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Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016
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Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill directs each executive agency to make publicly available on the agency website or in the rule making docket on Regulations.gov a list of pending agency regulatory actions and for each such action: the date the agency began to develop or consider the action, its status, an estimate of the date it will be final and in effect, and a brief description of such action; a list of any duplicative or overlapping regulatory actions issued by the same or any other agency; if a regulatory impact analysis has been conducted, the findings of such analysis, including any data or formula used for purposes of such analysis; and a list of each public communication about the action issued by the agency, including the date of the communication, its intended audience, the method of communication, and a copy of the original communication. Each agency shall publish the information required within 24 hours after such communication is issued and maintain the public availability of such information for at least 5 years after the action is finalized. Any public communication issued by an agency that refers to a pending agency regulatory action: shall specify whether the agency is considering alternatives and accepting comments; shall expressly disclose that the agency is the source of the information to the intended recipients; and may not solicit support for or promote the action, be sent through the private email account of an agency officer or employee, or include statements of aggrandizement for the agency, any federal employee, or the action. An agency that communicated about a pending agency regulatory action during the previous fiscal year shall submit to each congressional committee with jurisdiction over the agency's activities, by January 15 of each year, a report indicating: the number of pending agency regulatory actions the agency issued public communications about during that fiscal year, the average number of public communications issued by the agency for each such action, and the five pending actions with the highest number of public communications issued by the agency in that fiscal year and a copy of each such communication. The report shall be made publicly available on the agency's website.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 250 - 171 (Roll no. 510).
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 250 - 171 (Roll no. 510).
HouseOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 185 - 238 (Roll no. 509).
HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H5477)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kildee motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to combat a public health crisis including the Zika virus, opioid abuse, and lead poisoning.
Mr. Kildee moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Oversight and Government. (consideration: CR H5476-5478; text: CR H5477)
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2018 · second_quarter · Government Issues
TFB supports H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act which would provide much needed transparency in the rulemaking process used by federal agencies. It would require agencies to post basic information, beyond what is provided in the Federal Register, about communications on pending regulatory actions and prevent agencies from soliciting support for a proposed regulation.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Government Issues
TFB supports H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act which would provide much needed transparency in the rulemaking process used by federal agencies. It would require agencies to post basic information, beyond what is provided in the Federal Register, about communications on pending regulatory actions and prevent agencies from soliciting support for a proposed regulation.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
All legislation, including budget views, appropriations bills and riders, concerning authority of CFTC or SEC to enforce or write regulations under the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including HR4768, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act; HR4612 and sections of HR4361 concerning the Midnight Rules Relief Act; S2355, the Credit Access and Inclusion Act; HR5424, the Investment Advisors Modernization Act; HR5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act; HR3468, The Review Act; HR5063, the Stop Settlement Funds Act and any similar riders proposed to Appropriations Bills such as HR5485/SB3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Acts for 2017. File comments to CFPB on Docket 20160020 on forced arbitration; Support full funding for all appropriated agencies. Oppose weakening of existing rules such as broadband privacy and net neutrality rules, whether by new administration or Congressional action. Oppose all appropriations riders to subject independent agencies to restrictive, duplicative regulatory cost-benefit analysis and OMB/OIRA oversight.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · first_quarter · Banking
Legislation; HR 2896, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2015; H.R. 766, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015; All legislation concerning budget views or appropriations, including concerning riders on independent funding, structure and authority of CFPB (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (HR5485/S2663); riders on transportation safety and airline fee disclosure. All legislation concerning amendments to DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including authority of agencies to enforce laws to protect consumers, taxpayers. H.R.4781 FDIC Accountability Act of 2016; HR 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act; HR 1263, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015; HR 1262, Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2015; HR 1264, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2015; HR 1261, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act of 2015; HR 1413/S477, Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015 (FDIC Operation Choke Point); H.R. 766 and S2790, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015. HR 5510, to weaken FTC; HR 4768 Separation of Powers Restoration Act; other riders and amendments to weaken independent agency authority to enact regulations. HR4172 Full file credit reporting; HR5282 Fair Credit Reporting Act amendments. Department of Education Gainful Employment rule. including HR4768, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act; HR4612 and sections of HR4361 concerning the Midnight Rules Relief Act; S2355, the Credit Access and Inclusion Act; HR5424, the Investment Advisors Modernization Act; HR5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act; HR3468, The Review Act; HR5063, the Stop Settlement Funds Act and any similar riders proposed to Appropriations Bills such as HR5485/SB3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Acts for 2017. File comments to CFPB on Docket 20160020 on forced arbitration; file comment to CFPB on announcement of Debt Collection rulemaking SBREFA process; meet with CFPB on consumer complaint database, payday lending and other matters. File comment to financial and bank regulators on status of completion of rulemaking on DoddFrank Section 956, Executive Compensation; All legislation pertaining to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, including to restrict its authorities, change its structure to a commission or modify its independent funding and all proposals to implement the Congressional Review Act to rescind CFPB rules, including the prepaid card rule of October 2016; comment on all rules proposed by the CFPB, including its high-cost (payday) and arbitration draft rules. Comment on all Executive Orders and Requests for Information pertaining to changing or limiting the structure of US Financial Regulation system. All agency proposed rules, requests for Information or guidances concerning "fintech" firms and their chartering. Oppose all appropriations riders to subject independent agencies to restrictive, duplicative regulatory cost-benefit analysis and OMB/OIRA oversight. Bills include HR103/S370, S365, S387, S105, S626, S552/HR1414, HR50, HR1116/S366, HR1018 and SJR19/HJR73/HJR62.
2016 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
All legislation, including budget views, appropriations bills and riders, concerning authority of CFTC or SEC to enforce or write regulations under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including HR4768, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act; HR4612 and sections of HR4361 concerning the Midnight Rules Relief Act; S2355, the Credit Access and Inclusion Act; HR5424, the Investment Advisors Modernization Act; HR5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act; HR3468, The Review Act; HR5063, the Stop Settlement Funds Act and any similar riders proposed to Appropriations Bills such as HR5485/SB3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Acts for 2017. File comments to CFPB on Docket 2016-0020 on forced arbitration.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H5476)
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5226.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 863, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKinley amendment No. 3.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 863, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fleming amendment No. 2.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Boustany amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Clay demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 863, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Boustany amendment No. 1.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 5226.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Keith J. Rothfus to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 863 and Rule XVIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5351 and H.R. 5226. Rule provides for one hour of debate on both H.R. 5351 and H.R. 5226.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 863. (consideration: CR H5470-5479; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5473-5474)
Rule H. Res. 863 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 863 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5351 and H.R. 5226. Rule provides for one hour of debate on both H.R. 5351 and H.R. 5226.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 565.
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-729.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 14.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Referred to |
| May 13, 2016 |
| May 13, 2016 |
| Republican |
| GA |
| Glenn Grothman | Republican | WI |
| Jody B. Hice | Republican | GA |
| John J. Duncan, Jr. | Republican | TN |
| Ken Buck | Republican | CO |
| Mark Meadows | Republican | NC |
| Mark Walker | Republican | NC |
| Michael R. Turner | Republican | OH |
| Paul A. Gosar | Republican | AZ |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Rod Blum | Republican | IA |
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Banking
CFPB (The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection is an arm of Federal Reserve System) all its regulations, activities and practices including payday lending, forced arbitration, credit reporting, debt collection, consumer complaint handling, enforcement, consumer education; Legislation; HR 2896, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2015; H.R. 766, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015; All legislation concerning budget views or appropriations, including concerning riders on independent funding, structure and authority of CFPB (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (HR5485/S2663); riders on transportation safety and airline fee disclosure. All legislation concerning amendments to Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including authority of agencies to enforce laws to protect consumers, taxpayers. H.R.4781 - FDIC Accountability Act of 2016; HR 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act; HR 1263, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015; HR 1262, Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2015; HR 1264, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2015; HR 1261, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act of 2015; HR 1413/S477, Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015 (FDIC Operation Choke Point); H.R. 766 and S2790, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015. HR 5510, to weaken FTC; HR 4768 Separation of Powers Restoration Act; other riders and amendments to weaken independent agency authority to enact regulations. HR4172 Full file credit reporting; HR5282 Fair Credit Reporting Act amendments. Department of Education Gainful Employment rule. including HR4768, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act; HR4612 and sections of HR4361 concerning the Midnight Rules Relief Act; S2355, the Credit Access and Inclusion Act; HR5424, the Investment Advisors Modernization Act; HR5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act; HR3468, The Review Act; HR5063, the Stop Settlement Funds Act and any similar riders proposed to Appropriations Bills such as HR5485/SB3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Acts for 2017. File comments to CFPB on Docket 2016-0020 on forced arbitration; file comment to CFPB on announcement of Debt Collection rulemaking SBREFA process; meet with CFPB on consumer complaint database, payday lending and other matters. File comment to financial and bank regulators on status of completion of rulemaking on Dodd-Frank Section 956, Executive Compensation.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Issues related to the health impacts of air pollution including the following legislation: H.R.1388, Clean Air, Strong Economies Act; S.751, CASE Act; S.2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016; H.R.8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; H.R.1030, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015; H.R.1320, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015; H.R.1327, ORDEAL Act of 2015; H.R.1759, ALERT Act of 2015; H.R.4768, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016; H.R.4775, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016; H.R.5538, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; H.R.3438, REVIEW Act of 2016; H.R.5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016; H.R.5226 Regulatory Integrity Act; H.R.4612, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R.5926 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; H.R.5913 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2016; S.543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015; S.544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015; S.638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015; S.640, ORDEAL Act of 2015; S.2072, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under which the Administrator shall defer the designation of an area as a nonattainment area for purposes of the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard if the area achieves and maintains certain standards under a voluntary early action compact plan.; S.2194, Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act; S. 3068, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; S.2816 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2016; S.2012 North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016; S.3483 Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016; H.R.5982 Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016; HR 2028 Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017; Issues related to air pollution and health; issues related to climate change and health; issues related to air pollution from vehicles and fuels; issues related to air pollution from power plants and other stationary sources; issues related to the President's Budget; issues related to the Budget Control Act; issues related to appropriations; issues related to regulatory reforms.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with Congress regarding the inclusion of a cottonseed program in the Continuing Resolution bill to fund the federal government beginning on December 10, 2016, through April 28, 2017 WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 S. 612, Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act GAO report, West Coast Ports: Better Supply Chain Information Could Improve DOTs Freight Efforts Participation in Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee meeting USDA Risk Management Agencys updated factors for prevented planting coverage Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding weather-related crops losses and insurance adjustments Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Meetings with EPA concerning a risk assessment of tribufos Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panels consideration of EPAs evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate Participation in a coalition letter to House and Senate appropriations committees leadership concerning inclusion of funding for FDA/USDA agricultural biotechnology education Comments to the Attorney General regarding the Department of Justices proposed rulemaking, Standards and Procedures for the Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act Comments to the Office of Science and Technology regarding Docket No. FDA-2015-N-3403, Clarifying Current Roles and Responsibilities Described in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding Docket No. IRS-REG-16313-02, Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions for Liquidation of an Interest Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2015-0112, Endangered and Threatened Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Comments to EPA regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0594, 2,4-D: Uses on Herbicide-Tolerant Corn, Cotton and Soybean Participation in coalition comments to Vice-President Elect Mike Pence regarding nominations for vacancies at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0317, Registration Reviews: Draft Malathion Human Health Risk Assessment Comments to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding Docket No. AMS-DA-16-0101, Provisions for Removing Commodity Research and Promotion Board Members and Staff Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 22 - Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act) H.R. 22 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (FAST Act) H.R. 50 - the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 185 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348 - Responsibility and Professionally Invigorating Development Act (RAPID Act) H.R. 399 - Secure Our Borders First Act H.R. 427 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 (REINS Act) H.R. 445 - Transparency in Rule Making Act H.R. 527 - the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 (SBRFIA) H.R. 585 - ESA Consent Decrees and Settlements H.R. 712 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 758 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R.1155 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2015 (SCRUB Act of 2015) H.R. 1407 - Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1487 - American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 (only the judicial review part) H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act H.R. 1759 - ALERT Act H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 and amendments H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 (only the judicial review, EAJA, and bonding sections) H.R. 3279 - Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act HR 3353 - Clean Water Citizen Suits HR 3438 - REVIEW Act H. R. 3763 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (STRR Act) H.R. 4768 - Separation of Powers Act of 2016 (SOPA Act) H.R. 4612 Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 H.R. 5063 Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016 and Gosar Amendment No. 5 H.R. 2304 the Securing Participation, Engagement and Knowledge Freedom by Reducing Egregious Efforcts Act of 2015 (SPEAK FREE Act) H.R. 5226 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016 H.R. 5982 Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 S. 1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act (amendment #155) S. 280 - Federal Permitting Improvement Act S. 293 - ESA Consent Decrees and Settlements S. 378 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 S. 544 - Secret Science Reform Act S. 708 - Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1607 - Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act S. 1647-Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act) S. 1817 - Smarter Regs Act S. 1818 - Principled Rulemaking Act S. 1820 - Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 1927 - High Impact Rules S. 1944 - RED Tape Act S. 2506 - Restoring Statutory Rights Act of 2016 S.2997 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016 Criminal Justice Reform Package Rulemakings: CEQ, Revised Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 79 Fed. Reg. 77,801 (Dec. 24, 2014) CEQ, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (Aug. 2, 2016) Draft U.S. DOI Environmental Justice Strategic Plan 2016-2020 EPA, Environmental Justice Action Agenda 2016-2020 (EJ 2020)
Client expense: $77,176 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
HR 5226 Reulatory Integrity Act Government Contracting H.R.185 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 S.168 - Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 H.R. 427 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R. 758 Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015
Client expense: $187,584 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016 - to ensure transparency by requiring regulatory agencies to maintain written, electronic and social media information on pending regulatory actions. H.R. 185, the Regulatory Accountability Act - Comprehensive revision of regulatory agency rule making processes, procedures, definitions, and oversight. Cormorant Depredation - Rep Rick Crawford (R-AR) and Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR) are circulating a letter to be sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the office of Wildlife Services within USDA, requesting that those offices take immediate action to mitigate the impact of cormorant depredation on fish farmers. Atrazine - Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) has drafted a letter to be sent to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy requesting that the agency take into account the needs of farmers in determining atrazines future use and utilize sound science in finalizing the agencys ecological risk assessment.
Client expense: $28,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
NETWORK supports implementation of Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act to protect consumers from fraudulent bank abuses. NETWORK supports efforts by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to crackdown on fraudulent payday lenders and to seek greater protections for all Americans. NETWORK opposes The Financial Choice Act which would severely weaken the Dodd-Frank Act NETWORK opposes H.R. 3438, the Require Evaluation Before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act because it will weaken consumer protection. NETWORK opposes H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act, because it will undermine agencies' ability to engage and inform the public on important science based rulemaking. NETWORK opposes H.R. 4612, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 because it would provide a blanket moratorium on any newly proposed or final regulation of this or future presidential administrations.
Client expense: $95,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2016 HR 1675, Capital Markets Improvements Act of 2016 HR 1927, Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2016 HR 2896, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2015 HR 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act HR 4498, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act HR 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 HR 4638, Main Street Growth Act HR 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 HR 4894, To Repeal Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending Act of 2015 H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the Rules Submitted by the Department of Labor Relating to the Definition of the term Fiduciary HR 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Acts of 2015 HR 4768, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 HR 5226, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016 HR 59833, Financial CHOICE Act HR 5491, Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 HR 5413, CFPB Data Accountability Act HR 5063, Stop Settlement Slush Fund Act of 2016 U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act of 2016 HR 2947, Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act Distressed Assets Sales Programs Language access issues Uniform Residential Loan Application Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Retail banking sales quotas National bank chartering Consumer Compliance Ratings Policies related to small-dollar/payday lending Policies related to debt collection practices
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 · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Issues related to the health impacts of air pollution including the following legislation: H.R.1388, Clean Air, Strong Economies Act; S.751, CASE Act; S.2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016; H.R.8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; H.R.1030, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015; H.R.1320, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015; H.R.1327, ORDEAL Act of 2015; H.R.1759, ALERT Act of 2015; H.R.4768, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016; H.R.4775, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016; H.R.5538, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; H.R.3438, REVIEW Act of 2016; H.R.5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016; H.R.5226 Regulatory Integrity Act; H.R.4612, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R.5926 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; H.R.5913 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2016; S.543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015; S.544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015; S.638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015; S.640, ORDEAL Act of 2015; S.2072, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under which the Administrator shall defer the designation of an area as a nonattainment area for purposes of the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard if the area achieves and maintains certain standards under a voluntary early action compact plan.; S.2194, Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act; S. 3068, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; S.2816 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2016; HR.5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act; Issues related to air pollution and health; issues related to climate change and health; issues related to air pollution from vehicles and fuels; issues related to air pollution from power plants and other stationary sources; issues related to the President's Budget; issues related to the Budget Control Act; issues related to appropriations; issues related to regulatory reforms.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 (H.R.4612); Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 (H.R.4768); Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016 (H.R.5226); REVIEW Act of 2016 (H.R.3438)
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Texas Farm Bureau supports passage of HR 5226. The goal of this legislation is to ensure transparency by requiring regulatory agencies to maintain written, electronic and social media information on pending regulatory actions. This legislation requires agencies to maintain all public communications associated with guidance, policy statements, directives, rule making and adjudications for a period of no less than 5 years.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 22 - Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act) H.R. 22 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (FAST Act) H.R. 50 - the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 185 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348 - Responsibility and Professionally Invigorating Development Act (RAPID Act) H.R. 399 - Secure Our Borders First Act H.R. 427 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 (REINS Act) H.R. 445 - Transparency in Rule Making Act H.R. 527 - the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 (SBRFIA) H.R. 585 - ESA Consent Decrees and Settlements H.R. 712 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 758 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R.1155 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2015 (SCRUB Act of 2015) H.R. 1407 - Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1487 - American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 (only the judicial review part) H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act H.R. 1759 - ALERT Act H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 and amendments H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 (only the judicial review, EAJA, and bonding sections) H.R. 3279 - Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act HR 3353 - Clean Water Citizen Suits HR 3438 - REVIEW Act H. R. 3763 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (STRR Act) H.R. 4768 - Separation of Powers Act of 2016 (SOPA Act) H.R. 4612 Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 H.R. 5063 Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016 and Gosar Amendment No. 5 H.R. 2304 the Securing Participation, Engagement and Knowledge Freedom by Reducing Egregious Efforcts Act of 2015 (SPEAK FREE Act) H.R. 5226 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016 H.R. 5982 Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 S. 1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act (amendment #155) S. 280 - Federal Permitting Improvement Act S. 293 - ESA Consent Decrees and Settlements S. 378 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 S. 544 - Secret Science Reform Act S. 708 - Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1607 - Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act S. 1647-Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act) S. 1817 - Smarter Regs Act S. 1818 - Principled Rulemaking Act S. 1820 - Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 1927 - High Impact Rules S. 1944 - RED Tape Act S. 2506 - Restoring Statutory Rights Act of 2016 S.2997 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016 Criminal Justice Reform Package Rulemakings: CEQ, Revised Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 79 Fed. Reg. 77,801 (Dec. 24, 2014) CEQ, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (Aug. 2, 2016) Draft U.S. DOI Environmental Justice Strategic Plan 2016-2020 Environmental Justice Action Agenda 2016-2020 (EJ 2020)
Client expense: $79,453 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
Nominations, Judicial Presidential appointments Democratic Agenda HR 4768: Separation of Powers Restoration Act HR 5982: Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 HR 5226:Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016 HR 3438: Review Act of 2016: worker rights and protections HR 4361: Government reform and Improvement Act of 2016: worker rights and protections
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Regulatory reform, general Proposed legislation that would make sure the federal government takes all appropriate measures to ensure that citizens continue to be provided with paper-based information, products and services HR 1652/S 2478 the Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings (SAVINGS)Act HR 3673, Personal Access to Paper Election Reform (PAPER) Act H Res 673, to restore free printed copies of IRS publications HR 3438, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act HR 5226, Support Regulatory Integrity Act General regulatory reform
Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB)
2016 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
All legislation, including budget views, appropriations bills and riders, concerning authority of CFTC or SEC to enforce or write regulations under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including HR4768, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act; HR4612 and sections of HR4361 concerning the Midnight Rules Relief Act; S2355, the Credit Access and Inclusion Act; HR5424, the Investment Advisors Modernization Act; HR5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act; HR3468, The Review Act; HR5063, the Stop Settlement Funds Act and any similar riders proposed to Appropriations Bills such as HR5485/SB3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Acts for 2017. File comments to CFPB on Docket 2016-0020 on forced arbitration; file comment to CFPB on announcement of Debt Collection rulemaking SBREFA process; meet with CFPB on consumer complaint database, payday lending and other matters. File comment to financial and bank regulators on status of completion of rulemaking on Dodd-Frank Section 956, Executive Compensation.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · third_quarter · Banking
CFPB (The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection is an arm of Federal Reserve System) all its regulations, activities and practices including payday lending, forced arbitration, credit reporting, debt collection, consumer complaint handling, enforcement, consumer education; Legislation; H.R. 650, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act; HR 2896, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2015; H.R. 766, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015; All legislation concerning budget views or appropriations, including concerning riders on independent funding, structure and authority of CFPB (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (HR5485/S2663); riders on transportation safety and airline fee disclosure. All legislation concerning amendments to Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including authority of agencies to enforce laws to protect consumers, taxpayers. Department of Education rules on student loan borrowers; H.R.4781 - FDIC Accountability Act of 2016; HR 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act; HR 1263, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015; HR 1262, Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2015; HR 1264, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2015; HR 1261, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act of 2015; HR 1413/S477, Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015 (FDIC Operation Choke Point); H.R. 766 and S2790, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015. HR 5510, to weaken FTC; HR 4768 Separation of Powers Restoration Act; other riders and amendments to weaken independent agency authority to enact regulations. HR4172 Full file credit reporting; HR5282 Fair Credit Reporting Act amendments. Department of Education Gainful Employment rule. including HR4768, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act; HR4612 and sections of HR4361 concerning the Midnight Rules Relief Act; S2355, the Credit Access and Inclusion Act; HR5424, the Investment Advisors Modernization Act; HR5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act; HR3468, The Review Act; HR5063, the Stop Settlement Funds Act and any similar riders proposed to Appropriations Bills such as HR5485/SB3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Acts for 2017. File comments to CFPB on Docket 2016-0020 on forced arbitration; file comment to CFPB on announcement of Debt Collection rulemaking SBREFA process; meet with CFPB on consumer complaint database, payday lending and other matters. File comment to financial and bank regulators on status of completion of rulemaking on Dodd-Frank Section 956, Executive Compensation.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · third_quarter · Small Business
Access to Capital: SBE Council continues to advocate for reforms and solutions to improve capital formation in the U.S. and access to capital for small businesses. Specific bills include: Fix Crowdfunding Act of 2016 (H.R. 4855): Supported House passage. Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 (H.R. 5424): Supported House passage. Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 (H.R. 2357): Supported House passage. Regulatory Reform and Modernization: SBE Council continues to voice support for comprehensive regulatory reform including streamlining regulations, more openness and transparency in the regulatory process, giving small businesses a meaningful voice in rulemakings, cost-benefit analysis, and looks-backs and sunsetting of regulations. Specific bills include: Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act (H.R. 6094): Supported House passage. Overtime Reform and Review Act (S. 3464): Support. The Financial CHOICE Act: Support House bill to reform Dodd-Frank and the financial regulatory system. Require Evaluation Before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act (REVIEW Act) of 2015 (H.R. 3438 and S. 1927): Supported House passage and Senate bill. Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016 (H.R. 5063 and S. 3050): Supported House passage and Senate bill. Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016 (H.R. 5226): Supported House passage. Federal Communications Commission rules on Set-Top-Box: Oppose proposed rulemaking and pushed for changes and a more open process. Postal Service Reform Act (H.R. 5714): Expressed concern to U.S. House about this bill. Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act: Support. Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act (H.R. 5813): Support. EPA and the Clean Air Science Advisory Committee (CASAC): Urged the EPA to add diverse and neutral members of this advisory council. ADA Education and Reform Act of 2016 (H.R. 3765): Support Tax Reform and Relief: SBE Council continues to engage with Congress and the Administration on the need for tax system overhaul, fairness and simplicity for small businesses. Specific bills and actions include: Section 385 regulatory changes by U.S. Treasury: Expressed concern and opposed hasty changes. Mobile Workforce State Income Tax and Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2315 and S. 386): Supported House passage and Senate bill. Empowering Employees Through Stock Ownership Act (H.R. 5719 and S. 3152): Supported House passage and Senate bill. U.S. Treasury regulatory changes to Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes: Restrictions on Liquidation of an Interest: Oppose regulatory changes proposed by Treasury. Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act (H.R. 6100 and S. 3436): Support both bills. International Trade, Competitiveness and Tariff Relief, Intellectual Property: SBE Council continues to voice support for trade agreements and efforts to improve and simplify exporting for small businesses, and strengthening IP protections. Affordable Health Coverage and ACA Reform: SBE Council continues to support multiple efforts to fully reform the Affordable Care Act and replace with market-based alternatives and solutions that produce competition and lower costs for small businesses. Specific bills include: Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act (H.R. 3950): Supported House passage. CO-OP Consumer Protection Act of 2016 (H.R. 954): Supported House passage. Small Business Health Care Relief Act (S. 3060): Continue to push for Senate passage. Privacy and Cybersecurity: Improving Small Business Cybersecurity Act (H.R. 5064): Supported House passage Improving Small Business Cybersecurity Act (S. 3024): Support Senate bill. OTHER: Expressed support for Section 806 in S. 2943, the Senate version of the 2017 NDAA. Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2016 (S.3182): Support. Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act (H.R. 5523): Supported House Passage.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Amendment to S. 764, relating to Subtitle E- National Bioengineered Standard of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act S. 2848 and H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 Participation in the commemoration of the U.S. Warehouse Acts 100 years of existence Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation with other agricultural groups in a meeting with EPA regarding the designated representative section of the Worker Protection Standards rulemaking Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in meetings with USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service regarding the West Africa Technical Assistance Scholarship Program Participation in joint comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission concerning the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Position Limits for Derivatives: Certain Exemptions and Guidance Participation in the Water Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to reissue and modify nationwide permits Participation in interviews and discussions with GAO concerning its statement of facts in its West Coast ports report Participation in agricultural coalition comments to EPAs Water Permits Division - Office of Waste Water Management concerning the proposed revisions to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations Participation in a coalition letter to the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union concerning discussions on either a contract extension of a new contract for West Coast ports Letter to the EPA administrator concerning the registration process for Monsantos Bollgard II Xtend Flex cotton Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Herbicide Resistance Management Labeling, Education, Training and Stewardship Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling Participation in a meeting between agricultural commodity organizations and the EPA administrator concerning a number of regulatory concerns, including EPAs implementation of FIFRA Participation in a coalition letter to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the Department of Treasurys proposed changes to Section 2704 on estate and gift tax valuation discounts Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its proposal to modify the current approach to plant-incorporated protectants in breeding line intermediates under Section 3 of FIFRA Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 5685, the Farm Regulatory Certainty Act - to clarify congressional intent regarding the inappropriate application of regulations under the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) to agricultural nutrient management. H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016 - to ensure transparency by requiring regulatory agencies to maintain written, electronic and social media information on pending regulatory actions.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) continues to express concerns with the EPAs efforts to expand the definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act/Clean Water Rule. MFB supported H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 and has asked the U.S. Senate to pass similar legislation. The bill would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. EPA to withdraw the Clean Water Rule. MFB also supported S. 1140 the Federal Water Quality Protection Act and S.J.Res. 22, a vote of disapproval of the WOTUS rule. MFB also supports H.R. 3120, the Great Lakes Assurance Verification Act of 2015, a bill that would establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention. MFB supports H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act, a bill that requires transparency about public communications made by agencies. MFB believed that the EPA overstepped its boundaries in regard to how it communicated the Waters of the US rule during the public comment period. This bill is in response to that concern. MFB also supported the Interior Appropriations Bill that passed in the House in July. In particular provisions that would prevent EPA from making changes to the definition of "navigable waters" under the Clean Water Act.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 5226 Reulatory Integrity Act Government Contracting H.R.185 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 S.168 - Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 H.R. 427 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R. 758 Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015
Client expense: $158,851 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) continues to express concerns with the EPAs efforts to expand the definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act/Clean Water Rule. MFB supported H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 and has asked the U.S. Senate to pass similar legislation. The bill would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. EPA to withdraw the Clean Water Rule. MFB also supported S. 1140 the Federal Water Quality Protection Act and S.J.Res. 22, a vote of disapproval of the WOTUS rule. MFB also supports H.R. 3120, the Great Lakes Assurance Verification Act of 2015, a bill that would establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention. MFB supports H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act, a bill that requires transparency about public communications made by agencies. MFB believed that the EPA overstepped its boundaries in regard to how it communicated the Waters of the US rule during the public comment period. This bill is in response to that concern.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE