act of 2010.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Issues related to higher education and community colleges. Issues related to the Obama Administration's efforts to invest in community college opportunities. Issues related to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Issues related to America's College Promise Act of 2015. Issues related to Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2015 HR 2187 and S 649. Issues related to the USDA Community Facilities Program. Issues related to Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2015 S 1900.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 1090 - Retail Investor Protection Act (Wagner) H.R. 1216 - Maker-Taker Conflict of Interest Reform Act of 2015 (Lynch) H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 (Ross) H.R. 2187 - Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (Schweikert) H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act (Conaway) H.R. 2356 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 (Hill) H.R. 3189 - Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization Act of 2015 (Huizenga) S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 (Shelby) S. 1802 - Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 (Toomey) FSOC Review of Asset Management Sector for Potential SIFI Designations Financial Stability Board Exchange-Traded Funds Structure of the U.S. Securities Markets

Client expense: $1,947,493 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 414, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 686/S. 1010, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 957, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform (CFPB-IG) Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1317, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes H.R. 1334, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1525, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 1553, Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1659, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 1675, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 H.R. 1723, Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015 H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act H.R. 1839, Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (RAISE) Act of 2015 H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015 H.R. 1941, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2064, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 2213, To provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2287, National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2354, Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2769, Risk-Based Capital Study Act of 2015 H.R. 2789, Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act H.R. 3192, Homebuyers Assistance Act S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1963, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); disclosures related to form BE-10; evaluating the security of the U.S. financial sector; Basel III capital standards; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67), securities litigation;oversight of proxy advisory firms;political spending disclosures; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; treatment of affiliates of non-financial firms that use a central treasury unit; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; beneficial ownerships disclosures; operation of the Financial Stability Board

Client expense: $16,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act, provisions of Title IX relating to advisers of small business investment companies. H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act, all provisions. Business development companies, including Rep. Mulvaney draft bill, "Small Business Credit Availability Act."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $52,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to higher education and community colleges. Issues related to the Obama Administration's efforts to invest in community college opportunities. Issues related to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Issues related to America's College Promise Act of 2015. Issues related to Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2015 HR 2187 and S 649. Issues related to the USDA Community Facilities Program.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

Modernization of regulation of business development companies, including HR 2187, the "Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act," and HR ____, the ""Small Business Credit Availability Act."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Modernization of regulation of business development companies, including HR 2187, the "Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act," and HR ____, the ""Small Business Credit Availability Act."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

S. 1320 Bailout Prevention Act of 2015 H.R. 650, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 H.R. 685, the Mortgage Choice Act of 2015 H.R. 1195, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, the Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 601, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act HR 1195, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act HR 970, S 559, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 766, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1413, the Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act 2015 HR 347, the Facilitating Access to Credit Act of 2015 HR 1847, the Swaps Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Act HR 686, the Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 HR 1317, a bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions HR 1965, the Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act HR 2289, the Commodity End User Relief Act HR 1210, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act HR 1941, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act HR 1266, the Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 HR 1737, the Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act HR 766, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 HR 1413, the Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015 HR 2213, a bill to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. HR 2091, the Child Support Assistance Act of 2015 HR 2287, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act HR 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act HR 2995 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 S 1484, The Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 CFPB rulemaking on payday/small-dollar lending

Client expense: $290,052 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 686/S. 1010, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1334, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1525, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 1553, Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1659, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 1675, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 H.R. 1723, Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015 H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act H.R. 1839, Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (RAISE) Act of 2015 H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2064, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 2213, To provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2266, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2015 H.R. 2287, National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2354, Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2789, Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services Bill, including provisions relating to Womak Amendment requiring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to study the use of arbitration Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to regulatory reform in the financial industry, including implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); disclosures related to form BE-10; evaluating the security of the U.S. financial sector; Basel III capital standards; Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67), securities litigation; oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; treatment of affiliates of non-financial firms that use a central treasury unit; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study

Client expense: $17,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act, provisions of Title IX relating to advisers of small business investment companies. H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act, all provisions. Business development companies, including Rep. Mulvaney draft bill, "Small Business Credit Availability Act."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $52,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to higher education and community colleges. Issues related to the Obama Administration's efforts to invest in community college opportunities. Issues related to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Issues related to America's College Promise Act of 2015. Issues related to Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2015 HR 2187 and S 649.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

Modernization of regulation of business development companies, including HR 2187, the "Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act," and HR ____, the ""Small Business Credit Availability Act."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Modernization of regulation of business development companies, including HR 2187, the "Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act," and HR ____, the ""Small Business Credit Availability Act."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Green Schools Construction H.R. 2187 Green Schools Grant H.R. 58 Support construction of net-zero energy schools Support Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2013 - S. 1084 Support The Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2015 - H.R. 756

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE