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SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) SEC Regulatory Accountability Act This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), before issuing a regulation under the securities laws, to: identify the nature and source of the problem that the proposed regulation is designed to address in order to assess whether any new regulation is warranted; use the SEC Chief Economist to assess the costs and benefits of the intended regulation and adopt it only upon a reasoned determination that its benefits justify the costs; identify and assess available alternatives that were considered; and ensure that any regulation is accessible, consistent, written in plain language, and easy to understand. The SEC shall: consider the impact of the regulation upon investor choice, market liquidity, and small business; and explain in its final rule the nature of comments received concerning the proposed rule or rule change as well as its response to those comments. The SEC shall: (1) review its existing regulations periodically to determine if they are outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome; and (2) modify, streamline, expand, or repeal them. Whenever it adopts or amends a major rule, the SEC shall state in its adopting release the regulation's purposes and intended consequences, the post-implementation quantitative and qualitative metrics to measure the regulation's economic impact, the assessment plan to be used under the supervision of the Chief Economist to assess whether the regulation has achieved those purposes, and any foreseeable unintended or negative consequences. The assessment plan must: (1) consider the regulation's costs, benefits, and intended and unintended consequences; and (2) specify the data to be collected, the methods for its collection and analysis, and an assessment completion date. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board should also follow the requirements set forth by this bill.
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2017 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 622.
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-799.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 25.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Prior to Introduction and Referral.
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HR 1261, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act of 2015 Commodity End User Relief Act S. 2663, the so-called Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act. Investment Advisors Modernization Act of 2016 the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. H.R. 4850, the Micro Offering Improvement Act H.R. 4852, the Private Placement Improvement Act H.R. 4854, the Supporting Americas Innovators Act H.R. 4855, the Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5311, the Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act H.R. 5421, the National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act H.R. 5424, the Investment Advisers Modernization Act H.R. 5429, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act HJ Res 88 The Financial CHOICE Act HR 2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 2103 -Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act HR 4737 - State and Tribal Government Sovereignty Protection Act of 2016 Non-profit depository institutions HR 5745 Putting Main Street FIRST Act Bank worker issues Postal Banking The Poverty, Opportunity, and Upward Mobility plan Payday Lending Reform CFPB Arbitration Rule/Forced Arbitration Private Equity tax loophole CFPB Defense DoL Fiduciary Rule Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act OCC Chartering of Fintechs H.R. 6392 H.R. 5491 and H.R. 5413 (the CFPB Data Accountability Act) H.R. 5424 H.R. 5063 CFPB status as independent agency Removal protections for CFPB director H.R. 4172 - Credit Access and Inclusion Act PACE Loans Wells Fargo arbitration HR 5982 - Midnight Rules Relief Act S. 838, Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act of 2017 Policies relating to alternative credit data collection and scoring Nomination of Jay Clayton to SEC Nomination of Steve Mnuchin to Treasury Secretary Nomination of Dr. Ben Carson as Secretary of Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Nomination of Alex Acosta as Secretary of Labor HJ Res 73 HJ Res 62 Sen. Res 19 College for All Act Putting Main St FIRST Act
Client expense: $293,446 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2017 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 1261, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act of 2015 Commodity End User Relief Act S. 2663, the so-called Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act. Investment Advisors Modernization Act of 2016 the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. H.R. 4850, the Micro Offering Improvement Act H.R. 4852, the Private Placement Improvement Act H.R. 4854, the Supporting Americas Innovators Act H.R. 4855, the Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5311, the Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act H.R. 5421, the National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act H.R. 5424, the Investment Advisers Modernization Act H.R. 5429, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act HJ Res 88 The Financial CHOICE Act HR 2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 2103 -Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act HR 4737 - State and Tribal Government Sovereignty Protection Act of 2016 Non-profit depository institutions HR 5745 Putting Main Street FIRST Act Bank worker issues Postal Banking The Poverty, Opportunity, and Upward Mobility plan Payday Lending Reform CFPB Arbitration Rule/Forced Arbitration Private Equity tax loophole CFPB Defense DoL Fiduciary Rule Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act OCC Chartering of Fintechs H.R. 6392 H.R. 5491 and H.R. 5413 (the CFPB Data Accountability Act) H.R. 5424 H.R. 5063 CFPB status as independent agency Removal protections for CFPB director H.R. 4172 - Credit Access and Inclusion Act PACE Loans Wells Fargo arbitration HR 5982 - Midnight Rules Relief Act S. 838, Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act of 2017 Policies relating to alternative credit data collection and scoring Nomination of Jay Clayton to SEC Nomination of Steve Mnuchin to Treasury Secretary Nomination of Dr. Ben Carson as Secretary of Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Nomination of Alex Acosta as Secretary of Labor HJ Res 73 HJ Res 62 Sen. Res 19 College for All Act Putting Main St FIRST Act
Client expense: $293,446 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act; H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016; H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017: issues related to investment, including implementation of P.L. 111-203, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, corporate governance matters, corporate board diversity, and appropriations. H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act, entire bill. H.R. 5983, Financial Choice Act, entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions related to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 H.R. 6392, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 6427, Creating Financial Prosperity for Businesses and Investors Act S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on arbitration agreements (81 Fed. Reg. 32,830, May 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on amendments relating to disclosure of records and information (81 Fed. Reg. 58,310, August 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122, November 10, 2016) Proposed regulations on regulation automated trading (81 Fed. Reg. 85,334, November 25, 2016) Proposed regulations on cross-border application of the registration thresholds and external business conduct standards applicable to swap dealers and major swap participants (81 Fed. Reg. 71,946, October 18, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220, September 30, 2016) Notice regarding consumer response company response survey (81 Fed. Reg. 50,484, August 1, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; changes to Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA) of 1996 (P.L. 90-321, Title IV); Federal Reserve reform; proxy voting system
Client expense: $18,590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 1261, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act of 2015 Commodity End User Relief Act HR 3340 HR 2289, The Commodity End User Relief Act S. 2790, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2016 S. 2663, the so-called Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act. Investment Advisors Modernization Act of 2016 the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. HR 5112, Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Uniformity Act HR 4139, the Fostering Innovation Act H.R. 4850, the Micro Offering Improvement Act H.R. 4852, the Private Placement Improvement Act H.R. 4854, the Supporting Americas Innovators Act H.R. 4855, the Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5311, the Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act H.R. 5421, the National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act H.R. 5424, the Investment Advisers Modernization Act H.R. 5429, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act HJ Res 88 HR 5485, The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2017 The Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 5211 - CFPB Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis Act HR 2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 2103 -Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act HR 4018 - Consumer Protection and Choice Act HR 4737 - State and Tribal Government Sovereignty Protection Act of 2016 S. 1686 Carried Interest Fairness Act Non-profit depository institutions HR 5745 Putting Main Street FIRST Act CEO Bonus Loophole Bank worker issues Postal Banking The Poverty, Opportunity, and Upward Mobility plan Financial Policy Riders Payday Lending Reform CFPB Arbitration Rule/Forced Arbitration Private Equity tax loophole CFPB Defense DoL Fiduciary Rule Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act OCC Chartering of Fintechs H.R. 6392 H.R. 5491 and H.R. 5413 (the CFPB Data Accountability Act) H.R. 5424 H.R. 5063 CFPB status as independent agency Removal protections for CFPB director H.R. 4172 - Credit Access and Inclusion Act PACE Loans Wells Fargo arbitration HR 5982 - Midnight Rules Relief Act
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 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act; H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016; H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017: issues related to investment, including implementation of P.L. 111-203, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, corporate governance matters, corporate board diversity, and appropriations. H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act, entire bill. H.R. 5983, Financial Choice Act, entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2016 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions related to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on regulation automated trading (80 Fed. Reg. 78,824, December 17, 2015) Proposed regulations on arbitration agreements (81 Fed. Reg. 32,830, May 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on capital requirements for supervised institutions significantly engaged in insurance activities (81 Fed. Reg. 38,631, June 14, 2016) Proposed regulations payday, vehicle title and certain high-cost installment loans (81 Fed. Reg. 47,864, July 22, 2016) Proposed regulations on amendments relating to disclosure of records and information (81 Fed. Reg. 58,310, August 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on enhanced prudential standards for systemically important insurance companies (81 Fed. Reg. 38,610, June 14, 2016) Notice regarding consumer response company response survey (81 Fed. Reg. 50,484, August 1, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; changes to Credit Repair Organizations Act of 1996 (CROA) (P.L. 90-321, Title IV); Securities and Exchange Commission electronic delivery and investment company reporting modernization; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
2016 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
CII letter to the House Financial Services Committee on the Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 (HR 5311) CII letter to the House Financial Services Committee on the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R. 5429) Legislative Proposals to Enhance Capital Formation, Transparency, and Regulatory Accountability - Statement of Ken Bertsch for the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises of the Committee on Financial Services CII letter to SEC on Regulation S-K Concept Release
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2016 · second_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. Some specific bills include: H.R. 4498: Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act - SBE Council supported House passage. H.R. 3791: A bill to increase the consolidated asset threshold for small banks - SBE Council supported House passage. H.R. 4139: The Fostering Innovation Act - SBE Council supported House passage. H.R. 4852: The Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 - SBE Council expressed support and continues to advocate for House passage. H.R. 4855: Fix Crowdfunding Act of 2016 - SBE Council continues to advocate for full House passage. H.R. 4850: Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act - SBE Council supports this legislation. 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. We weighed in on efforts in the House (the Speakers working groups) on both the regulatory reform plan and financial regulatory system overhaul Better Way proposals. Some specific bills include: H.R. 3340: The Financial Stability Council Reform Act - SBE Council supported House passage. S. 2707 and H.R. 4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act - SBE Council supports House and Senate bills. H.R. 4768: Separation of Powers Restoration Act - SBE Council supports House passage and action on a similar bill in the Senate. S. 2867: The SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 - SBE Council supports Senate action on the legislation. H.R. 5429: The SEC Regulatory Accountability Act - SBE Council supports this legislation. H.R. 4775: Ozone Standards and Implementation Act of 2016 - SBE Council supports this legislation. H. R. 3880: Stopping EPA Overreach Act - SBE Council supports this legislation. S.J. Res 28: Duplicative Regulation of Catfish - SBE Council is supportive of the resolution. H.R. 5328: The Federal Agency Complete Transparency (FACT) Act - SBE Council supports this legislation. 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. We provided feedback to a working group in the House on the Better Way tax reform plan. Federal Government Procurement/Access to Contracts. Specific bills include: H.R. 4284, H.R. 3714, H.R. 4332, H.R. 4325, H.R. 4326 - a package of bills supporting small business government contractors, access to contracts and fair competition. SBE Council supported House passage. Perry Amendment to MilCon/Va Approps: Ensuring Fair and Open Competition for Federal Construction Contracts - SBE Council supported. Government Reform and Accountability/Good Government Bills. Specific bills include: H.R. 5283: Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2016 (Due Process Act) - SBE Council supports. H.R. 4885: The IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016 - SBE Council supported House passage. H.R. 5053: Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act - SBE Council supported. H.R. 4890: Related to IRS Performance and Bonuses - SBE Council supported House passage. H.R. 3724: Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016 - SBE Council supported House passage. Taxpayer Bill of Rights Regarding IRS Examination Process - SBE Council continues to support efforts in the House and Senate to address shortcomings in the system and advance reforms. 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. Specific bills include: H.R. 4923: American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 - SBE Council supported House passage. 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: H.R. 5447: Small Business Health Care Relief Act - Legislation to Allow for Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) - SBE Council supported House passage and continues to support S. 3060, the Senate companion bill. Coalition Letter on H.R. 3463: Aligning Childrens Dental Coverage Act of 2015 - SBE Council supports. H.R. 1270: Restoring Access to Medication and Improving Health Savings Act of 2016 - SBE Council supports this legislation. H.R. 5445: The Health Care Security Act of 2016 - SBE Council supports this legislation.
2016 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act; H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016; H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017: issues related to investment, including implementation of P.L. 111-203, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, corporate governance matters and appropriations.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2016 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
2016 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 1261, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act of 2015 Commodity End User Relief Act HR 3340 HR 2289, The Commodity End User Relief Act S. 2790, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2016 S. 2663, the so-called Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act. Investment Advisors Modernization Act of 2016 the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. HR 5112, Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Uniformity Act HR 4139, the Fostering Innovation Act H.R. 4850, the Micro Offering Improvement Act H.R. 4852, the Private Placement Improvement Act H.R. 4854, the Supporting Americas Innovators Act H.R. 4855, the Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5311, the Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act H.R. 5421, the National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act H.R. 5424, the Investment Advisers Modernization Act H.R. 5429, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act HJ Res 88 HR 5485, The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2017 The Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 5211 - CFPB Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis Act HR 2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 2103 -Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act HR 4018 - Consumer Protection and Choice Act HR 4737 - State and Tribal Government Sovereignty Protection Act of 2016 S. 1686 Carried Interest Fairness Act Non-profit depository institutions Financial Transaction Tax CEO Bonus Loophole Bank worker issues Wage garnishment Postal Banking The Poverty, Opportunity, and Upward Mobility plan Financial Policy Riders Payday Lending Reform CFPB Arbitration Rule/Forced Arbitration Private Equity tax loophole CFPB Defense DoL Fiduciary Rule Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act
Client expense: $310,376 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · second_quarter · Banking
Dodd/Frank Sec 165, HR 4894-Repeal title II of the Dodd/Frank Wall Street reform & consumer protection Act, CFTC reauthorization, Dodd/Frank 956 implementation, HR 3054/S 1709-21st Century Glass Steagall Act of 2015, HR 381-return to prudent banking act of 2015, HR 4139-Fostering innovation act of 2015, JOBS act, HR 4850-Micro offering safe harbor act, HR 4852-Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016, HR 4854-Supporting America's innovations Act of 2016, HR 4855-Fix Crowdfunding act, HR 5143-Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016, HR 5311 Corporate Goverance Reform & Transparency act of 2016, HR 5429-SEC regulatory accountability act, SEC oversight, pushing for an SEC rule requiring political disclosure, payday rule, postal banking,
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $18,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
Client expense: $22,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of