Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act

House ethics rules, House Adm. Committee Res. 114, S 1779/HR 3065-Financial services conflict of interest act,congressional travel rules, Members representational allowance, Congressional riders in appropriations, Fair and Clean Transparency Act, on-line disclosure of FCC records, Omnibus appropriations bill, Political intelligence legislation, HR 2029/S 2129-appropriations bill, SEC political disclosure rule, campaign finance reform, DOJ grant transparency, S 337/HR 653-FOIA reform,

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

Federal Reserve, discussion, Yellen hearing; raise of interest rates Federal Reserve Discussion: Wage growth, monetary policy International Tax Reform; Senators Schumer, Menendez, and Brown H.R. 414: Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act; opposed H.R. 1529: Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 2354: Streamlining excessive and costly regulations review act H.R. 3065: Financial services conflict of interest act H.R. 1266: Financial product safety commission act S. 1686: Carried Interest fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 1480: SAFE Act

Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

Supported the Government By the People Act (H.R. 20), providing for a voluntary system of financing congressional elections using a mix of small private donations and federal funds and establishing a refundable tax credit to encourage grassroots campaign donations. Supported the Empowering Citizens Act (H.R. 424), providing a repair of the presidential public financing system, creating a similar public financing system for congressional races, strengthening rules prohibiting coordinated spending by outside groups and ending individual candidate-specific independent-expenditure only committees (individual candidate 'Super PACs'). Supported the Fair Elections Now Act (S. 1538) to establish a voluntary system of public financing for Senate elections. Supported the Democracy for All proposed constitutional amendment (S.J. Res 5, H.J. Res. 22) that would permit Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money to influence elections. Supported the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 430, S. 229) to require disclosure of funds used by corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities influencing elections with independent expenditures and electioneering communications. Supported the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 1459, S. 772) to restore voting rights in federal elections for people who are out of prison and living in their communities. Supported efforts to establish independent redistricting commissions. Supported the Redistricting Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 2173) to require states to establish independent, multi-party citizen redistricting commissions for purposes of drawing district lines. Supported the EMPOWER Act (H.R. 2143, S. 1176) to establish a small donor, public matching funds system for presidential candidates to use in presidential primary and general election races. Supported the Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (H.R 425, S. 1838) to strengthen coordination rules between federal candidates and independent-expenditure only committees and prevent circumvention of anti-corruption contribution limits. Urged the President of the United States to sign an executive order requiring government contractors to disclose their political spending. Supported the Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (H.R. 3065, S. 1779) to prevent conflicts of interest that stem from executive Government employees receiving bonuses or other compensation arrangements from nongovernment sources, from the revolving door that raises concerns about the independence of financial services regulators, and from the revolving door that casts aspersions over the awarding of Government contracts and other financial benefits. Opposed efforts to use the budget process to insert campaign finance riders that would lift limits on spending by political parties coordinated with candidates. Opposed riders in the budget process to prohibit the Securities & Exchange Commission from issuing rules requiring public companies to disclose political spending to shareholders. Opposed riders in the budget process to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from issuing new rules defining candidate-related political activity for social welfare organizations and other nonprofit organizations engaged in more than an insubstantial amount of candidate-related political activity. Opposed policy riders in the appropriations process in general. Supported the REGISTER Act (S. 1970) to establish a system for automatic voter registration in federal elections. Supported the Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (H.R. 1069, S. 558) to require fundraising organizations to submit quarterly reports on entities that have contributed above a certain threshold towards a presidential library, and require that the National Archives and Records Administration make the reports available to the public. Urged the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Treasury to adopt regulations that would prohibit 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations from spending more than an insubstantial amount of money on candidate-related political activity and to make the regulations consistent with the Internal Revenue Code, which require social welfare organizations to be engaged exclusively in social welfare activities. Supported the Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 2867, S. 1659), to restore the protections of the Voting Rights Act against racial discrimination in voting and to establish a new preclearance formula. Urged Members of the House of Representatives and their staff to suspend privately-financed, foreign congressional travel and to create new rules to ensure better transparency and guard against conflicts-of-interest. Urged the Committee on House Administration to adopt new rules making clear that expenditures from Members' Representation Allowances (MRA) are subject to review and approval by the Committee, and to allow MRA budgets to be periodically audited. Urged President Obama to take action to require all public assistance agencies - including Health Benefit Exchanges - to provide opportunities for potential voters to register to vote, in accordance with the National Voter Registration Act. Supported the Real Time Transparency Act (H.R. 3854, S. 2212) to require 48-hour disclosure of campaign contributions of $1,000 or more to candidates, committees, and political parties.

S 1779/HR 3065-Financial services conflict of interest act,

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

House ethics rules, House Adm. Committee Res. 114, S 1779/HR 3065-Financial services conflict of interest act,congressional travel rules, Members representational allowance, Congressional riders in appropriations, Fair and Clean Transparency Act, on-line disclosure of FCC records, Omnibus appropriations bill, Political intelligence legislation, HR 2029/S 2129-appropriations bill, SEC political disclosure rule, campaign finance reform, DOJ grant transparency, S 337/HR 653-FOIA reform,

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 870, S 1774- Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act HR 3610- Puerto Rico Investor Protection Act Hedge Fund Sunshine Act HR 1090- DOL's Fiduciary Standard (e.g. Retail Investor Protection Act) Dodd-Frank financial reform protections HR 3065, S 1770- Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act Fiduciary Rule Proposed Standard (Labor Dept.)

Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S. 1709/HR 3054, "21st Century Glass Steagall Act" "The Consumer Reporting in Bankruptcy Act of 2015" HR 3189, The Federal Reserve Reform Act of 2015 FY2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill H.R. 766, the Financial Institution Consumer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1210, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act HR 1317 H.R. 1737, the Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act, H.R. 1941, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, H.R. 3189, the Federal Reserve Reform Act, H.R. 3192, the Homebuyers Assistance Act, HR 1090 Retail Investor Protection Act, HR 1266 Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015. HR 957, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2015 HR 414, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 3065/ S.1779 "Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act" S. 1484 "Financial Regulatory Improvement Act" S. 1981, "The Equal Employment for All Act"

Client expense: $384,618 · Firm income: Not reported

Supported the Government By the People Act (H.R. 20), providing for a voluntary system of financing congressional elections using a mix of small private donations and federal funds and establishing a refundable tax credit to encourage grassroots campaign donations. Supported the Empowering Citizens Act (H.R. 424), providing a repair of the presidential public financing system, creating a similar public financing system for congressional races, strengthening rules prohibiting coordinated spending by outside groups and ending individual candidate-specific independent-expenditure only committees (individual candidate 'Super PACs'). Supported the Fair Elections Now Act (S. 1538) to establish a voluntary system of public financing for Senate elections. Supported the Democracy for All proposed constitutional amendment (S.J. Res 5, H.J. Res. 22) that would permit Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money to influence elections. Supported the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 430, S. 229) to require disclosure of funds used by corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities influencing elections with independent expenditures and electioneering communications. Supported the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 1459, S. 772) to restore voting rights in federal elections for people who are out of prison and living in their communities. Supported efforts to establish independent redistricting commissions. Supported the Redistricting Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 2173) to require states to establish independent, multi-party citizen redistricting commissions for purposes of drawing district lines. Supported the EMPOWER Act (H.R. 2143, S. 1176) to establish a small donor, public matching funds system for presidential candidates to use in presidential primary and general election races. Supported the Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (H.R 425, S. 1838) to strengthen coordination rules between federal candidates and independent-expenditure only committees and prevent circumvention of anti-corruption contribution limits. Urged the President of the United States to sign an executive order requiring government contractors to disclose their political spending. Supported the Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (H.R. 3065, S. 1779) to prevent conflicts of interest that stem from executive Government employees receiving bonuses or other compensation arrangements from nongovernment sources, from the revolving door that raises concerns about the independence of financial services regulators, and from the revolving door that casts aspersions over the awarding of Government contracts and other financial benefits. Opposed efforts to use the budget process to insert campaign finance riders that would lift limits on spending by political parties coordinated with candidates and opposed policy riders in the appropriations process in general. Supported the REGISTER Act (S. 1970) to establish a system for automatic voter registration in federal elections. Urged Congress to adopt policies in Fast Track bills that would preserve transparency in trade negotiations concerning the Trans Pacific Partnership. Urged the White House to ensure that federally-facilitated health exchanges provide voter registration opportunities consistent with the National Voter Registration Act. Supported the Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (H.R. 1069, S. 558) to require fundraising organizations to submit quarterly reports on entities that have contributed above a certain threshold towards a presidential library, and require that the National Archives and Records Administration make the reports available to the public. Urged the I.R.S. to adopt regulations that would prohibit 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations from spending more than an insubstantial amount of money on candidate-related political activity and to make the regulations consistent with the Internal Revenue Code, which require social welfare organizations to be engaged exclusively in social welfare activities. Supported the Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 2867, S. 1659), to restore the protections of the Voting Rights Act against racial discrimination in voting and to establish a new preclearance formula.

HR 870, S 1774- Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act HR 3610- Puerto Rico Investor Protection Act Hedge Fund Sunshine Act HR 1090- DOL's Fiduciary Standard (e.g. Retail Investor Protection Act) Dodd-Frank financial reform protections HR 3065, S 1770- Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act Fiduciary Rule Proposed Standard (Labor Dept.)

Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Financial services conflict of interest act-S 1779, HR 3065, SEC political disclosure rule, Executive order on contractor disclosure, FOIA reform-S 337, Open government National action Plan.

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

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office

HR 2354-Streamlining excessive and costly regulations review act, HR 766-Financial institution customer protection act, HR 2091-Child support assistance Act of 2015,HR 2243-Equity in government compensation act,HR 1210-Portfolio Lending and Mortgage access act, HR 1553-Small Business Exam cycle reform act, HR 1941-Financial institutions examination fairness and reform act, HR 3189-FORM act of 2015, Dodd Frank 953b, HR 3065-Financial services conflict of interest act, SEC Waiver Policy, HR 414-Burdensome data collection relief act, HR 1090-retail investor protection act, HR 1266-Financial Product safety commission act, waivers Dodd Frank 956, SEC Nomination process,

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

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office

S 1776/HR 3065 Financial Services Conflict of Interest act, anti-regulatory banking issues, support arbitration rule at the CFPB, Financial services revolving door legislation, HR 3054-21st century Glass-Steagall Act of 2015.

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

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office

Federal Reserve, discussion, Yellen hearing; raise of interest rates Federal Reserve Discussion: Wage growth, monetary policy International Tax Reform; Senators Schumer, Menendez, and Brown H.R. 414: Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act; opposed H.R. 1529: Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 2354: Streamlining excessive and costly regulations review act H.R. 3065: Financial services conflict of interest act H.R. 1266: Financial product safety commission act S. 1686: Carried Interest fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 1480: SAFE Act

Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office