Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017

Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress). Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). S. 2352, Retirement Security Preservation Act. S. 2913/H.R. 5202, Protecting Critical Services for Mothers and Babies Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (H.R. 925). S. 3533/H.R. 6364, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act. H.R.8083, Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act of 2020. S.4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress). Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). S. 2352, Retirement Security Preservation Act. S. 2913/H.R. 5202, Protecting Critical Services for Mothers and Babies Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act. S. 3533/H.R. 6364, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress). Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act . H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress).S. 2352, Retirement Security Preservation Act. S.2913/H.R. 5202, Protecting Critical Services for Mothers and Babies Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act. S. 3533/H.R. 6364, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress). Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). S. 2352, Retirement Security Preservation Act. S. 2913/H.R. 5202, Protecting Critical Services for Mothers and Babies Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress). Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act . H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress).S. 2352, Retirement Security Preservation Act. S.2913/H.R. 5202, Protecting Critical Services for Mothers and Babies Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress). Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act . H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 1007/S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act. H. R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act. S. 2352, Retirement Security Preservation Act. H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. S.2913/H.R. 5202, Protecting Critical Services for Mothers and Babies Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress). Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 1007/S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act. H. R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act. H.R. 3877, Bipartisan Budget Act. S. 2352, Retirement Security Preservation Act. S. 2913/H.R. 5202, Protecting Critical Services for Mothers and Babies Act. H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress). Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act . H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 1007/S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act. H.R. 1084, Family Savings Act. H. R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act. H.R. 3877, Bipartisan Budget Act. S. 2352, Retirement Security Preservation Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress). Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 1007/S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act. H.R. 1084, Family Savings Act. H. R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act. H.R. 3877, Bipartisan Budget Act. S. 2352, Retirement Security Preservation Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4523 - Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 H.R. 4524 - Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 5282 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 761 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 854 - Retirement Security for American Workers Act H.R. 929 - Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act of 2017 H.R. 1083 - American Savings Account Act of 2017 H.R. 1688 - A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes. H.R. 2055 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act H.R. 3499 - Automatic IRA Act of 2017 H.R. 3596 - Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. H.R. 4610 - Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act H.J. Res. 66 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees. H.J. Res. 67 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees. H.R. 6757 - Family Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6990 - Portable Retirement and Investment Account Act of 2018 S. 270 - Pension Budget Integrity Act of 2017 S. 695 - A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes. S. 868 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 1383 - Retirement Security Act of 2017 S. 1861 - Automatic IRA Act of 2017 S. 2526 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 S. 2753 - Commission on Retirement Security Act of 2018 S. 3218 - Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2018 S. 3219 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes S. 3220 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act S. 3221 - Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2018 S.J. Res. 32 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees. S.J. Res. 33 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees.

Client expense: $131,786 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

H.R. 4523 - Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 H.R. 4524 - Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 5282 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 761 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 854 - Retirement Security for American Workers Act H.R. 929 - Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act of 2017 H.R. 1083 - American Savings Account Act of 2017 H.R. 1688 - A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes. H.R. 2055 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act H.R. 3499 - Automatic IRA Act of 2017 H.R. 3596 - Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. H.R. 4610 - Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act H.J. Res. 66 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees. H.J. Res. 67 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees. H.R. 6757 - Family Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6990 - Portable Retirement and Investment Account Act of 2018 S. 270 - Pension Budget Integrity Act of 2017 S. 695 - A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes. S. 868 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 1383 - Retirement Security Act of 2017 S. 1861 - Automatic IRA Act of 2017 S. 2526 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 S. 2753 - Commission on Retirement Security Act of 2018 S. 3218 - Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2018 S. 3219 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes S. 3220 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act S. 3221 - Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2018 S.J. Res. 32 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees. S.J. Res. 33 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees.

Client expense: $159,266 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress). Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 1007/S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act. H.R. 1084, Family Savings Act. H. R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress). Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act . H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 1007/S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act. H.R. 1084, Family Savings Act. H. R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4523 - Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 H.R. 4524 - Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 5282 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 761 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 854 - Retirement Security for American Workers Act H.R. 929 - Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act of 2017 H.R. 1083 - American Savings Account Act of 2017 H.R. 1688 - A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes. H.R. 2055 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act H.R. 3499 - Automatic IRA Act of 2017 H.R. 3596 - Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. H.R. 4610 - Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act H.J. Res. 66 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees. H.J. Res. 67 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees. H.R. 6757 - Family Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6990 - Portable Retirement and Investment Account Act of 2018 S. 270 - Pension Budget Integrity Act of 2017 S. 695 - A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes. S. 868 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 1383 - Retirement Security Act of 2017 S. 1861 - Automatic IRA Act of 2017 S. 2526 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 S. 2753 - Commission on Retirement Security Act of 2018 S. 3218 - Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2018 S. 3219 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes S. 3220 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act S. 3221 - Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2018 S.J. Res. 32 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees. S.J. Res. 33 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees.

Client expense: $177,603 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress). Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 2526, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (115th Congress). S. 3781, Retirement Security and Savings Act (115th Congress). H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 1007, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act. H.R. 1084, Family Savings Act. H. R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress). Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 2526, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (115th Congress). S. 3781, Retirement Security and Savings Act (115th Congress). H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 1007, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act. H.R. 1084, Family Savings Act. H. R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 761 and S. 270, Pension and Budget Integrity Act - Legislation seeking to prohibit Congress from using PBGC premium increases as a way to balance the federal budget H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 - Bifurcates the PBGC premium payment system by employee count H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018 - Employer-based retirement plans and new individual savings options S. 225, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to modify requirements for tax-favored retirement savings accounts and employer-provided retirement plans

Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S. 2526 / H.R. 5282 - The Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (RESA) Issue: Retirement Security S.2474 - Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2018. Issue: Facilitates location of lost participants. H.R. 3857 - Protecting Advice from Small Savers Act of 2017. Issue: Nullifies the DOLs fiduciary rule. H.R. 854 - the Retirement Security for American Workers Act. Issue: expanding retirement savings plans. S. 1383: Retirement Security Act of 2017. Issue: retirement security H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Issue: tax reform as it pertains to life insurance H.R. 1688/S. 695, Issue: Form 5500 efficiencies H.R. 2055/ S. 868 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. Issue: lifetime income illustration S. 1321, the Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act. Issue: alternative to the DOL fiduciary rule H.R. 2823, the Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act. Issue: alternative to the DOL fiduciary rule H.R. 4610, the RETIRE Act. Issue: electronic delivery of retirement statements. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Simplification and Enhancement Act. Issue: 401(k) plan improvements and lifetime income provisions. H.R. 4523, the Automatic Retirement Plan Act. Issue: mandatory 401(k) H.R. 4637, The Small Businesses Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act of 2017. Issue: various retirement savings improvement provisions. H.R. 4604, The Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act. Issue: measures to bolster Americans retirement security and annuity selection safe harbor. H.R. 3910, Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make lifetime income and managed account options of defined contribution retirement savings plans portable. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017: amends ERISA to alter the premiums for CSEC organizations. (Discussed this bill in the context of RESA) H.R. 1962, Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017: provides relief to DB plans related to non-discrimination testing. (Discussed this bill in the context of RESA) HR 6990, Portable Retirement and Investment Account (PRIA) Act. Creates a government-run retirement system. S. 3781, the Retirement Security and Savings Act: Simplifies and expands retirement security S. 3771, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act. Allows employers to provide a match to an employees retirement account in the amount of their yearly student loan payment. HR 6157, Pub.L.115-245 Appropriations for 2019 to support funding for SSA and SSDI hearing backlog. Issue: disability insurance. H.R. 5138 and HR 6128 Legislation to expand use of HSAs. S. 337/HR 947 FAMILY Act to provide for federal benefit for paid family and medical leave. Issue: disability insurance S. 3412 Extension of paid family medical leave tax credit for employers. Issue: disability insurance H.R. 3902 - Small Employer Retirement Savings Auto-Enrollment Credit Act. Issue: Retirement Security H.R. 4610, the RETIRE Act. Issue: electronic delivery of retirement statements. H.R. 4637, The Small Businesses Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act of 2017. Issue: various retirement savings improvement provisions. Pub.L. 111-148-The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Issue: Assessments under state-based insurance exchanges. H.R.4225/S.2241 Draft legislation amending Affordable Care Act provisions on health exchange assessments. Issue: Health Exchange Assessments HR 1625/Public Law No: 115-141 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 to support funding for SSA and SSDI hearing backlog. Issue: disability insurance. H.R. ___/S.___ Draft legislation on tax treatment and consumer financing for long-term care insurance. Issue: expanding long term care insurance coverage. H.R.____/S._____ Draft legislation to expand IRC Section 125 cafeteria plans to include long term care insurance. Issue: expanding long term care insurance. H.R. 5138 and HR 6128 Legislation to expand use of HSAs.

Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Support for employer pension system, including electronic disclosure, fair PBGC premiums, fair tax treatment, including H.R. 1625, changes to H.R. 3596 on single employer plan PBGC premiums.

Client expense: $1,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Pension issues; H.R.3596 - Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017; H.R.4997 - GROW Act; S.2147 - Butch Lewis Act of 2017

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 761 and S. 270, Pension and Budget Integrity Act - Legislation seeking to prohibit Congress from using PBGC premium increases as a way to balance the federal budget H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 - Bifurcates the PBGC premium payment system by employee count H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018 - Employer-based retirement plans and new individual savings options S. 225, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to modify requirements for tax-favored retirement savings accounts and employer-provided retirement plans

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017; S. 852, Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017 - provisions related to closed pension plans; S. 2526, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act - provisions related to closed pension plans

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

H.R. 761 and S. 270, Pension and Budget Integrity Act - Legislation seeking to prohibit Congress from using PBGC premium increases as a way to balance the federal budget H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 - Bifurcates the PBGC premium payment system by employee count H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018 - Employer-based retirement plans and new individual savings options

Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 761 and S. 270, Pension and Budget Integrity Act - Legislation seeking to prohibit Congress from using PBGC premium increases as a way to balance the federal budget H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 - Bifurcates the PBGC premium payment system by employee count

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S 540/HR 1393 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 to limit the authority of states to tax employees for employment duties performed in other states; Discussion on clarification related to section 250 on Foreign-Derived Intangible Income of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97) and congressional intent; S 270/HR 761 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 including issues related to pensions; HR 3596 - Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 including issues related to pensions; HR 4219 - Workflex in the 21st Century Act including issues related to healthcare and paid leave

Client expense: $3,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 761/S. 270 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017. This bill prohibits provisions that increase or extend an increase of Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums from being counted as an offset to determine budget points of order for legislation in the House or the Senate. DRAFT PBGC and Retirement Security legislation H.R. 1962/S.852 - Retirement Security Preservation Act. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the nondiscrimination requirements for certain defined benefit retirement plans that limit participation or certain features to a closed class, such as individuals who were hired before a certain date. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 H.R. 5282 / S. 2526 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 Issues related to H.R.6757 - Family Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 5282 / S. 2526 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018

Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 2526 / H.R. 5282 - The Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (RESA) Issue: Retirement Security S.2474 - Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2018. Issue: Facilitates location of lost participants. H.R. 3857 - Protecting Advice from Small Savers Act of 2017. Issue: Nullifies the DOLs fiduciary rule. H.R. 854 - the Retirement Security for American Workers Act. Issue: expanding retirement savings plans. S. 1383: Retirement Security Act of 2017. Issue: retirement security H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Issue: tax reform as it pertains to life insurance H.R. 1688/S. 695, Issue: Form 5500 efficiencies H.R. 2055/ S. 868 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. Issue: lifetime income illustration S. 1321, the Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act. Issue: alternative to the DOL fiduciary rule H.R. 2823, the Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act. Issue: alternative to the DOL fiduciary rule H.R. 4610, the RETIRE Act. Issue: electronic delivery of retirement statements. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Simplification and Enhancement Act. Issue: 401(k) plan improvements and lifetime income provisions. H.R. 4523, the Automatic Retirement Plan Act. Issue: mandatory 401(k) H.R. 4637, The Small Businesses Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act of 2017. Issue: various retirement savings improvement provisions. H.R. 4604, The Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act. Issue: measures to bolster Americans retirement security and annuity selection safe harbor. H.R. 3910, Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make lifetime income and managed account options of defined contribution retirement savings plans portable. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017: amends ERISA to alter the premiums for CSEC organizations. (Discussed this bill in the context of RESA) H.R. 1962, Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017: provides relief to DB plans related to non-discrimination testing. (Discussed this bill in the context of RESA) HR 6990, Portable Retirement and Investment Account (PRIA) Act. Creates a government-run retirement system. S. 3781, the Retirement Security and Savings Act: Simplifies and expands retirement security S. 3771, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act. Allows employers to provide a match to an employees retirement account in the amount of their yearly student loan payment. HR 6157, Pub.L.115-245 Appropriations for 2019 to support funding for SSA and SSDI hearing backlog. Issue: disability insurance. H.R. 5138 and HR 6128 Legislation to expand use of HSAs. S. 337/HR 947 FAMILY Act to provide for federal benefit for paid family and medical leave. Issue: disability insurance S. 3412 Extension of paid family medical leave tax credit for employers. Issue: disability insurance H.R. 3902 - Small Employer Retirement Savings Auto-Enrollment Credit Act. Issue: Retirement Security H.R. 4610, the RETIRE Act. Issue: electronic delivery of retirement statements. H.R. 4637, The Small Businesses Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act of 2017. Issue: various retirement savings improvement provisions. Pub.L. 111-148-The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Issue: Assessments under state-based insurance exchanges. H.R.4225/S.2241 Draft legislation amending Affordable Care Act provisions on health exchange assessments. Issue: Health Exchange Assessments HR 1625/Public Law No: 115-141 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 to support funding for SSA and SSDI hearing backlog. Issue: disability insurance. H.R. ___/S.___ Draft legislation on tax treatment and consumer financing for long-term care insurance. Issue: expanding long term care insurance coverage. H.R.____/S._____ Draft legislation to expand IRC Section 125 cafeteria plans to include long term care insurance. Issue: expanding long term care insurance. H.R. 5138 and HR 6128 Legislation to expand use of HSAs.

Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

PBGC premiums ERISA 420; all provisions Tax reform and impact on employer-sponsored retirement plans Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act; all provisions Paid leave H.R. 761 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA)/S. 270 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act IRS Notice 2015-19 - Revisions to the Employee Plans Determination Letter Program General issues and regulations: pension and retirement proposals De-risking defined benefit plans Frozen defined benefit plans and nondiscrimination testing Lifetime income illustrations on benefit statements Tuition Reimbursement (Section 127 of Internal Revenue Code) and student loan debt relief Treasury and IRS proposals and final regulations implementing the cash balance and pension equity plan provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) H.R. 3596 - Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 401(k) Fee lawsuits

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act, provisions related to employee thresholds. Multiemployer Pension Issues reviewed by the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans. H.R. 4997, Give Retirement Options to Workers Act, all provisions. S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions related to The U.S. Department of State's J-1 Visa Summer Work Travel (SWT) Program.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

PBGC premiums. ERISA 420; all provisions. Tax reform and impact on employer-sponsored retirement plans. Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act; all provisions. Paid leave H.R. 761 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA)/S. 270 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act IRS Notice 2015-19 - Revisions to the Employee Plans Determination Letter Program. General issues and regulations: pension and retirement proposals De-risking defined benefit plans. Frozen defined benefit plans and nondiscrimination testing. Lifetime income illustrations on benefit statements. Tuition Reimbursement (Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code)and student loan debt relief. Treasury and IRS proposals and final regulations implementing the cash balance and pension equity plan provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA). H.R. 3596 - Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 401(k) Fee lawsuits

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Legislative Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act - H.R. 355 Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 - S. 270/H.R. 761 Retirement Security for American Workers Act - H.R. 854 Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017 - S.852/H.R. 1962 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 868/H.R. 2055 Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2017 (SEAL Act) - S. 940 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act - H.R. 2030 Keep Our Pension Promises Act - S. 1076 Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act - S. 1321 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2018 - S. 2474/H.R. 6540 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (RESA) of 2018 - S. 2526/H.R. 5282 The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - S. 3218 The Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act - S.3219 The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act - S. 3220 The Retirement Flexibility Act - S. 3221 Womens Pension Protection Act of 2018 - S. 3436/H.R. 7026 Protecting Taxpayers Act - S. 3278 Encouraging Americans to Save Act - S. 3636 Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act - H.R. 2823 Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act - H.R. 3596 The Protecting Adviser for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 - H.R. 3857 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 4158 Workflex in the 21st Century Act - H.R. 4219 Automatic Retirement Plan Act - H.R. 4523 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act - H.R. 4524 Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2017 - H.R. 4604 Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act - H.R 4610/ S. 3795 Small Business Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act - H.R. 4637 Everyday Philanthropist Act - H.R. 6616 Tax Reform 2.0: The Family Savings Act - H.R. 6757: The Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act - H.R. 6760; The American Innovations Act - H.R. 6756 The Portable Retirement and Investment Account Act of 2018 - H.R. 6990 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2018 - S. 3771 Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 3781 Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Financial literacy The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal - provisions affecting employer-sponsored benefits Regulatory and Other Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America ERISA Preemption Federal disaster tax, filing and reporting relief for employers and individuals Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Mortality tables Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans Defined benefit pension plan funding rules PBGC premiums PBGC Early Warning Program Hybrid plan rules, including Pension Equity Plans Fiduciary Definition Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation Multiple Employer Plans - MEPs Multiemployer pension plan issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Hardship Withdrawals Lump sum payments Paid leave proposals and issues Student loan repayment benefit Missing Participants Independent Workers Emergency savings Pleading standards

Client expense: $286,066 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

RET - Fourth Quarter Report - 2018 H.R. 854 - the Retirement Security for American Workers Act. Issue: expanding retirement savings plans. H.R. 1962 - Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017: provides relief to DB plans related to non-discrimination testing. (Discussed this bill in the context of RESA) H.R. 2055/ S. 868 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. Issue: lifetime income illustration H.R. 2823 - the Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act. Issue: alternative to the DOL fiduciary rule H.R. 3596 - Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017: amends ERISA to alter the premiums for CSEC organizations. (Discussed this bill in the context of RESA) H.R. 3857 - Protecting Advice from Small Savers Act of 2017. Issue: Nullifies the DOLs fiduciary rule. H.R. 3910 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make lifetime income and managed account options of defined contribution retirement savings plans portable. H.R. 4523 - the Automatic Retirement Plan Act. Issue: mandatory 401(k) H.R. 4524 - the Retirement Simplification and Enhancement Act. Issue: 401(k) plan improvements and lifetime income provisions. H.R. 4604 - The Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act. Issue: measures to bolster Americans retirement security and annuity selection safe harbor. H.R. 4610 - the RETIRE Act. Issue: electronic delivery of retirement statements. H.R. 4637 - The Small Businesses Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act of 2017. Issue: various retirement savings improvement provisions. H.R. 6157, Pub.L.115-245 Appropriations for 2019 to support funding for SSA and SSDI hearing backlog. Issue: disability insurance. H.R. 6757 - The Family Savings Act. Issue: Retirement Security H.R. 6990 - Portable Retirement and Investment Account (PRIA) Act. Creates a government-run retirement system. H.R. ___/S.___ Draft legislation on tax treatment and consumer financing for long-term care insurance. Issue: expanding long term care insurance coverage. Issue: LTC H.R.____/S._____ Draft legislation to expand IRC Section 125 cafeteria plans to include long term care insurance. Issue: expanding long term care insurance. Issue: LTC H.R.___/S._____ Draft legislation to allow auto enrollment of private disability insurance in employer provided plans. Issue: Disability insurance S. 337/HR 947 - FAMILY Act to provide for federal benefit for paid family and medical leave. Issue: disability insurance S. 1383 - Retirement Security Act of 2017. Issue: retirement security S. 2474 - Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2018. Issue: Facilitates location of lost participants. S. 2526 / H.R. 5282 - The Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (RESA) Issue: Retirement Security S. 3412- Extension of paid family medical leave tax credit for employers. Issue: disability insurance S. 3771 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act. Allows employers to provide a match to an employees retirement account in the amount of their yearly student loan payment. S. 3781 - the Retirement Security and Savings Act. Contains numerous provisions that simplify and expand retirement coverage.

Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 20170-S.270/H.R.71 The Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act - H.R. 3596 Multi-Employer Pension Plans legislation

Client expense: $168,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Logistics Agency, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Support for employer pension system, including electronic disclosure, fair PBGC premiums, fair tax treatment, including H.R. 1625, changes to H.R. 3596 on single employer plan PBGC premiums.

Client expense: $1,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 4523 - Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 H.R. 4524 - Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 5282 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 761 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 854 - Retirement Security for American Workers Act H.R. 929 - Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act of 2017 H.R. 1083 - American Savings Account Act of 2017 H.R. 1688 - A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes. H.R. 2055 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act H.R. 3499 - Automatic IRA Act of 2017 H.R. 3596 - Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. H.R. 4610 - Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act H.J. Res. 66 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees. H.J. Res. 67 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees. H.R. 6757 - Family Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6990 - Portable Retirement and Investment Account Act of 2018 S. 270 - Pension Budget Integrity Act of 2017 S. 695 - A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes. S. 868 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 1383 - Retirement Security Act of 2017 S. 1861 - Automatic IRA Act of 2017 S. 2526 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 S. 2753 - Commission on Retirement Security Act of 2018 S. 3218 - Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2018 S. 3219 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes S. 3220 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act S. 3221 - Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2018 S.J. Res. 32 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees. S.J. Res. 33 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees.

Client expense: $195,748 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act. Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act. S. 2526/H.R. 5282, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act. H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act. S. 3781, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 4610/S. 3795, RETIRE Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act. Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act. S. 2526/H.R. 5282, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act. H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act. S. 3781, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5282. S. 2526, Retirement Enhancement and Security Act (RESA) Allowing for open multiple employer plans: HR. 854, HR. 4637 Increasing retirement plan start-up credit for small business plans: HR. 4637, HR. 3902 Removing 10% auto-escalation limit: HR. 4637 Nondiscrimination testing: HR. 1962 PBGC premiums for CSEC plans: HR. 3596 Form 5500 reforms: HR. 1688 Portability of Lifetime income products: HR. 3910 403(b) retirement account participation clarification: HR. 2341 Annuity provider selection safe harbor: HR. 4604 Treatment of stipend payments: HR. 2916 Lifetime Income Disclosure: HR. 2055, S. 868 Tax treatment of qualified reimbursement payments to volunteer emergency responders: HR. 1550 H.R. 4610, RETIRE Act-- E-Delivery of retirement plan documents H.R. 4524, the Retirement Simplification and Enhancement Act--401(k) plan improvements and lifetime income provisions. H.R. 4523, the Automatic Retirement Plan Act--mandatory 401(k) H.R. 4637, The Small Businesses Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act of 2017--various retirement savings improvement provisions. H.R. 4604, The Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act--measures to bolster Americans retirement security and annuity selection safe harbor. H.R.3857, PASS Act of 2017--Alternative to the DOL fiduciary rule SEC Best Interest Standard of Care for providing financial advice Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule for investment advice and related Congressional activity SEC Best Interest Rule Proposal-- proposed best interest standard for investment advice includes three main components: (1) Regulation Best Interest for Broker-Dealers; (2) Interpretive Guidance Regarding Standards for Conduct for Investment Advisors; and (3) A CSR Relationship Summary, a required disclosure in retail communications, and restrictions on BDs use of certain names and titles (i.e., advisor and adviser). S. 1383: Retirement Security Act of 2017. Issue: retirement security H.R. 2823, the Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act. Issue: alternative to the DOL fiduciary rule H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017: amends ERISA to alter the premiums for CSEC organizations. (Discussed this bill in the context of RESA) Pub.L. 111-148-The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Issue: Assessments under state-based insurance exchanges. H.R.4225/S.2241 Legislation amending Affordable Care Act provisions on health exchange assessments. Issue: Health Exchange Assessments HR _____/ S._____ Appropriations for 2019 to support funding for SSA and SSDI hearing backlog. Issue: disability insurance. H.R. ___/S.___ Draft legislation on tax treatment and consumer financing for long-term care insurance. Issue: expanding long term care insurance coverage. H.R.____/S._____ Draft legislation to expand IRC Section 125 cafeteria plans to include long term care insurance. Issue: expanding long term care insurance. H.R.___/S._____ Draft legislation to allow auto enrollment of private disability insurance in employer provided plans. H.R. 5138, HR 6128 Legislation to expand use of HSAs. S. 3197, the SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act-- to enhance Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE) plans S.3221, Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act-- encourages people to save their tax refunds S.3218, Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act-- facilitates emergency savings to prevent retirement account leakage S.3221, Retirement Flexibility Act-- expands the number of employers using automatic enrollment, automatic escalation, and other best practices S.3219, Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act -- expends access to workplace retirement savings plans by allowing for open MEPs S. 3242, the American Savings Act- Bill to create a private sector Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act-collection of retirement security changes to expand access to retirement plans and savings opportunities H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act-- bill to make permanent several tax provisions that were enacted in 2017 and are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. H.R. 6756American Innovation Act-improved expensing and capital rules for small businesses S. 3436, the Womens Pension Protection Act of 2018-- apply a modified version of the spousal consent rules to all defined contribution plans, and would require plans to offer participation to long-term part-time employees. HR 6990, Portable Retirement and Investment Account (PRIA) Act--Creates a government-run retirement system. S.2427/H.R. 6540, the Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act. Bill to create an online registry to enable retirement plan participants and beneficiaries to locate the plan administrator. H.R.6746 - Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2018 H.R.6785 - To provide tax incentives to promote economic development in Economically Distressed Zones S.3781--Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2018, a bill to improve retirement security S. 3636--The Encouraging Americans to Save Act, savers tax credit expansion/match with myRA HR. 88--Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 (formerly Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act), make a variety of changes to the tax code. The bill would extend many tax provisions that expired at the end of 2017 and provide tax relief for victims of disasters, modify the requirements for tax-favored savings accounts and employer-provided retirement plans, change the deduction for start-up and organizational expenditures, make technical corrections to Public Law 115-97, and eliminate the increase in unrelated business taxable income related to certain transportation fringe benefits, among other things. S.3771--The Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2018, permit401(k), 403(b), and SIMPLE retirement plans to make matching contributions to workers as if their student loan payments were salary reduction contributions. S.3795--Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act, amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. H.R.6990--Portable Retirement and Investment Account Act, To create portable retirement and investment accounts for all Americans, and for other purposes

Client expense: $1,070,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Pension issues; H.R.3596 - Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017; H.R.4997 - GROW Act; S.2147 - Butch Lewis Act of 2017

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

S 540/HR 1393 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 to limit the authority of states to tax employees for employment duties performed in other states; HR 6757 - Family Savings Act of 2018 to amend the tax code to modify requirements for tax-favored saving accounts and employer-provided retirement plans; HR 6760 - Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 to amend the tax code to make permanent several tax provisions that were enacted in 2017 and expires in 2025; HR 6756 - American Innovation Act of 2018 to amend the tax code of 1986 to promote new innovation; S 270/HR 761 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 including issues related to pensions; HR 3596 - Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 including issues related to pensions; HR 4219 - Workflex in the 21st Century Act including issues related to healthcare and paid leave; Discussion on clarification related to section 250 on Foreign-Derived Intangible Income of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97) and congressional intent related to Foreign Military Sales

Client expense: $3,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 761 and S. 270, Pension and Budget Integrity Act - Legislation seeking to prohibit Congress from using PBGC premium increases as a way to balance the federal budget H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 - Bifurcates the PBGC premium payment system by employee count H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018 - Employer-based retirement plans and new individual savings options

Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (H.R. 3596), Pension and Budget Integrity Act (S. 270/H.R. 761), and other issues relating to retirement generally

Client expense: $1,033,243 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Issues relating to entrepreneurship, including government regulations, taxation, cloud computing, veteran-owned businesses, security and access to credit - no specific legislation. Issues relating to creating a "one-stop-shop" for entrepreneurs to engage with federal, state and local governments - no specific legislation. Efforts to allow entrepreneurs to incubate in surplus government office buildings or agency office space - no specific legislation. Issues related to 8A certification program - H.R.5463 - Creating Tech Startup Jobs Act. Issues related to pension contributions for small businesses - H.R.3596 - Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 (entire bill). Issues related to small batch manufacturing - no specific legislation.

Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 852, Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017; H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017; S. 2526, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act

Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

PBGC premiums ERISA 420; all provisions Tax reform and impact on employer-sponsored retirement plans Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act; all provisions Paid leave H.R. 761 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA)/S. 270 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act IRS Notice 2015-19 - Revisions to the Employee Plans Determination Letter Program General issues and regulations: pension and retirement proposals De-risking defined benefit plans Frozen defined benefit plans and nondiscrimination testing Lifetime income illustrations on benefit statements Tuition Reimbursement (Section 127 of Internal Revenue Code) and student loan debt relief Treasury and IRS proposals and final regulations implementing the cash balance and pension equity plan provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) H.R. 3596 - Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 401(k) Fee lawsuits

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of