Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018
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Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 This bill exempts from requirements to use Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) for Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings: (1) emerging growth companies (in general, newly public companies with revenues below a specified threshold); and (2) on a temporary basis, certain other smaller companies. The SEC must conduct an analysis of the costs and benefits of XBRL requirements with respect to such companies. The SEC must report to Congress on the results of its analysis and other specified issues related to XBRL usage.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 846.
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1094.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 23.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Small company capital formation issues, capital markets reform to encourage more US IPOs, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act, H.R. 5054 the Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act, H.R. 5756 to require the SEC to adjust resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals, H.R. 5970 Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act, H.R. 6130 Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act, H.R. 6139 Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act, Proposals to expand the definition of smaller reporting company (SRC),Disclosure of material short positions, Dodd-Frank regulatory issues, Volcker Rule, Registered Investment Advisor rules, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders (DEAL) Act H.R. 6177/S. 3575, Tick Size Pilot, venture exchanges, HALOs Act, Fostering Innovation Act H.R. 4139/S. 1645, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act H.R. 4015, beneficial ownership disclosure rules/Counterterrorism & Illicit Finance Act, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act S. 2098/H.R. 4311, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2155, cryptocurrency regulation, and House Innovation Initiative.
Client expense: $803,877 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2128, Due Process Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2319, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2018 H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4753, Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5036, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5534, Give Useful Information to Define Effective (GUIDE) Compliance Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6021, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 6158, Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 H.R. 6177, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018 H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act H.R. 6320, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 6321, Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 (House Amendment) S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. 3421, Blue Sky Harmonization Act S. 3577, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2018 S. 3614, Corporate Governance Fairness Act S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September, 10, 2018) Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Security Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Proposed Revisions to Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships with, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds - Docket No. OCC-2018-0010 (OCC); Docket No. R-1608 (Federal Reserve); RIN 3064-AE67 (FDIC); File Number S7- 14-18 (SEC); RIN 3038-AE72 (CFTC) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements. Docket IDs: OCC-2018--0037 RIN 1557-AE56; Docket No. R-1628 RIN 7100-AF21 Nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to serve as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Nomination of Elad Roisman to serve as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nomination of Dr. Dino Falaschetti to serve as Director of the Office of Financial Research Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Nomination of Kimberly Reed to serve as President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission strategic plan; Security Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; Security Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Security Exchange Commission auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships file no. S7-10-18; Security Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Security Exchange Commission proposal on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business development companies; Security Exchange Commission capital, margin, and segregation requirements for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants and capital requirements for broker-dealers (File No. S7-08-12); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) draft strategic plan for 2018-2022; Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; potential legislation on anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act reporting improvements; credit bureau issues; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; HUD proposed rulemaking regarding implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Disparate Impact Standard; Federal Trade Commission concerning Common Ownership; SEC proposed amendments to the Commissions Whistleblower Program rules; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Capital Market structure issues Technology and market surveillance H.R.4015 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 6139 - Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 5749 - Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5877 - Main Street Growth Act, as amended H.R. 5970 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5054- Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 2864- Improving Access to Capital Act H.R. 4263- Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 S. 488- JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
FY17 Department of Agriculture Appropriations Act(H.R.5054 & S.2956)-Cranberry research/market access program fundings Omnibus (H.R.6125)-Cranberry research/market access program fundings USDA Section 32 Purchases, 2017-2018 Volume Regulation FDA nutrition panel facts rule implementation EPA "Water of the US" regulations FY19 Funding for Antibiotic Resistance & USDA Cranberry Research Market Access Programs H.R.2, 2018 Farm Bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to capital formation and capital markets; implementation of the JOBS Act; market structure; HR. 1645, Fostering Innovation Act; HR. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act; H.R. 5054, the Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act; issues related to smaller reporting companies; short selling transparency; S. 3614, Corporate Governance Fairness Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Client expense: $15,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · third_quarter · Small Business
Capital Market Enhancements ---SEC Small Business Forum ---Amended Definition of Smaller Reporting Company ---S. 488: JOBS and Investor Confidence Act Proxy Advisory Services ---Impact of Policies on Small Public Companies ---H.R. 4015: Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 ---H.R. 10: Financial Choice Act Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 (b) ---H.R. 1645/S. 2126: Fostering Innovation Act ---Small Issuer Exemption ---H.R. 10: Financial Choice Act ---H.R. 3978: TRID Improvement Act Short Selling Transparency Small Business IP Training ---H.R. 2655/S.791: Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 XBRL Exemption for Small Public Companies ---H.R. 5054: Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act ---H.R. 10: Financial Choice Act
Client expense: $2,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2128, Due Process Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4753, Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5036, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5192/S. 2498, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5534, Give Useful Information to Define Effective (GUIDE) Compliance Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6021, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 6158, Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 H.R. 6177, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018 H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act H.R. 6320, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 6321, Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. 3421, Blue Sky Harmonization Act S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Certain of Their Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies; Federal Reserve System Docket No. R-1604 and OCC Docket ID OCC-2018-0002 Nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to serve as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Nomination of Elad Roisman to serve as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nomination of Dr. Dino Falaschetti to serve as Director of the Office of Financial Research Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Nomination of Kimberly Reed to serve as President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174, section 215); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission strategic plan; Security Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; Security Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Security Exchange Commission auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships file no. S7-10-18; Security Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Security Exchange Commission proposal on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business development companies; Security Exchange Commission standards of conduct for investment advisers and broker-dealers; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), including draft strategic plan for 2018-2022; Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; consolidated asset thresholds related to the Advanced Approaches capital framework, the net stable fund ratio rule, and the liquidity coverage ratio rule; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; testimony by the Vice Chairman for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board, to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; HUD proposed rulemaking regarding implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Disparate Impact Standard; Federal Trade Commission concerning Common Ownership; SEC proposed amendments to the Commissions Whistleblower Program rules; blockchain and fintech
Client expense: $17,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Banking
Small company capital formation issues, capital markets reform to encourage more US IPOs, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act, H.R. 5054 the Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act, H.R. 5756 to require the SEC to adjust resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals, H.R. 5970 Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act, H.R. 6130 Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act, H.R. 6139 Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act, Proposals to expand the definition of smaller reporting company (SRC),Disclosure of material short positions, Dodd-Frank regulatory issues, Volcker Rule, Registered Investment Advisor rules, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders (DEAL) Act H.R. 6177, Tick Size Pilot, venture exchanges, HALOs Act, Fostering Innovation Act H.R. 4139/S. 1645, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act H.R. 4015, beneficial ownership disclosure rules/Counterterrorism & Illicit Finance Act, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act S. 2098/H.R. 4311, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2155, cryptocurrency regulation, and House Innovation Initiative.
Client expense: $525,734 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Agriculture
FY17 Department of Agriculture Appropriations Act(H.R.5054 & S.2956)-Cranberry research/market access program fundings Omnibus (H.R.6125)-Cranberry research/market access program fundings USDA Section 32 Purchases, 2017-2018 Volume Regulation FDA nutrition panel facts rule implementation EPA "Water of the US" regulations FY19 Funding for Antibiotic Resistance & USDA Cranberry Research Market Access Programs
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to capital formation and capital markets; implementation of the JOBS Act; market structure; HR.1645, Fostering Innovation Act; HR. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act; H.R. 5054, the Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act; issues related to smaller reporting companies; short selling transparency.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Bank capital rules Banks stress tests Financial Technology ("Fintech") H.R. 1116, the "Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017" H.R. 1144, the Inclusive Prosperity Act H.R. 3948, the "Protection of Source Code Act" H.R. 4293, the "Stress Test Improvement Act" H.R. 4545, the "Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act" HR 4061 -- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4439 -- Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act HR 5749 -- Options Market Stability Act Nominations for SEC, CFTC, FDIC S. 1020, the Carried Interest Fairness Act S. 2155 -- Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Substitute Amendment to S. 2155 HR 6096 -- Reward Work Act S. 2605 -- Reward Work Act Brokaw bill HR 3861 -- Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 HR 5054 -- Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 HR 5877 -- Main Street Growth Act Liquidity disclosures for funds
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S.J. Res. 57 (Resolution of Disapproval of CFPB auto lending guidance) Community Reinvestment Act reform Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection inherited regulations Bank capital rules Banks stress tests Best interest standard CFPB Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity Financial Technology ("Fintech") Funding of CFPB H.R. 1116, the "Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017" H.R. 1144, the Inclusive Prosperity Act H.R. 3299, the "Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017" H.R. 3948, the "Protection of Source Code Act" H.R. 4293, the "Stress Test Improvement Act" H.R. 4545, the "Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act" HR 4061 -- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4439 -- Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act HR 4790 -- Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act HR 5749 -- Options Market Stability Act Legislation affecting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffing Nominations for SEC, CFTC, FDIC Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017 (H.R. 3299) S. 1020, the Carried Interest Fairness Act S. 2155 -- Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2417 -- the Stopping Abuse & Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act SEC fiduciary rule Substitute Amendment to S. 2155 S.J. Res. 57, H.J. Res. 132 CRA for CFPB Guidance on Indirect Auto-Lending Volcker Rule HR 6096 -- Reward Work Act S. 2605 -- Reward Work Act Brokaw bill HR 3861 -- Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 HR 5054 -- Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 HR 5756 -- To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals HR 5877 -- Main Street Growth Act Budd Discussion Draft (SEC R 002) HR 6035 -- Streamlining Communications for Investors Act HR 5970 -- Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act HR 6130 -- Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act Liquidity disclosures for funds Budget - FSGG Appropriations S.J. Res 56/H.J. 122 CRA for CFPB Payday Rule S. 387 -- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2017 HR 1018 -- CFPB Constitutional Reform Act of 2017
Client expense: $521,294 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
-S. 2155: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act -H.R. 5756: To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals (opposition) -SEC conflict of interest proposed rule -proposed SEC restriction on the use of certain names and titles -H.R. 4061: Financial Stability Oversight Act -H.J. Res. 2: Balance Budget Amendment -H.R. 4293: Stress Test Improvement Act -H.R. 4790: Volker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act -H.R. 3861: Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 -H.R. 5054: Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 -H.R. 6068: Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act -H.R. 5999: Streamlining Communications for Investors Act -H.R. 5749: Options Markets Stability Act -H.R. 5877: Main Street Growth Act
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · second_quarter · Small Business
Proxy Advisory Services ---Impact of Policies on Small Public Companies ---H.R. 4015: Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 (b) ---H.R. 1645/S. 2126: Fostering Innovation Act ---Small Issuer Exemption ---Accelerated Filer Definition Short Selling Transparency XBRL Exemption for Small Public Companies ---H.R. 5054: Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act ---H.R. 10: Financial Choice Act
Client expense: $2,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to capital formation and capital markets; implementation of the JOBS Act; market structure; HR.1645, Fostering Innovation Act; S.2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act; HR. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act; H.R. 5054, the Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act; issues related to smaller reporting companies.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4028/S. 1982, Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5192/S. 2498, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2282, Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2018 S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,945-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Civil Investigative Demands and Associated Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 3,686-3,687, January 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rules and Practices for Adjudication Proceedings (83 Fed. Reg. 5,055-5,056, February 5, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Enforcement Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 5,999-6,000, February 12, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau External Engagements (83 Fed. Reg. 8,247-8,249, February 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Public Reporting Practices of Consumer Complaint Information (83 Fed. Reg. 9,499-9,501, March 6, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rulemaking Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 10,437-10,440, March 9, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Adopted Regulations and New Rulemaking Authorities (83 Fed. Reg. 12,286-12,289, March 21, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Inherited Regulations and Inherited Rulemaking Authorities (83 Fed. Reg. 12,881-12,883, March 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Supervision Program (83 Fed. Reg. 7,166-7,168, February 20, 2018) Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Certain of Their Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies; Federal Reserve System Docket No. R-1604 and OCC Docket ID OCC-2018-0002 Nomination of Governor Jerome Powell to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; consolidated asset thresholds related to the Advanced Approaches capital framework, the net stable fund ratio rule, and the liquidity coverage ratio rule; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; testimony by the Vice Chairman for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board, to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; blockchain and fintech
Client expense: $15,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Capital Market structure issues Technology and market surveillance H.R.4015 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 S.2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 6139 - Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 5749 - Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5877 - Main Street Growth Act, as amended H.R. 5970 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act H.R.5970- Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5054- Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 2864- Improving Access to Capital Act H.R. 4263
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Banking
Consumer financial protections, oppose S 2155-Economic growth, regulatory reform and consumer protection act, HR 4061-Financial stability Oversight Council Improvement act of 2017, HR 4293-Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017, HR 4790-Volcker rule regulatory Harmonization act, Defense of CFPB, consumer lobby day, HR 4439-Modernizing credit opportunity act, Hr 5749-to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to increase the risk sensitivity of the capital treatment of certain centrally cleared exchange listed options, derivatives and for other purposes, Hr 5793-Housing choice voucher mobility demonstration act of 2018, HR 3861-Federal insurance office reform act of 2017, HR 5054-Small company disclosure simplification act of 2018, HR 5756-To require the SEC to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals, HR 5877-Main Street Growth Act, HR 5970- To require the SEC to carry out a cost benefit analysis of the use of form 10-Q and other purposes, HR-6130 Helping startups continue to grow act, Stop the auto lending guidance CRA, Fiduciary rule, SEC nomination, disclosure to investors, Oppose the Crapo Bill-Dodd Frank rollbacks, SEC political disclosure, support progressive SEC nominees,
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · second_quarter · Agriculture
FY17 Department of Agriculture Appropriations Act(H.R.5054 & S.2956)-Cranberry research/market access program fundings Omnibus (H.R.6125)-Cranberry research/market access program fundings USDA Section 32 Purchases, 2017-2018 Volume Regulation FDA nutrition panel facts rule implementation EPA "Water of the US" regulations FY19 Funding for Antibiotic Resistance & USDA Cranberry Research Market Access Programs
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · second_quarter · Banking
Small company capital formation issues, capital markets reform to encourage more US IPOs; H.R. 5054 the Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act, H.R. 5756 to require the SEC to adjust resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals, H.R. 5970 Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act, H.R. 6130 Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act, H.R. 6139 Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act, Proposals to expand the definition of smaller reporting company (SRC),Disclosure of material short positions, Dodd-Frank regulatory issues, Volcker Rule, Registered Investment Advisor rules, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders (DEAL) Act H.R. 6177, Tick Size Pilot, venture exchanges, HALOs Act, Fostering Innovation Act H.R. 4139/S. 1645, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act H.R. 4015, beneficial ownership disclosure rules/Counterterrorism & Illicit Finance Act, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act S. 2098/H.R. 4311, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2155, cryptocurrency regulation, and House Innovation Initiative.
Client expense: $608,791 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Agriculture
H.R.5054, Advocated for AFRI and NIFA funding for UK's College of Agriculture Met with Congressman Comer, Congressman Guthrie and Congressman Massie, and staff. UK College of Ag Dean met with Congressman Barr's staff to discuss the function of the extension offices throughout Kentucky
Client expense: $83,329 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Small Business
Legislative Amendments to SEC Rule 12b-2 Filing Status Definitions ---H.R. 10: Financial Choice Act Proxy Advisory Services ---Impact of Policies on Small Public Companies ---H.R. 4015: Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 ---H.R. 10: Financial Choice Act Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 (b) ---H.R. 1645/S. 2126: Fostering Innovation Act Short Selling Transparency Small Business Intellectual Property Training ---H.R. 2655: Small Business Innovation Protection Act XBRL Exemption for Small Public Companies ---H.R. 5054: Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act ---H.R. 10: Financial Choice Act
Client expense: $2,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 5054 (H. Rept. 114-531), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); H.R. 5055 (H. Rept. 114-532), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); H.R. 5293 (H. Rept. 114-577), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced DoD Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); H.R. 5394 (H. Rept. 114-606), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); H.R. 5485 (H. Rep. 114-624), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); H.R. 5538 (H. Rept. 114-632), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R. 5926 (H. Rept. 114-699), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); H.R. 5634 (H. Rept. 114-668), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 2804 (S. Rept. 114-236), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); S. 2844 (S. Rept. 114-243), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); S. 2956 (S. Rept. 114-259), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); S. 3000 (S. Rept. 114-263), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced Dod Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); S. 3001 (S. Rept. 114-264), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 3040 (S. Rept. 114-274), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); S.3067 (S. Rept. 114-280), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); S. 3068 (S. Rept. 114-281), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R.0244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 / Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017; Draft House and Senate Energy-Water Appropriations (funding for grid security, Research & Development, the Office of Electricity, the Office of Fossil Energy and smart grid); Draft House and Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations (funding for WINN Act CCR implementation); Draft House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (funding for LIHEAP); Draft House and Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (funding for NIST); Draft House and Senate Budget Resolutions (energy issues, generally); H.R.3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, FY 2018; H.R. 3266, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity, smart grid); H.R. 3267, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST); H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (amendment re: Waters of the United States rule); H.R. 3358, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP); S.1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity, smart grid); S.1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST); S.1771, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP); H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires; H.R.1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, (Division D - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Division G - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Division H - Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018); H.R.1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Division B - Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018); H.R. 5175 Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Agriculture
FY17 Department of Agriculture Appropriations Act(H.R.5054 & S.2956)-Cranberry research/market access program fundings Omnibus (H.R.6125)-Cranberry research/market access program fundings USDA Section 32 Purchases, 2017-2018 Volume Regulation FDA nutrition panel facts rule implementation EPA "Water of the US" regulations H.R.6142 Fruit Labeling Accuracy Act of 2016 FY19 Funding for Antibiotic Resistance & USDA Cranberry Research Market Access Programs
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2017 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 5054, S. 2956 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2017 H.R. 5926, S. 3040 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2017 H.R. 2028 - Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act H.J.Res. 99 - Making Further Continuing Appropriations for FY2017 and for other purposes H.R. 244 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 - Specifically Divisions A & H FY 2018 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
H.R.5054, Advocated for AFRI and NIFA funding for UK's College of Agriculture Met with Congressman Comer, Congressman Guthrie and Congressman Massie, and staff. UK College of Ag Dean met with Congressman Barr's staff to discuss the function of the extension offices throughout Kentucky
Client expense: $71,510 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY17: H.R. 5054/S. 2956 & FY18: H.R. 3268/S. 1603 - FY2017/2018 Agriculture Appropriations: Title I Agriculture Programs: USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)- Hatch Act Funds, Smith Lever Funds, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), Veterinary Medicine Loan repayment Program, Veterinary Services Grant Program FY17: H.R. 5393/S. 2837; FY18 H.R. 3267/AS. 1662 - FY2017/2018 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations: Title 1 Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Title III Science: National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Science Mission Directorate, Aeronautics Research Directorate FY17: H.R. 5292/S. 3000; FY18: H.R. 3219/Senate Draft - FY2017/2018 Defense Appropriations/Make America Secure Appropriations Act: Department of Defense (DoD) Title IV Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (Defense-wide): 6.1 Basic Research; Title VI Other Department of Defense Programs: Defense Health Program; Oncology Research Information Exchange Network (ORIEN) FY17: H.R. 5055/S.2804 (H.R. 2028); FY18: H.R. 3266/S.1609 - FY2017/2018 Energy and Water Appropriations: Department of Energy (DOE) Title III DOE Energy Programs: Office of Science, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E); Continuing Resolution funding 21st Century Cures Act FY17: H.R. 5538/S. 3068; FY18: H.R. 3354/Senate Draft - FY2017/2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Title I: United State Geological Survey (USGS)- Water Resources Research Institutes (WRRI); Title III: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) FY17: H.R. 5926/S.3040; FY18: H.R. 3358/S.1771 - FY2017/2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations: Title III Department of Education (ED): Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Federal Work Study Program, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), The Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO), Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN), International Education Programs, Institute of Education Sciences; Title II Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): National Institutes of Health (NIH), Health Professions Funding FY17: H.R. 5912/S. 3117; FY18: H.R. 3362/S. 1780 - FY2017/2018 State-Foreign Operations: Title II Agency for International Development (USAID): Feed the Future Food Security Innovation Labs FY17: H.R. 5394/S. 2844; FY18 H.R. 3353/S. 1655 - FY2017/2018 Transportation-Housing and Urban Development Appropriations, Title I Department of Transportation Centers: Office of the Secretary, University Transportation Centers; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Operations and Research Highway Safety Research & Development; Autonomous Vehicle Development and Report Language re: Designated AV Research site H.R. 244 - Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017: all provisions H.R. Res. 99 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes; all provisions
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
-H.R. 5054, Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY2017 -S. 2956, Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY2017 -H.R. 5912, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act for FY2017 -S. 3117, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act for FY2017
Client expense: $16,337 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 5054 (H. Rept. 114-531), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); H.R. 5055 (H. Rept. 114-532), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); H.R. 5293 (H. Rept. 114-577), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced DoD Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); H.R. 5394 (H. Rept. 114-606), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); H.R. 5485 (H. Rep. 114-624), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); H.R. 5538 (H. Rept. 114-632), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R. 5926 (H. Rept. 114-699), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); H.R. 5634 (H. Rept. 114-668), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 2804 (S. Rept. 114-236), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); S. 2844 (S. Rept. 114-243), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); S. 2956 (S. Rept. 114-259), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); S. 3000 (S. Rept. 114-263), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced Dod Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); S. 3001 (S. Rept. 114-264), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 3040 (S. Rept. 114-274), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); S.3067 (S. Rept. 114-280), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); S. 3068 (S. Rept. 114-281), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R.0244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 / Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017; Draft House and Senate Energy-Water Appropriations (funding for grid security, Research & Development, the Office of Electricity, the Office of Fossil Energy and smart grid); Draft House and Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations (funding for WINN Act CCR implementation); Draft House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (funding for LIHEAP); Draft House and Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (funding for NIST); Draft House and Senate Budget Resolutions (energy issues, generally); H.R.3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, FY 2018; H.R. 3266, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity, smart grid); H.R. 3267, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST); H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (amendment re: Waters of the United States rule); H.R. 3358, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP); S.1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity, smart grid); S.1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST); S.1771, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP); H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires.
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, FY 2018; H.R. 3266, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity, smart grid); H.R. 3267, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST); H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (amendment re: Waters of the United States rule); H.R. 3358, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP); H.R. 5054 (H. Rept. 114-531), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); H.R. 5055 (H. Rept. 114-532), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); H.R. 5293 (H. Rept. 114-577), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced DoD Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); H.R. 5325, FY 2017 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (budget issues generally); H.R. 5394 (H. Rept. 114-606), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); H.R. 5485 (H. Rep. 114-624), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); H.R. 5538 (H. Rept. 114-632), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R. 5926 (H. Rept. 114-699), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); H.R. 5634 (H. Rept. 114-668), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S.1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity, smart grid); S.1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST); S.1771, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP).S. 2804 (S. Rept. 114-236), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); S. 2844 (S. Rept. 114-243), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); S. 2956 (S. Rept. 114-259), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); S. 3000 (S. Rept. 114-263), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced Dod Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); S. 3001 (S. Rept. 114-264), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 3040 (S. Rept. 114-274), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); S.3067 (S. Rept. 114-280), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); S. 3068 (S. Rept. 114-281), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R.0244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 / Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017; Draft House and Senate Energy-Water Appropriations (funding for grid security, Research & Development, the Office of Electricity, the Office of Fossil Energy and smart grid); Draft House and Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations (funding for WINN Act CCR implementation); Draft House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (funding for LIHEAP); Draft House and Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (funding for NIST); Draft House and Senate Budget Resolutions (energy issues, generally).
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2017 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 5054 (H. Rept. 114-531), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); H.R. 5055 (H. Rept. 114-532), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); H.R. 5293 (H. Rept. 114-577), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced DoD Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); H.R. 5325, FY 2017 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (budget issues generally); H.R. 5394 (H. Rept. 114-606), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); H.R. 5485 (H. Rep. 114-624), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); H.R. 5538 (H. Rept. 114-632), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R. 5926 (H. Rept. 114-699), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); H.R. 5634 (H. Rept. 114-668), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 2804 (S. Rept. 114-236), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); S. 2844 (S. Rept. 114-243), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); S. 2956 (S. Rept. 114-259), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); S. 3000 (S. Rept. 114-263), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced Dod Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); S. 3001 (S. Rept. 114-264), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 3040 (S. Rept. 114-274), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); S.3067 (S. Rept. 114-280), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); S. 3068 (S. Rept. 114-281), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R.0244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 / Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017; Draft House and Senate Energy-Water Appropriations (funding for grid security, Research & Development, the Office of Electricity, the Office of Fossil Energy and smart grid); Draft House and Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations (funding for WINN Act CCR implementation); Draft House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (funding for LIHEAP); Draft House and Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (funding for NIST); Draft House and Senate Budget Resolutions (energy issues, generally).
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, FY 2018; H.R. 3266, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity, smart grid); H.R. 3267, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST); H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (amendment re: Waters of the United States rule); H.R. 3358, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP); H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires; H.R. 5054 (H. Rept. 114-531), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); H.R. 5055 (H. Rept. 114-532), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); H.R. 5293 (H. Rept. 114-577), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced DoD Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); H.R. 5325, FY 2017 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (budget issues generally); H.R. 5394 (H. Rept. 114-606), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); H.R. 5485 (H. Rep. 114-624), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); H.R. 5538 (H. Rept. 114-632), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R. 5926 (H. Rept. 114-699), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); H.R. 5634 (H. Rept. 114-668), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S.1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity, smart grid); S.1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST); S.1771, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP); S. 2804 (S. Rept. 114-236); FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); S. 2844 (S. Rept. 114-243), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); S. 2956 (S. Rept. 114-259), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); S. 3000 (S. Rept. 114-263), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced Dod Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); S. 3001 (S. Rept. 114-264), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 3040 (S. Rept. 114-274), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); S.3067 (S. Rept. 114-280), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); S. 3068 (S. Rept. 114-281), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R.0244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 / Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017; Draft House and Senate Energy-Water Appropriations (funding for grid security, Research & Development, the Office of Electricity, the Office of Fossil Energy and smart grid); Draft House and Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations (funding for WINN Act CCR implementation); Draft House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (funding for LIHEAP); Draft House and Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (funding for NIST); Draft House and Senate Budget Resolutions (energy issues, generally).
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
FY17 Department of Agriculture Appropriations Act(H.R.5054 & S.2956)-Cranberry research/market access program fundings USDA Section 32 Purchases, 2017-2018 Volume Regulation FDA nutrition panel facts rule EPA "Water of the US" regulations H.R.6142 Fruit Labeling Accuracy Act of 2016
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2017 · third_quarter · Agriculture
H.R.5054, Advocated for AFRI and NIFA funding for UK's College of Agriculture Met with Congressman Comer, Congressman Guthrie and Congressman Massie, and staff. UK College of Ag Dean met with Congressman Barr's staff to discuss the function of the extension offices throughout Kentucky
Client expense: $71,510 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
-H.R. 5054, Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY2017 -S. 2956, Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY2017 -H.R. 5912, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act for FY2017 -S. 3117, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act for FY2017 -President Trump America First Budget Blueprint
Client expense: $16,337 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY17: H.R. 5054/S. 2956 & FY18: H.R. 3268/S. 1603 - FY2017/2018 Agriculture Appropriations; Title I Agriculture Programs: USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) - Hatch Act Funds, Smith Lever Funds, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), Veterinary Medicine Loan repayment Program, Veterinary Services Grant Program FY17: H.R. 5393/S. 2837 & FY18: H.R. 3267/S. 1662 -FY2017/2018 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations; Title I Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Title III Science: National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Science Mission Directorate, Aeronautics Research Directorate FY17: H.R. 5293/S. 3000 & FY18: H.R. 3219/Senate Draft : FY2017/2018 Defense Appropriations/Make America Secure Appropriations Act - Department of Defense (DOD) Title IV Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (Defense wide): 6.2 Basic Research; Title VI Other Department of Defense Programs: Defense Health Program; Oncology Research Information Exchange Network (ORIEN) FY17: H.R. 5055/S. 2804 (H.R. 2028) & FY18: H.R. 3266/S. 1609 - FY 2017/2018 Energy and Water Appropriations: Department of Energy (DOE) Title III DOE Energy Programs: Office of Science, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E); Continuing Resolution funding 21st Century Cures Act FY17: H.R. 5538/S. 3068 & FY18: H.R. 3354/Senate Draft - FY2017/2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations; Title I: United States Geological Survey (USGS) - Water Resources Research Institutes (WRRI); Title III: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) FY17: H.R. 5926/S. 3040 & FY18: H.R. 3358/S. 1771: FY2017/2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations, Title III Department of Education (ED): Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Federal Work Study Program, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), The Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO), Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN), International Education Programs, Institute of Education Sciences; Title II Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): National Institutes of Health (NIH), Health Professions Funding. FY17: H.R. 5912/S. 3117 & FY18: H.R. 3362/S. 1780 - FY2017/2-18 State-Foreign Operations - Title II Agency for International Development (USAID): Feed the Future Food Security Innovation Labs FY17: H.R. 5394/S. 2844 & FY18: H.R. 3353/S. 1655 - FY2017/2018 Transportation - Housing and Urban Development Appropriations, Title I Department of Transportation: Office of the Secretary, University Transportation Centers, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Operations and Research Highway Safety Research & Development; Autonomous Vehicle Development and Report Language re: Designated AV Research site. H.R. 244 - Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017; all provisions H.J. Res. 99 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes; all provisions.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY17: H.R. 5054/S. 2956 & FY18: H.R. 3268/S. 1603 - FY2017/2018 Agriculture Appropriations; Title I Agriculture Programs: USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) - Hatch Act Funds, Smith Lever Funds, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), Veterinary Medicine Loan repayment Program, Veterinary Services Grant Program FY17: H.R. 5393/S. 2837 & FY18: H.R. 3267/S. 1662 -FY2017/2018 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations; Title I Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Title III Science: National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Science Mission Directorate, Aeronautics Research Directorate FY17: H.R. 5293/S. 3000 & FY18: H.R. 3219/Senate Draft : FY2017/2018 Defense Appropriations/Make America Secure Appropriations Act - Department of Defense (DOD) Title IV Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (Defense wide): 6.2 Basic Research; Title VI Other Department of Defense Programs: Defense Health Program; Oncology Research Information Exchange Network (ORIEN) FY17: H.R. 5055/S. 2804 (H.R. 2028) & FY18: H.R. 3266/S. 1609 - FY 2017/2018 Energy and Water Appropriations: Department of Energy (DOE) Title III DOE Energy Programs: Office of Science, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E); Continuing Resolution funding 21st Century Cures Act FY17: H.R. 5538/S. 3068 & FY18: H.R. 3354/Senate Draft - FY2017/2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations; Title I: United States Geological Survey (USGS) - Water Resources Research Institutes (WRRI); Title III: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) FY17: H.R. 5926/S. 3040 & FY18: H.R. 3358/S. 1771: FY2017/2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations, Title III Department of Education (ED): Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Federal Work Study Program, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), The Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO), Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN), International Education Programs, Institute of Education Sciences; Title II Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): National Institutes of Health (NIH), Health Professions Funding. FY17: H.R. 5912/S. 3117 & FY18: H.R. 3362/S. 1780 - FY2017/2-18 State-Foreign Operations - Title II Agency for International Development (USAID): Feed the Future Food Security Innovation Labs FY17: H.R. 5394/S. 2844 & FY18: H.R. 3353/S. 1655 - FY2017/2018 Transportation - Housing and Urban Development Appropriations, Title I Department of Transportation: Office of the Secretary, University Transportation Centers, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Operations and Research Highway Safety Research & Development; Autonomous Vehicle Development and Report Language re: Designated AV Research site. H.R. 244 - Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017; all provisions H.J. Res. 99 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes; all provisions.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 5054 (H. Rept. 114-531), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); H.R. 5055 (H. Rept. 114-532), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); H.R. 5293 (H. Rept. 114-577), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced DoD Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); H.R. 5394 (H. Rept. 114-606), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); H.R. 5485 (H. Rep. 114-624), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); H.R. 5538 (H. Rept. 114-632), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R. 5926 (H. Rept. 114-699), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); H.R. 5634 (H. Rept. 114-668), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 2804 (S. Rept. 114-236), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); S. 2844 (S. Rept. 114-243), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); S. 2956 (S. Rept. 114-259), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); S. 3000 (S. Rept. 114-263), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced Dod Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); S. 3001 (S. Rept. 114-264), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 3040 (S. Rept. 114-274), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); S.3067 (S. Rept. 114-280), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); S. 3068 (S. Rept. 114-281), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R.0244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 / Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017; Draft House and Senate Energy-Water Appropriations (funding for grid security, Research & Development, the Office of Electricity, the Office of Fossil Energy and smart grid); Draft House and Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations (funding for WINN Act CCR implementation); Draft House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (funding for LIHEAP); Draft House and Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (funding for NIST); Draft House and Senate Budget Resolutions (energy issues, generally); H.R.3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, FY 2018; H.R. 3266, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity, smart grid); H.R. 3267, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST); H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (amendment re: Waters of the United States rule); H.R. 3358, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP); S.1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity, smart grid); S.1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST); S.1771, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP).
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, FY 2018; H.R. 3266, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity, smart grid); H.R. 3267, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST); H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (amendment re: Waters of the United States rule); H.R. 3358, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP); H.R. 5054 (H. Rept. 114-531), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); H.R. 5055 (H. Rept. 114-532), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); H.R. 5293 (H. Rept. 114-577), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced DoD Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); H.R. 5325, FY 2017 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (budget issues generally); H.R. 5394 (H. Rept. 114-606), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); H.R. 5485 (H. Rep. 114-624), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); H.R. 5538 (H. Rept. 114-632), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R. 5926 (H. Rept. 114-699), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); H.R. 5634 (H. Rept. 114-668), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S.1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity, smart grid); S.1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST); S.1771, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP).S. 2804 (S. Rept. 114-236), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); S. 2844 (S. Rept. 114-243), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); S. 2956 (S. Rept. 114-259), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); S. 3000 (S. Rept. 114-263), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced Dod Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); S. 3001 (S. Rept. 114-264), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 3040 (S. Rept. 114-274), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); S.3067 (S. Rept. 114-280), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); S. 3068 (S. Rept. 114-281), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R.0244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 / Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017; Draft House and Senate Energy-Water Appropriations (funding for grid security, Research & Development, the Office of Electricity, the Office of Fossil Energy and smart grid); Draft House and Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations (funding for WINN Act CCR implementation); Draft House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (funding for LIHEAP); Draft House and Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (funding for NIST); Draft House and Senate Budget Resolutions (energy issues, generally).
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2017 · third_quarter · Agriculture
FY17 Department of Agriculture Appropriations Act(H.R.5054 & S.2956)-Cranberry research/market access program fundings USDA Section 32 Purchases, 2017-2018 Volume Regulation FDA proposed nutrition panel facts rule EPA proposed "Water of the US" regulations H.R.6142 Fruit Labeling Accuracy Act of 2016
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2017 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Continuing Resolution(P.L.114-254) FY2017 Agriculture Appropriations(S.2956/H.R.5054) FY2017 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations-provisions relating to CDC,HRSA,AHRQ,NIH,and Education(S.3040/H.R.5926/Public Law 115-31) FY2018 Agriculture Appropriations FY2018 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations(H.R.3358)
Client expense: $142,995 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2017 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
-H.R. 5054, Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY2017 -S. 2956, Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY2017 -H.R. 5912, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act for FY2017 -S. 3117, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act for FY2017 -President Trump America First Budget Blueprint
Client expense: $16,338 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Agriculture
H.R.5054, Advocated for AFRI and NIFA funding for UK's College of Agriculture Met with Congressman Comer, Congressman Guthrie and Congressman Massie, and staff.
Client expense: $69,782 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
HR 5054/S 2956, FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations, provisions related to university agricultural research and education HR 5926/S 3040, FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations, provisions related to education and university research HR 5393/S 2837, FY 2017 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations, provisions related to university research and education, campus safety, and economic development assistance HR 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 HR 3268/S _, FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations, provisions related to university agricultural research and education HR _/S _, FY 2018 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations, provisions related to education and university research HR 3267/S _, FY 2018 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations, provisions related to university research and education and campus safety PL 114-74, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, provisions related to caps on domestic discretionary spending H Con Res _, House Budget Resolution for FY 2018, provisions related to allocations for domestic discretionary spending, including education spending ____, Senate Budget Resolution for FY 2018, provisions related to allocations for domestic discretionary spending, including education spending
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 5054 (H. Rept. 114-531), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); H.R. 5055 (H. Rept. 114-532), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); H.R. 5293 (H. Rept. 114-577), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced DoD Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); H.R. 5325, FY 2017 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (budget issues generally); H.R. 5394 (H. Rept. 114-606), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); H.R. 5485 (H. Rep. 114-624), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); H.R. 5538 (H. Rept. 114-632), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R. 5926 (H. Rept. 114-699), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); H.R. 5634 (H. Rept. 114-668), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 2804 (S. Rept. 114-236), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); S. 2844 (S. Rept. 114-243), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); S. 2956 (S. Rept. 114-259), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); S. 3000 (S. Rept. 114-263), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced Dod Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); S. 3001 (S. Rept. 114-264), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 3040 (S. Rept. 114-274), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); S.3067 (S. Rept. 114-280), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); S. 3068 (S. Rept. 114-281), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R.0244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 / Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017; Draft House and Senate Energy-Water Appropriations (funding for grid security, Research & Development, the Office of Electricity, the Office of Fossil Energy and smart grid); Draft House and Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations (funding for WINN Act CCR implementation); Draft House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (funding for LIHEAP); Draft House and Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (funding for NIST); Draft House and Senate Budget Resolutions (energy issues, generally).
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2017 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY17: H.R. 5054/S. 2956; FY 18: H.R. 3268/Senate Draft FY 2017/2018: Agriculture Appropriations; Title I Agriculture Programs: USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)-Hatch Act Funds, Smith Lever Funds, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), Veterinary Medicine Loan repayment Program, Veterinary Services Grant Program FY17: H.R. 5393/S. 2837; FY18: H.R. /Senate Draft FY 2017/2018 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations; Title I Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Title III Science: National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)- Science Mission Directorate, Aeronautics Research Directorate FY17: H.R. 5293/S.3000/FY18: H.R. 3219/Senate Draft FY2017/FY2018 Defense Appropriations Department of Defense (DOD) Title IV Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (Defense-wide): 6.1 Basic Research; Title VI Other Department of Defense Programs: Defense Health Program; Oncology Research Information Exchange Network (ORIEN) FY17: H.R. 5055/S. 2804 (H.R. 2028); FY18: H.R. 3266/Senate Draft FY2017/FY2018 Energy and Water Appropriations Department of Energy (DOE) Title III DOE Energy Programs; Office of Science, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E); Continuing Resolution funding 21st Century Cures Act FY17: H.R. 5538/S. 3068; FY18: House Draft/Senate Draft FY2017/FY2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Title I: United States Geological Survey (USGS)- Water Resources Research Institutes (WRRI); Title III: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) FY17: H.R. 5926/S. 3040; FY18: House Draft/Senate Draft FY2017/FY2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations, Title III Department of Education (ED): Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Federal Work Study Program, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), The Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO), Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN), International Education Programs, Institute of Education Sciences; Title II Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): National Institutes of Health (NIH), Health Professions Funding FY17: H.R. 5912/S. 3117; FY18: House Draft/Senate Draft FY2017/FY2018 State-Foreign Operations, Title II Agency for International Development (USAID); Feed the Future Security Innovation Labs FY17: H.R. 5394/S. 2844; FY18: House Draft/Senate Draft FY2017/FY2018 Transportation-Housing and Urban Development Appropriations, Title I Department of Transportation: Office of the Secretary, University Transportation Centers; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Operations and Research Highway Safety Research & Development; Autonomous Vehicle Development and Report Language re: Designated AV Research Site. H.R. 244- Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017; all provisions H.J. Res. 99 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other provisions
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 5054 (H. Rept. 114-531), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); H.R. 5055 (H. Rept. 114-532), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); H.R. 5293 (H. Rept. 114-577), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced DoD Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); H.R. 5394 (H. Rept. 114-606), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); H.R. 5485 (H. Rep. 114-624), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); H.R. 5538 (H. Rept. 114-632), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R. 5926 (H. Rept. 114-699), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); H.R. 5634 (H. Rept. 114-668), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 2804 (S. Rept. 114-236), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); S. 2844 (S. Rept. 114-243), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); S. 2956 (S. Rept. 114-259), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); S. 3000 (S. Rept. 114-263), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced Dod Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); S. 3001 (S. Rept. 114-264), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 3040 (S. Rept. 114-274), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); S.3067 (S. Rept. 114-280), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); S. 3068 (S. Rept. 114-281), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R.0244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 / Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017; Draft House and Senate Energy-Water Appropriations (funding for grid security, Research & Development, the Office of Electricity, the Office of Fossil Energy and smart grid); Draft House and Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations (funding for WINN Act CCR implementation); Draft House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (funding for LIHEAP); Draft House and Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (funding for NIST); Draft House and Senate Budget Resolutions (energy issues, generally).
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
FY 2018 Appropriations for the Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies (H.R. 5054, S.3040). Specifically for adequate funding for dietary supplement regulation. Full implementation and enforcement of legislation and regulations pertaining to dietary supplements. Full implementation of Designer Anabolic Steroids Control Act. Coverage of dietary supplements under federal nutrition assistance programs (no introduced legislation). H.R. 1175/S.403 The Health Savings Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 594 - The Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017 S. 294 - The Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017 H.R. 1136 - The FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 5054, S. 2956 - Agriculture Appropriations FY 2017; provisions pertaining to Tobacco H.R. 594 - The Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017 S. 294 - The Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017 H.R. 1136 - The FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 5054, S. 2956 - Agriculture Appropriations FY 2017; provisions pertaining to Tobacco H.R. 244 The 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act - Provisions pertaining to tobacco H.R. _ FY 2018 House Agriculture Appropriations Bill - Provisions pertaining to tobacco S _ FY 2018 Senate Agriculture Appropriations Bill - Provisions pertaining to tobacco Comprehensive Tax Reform - Provisions affecting small businesses Children's Health Insurance Program - Re authorization & provisions related to FET
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Tobacco
H.R. 594 - The Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017 S. 294 - The Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017 H.R. 1136 - The FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 5054, S. 2956 - Agriculture Appropriations FY 2017; provisions pertaining to Tobacco H.R. 244 The 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act - Provisions pertaining to tobacco H.R. _ FY 2018 House Agriculture Appropriations Bill - Provisions pertaining to tobacco S _ FY 2018 Senate Agriculture Appropriations Bill - Provisions pertaining to tobacco Comprehensive Tax Reform - Provisions affecting small businesses
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE