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Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017
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Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to modify testing requirements applicable to bank holding companies and certain nonbank financial companies, including by: (1) establishing limitations on Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review by the Federal Reserve Board, (2) reducing the frequency of stress testing from semiannual to annual, and (3) otherwise revising provisions related to stress testing. (Sec. 4) The bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to lower the maximum allowable amount of surplus funds of the Federal Reserve banks.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 245 - 174 (Roll no. 137). (text: CR H3112)
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 245 - 174 (Roll no. 137).(text: CR H3112)
HouseOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 188 - 231 (Roll no. 136).
HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3128-3129)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Maxine Waters motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Maxine Waters demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion to recommit until later in the legislative day.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
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2019 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Dodd-Frank Act, Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements The Volcker Rule General Fixed Income Market Structure General Equity Market Structure H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 (115th Congress) General Dodd-Frank Act Title VII Reforms H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 (115th Congress) H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act (115th Congress) FY19 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bills Federal Reserve FBO Tailoring Proposal
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2019 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Dodd-Frank Act, Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements The Volcker Rule General Fixed Income Market Structure General Equity Market Structure H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 (115th Congress) General Dodd-Frank Act Title VII Reforms S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (115th Congress) H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 (115th Congress) H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act (115th Congress) FY19 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bills
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2019 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Dodd-Frank Act, Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements The Volcker Rule General Fixed Income Market Structure General Equity Market Structure H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 (115th Congress) General Dodd-Frank Act Title VII Reforms H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 (115th Congress) H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act (115th Congress) FY19 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bills Federal Reserve FBO Tailoring Proposal
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2019 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Dodd-Frank Act, Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements The Volcker Rule General Fixed Income Market Structure General Equity Market Structure H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 (115th Congress) General Dodd-Frank Act Title VII Reforms S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (115th Congress) H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 (115th Congress) H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act (115th Congress) FY19 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bills
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2019 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Dodd-Frank Act, Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements The Volcker Rule General Fixed Income Market Structure General Equity Market Structure H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 (115th Congress) General Dodd-Frank Act Title VII Reforms S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (115th Congress) H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 (115th Congress) H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act (115th Congress) FY19 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bills
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Maxine Waters motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment to require stronger semi-annual stress tests for any global systemically important bank holding company or subsidiary that has engaged in a pattern of unsafe banking practices or any other violations related to consumer harm.
Ms. Waters, Maxine moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Financial Services. (text: CR H3118)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4293.
The resolution provides for one hour of debate on each measure. The rule provides for H.R. 4061 and H.R. 4293 to be considered under closed rules.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 780. (consideration: CR H3112-3119)
Rule H. Res. 780 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 780 Reported to House. The resolution provides for one hour of debate on each measure. The rule provides for H.R. 4061 and H.R. 4293 to be considered under closed rules.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 451.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-593.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 21.
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
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Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency. S. 828, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets. Capital Rules Liquidity Rules LIBOR Stress Testing Accountability for Basel/FSB negotiations Volcker Rule Reform DoL Fiduciary Rule The Financial CHOICE Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to the implementation and regulatory review of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-203), including: capital and liquidity standards, such as proposals on the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio and stress capital buffer, the countercyclical capital buffer, and the capital surcharge for global systemically important banks; total loss-absorbing capacity; and the Volcker Rule Issues related to implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 115-174) Issues related to H.R. 6147 - Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 Issues related to S. 3107 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 Issues related to S. 2976 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Issues related to inter-affiliate margin H.R. 4790 - Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4292 - Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293 - Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, a bill to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4659, a bill to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives Executive Order 13777 - Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda Issues related to enhancing the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (in order to facilitate the orderly resolution of a failed financial institution) Prudential regulatory matters with the U.S. agencies and international standard setting bodies including implementation of the Basel III capital and liquidity framework Derivatives regulation, including agency coordination and harmonization H.R. 238 - Commodity End-User Relief Act S. 488 - JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 S. 3348 - Accountable Capitalism Act S. 3542 / H.R. 7006 - Too Big To Fail, Too Big to Exist Act
Client expense: $617,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Met with House to discuss ideas for housing finance reform Met with House and Senate to discuss issues related to data security and payments system integrity Met with House and Senate on FinTech Met with House and Senate on large bank issues Met with House and Senate staff on capital leverage matters Met with House and Senate staff on flood insurance issues Met with Senate staff to discuss draft financial institution bankruptcy reform legislation Met with House and Senate issues related to data security and payments system integrity Met with House and Senate on reauthorization of the Commodities Exchange Act and derivatives regulation Met with House and Senate on bond market issues Draft House Bill - the Main Street Growth Act - all provisions Met with House on draft legislation to amend the Regulation NMS governance structure Met with House and Senate to discuss anti-money laundering laws and draft reform legislation Met with House and Senate to discuss the Volcker Rule Met with House and Senate to discuss data privacy issues. Met with House and Senate to discuss CCAR process General issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank (P.L. 111-203, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act). Discussion draft - the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act - all provisions H.R.238 - Commodity End-User Relief Act - all provisions H.R.1624 - Municipal Finance Support Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.3089, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.3280, a bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes - provisions related to inter-affiliate transactions and the Volker Rule H.R.3439, the Financial Institution Security Act - all provisions H.R.3555, the Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act - all provisions H.R.4015, the Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.5961, a bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes - provisions related to inter-affiliate transactions H.R.5534, the GUIDE Compliance Act - all provisions H.R.6068, the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act - all provisions H.R.6743, the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act - all provisions S.488 - the JOBS and INvestor Confidence ACt of 2018 - all proivisions S.828 - A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets, and for other purposes -- all provisions S.881 - 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2017 - all provisions S.2155 - the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act - all provisions S.2098 - the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act - all provisions S.2499 - legislation to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority - all provisions S.3614 - Corporate Governance Fairness Act - all provisions H.R. 4790 - the Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4292 - the Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R. 4293 - the Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.5841 - the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 - all provisions
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.1667; H.R.3179; S.2155; H.R.4292; H.R.4296; H.R.4293; H.R.2319; H.R.4790; H.R.4659; H.R.5749; H.R.5961; H.R.6258; H.R.6068; H.R.6147; H.R.6757; H.R.3555; H.R.5282; S.3107; S.2526; S.868; H.R.2055; H.R.695; S.488; H.J.Res.143; - Discussed implementation of the Basel capital accord and issues related to capital and liquidity. Discussed margin issues; and SEC and equity market structure reform. Discussed proposals related to bank structure, capital requirements, capital formation, market structure, and market liquidity, and proxy voting issues. Discussed issues related to financial institution bankruptcy reform, including issues related to resolution and recovery under the Bankruptcy Code. Discussed the recommendations from the Treasury Financial Reports. Discussed BSA/AML. Discussed retirement savings issues, including multi-employer pension plans. Discussed SEC's Best Interest Rule. Discussed money market reform. Discussed issues around financial technology policy.
