Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017

Implementation of Title X, P.L. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 1849 and H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017, entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Implementation of Title X, P.L. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 1849 and H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017, entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Rulemaking Issues related to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Rule SBREFA Process Issues related to Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Consumer Complaint Reporting Issues related to Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 1849/H.R 4550- Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act-amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude law firms and licensed attorneys who are engaged in activities related to legal proceedings from the definition of debt collector and amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act from exercising supervisory or enforcement authority. S. 105 - Consumer Financial Protection Board Act - to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to transition the BCFP to a 5 member board of directors. S. 387-Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountablity Act-To amend the Consumer Protection Act of 2010 to bring the BCFP under the congressional appropriation process. H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act. Legislation to scale back regulations enacted by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. H.R. 2706-The Financial Institution Consumer Protection Act. A bill which prohibits federal regulators from directly or indirectly coercing banks to terminate relationship with legitimate business entities. H. R. 864 Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act - Amend the Fair Debt Collection Act to restrict debt collection practices. S 575 - Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act - Mandates all federal agencies debt collection be subject to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. S. 2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act - To promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protection. H.R. 2683 - The Protecting Veteran Credit Act - To amend the Fair Debt Collection Act to exclude certain medical debt incurred by a veteran from their credit report if the medical service predates the credit report by less than one year. H.R. 5266 - The Financial Product Safety Commission Act - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act to rename the BCFP the Financial Product Safety Commission and change the leadership structure from a single director to a 5 member bipartisan commission to lead the BCFP H.R. 5534 - The Give Useful Information to Define Effective Compliance Act ("GUIDE" Compliance Act") which would require the Bureau Director to issue guidance that is necessary or appropriate to enable the Bureau to carry out Federal consumer financial law, including facilitating compliance with such law.

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act S.851 and H.R.1932, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act-provisions subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act S. 1454, TITLE Act-provisions requiring states, certain businesses, and company formation agents to obtain and disclose beneficial ownership information regarding new companies, and provisions subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act S. 1717 and H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act-provisions requiring states or the Treasury Departments Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), certain businesses, and company formation agents to obtain and disclose beneficial ownership information regarding new companies, and provisions subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act Draft legislation requiring all United States entities to have an employer identification number issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and hence to file IRS Form SS-4 listing responsible party information for each entity in order to combat money laundering and terrorist financing H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act-provisions in Section 9 or original draft bill requiring certain businesses and their lawyers to obtain and disclose beneficial ownership information regarding new companies

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

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

Implementation of Title X, P.L. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 1849 and H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017, entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Implementation of Title X, P.L. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 1849 and H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017, entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Rulemaking Issues related to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Rule SBREFA Process Issues related to Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Consumer Complaint Reporting Issues related to Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 1849/H.R 4550- Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act-amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude law firms and licensed attorneys who are engaged in activities related to legal proceedings from the definition of debt collector and amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act from exercising supervisory or enforcement authority. S. 105 - Consumer Financial Protection Board Act - to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to transition the BCFP to a 5 member board of directors. S. 387-Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountablity Act-To amend the Consumer Protection Act of 2010 to bring the BCFP under the congressional appropriation process. H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act. Legislation to scale back regulations enacted by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. H.R. 2706-The Financial Institution Consumer Protection Act. A bill which prohibits federal regulators from directly or indirectly coercing banks to terminate relationship with legitimate business entities. H. R. 864 Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act - Amend the Fair Debt Collection Act to restrict debt collection practices. S 575 - Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act - Mandates all federal agencies debt collection be subject to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. S. 2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act - To promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protection. H.R. 2683 - The Protecting Veteran Credit Act - To amend the Fair Debt Collection Act to exclude certain medical debt incurred by a veteran from their credit report if the medical service predates the credit report by less than one year. H.R. 5266 - The Financial Product Safety Commission Act - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act to rename the BCFP the Financial Product Safety Commission and change the leadership structure from a single director to a 5 member bipartisan commission to lead the BCFP H.R. 5534 - The Give Useful Information to Define Effective Compliance Act ("GUIDE" Compliance Act") which would require the Bureau Director to issue guidance that is necessary or appropriate to enable the Bureau to carry out Federal consumer financial law, including facilitating compliance with such law.

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act S.851 and H.R.1932, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act-provisions subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act S. 1454, TITLE Act-provisions requiring states, certain businesses, and company formation agents to obtain and disclose beneficial ownership information regarding new companies, and provisions subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act S. 1717 and H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act-provisions requiring states or the Treasury Departments Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), certain businesses, and company formation agents to obtain and disclose beneficial ownership information regarding new companies, and provisions subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act Draft legislation requiring all United States entities to have an employer identification number issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and hence to file IRS Form SS-4 listing responsible party information for each entity in order to combat money laundering and terrorist financing H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act-provisions in Section 9 or original draft bill requiring certain businesses and their lawyers to obtain and disclose beneficial ownership information regarding new companies

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Issues related to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Rulemaking Issues related to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Rule SBREFA Process Issues related to Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Consumer Complaint Reporting Issues related to Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 1849/H.R 4550- Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act-amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude law firms and licensed attorneys who are engaged in activities related to legal proceedings from the definition of debt collector and amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act from exercising supervisory or enforcement authority. S. 105 - Consumer Financial Protection Board Act - to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to transition the BCFP to a 5 member board of directors. S. 387-Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountablity Act-To amend the Consumer Protection Act of 2010 to bring the BCFP under the congressional appropriation process. S. 365-Consumer Financial Protection Act to terminate BCFP's funding. H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act. Legislation to scale back regulations enacted by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. H.R. 2706-The Financial Institution Consumer Protection Act. A bill which prohibits federal regulators from directly or indirectly coercing banks to terminate relationship with legitimate business entities. H. R. 864 Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act - Amend the Fair Debt Collection Act to restrict debt collection practices. S 575 - Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act - Mandates all federal agencies debt collection be subject to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. S. 2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act - To promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protection. H.R. 2683 - The Protecting Veteran Credit Act - To amend the Fair Debt Collection Act to exclude certain medical debt incurred by a veteran from their credit report if the medical service predates the credit report by less than one year. H.R. 5266 - The Financial Product Safety Commission Act - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act to rename the BCFP the Financial Product Safety Commission and change the leadership structure from a single director to a 5 member bipartisan commission to lead the BCFP H.R. 5534 - The Give Useful Information to Define Effective Compliance Act ("GUIDE" Compliance Act") which would require the Bureau Director to issue guidance that is necessary or appropriate to enable the Bureau to carry out Federal consumer financial law, including facilitating compliance with such law.

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.J.Res.132 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity 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". H.R.4439 - Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act S.2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act H.R.1116 - TAILOR Act of 2017 H.R.3072 - Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 H.R.4508 - PROSPER Act H.R.4550 - Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R.5082 - Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018 H.R.3299 - Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 S.1642 - Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R.4861 - EQUAL Act of 2018 H.R.3760 - Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2017 S.1659 - Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2017

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

H.R. 4550--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2017 --monitor H.R. 4550 and Financial Services Committee action on the legislation --preparation of lobbying materials for CAI members H.R. 5082--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2018 --monitor H.R. 5082 and Financial Services Committee action on legislation --inquiries concerning the potential for legislation to advance to House floor --convey CAI support for H.R. 5082 to House members

Client expense: $34,650 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Implementation of Title X, P.L. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 1849 and H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017, entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Implementation of Title X, P.L. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 1849 and H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017, entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 4550--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2017 --monitor H.R. 4550 and Financial Services Committee action on the legislation --preparation of lobbying materials for CAI members H.R. 5082--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2018 --monitor H.R. 5082 and Financial Services Committee action on legislation --inquiries concerning potential for legislation to advance to House floor --convey CAI support for H.R. 5082 to House members

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

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

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

Oppose HR 4550, which would exempt attorneys engaged in a lawsuits from the Fair Debt Collection Act Oppose any riders to Appropriations bill(s) which would place the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the appropriations process Oppose the leaked version of a housing finance proposal from U.S. Senators Bob Corker (TN) and Mark Warner (VA) that would severely harm Americas housing market. Our opposition is mainly rooted in the proposals negative impact on access, affordability, and market stability Oppose H.R. 1153-the Mortgage Choice Act of 2018, which creates a loophole that would allow loans with higher costs to the borrower to improperly meet the Qualified Mortgage (QM) standard Support Senator Merkleys Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending (SAFE) Act of 2018, which will help safeguard consumers and law-abiding lenders from abuses rampant today in consumer lending Oppose S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The bill de-regulates the financial service industry by repealing several portions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act Oppose Section 104 of S. 2155, which requires tiered reporting of information under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and will result in the exemption of 85% of depositories from the updated reporting required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Support the FDICs proposals to changes to its policies governing the circumstances under which FDIC-regulated banks may hire people with prior criminal histories, with suggestions to improve / strengthen the proposal Support GSE reform that contains language to: Preserve and Enhance Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination Protections; Provide Broad Access for Borrowers, Institutions and Regions; Preserve the Systems Affordable Housing Mission, and the Availability of Inclusive Loan Products and Services; and protect taxpayers Oppose any bill or amendment which would cut the salaries of employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Oppose HR 5028, which would exempt attorneys engaged in a lawsuits from the Fair Debt Collection Act. Oppose HR 1116, the TAILOR Act, which imposes hurdles on agencies adopting regulations, and requires them to revisit them, with burdensome requirements that regulations be tailored for different types of institutions, something agencies already take into account. The bill will make it harder to adopt, maintain or defend regulations Oppose HR 3072, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017, will eliminate the CFPB's authority to supervise banks from $10 billion to $50 billion, among the largest 2% of banks in the country Support amendment by Senators Durbin, Reed, Warren, Brown, Duckworth, Baldwin, Hassan, VanHollen, Murry, and Blumenthal to S. 2155. The Durbin, et.al. amendment would improve consumer protections for federal and private student loans Clarify and reiterate that we are opposed to S. 2155 and that we do not have a position on an amendment regarding credit scoring to be offered by Senator Scott (SC) to S. 2155 Oppose HR 5266 or any similar bill or amendment which would turn the leadership of the CFPB from a single director into a commission of 5. Oppose mandatory arbitration clauses for investors; support the SEC protecting investors rights to bring securities class action lawsuits Oppose S. J. Res. 57, which disapproves of a CFPB guidance aimed at restricting discrimination in auto lending Support a national cap on interest rates and fees at 36% to eliminate high-cost loans (support HR 3760 / S 1659) Support the amendment offered by Senator Cortez Masto (NV) to S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to strike section 104 of the legislation. Section 104 is the section which would exempt 85% of depository institutions from full reporting of loan data under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Oppose S. 2155, because it does irreparable damage to fair lending protections against racial discrimination; it harms homebuyers; and it contains over two deregulatory provisions of the financial services industry that were put into place after the 2008 global crises

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Oppose HR 4550, which would exempt attorneys engaged in a lawsuits from the Fair Debt Collection Act. Support helping college graduates burdened by private student loan debt (support HR 2527 / S1262)

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Oppose HR 4550, which would exempt attorneys engaged in a lawsuits from the Fair Debt Collection Act. Oppose any riders to Appropriations bill(s) which would place the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the appropriations process Oppose the leaked version of a housing finance proposal from U.S. Senators Bob Corker (TN) and Mark Warner (VA) that would severely harm Americas housing market. Our opposition is mainly rooted in the proposals negative impact on access, affordability, and market stability Oppose H.R. 1153-the Mortgage Choice Act of 2018, which creates a loophole that would allow loans with higher costs to the borrower to improperly meet the Qualified Mortgage (QM) standard Support Senator Merkleys Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending (SAFE) Act of 2018, which will help safeguard consumers and law-abiding lenders from abuses rampant today in consumer lending Oppose S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The bill de-regulates the financial service industry by repealing several portions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act Oppose Section 104 of S. 2155, which requires tiered reporting of information under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and will result in the exemption of 85% of depositories from the updated reporting required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Support the FDICs proposals to changes to its policies governing the circumstances under which FDIC-regulated banks may hire people with prior criminal histories, with suggestions to improve / strengthen the proposal Support GSE reform that contains language to: Preserve and Enhance Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination Protections; Provide Broad Access for Borrowers, Institutions and Regions; Preserve the Systems Affordable Housing Mission, and the Availability of Inclusive Loan Products and Services; and protect taxpayers Oppose any bill or amendment which would cut the salaries of employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Oppose HR 5028, which would exempt attorneys engaged in a lawsuits from the Fair Debt Collection Act. Oppose HR 1116, the TAILOR Act, which imposes hurdles on agencies adopting regulations, and requires them to revisit them, with burdensome requirements that regulations be tailored for different types of institutions, something agencies already take into account. The bill will make it harder to adopt, maintain or defend regulations Oppose HR 3072, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017, will eliminate the CFPB's authority to supervise banks from $10 billion to $50 billion, among the largest 2% of banks in the country Support amendment by Senators Durbin, Reed, Warren, Brown, Duckworth, Baldwin, Hassan, VanHollen, Murry, and Blumenthal to S. 2155. The Durbin, et.al. amendment would improve consumer protections for federal and private student loans Clarify and reiterate that we are opposed to S. 2155 and that we do not have a position on an amendment regarding credit scoring to be offered by Senator Scott (SC) to S. 2155 Oppose HR 5266 or any similar bill or amendment which would turn the leadership of the CFPB from a single director into a commission of 5. Oppose mandatory arbitration clauses for investors; support the SEC protecting investors rights to bring securities class action lawsuits. Oppose S. J. Res. 57, which disapproves of a CFPB guidance aimed at restricting discrimination in auto lending. Support a national cap on interest rates and fees at 36% to eliminate high-cost loans (support HR 3760 / S 1659) Support the amendment offered by Senator Cortez Masto (NV) to S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to strike section 104 of the legislation. Section 104 is the section which would exempt 85% of depository institutions from full reporting of loan data under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Oppose S. 2155, because it does irreparable damage to fair lending protections against racial discrimination; it harms homebuyers; and it contains over two deregulatory provisions of the financial services industry that were put into place after the 2008 global crises

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Opposed S. 2155, (Crapo), Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Attended multiple coalition lobby meetings and authored a letter specifically opposing the inclusion of Section 310 in S.2155, which would upend a current review of credit scoring models by FHFA and cause them to restart. Also opposed the following bills aimed to weaken consumer protection: H.R. 4550 (Gonzalez), the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act; HR 4861 (Hollingsworth), the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans Act of 2018 (EQUAL Act); H.R. 4738, the Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act; HR 3746, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017. Provide comments to regulators including Comments in Response to Request for Information Regarding Consumers Experience with Free Access to Credit Scores, Docket No. CFPB�2017�0037; Comments to Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA)s Request for Input Regarding Credit Scores. Generally oppose any bill, rider or amendment incorporating any provisions of previously House-passed HR10, (Hensarling) Financial Choice Act, particularly any to weaken the independence of the CFPB. Support any bills to improve Fair Credit Reporting Act, including HR3783, Equal Employment for All Act of 2017 and HR3755 (Waters), Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017. Oppose any bills to weaken the Fair Credit Reporting Act, (eg HR 435 (Ellison), The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017) or to override/preempt stronger state data breach or data security laws, including HR ____ (Luetkemeyer/Maloney), the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act.

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

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills in the Senate: S. 708 Regulatory Improvement Act S. 774 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1491 Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 S. 1607 the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 S. 1647 Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 1773 Consumer Reporting Fairness Act of 2015 S. 1818 Principled Rulemaking Act S. 1820 Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 1817 Smarter Regulations Through Advance Planning and Review Act S. 1958 Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act S. 2038 Jumpstart GSE reform Act S. 2050 Private Education Loan Refinancing Act S. 2387 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2017 Senate Appropriations on Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill FY2017 S. 2663 Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act S.J. Res. 19 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. (CRA) S. 552: Justice for Victims of Fraud Act S. 537: Arbitration Fairness Act S. 550: Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act S. 553: Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S. 647: Mandatory Arbitration Transparency Act S. 646: Justice for Servicemembers Act S.951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S. 1642, Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017 S.J.Res.47 - 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 "Arbitration Agreements" S. 1659, the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act S.2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S.J.Res. 56 - 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 "Payday, Vehicle, Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans (Payday CRA) 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 (Auto CRA) Bills in the House: H.R. 4 Jobs for America Act H.R. 37 Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 50 Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 113 Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 185 The Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 347 Facilitating Access to Credit Act H.R. 367 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R. 427 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 527 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 650 Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 H.R. 685 Mortgage Choice Act of 2015 H.R. 766 Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 899 Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act H.R. 957 CFPB IG act of 2015 H.R. 1090 Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1210 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1259 Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1261 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1264, Community Financial Institution Exemption Act H.R. 1265 Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1266 Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1413 Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1493 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act H.R. 1529 the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 1553 Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1660 Federal Saving Association Charter Flexibility Act of 2015 H.R. 1737 Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act H.R. 1799 Ensure Fair Prices in Title Insurance Act H.R. 1941 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 2213 To provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2029 and related amendments Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 H.R. 2243 Equity in Government Compensation Act of 201 H.R. 2354 Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act H.R. 4294 -SAVERS Act of 2015 H.R. 2542 Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act H.R. 2683, the Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 2577 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2804 Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act (H.R. 2804). H.R. 3035 Credit Access and Inclusion Act H.R. 3189 FORM Act of 2015 H.R. 3192 Homebuyers Assistance Act H.R. 3438 REVIEW Act H.R. 3634 Student Loan Debt Protection Act H.R. 4018 Consumer Protection and Choice Act H.R. 4293 Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4439 Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act H.R. 4550, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act H.R. 4648, the Home Mortgage Reporting Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 4725, the Community Bank Reporting Relief Act H.R. 4768 The Separation of Powers Restoration Act, 2016 H.R. 4986 End Operation Choke Point Act of 2014 H.R. 5143 The International Insurance Standards Act H.R. 5485 The "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5982 Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 Fiscal Year 2016 spending bills for the Department of Justice (CJS) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science Funding Bill H.R. 21 -Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 26 -Executive Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 (REINS Act) H.R. 5 -Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (RAA) H.J. Res. 73 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. (CRA) H.R. 1424: Justice for Victims of Fraud Act H.R. 1374: Arbitration Fairness Act H.R. 1396: Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act H.R. 985: The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 H.R. 585: Investor Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 864, (Rep. Love), the Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2017 H.R. 924, (Rep. Rothfus), the Financial Institutions Due Process Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, (Rep. Tipton), the Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2017 H.R. 2133, (Rep. Luetkemeyer), the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 (CLEARR act) H.R. 2148, (Rep. Pittenger), the Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans H.R. 2226, (Rep. Barr), the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2396, (Rep. Trott), the Privacy Notification Technical Correction Act H.R. 3221, (Rep. Kustoff), the Access to Affordable Mortgages Act of 2017 H.R. ____, (Rep. Hollingsworth), the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans Act of 2017 H.R. ____, (Rep. Tenney), to simplify the process for national banks to obtain deposit insurance, and for other purposes. House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Financial Services Bill H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1699, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017 H.R. 2954, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3791, Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 H.J.Res.111, 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 "Arbitration Agreements" H.R. 3760, the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act H.R. 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act H.R. 3978, the TRID Improvement Act H.J.Res. 122 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans". Under Discussion: A bill to reform Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSE Reform) A bill to provide consumer protections for overdraft fees A bill to provide consumer protections in auto lending Amendments and riders to appropriations bills House Bill re: Non-profit CDFI Depository Bank Expansion House Bill, Chairman Hensarling discussion draft, The Financial Choice Act House Bill, Rep. Pearce Seller Finance and Balloon Loans Senate and House - Updates to the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act Senate and House -Updates to the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act (also SAFE act) Senate - Senator Durbins usury rate cap bill (unintroduced at this time)

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R.5266 - Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R.1116 - TAILOR Act of 2017 H.R.3072 - Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 H.R.1264 - Community Financial Institution Exemption Act H.R.4550 - Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R.2226 - Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R.3746 - Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R.3299 - Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R.4439 - Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act H.R.4550 - Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R.5082 - Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018 S.2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act H.R.2896 - Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2017

Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act S.851 and H.R.1932, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act-provisions subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act S. 1454, TITLE Act-provisions requiring states, certain businesses, and company formation agents to obtain and disclose beneficial ownership information regarding new companies, and provisions subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act S. 1717 and H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act-provisions requiring states or the Treasury Departments Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), certain businesses, and company formation agents to obtain and disclose beneficial ownership information regarding new companies, and provisions subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act Draft legislation requiring all United States entities to have an employer identification number issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and hence to file IRS Form SS-4 listing responsible party information for each entity in order to combat money laundering and terrorist financing Draft Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act-provisions requiring certain businesses and their lawyers to obtain and disclose beneficial ownership information regarding new companies

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

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, 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. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research 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, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1849, Practice of Law Technical Clarification 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 2017 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, 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. 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3903, 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, 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. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness 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. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure 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. 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. 2498, Protecting Children From Identity Theft 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 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. 20,946-21,002, 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) 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 2.0; 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

Client expense: $15,390,000 · 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 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), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), 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), 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

H.R. 4550--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2017 --monitor H.R. 4550 and Financial Services Committee action on the legislation --preparation of lobbying materials for CAI members H.R. 5082--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2018 --monitor H.R. 5082 and Financial Services Committee action on legislation

Client expense: $34,650 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

H.R. 1849/H.R 4550- Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act-amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude law firms and licensed attorneys who are engaged in activities related to legal proceedings from the definition of debt collector and amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act from exercising supervisory or enforcement authority. S. 105 - Consumer Financial Protection Board Act - to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to transition the CFPB to a 5 member board of directors. S. 387-Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountablity Act-To amend the Consumer Protection Act of 2010 to bring the CFPB under the congressional appropriation process. S. 370 - Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Repeal of Title X - repeal Title X. S. 365-Consumer Financial Protection Act to terminate CFPB's funding. H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act. Legislation to scale back regulations enacted by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. H.R. 2706 The Financial Institution Consumer Protection Act. A bill which prohibits federal regulators from directly or indirectly coercing banks to terminate relationship with legitimate business entities. H. R. 864 Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act - To amend Fair Debt Collection Act to restrict debt collection practices. S 575. Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act - mandates all federal agencies debt collection be subject to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. H.R. 2683, the Protecting Veteran Credit Act - To amend the Fair Debt Collection Act to exclude certain medical debt incurred by a veteran from their credit report if the medical service predates the credit report by less than one year. H.R. 5266, The Financial Product Safety Commission Act - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act to rename the CFPB the Financial Product Safety Commission and change the leadership structure from a single director to a 5 member bipartisan commission to lead the CFPB

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Implementation of Title X, P.L. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 1849 and H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017, entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Implementation of Title X, P.L. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 1849 and H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017, entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 4550--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2017 --monitor H.R. 4550 and Financial Services Committee action on the legislation --preparation of lobbying materials for CAI members H.R. 5082--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2018 --monitor H.R. 5082 and Financial Services Committee action on legislation

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

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Creditors' rights, generally Advocate for HR 4550, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Creditors' rights, generally Advocate for HR 4550, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1894--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2017 --monitor H.R. 1894 and Financial Services Committee action on the legislation --inquiries to Rep. Trott, sponsor of H.R.1894 concerning legislation H.R. 4550--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2017 --monitor H.R. 4550 and Financial Services Committee action on the legislation --preparation of lobbying materials for CAI members

Client expense: $34,650 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), President of the U.S., SENATE

Bills in the Senate: S. 708 Regulatory Improvement Act S. 774 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1491 Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 S. 1607 the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 S. 1647 Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 1773 Consumer Reporting Fairness Act of 2015 S. 1818 Principled Rulemaking Act S. 1820 Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 1817 Smarter Regulations Through Advance Planning and Review Act S. 1958 Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act S. 2038 Jumpstart GSE reform Act S. 2050 Private Education Loan Refinancing Act S. 2387 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2017 Senate Appropriations on Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill FY2017 S. 2663 Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act S.J. Res. 19 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. (CRA) S. 552: Justice for Victims of Fraud Act S. 537: Arbitration Fairness Act S. 550: Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act S. 553: Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S. 647: Mandatory Arbitration Transparency Act S. 646: Justice for Servicemembers Act S.951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S. 1642, Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017 S.J.Res.47 - 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 "Arbitration Agreements" S. 1659, the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act S.2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Bills in the House: H.R. 4 Jobs for America Act H.R. 37 Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 50 Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 113 Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 185 The Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 347 Facilitating Access to Credit Act H.R. 367 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R. 427 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 527 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 650 Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 H.R. 685 Mortgage Choice Act of 2015 H.R. 766 Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 899 Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act H.R. 957 CFPB IG act of 2015 H.R. 1090 Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1210 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1259 Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1261 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1264, Community Financial Institution Exemption Act H.R. 1265 Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1266 Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1413 Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1493 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act H.R. 1529 the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 1553 Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1660 Federal Saving Association Charter Flexibility Act of 2015 H.R. 1737 Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act H.R. 1799 Ensure Fair Prices in Title Insurance Act H.R. 1941 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 2213 To provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2029 and related amendments Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 H.R. 2243 Equity in Government Compensation Act of 201 H.R. 2354 Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act H.R. 4294 -SAVERS Act of 2015 H.R. 2542 Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act H.R. 2683, the Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 2577 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2804 Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act (H.R. 2804). H.R. 3035 Credit Access and Inclusion Act H.R. 3189 FORM Act of 2015 H.R. 3192 Homebuyers Assistance Act H.R. 3438 REVIEW Act H.R. 3634 Student Loan Debt Protection Act H.R. 4018 Consumer Protection and Choice Act H.R. 4293 Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4550, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act H.R. 4648, the Home Mortgage Reporting Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 4725, the Community Bank Reporting Relief Act H.R. 4768 The Separation of Powers Restoration Act, 2016 H.R. 4986 End Operation Choke Point Act of 2014 H.R. 5143 The International Insurance Standards Act H.R. 5485 The "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5982 Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 Fiscal Year 2016 spending bills for the Department of Justice (CJS) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science Funding Bill H.R. 21 -Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 26 -Executive Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 (REINS Act) H.R. 5 -Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (RAA) H.J. Res. 73 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. (CRA) H.R. 1424: Justice for Victims of Fraud Act H.R. 1374: Arbitration Fairness Act H.R. 1396: Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act H.R. 985: The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 H.R. 585: Investor Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 864, (Rep. Love), the Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2017 H.R. 924, (Rep. Rothfus), the Financial Institutions Due Process Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, (Rep. Tipton), the Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2017 H.R. 2133, (Rep. Luetkemeyer), the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 (CLEARR act) H.R. 2148, (Rep. Pittenger), the Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans H.R. 2226, (Rep. Barr), the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2396, (Rep. Trott), the Privacy Notification Technical Correction Act H.R. 3221, (Rep. Kustoff), the Access to Affordable Mortgages Act of 2017 H.R. ____, (Rep. Hollingsworth), the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans Act of 2017 H.R. ____, (Rep. Tenney), to simplify the process for national banks to obtain deposit insurance, and for other purposes. House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Financial Services Bill H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1699, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017 H.R. 2954, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3791, Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 H.J.Res.111, 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 "Arbitration Agreements" H.R. 3760, the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act H.R. 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act H.R. 3978, the TRID Improvement Act H.J.Res. 122 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans". Under Discussion: A bill to reform Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSE Reform) A bill to provide consumer protections for overdraft fees A bill to provide consumer protections in auto lending Amendments and riders to appropriations bills House Bill re: Non-profit CDFI Depository Bank Expansion House Bill, Chairman Hensarling discussion draft, The Financial Choice Act House Bill, Rep. Pearce Seller Finance and Balloon Loans Senate and House - Updates to the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act Senate and House -Updates to the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act (also SAFE act) Senate - Senator Durbins usury rate cap bill (unintroduced at this time)

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act S.851 and H.R.1932, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act-provisions subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act S. 1454, TITLE Act-provisions requiring states, certain businesses, and company formation agents to obtain and disclose beneficial ownership information regarding new companies, and provisions subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act S. 1717 and H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act-provisions requiring states or the Treasury Departments Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), certain businesses, and company formation agents to obtain and disclose beneficial ownership information regarding new companies, and provisions subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act Draft legislation requiring all United States entities to have an employer identification number issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and hence to file IRS Form SS-4 listing responsible party information for each entity in order to combat money laundering and terrorist financing Draft Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act-provisions requiring certain businesses and their lawyers to obtain and disclose beneficial ownership information regarding new companies

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 1894--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2017 --monitor H.R. 1894 and Financial Services Committee action on the legislation --inquiries to Rep. Trott, sponsor of H.R.1894 concerning legislation H.R. 4550--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2017 --monitor H.R. 4550 and Financial Services Committee action on the legislation --preparation of lobbying materials for CAI members

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

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), President of the U.S., SENATE

Implementation of Title X, P.L. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 1849 and H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017, entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Implementation of Title X, P.L. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 1849 and H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017, entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 1849/H.R 4550- Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act-amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude law firms and licensed attorneys who are engaged in activities related to legal proceedings from the definition of debt collector and amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act from exercising supervisory or enforcement authority. S. 105 - Consumer Financial Protection Board Act - to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to transition the CFPB to a 5 member board of directors. S. 387-Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountablity Act-To amend the Consumer Protection Act of 2010 to bring the CFPB under the congressional appropriation process. S. 370 - Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Repeal of Title X - repeal Title X. S. 365-Consumer Financial Protection Act to terminate CFPB's funding. H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act. Legislation to scale back regulations enacted by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. H.R. 2706 The Financial Institution Consumer Protection Act. A bill which prohibits federal regulators from directly or indirectly coercing banks to terminate relationship with legitimate business entities. H. R. 864 Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act - To amend Fair Debt Collection Act to restrict debt collection practices. S 575. Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act - mandates all federal agencies debt collection be subject to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. H.R. 2683, the Protecting Veteran Credit Act - To amend the Fair Debt Collection Act to exclude certain medical debt incurred by a veteran from their credit report if the medical service predates the credit report by less than one year.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE