American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015
Legislative Progress
Introduced
November 17, 2015
Latest Action
January 20, 2016
Primary Sponsor
Michael T. McCaulRepublican(TX)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
76pct
64d open
vs 6,526 other HR bills in the 114th — cohort avg 56d
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 or the American SAFE Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires that, in addition to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) screening, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shall take all actions necessary to ensure that each covered alien receives a background investigation before U.S. refugee admission. A "covered alien" is any alien applying for U.S. refugee admission who: is a national or resident of Iraq or Syria, has no nationality and whose last habitual residence was in Iraq or Syria, or has been present in Iraq or Syria at any time on or after March 1, 2011. A covered alien: may not be admitted as a refugee until the FBI certifies to DHS and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) that he or she has received a background investigation sufficient to determine whether the alien is a U.S. security threat; and may only be admitted to the United States after DHS, with the unanimous concurrence of the FBI and the DNI, certifies to Congress that he or she is not such a threat. The Inspector General of DHS shall conduct annual risk-based reviews of all certifications. DHS shall report monthly to Congress on the total number of admission applications for which a certification was made and the number of covered aliens for whom such a certification was not made for the preceding month. The report shall include for each covered alien for whom a certification was not made the concurrence or nonconcurrence of each person whose concurrence was required by the certification.
Yes
55
No
43
Present
0
Not Voting
2
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Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 43. Record Vote Number: 4. (consideration: CR S111; text: CR S111)
SenateMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S111)
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S63; text: CR S63)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S63)
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Deemed read the second time, pursuant to the order of November 19, 2015. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 300.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 289 - 137 (Roll no. 643). (text: CR H8381)
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 289 - 137 (Roll no. 643).(text: CR H8381)
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Sources: Congress.gov · House Clerk roll-call votes
| #4 | senate | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected (55-43, 3/5 majority required) | January 20, 2016 |
2018 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act; S.Res.555 - A resolution recognizing the freedom of Muslims of the United States to exercise their religion and participate in the civil systems of their country.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act; S.Res.555 - A resolution recognizing the freedom of Muslims of the United States to exercise their religion and participate in the civil systems of their country.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act; S.Res.555 - A resolution recognizing the freedom of Muslims of the United States to exercise their religion and participate in the civil systems of their country.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · third_quarter · Immigration
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act; S.Res.555 - A resolution recognizing the freedom of Muslims of the United States to exercise their religion and participate in the civil systems of their country.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act; S.Res.555 - A resolution recognizing the freedom of Muslims of the United States to exercise their religion and participate in the civil systems of their country.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 180 - 244 (Roll no. 642).
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H8399)
Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Thompson (MS) motion to recommit with instructions pending a reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment requiring the Department of Homeland Security to have procedures in place to ensure that it has requisite information to confirm the identity of refugee applicants; authorizing a comprehensive review of refugees to identify security threats; requiring DHS to certify that a comprehensive review was undertaken; and providing for monthly DHS reports on refugee applications from Syria and Iraq and DHS Inspector General reviews of DHS certifications. Subsequently, the reservation of a point of order was withdrawn.
Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (consideration: CR H8397-8399; text: CR H8397-8398)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H8397)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4038.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4038 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 531. (consideration: CR H8381-8400)
Rule H. Res. 531 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 531 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4038 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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| Barbara Comstock | Republican | VA |
| Barry Loudermilk | Republican | GA |
| Bill Flores | Republican | TX |
| Bill Johnson | Republican | OH |
| Bill Shuster | Republican | PA |
| Billy Long | Republican | MO |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | MO |
| Blake Farenthold | Republican | TX |
| Bob Gibbs | Republican | OH |
| Bob Goodlatte | Republican | VA |
| Brad Ashford | Democratic | NE |
| Brett Guthrie | Republican | KY |
| Bruce Westerman | Republican | AR |
| Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Republican | TN |
| Charles W. Boustany Jr. | Republican | LA |
| Chris Collins | Republican | NY |
| Christopher P. Gibson | Republican | NY |
| Curt Clawson | Republican | FL |
| Dan Benishek | Republican | MI |
| Dan Newhouse | Republican | WA |
| David G. Valadao | Republican | CA |
| David Rouzer | Republican | NC |
| Devin Nunes | Republican | CA |
| Diane Black | Republican | TN |
| Doug LaMalfa | Republican | CA |
| Doug Lamborn | Republican | CO |
| Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Republican | GA |
| Edward R. Royce | Republican | CA |
| Evan H. Jenkins | Republican | WV |
| Frank C. Guinta | Republican | NH |
| Garret Graves | Republican | LA |
| George Holding | Republican | NC |
| Glenn Grothman | Republican | WI |
| Gregg Harper | Republican | MS |
| Gus M. Bilirakis | Republican | FL |
| J. French Hill | Republican | AR |
| J. Randy Forbes | Republican | VA |
| Jackie Walorski | Republican | IN |
| Jeb Hensarling | Republican | TX |
| Jeff Miller | Republican | FL |
| Joe Barton | Republican | TX |
| Joe Wilson | Republican | SC |
| John Abney Culberson | Republican | TX |
| John Kline | Republican | MN |
| John L. Mica | Republican | FL |
| John R. Carter | Republican | TX |
| John Ratcliffe | Republican | TX |
| John Shimkus | Republican | IL |
| Joseph R. Pitts | Republican | PA |
| K. Michael Conaway | Republican | TX |
| Kay Granger | Republican | TX |
| Ken Calvert | Republican | CA |
| Kevin Brady | Republican | TX |
| Kevin Cramer | Republican | ND |
| Kristi L. Noem | Republican | SD |
| Larry Bucshon | Republican | IN |
| Lee M. Zeldin | Republican | NY |
| Leonard Lance | Republican | NJ |
| Luke Messer | Republican | IN |
| Mac Thornberry | Republican | TX |
| Mark Meadows | Republican | NC |
| Mark Sanford | Republican | SC |
| Mark Walker | Republican | NC |
| Markwayne Mullin | Republican | OK |
| Michael C. Burgess | Republican | TX |
| Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| Michael R. Turner | Republican | OH |
| Mike Bishop | Republican | MI |
| Mike Bost | Republican | IL |
| Mike Pompeo | Republican | KS |
| Patrick Meehan | Republican | PA |
| Pete Olson | Republican | TX |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Peter J. Roskam | Republican | IL |
| Ralph Lee Abraham | Republican | LA |
| Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Republican | TX |
| Randy Neugebauer | Republican | TX |
| Renee L. Ellmers | Republican | NC |
| Richard Hudson | Republican | NC |
| Rob Woodall | Republican | GA |
| Robert J. Wittman | Republican | VA |
| Robert Pittenger | Republican | NC |
| Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Republican | NJ |
| Roger Williams | Republican | TX |
| Ryan A. Costello | Republican | PA |
| Ryan K. Zinke | Republican | MT |
| Sam Graves | Republican | MO |
| Scott DesJarlais | Republican | TN |
| Scott R. Tipton | Republican | CO |
| Steve Chabot | Republican | OH |
| Steve Stivers | Republican | OH |
| Steve Womack | Republican | AR |
| Steven M. Palazzo | Republican | MS |
| Ted Poe | Republican | TX |
| Thomas J. Rooney | Republican | FL |
| Tom Emmer | Republican | MN |
| Tom Reed | Republican | NY |
| Trey Gowdy | Republican | SC |
| Vicky Hartzler | Republican | MO |
| HR 4086 | 114th | Related bill |
| HR 3999 | 114th | Related bill |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Immigration
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act; S.Res.555 - A resolution recognizing the freedom of Muslims of the United States to exercise their religion and participate in the civil systems of their country.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Immigration
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Immigration
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Immigration
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Immigration
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Defense
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement, supporting the Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 3432).
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement, supporting the Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 3432).
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Religion
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement, supporting the Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 3432).
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement, supporting the Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 3432).
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement, supporting the Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 3432).
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement, supporting the Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 3432).
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Intelligence
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement, supporting the Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 3432)
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement, supporting the Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 3432).
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement, supporting the Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 3432)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Intelligence
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement, supporting the Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 3432).
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement, supporting the Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 3432).
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement, supporting the Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 3432).
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Defense
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement, supporting the Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 3432).
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Religion
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement, supporting the Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 3432).
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Asylum for LGBTQ Immigrants Comprehensive Immigration Reform Deferred Action Detention Expedited Resettlement of LGBTQ Refugees Immigration Enforcement Interpretation of LGBT Immigration Policies after Supreme Court DOMA ruling One Year Filing Deadline for Applicants Seeking Asylum Prison Rape Elimination Act Implementation Solitary Confinement of LGBTQ Immigrants American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 (H.R. 4038; S. 2300) Refugee Protection Act (H.R. 5851, S. 3241) Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 4798)
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl AIDS Policy, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 4038 / S. 2300, "the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015;" H.R. 4086, "the Security Verification for Refugees Act;" H.R. 191 / S. 129 "Repeal Executive Amnesty Act;" H.R. 399 / S. 208, "American SAFE Act of 2015;" H.R. 3009 / S.1814, "the Sanctuaries Cities Act; and S. 2123, "the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015."
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) Notice and Request for Comment on Web-Based Quantitative Testing Point of Sale/ATM (POS/ATM) Overdraft Disclosure Forms; Comments responding to request for information on the FHFAs proposed collection of information relating to the NSEMB; Comments on Regulatory Impact Assessment and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, RIN 1506-AB25; Concerns with CFPB future payday lending rulemakings; payday lending as related to the CFPB Proposals; H.R. 3192: Homebuyers Assistance Act; H.R. 2769: Risk-Based Capital Study Act; National Credit Union Administrations (NCUA) risk-based capital proposal; H.R. 2205: Data Security Act of 2015/ Subjects retailers to robust federal safekeeping standard; EMV chip technology is what makes the new cards more secure - PIN is a distraction from the real issue that is data security; party responsible for breached data should be liable for costs associated with breach; NCUAs budget; H.R. 1176: NCUA Budget Transparency Act/ GAO Study of NCUA budgeting practices; H.R. 1188: Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act/ raising MBL cap; H.R. 1195: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act; H.R. 1210: Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act; H.R. 2473: Preserving Capital Access and Mortgage Liquidity Act of 2015; H.R. 2896: the TAILOR Act of 2015; S. 754: Cyber Security Information Sharing Act; NAFCUs Five Point Plan for Regulatory Relief (capital reforms for credit unions; field of membership improvements for credit unions; reduced consumer financial protection bureaus on credit unions; operational improvements for credit unions; 21st century data security standards); Regulatory relief for credit unions; Impact of Federal Regulations on Credit Unions; S. 961: Data Security Act of 2015/ Subjects retailers to robust federal safekeeping standard; NCUAs efforts to allow credit unions to better serve rural areas; H.R. 1259: Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act; CFPBs interim final rule amending Regulation Z; H.R. 1261: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act/ Subjects CFPB to Congressional appropriations process; S. 774: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; S. 871: HELP Rural Communities Act of 2015/ CFPB Rural Definition; H.R. 685: Mortgage Choice Act of 2015/ Points and Fees; H.R. 1408: Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act; H.R. 1422: Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act/ MBL 1-4 exemption; H.R. 1529: Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2015; H.R. 1941: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; Regulatory Burdens; Qualified Mortgage Rule; S. 1484: Financial Regulatory Improvement Act; Federal Credit Union Act; S. 2028: A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, and for other purposes; H.R. 3738: the Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015; H.R. 3557: the FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act; H.R. 1660: the Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act; Improve the federal charter of credit unions through the FCU Act; H.R. 989: Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act/ Supplemental Capital; H.R. 1133: To exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan under the Federal Credit Union Act; NCUA proposed rulemaking on a federal insured credit unions member business lending; NCUAs exam scheduling policy; NAFCUs Top Ten Regulations for Eliminate of Amend (improve process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; provide more meaningful exemptions for small institutions; Dodd-Frank 1022 Authority; expand credit union investment authority; allowing more transfers per month from savings accounts per Federal Reserve Regulation D; flexibility for credit unions making member business loans; NCUAs member business lending rule: update requirement to disclose account numbers to protect privacy of members; update advertising requirements for loan products and share accounts; Accuracy of advertising and notice of insured status; seek improvements to the NCUA Central Liquidity Facility (CLF); CLF information collection; CLF modernization to obtain flexibility for federal credit unions to determine their choice of law; update simplify and make improvements to regulations governing check processing funds); S. 423: Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015; H.R. 22: the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015; NCUAs proposed Field of Membership Amendments; H.R. 2995: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act; Require the CFPB to conduct a fair, comprehensive study before adopting a rule that would restrict arbitration and open the door to abusive class actions; prevent arbitration restrictions; NCUA third party vendor authority; CFPB request for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act to conduct a national web-based survey relative to overdraft protection services; CFPB consumer complaint narrative database; CFPB and the student loan servicing market; Student Loan Borrower Communication ;CFPB integration of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) - Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) disclosures, consider good faith efforts to comply with TRID; financial regulators must level the playing field and promulgate rules that require non-traditional market lenders to meet basic consumer protection requirements such as those of TILA, underwriting standards for loans, and applicable state usury laws; NCUAs usury ceiling under the FCU Act; FSOC should facilitate regulatory coordination among its member regulators; preserve the credit union tax exemption; regulatory relief including CFPB using their exemption authority more; Housing Finance Reform - it is vital that credit unions continue to have unfettered access to the secondary mortgage market and any reforms should have emphasis on fair pricing that reflects loan quality rather than quantity; Department of Labors proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act for certain full-time salaried works to be eligible for overtime protections; Federal Communication Commission clarification for free end user calls made by financial institutions; Federal Communication Commission regarding clarifications to the interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; FCCs Declaratory Ruling and Order on TCPA; H.R. 1155: the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act; prepaid cards - CFPB efforts to ensure that consumers using prepaid products are sufficiently informed and protected - they should find appropriate balance between adequate consumer protection and allowing consumers access to products they demand; compliance burdens related to CFPB amendments to Regulation C, HMDA; Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA); Periodic Statements for Borrowers who have filed for bankruptcy; Statement production systems and CFPBs servicing regulations; Small Business Administration SBA 7(a) business loan program; H.R. 2499: Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015; FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; H.R. 427: Regulations for the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015; Improve agency use of regulatory guidance; Protect responsible overdraft services; Changes to requirements under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act; H.R. 957: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Inspector General Reform Act; Reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Credit risk-guarantee fees; Military Lending Act; H.R. 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016; Cost-benefit analysis at federal regulatory agencies; Regulatory coordination; Regulations related to remittance transfers; Legal opinion letters at the CFPB and NCUA; H.R. 9: Innovation Act; H.R. 185: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015; H.R. 527: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015; H.R. 650: Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act; H.R. 766: Financial Institution Customer Protection Act/ Ending Operation Choke Point; H.R. 1262: Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2015; H.R. 1263: Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act/ Changes veto authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council; H.R. 1265: Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act/ Making credit union advisory council meetings public; H.R. 1266: Financial Product Safety Commission Act/ Replacing CFPB Director with Commission; H.R. 1309: Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015; S. 881: Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act of 2015; S. 924: To require public hearings on NCUA's budget; S. 1137: PATENT Act; S. 1440: Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act/ MBL 1-4 exemption; Ensure an Effective Payments system; Fairness under FCC ruling on autodialing and FCC oversight; Telephone Consumer Protection Act; modernize online lending laws and regulations; give NCUA greater flexibility with credit union lending including the ability to establish longer maturities for certain loans; preventing g-fees charged by Fannie and Freddie from being used as funding offset; NCUA 18-month Exam Cycle; Military Lending Act Database; Credit Losses Accounting Standard; FASB Accounting Standards; CFPBs expansion of data collection under Reg C, Privacy protections for data collected by CFPB; NIST notice and request for information on views on the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; Comments on Notice of proposed rulemaking regarding field of membership and chartering; CBSA population limit, combined statistical area, well defined local communities, rural population limits, multiple common bond charters, underserved areas, TIP charters; CFPB information collection on compliance costs and other effects of regulation; Duty to serve underserved markets; interchange rates as related to the Durbin Amendment to Dodd-Frank; Repeal Durbin Amendment; H.R. 5465 - to repeal Durbin Amendment; Federal Reserves EGRPRA review process; FHFAs principal reduction consideration; FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool; FFIEC proposed revision to the Uniform Interagency Consumer Compliance Rating System; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule, Department of Labor overtime Rule; Administrative Procedures Act; Regulatory Flexibility for credit unions; Promote Consumer Protection and Financial Literacy; Financial Technology (FinTech); FinTech and online marketplace lending; Transparency for NCUAs Overhead Transfer Rate methodology; Transparency for NCUAs Operating Fee methodology; FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill; Community Development Financial Institution funding (CDFI); CDFI certification and reporting requirements; Dept. of Treasurys National Strategy for financial literacy and education; NCUAs information collection on investment and deposit activities; allow credit unions to purchase loans from other originators for purposes of issuing securities; mortgage servicing rights; extend exemption for consumer credit cards from MLA Rule requirements; Secondary Capital for low-income designated credit unions(LICU); LICU information collection burdens; Loan Level Price adjustments and Guaranty Fees; HR5541, Financial Services for the Underserved Act of 2016; NCUAs proposed rule regarding FCU occupancy, planning, and disposal of acquired and abandoned premises; HR 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending Act (TABS); HR 4773, the Protection Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act; HR 4538, the Senior$afe Act; NCUAs proposed rule on Incentive-Based Compensation Arrangement; NCUAs Exam Flexibility Initiative; issues related to the National Credit Union Share Insurance Funds Equity Ratio; NCUAs Regulatory Review; seeking guidance from NCUA on interpretation of overall financial performance; NCUAs Revised Examiner Guidance; NCUA to revise CUSO reporting requirements; CUSO accounting standards, Amend NCUA thresholds for supervisory committee audits and verifications; NCUA to address duplicative nature of Fair Credit Reporting regulations; Incidental Powers; requirements for share insurance; Update call reports; DOJs ANPR on accessibility of web information and services of State and Local Government entities; CFPBs amendment to Regulation Ps Annual Privacy Notice Requirement; NCUAs modernization of data collection for regulatory oversight of credit unions; CFPBs proposed rule on arbitration agreements; Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Loans; NCUAs proposed amendments to the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund; modernization of Federal Credit union Bylaws; FHFAs development of a Common Securitization Platform; NIST request for comment on current and future states of cybersecurity in the digital economy; DOD to give better guidance and extend effective date on Military Lending Act Rule; comments on CFPBs Outline of Proposals Under Consideration and Alternatives Considered regarding Third-Party debt collection practices; comments on Consumer Response Company Response Survey; H.R. 5983, the Financial CHOICE Act; H.R. 4038, the Community Financial Institution Exemption Act; H.R. 6094, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Non-Profits Act; CFPBs proposed rule related to Payday, Vehicle Title and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans; Single-Family Credit Risk Transfer and proposals to adopt additional front-end credit risk transfer structures; rebates to credit unions related to the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund; CFPB request for comment on Amendments Relating to Disclosure of Records and Information; NCUAs 2017 and 2018 proposed budgets; NCUAs Equity Fund Ratio and 2017 Projections; Changes to NCUAs Chartering and Field of Membership Manual.
Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) Notice and Request for Comment on Web-Based Quantitative Testing Point of Sale/ATM (POS/ATM) Overdraft Disclosure Forms; Comments responding to request for information on the FHFAs proposed collection of information relating to the NSEMB; Comments on Regulatory Impact Assessment and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, RIN 1506-AB25; Concerns with CFPB future payday lending rulemakings; payday lending as related to the CFPB Proposals; H.R. 3192: Homebuyers Assistance Act; H.R. 2769: Risk-Based Capital Study Act; National Credit Union Administrations (NCUA) risk-based capital proposal; H.R. 2205: Data Security Act of 2015/ Subjects retailers to robust federal safekeeping standard; EMV chip technology is what makes the new cards more secure - PIN is a distraction from the real issue that is data security; party responsible for breached data should be liable for costs associated with breach; NCUAs budget; H.R. 1176: NCUA Budget Transparency Act/ GAO Study of NCUA budgeting practices; H.R. 1188: Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act/ raising MBL cap; H.R. 1195: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act; H.R. 1210: Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act; H.R. 2473: Preserving Capital Access and Mortgage Liquidity Act of 2015; H.R. 2896: the TAILOR Act of 2015; S. 754: Cyber Security Information Sharing Act; NAFCUs Five Point Plan for Regulatory Relief (capital reforms for credit unions; field of membership improvements for credit unions; reduced consumer financial protection bureaus on credit unions; operational improvements for credit unions; 21st century data security standards); Regulatory relief for credit unions; Impact of Federal Regulations on Credit Unions; S. 961: Data Security Act of 2015/ Subjects retailers to robust federal safekeeping standard; NCUAs efforts to allow credit unions to better serve rural areas; H.R. 1259: Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act; CFPBs interim final rule amending Regulation Z; H.R. 1261: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act/ Subjects CFPB to Congressional appropriations process; S. 774: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; S. 871: HELP Rural Communities Act of 2015/ CFPB Rural Definition; H.R. 685: Mortgage Choice Act of 2015/ Points and Fees; H.R. 1408: Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act; H.R. 1422: Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act/ MBL 1-4 exemption; H.R. 1529: Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2015; H.R. 1941: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; Regulatory Burdens; Qualified Mortgage Rule; S. 1484: Financial Regulatory Improvement Act; Federal Credit Union Act; S. 2028: A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, and for other purposes; H.R. 3738: the Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015; H.R. 3557: the FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act; H.R. 1660: the Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act; Improve the federal charter of credit unions through the FCU Act; H.R. 989: Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act/ Supplemental Capital; H.R. 1133: To exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan under the Federal Credit Union Act; NCUA proposed rulemaking on a federal insured credit unions member business lending; NCUAs exam scheduling policy; NAFCUs Top Ten Regulations for Eliminate of Amend (improve process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; provide more meaningful exemptions for small institutions; Dodd-Frank 1022 Authority; expand credit union investment authority; allowing more transfers per month from savings accounts per Federal Reserve Regulation D; flexibility for credit unions making member business loans; NCUAs member business lending rule: update requirement to disclose account numbers to protect privacy of members; update advertising requirements for loan products and share accounts; Accuracy of advertising and notice of insured status; seek improvements to the NCUA Central Liquidity Facility (CLF); CLF information collection; CLF modernization to obtain flexibility for federal credit unions to determine their choice of law; update simplify and make improvements to regulations governing check processing funds); S. 423: Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015; H.R. 22: the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015; NCUAs proposed Field of Membership Amendments; H.R. 2995: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act; Require the CFPB to conduct a fair, comprehensive study before adopting a rule that would restrict arbitration and open the door to abusive class actions; prevent arbitration restrictions; NCUA third party vendor authority; CFPB request for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act to conduct a national web-based survey relative to overdraft protection services; CFPB consumer complaint narrative database; CFPB and the student loan servicing market; Student Loan Borrower Communication ;CFPB integration of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) - Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) disclosures, consider good faith efforts to comply with TRID; financial regulators must level the playing field and promulgate rules that require non-traditional market lenders to meet basic consumer protection requirements such as those of TILA, underwriting standards for loans, and applicable state usury laws; NCUAs usury ceiling under the FCU Act; FSOC should facilitate regulatory coordination among its member regulators; preserve the credit union tax exemption; regulatory relief including CFPB using their exemption authority more; Housing Finance Reform - it is vital that credit unions continue to have unfettered access to the secondary mortgage market and any reforms should have emphasis on fair pricing that reflects loan quality rather than quantity; Department of Labors proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act for certain full-time salaried works to be eligible for overtime protections; Federal Communication Commission clarification for free end user calls made by financial institutions; Federal Communication Commission regarding clarifications to the interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; FCCs Declaratory Ruling and Order on TCPA; H.R. 1155: the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act; prepaid cards - CFPB efforts to ensure that consumers using prepaid products are sufficiently informed and protected - they should find appropriate balance between adequate consumer protection and allowing consumers access to products they demand; compliance burdens related to CFPB amendments to Regulation C, HMDA; Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA); Periodic Statements for Borrowers who have filed for bankruptcy; Statement production systems and CFPBs servicing regulations; Small Business Administration SBA 7(a) business loan program; H.R. 2499: Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015; FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; H.R. 427: Regulations for the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015; Improve agency use of regulatory guidance; Protect responsible overdraft services; Changes to requirements under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act; H.R. 957: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Inspector General Reform Act; Reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Credit risk-guarantee fees; Military Lending Act; H.R. 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016; Cost-benefit analysis at federal regulatory agencies; Regulatory coordination; Regulations related to remittance transfers; Legal opinion letters at the CFPB and NCUA; H.R. 9: Innovation Act; H.R. 185: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015; H.R. 527: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015; H.R. 650: Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act; H.R. 766: Financial Institution Customer Protection Act/ Ending Operation Choke Point; H.R. 1262: Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2015; H.R. 1263: Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act/ Changes veto authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council; H.R. 1265: Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act/ Making credit union advisory council meetings public; H.R. 1266: Financial Product Safety Commission Act/ Replacing CFPB Director with Commission; H.R. 1309: Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015; S. 881: Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act of 2015; S. 924: To require public hearings on NCUA's budget; S. 1137: PATENT Act; S. 1440: Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act/ MBL 1-4 exemption; Ensure an Effective Payments system; Fairness under FCC ruling on autodialing and FCC oversight; Telephone Consumer Protection Act; modernize online lending laws and regulations; give NCUA greater flexibility with credit union lending including the ability to establish longer maturities for certain loans; preventing g-fees charged by Fannie and Freddie from being used as funding offset; NCUA 18-month Exam Cycle; Military Lending Act Database; Credit Losses Accounting Standard; FASB Accounting Standards; CFPBs expansion of data collection under Reg C, Privacy protections for data collected by CFPB; NIST notice and request for information on views on the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; Comments on Notice of proposed rulemaking regarding field of membership and chartering; CBSA population limit, combined statistical area, well defined local communities, rural population limits, multiple common bond charters, underserved areas, TIP charters; CFPB information collection on compliance costs and other effects of regulation; Duty to serve underserved markets; interchange rates as related to the Durbin Amendment to Dodd-Frank; Repeal Durbin Amendment; H.R. 5465 - to repeal Durbin Amendment; Federal Reserves EGRPRA review process; FHFAs principal reduction consideration; FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool; FFIEC proposed revision to the Uniform Interagency Consumer Compliance Rating System; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule, Department of Labor overtime Rule; Administrative Procedures Act; Regulatory Flexibility for credit unions; Promote Consumer Protection and Financial Literacy; Financial Technology (FinTech); FinTech and online marketplace lending; Transparency for NCUAs Overhead Transfer Rate methodology; Transparency for NCUAs Operating Fee methodology; FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill; Community Development Financial Institution funding (CDFI); CDFI certification and reporting requirements; Dept. of Treasurys National Strategy for financial literacy and education; NCUAs information collection on investment and deposit activities; allow credit unions to purchase loans from other originators for purposes of issuing securities; mortgage servicing rights; extend exemption for consumer credit cards from MLA Rule requirements; Secondary Capital for low-income designated credit unions(LICU); LICU information collection burdens; Loan Level Price adjustments and Guaranty Fees; HR5541, Financial Services for the Underserved Act of 2016; NCUAs proposed rule regarding FCU occupancy, planning, and disposal of acquired and abandoned premises; HR 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending Act (TABS); HR 4773, the Protection Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act; HR 4538, the Senior$afe Act; NCUAs proposed rule on Incentive-Based Compensation Arrangement; NCUAs Exam Flexibility Initiative; issues related to the National Credit Union Share Insurance Funds Equity Ratio; NCUAs Regulatory Review; seeking guidance from NCUA on interpretation of overall financial performance; NCUAs Revised Examiner Guidance; NCUA to revise CUSO reporting requirements; CUSO accounting standards, Amend NCUA thresholds for supervisory committee audits and verifications; NCUA to address duplicative nature of Fair Credit Reporting regulations; Incidental Powers; requirements for share insurance; Update call reports; DOJs ANPR on accessibility of web information and services of State and Local Government entities; CFPBs amendment to Regulation Ps Annual Privacy Notice Requirement; NCUAs modernization of data collection for regulatory oversight of credit unions; CFPBs proposed rule on arbitration agreements; Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Loans; NCUAs proposed amendments to the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund; modernization of Federal Credit union Bylaws; FHFAs development of a Common Securitization Platform; NIST request for comment on current and future states of cybersecurity in the digital economy; DOD to give better guidance and extend effective date on Military Lending Act Rule; comments on CFPBs Outline of Proposals Under Consideration and Alternatives Considered regarding Third-Party debt collection practices; comments on Consumer Response Company Response Survey; H.R. 5983, the Financial CHOICE Act; H.R. 4038, the Community Financial Institution Exemption Act; H.R. 6094, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Non-Profits Act; CFPBs proposed rule related to Payday, Vehicle Title and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans; Single-Family Credit Risk Transfer and proposals to adopt additional front-end credit risk transfer structures; rebates to credit unions related to the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund; CFPB request for comment on Amendments Relating to Disclosure of Records and Information; NCUAs 2017 and 2018 proposed budgets; NCUAs Equity Fund Ratio and 2017 Projections; Changes to NCUAs Chartering and Field of Membership Manual.
Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Policies related to criminal prosecutions on the basis of unlawful presence/reentry H.R. 4038, relating to refugees from Iraq and Syria S. 3100, Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act S. 2193, Stop Illegal Reentry Act EB-5 Reform Regulations relating to National Security Entry-Exit Registration System
Client expense: $335,275 · 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 Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), 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), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 4038 / S. 2300, "the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015;" H.R. 4086, "the Security Verification for Refugees Act;" H.R. 191 / S. 129 "Repeal Executive Amnesty Act;" H.R. 399 / S. 208, "American SAFE Act of 2015;" H.R. 3009 / S.1814, "the Sanctuaries Cities Act; and S. 2123, "the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015."
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 3576, Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 4038, American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 5207, Freedom of Religion Act of 2016, all provisions S. 2193, Kates Law, all provisions S. 2449, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016, all provisions S. 3100, Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act, all provisions Annual refugee admissions, Presidential Determination
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Immigration
Policies related to criminal prosecutions on the basis of unlawful presence/reentry H.R. 4038, relating to refugees from Iraq and Syria Policies related to use of privately-owned immigration detention facilities S. 3100, Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act S. 2193, Stop Illegal Reentry Act
Client expense: $391,841 · 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 Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), 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), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · third_quarter · Immigration
Asylum for LGBTQ Immigrants Comprehensive Immigration Reform Deferred Action Detention Expedited Resettlement of LGBTQ Refugees Immigration Enforcement Interpretation of LGBT Immigration Policies after Supreme Court DOMA ruling One Year Filing Deadline for Applicants Seeking Asylum Prison Rape Elimination Act Implementation Solitary Confinement of LGBTQ Immigrants American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 (H.R. 4038; S. 2300) Refugee Protection Act (H.R. 5851, S. 3241) Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 4798)
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Immigration
Asylum for LGBTQ Immigrants Comprehensive Immigration Reform Deferred Action Detention Expedited Resettlement of LGBTQ Refugees Immigration Enforcement Interpretation of LGBT Immigration Policies after Supreme Court DOMA ruling One Year Filing Deadline for Applicants Seeking Asylum Prison Rape Elimination Act Implementation Solitary Confinement of LGBTQ Immigrants American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 (H.R. 4038; S. 2300) Refugee Protection Act (H.R. 5851, S. 3241) Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 4798)
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) Notice and Request for Comment on Web-Based Quantitative Testing Point of Sale/ATM (POS/ATM) Overdraft Disclosure Forms; Comments responding to request for information on the FHFAs proposed collection of information relating to the NSEMB; Comments on Regulatory Impact Assessment and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, RIN 1506-AB25; Concerns with CFPB future payday lending rulemakings; payday lending as related to the CFPB Proposals; H.R. 3192: Homebuyers Assistance Act; H.R. 2769: Risk-Based Capital Study Act; National Credit Union Administrations (NCUA) risk-based capital proposal; H.R. 2205: Data Security Act of 2015/ Subjects retailers to robust federal safekeeping standard; EMV chip technology is what makes the new cards more secure - PIN is a distraction from the real issue that is data security; party responsible for breached data should be liable for costs associated with breach; NCUAs budget; H.R. 1176: NCUA Budget Transparency Act/ GAO Study of NCUA budgeting practices; H.R. 1188: Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act/ raising MBL cap; H.R. 1195: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act; H.R. 1210: Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act; H.R. 2473: Preserving Capital Access and Mortgage Liquidity Act of 2015; H.R. 2896: the TAILOR Act of 2015; S. 754: Cyber Security Information Sharing Act; NAFCUs Five Point Plan for Regulatory Relief (capital reforms for credit unions; field of membership improvements for credit unions; reduced consumer financial protection bureaus on credit unions; operational improvements for credit unions; 21st century data security standards); Regulatory relief for credit unions; Impact of Federal Regulations on Credit Unions; S. 961: Data Security Act of 2015/ Subjects retailers to robust federal safekeeping standard; NCUAs efforts to allow credit unions to better serve rural areas; H.R. 1259: Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act; CFPBs inerim final rule amending Regulation Z; H.R. 1261: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act/ Subjects CFPB to Congressional appropriations process; S. 774: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; S. 871: HELP Rural Communities Act of 2015/ CFPB Rural Definition; H.R. 685: Mortgage Choice Act of 2015/ Points and Fees; H.R. 1408: Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act; H.R. 1422: Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act/ MBL 1-4 exemption; H.R. 1529: Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2015; H.R. 1941: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; Regulatory Burdens; Qualified Mortgage Rule; S. 1484: Financial Regulatory Improvement Act; Federal Credit Union Act; S. 2028: A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, and for other purposes; H.R. 3738: the Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015; H.R. 3557: the FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act; H.R. 1660: the Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act; Improve the federal charter of credit unions through the FCU Act; H.R. 989: Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act/ Supplemental Capital; H.R. 1133: To exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan under the Federal Credit Union Act; NCUA proposed rulemaking on a federal insured credit unions member business lending; NCUAs exam scheduling policy; NAFCUs Top Ten Regulations for Eliminate of Amend (improve process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; provide more meaningful exemptions for small institutions; Dodd-Frank 1022 Authority; expand credit union investment authority; allowing more transfers per month from savings accounts per Federal Reserve Regulation D; flexibility for credit unions making member business loans; NCUAs member business lending rule: update requirement to disclose account numbers to protect privacy of members; update advertising requirements for loan products and share accounts; Accuracy of advertising and notice of insured status; seek improvements to the NCUA Central Liquidity Facility (CLF); CLF information collection; CLF modernization to obtain flexibility for federal credit unions to determine their choice of law; update simplify and make improvements to regulations governing check processing funds); S. 423: Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015; H.R. 22: the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015; NCUAs proposed Field of Membership Amendments; H.R. 2995: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act; Require the CFPB to conduct a fair, comprehensive study before adopting a rule that would restrict arbitration and open the door to abusive class actions; prevent arbitration restrictions; NCUA third party vendor authority; CFPB request for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act to conduct a national web-based survey relative to overdraft protection services; CFPB consumer complaint narrative database; CFPB and the student loan servicing market; Student Loan Borrower Communication ;CFPB integration of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) - Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) disclosures, consider good faith efforts to comply with TRID; financial regulators must level the playing field and promulgate rules that require non-traditional market lenders to meet basic consumer protection requirements such as those of TILA, underwriting standards for loans, and applicable state usury laws; FSOC should facilitate regulatory coordination among its member regulators; preserve the credit union tax exemption; regulatory relief including CFPB using their exemption authority more; Housing Finance Reform - it is vital that credit unions continue to have unfettered access to the secondary mortgage market and any reforms should have emphasis on fair pricing that reflects loan quality rather than quantity; Department of Labors proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act for certain full-time salaried works to be eligible for overtime protections; Federal Communication Commission clarification for free end user calls made by financial institutions; Federal Communication Commission clarification regarding clarifications to the interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; FCCs Declaratory Ruling and Order on TCPA; H.R. 1155: the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act; prepaid cards - CFPB efforts to ensure that consumers using prepaid products are sufficiently informed and protected - they should find appropriate balance between adequate consumer protection and allowing consumers access to products they demand; compliance burdens related to CFPB amendments to Regulation C, HMDA; Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA); Periodic Statements for Borrowers who have filed for bankruptcy; Statement production systems and CFPBs servicing regulations; Small Business Administration SBA 7(a) business loan program; H.R. 2499: Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015; FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; H.R. 427: Regulations for the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015; Improve agency use of regulatory guidance; Protect responsible overdraft services; Changes to requirements under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act; H.R. 957: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Inspector General Reform Act; Reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Credit risk-guarantee fees; Military Lending Act; H.R. 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016; Cost-benefit analysis at federal regulatory agencies; Regulatory coordination; Regulations related to remittance transfers; Legal opinion letters at the CFPB and NCUA; H.R. 9: Innovation Act; H.R. 185: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015; H.R. 527: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015; H.R. 650: Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act; H.R. 766: Financial Institution Customer Protection Act/ Ending Operation Choke Point; H.R. 1262: Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2015; H.R. 1263: Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act/ Changes veto authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council; H.R. 1265: Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act/ Making credit union advisory council meetings public; H.R. 1266: Financial Product Safety Commission Act/ Replacing CFPB Director with Commission; H.R. 1309: Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015; S. 881: Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act of 2015; S. 924: To require public hearings on NCUA's budget; S. 1137: PATENT Act; S. 1440: Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act/ MBL 1-4 exemption; Ensure an Effective Payments system; Fairness under FCC ruling on autodialing and FCC oversight; Telephone Consumer Protection Act; modernize online lending laws and regulations; give NCUA greater flexibility with credit union lending including the ability to establish longer maturities for certain loans; preventing g-fees charged by Fannie and Freddie from being used as funding offset; NCUA 18-month Exam Cycle; Military Lending Act Database; Credit Losses Accounting Standard; FASB Accounting Standards; CFPBs expansion of data collection under Reg C, Privacy protections for data collected by CFPB; NIST notice and request for information on views on the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; Comments on Notice of proposed rulemaking regarding field of membership and chartering; CBSA population limit, combined statistical area, well defined local communities, rural population limits, multiple common bond charters, underserved areas, TIP charters; CFPB information collection on compliance costs and other effects of regulation; Duty to serve underserved markets; interchange rates as related to the Durbin Amendment to Dodd-Frank; Repeal Durbin Amendment; H.R. 5465 - to repeal Durbin Amendment; Federal Reserves EGRPRA review process; FHFAs principal reduction consideration; FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool; FFIEC proposed revision to the Uniform Interagency Consumer Compliance Rating System; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule, Department of Labor overtime Rule; Administrative Procedures Act; Regulatory Flexibility for credit unions; Promote Consumer Protection and Financial Literacy; Financial Technology (FinTech); FinTech and online marketplace lending; Transparency for NCUAs Overhead Transfer Rate methodology; Transparency for NCUAs Operating Fee methodology; FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill; Community Development Financial Institution funding (CDFI); CDFI certification and reporting requirements; Dept. of Treasurys National Strategy for financial literacy and education; NCUAs information collection on investment and deposit activities; allow credit unions to purchase loans from other originators for purposes of issuing securities; mortgage servicing rights; extend exemption for consumer credit cards from MLA Rule requirements; Secondary Capital for low-income designated credit unions(LICU); LICU information collection burdens; Loan Level Price adjustments and Guaranty Fees; HR5541, Financial Services for the Underserved Act of 2016; NCUAs proposed rule regarding FCU occupancy, planning, and disposal of acquired and abandoned premises; HR 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending Act (TABS); HR 4773, the Protection Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act; HR 4538, the Senior$afe Act; NCUAs proposed rule on Incentive-Based Compensation Arrangement; NCUAs Exam Flexibility Initiative; issues related to the National Credit Union Share Insurance Funds Equity Ratio; NCUAs Regulatory Review; seeking guidance from NCUA on interpretation of overall financial performance; NCUAs Revised Examiner Guidance; NCUA to revise CUSO reporting requirements; CUSO accounting standards, Amend NCUA thresholds for supervisory committee audits and verifications; NCUA to address duplicative nature of Fair Credit Reporting regulations; Incidental Powers; requirements for share insurance; Update call reports; DOJs ANPR on accessibility of web information and services of State and Local Government entities; CFPBs amendment to Regulation Ps Annual Privacy Notice Requirement; NCUAs modernization of data collection for regulatory oversight of credit unions; CFPBs proposed rule on arbitration agreements; Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Loans; NCUAs proposed amendments to the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund; modernization of Federal Credit union Bylaws; FHFAs development of a Common Securitization Platform; NIST request for comment on current and future states of cybersecurity in the digital economy; DOD to give better guidance and extend effective date on Military Lending Act Rule; comments on CFPBs Outline of Proposals Under Consideration and Alternatives Considered regarding Third-Party debt collection practices; comments on Consumer Response Company Response Survey; H.R. 5983, the Financial CHOICE Act; H.R. 4038, the Community Financial Institution Exemption Act; H.R. 6094, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Non-Profits Act.
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Banking
Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) Notice and Request for Comment on Web-Based Quantitative Testing Point of Sale/ATM (POS/ATM) Overdraft Disclosure Forms; Comments responding to request for information on the FHFAs proposed collection of information relating to the NSEMB; Comments on Regulatory Impact Assessment and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, RIN 1506-AB25; Concerns with CFPB future payday lending rulemakings; payday lending as related to the CFPB Proposals; H.R. 3192: Homebuyers Assistance Act; H.R. 2769: Risk-Based Capital Study Act; National Credit Union Administrations (NCUA) risk-based capital proposal; H.R. 2205: Data Security Act of 2015/ Subjects retailers to robust federal safekeeping standard; EMV chip technology is what makes the new cards more secure - PIN is a distraction from the real issue that is data security; party responsible for breached data should be liable for costs associated with breach; NCUAs budget; H.R. 1176: NCUA Budget Transparency Act/ GAO Study of NCUA budgeting practices; H.R. 1188: Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act/ raising MBL cap; H.R. 1195: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act; H.R. 1210: Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act; H.R. 2473: Preserving Capital Access and Mortgage Liquidity Act of 2015; H.R. 2896: the TAILOR Act of 2015; S. 754: Cyber Security Information Sharing Act; NAFCUs Five Point Plan for Regulatory Relief (capital reforms for credit unions; field of membership improvements for credit unions; reduced consumer financial protection bureaus on credit unions; operational improvements for credit unions; 21st century data security standards); Regulatory relief for credit unions; Impact of Federal Regulations on Credit Unions; S. 961: Data Security Act of 2015/ Subjects retailers to robust federal safekeeping standard; NCUAs efforts to allow credit unions to better serve rural areas; H.R. 1259: Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act; CFPBs inerim final rule amending Regulation Z; H.R. 1261: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act/ Subjects CFPB to Congressional appropriations process; S. 774: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; S. 871: HELP Rural Communities Act of 2015/ CFPB Rural Definition; H.R. 685: Mortgage Choice Act of 2015/ Points and Fees; H.R. 1408: Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act; H.R. 1422: Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act/ MBL 1-4 exemption; H.R. 1529: Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2015; H.R. 1941: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; Regulatory Burdens; Qualified Mortgage Rule; S. 1484: Financial Regulatory Improvement Act; Federal Credit Union Act; S. 2028: A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, and for other purposes; H.R. 3738: the Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015; H.R. 3557: the FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act; H.R. 1660: the Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act; Improve the federal charter of credit unions through the FCU Act; H.R. 989: Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act/ Supplemental Capital; H.R. 1133: To exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan under the Federal Credit Union Act; NCUA proposed rulemaking on a federal insured credit unions member business lending; NCUAs exam scheduling policy; NAFCUs Top Ten Regulations for Eliminate of Amend (improve process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; provide more meaningful exemptions for small institutions; Dodd-Frank 1022 Authority; expand credit union investment authority; allowing more transfers per month from savings accounts per Federal Reserve Regulation D; flexibility for credit unions making member business loans; NCUAs member business lending rule: update requirement to disclose account numbers to protect privacy of members; update advertising requirements for loan products and share accounts; Accuracy of advertising and notice of insured status; seek improvements to the NCUA Central Liquidity Facility (CLF); CLF information collection; CLF modernization to obtain flexibility for federal credit unions to determine their choice of law; update simplify and make improvements to regulations governing check processing funds); S. 423: Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015; H.R. 22: the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015; NCUAs proposed Field of Membership Amendments; H.R. 2995: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act; Require the CFPB to conduct a fair, comprehensive study before adopting a rule that would restrict arbitration and open the door to abusive class actions; prevent arbitration restrictions; NCUA third party vendor authority; CFPB request for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act to conduct a national web-based survey relative to overdraft protection services; CFPB consumer complaint narrative database; CFPB and the student loan servicing market; Student Loan Borrower Communication ;CFPB integration of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) - Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) disclosures, consider good faith efforts to comply with TRID; financial regulators must level the playing field and promulgate rules that require non-traditional market lenders to meet basic consumer protection requirements such as those of TILA, underwriting standards for loans, and applicable state usury laws; FSOC should facilitate regulatory coordination among its member regulators; preserve the credit union tax exemption; regulatory relief including CFPB using their exemption authority more; Housing Finance Reform - it is vital that credit unions continue to have unfettered access to the secondary mortgage market and any reforms should have emphasis on fair pricing that reflects loan quality rather than quantity; Department of Labors proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act for certain full-time salaried works to be eligible for overtime protections; Federal Communication Commission clarification for free end user calls made by financial institutions; Federal Communication Commission clarification regarding clarifications to the interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; FCCs Declaratory Ruling and Order on TCPA; H.R. 1155: the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act; prepaid cards - CFPB efforts to ensure that consumers using prepaid products are sufficiently informed and protected - they should find appropriate balance between adequate consumer protection and allowing consumers access to products they demand; compliance burdens related to CFPB amendments to Regulation C, HMDA; Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA); Periodic Statements for Borrowers who have filed for bankruptcy; Statement production systems and CFPBs servicing regulations; Small Business Administration SBA 7(a) business loan program; H.R. 2499: Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015; FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; H.R. 427: Regulations for the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015; Improve agency use of regulatory guidance; Protect responsible overdraft services; Changes to requirements under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act; H.R. 957: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Inspector General Reform Act; Reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Credit risk-guarantee fees; Military Lending Act; H.R. 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016; Cost-benefit analysis at federal regulatory agencies; Regulatory coordination; Regulations related to remittance transfers; Legal opinion letters at the CFPB and NCUA; H.R. 9: Innovation Act; H.R. 185: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015; H.R. 527: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015; H.R. 650: Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act; H.R. 766: Financial Institution Customer Protection Act/ Ending Operation Choke Point; H.R. 1262: Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2015; H.R. 1263: Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act/ Changes veto authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council; H.R. 1265: Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act/ Making credit union advisory council meetings public; H.R. 1266: Financial Product Safety Commission Act/ Replacing CFPB Director with Commission; H.R. 1309: Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015; S. 881: Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act of 2015; S. 924: To require public hearings on NCUA's budget; S. 1137: PATENT Act; S. 1440: Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act/ MBL 1-4 exemption; Ensure an Effective Payments system; Fairness under FCC ruling on autodialing and FCC oversight; Telephone Consumer Protection Act; modernize online lending laws and regulations; give NCUA greater flexibility with credit union lending including the ability to establish longer maturities for certain loans; preventing g-fees charged by Fannie and Freddie from being used as funding offset; NCUA 18-month Exam Cycle; Military Lending Act Database; Credit Losses Accounting Standard; FASB Accounting Standards; CFPBs expansion of data collection under Reg C, Privacy protections for data collected by CFPB; NIST notice and request for information on views on the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; Comments on Notice of proposed rulemaking regarding field of membership and chartering; CBSA population limit, combined statistical area, well defined local communities, rural population limits, multiple common bond charters, underserved areas, TIP charters; CFPB information collection on compliance costs and other effects of regulation; Duty to serve underserved markets; interchange rates as related to the Durbin Amendment to Dodd-Frank; Repeal Durbin Amendment; H.R. 5465 - to repeal Durbin Amendment; Federal Reserves EGRPRA review process; FHFAs principal reduction consideration; FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool; FFIEC proposed revision to the Uniform Interagency Consumer Compliance Rating System; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule, Department of Labor overtime Rule; Administrative Procedures Act; Regulatory Flexibility for credit unions; Promote Consumer Protection and Financial Literacy; Financial Technology (FinTech); FinTech and online marketplace lending; Transparency for NCUAs Overhead Transfer Rate methodology; Transparency for NCUAs Operating Fee methodology; FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill; Community Development Financial Institution funding (CDFI); CDFI certification and reporting requirements; Dept. of Treasurys National Strategy for financial literacy and education; NCUAs information collection on investment and deposit activities; allow credit unions to purchase loans from other originators for purposes of issuing securities; mortgage servicing rights; extend exemption for consumer credit cards from MLA Rule requirements; Secondary Capital for low-income designated credit unions(LICU); LICU information collection burdens; Loan Level Price adjustments and Guaranty Fees; HR5541, Financial Services for the Underserved Act of 2016; NCUAs proposed rule regarding FCU occupancy, planning, and disposal of acquired and abandoned premises; HR 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending Act (TABS); HR 4773, the Protection Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act; HR 4538, the Senior$afe Act; NCUAs proposed rule on Incentive-Based Compensation Arrangement; NCUAs Exam Flexibility Initiative; issues related to the National Credit Union Share Insurance Funds Equity Ratio; NCUAs Regulatory Review; seeking guidance from NCUA on interpretation of overall financial performance; NCUAs Revised Examiner Guidance; NCUA to revise CUSO reporting requirements; CUSO accounting standards, Amend NCUA thresholds for supervisory committee audits and verifications; NCUA to address duplicative nature of Fair Credit Reporting regulations; Incidental Powers; requirements for share insurance; Update call reports; DOJs ANPR on accessibility of web information and services of State and Local Government entities; CFPBs amendment to Regulation Ps Annual Privacy Notice Requirement; NCUAs modernization of data collection for regulatory oversight of credit unions; CFPBs proposed rule on arbitration agreements; Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Loans; NCUAs proposed amendments to the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund; modernization of Federal Credit union Bylaws; FHFAs development of a Common Securitization Platform; NIST request for comment on current and future states of cybersecurity in the digital economy; DOD to give better guidance and extend effective date on Military Lending Act Rule; comments on CFPBs Outline of Proposals Under Consideration and Alternatives Considered regarding Third-Party debt collection practices; comments on Consumer Response Company Response Survey; H.R. 5983, the Financial CHOICE Act; H.R. 4038, the Community Financial Institution Exemption Act; H.R. 6094, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Non-Profits Act.
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Immigration
Addressing the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. Specific bills include: H.R.1568 - Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015; S. 2145 - Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 3314 - The Resettlement Accountability National Security Act; H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; S.2300 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; H.R. 4731- Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Defense
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Intelligence
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. Indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act. Guantanamo. Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Preserving and strengthening the Leahy Law. Opposing H.R. 4038 - and other bigoted attempts to scapegoat Muslims. Limiting solitary confinement including the S.675 REDEEM ACT (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015) and S.502/H.R.920, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Closing Guantanamo. Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Increasing transparency around the use of drones. Supporting reforms that lead to a reduction in overcrowding in our corrections systems, and restorative alternatives to restricted housing. Opposition to S. 2193. Supporting S. 2123 (the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act). Implementation of Obama Administrations Executive Memorandum and 50 Guiding Principles related to solitary confinement.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office