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Dodd-Frank Act, Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements The Volcker Rule General Fixed Income Market Structure General Equity Market Structure H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 General Dodd-Frank Act Title VII Reforms S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act FY19 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bills H.R. 3555, The Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Issues relating to banking institutions impacting reform. Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. 111-203). CHOICE Act: Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers and Entrepreneurs; Matters related to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and issues related to re-authorization of National Flood Insurance Program; H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency, provisions regarding operational risk; H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017, Provisions relating to living wills; H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017, provisions related to general banking; H.R. 3089, "Corporate Transparency Act of 2017", provisions regarding corporate transparency; S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, general banking provisions; S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017, AML provisions; H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act; H.R. 6158,Brokered Deposit Affiliate - Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018; and matters related to accounting treatment for banks.
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2128, Due Process Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2319, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2018 H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4753, Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5036, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5534, Give Useful Information to Define Effective (GUIDE) Compliance Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6021, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 6158, Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 H.R. 6177, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018 H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act H.R. 6320, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 6321, Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 (House Amendment) S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. 3421, Blue Sky Harmonization Act S. 3577, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2018 S. 3614, Corporate Governance Fairness Act S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September, 10, 2018) Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Security Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Proposed Revisions to Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships with, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds - Docket No. OCC-2018-0010 (OCC); Docket No. R-1608 (Federal Reserve); RIN 3064-AE67 (FDIC); File Number S7- 14-18 (SEC); RIN 3038-AE72 (CFTC) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements. Docket IDs: OCC-2018--0037 RIN 1557-AE56; Docket No. R-1628 RIN 7100-AF21 Nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to serve as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Nomination of Elad Roisman to serve as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nomination of Dr. Dino Falaschetti to serve as Director of the Office of Financial Research Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Nomination of Kimberly Reed to serve as President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission strategic plan; Security Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; Security Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Security Exchange Commission auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships file no. S7-10-18; Security Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Security Exchange Commission proposal on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business development companies; Security Exchange Commission capital, margin, and segregation requirements for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants and capital requirements for broker-dealers (File No. S7-08-12); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) draft strategic plan for 2018-2022; Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; potential legislation on anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act reporting improvements; credit bureau issues; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; HUD proposed rulemaking regarding implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Disparate Impact Standard; Federal Trade Commission concerning Common Ownership; SEC proposed amendments to the Commissions Whistleblower Program rules; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance
Client expense: $15,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 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 Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), 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. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R.493, Subsidy Reserve Act of 2017, to require nonbank financial companies supervised by the Federal Reserve Board and bank holding companies over $500 billion of assets to establish and maintain Subsidy Reserves. H.R. 1116/S.366, the TAILOR Act H.R. 1264, Community Financial Institution Exemption Act H.R. 1624, Municipal Finance Support Act H.R. 1948, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 2121, Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act H.R. 2133, CLEARR Act of 017 H.R. 2396, the Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2403, Keeping Capital Local for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2793, Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2954, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 3072, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3221, the Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act H.R. 3312, The Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act H.R. 3741, to codify the Minority Bank Deposit Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 3971, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency. H.R. 4439, the Modernizing Borrower Credit Opportunities Act H.R. 4545 / S. 2237, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4648, Home Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 4725, Community Bank Reporting Relief Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act H.R. 5076, Small Bank Exam Cycle Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 6158, The Brokered Deposit-Affiliate Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 S. 828, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets. S. 1002, CLEAR Relief Act S. 1139, Main Street Regulatory Fairness Act S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1310, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1500, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that the reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker. S. 1642 / H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 S. 1893, to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision. S. 1962, Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Russell Amendment to H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Section 701 of H.R. 5841, the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 Capital Rules Liquidity Rules LIBOR Stress Testing Accountability for Basel/FSB negotiations Volcker Rule Reform DoL Fiduciary Rule The Financial CHOICE Act Durbin Interchange Amendment De novo banks
Client expense: $2,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10 Financial Regulatory Reform H.R. 45 Financial Regulatory Reform H.R. 70 Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments H.R. 493 Wall Street H.R. 585 Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreement Prohibition H.R. 832 Consumer Financial Products Dispute Proceedings H.R. 1018 Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 1031 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 1459 Regular Appropriations Process S. 365 Fund Transfer Funding Cap S. 370 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection S. 387 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Appropriations H.R. 2553 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 2750 Office of Financial Research Independent Funding S. 923 Financial Institutions Regulations Exemption H.R. 3312 Bank Holding Companies and Enhanced Supervision S. 1579 Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards S. 1744 Securities and Exchange Commission Regulations H.R. 4061 Financial Stability Oversight Council H.R. 4293 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review Process H.R. 4302 Congressional Accountability for Emergency Lending H.R. 4625 Development & Implementation of Artificial Intelligence H.R. 5266 Financial Product Safety Commission S. 2217 Development & Implementation of Artificial Intelligence H.R. 5470 Office of Financial Research H.R. 5534 Procedures for Guidance S. 2702 Authority of Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 6741 Monetary Policy Transparency and Accountability H.R. 2133 CLEARR Act of 2017 S. 3443 Consumer Financial Protection Guidance Procedures H.R. 6972 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Client expense: $1,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency. S. 828, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets. Capital Rules Liquidity Rules LIBOR Stress Testing Accountability for Basel/FSB negotiations Volcker Rule Reform DoL Fiduciary Rule The Financial CHOICE Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to the implementation and regulatory review of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-203), including: capital and liquidity standards, such as proposals on the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio and stress capital buffer, the countercyclical capital buffer, and the capital surcharge for global systemically important banks; total loss-absorbing capacity; and the Volcker Rule Issues related to implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 115-174) Issues related to H.R. 6147 - Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 Issues related to S. 3107 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 Issues related to S. 2976 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Issues related to inter-affiliate margin H.R. 4790 - Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4292 - Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293 - Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, a bill to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4659, a bill to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives Executive Order 13777 - Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda Issues related to enhancing the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (in order to facilitate the orderly resolution of a failed financial institution) Prudential regulatory matters with the U.S. agencies and international standard setting bodies including implementation of the Basel III capital and liquidity framework Derivatives regulation, including agency coordination and harmonization Legislative efforts to confirm financial regulatory agency nominations H.R. 238 - Commodity End-User Relief Act S. 488 - JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 S. 3348 - Accountable Capitalism Act S. 3542 / H.R. 7006 - Too Big To Fail, Too Big to Exist Act
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Dodd-Frank Act, Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements The Volcker Rule General Fixed Income Market Structure General Equity Market Structure H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 General Dodd-Frank Act Title VII Reform s S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act FY19 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bills H.R. 3555, The Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act S. 488 JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.1624; H.R.1667; S.828; H.R.3179; H.R.3439; S.2155; H.R.4292; H.R.4296; H.R.4293; H.R.2319; H.R.3978; H.R.2121; H.R.4790; H.R.4659; H.R.5323; H.R.5749; S.3107; H.R.5961; H.R.6258; H.R.6068; S.2499; H.R.5841; S.2098 - Discussed implementation of the Basel capital accord and issues related to capital and liquidity. Discussed margin issues; CFTC reauthorization; and SEC and equity market structure reform. Discussed proposals related to bank structure, capital requirements, capital formation, market structure, and market liquidity, and proxy advisors. Discussed issues related to financial institution bankruptcy reform, including issues related to resolution and recovery under the Bankruptcy Code. Discussed access to capital for emerging growth companies. Discussed budget and revenue measures involving the financial services sector. Discussed the recommendation from the Treasury Financial Reports. Financial CHOICE Act. Discussed treatment of municipal securities. Discussed BSA/AML. Discussed retirement savings issues. Discussed SEC's Best Interest Rule. Discussed e-delivery issues.
Client expense: $820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Banking
Issues relating to banking institutions impacting reform. Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. 111-203). CHOICE Act: Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers and Entrepreneurs; Matters related to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and issues related to re-authorization of National Flood Insurance Program; H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency, provisions regarding operational risk; H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017, Provisions relating to living wills; H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017, provisions related to general banking; H.R. 3089, "Corporate Transparency Act of 2017", provisions regarding corporate transparency; S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, general banking provisions; S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017, AML provisions; H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act; H.R. 6158,Brokered Deposit Affiliate - Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018; and matters related to accounting treatment for banks.
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Met with House to discuss ideas for housing finance reform Met with House and Senate on FinTech Met with House and Senate on large bank issues Met with House and Senate staff on capital leverage matters Met with House and Senate staff on flood insurance issues Met with Senate staff to discuss draft financial institution bankruptcy reform legislation Met with House and Senate issues related to data security and payments system integrity Met with House and Senate on reauthorization of the Commodities Exchange Act and derivatives regulation Met with House and Senate on bond market issues Draft House Bill - the Main Street Growth Act - all provisions Met with House on draft legislation to amend the Regulation NMS governance structure Met with House and Senate to discuss anti-money laundering laws and draft reform legislation Met with House and Senate to discuss the Volcker Rule Met with House and Senate to discuss CCAR process General issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank (P.L. 111-203, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act). Discussion draft - the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act - all provisions H.R.238 - Commodity End-User Relief Act - all provisions H.R.1624 - Municipal Finance Support Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.3089, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.3280, a bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes - provisions related to inter-affiliate transactions and the Volker Rule H.R.3439, the Financial Institution Security Act - all provisions H.R.3555, the Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act - all provisions H.R.4015, the Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.5961, a bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes - provisions related to inter-affiliate transactions H.R.5534, the GUIDE Compliance Act - all provisions H.R.6068, the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act - all provisions H.R.6743, the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act - all provisions S.488 - the JOBS and INvestor Confidence ACt of 2018 - all proivisions S.828 - A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets, and for other purposes -- all provisions S.881 - 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2017 - all provisions S.2155 - the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act - all provisions S.2098 - the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act - all provisions S.2499 - legislation to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority - all provisions H.R. 4790 - the Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4292 - the Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R. 4293 - the Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.5841 - the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 - all provisions
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Met with House to discuss ideas for housing finance reform Met with House and Senate on FinTech Met with House and Senate on large bank issues Met with House and Senate staff on capital leverage matters Met with House and Senate staff on flood insurance issues Met with Senate staff to discuss draft financial institution bankruptcy reform legislation Met with House and Senate issues related to data security and payments system integrity Met with House and Senate on reauthorization of the Commodities Exchange Act and derivatives regulation Met with House and Senate on bond market issues Draft House Bill - the Main Street Growth Act - all provisions Met with House on draft legislation to amend the Regulation NMS governance structure Met with House and Senate to discuss anti-money laundering laws and draft reform legislation Met with House and Senate to discuss the Volcker Rule Met with House and Senate to discuss CCAR process General issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank (P.L. 111-203, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act). Discussion draft - the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act - all provisions H.R.238 - Commodity End-User Relief Act - all provisions H.R.1624 - Municipal Finance Support Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.3089, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.3280, a bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes - provisions related to inter-affiliate transactions and the Volker Rule H.R.3439, the Financial Institution Security Act - all provisions H.R.3555, the Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act - all provisions H.R.4015, the Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.5961, a bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes - provisions related to inter-affiliate transactions H.R.5534, the GUIDE Compliance Act - all provisions H.R.6068, the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act - all provisions H.R.6743, the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act - all provisions S.488 - the JOBS and INvestor Confidence ACt of 2018 - all proivisions S.828 - A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets, and for other purposes -- all provisions S.881 - 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2017 - all provisions S.2155 - the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act - all provisions S.2098 - the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act - all provisions S.2499 - legislation to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority - all provisions H.R. 4790 - the Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4292 - the Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R. 4293 - the Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.5841 - the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 - all provisions
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.1624; H.R.1667; H.R.3179; H.R.3439; S.2155; H.R.4292; H.R.4296; H.R.4293; H.R.2319; H.R.3978; H.R.2121; H.R.4790; H.R.4659; H.R.5749; H.R.5961; H.R.6258; H.R.6068; H.R.6157; H.R.6147; H.R.6757; H.R.3555; H.R. 5282; S.3107; S.2526; S.2499; H.R.2319 - Discussed implementation of the Basel capital accord and issues related to capital and liquidity. Discussed margin issues; CFTC reauthorization; and SEC and equity market structure reform. Discussed proposals related to bank structure, capital requirements, capital formation, market structure, and market liquidity, and proxy voting issues. Discussed issues related to financial institution bankruptcy reform, including issues related to resolution and recovery under the Bankruptcy Code. Discussed access to capital for emerging growth companies. Discussed budget and revenue measures involving the financial services sector. Discussed the recommendations from the Treasury Financial Reports. Discussed treatment of municipal securities. Discussed BSA/AML. Discussed retirement savings issues. Discussed SEC's Best Interest Rule. Discussed money market reform. Discussed issues around financial technology policy.
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2128, Due Process Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4753, Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5036, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5192/S. 2498, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5534, Give Useful Information to Define Effective (GUIDE) Compliance Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6021, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 6158, Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 H.R. 6177, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018 H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act H.R. 6320, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 6321, Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. 3421, Blue Sky Harmonization Act S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Certain of Their Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies; Federal Reserve System Docket No. R-1604 and OCC Docket ID OCC-2018-0002 Nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to serve as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Nomination of Elad Roisman to serve as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nomination of Dr. Dino Falaschetti to serve as Director of the Office of Financial Research Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Nomination of Kimberly Reed to serve as President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174, section 215); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission strategic plan; Security Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; Security Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Security Exchange Commission auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships file no. S7-10-18; Security Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Security Exchange Commission proposal on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business development companies; Security Exchange Commission standards of conduct for investment advisers and broker-dealers; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), including draft strategic plan for 2018-2022; Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; consolidated asset thresholds related to the Advanced Approaches capital framework, the net stable fund ratio rule, and the liquidity coverage ratio rule; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; testimony by the Vice Chairman for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board, to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; HUD proposed rulemaking regarding implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Disparate Impact Standard; Federal Trade Commission concerning Common Ownership; SEC proposed amendments to the Commissions Whistleblower Program rules; blockchain and fintech
Client expense: $17,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 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 Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), 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. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10 Financial Regulatory Reform H.R. 45 Financial Regulatory Reform H.R. 70 Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments H.R. 493 Wall Street H.R. 585 Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreement Prohibition H.R. 832 Consumer Financial Products Dispute Proceedings H.R. 1018 Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 1031 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 1459 Regular Appropriations Process S. 365 Fund Transfer Funding Cap S. 370 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection S. 387 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Appropriations H.R. 2553 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 2750 Office of Financial Research Independent Funding S. 923 Financial Institutions Regulations Exemption H.R. 3312 Bank Holding Companies and Enhanced Supervision S. 1579 Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards S. 1744 Securities and Exchange Commission Regulations H.R. 4061 Financial Stability Oversight Council H.R. 4293 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review Process H.R. 4302 Congressional Accountability for Emergency Lending H.R. 4625 Development & Implementation of Artificial Intelligence H.R. 5266 Financial Product Safety Commission S. 2217 Development & Implementation of Artificial Intelligence H.R. 5470 Office of Financial Research H.R. 5534 Procedures for Guidance S. 2702 Authority of Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 6741 Monetary Policy Transparency and Accountability H.R. 2133 CLEARR Act of 2017 S. 3443 Consumer Financial Protection Guidance Procedures
Client expense: $1,070,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Banking
HR 5479, Military Taxpayer Assistance Act, issues related to options clearings; S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018, issues related to options clearings and living wills; HR 6158, Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018, issues related to brokered deposits; HR 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017, issues related to living wills; HR 6084, Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act, issues related to privacy; HR 6547, APPS Act of 2018 (Application Privacy, Protection, and Security Act of 2018), issues related to privacy; General issues related to data security; General issues related to interchange fee; General issues related to cybersecurity.
Client expense: $1,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency. H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act S. 828, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets. Capital Rules Liquidity Rules LIBOR Stress Testing Accountability for Basel/FSB negotiations Volcker Rule Reform DoL Fiduciary Rule The Financial CHOICE Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R.493, Subsidy Reserve Act of 2017, to require nonbank financial companies supervised by the Federal Reserve Board and bank holding companies over $500 billion of assets to establish and maintain Subsidy Reserves. H.R. 1116/S.366, the TAILOR Act H.R. 1264, Community Financial Institution Exemption Act H.R. 1624, Municipal Finance Support Act H.R. 1948, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 2121, Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act H.R. 2133, CLEARR Act of 017 H.R. 2396, the Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2403, Keeping Capital Local for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2793, Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2954, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 3072, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3221, the Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act H.R. 3312, The Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act H.R. 3741, to codify the Minority Bank Deposit Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 3971, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency. H.R. 4439, the Modernizing Borrower Credit Opportunities Act H.R. 4545 / S. 2237, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4648, Home Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 4725, Community Bank Reporting Relief Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act H.R. 5076, Small Bank Exam Cycle Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 6158, The Brokered Deposit-Affiliate Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 S. 828, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets. S. 1002, CLEAR Relief Act S. 1139, Main Street Regulatory Fairness Act S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1310, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1500, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that the reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker. S. 1642 / H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 S. 1893, to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision. S. 1962, Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Russell Amendment to H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Section 701 of H.R. 5841, the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 Capital Rules Liquidity Rules LIBOR Stress Testing Accountability for Basel/FSB negotiations Volcker Rule Reform DoL Fiduciary Rule The Financial CHOICE Act Durbin Interchange Amendment De novo banks
Client expense: $2,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Bank capital rules Banks stress tests Financial Technology ("Fintech") H.R. 1116, the "Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017" H.R. 1144, the Inclusive Prosperity Act H.R. 3948, the "Protection of Source Code Act" H.R. 4293, the "Stress Test Improvement Act" H.R. 4545, the "Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act" HR 4061 -- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4439 -- Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act HR 5749 -- Options Market Stability Act Nominations for SEC, CFTC, FDIC S. 1020, the Carried Interest Fairness Act S. 2155 -- Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Substitute Amendment to S. 2155 HR 6096 -- Reward Work Act S. 2605 -- Reward Work Act Brokaw bill HR 3861 -- Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 HR 5054 -- Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 HR 5877 -- Main Street Growth Act Liquidity disclosures for funds
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Banking
Issues around Santander bank and treatment of employees Issues around Bank Call Center Offshoring Issues around bank deregulation: H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017: To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to improve the transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, to improve the SIFI designation process H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017: to reform the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review process, the Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test process H.R. 4790, to amend the Volcker rule to give the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System sole rulemaking authority, to exclude community banks from the requirements of the Volcker rule S.2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act: legislation that would remove Dodd-Frank Wall Street regulations
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Met with House to discuss ideas for housing finance reform Met with House and Senate on FinTech Met with House and Senate on large bank issues Met with House and Senate staff on capital leverage matters Met with House and Senate staff on flood insurance issues Met with House and Senate issues related to data security and payments system integrity Met with House and Senate on reauthorization of the Commodities Exchange Act and derivatives regulation Met with House and Senate on bond market issues Draft House Bill - the Main Street Growth Act - all provisions Met with House on draft legislation to amend the Regulation NMS governance structure Met with House and Senate to discuss anti-money laundering laws and draft reform legislation Met with House and Senate to discuss the Volcker Rule Met with House and Senate to discuss CCAR process General issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank (P.L. 111-203, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act). Discussion draft - the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act - all provisions H.R.238 - Commodity End-User Relief Act - all provisions H.R.1624 - Municipal Finance Support Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.3089, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.3439, the Financial Institution Security Act - all provisions H.R.3555, the Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act - all provisions H.R.4015, the Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.5534, the GUIDE Compliance Act - all provisions H.R.6068, the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act - all provisions S.828 - A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets, and for other purposes -- all provisions S.881 - 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2017 - all provisions S.2155 - the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act - all provisions S.2098 - the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act - all provisions S.2499 - legislation to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority - all provisions H.R. 4790 - the Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4292 - the Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R. 4293 - the Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.5841 - the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 - all provisions
Client expense: $1,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S.J. Res. 57 (Resolution of Disapproval of CFPB auto lending guidance) Community Reinvestment Act reform Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection inherited regulations Bank capital rules Banks stress tests Best interest standard CFPB Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity Financial Technology ("Fintech") Funding of CFPB H.R. 1116, the "Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017" H.R. 1144, the Inclusive Prosperity Act H.R. 3299, the "Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017" H.R. 3948, the "Protection of Source Code Act" H.R. 4293, the "Stress Test Improvement Act" H.R. 4545, the "Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act" HR 4061 -- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4439 -- Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act HR 4790 -- Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act HR 5749 -- Options Market Stability Act Legislation affecting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffing Nominations for SEC, CFTC, FDIC Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017 (H.R. 3299) S. 1020, the Carried Interest Fairness Act S. 2155 -- Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2417 -- the Stopping Abuse & Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act SEC fiduciary rule Substitute Amendment to S. 2155 S.J. Res. 57, H.J. Res. 132 CRA for CFPB Guidance on Indirect Auto-Lending Volcker Rule HR 6096 -- Reward Work Act S. 2605 -- Reward Work Act Brokaw bill HR 3861 -- Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 HR 5054 -- Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 HR 5756 -- To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals HR 5877 -- Main Street Growth Act Budd Discussion Draft (SEC R 002) HR 6035 -- Streamlining Communications for Investors Act HR 5970 -- Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act HR 6130 -- Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act Liquidity disclosures for funds Budget - FSGG Appropriations S.J. Res 56/H.J. 122 CRA for CFPB Payday Rule S. 387 -- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2017 HR 1018 -- CFPB Constitutional Reform Act of 2017
Client expense: $521,294 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Dodd-Frank Act, Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements The Volcker Rule General Fixed Income Market Structure General Equity Market Structure H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 General Dodd-Frank Act Title VII Reform s S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act FY19 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bills H.R. 4292, The Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3555, The Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
-S. 2155: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act -H.R. 5756: To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals (opposition) -SEC conflict of interest proposed rule -proposed SEC restriction on the use of certain names and titles -H.R. 4061: Financial Stability Oversight Act -H.J. Res. 2: Balance Budget Amendment -H.R. 4293: Stress Test Improvement Act -H.R. 4790: Volker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act -H.R. 3861: Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 -H.R. 5054: Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 -H.R. 6068: Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act -H.R. 5999: Streamlining Communications for Investors Act -H.R. 5749: Options Markets Stability Act -H.R. 5877: Main Street Growth Act
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · second_quarter · Banking
S. 2155; H.R. 6068; H.R. 3312; H.R. 4293; Discussed implementation of prudential regulations and related activities; bank structure; BSA/AML issues.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.1624; H.R.1667; S.828; H.R.3179; H.R.3439; S.2155; H.R.4292; H.R.4296; H.R.4293; H.R.2319; H.R.3978; H.R.2121; H.R.4790; H.R.4659; H.R.5323; H.R.5749; S.3107; H.R.5961; H.R.6258; H.R.6068; S.2499; H.R.5841; S.2098 - Discussed implementation of the Basel capital accord and issues related to capital and liquidity. Discussed margin issues; CFTC reauthorization; and SEC and equity market structure reform. Discussed proposals related to bank structure, capital requirements, capital formation, market structure, and market liquidity, and proxy advisors. Discussed issues related to financial institution bankruptcy reform, including issues related to resolution and recovery under the Bankruptcy Code. Discussed access to capital for emerging growth companies. Discussed budget and revenue measures involving the financial services sector. Discussed the recommendation from the Treasury Financial Reports. Financial CHOICE Act. Discussed treatment of municipal securities. Discussed BSA/AML. Discussed retirement savings issues. Discussed SEC's Best Interest Rule. Discussed e-delivery issues.
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R.493, Subsidy Reserve Act of 2017, to require nonbank financial companies supervised by the Federal Reserve Board and bank holding companies over $500 billion of assets to establish and maintain Subsidy Reserves. H.R. 1116/S.366, the TAILOR Act H.R. 1264, Community Financial Institution Exemption Act H.R. 1624, Municipal Finance Support Act H.R. 1948, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 2121, Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act H.R. 2133, CLEARR Act of 017 H.R. 2396, the Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2403, Keeping Capital Local for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2793, Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2954, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 3072, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3221, the Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act H.R. 3312, The Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act H.R. 3741, to codify the Minority Bank Deposit Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 3971, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency. H.R. 4439, the Modernizing Borrower Credit Opportunities Act H.R. 4545 / S. 2237, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4648, Home Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 4725, Community Bank Reporting Relief Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act H.R. 5076, Small Bank Exam Cycle Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 S. 828, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets. S. 1002, CLEAR Relief Act S. 1139, Main Street Regulatory Fairness Act S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1310, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1500, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that the reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker. S. 1642 / H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 S. 1893, to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision. S. 1962, Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Russell Amendment to H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Section 701 of H.R. 5841, the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 Capital Rules Liquidity Rules LIBOR Stress Testing Accountability for Basel/FSB negotiations Volcker Rule Reform DoL Fiduciary Rule The Financial CHOICE Act Durbin Interchange Amendment De novo banks
Client expense: $2,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to the implementation and regulatory review of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-203), including: capital and liquidity standards, such as proposals on the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio and stress capital buffer, the countercyclical capital buffer, and the capital surcharge for global systemically important banks; total loss-absorbing capacity; and the Volcker Rule H.R. 4790 - Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4292 - Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293 - Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, a bill to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4659, a bill to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives S. 2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act Executive Order 13777 - Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda Issues related to enhancing the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (in order to facilitate the orderly resolution of a failed financial institution) Prudential regulatory matters with the U.S. agencies and international standard setting bodies including implementation of the Basel III capital and liquidity framework Derivatives regulation, including agency coordination and harmonization Legislative efforts to confirm financial regulatory agency nominations H.R. 238 - Commodity End-User Relief Act JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10 Financial Regulatory Reform H.R. 45 Financial Regulatory Reform H.R. 70 Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments H.R. 493 Wall Street H.R. 585 Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreement Prohibition H.R. 832 Consumer Financial Products Dispute Proceedings H.R. 1018 Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 1031 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 1459 Regular Appropriations Process S. 365 Fund Transfer Funding Cap S. 370 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection S. 387 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Appropriations H.R. 2553 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 2750 Office of Financial Research Independent Funding S. 923 Financial Institutions Regulations Exemption H.R. 3312 Bank Holding Companies and Enhanced Supervision S. 1579 Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards S. 1744 Securities and Exchange Commission Regulations H.R. 4061 Financial Stability Oversight Council H.R. 4293 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review Process H.R. 4302 Congressional Accountability for Emergency Lending H.R. 4625 Development & Implementation of Artificial Intelligence H.R. 5266 Financial Product Safety Commission S. 2217 Development & Implementation of Artificial Intelligence H.R. 5470 Office of Financial Research H.R. 5534 Procedures for Guidance S. 2702 Authority of Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
Client expense: $1,590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency. H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act S. 828, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets. Capital Rules Liquidity Rules Stress Testing Accountability for Basel/FSB negotiations Volcker Rule Reform DoL Fiduciary Rule The Financial CHOICE Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R. 4296, "To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency",provisions regarding operational risk. H.R. 4292, "Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017", Provisions relating to living wills. H.R. 4293, "Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017", provisions related to general banking. H.R. 3089, "Corporate Transparency Act of 2017", provisions regarding corporate transparency. S. 2155, "Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act", general banking provisions. S. 1241, "Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017", AML provisions. H.R. 6068, "Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act", AML provisions.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4028/S. 1982, Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5192/S. 2498, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2282, Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2018 S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,945-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 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. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Civil Investigative Demands and Associated Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 3,686-3,687, January 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rules and Practices for Adjudication Proceedings (83 Fed. Reg. 5,055-5,056, February 5, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Enforcement Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 5,999-6,000, February 12, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau External Engagements (83 Fed. Reg. 8,247-8,249, February 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Public Reporting Practices of Consumer Complaint Information (83 Fed. Reg. 9,499-9,501, March 6, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rulemaking Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 10,437-10,440, March 9, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Adopted Regulations and New Rulemaking Authorities (83 Fed. Reg. 12,286-12,289, March 21, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Inherited Regulations and Inherited Rulemaking Authorities (83 Fed. Reg. 12,881-12,883, March 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Supervision Program (83 Fed. Reg. 7,166-7,168, February 20, 2018) Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Certain of Their Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies; Federal Reserve System Docket No. R-1604 and OCC Docket ID OCC-2018-0002 Nomination of Governor Jerome Powell to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; consolidated asset thresholds related to the Advanced Approaches capital framework, the net stable fund ratio rule, and the liquidity coverage ratio rule; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; testimony by the Vice Chairman for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board, to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; blockchain and fintech
Client expense: $15,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Debt Relief for Puerto Rico and Territories S 2155- Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act HR 4790- Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act HR 4293- Stress Test Improvement Act HR 4061- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act Financial reform consumer protections, including Payday Loans; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); and financial reform policy riders Fiduciary Rule
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Banking
Consumer financial protections, oppose S 2155-Economic growth, regulatory reform and consumer protection act, HR 4061-Financial stability Oversight Council Improvement act of 2017, HR 4293-Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017, HR 4790-Volcker rule regulatory Harmonization act, Defense of CFPB, consumer lobby day, HR 4439-Modernizing credit opportunity act, Hr 5749-to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to increase the risk sensitivity of the capital treatment of certain centrally cleared exchange listed options, derivatives and for other purposes, Hr 5793-Housing choice voucher mobility demonstration act of 2018, HR 3861-Federal insurance office reform act of 2017, HR 5054-Small company disclosure simplification act of 2018, HR 5756-To require the SEC to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals, HR 5877-Main Street Growth Act, HR 5970- To require the SEC to carry out a cost benefit analysis of the use of form 10-Q and other purposes, HR-6130 Helping startups continue to grow act, Stop the auto lending guidance CRA, Fiduciary rule, SEC nomination, disclosure to investors, Oppose the Crapo Bill-Dodd Frank rollbacks, SEC political disclosure, support progressive SEC nominees,
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Met with House to discuss ideas for housing finance reform Met with House and Senate on FinTech Met with House and Senate on large bank issues Met with House and Senate staff on capital leverage matters Met with House and Senate staff on flood insurance issues Met with House and Senate issues related to data security and payments system integrity Met with House and Senate on reauthorization of the Commodities Exchange Act and derivatives regulation Met with House and Senate on bond market issues Draft House Bill - the Main Street Growth Act - all provisions Met with House on draft legislation to amend the Regulation NMS governance structure Met with House and Senate to discuss anti-money laundering laws and draft reform legislation Met with House and Senate to discuss the Volcker Rule Met with House and Senate to discuss CCAR process General issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank (P.L. 111-203, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act). H.R.10 - the Financial CHOICE Act (Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers and Entrepreneurs) - provisions impacting large banks H.R.238 - Commodity End-User Relief Act - all provisions H.R.1624 - Municipal Finance Support Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.1667 - the Financial Institutions Bankruptcy Act - all provisions H.R.3089, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R.3439, the Financial Institution Security Act - all provisions H.R.3555, the Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act - all provisions S.828 - A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets, and for other purposes -- all provisions S.881 - 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2017 - all provisions S.2155 - the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act - all provisions H.R. 4790 - the Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4292 - the Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 - all provisions H.R. 4293 - the Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 - all provisions
Client expense: $1,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Authority of CFPB Bank capital rules Banks stress tests Best interest standard CFPB Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity Dept. of Ed barriers to emergency relief funds Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation policies relating to bank employment Federal Reserve rating system for large financial institutions Financial Technology ("Fintech") Funding of CFPB H.J. Res. 111, regarding the CFPB rule on Mandatory Arbitration H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 1116, the "Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017" H.R. 1144, the Inclusive Prosperity Act H.R. 1153, the "Mortgage Choice Act" H.R. 1585, the "Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act" H.R. 1645, the "Fostering Innovation Act of 2017" H.R. 1699, the "Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017" H.R. 2121, the "Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act" H.R. 2133, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 2148, "Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans" H.R. 2201, the "Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act" H.R. 2295, the Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 2306, the Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act H.R. 2319, The "Consumer Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act" H.R. 2396, the "Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act" H.R. 2570, the "Mortgage Fairness Act of 2017" H.R. 2585, the 21st Century Glass Steagall Act H.R. 2706, the "Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017" H.R. 2954, the "Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act" H.R. 3072, the "Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017" H.R. 3179, the "Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act" H.R. 3221, the "Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act" H.R. 3299, the "Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017" H.R. 3312, the "Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017" H.R. 3857, the "Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act of 2017" H.R. 3911, the "Risk-Based Credit Examination Act" H.R. 3948, the "Protection of Source Code Act" H.R. 3971, the "Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017" H.R. 3973, the "Market Data Protection Act of 2017" H.R. 3978, the "TRID Improvement Act" H.R. 399, the Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act H.R. 4015, the "Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017" H.R. 4247, the "Restoring Financial Market Freedom Act" H.R. 4263, the "Regulation A+ Improvement Act" H.R. 4267, the "Small Business Credit Availability Act" H.R. 4279, the "Expanding Investment Opportunities Act" H.R. 4292, the "Living Will Improvement Act" H.R. 4293, the "Stress Test Improvement Act" H.R. 4296, "To Place Requirements on Operational Risk Capital Requirements For Banking Organizations" H.R. 4464, the "Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017" H.R. 4508, the "Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act" H.R. 4529, the "Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017" H.R. 4537, the "International Insurance Standards Act of 2017" H.R. 4545, the "Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act" H.R. 4546, the "National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act" H.R. 4566, the "Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act" H.R. 477, the Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017″ H.R. 790, the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017 H.R. 859, the Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act - HR 1116 -- Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operating Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 HR 1153 -- Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 HR 1264 -- Community Financial Institution Exemption Act HR 2226 -- Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act HR 2319 -- Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 HR 3312 HR 3746 -- Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 HR 3978 -- TRID Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4061 -- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4263 -- Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4293 -- Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4296 -- To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency HR 4545 -- Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act HR 4550 -- Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 HR 4566 -- Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act HR 4607 -- Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act HR 4659 -- To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives HR 4738 -- Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act HR 4771 -- Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 HR 4785 -- American Customer Information Protection Act HR 4790 -- Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act HR 4861 -- Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 HR 5051 -- Public Company Registration Threshold Act HR 5082 -- Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018 HR 5323 -- Derivatives Fairness Act Legislation affecting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffing Nomination of Joseph Otting to be Comptroller of the Currency Nominations for SEC, CFTC, FDIC Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017 (H.R. 3299) S. 1020, the Carried Interest Fairness Act S. 1642 S. 2155 -- Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2155, the "Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act" S. 2417 -- the Stopping Abuse & Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act S.J. Res. 47 SEC fiduciary rule Sen. Brown Amendment No. 2080 Sen. Moran Amendment No. 2140 Substitute Amendment to S. 2155 Treasury department review of financial regulations Volcker Rule *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has not lobbied or had contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
Client expense: $292,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 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), 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), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.1624; H.R.1667; S.828; H.R.3179; H.R.3280; H.R.3439; H.R.3268; S.2155; H.R.4292; H.R.4296; H.R.4293; H.R.2319; H.R.3978; H.R.2121; H.R.1625; H.R.4790; H.R.4659; H.R.5323 - Discussed implementation of the Basel capital accord and issues related to capital and liquidity. Discussed margin issues; CFTC reauthorization; and SEC and equity market structure reform. Discussed proposals related to bank structure, capital requirements, capital formation, market structure, and market liquidity. Discussed issues related to financial institution bankruptcy reform, including issues related to resolution and recovery under the Bankruptcy Code. Discussed access to capital for emerging growth companies. Discussed budget and revenue measures involving the financial services sector. Discussed the Financial CHOICE Act. Discussed treatment of municipal securities. Discussed BSA/AML. Discussed retirement savings issues. Discussed Fiduciary Rule. Discussed e-delivery issues.
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · first_quarter · Banking
S. 2155; H.R. 10; H.R. 3312; H.R. 4293; Discussed implementation of prudential regulations and related activities, bank structure, BSA/AML issues.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 790, Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017 S. 881/ H.R. 2585, 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2017 H.R. 1144, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2017 H.R. 399/ S. 82 Stop Subsidizing Million Dollar Bonuses Act S.1020 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017 S. 2155 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 10 Financial Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 4293 Stress Test Improvement Act H.R. 4061 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4790 Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act
Client expense: $301,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Banking
H.R.493, Subsidy Reserve Act of 2017, to require nonbank financial companies supervised by the Federal Reserve Board and bank holding companies over $500 billion of assets to establish and maintain Subsidy Reserves. H.R. 1116/S.366, the TAILOR Act H.R. 1264, Community Financial Institution Exemption Act H.R. 1624, Municipal Finance Support Act H.R. 1948, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 2121, Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act H.R. 2133, CLEARR Act of 017 H.R. 2396, the Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2403, Keeping Capital Local for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2793, Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2954, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 3072, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3221, the Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act H.R. 3312, The Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act H.R. 3741, to codify the Minority Bank Deposit Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 3971, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency. H.R. 4545 / S. 2237, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4648, Home Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 4725, Community Bank Reporting Relief Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act H.R. 5076, Small Bank Exam Cycle Improvement Act of 2018 S. 828, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets. S. 1002, CLEAR Relief Act S. 1139, Main Street Regulatory Fairness Act S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1310, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1500, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that the reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker. S. 1642 / H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 S. 1893, to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision. S. 1962, Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Capital Rules Liquidity Rules Stress Testing Accountability for Basel/FSB negotiations Volcker Rule Reform DoL Fiduciary Rule The Financial CHOICE Act Durbin Interchange Amendment De novo banks
Client expense: $2,592,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · first_quarter · Banking
H.R. 1667, "Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2017", provisions regarding bankruptcy. H.R. 10, "Financial CHOICE Act of 2017", provisions regarding capital regulation and bankruptcy. H.R. 4296, "To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency",provisions regarding operational risk. H.R. 4292, "Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017", Provisions relating to living wills. H.R. 4293, "Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017", provisions related to general banking. H.R. 3089, "Corporate Transparency Act of 2017", provisions regarding corporate transparency. S. 2155, "Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act", general banking provisions. S. 1241, "Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017", AML provisions. S. 1454, "TITLE Act", provisions relating to beneficial ownership.
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE