Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2019

Proposals related to the tax treatment of annuities. Proposals to encourage lifetime annuitization. Proposals related to qualifying longevity contracts. Proposals to amend the minimum distribution rules regarding increasing annuity payments. H.R. 1439, Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act (116th Congress). S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals to expand retirement plan coverage and adequacy, including proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals related to creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to the Department of Labor's regulation defining fiduciary. Qualified plan issues. Proposals related to self correcting inadvertent plan errors. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Proposals related to annuity incentives. Proposals related to electronic disclosure. H.R. 1439, Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act (116th Congress). S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (116th Congress). S. 321, Retirement Security Act (116th Congress). Proposals related to ETFs and variable annuities. H.R. 2951, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance dedicated exchange traded funds. S. 1703, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes (116th Congress). H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act. S. 1870, Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals to expand retirement plan coverage and adequacy, including proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals related to creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to the Department of Labor's regulation defining fiduciary. Qualified plan issues. Proposals related to self correcting inadvertent plan errors. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Proposals related to annuity incentives. Proposals related to electronic disclosure. H.R. 1439, Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act (116th Congress). S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (116th Congress). S. 321, Retirement Security Act (116th Congress). Proposals related to ETFs and variable annuities. H.R. 2951, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance dedicated exchange traded funds. S. 1703, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes (116th Congress). H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act. S. 1870, Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals related to the tax treatment of annuities. Proposals to encourage lifetime annuitization. Proposals related to qualifying longevity contracts. Proposals to amend the minimum distribution rules regarding increasing annuity payments. H.R. 1439, Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act (116th Congress). S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals to expand retirement plan coverage and adequacy, including proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals related to creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Proposals related to employee tax credit for employer retirement contributions. Issues related to the Department of Labor's regulation defining fiduciary. Qualified plan issues. Proposals related to self correcting inadvertent plan errors. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Proposals related to annuity incentives. Proposals related to electronic disclosure. H.R. 1439, Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act (116th Congress). S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (116th Congress). S. 321, Retirement Security Act (116th Congress). Proposals related to ETFs and variable annuities. H.R. 2951, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance dedicated exchange traded funds. S. 1703, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes (116th Congress). H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals to expand retirement plan coverage and adequacy, including proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals related to creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to the Department of Labor's regulation defining fiduciary. Qualified plan issues. Proposals related to self correcting inadvertent plan errors. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Proposals related to annuity incentives. Proposals related to electronic disclosure. H.R. 1439, Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act (116th Congress). S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (116th Congress). S. 321, Retirement Security Act (116th Congress). Proposals related to ETFs and variable annuities. H.R. 2951, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance dedicated exchange traded funds. S. 1703, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes (116th Congress). H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act. S. 1870, Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals to expand retirement plan coverage and adequacy, including proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals related to creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to the Department of Labor's regulation defining fiduciary. Qualified plan issues. Proposals related to self correcting inadvertent plan errors. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Proposals related to annuity incentives. Proposals related to electronic disclosure. H.R. 1439, Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act (116th Congress). S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (116th Congress). S. 321, Retirement Security Act (116th Congress). Proposals related to ETFs and variable annuities. H.R. 2951, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance dedicated exchange traded funds. S. 1703, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes (116th Congress). H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act. S. 1870, Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule, SEC Best Interest Standard. S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act Provisions on retirement including: Temporary Waiver of RMD, increase in loan amount from Employer Sponsored Plans, IRS Penalty tax free distribution from eligible retirement plans SECURE 2.0. (no bill number) Proposal would be next iteration of retirement security policy. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. Discussions related to the following bills from the previous Congress: H.R. 3857 - Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act of 2017 addressing the DOL Fiduciary rule and establishing a best interest standard for financial advisors. H.R. 4524 - The Retirement Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2017 Issue: Lifetime income provisions. H.R. 4523 - The Automatic Retirement Plan Act Issue: Retirement Security. H.R. 3910 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make lifetime income and managed account options of defined contribution retirement savings plans portable. H.R. 1994 - Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement Act Issue: Retirement Security. H.R. 1439 - The Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: measures to bolster Americans retirement security and annuity selection safe harbor. HR 5282/S 2526 - Retirement Enhancement Savings Act. H.R. 2055/ S. 868 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. Issue: lifetime income illustration Electronic Delivery Advocacy. (no bill number) Proposal would make electronic delivery the default distribution method for plan documents. Opt-out available. Securing a Strong Retirement (SSRA) Act of 2020. Proposal would be next House iteration of retirement security policy. H.R. 8990, the Lifetime Income for Employees Act. Expands QDIA regulations. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act, includes provisions that were in SSRA, but not included in S. 1431. H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Includes RMD relief and single employer pension plan relief. American Rescue Plan of 2021: Budget reconciliation legislation that included a pay-for that impacts retirement savers. Section 9709 would have implement a cost-of-living adjustment freeze for the year 2030 and beyond. Short-terms Savings: Proposal that would expand hardship distribution rules in order to incentivize and increase short-term savings. Portable Retirement and Investment Account Act (PRIA): Creates retirement accounts at birth to help establish life long savings/retirement accounts. S. 222, The American Opportunity Accounts Act: Establishes tax-exempt American Opportunity Accounts to provide children at birth with a $1,000 savings account with annual contributions up to $2,000 depending on family income.

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Proposals related to the tax treatment of annuities. Proposals to encourage lifetime annuitization. Proposals related to qualifying longevity contracts. Proposals to amend the minimum distribution rules regarding increasing annuity payments. H.R. 1439, Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act (116th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act (116th Congress). H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act (116th Congress).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals to expand retirement plan coverage and adequacy, including proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals related to creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to the Department of Labor's regulation defining fiduciary. Qualified plan issues. Proposals related to self correcting inadvertent plan errors. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Proposals related to annuity incentives. Proposals related to electronic disclosure. H.R. 1439, Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act (116th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act (116th Congress). S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (116th Congress). S. 321, Retirement Security Act (116th Congress). Proposals related to ETFs and variable annuities. H.R. 6732, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance dedicated exchange traded funds (116th Congress). S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act (116th Congress). H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act (116th Congress). H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes (116th Congress). H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals to expand retirement plan coverage and adequacy, including proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals related to creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to the Department of Labor's regulation defining fiduciary. Qualified plan issues. Proposals related to self correcting inadvertent plan errors. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Proposals related to annuity incentives. Proposals related to electronic disclosure. H.R. 1439, Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act (116th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act (116th Congress). S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (116th Congress). S. 321, Retirement Security Act (116th Congress). Proposals related to ETFs and variable annuities. H.R. 6732, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance dedicated exchange traded funds (116th Congress). S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act (116th Congress). H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act (116th Congress). H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes (116th Congress). H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals to expand retirement plan coverage and adequacy, including proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals related to creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to the Department of Labor's regulation defining fiduciary. Qualified plan issues. Proposals related to self correcting inadvertent plan errors. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Proposals related to annuity incentives. Proposals related to electronic disclosure. H.R. 1439, Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act (116th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act (116th Congress). S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (116th Congress). S. 321, Retirement Security Act (116th Congress). Proposals related to ETFs and variable annuities. H.R. 6732, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance dedicated exchange traded funds (116th Congress). S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act (116th Congress). H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act (116th Congress). H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes (116th Congress). H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor SEC's Regulation Best Interest Lobby in favor of H.R. 6994/S. 3795 from the 116th Congress, the Registered Index Linked Annuity Act H.R. 1997 from the 116th Congress, the Setting Every Community up for Retirement Act. Issue: retirement security reforms H.R. 1439, from the 116th Congress, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: Provides a fiduciary safe harbor to the selection of an annuity provider. Regarding the Department of Labors Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments, support changes to prevent the Department from requiring plan fiduciaries to select investments based solely on pecuniary factors and prohibiting consideration of Environmental, Societal, and Governmental factors. (No specific bills.)

Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 1007, S.972 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act S.321 - Retirement Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1994 - Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 H.R. 1439 - Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2019 No Bill # - Association Retirement Plans H.R. 1007, S.972 - Lifetime Income Disclosure & Regulatory Issues - all provisions No Bill # - Automatic Retirement Plan Act No Bill # - Electronic Disclosure - ERISA/Internal Revenue Code - issues/provisions relating to the use of electronic disclosure by employee benefit plans No Bill # - Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act No Bill # - General Account Legislative Fix N/A - Qualified Professional Asset Manager (OPAM) Exception Amendment N/A - ERISA Clarifications for Securities Originated or Underwritten by Inter-Affiliates N/A - Qualified Default Investment Allocation

Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule, SEC Best Interest Standard. S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act Provisions on retirement including: Temporary Waiver of RMD, increase in loan amount from Employer Sponsored Plans, IRS Penalty tax free distribution from eligible retirement plans SECURE 2.0. (no bill number) Proposal would be next iteration of retirement security policy. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. Discussions related to the following bills from the previous Congress: H.R. 3857 - Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act of 2017 addressing the DOL Fiduciary rule and establishing a best interest standard for financial advisors. H.R. 4524 - The Retirement Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2017 Issue: Lifetime income provisions. H.R. 4523 - The Automatic Retirement Plan Act Issue: Retirement Security. H.R. 3910 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make lifetime income and managed account options of defined contribution retirement savings plans portable. H.R. 1994 - Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement Act Issue: Retirement Security. H.R. 1439 - The Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: measures to bolster Americans retirement security and annuity selection safe harbor. HR 5282/S 2526 - Retirement Enhancement Savings Act. H.R. 2055/ S. 868 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. Issue: lifetime income illustration Electronic Delivery Advocacy. (no bill number) Proposal would make electronic delivery the default distribution method for plan documents. Opt-out available. Securing a Strong Retirement (SSRA) Act of 2020. Proposal would be next House iteration of retirement security policy. H.R. 8990, the Lifetime Income for Employees Act. Expands QDIA regulations. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act, includes provisions that were in SSRA, but not included in S. 1431. H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Includes RMD relief and single employer pension plan relief.

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Assist the client with issues pertaining to retirement savings and rules, education savings and health savings. HR 6335, S327 Waive Required Minimum Distribution Rules for 2020 Plans; HR5726 Senior Housing IRA Act 2020; HR6562 Savers Act 2020; HR 6377 Retirement Protection Act 2020; HR 1994 Retirement Enhancement Act 2019; HR 1007 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act 2019; HR 1084 Family Savings Act 2019; HR 1439 Increase Access to Secure Retirement Act 2019; S972 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act 2019; HR 2478 Fed Retirement Fairness Act; S1053 Savings for Future Act 2019; S321 Retirement Security Act 2019; S.1435 Commission on Retirement Security Act of 2019;H.R.1938 Small Employer Retirement Savings Auto-Enrollment Credit Act; S.1460 Retirement Investments for a Sustainable Economy Act of 2019;S1020 Retirement Security Flex Act;S2495 Compassionate Retirement Act 2019. H.R.8679 To allow certain individuals with prior service under the District of Columbia retirement system to make deposits towards annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor the SEC's proposed Regulation Best Interest. Lobby in favor of H.R. 6994/S. 3795, the Registered Index Linked Annuity Act H.R. 1997, the Setting Every Community up for Retirement Act. Issue: retirement security reforms H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: Provides a fiduciary safe harbor to the selection of an annuity provider. Regarding the Department of Labors Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments, support changes to prevent the Department from requiring plan fiduciaries to select investments based solely on pecuniary factors and prohibiting consideration of Environmental, Societal, and Governmental factors. (No specific bills.)

Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule, SEC Best Interest Standard. S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act Provisions on retirement including: Temporary Waiver of RMD, increase in loan amount from Employer Sponsored Plans, IRS Penalty tax free distribution from eligible retirement plans SECURE 2.0. (no bill number) Proposal would be next iteration of retirement security policy. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. Discussions related to the following bills from the previous Congress: H.R. 3857 - Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act of 2017 addressing the DOL Fiduciary rule and establishing a best interest standard for financial advisors. H.R. 4524 - The Retirement Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2017 Issue: Lifetime income provisions. H.R. 4523 - The Automatic Retirement Plan Act Issue: Retirement Security. H.R. 3910 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make lifetime income and managed account options of defined contribution retirement savings plans portable. H.R. 1994 - Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement Act Issue: Retirement Security. H.R. 1439 - The Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: measures to bolster Americans retirement security and annuity selection safe harbor. HR 5282/S 2526 - Retirement Enhancement Savings Act. H.R. 2055/ S. 868 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. Issue: lifetime income illustration Electronic Delivery Advocacy. (no bill number) Proposal would make electronic delivery the default distribution method for plan documents. Opt-out available.

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 1439 (Increase Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2019); H.R. 1516 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); H.R. 1876 (Senior Security Act of 2019); H.R. 1907 (Retirement Security for American Workers Act); H.R. 1993 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans); H.R. 1994 (Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019); S. 647 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); S. 1431 (Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019); S. 1719 (Senior Security Act of 2019); Tax incentives for retirement savings; SEC Final Regulation Best Interest; Senior Investor Report and Hold concept legislation; Electronic delivery of retirement plan documents and disclosures; Public Law 116-136, CARES Act; H.R. 4117 (IRA Preservation Act of 2019); H.R.6800 (The Heroes Act); S.1428/H.R.6276 (Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act); S. 1431 (Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019), various retirement and savings provisions); SECURE Act 2.0, not yet introduced (provisions relating to RMD safe harbor and age increase, employer matching incentives, catch-up contribution increases, and student loan payments); Department of Labor proposed rule on defining plan fiduciaries' duties under ERISA; Department of Labor proposed prohibited transaction exemption on investment advice; Department of Labor Proposed proxy advisor rule; Department of Labor proposed ESG rule.

Client expense: $1,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Assist the client with issues pertaining to retirement savings and rules, education savings and health savings. HR 6335, S327 Waive Required Minimum Distribution Rules for 2020 Plans; HR5726 Senior Housing IRA Act 2020; HR6562 Savers Act 2020; HR 6377 Retirement Protection Act 2020; HR 1994 Retirement Enhancement Act 2019; HR 1007 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act 2019; HR 1084 Family Savings Act 2019; HR 1439 Increase Access to Secure Retirement Act 2019; S972 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act 2019; HR 2478 Fed Retirement Fairness Act; S1053 Savings for Future Act 2019; S321 Retirement Security Act 2019; S.1435 Commission on Retirement Security Act of 2019;H.R.1938 Small Employer Retirement Savings Auto-Enrollment Credit Act; S.1460 Retirement Investments for a Sustainable Economy Act of 2019;S1020 Retirement Security Flex Act;S2495 Compassionate Retirement Act 2019.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor the SEC's proposed Regulation Best Interest. Lobby in favor of H.R. 6994/S. 3795, the Registered Index Linked Annuity Act H.R. 1997, the Setting Every Community up for Retirement Act. Issue: retirement security reforms H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: Provides a fiduciary safe harbor to the selection of an annuity provider.

Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule, SEC Best Interest Standard. S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act Provisions on retirement including: Temporary Waiver of RMD, increase in loan amount from Employer Sponsored Plans, IRS Penalty tax free distribution from eligible retirement plans SECURE 2.0. (no bill number) Proposal would be next iteration of retirement security policy. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. Discussions related to the following bills from the previous Congress: H.R. 3857 - Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act of 2017 addressing the DOL Fiduciary rule and establishing a best interest standard for financial advisors. H.R. 4524 - The Retirement Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2017 Issue: Lifetime income provisions. H.R. 4523 - The Automatic Retirement Plan Act Issue: Retirement Security. H.R. 3910 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make lifetime income and managed account options of defined contribution retirement savings plans portable. H.R. 1994 - Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement Act Issue: Retirement Security. H.R. 1439 - The Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: measures to bolster Americans retirement security and annuity selection safe harbor. HR 5282/S 2526 - Retirement Enhancement Savings Act. H.R. 2055/ S. 868 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. Issue: lifetime income illustration

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 1439 (Increase Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2019); H.R. 1516 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); H.R. 1876 (Senior Security Act of 2019); H.R. 1907 (Retirement Security for American Workers Act); H.R. 1993 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans); H.R. 1994 (Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019); S. 647 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); S. 1431 (Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019); S. 1719 (Senior Security Act of 2019); Senior investor protection legislation; Tax incentives for retirement savings; SEC Final Regulation Best Interest; Senior Investor Report and Hold concept legislation; Electronic delivery of retirement plan documents and disclosures; Public Law 116-136, CARES Act; H.R. 4117 (IRA Preservation Act of 2019); H.R.6800 (The Heroes Act); S.1428/H.R.6276 (Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act); S. 1431 (Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019), various retirement and savings provisions); SECURE Act 2.0, not yet introduced (provisions relating to RMD safe harbor and age increase, employer matching incentives, catch-up contribution increases, and student loan payments); Department of Labor proposed rule on defining plan fiduciaries' duties under ERISA; Department of Labor proposed prohibited transaction exemption on investment advice.

Client expense: $1,450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Assist the client with issues pertaining to retirement savings and rules, education savings and health savings. HR 6335, S327 Waive Required Minimum Distribution Rules for 2020 Plans; HR5726 Senior Housing IRA Act 2020; HR6562 Savers Act 2020; HR 6377 Retirement Protection Act 2020; HR 1994 Retirement Enhancement Act 2019; HR 1007 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act 2019; HR 1084 Family Savings Act 2019; HR 1439 Increase Access to Secure Rectirement Act 2019; S972 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act 2019; HR 2478 Fed Retirement Fairness Act; S1053 Savings for Future Act 2019; S321 Retirement Security Act 2019; S.1435 Commission on Retirement Security Act of 2019;H.R.1938 Small Employer Retirement Savings Auto-Enrollment Credit Act; S.1460 Retirement Investments for a Sustainable Economy Act of 2019;S1020 Retirement Security Flex Act;S2495 Compassionate Retirement Act 2019.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Tax Reform included in Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 529 Plans Preserving Tax-Deferred Treatment of Defined Contribution Plans Preserving the Tax Treatment of Municipal Bonds Net Interest Expense Deduction Reserve Deductions Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (S. 972, H.R. 1007) Safe Harbor for Plan Sponsors Selecting Annuity Providers on Plan Menus (H.R.1439) Family Savings Act (H.R. 1084) Infrastructure investment by Life Insurers Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (S. 972, HR 1007) Retirement Security and Savings Act (S. 1431)The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (HR 1994) Student Loans as in the following bill: * Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S. 1428) Stretch IRA HR 1043/S 460 Employer Participation in Repayment Act The Taxpayer First Act (HR 3151) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) * Pandemic Healthcare Access Act S.3546/H.R.6338

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Retirement Security as in the following bills: * Graduate Student Savings Act of 2019 (S. 448, H.R. 1194) * Retirement Security Act of 2019 (S. 321) * Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (S. 972, H.R. 1007) * Family Savings Act of 2019 (H.R. 1084) * Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2019 (H.R. 1439) * Lifetime Income Disclosure Act (S. 1574, H.R. 2367) * Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act (Not yet reintroduced) * Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (Not yet reintroduced) * Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act (Not yet reintroduced) * Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act (SAVE Act) (Not yet reintroduced) * Automatic Retirement Plan Act (Not yet reintroduced) * Portability of Lifetime Income and Managed Account Options (Not yet reintroduced) * Retirement Security and Savings Act (S. 1431) * Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S. 1428) * The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (H.R. 1994) * Automatic IRA Act of 2019 (S. 2370) Providing Lifetime Income Illustrations on Retirement Benefit Statements Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Design and Modernization Fiduciary Concerns Related to Advice and Education in Retirement Plans Stretch IRA Electronic Delivery of Plan Documents Tax Reform Preserving Tax-Deferred Treatment of Defined Contribution Plans Preserving the Structure of the Defined Contribution System (Retirement Plan Consolidation) Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIA) Safe Harbor for Plan Sponsors Selecting Annuity Providers on Plan Menus Portability of Annuities in Defined Contribution Plans Automatic IRA/401(k) Retirement Plans Collective Investment Trusts in 403(b) Plans Multiple Employer Plans Infrastructure Student Loans Remote Notarization General Account Products CARES Act

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

401 (k) Disclosure: Track Department of Labor rulemaking regarding 401 (k) fee disclosure. Monitor the SEC's proposed Regulation Best Interest. Lobby in favor of S.3795, the Registered Index Linked Annuity Act of 2020. H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020. Issue: Retirement Security, Inclusion of the SECURE Act within this government funding bill. H.R.1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms H.R. 1997, the Setting Every Community up for Retirement Act. Issue: retirement security reforms H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: Provides a fiduciary safe harbor to the selection of an annuity provider.

Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 1439 (Increase Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2019); H.R. 1516 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); H.R. 1815 (SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act); H.R. 1876 (Senior Security Act of 2019); H.R. 1907 (Retirement Security for American Workers Act); H.R. 1993 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans); H.R. 1994 (Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019); S. 647 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); S. 1431 (Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019); S. 1719 (Senior Security Act of 2019); Senior investor protection legislation; Tax incentives for retirement savings; SEC Final Regulation Best Interest; Senior Investor Report and Hold concept legislation; Electronic delivery of retirement plan documents and disclosures; H.R. 748 CARES Act.

Client expense: $1,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Assist the client with issues pertaining to retirement savings and rules, education savings and health savings. HR 1994 Retirement Enhancement Act 2019; HR 1007 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act 2019; HR 1084 Family Savings Act 2019; HR 1439 Increase Access to Secure Rectirement Act 2019; S972 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act 2019; HR 2478 Fed Retirement Fairness Act; S1053 Savings for Future Act 2019; S321 Retirement Security Act 2019; S.1435 Commission on Retirement Security Act of 2019;H.R.1938 Small Employer Retirement Savings Auto-Enrollment Credit Act; S.1460 Retirement Investments for a Sustainable Economy Act of 2019;S1020 Retirement Security Flex Act;S2495 Compassionate Retirement Act 2019; HR748,S3548 CARES Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020. Issue: Retirement Security, Inclusion of the SECURE Act within this government funding bill. H.R.1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms H.R. 1997, the Setting Every Community up for Retirement Act. Issue: retirement security reforms H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: Provides a fiduciary safe harbor to the selection of an annuity provider. H.R.1994 - Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE). Issue: retirement security reforms H.R. 1993, Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives, and Service Organizations Act of 2019. Issue: Retirement Security, Open Multiple Employer Plans. Saving for the Future Act. Issue: Mandated retirement account employer match. S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act. Issue: Makes improvements to SIMPLE retirement accounts and ease the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan. S. 321, the Retirement Security Act of 2019. Issue: Allows for open MEPs. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, Student Loan Retirement Match. H.R. 4849, the Upward Mobility Enhancement Act of 2019, Employer Provided Student Loan Repayment. S.1011, The Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act, Open MEPs. S.1020, The Retirement Flexibility Act, Retirement Security, automatic enrollment/escalation. S.1019, The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act, Retirement Security. Addresses retirement plan leakage. S.1018,The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act, Retirement Savings. Utilizes tax return for retirement savings. S. 2370, Automatic IRA Act of 2019. The legislation would mandate that most employers that do not offer their employees another type of retirement plan, establish an automatic enrollment, payroll deduction program with contributions withheld from employee pay and contributed to an IRA or retirement bond. Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, Bipartisan Budget Agreement for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 agreed to White House and Congress. Electronic Delivery Advocacy. (no bill number) Proposal would make electronic delivery the default distribution method for plan documents. Opt-out available. H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave

Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 1007, S.972 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act S.321 - Retirement Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1994 - Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 H.R. 1439 - Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2019 No Bill # - Association Retirement Plans H.R. 1007, S.972 - Lifetime Income Disclosure & Regulatory Issues - all provisions No Bill # - Automatic Retirement Plan Act No Bill # - Electronic Disclosure - ERISA/Internal Revenue Code - issues/provisions relating to the use of electronic disclosure by employee benefit plans No Bill # - Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act No Bill # - General Account Legislative Fix N/A - Qualified Professional Asset Manager (OPAM) Exception Amendment N/A - ERISA Clarifications for Securities Originated or Underwritten by Inter-Affiliates N/A - Qualified Default Investment Allocation

Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

S. 1431 - Retirement Securities and Savings Act H.R. 1439 - Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2019 S. 321 Retirement Security Act of 2019 S. 322 - SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act S. 541 - Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act S. 309 - For the 99.9 Percent Act H.R. 521 - Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 281 / S. 215 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 651 - Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act H.R. 216 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act Issues related to estate tax, life insurance, and retirement planning

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Retirement Security as in the following bills: * Graduate Student Savings Act of 2019 (S. 448, H.R. 1194) * Retirement Security Act of 2019 (S. 321) * Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (S. 972, H.R. 1007) * Family Savings Act of 2019 (H.R. 1084) * Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2019 (H.R. 1439) * Lifetime Income Disclosure Act (S. 1574, H.R. 2367) * Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act (Not yet reintroduced) * Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (Not yet reintroduced) * Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act (Not yet reintroduced) * Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act (SAVE Act) (Not yet reintroduced) * Automatic Retirement Plan Act (Not yet reintroduced) * Portability of Lifetime Income and Managed Account Options (Not yet reintroduced) * Retirement Security and Savings Act (S. 1431) * Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S. 1428) * The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (H.R. 1994) * Automatic IRA Act of 2019 (S. 2370) Providing Lifetime Income Illustrations on Retirement Benefit Statements Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Design and Modernization Fiduciary Concerns Related to Advice and Education in Retirement Plans Stretch IRA Electronic Delivery of Plan Documents Tax Reform Preserving Tax-Deferred Treatment of Defined Contribution Plans Preserving the Structure of the Defined Contribution System (Retirement Plan Consolidation) Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIA) Safe Harbor for Plan Sponsors Selecting Annuity Providers on Plan Menus Portability of Annuities in Defined Contribution Plans Automatic IRA/401(k) Retirement Plans Collective Investment Trusts in 403(b) Plans Multiple Employer Plans Infrastructure Student Loans

Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Tax Reform included in Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 529 Plans Preserving Tax-Deferred Treatment of Defined Contribution Plans Preserving the Tax Treatment of Municipal Bonds Net Interest Expense Deduction Reserve Deductions Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (S. 972, H.R. 1007) Safe Harbor for Plan Sponsors Selecting Annuity Providers on Plan Menus (H.R.1439) Family Savings Act (H.R. 1084) Infrastructure investment by Life Insurers Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (S. 972, HR 1007) Retirement Security and Savings Act (S. 1431) The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (HR 1994) Student Loans as in the following bill: * Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S. 1428) Stretch IRA HR 1043/S 460 Employer Participation in Repayment Act The Taxpayer First Act (HR 3151)

Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 1994 - Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement Act Issue: Retirement Security. H.R. 1439 - The Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: measures to bolster Americans retirement security and annuity selection safe harbor. HR 5282/S 2526 - Retirement Enhancement Savings Act. H.R. 2055/ S. 868 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. Issue: lifetime income illustration Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule, SEC Best Interest Standard. S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act Provisions on retirement including: Temporary Waiver of RMD, increase in loan amount from Employer Sponsored Plans, IRS Penalty tax free distribution from eligible retirement plans Discussions related to the following bills from the previous Congress: H.R. 3857 - Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act of 2017 addressing the DOL Fiduciary rule and establishing a best interest standard for financial advisors. H.R. 4524 - The Retirement Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2017 Issue: Lifetime income provisions. H.R. 4523 - The Automatic Retirement Plan Act Issue: Retirement Security. H.R. 3910 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make lifetime income and managed account options of defined contribution retirement savings plans portable.

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Proposals related to the tax treatment of annuities. Proposals to encourage lifetime annuitization. Proposals related to qualified longevity contracts. Proposals to amend the minimum distribution rules regarding increasing annuity payments. H.R. 1439, Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

RET - 2019 Q2 Retirement Security 1.H.R.1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms 2.S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms 3.H.R. 1997, the Setting Every Community up for Retirement Act. Issue: retirement security reforms 4.H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: Provides a fiduciary safe harbor to the selection of an annuity provider. 5.H.R.1994 - Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE). Issue: retirement security reforms 6.H.R. 1993, Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives, and Service Organizations Act of 2019. Issue: Retirement Security, Open Multiple Employer Plans. 7. Saving for the Future Act. Issue: Mandated retirement account employer match. 8.S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act. Issue: Makes improvements to SIMPLE retirement accounts and ease the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan. 9.S. 321, the Retirement Security Act of 2019. Issue: Allows for open MEPs. 10.S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. 11.S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, Student Loan Retirement Match. 12.S.1011, The Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act, Open MEPs. 13.S.1020, The Retirement Flexibility Act, Retirement Security, automatic enrollment/escalation. 14.S.1019, The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act, Retirement Security. Addresses retirement plan leakage. 15.S.1018,The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act, Retirement Savings. Utilizes tax return for retirement savings. Income Security 16.H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 17.H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 18.H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave 19.S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 20.S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 21.Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 22.Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave S.1628 -Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave S.1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act. Issue: dental plans

Client expense: $966,577 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

RET - 2019 Q2 Retirement Security 1.H.R.1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms 2.S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms 3.H.R. 1997, the Setting Every Community up for Retirement Act. Issue: retirement security reforms 4.H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: Provides a fiduciary safe harbor to the selection of an annuity provider. 5.H.R.1994 - Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE). Issue: retirement security reforms 6.H.R. 1993, Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives, and Service Organizations Act of 2019. Issue: Retirement Security, Open Multiple Employer Plans. 7. Saving for the Future Act. Issue: Mandated retirement account employer match. 8.S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act. Issue: Makes improvements to SIMPLE retirement accounts and ease the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan. 9.S. 321, the Retirement Security Act of 2019. Issue: Allows for open MEPs. 10.S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. 11.S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, Student Loan Retirement Match. 12.S.1011, The Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act, Open MEPs. 13.S.1020, The Retirement Flexibility Act, Retirement Security, automatic enrollment/escalation. 14.S.1019, The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act, Retirement Security. Addresses retirement plan leakage. 15.S.1018,The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act, Retirement Savings. Utilizes tax return for retirement savings. Income Security 16.H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 17.H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 18.H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave 19.S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 20.S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 21.Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 22.Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave S.1628 -Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave S.1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act. Issue: dental plans

Client expense: $966,577 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

-H.R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - to encourage retirement savings -H.R. 1007, S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA) - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement savings, and for other purposes. -H.R. ___, Automatic Retirement Plan Act - to mandate employers provide employees with retirement savings opportunities, among other retirement related improvements. -S. __, Retirement Security and Savings Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. (Portman/Cardin II) -H.R.1993, to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans. -H.R. 397 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act 2019 - This bill establishes the Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury and a related trust fund to make loans to certain multiemployer defined benefit pension plans -H.R. 545, the Financial Relief for Feds Act - to allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal employees and certain Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown. -H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act - To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations. -H.R. 1084, Family Savings Act of 2019 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. -H.R.1938 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to small employers providing an eligible automatic contribution arrangement under a retirement savings plan. (start-up credit to encourage plans with auto-enrollment features. Included in SECURE Act) -H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act -to provide a fiduciary safe harbor for the selection of a lifetime income provider, and for other purposes. -H.R. 1043, S. 460, the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - This bill expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender. -H.R. 1194, S. 448, the Graduate Student Savings Act - This bill allows funds paid to an individual to aid in the pursuit of graduate or postdoctoral study or research to be saved in an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). -S. 321 Retirement Security Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify safe harbor requirements applicable to automatic contribution arrangements -S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act - making improvements to SIMPLE retirement accounts and easing the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan -H.R. 4610 (2017), RETIRE Act - authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. -H.R.1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act - require the Securities and Exchange Commission, when developing rules and regulations about disclosures to retail investors, to conduct investor testing -H.R.1043; S. 460, Participation in Repayment Act of 2019, Student Debt repayments through employer contributions -H.R.7203 (2018), Long-Term Care Account Act - allows tax-exempt long-term care accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. -H.R. 1516. S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act - to impose a tax on certain trading transactions

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

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

1.H.R.1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms 2.S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms 3.H.R. 1997, the Setting Every Community up for Retirement Act. Issue: retirement security reforms 4.H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: Provides a fiduciary safe harbor to the selection of an annuity provider. 5.H.R.1994 - Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE). Issue: retirement security reforms 6.H.R. 1993, Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives, and Service Organizations Act of 2019. Issue: Retirement Security, Open Multiple Employer Plans. 7.Saving for the Future Act. Issue: Mandated retirement account employer match. 8.S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act. Issue: Makes improvements to SIMPLE retirement accounts and ease the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan. 9.S. 321, the Retirement Security Act of 2019. Issue: Allows for open MEPs. 10.S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. 11.S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, Student Loan Retirement Match. 12.S.1011, The Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act, Open MEPs. 13.S.1020, The Retirement Flexibility Act, Retirement Security, automatic enrollment/escalation. 14.S.1019, The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act, Retirement Security. Addresses retirement plan leakage. 15.S.1018,The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act, Retirement Savings. Utilizes tax return for retirement savings. 16. S. 2370, Automatic IRA Act of 2019. The legislation would mandate that most employers that do not offer their employees another type of retirement plan, establish an automatic enrollment, payroll deduction program with contributions withheld from employee pay and contributed to an IRA or retirement bond. 17.Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, Bipartisan Budget Agreement for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 agreed to White House and Congress. Income Security 18.H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 19.H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 20.H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave 21.S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 22.S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 23.Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 24.Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave 1.H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 2.H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 3.H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave 4.S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 5.S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 6.S.1628 -Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 7.S.1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act. Issue: dental plans 8.Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 9.Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave

Client expense: $1,071,800 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

1.H.R.1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms 2.S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms 3.H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: Provides a fiduciary safe harbor to the selection of an annuity provider. 4.H.R.1994 - Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE). Issue: retirement security reforms 5.H.R. 1993, Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives, and Service Organizations Act of 2019. Issue: Retirement Security, Open Multiple Employer Plans. 6.Saving for the Future Act. Issue: Mandated retirement account employer match. 7.S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act. Issue: Makes improvements to SIMPLE retirement accounts and ease the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan. 8.S. 321, the Retirement Security Act of 2019. Issue: Allows for open MEPs. Income Security 9.H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 10.H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 11.H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave 12.S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 13.S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 14.Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 15.Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave

Client expense: $921,570 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Assist the client with issues pertaining to retirement savings and rules, education savings and health savings. HR 1994 Retirement Enhancement Act 2019; HR 1007 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act 2019; HR 1084 Family Savings Act 2019; HR 1439 Increase Access to Secure Rectirement Act 2019; S972 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act 2019; HR 2478 Fed Retirement Fairness Act; S1053 Savings for Future Act 2019; S321 Retirement Security Act 2019; S.1435 Commission on Retirement Security Act of 2019;H.R.1938 Small Employer Retirement Savings Auto-Enrollment Credit Act; S.1460 Retirement Investments for a Sustainable Economy Act of 2019;S1020 Retirement Security Flex Act;S2495 Compassionate Retirement Act 2019;SRes380 A resolution supporting the goal and ideals of National Retirement Security Week, including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles, increasing personal financial literacy, and engaging the people of the United States on the keys to success in achieving and maintaining retirement security throughout their lifetimes; S.Res.339 A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Retirement Security Week, including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles, increasing personal financial literacy, and engaging the people of the United States on the keys to success in achieving and maintaining retirement security throughout their lifetimes.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1007 (Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019); H.R. 1439 (Increase Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2019); H.R. 1516 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); H.R. 1815 (SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act); H.R. 1876 (Senior Security Act of 2019); H.R. 1907 (Retirement Security for American Workers Act); H.R. 1993 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans); H.R. 1994 (Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019); S. 647 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); S. 972 (Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (RESA) of 2019); S. 1431 (Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019); S. 1719 (Senior Security Act of 2019); Senior investor protection legislation; Tax incentives for retirement savings; SEC proposed Regulation Best Interest; Senior Investor Report and Hold concept legislation; Electronic delivery of retirement plan documents and disclosures; Reporting and withholding tax upon escheatment of IRA assets.

Client expense: $2,380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 1994 - Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement Act Issue: Retirement Security. H.R. 1439 - The Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: measures to bolster Americans retirement security and annuity selection safe harbor. HR 5282/S 2526 - Retirement Enhancement Savings Act. H.R. 2055/ S. 868 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. Issue: lifetime income illustration Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule, SEC Best Interest Standard. S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. Discussions related to the following bills from the previous Congress: H.R. 3857 - Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act of 2017 addressing the DOL Fiduciary rule and establishing a best interest standard for financial advisors. H.R. 4524 - The Retirement Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2017 Issue: Lifetime income provisions. H.R. 4523 - The Automatic Retirement Plan Act Issue: Retirement Security. H.R. 3910 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make lifetime income and managed account options of defined contribution retirement savings plans portable.

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of