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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies, including the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. The independent agencies funded in the bill include the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Election Assistance Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Election Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the Federal Trade Commission, the General Services Administration, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, the National Archives and Records Administration, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of Government Ethics, the Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Special Counsel, the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Selective Service System, the Small Business Administration, the U.S. Postal Service, and the U.S. Tax Court. The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 196 (Roll no. 424). (text: CR 6/25/2019 H5110-5130)
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 196 (Roll no. 424).(text: CR 6/25/2019 H5110-5130)
HouseOn motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by recorded vote: 226 - 195 (Roll no. 423).
HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Graves (GA) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to increase funding for the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence account by $10 million and decrease funding for the General Services Administration account by a similar amount.
Mr. Graves (GA) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H5194)
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2021 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
EOP - Amending Executive Order 13959 - Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies (E.O. 13974 of Jan 13, 2021 - 86 FR 4875). EOP - Executive Order 13990 - Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 14 - Monday, January 25, 2021). FINRA - Comment on Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic (Regulatory Notice 20-42). DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Registration Requirements for Pooled Plan Providers - RIN 1210-AB94. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. SEC - Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers - RIN 3235-AM65. SEC Regulation Best Interest (17 CFR Part 240). SEC Commission Interpretation Regarding Standard of Conduct for Investment Advisers; Request for Comment on Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation (17 CFR Part 275). SEC Form CRS Relationship Summary; Amendments to Form ADV; Required Disclosures in Retail Communications and Restrictions on the use of Certain Names or Titles (17 CFR Parts 240, 249, 275 and 279). SEC - Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (17 CFR Parts 230, 232, 239, 240, 270, and 274). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11.) Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Public Law 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, implementation and regulatory reform. Implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Department of Labor rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act (H.R. 6744 - 115th Congress). Consumer Data Privacy Act - (Sen. Wyden (D-OR) - Discussion Draft). Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act (H.R. 6743 - 115th Congress). Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act (S.1018 - 116th Congress). Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 (S.647/H.R. 1516 - 116th Congress). SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act (H.R. 1815 - 116th Congress). Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2019 (S.1298/H.R. 2479 - 116th Congress). Advancing Innovation to Assist Law Enforcement Act (H.R. 2613 - 116th Congress). Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 (S.1587/H.R. 2923 - 116th Congress). Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 3351 - 116th Congress). CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 (H.R. 3182 - 116th Congress). Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act (S.1564 - 116th Congress). Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 (S.1885/H.R. 4320 - 116th Congress). Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act of 2019 (H.R. 4458 - 116th Congress). Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 (H.R.3279 - 116th Congress). Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019 (S.65/H.R.281 - 116th Congress). ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 (H.R. 4329 - 116th Congress). Financial Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 4476 - 116th Congress). Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 1423 - 116th Congress). Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 (H.R. 4242 - 116th Congress). International Insurance Standards Act (H.R. 4592 - 116th Congress). Investor Protection & Capital Markets Fairness Act (H.R. 4344 - 116th Congress). Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act (S.2516/H.R. 4403 - 116th Congress). The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (H.R. 6364). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). House Energy and Commerce Committee - Privacy Bill (Discussion Draft). COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act (S.3663 - 116th Congress). Registered Index Linked Annuity Act (S.3795/H.R. 6994 - 116th Congress). Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.7617 -- 116th Congress). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (S.3533/H.R.6364 - 116th Congress). The Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act (Ediths Bill) (S.3487/H.R.7620 - 116th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act. (S.4159 - 116th Congress). The HEROES Act (H.R. 925 - 116th Congress). Safe to Work Act (S.4317 - 116th Congress). Senior Security Act (S.856/H.R. 1565 - 117th Congress). SAFE Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996 - 117th Congress). Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (H.R. 2265 - 117th Congress). American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law No: 117-2). Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act (S.4321 - 116th Congress). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (H.R. 6364). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). House Energy and Commerce Committee - Privacy Bill (Discussion Draft). Implementation of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159 - 116th Congress). Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No: 116-136). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94).
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Issues related to election security funding, voting rights, vote by mail, false claims of election fraud, For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 949); Securing Americas Elections Act (H.R. 1946); Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (H.R. 378), Vote by Mail Act (H.R. 92/H.R. 138/S. 26); H.R. 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020; Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.Res. 904/H.R. 6201); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748); Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (S.3529); Heroes Act (H.R. 6800); and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.133)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to election preparedness amid COVID-19, election security funding, voting rights, vote by mail, For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 949); Securing Americas Elections Act (H.R. 1946); Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (H.R. 378), Vote by Mail Act (H.R. 92/H.R. 138/S. 26); H.R. 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020; Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.Res. 904/H.R. 6201); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748); Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (S.3529); Heroes Act (H.R. 6800); and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.133)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Issues related to election security funding, voting rights, vote by mail, false claims of election fraud, For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 949); Securing Americas Elections Act (H.R. 1946); Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (H.R. 378), Vote by Mail Act (H.R. 92/H.R. 138/S. 26); H.R. 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020; Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.Res. 904/H.R. 6201); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748); Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (S.3529); Heroes Act (H.R. 6800); and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.133)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
ERA SJ Res 6. These senators are co-sponsors of Senate Joint Resolution 6, which, if passed in tandem with Rep. Jackie Speier's House Joint Resolution 38, would remove the deadline, leading to a clear path for ratification of the ERA, which aims to amend the constitution to provide equal protection under the law regardless of sex. Federal Employee Paid Leave H.R. 1534 and would institute the first federally funded paid family medical leave policy. The Paycheck Fairness Act S. 270, introduced by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and the House companion bill, H.R. 7, introduced by Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), which would update and strengthen existing law (H.R. 3351), the fiscal 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. If the legislation passes the Senate and signed into law, it would override the proposed freeze in federal pay in 2020. It would also be the largest pay raise that federal employees have received in ten years.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3351.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Malinowski amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Malinowski demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Malinowski amendment No. 40.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kim amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Kim demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kim amendment No. 35.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Dean amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Dean demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Dean amendment No. 32.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lee (NV) amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Quigley demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee (NV) amendment No. 27.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Suozzi amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Suozzi demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Suozzi amendment No. 26.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Banks amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Quigley demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Banks amendment No. 19.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Connolly amendment No. 18
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Quigley amendment en bloc No. 2, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Graves (GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Quigley amendment en bloc No. 2.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Grothman amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Grothman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grothman amendment No. 13.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Quigley amendment en bloc No. 1.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5177-5197)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3351 as unfinished business.
On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Ms. Kaptur moved that the committee rise.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5159-5161)
On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Quigley moved that the Committee rise.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pascrell amendment No. 10.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Courtney amendment No. 9.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee (CA) amendment No. 8.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hill (AR) amendment No. 7.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Velázquez amendment No. 6.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Huizenga amendment No. 5.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Norton amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Graves (GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Norton amendment No. 4.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the King (IA) amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. King (IA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King (IA) amendment No. 3.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 460, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pocan amendment No. 1.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with further debate on H.R. 3351.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5108-5138)
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3351.
The Speaker designated the Honorable William R. Keating to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 460 and Rule XVIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2722 and H.R. 3351. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2722 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3351 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 460. (consideration: CR H5104-5108)
Rule H. Res. 460 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 460 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2722 and H.R. 3351. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2722 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3351 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 90.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-122, by Mr. Quigley.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12100
Introduced in House
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Support adding provision to deny funds to carry out the reorganization of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) into the FY20 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support H.R. 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, due to its provisions to provide a 3.1 percent average pay raise to federal employees, and its provisions denying funds to carry out the reorganization of OPM. Support H.R. 1158, the FY2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act, due to its provisions to provide a 3.1 percent average pay raise to federal employees. Oppose proposals included in the administrations' FY2021 budget request to Congress that would cut earned federal retirement benefits. Support including at least a 3.0 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY2021 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support including limitation of funds language in the omnibus appropriations bill to prevent implementation of Executive Order 13957.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act S. 2582, Financial Service and General Government Appropriations Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act, 2020 H.R. 6782, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, 2020 H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Registration Requirements for Pooled Plan Providers - RIN 1210-AB94. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. SEC - Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers - RIN 3235-AM65. SEC Regulation Best Interest (17 CFR Part 240). SEC Commission Interpretation Regarding Standard of Conduct for Investment Advisers; Request for Comment on Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation (17 CFR Part 275). SEC Form CRS Relationship Summary; Amendments to Form ADV; Required Disclosures in Retail Communications and Restrictions on the use of Certain Names or Titles (17 CFR Parts 240, 249, 275 and 279). SEC - Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (17 CFR Parts 230, 232, 239, 240, 270, and 274). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11.) Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Public Law 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, implementation and regulatory reform. Implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Department of Labor rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act (H.R. 6744 - 115th Congress). Consumer Data Privacy Act - (Sen. Wyden (D-OR) - Discussion Draft). Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act (H.R. 6743 - 115th Congress). Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act (S.1018 - 116th Congress). Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 (S.647/H.R. 1516 - 116th Congress). SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act (H.R. 1815 - 116th Congress). Senior Security Act (H.R. 1876 - 116th Congress). Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2019 (S.1298/H.R. 2479 - 116th Congress). Advancing Innovation to Assist Law Enforcement Act (H.R. 2613 - 116th Congress). Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 (S.1587/H.R. 2923 - 116th Congress). Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 3351 - 116th Congress). CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 (H.R. 3182 - 116th Congress). Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act (S.1564 - 116th Congress). Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 (S.1885/H.R. 4320 - 116th Congress). Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act of 2019 (H.R. 4458 - 116th Congress). Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 (H.R.3279 - 116th Congress). Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019 (S.65/H.R.281 - 116th Congress). ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 (H.R. 4329 - 116th Congress). Financial Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 4476 - 116th Congress). Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 1423 - 116th Congress). Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 (H.R. 4242 - 116th Congress). International Insurance Standards Act (H.R. 4592 - 116th Congress). Investor Protection & Capital Markets Fairness Act (H.R. 4344 - 116th Congress). Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act (S.2516/H.R. 4403 - 116th Congress). The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No: 116-136). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (H.R. 6364). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.1200/H.R. 1595 - 116th Congress). House Energy and Commerce Committee - Privacy Bill (Discussion Draft). COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act (S.3663 - 116th Congress). Registered Index Linked Annuity Act (S.3795/H.R. 6994 - 116th Congress). Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.7617 -- 116th Congress). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (S.3533/H.R.6364 - 116th Congress). The Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act (Ediths Bill) (S.3487/H.R.7620 - 116th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act. (S.4159 - 116th Congress). The HEROES Act (H.R. 925 - 116th Congress). Safe to Work Act (S.4317 - 116th Congress). Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act (S.4321 - 116th Congress). Implementation of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159 - 116th Congress).
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3877, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7669, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7856, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 7894, Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Enhancement Act H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act H.R. 8900, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act S. 178, UIGHUR Act of 2019, including provisions relating to substitute amendment regarding COVID-19 relief package S. 2520, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Various issues relating to Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; FY2021 funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); inclusion of 501(c)(6) nonprofit organizations in coronavirus emergency assistance legislation; potential rider on appropriations legislation relating to bioengineered salmon; affiliation rules for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP); statutory and program caps for the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL); funding of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) artificial intelligence risk management framework; section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act; provisions on Artificial Intelligence Research & Development and Per- and Polyfluoroalykl Substances (PFAS) in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA); weekly unemployment insurance benefit; Multiemployer Pension Plans and the COVID-19 pandemic; single employer pension funding relief; potential PPP Loan Necessity Questionnaire; PPP Loan Forgiveness; inclusion of the Protecting Lawful Streaming Act (PLSA), in year-end appropriations legislation; draft legislation for an omnibus appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2021; individual Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations bills; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program
Client expense: $22,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), 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 Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), 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, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624/S. 1843 Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3848/S. 2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, Investor Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act H.R. 4492/S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4726, Certainty for End-Users Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 4918, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5929, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 5930, Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6210, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6371, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose risks related to global pandemics, and for other purposes H.R. 6375, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures related to supply chain disruption risk, and for other purposes H.R. 6790, Business Borrowers Protection Act H.R. 6934, To amend the CARES Act to require the uniform treatment of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations under certain programs carried out in response to the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes H.R. 7000, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7668, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 471, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 S. 2563, Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings (ILLICIT CASH) Act S. 3441, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 3990, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020 S. 4129, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 Draft legislation titled U.S. Investors and National Security Transparency Act Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Draft legislation to provide certain financial end-users with relief from clearing and margin requirements Draft legislation relating to the underwriting of automobile insurance Draft legislation COVID-19 Restitution Assistance Fund for Victims of Securities Violations Act Draft legislation to enhance civil penalties under the Federal securities laws for violations related to an attempt to exploit investors related to the COVID-19 crisis Draft legislation to temporarily prohibit federal financial regulators from adopting rules not directly related to responding to the coronavirus response through the length of the crisis Draft legislation to apply certain terms and conditions on making direct loans under the CARES Act to certain purchases of debt by the Federal Government, and for other purposes Draft legislation to support the transition from U.S. Dollar LIBOR Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending; Nomination of Mark Calabria to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency SEC interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers (84 Fed. Reg. 33,669, July 12, 2019) SEC form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV (84 Fed. Reg. 33,492, June 5, 2019) Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 12, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (84 Fed. Reg. 66,518-66,559, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (84 Fed. Reg. 66,458-66,515, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 (84 Fed. Reg. 44,358-44,390, August 8, 2019) Proposed rule for amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants (85 Fed. Reg. 2,332-2,354, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule amending the accredited investor definition (85 Fed. Reg. 2,574-2,613, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (85 Fed. Reg. 2,522-2,571, January 15, 2020) Electronic consent based Social Security number verification (84 Fed. Reg. 66,704-66,705, December 5, 2019) Proposed rule on permissible interest on loans that are sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred (84 Fed. Reg. 64,229-64,232, November 21, 2019) Proposed rule on remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) (84 Fed. Reg. 67,132-67,167, December 6, 2019) Request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) rule assessment (84 Fed. Reg. 64,436-64,441, November 22, 2019) Proposed rule on premerger notification; reporting and waiting period requirements (85 Fed. Reg. 77,053-77,093, December 1, 2020) Proposed Rule on tailored shareholder reports, treatment of annual prospectus updates for existing investors, and improved fee and risk disclosure for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds; fee information in investment company advertisements (85 Fed. Reg. 70,716-70,896, Aug. 5, 2020) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; 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; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of fund arrangements interest rate restrictions; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; comments on modernization of regulation S-K Items 101, 103 and 105 17 CFR Parts 229, 239 and 240; comments on bond reference data proposal; comment period extension request for regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; comments on proposed rule change to introduce a liquidity provider protection on Cboe EDGA; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU review of alternative investment fund managers directive; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; amending the accredited investor definition; amendments to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice; PCAOB concept release on potential approach to revisions to PCAOB quality control standards; procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; proposed amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; revised draft eCBSV user agreement and related materials; credit risk retention-notice of commencement of review; issues relating to federal interest rate authority; comments on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared swaps margin - impact of COVID-19 on initial margin phase-in; potential closing of the financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic; Main Street New Loan Facility and Main Street Expanded Loan Facility; Managements Discussion and Analysis, Selected Financial Data, and Supplementary Financial Information; Securities and Exchange Commission Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits; Furthering Economic Stabilization by Encouraging Financial Institutions to Work Constructively with All Borrowers Affected by COVID-19; Liquidity Programs Coronavirus; PCAOB Request for Comment: Interim Analysis of Critical Audit Matter Requirements; Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation, and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; Federal Reserve Board request for public feedback proposal to expand its Main Street Lending Program to provide access to credit for nonprofit organizations; Regulatory Capital Rule: Revised Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Methodology for Allowances; Request for Further Clarifications and Modifications to Risk-Based Guidance; RFI to Assist the Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law-CFPB; Sec. 171 DFA Collins Amendment; Use of Derivatives by Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies; Required Due Diligence by Broker-Dealers and Registered Investment Advisers Regarding Retail Customers Transactions in Certain Leveraged/Inverse Investment Vehicles; EU renewed sustainable finance strategy consultation; access to capital for minority owned businesses; CFPB comment on changes to Regulation Z to facilitate the upcoming LIBOR transition; debt collection practices (Regulation F): supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; European Supervisory Authorities consultation paper on ESG Disclosures; FDIC request for information on standard setting and voluntary certification for models and third-party providers of technology and other services; opposing credit suppression; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities interim final rule; margin requirements for uncleared swaps for swap dealers and major swap participants; national banks and federal savings associations as lenders; proposed rule on financial factors in selecting plan investments; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z); response to OCC ANPR on National Bank and Federal Savings Association digital activities; AML/BSA reform; CARD Act Rules Review Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act; request for information regarding consumer credit card market; ICS monitoring period; anti-money laundering program effectiveness; role of supervisory guidance; comment letter on role of supervisory guidance; comment on the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on Anti-Money Laundering Program Effectiveness; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); request for information on the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B; Small Business Advisory Review Panel for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Small Business Lending Data Collection Rulemaking: Outline of Proposals Under Consideration and Alternatives Considered; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; FDIC, incorporation of existing statement of policy regarding requests for participation in the affairs of an insured depository institution by convicted individuals; SEC: Proposed Rule Change on Form 13F Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers; development of an international insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a new program to replace revenue due to business interruption or event cancelation; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; securities litigation; COVID related securities litigation
Client expense: $22,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), 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 Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), 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, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Liability reform in legislation relating to the CARES Act and response to the COVID-19 crisis. H.R. 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020; Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.Res. 904/H.R. 6201); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748); and Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (S.3529)
Client expense: $770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Modernization of Department of Transportation systems (H.R.3163) and automation of Department of Treasury processes (H.R.3351) Leveraging analytics in unemployment programs
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III * Implementation of S. 2155 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. Implementation of H.R. 748 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Issue: CECL, TDR, Remote Online Notarization, SBA loans. H.R. 1815 - SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Test Act. Issue: SEC investor testing. H.R. 1862/S. 1586 - Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019. Issue: FIO reform. H.R. 3561/S. 603 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019. Issue: FSOC reform. H.R. 1595/S. 1200 - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act. Issue: Insurance companies working with legitimate marijuana businesses. H.R. 3351- Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020. Issue: Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. H.R. 3614 - Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act. Issue: ban the use of credit information for most employment decisions. H.R. 2474/S.664 - Protecting Workers Freedom to Organize Act. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. Issue: independent contractor status. H.R. 4592 - International Insurance Standards Act of 2019. To preserve the state-based system of insurance regulation and provide greater oversight of and transparency on international insurance standards setting process. Issue: insurance capital standards. * H.R. 6994/S. 3795 - Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act. To direct the SEC to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to use the securities offering forms that are available to other issuers of securities. Issue: index-linked annuities. S. 3533/H.R. 6364 - Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020. To authorize and establish minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations that occur in or affect interstate commerce, to require any Federal court located in a State to recognize notarizations performed by a notary public commissioned by another State when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce, and to require any State to recognize notarizations performed by a notary public commissioned by another State when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce or when the notarization was performed under or relates to a public act, record, or judicial proceeding of the State in which the notary public was commissioned. Issue: remote online notarization. S. 4159 - Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. To amend the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act to accommodate emerging technologies. Issue: electronic signatures H.R. 7809 - Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act of 2020. This bill establishes an equity facility in the Department of the Treasury to assist commercial mortgage borrowers. Specifically, Treasury must guarantee the purchase by financial institutions of certain equity instruments backed by a commercial mortgage. The bill defines commercial mortgage as a mortgage loan secured by an interest in real property owned for rental income. Borrowers with reduced revenues from their commercial property may qualify for an amount not to exceed 10% of the outstanding amount owed on their commercial mortgage. Issue: Commercial mortgages. H.R. 7913 - Financial Institution Forbearance Act. To amend the CARES Act to improve the temporary relief from troubled debt restructurings, and for other purposes. Issue: troubled debt restructurings. H.R. 7914 - Eliminating CECL Accounting Standard Act. This bill provides that no one shall be required to comply with a specified accounting standard applicable to credit losses (i.e., the current expected credit losses standard, also known as the CECL standard). Issue: CECL H.R.__ - To deem certain references to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as referring to a replacement benchmark rate in the case of LIBOR no longer being available. Issue: LIBOR H.R.__ - Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act. Issue: Establishing clear federal oversight of the development of credit scoring models. S.__ Clarifying that the CFPB does not regulate the business of insurance. Issue: Commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) debt. Not bill number assigned. Issue: Making Diversity and Inclusion Efforts more Intentional. No bill number assigned. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreement on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) reform. No bill number assigned.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to election preparedness amid COVID-19, election security funding, voting rights, vote by mail, For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 949); Securing Americas Elections Act (H.R. 1946); Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (H.R. 378), Vote by Mail Act (H.R. 92/H.R. 138/S. 26); H.R. 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020; Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.Res. 904/H.R. 6201); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748); Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (S.3529); Heroes Act (H.R. 6800); and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.133)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Issues related to election security funding, voting rights, vote by mail, false claims of election fraud, For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 949); Securing Americas Elections Act (H.R. 1946); Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (H.R. 378), Vote by Mail Act (H.R. 92/H.R. 138/S. 26); H.R. 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020; Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.Res. 904/H.R. 6201); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748); Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (S.3529); Heroes Act (H.R. 6800); and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.133)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Issues related to election security funding, voting rights, vote by mail, false claims of election fraud, For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 949); Securing Americas Elections Act (H.R. 1946); Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (H.R. 378), Vote by Mail Act (H.R. 92/H.R. 138/S. 26); H.R. 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020; Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.Res. 904/H.R. 6201); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748); Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (S.3529); Heroes Act (H.R. 6800); and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.133)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Unlicensed broadband spectrum below 700 MHz/TV White Spaces. Mid-Band Spectrum (6GHz). Rural Broadband. Broadband Mapping. Broadband Funding. Robocalling. S. 151 TRACED Act. C-Band Spectrum. H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act. S. 1522, Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019. S. 1822, Broadband DATA Act. H.R. 3162, Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019. S. 1167, Digital Equity of 2019. H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act, LIFT America Act. H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act 2020. H.R. 4229, Broadband DATA Act. H.R. 4227, MAPS Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 7616, "Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. H.R. 7610, "Making appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes" H.R.7617, "Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021" H.R. 3351, "Making appropriations for the Department of the Treasury, the Judiciary, the Executive Office of the President, and other independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30. 2021, and for other purposes" H.R.7608, "State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021" H.R. 133, "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021" H.R. 2, "Moving Forward Act" S.4255, "Jobs and Neighborhood Investment Act" S. 4430, "CDFI Crisis Fund Act" S.4255, "Jobs and Neighborhood Investment Act"
Client expense: $30,765 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF) Issues related to the Community Development Financial Institution Fund (CDFIF) Issues related to appropriations for State and Foreign Operations, specifically funding for USAID and the Cooperative Development Program Issues related to Appropriations for State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee regarding funding Issues related to Federal Government shutdown assistance Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020, provisions related to the Community Development Financial Institution Fund, the Community Development Revolving Fund, the funding mechanism for the National Credit Union Administration, and the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2020
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organization Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUA's low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUA's regulation regarding its regulatory emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUA's rulemaking process Issues related to NCUA's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Alternative Capital Issues related to NCUA's regulatory review process Issues related to Federal Credit Union Bylaws Issues related to credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union By-laws Issues related to credit unions' incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to credit union service to marijuana businesses Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to credit union conversions Issues related to credit union call report modernization Issues related to NCUA's Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Plan Issues related to NCUA's budget and the overhead transfer rate Issues related to Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSO) Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB rule to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to CFPB's Leadership Structure and Installing a Board rather than a Director Issues related to codifying the CFPB's Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices Issues related to mortgage servicing Issues related to mortgage loan originator compensation and qualifications Issues related to the CFPB's rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to the CFPB's regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the CFPB's regulation on Truth-In-Lending Act / Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosures Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to the CFPB's consumer complaint database Issues related to the Department of Justice's investigation entitled, "Operation Choke Point" Issues related to the Department of Defenese Poposal regarding Credit Extending to Service Members under MLA Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to secure payments Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulation D Issues related to the Fed's implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to the USDA Rural Development Loan Program Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to Fannie Mae Capital Issues related to membership eligibility in the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to financial literacy Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to student lending Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to retirement security Issues related to flood insurance Issues related to consumer's access to records Issues related to economic growth Issues related to Interchange Fees Issues related to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to the Fair Housing act Issues related to the merger of credit unions Issues related to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Issues related to Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to Regulation Z Issues related to Military Lending Act Issues related to Financial Technology Issues related to Small Business Lending Data Collection requirements Issues related to Involuntary liquidation of Federal Credit Unions and Claims procedures Issues related to Web-Based Quantitative Testing of Point of Sale / ATM Overdraft Disclosure Forms Issues related to residential appraisals Issues related to FHA appraisal certification Issues related to FHA and USDA Loan Modifications Issues related to payments innovation Issues related to Faster Payments Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act Issues related to cooperative funding sources in federal appropriations legislation Issues related to debt collection requirements Issues related to capital reform for credit unions Issues related to procurement reform for private voluntary organizations Issues related to Federal Credit Union Charter Modernization Issues related to diversity and inclusion in Financial Services Issues related to Section 124 of the Federal Credit Union Act Issues related to NCUA's Fidelity Bonds Proposed Rule Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's No-Acton Letters and the BCFP Product Sandbox Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposal to extend the Payday Rule's compliance daedline Issues related to enterprise validation and approval of credit score models Issues related to the availability of Funds and Collection of Checks (Regulation CC) Issues related to arbitration clauses Issues related to SBA 79(a) loan program Issues related to financial institutions operating on military installations Issues related to postal banking Issues related to robocalls and the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act Issues related to financial technology (FINTECH) Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Payday Rule Issues related to appraisals Issues related to student lending Issues related to robocalls and the draft Declaratory Ruling (the ruling) and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) CG Docket No 17-59, WC Docket No. 17-97 Issues related to FY 2020 Foreign Assistance Budget and Policy Priorities Issues related to payday and small dollar lending Issues related to leases of non-excess property on military bases Issues related to Opportunity Zones Issues related to minority homeownership Issues related to permit Federal Credit Unions to establish their own fiscal year Issues related to striking a requirement that Federal credit unions file certain information regarding loan officers Issues related to enhance flexibility of Federal Credit Unions to schedule board meetings Issues related to remove certain outdated responsibilities of Federal credit union board of directors Issues related to permit Federal credit unions to expel disruptive members for just cause without a vote Issues related to permit balloting for conversions from state to federal charter and from federal to state charter to be conducted electronically Issues related to the draft bill improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Issues related to tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holding (ILLICIT CASH Act) Issues related to PACE loans Issues related to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's HMDA reporting thresholds Issues on NCUA Executive compensation rules Issues related to business access to financial services Issues related to Strengthening Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector Act of 2019 Issues related to minority depository institutions Issues related to the Federal Reserve's Faster Payments Proposal Issues related to AI and cloud computing Issues related to the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act Issues related to Credit Union Board Meeting Frequency Issues related to COVID-19 crisis response legislation Issues related to the regulation of overtime Issues related to the Paycheck Protection Program Issues related to Taxi Medallion loans Issues related to essential services designation for financial services during COVID-19 Issues related to QRM Risk Retention review Issues related to NCUA's proposed rule on Combination transactions Issues related to the Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorist and Enemy Recruits Act of 2020 Issues related to the regulation of credit unions as employers Issues related to liability protections for businesses Issues related to remote notary Issues related to Federal Home Loan Bank liquidity Issues related to digital identity legislation Issues related to Paid Leave Payroll Tax Credits Issues related to the Central Liquidity Facility (CLF) Issues related to Economic Impact Payments Issues related to Fed Accounts Issues related to the Federal Reserve's Main Street Lending Program Issues related to the legislation to temporarily halt the Federal financial regulators from carrying out rulemakings unrelated to the COVID-19 emergency until the end of such emergency Issues related to troubled debt restructuring Issues related to Prompt Corrective Action requirements Issues related to NCUA subordinated debt rulemaking Issues related to Uniform Residential Loan application Issues related to digitalization of money Issues related to electronic signatures on wire transfer documents Issues related to cybercriminal activity during COVID-19 Issues related to lender forbearance Issues related to Paycheck Protection Program forgiveness process Issues related to Agriculture Lending Issues related to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Issues related to Diversity in Financial Regulatory Advisory Committees Act Issues related to Federal Home Loan Bank Board Diversity Act Issues related to Federal Reserve Bank Board Diversity Act Issues related to the FHFA market fee increase Issues related to OCC payment charters Issues related to the Student Empowerment and Financial Literacy Act Issues related to provision 4013 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act Issues related to setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency and Accountability Issues related to Tax provisions in the CARES Act Issues related to the Federal Reserve on FedNOW Issues related to support of legislation to create CDFI National Crisis Fund Issues related to OCC National Bank and Savings Association Digital Activities Issues related to FHFA's proposed Adverse Market Refinance Fee Issues related to the treatment of certain COVID-19 Loss Mitigation options under RESPA (Reg X) Issues related to the NCUA 2020 Regulatory Review Issues related to premium assessments by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Issues related to the proposed exclusion of PPP Loans from financial institution asset calculations Issues related to Provision 4013 of the CARES Act Issues related to Provision 4016 of the CARES Act Issues related to the oversight of prudential regulators Issues related to Section 1071 Small Business data collection rulemaking Issues related to PAL 1 Program Issues related to credit union asset size thresholds for regulatory compliance Issues related to NCUA 2020-2021 Budget Issues related to NCUA MERIT examination system Issues related to NCUA Derivatives rulemaking Issues related to mortgage servicer assistance Issues related to Section 4022 of the CARES Act Issues related to the ability of NCUA to offer forbearance from Prompt Corrective Action Requirements Issues related to Temporarily Excluding Certain Low-Risk Assets from the Credit Union Net Worth Ratio Issues related to London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Issues related to the regulation of Federal Employment Laws Issues related to the Office of Comptroller Charter Issues related to the Crypto Charter Issues related to the Solar Winds Data Breach Issues related to PPP Loan Necessity Questionnaires Issues related to SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advances Issues related to Seasoned QM Loan Definition Issues related to FHFA Strategic Plan for 2021-2024 Issues related to GSE Housing Goals H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2021 H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Healthcare Enhancement Act H.R. 388, the Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act H.R. 442, to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to extend the supervisory authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to include assessing compliance with the Military Lending Act H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title I and Secs. 4008, 4012, 4014 of Title IV H.R.1039, to streamline requirements for currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports and for other purposes H.R. 1158, the FY2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act (funding for the CDFI Fund as well as the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund) H.R. 1500, the Consumers First Act H.R. 1595, the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking act of 2019 H.R. 1661, to provide the National Credit Union Administration Board flexibility to increase Federal credit Union loan maturities, and for other purposes H.R. 1737, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 1865, FY2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (funding for the Cooperative Development Program, tax extenders, repeal of "parking tax") H.R. 1957, the Taxpayers First Act of 2019 H.R. 2093, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act of marijuana, and for other purposes H.R. 2157, Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019 H.R. 2162, Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2019 H.R. 2290, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act H.R. 2305, Veterans Members Business Loan Act H.R. 2445, Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2513, Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 2514, Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, the State and Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act H.R. 2852, Homebuyer Assistance Act of 2019 H.R. 3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, flood insurance provision H.R. 3111, National Flood Insurance Program Administration Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 3167, National Flood Insurance Program Re-authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3182, Current Expected Credit Loss Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 H.R. 3198, the Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 3300, the Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 3301, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2020 H.R. 3375, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 4458, Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act H.R. 4464, Monitoring and Curbing Abusive Debt Collection Clarification Act H.R. 4565, the Responsible Accounting Standards Act of 2019 H.R. 5001, Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5050, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act H.R. 5132, Gun Violence Prevention through Financial Intelligence Act H.R. 5315, Expanding Opportunities for Minority Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5322, Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protection your Credit Score Act of 2019, Sec. 5 H.R. 5513, the Expanding Opportunities for Minority Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5981, Credit Union Board Modernization Act H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 6116, the Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act of 2020 H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, paid and sick leave provisions H.R. 6321, the Financial Protections and Assistance for America's Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6423, to provide a temporary debt collection moratorium during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes H.R. 6550, Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020 H.R. 6551, the CARES Act Section 4014, Technical Corrections Act H.R. 6729, the COVID-19 Homeowner Assistance Fund Act H.R. 6735, the COVID-19 Fraud Prevention Act H.R. 6736, the Protect Rural Renters Act of 2020 H.R. 6741, the COVID-19 Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 6789, Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020 H.R. 6790, the Business Borrowers Protection Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act of 2020 H.R. 6820, the Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020 H.R. 6861, Paycheck Protection Program Data and Diversity Accountability Act of 2020 H.R. 6873, the Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act of 2020 H.R. 6874, Paycheck Protection Program Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 7084, the Emergency Housing Voucher Act of 2020 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act of 2021 H.R. 7777, Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act H.R. 7963, Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2020 H.R. 8160, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act of 2020 H.R. 8484, Student Empowerment and Financial Literacy Act H.R. 8675, Preventing Regulatory Penalties for PPP Lenders Act H.R. 8740, the Strengthening Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector Act of 2020 H.R. ____, the Protecting Consumers and Small Businesses through Forbearance Act H.R. ____, the Diversity in Financial Regulatory Advisory Committees Act H.Res 275, Supporting the goals and ideals of "Financial Literacy Month" H.Res 327, Encouraging greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults H.Res 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy H. Res 602, Support of resolution in support of cooperatives S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act S. 787, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 S. 1028, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment through Entrusting States (STATES Act) S. 1200, Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 (SAFE Act) S. 1564, Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act S. 1624, HEALS Act S. 2524, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2020 S. 2563, The Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information S. 2583, the State-Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act for FY2020 S. 2833, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act of 2019 S. 2834, Veterans member Business Loan Act S. 3003, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act S. 3032, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States S. 3323, Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2020 S. 3326, Credit Union Modernization Act of 2019 S. 3389, Expanding Access to Lending Options Act S. 3533, the Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security act, payroll tax provisions S. 3571, the Financial Protections and Assistance for America's Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act S. 3620, A Bill to establish a Housing Assistance Fund at the Department of Treasury S. 3676, Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020 S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 S. 4116, to extend the authority for commitments for the paycheck protection program and separate amounts authorized for other loans under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes S. 4117, Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act S. 4159 the E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4317, the SAFE to WORK Act S. 4430, CDFI Crisis Fund Act S. 4470, Rural Equal Aid Act of 2020 Sec. 2821 of S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2020
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 2524/H.R. 3351 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act - Alcohol, Tobacco, Tax and Trade Bureau - Budget for FY2021 H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act - funding for small businesses S. 4012/H.R. 7197 - RESTAURANTS Act - support for businesses impacted by COVID-19 H.R. 266 - Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act - support for small businesses impacted by COVID-19 H.R. 7010 - Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act - flexibility for small business programs S. 4116 - Extension of the Paycheck Protection Program
Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
FIN - Fourth Quarter 2020 Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of H.R. 748 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Issue: CECL, TDR, Remote Online Notarization, SBA loans. Implementation of S. 2155 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 1595/S. 1200 - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act. Issue: Insurance companies working with legitimate marijuana businesses. H.R. 2474/S.664 - Protecting Workers Freedom to Organize Act. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. Issue: independent contractor status. H.R. 3351- Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020. Issue: Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. H.R. 3561/S. 603 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019. Issue: FSOC reform. H.R. 3614 - Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act. Issue: ban the use of credit information for most employment decisions. H.R. 7809 - Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act of 2020. This bill establishes an equity facility in the Department of the Treasury to assist commercial mortgage borrowers. Specifically, Treasury must guarantee the purchase by financial institutions of certain equity instruments backed by a commercial mortgage. The bill defines commercial mortgage as a mortgage loan secured by an interest in real property owned for rental income. Borrowers with reduced revenues from their commercial property may qualify for an amount not to exceed 10% of the outstanding amount owed on their commercial mortgage. Issue: Commercial mortgages. H.R.__ - To deem certain references to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as referring to a replacement benchmark rate in the case of LIBOR no longer being available. Issue: LIBOR H.R.__ - Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act. Issue: Establishing clear federal oversight of the development of credit scoring models. S. 3533/H.R. 6364 - Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020. To authorize and establish minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations that occur in or affect interstate commerce, to require any Federal court located in a State to recognize notarizations performed by a notary public commissioned by another State when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce, and to require any State to recognize notarizations performed by a notary public commissioned by another State when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce or when the notarization was performed under or relates to a public act, record, or judicial proceeding of the State in which the notary public was commissioned. Issue: remote online notarization. S. 4159 - Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. To amend the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act to accommodate emerging technologies. Issue: electronic signatures S. 4325 - Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2020. Issue: Clarifying that the CFPB does not regulate the business of insurance. Issue: Commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) debt. Not bill number assigned. Issue: Making Diversity and Inclusion Efforts more Intentional. No bill number assigned. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Issue: Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) reform. No bill number assigned.
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.3351-"Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020", the NRLCA supports the inclusion of the mandatory 6-day mail delivery language S. 2524-"Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020", the NRLCA supports the inclusion of the mandatory 6-day mail delivery language H.R. 1158-"Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020", The NRLCA supported the inclusion of the mandatory 6-day mail delivery language. H.R. 2500-"National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020", the NRLCA worked on getting Postal Service employees included in granting federal employees up to 12 weeks paid maternity leave. H.R. 748-"CARES Act", Public Law 116-136, the NRLCA worked to include provisions within the stimulus package to help the Postal Service remain financially viable. H.R. 6800-"HEROES Act", the NRLCA worked to include emergency financial relief for the Postal Service as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. H.R. 133-"Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021" Public law 116-260. The NRLCA worked to include financial relief for the Postal Service as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic.
Client expense: $125,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III Implementation of S. 2155 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. Implementation of H.R. 748 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Issue: CECL, TDR, Remote Online Notarization, SBA loans. H.R. 1815 - SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Test Act. Issue: SEC investor testing. H.R. 1862/S. 1586 - Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019. Issue: FIO reform. H.R. 3561/S. 603 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019. Issue: FSOC reform. H.R. 1595/S. 1200 - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act. Issue: Insurance companies working with legitimate marijuana businesses. H.R. 3351- Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020. Issue: Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. H.R. 3614 - Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act. Issue: ban the use of credit information for most employment decisions. H.R. 2474/S.664 - Protecting Workers Freedom to Organize Act. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. Issue: independent contractor status. H.R. 4592 - International Insurance Standards Act of 2019. To preserve the state-based system of insurance regulation and provide greater oversight of and transparency on international insurance standards setting process. Issue: insurance capital standards. H.R. 6994/S. 3795 - Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act. To direct the SEC to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to use the securities offering forms that are available to other issuers of securities. Issue: index-linked annuities. S. 3533/H.R. 6364 - Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020. To authorize and establish minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations that occur in or affect interstate commerce, to require any Federal court located in a State to recognize notarizations performed by a notary public commissioned by another State when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce, and to require any State to recognize notarizations performed by a notary public commissioned by another State when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce or when the notarization was performed under or relates to a public act, record, or judicial proceeding of the State in which the notary public was commissioned. Issue: remote online notarization. S. 4159 - Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. To amend the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act to accommodate emerging technologies. Issue: electronic signatures H.R. 7809 - Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act of 2020. This bill establishes an equity facility in the Department of the Treasury to assist commercial mortgage borrowers. Specifically, Treasury must guarantee the purchase by financial institutions of certain equity instruments backed by a commercial mortgage. The bill defines commercial mortgage as a mortgage loan secured by an interest in real property owned for rental income. Borrowers with reduced revenues from their commercial property may qualify for an amount not to exceed 10% of the outstanding amount owed on their commercial mortgage. Issue: Commercial mortgages. H.R. 7913 - Financial Institution Forbearance Act. To amend the CARES Act to improve the temporary relief from troubled debt restructurings, and for other purposes. Issue: troubled debt restructurings. H.R. 7914 - Eliminating CECL Accounting Standard Act. This bill provides that no one shall be required to comply with a specified accounting standard applicable to credit losses (i.e., the current expected credit losses standard, also known as the CECL standard). Issue: CECL H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. Year end funding and COVID relief bill. Issue: The CARES Act temporarily suspends the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requirements for the Troubled Debt Restructuring (TDR) classifications on loans. Extends this provision for an additional year, to January 1, 2022. S. 4325 - Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2020. Issue: Clarifying that the CFPB does not regulate the business of insurance. H.R.__ - To deem certain references to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as referring to a replacement benchmark rate in the case of LIBOR no longer being available. Issue: LIBOR H.R.__ - Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act. Issue: Establishing clear federal oversight of the development of credit scoring models. Issue: Commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) debt. Not bill number assigned. Issue: Making Diversity and Inclusion Efforts more Intentional. No bill number assigned. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreement on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) reform. No bill number assigned.
Client expense: $909,813 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III Implementation of S. 2155 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. Implementation of H.R. 748 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Issue: CECL, TDR, Remote Online Notarization, SBA loans. H.R. 1815 - SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Test Act. Issue: SEC investor testing. H.R. 1862/S. 1586 - Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019. Issue: FIO reform. H.R. 3561/S. 603 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019. Issue: FSOC reform. H.R. 1595/S. 1200 - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act. Issue: Insurance companies working with legitimate marijuana businesses. H.R. 3351- Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020. Issue: Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. H.R. 3614 - Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act. Issue: ban the use of credit information for most employment decisions. H.R. 2474/S.664 - Protecting Workers Freedom to Organize Act. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. Issue: independent contractor status. H.R. 4592 - International Insurance Standards Act of 2019. To preserve the state-based system of insurance regulation and provide greater oversight of and transparency on international insurance standards setting process. Issue: insurance capital standards. H.R. 6994/S. 3795 - Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act. To direct the SEC to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to use the securities offering forms that are available to other issuers of securities. Issue: index-linked annuities. S. 3533/H.R. 6364 - Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020. To authorize and establish minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations that occur in or affect interstate commerce, to require any Federal court located in a State to recognize notarizations performed by a notary public commissioned by another State when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce, and to require any State to recognize notarizations performed by a notary public commissioned by another State when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce or when the notarization was performed under or relates to a public act, record, or judicial proceeding of the State in which the notary public was commissioned. Issue: remote online notarization. S. 4159 - Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. To amend the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act to accommodate emerging technologies. Issue: electronic signatures H.R. 7809 - Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act of 2020. This bill establishes an equity facility in the Department of the Treasury to assist commercial mortgage borrowers. Specifically, Treasury must guarantee the purchase by financial institutions of certain equity instruments backed by a commercial mortgage. The bill defines commercial mortgage as a mortgage loan secured by an interest in real property owned for rental income. Borrowers with reduced revenues from their commercial property may qualify for an amount not to exceed 10% of the outstanding amount owed on their commercial mortgage. Issue: Commercial mortgages. H.R. 7913 - Financial Institution Forbearance Act. To amend the CARES Act to improve the temporary relief from troubled debt restructurings, and for other purposes. Issue: troubled debt restructurings. H.R. 7914 - Eliminating CECL Accounting Standard Act. This bill provides that no one shall be required to comply with a specified accounting standard applicable to credit losses (i.e., the current expected credit losses standard, also known as the CECL standard). Issue: CECL H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. Year end funding and COVID relief bill. Issue: The CARES Act temporarily suspends the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requirements for the Troubled Debt Restructuring (TDR) classifications on loans. Extends this provision for an additional year, to January 1, 2022. S. 4325 - Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2020. Issue: Clarifying that the CFPB does not regulate the business of insurance. H.R.__ - To deem certain references to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as referring to a replacement benchmark rate in the case of LIBOR no longer being available. Issue: LIBOR H.R.__ - Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act. Issue: Establishing clear federal oversight of the development of credit scoring models. Issue: Commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) debt. Not bill number assigned. Issue: Making Diversity and Inclusion Efforts more Intentional. No bill number assigned. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreement on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) reform. No bill number assigned.
Client expense: $909,813 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Travel/Tourism
Issues related to government travel; Issues related to international and general travel; Issues affecting consumer choice and market dynamics in the hotel industry; HR 3351, the Financial Services, General Government & Related Agencies Act. Issues concerning congressional response to COVID-19, CARES Act - S 3548 / HR 748 (Public Law 116-136), Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R. 7809, The HOPE Act, and S. 1624, Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act. PL 116-159 - Continuing Appropriations; H.R. 133 - FY2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act (PL 116-260). S.4807, Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3877, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7669, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7894, Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Enhancement Act H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act S. 178, UIGHUR Act of 2019, including provisions relating to substitute amendment regarding COVID-19 relief package S. 2520, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Various issues relating to Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; FY2021 funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); inclusion of 501(c)(6) nonprofit organizations in coronavirus emergency assistance legislation; potential rider on appropriations legislation relating to bioengineered salmon; affiliation rules for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP); statutory and program caps for the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL); funding of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) artificial intelligence risk management framework; section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act; provisions on Artificial Intelligence Research & Development and Per- and Polyfluoroalykl Substances (PFAS) in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA); weekly unemployment insurance benefit; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, 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 Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), 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), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 2021 -- Investing in American People Act (i.e., the House FY 2020 Budget Resolution) Senate FY 2020 Budget Resolution Budget legislation and amendments that directly or indirectly impact the U.S. Postal Service, or the earned benefits of active and retired postal employees. H.R. 3351 -- Financial Services Appropriations, including provisions that impact the Postal Service H.R. 1865/H.R. 1158 - FY 2020 Appropriations Agreement H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Systemic Risk: Argue that asset managers should not be designated as systemically important financial institutions under SEC113 of Dodd-Frank. Also, track international developments regarding systemic risk designation. H.R. 3351- Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020. Issue: Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. , "Lobby for a provision to be included that would require the SEC to develop a unique registration form for Registered Index Linked Annuities. Monitor efforts to provide for a statutory replacement benchmark rate for contracts that use LIBOR as a benchmark and do not contain any fallback provisions independent of LIBOR. (No bills introduced).
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
2020 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III Implementation of S. 2155 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. Implementation of H.R. 748 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Issue: CECL, TDR, Remote Online Notarization, SBA loans. H.R. 1815 - SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Test Act. Issue: SEC investor testing. H.R. 1862/S. 1586 - Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019. Issue: FIO reform. H.R. 3561/S. 603 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019. Issue: FSOC reform. H.R. 1595/S.___ - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act. Issue: Insurance companies working with legitimate marijuana businesses. H.R. 3351- Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020. Issue: Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. H.R. 3614 - Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act. Issue: ban the use of credit information for most employment decisions. H.R. 2474/S.664 - Protecting Workers Freedom to Organize Act. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. Issue: independent contractor status. H.R. 4592 - International Insurance Standards Act of 2019. To preserve the state-based system of insurance regulation and provide greater oversight of and transparency on international insurance standards setting process. Issue: insurance capital standards. H.R. 6994/S. 3795 - Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act. To direct the SEC to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to use the securities offering forms that are available to other issuers of securities. Issue: index-linked annuities. S. 3533/H.R. 6364 - Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020. To authorize and establish minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations that occur in or affect interstate commerce, to require any Federal court located in a State to recognize notarizations performed by a notary public commissioned by another State when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce, and to require any State to recognize notarizations performed by a notary public commissioned by another State when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce or when the notarization was performed under or relates to a public act, record, or judicial proceeding of the State in which the notary public was commissioned. Issue: remote online notarization. H.R.__ - Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act. Issue: Establishing clear federal oversight of the development of credit scoring models. S.__ Clarifying that the CFPB does not regulate the business of insurance. Issue: Commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) debt. Not bill number assigned. Issue: Making Diversity and Inclusion Efforts more Intentional. No bill number assigned. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreement on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) reform. No bill number assigned.
Client expense: $954,974 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Insurance
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III Implementation of S. 2155 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. Implementation of H.R. 748 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Issue: CECL, TDR, Remote Online Notarization, SBA loans. H.R. 1815 - SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Test Act. Issue: SEC investor testing. H.R. 1862/S. 1586 - Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019. Issue: FIO reform. H.R. 3561/S. 603 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019. Issue: FSOC reform. H.R. 1595/S.___ - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act. Issue: Insurance companies working with legitimate marijuana businesses. H.R. 3351- Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020. Issue: Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. H.R. 3614 - Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act. Issue: ban the use of credit information for most employment decisions. H.R. 2474/S.664 - Protecting Workers Freedom to Organize Act. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. Issue: independent contractor status. H.R. 4592 - International Insurance Standards Act of 2019. To preserve the state-based system of insurance regulation and provide greater oversight of and transparency on international insurance standards setting process. Issue: insurance capital standards. H.R.__ - Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act. Issue: Establishing clear federal oversight of the development of credit scoring models. S.__ Clarifying that the CFPB does not regulate the business of insurance. Issue: Making Diversity and Inclusion Efforts more Intentional. No bill number assigned. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreement on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) reform. No bill number assigned.
Client expense: $752,105 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Retirement
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III Implementation of S. 2155 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. Implementation of H.R. 748 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Issue: CECL, TDR, Remote Online Notarization, SBA loans. H.R. 1815 - SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Test Act. Issue: SEC investor testing. H.R. 1862/S. 1586 - Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019. Issue: FIO reform. H.R. 3561/S. 603 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019. Issue: FSOC reform. H.R. 1595/S.___ - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act. Issue: Insurance companies working with legitimate marijuana businesses. H.R. 3351- Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020. Issue: Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. H.R. 3614 - Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act. Issue: ban the use of credit information for most employment decisions. H.R. 2474/S.664 - Protecting Workers Freedom to Organize Act. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. Issue: independent contractor status. H.R. 4592 - International Insurance Standards Act of 2019. To preserve the state-based system of insurance regulation and provide greater oversight of and transparency on international insurance standards setting process. Issue: insurance capital standards. H.R.__ - Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act. Issue: Establishing clear federal oversight of the development of credit scoring models. S.__ Clarifying that the CFPB does not regulate the business of insurance. Issue: Making Diversity and Inclusion Efforts more Intentional. No bill number assigned. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreement on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) reform. No bill number assigned.
Client expense: $752,105 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III Implementation of S. 2155 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. Implementation of H.R. 748 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Issue: CECL, TDR, Remote Online Notarization, SBA loans. H.R. 1815 - SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Test Act. Issue: SEC investor testing. H.R. 1862/S. 1586 - Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019. Issue: FIO reform. H.R. 3561/S. 603 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019. Issue: FSOC reform. H.R. 1595/S.___ - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act. Issue: Insurance companies working with legitimate marijuana businesses. H.R. 3351- Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020. Issue: Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. H.R. 3614 - Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act. Issue: ban the use of credit information for most employment decisions. H.R. 2474/S.664 - Protecting Workers Freedom to Organize Act. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. Issue: independent contractor status. H.R. 4592 - International Insurance Standards Act of 2019. To preserve the state-based system of insurance regulation and provide greater oversight of and transparency on international insurance standards setting process. Issue: insurance capital standards. H.R.__ - Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act. Issue: Establishing clear federal oversight of the development of credit scoring models. S.__ Clarifying that the CFPB does not regulate the business of insurance. Issue: Making Diversity and Inclusion Efforts more Intentional. No bill number assigned. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreement on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) reform. No bill number assigned.
Client expense: $752,105 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.3351 / S.2524 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
ERA SJ Res 6. These senators are co-sponsors of Senate Joint Resolution 6, which, if passed in tandem with Rep. Jackie Speier's House Joint Resolution 38, would remove the deadline, leading to a clear path for ratification of the ERA, which aims to amend the constitution to provide equal protection under the law regardless of sex. Federal Employee Paid Leave H.R. 1534 and would institute the first federally funded paid family medical leave policy. The Paycheck Fairness Act S. 270, introduced by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and the House companion bill, H.R. 7, introduced by Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), which would update and strengthen existing law (H.R. 3351), the fiscal 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. If the legislation passes the Senate and signed into law, it would override the proposed freeze in federal pay in 2020. It would also be the largest pay raise that federal employees have received in ten years.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3877, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7669, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7894, Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Enhancement Act H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act S. 178, UIGHUR Act of 2019, including provisions relating to substitute amendment regarding COVID-19 relief package S. 2520, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Various issues relating to Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; FY2021 funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); inclusion of 501(c)(6) nonprofit organizations in coronavirus emergency assistance legislation; potential rider on appropriations legislation relating to bioengineered salmon; affiliation rules for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP); statutory and program caps for the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL); funding of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) artificial intelligence risk management framework; section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act; provisions on Artificial Intelligence Research & Development and Per- and Polyfluoroalykl Substances (PFAS) in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA); weekly unemployment insurance benefit; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, 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 Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), 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), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 7616, "Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. H.R. 7610, "Making appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes" H.R.7617, "Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021" H.R. 3351, "Making appropriations for the Department of the Treasury, the Judiciary, the Executive Office of the President, and other independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30. 2021, and for other purposes" H.R.7608, "State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021" S.4255, "Jobs and Neighborhood Investment Act" S. 4430, "CDFI Crisis Fund Act"
Client expense: $23,599 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Support H.R. 588 / S. 72, the Federal Employees Civil Relief Act, which would temporarily suspend judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that could adversely affect the rights of civilian federal workers during a government shutdown and the following 30 days. Support H.R.1073/S.426 the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to increase the rates of basic pay for federal civilian employees for calendar year 2020 by 3.6 percent. Support H.R. 1254, The Equal COLA Act, which would provide Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) retirees with the same annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees. Support including at least a 3.1 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY20 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support the House version, H.R. 3351, which included a 2.6 percent across-the-board increase and 0.5 percent average increase to locality pay. Oppose the Senate version, S. 2524, which was silent on the issue. Support the minibus, H.R. 1158, which included the House language. Support H.R. 1534/S.1174, the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, to provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to a federal employee shall be paid leave. Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, to incorporate the text of H.R. 1534 into the bill. Support a motion to instruct the Senate conferees on the NDAA to support inclusion of the House language. Support the final compromise, S. 1790, for its inclusion of language to provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave to federal workers in connection with the birth, adoption or foster placement of a new child. Support H.R. 2478, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, which allows federal employees who started their careers in temporary positions before transitioning into permanent roles to retroactively contribute toward their retirement for the years they held a temporary position. Oppose proposed reorganization of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Support denying funds to carry out the reorganization (in the Financial Service and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2020 and for Fiscal Year 2021). Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, that would prevent reorganization. Support inclusion in the final NDAA (S. 1790) of compromise language preventing the elimination and reorganization of OPM at least until 180 days after the release of a report by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) on challenges facing OPM and recommended solutions. Oppose proposals included in the administrations' FY2021 budget request to Congress that would cut earned federal retirement benefits. Support including at least a 3.0 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY21 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, H.R. 5690/S.3231, to provide federal workers a 3.5 percent average pay raise in FY21. Support provisions of H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act, to do the following: - require FEHB plans to fully cover the cost of COVID-19 treatment, without any cost-sharing imposed on participants. - provide $10 billion in hazard premium pay for executive, legislative (excluding members of Congress and staff) and judicial branch employees working in public-facing positions or where both social distancing is not possible and preventative measures for COVID-19 exposure are unavailable at the worksite. - establish a presumption of eligibility for workers compensation for federal employees who are unable to work due to a COVID-19 infection and required to come into contact with patients, members of the public or coworkers. - extend provision of ten weeks of partially paid leave to federal workers unable to work due to the need to care for a child who school or child care provider is unavailable due to COVID-19. - require agencies to allow all eligible employees to telework through the end of 2020. Support including the following in COVID-19-related legislation: - requiring all Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program plans to cover the cost of telehealth services, where practicable. - giving federal and postal employees who are not currently enrolled in an FEHB plan the opportunity to enroll now by deeming a public health emergency (such as the COVID-19 outbreak) as a qualifying life event, permitting open enrollment and changes in coverage. - extend weather and safety leave to employees who cannot safely travel to their duty stations because of the coronavirus outbreak but who are not able to perform their duties remotely, and authorize the use of weather and safety leave to cover child and dependent care responsibilities arising from the pandemic. - provide adequate funding for and supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline and essential federal and postal workers. Support allowing federal employees to change their flexible spending account allocations in the middle of the plan year. Support expanding provisions in the FY20 NDAA that provided paid parental leave to federal employees to cover all federal and postal employees. Support consideration of the recommendations of the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service. Oppose mandatory application of payroll tax deferral to federal employees. Support providing federal employees choice as to whether to defer payroll taxes or not.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Support including at least a 3.1 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY20 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support adding provision to deny funds to carry out the reorganization of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) into the FY20 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support H.R. 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, due to its provisions to provide a 3.1 percent average pay raise to federal employees, and its provisions denying funds to carry out the reorganization of OPM. Support H.R. 1158, the FY2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act, due to its provisions to provide a 3.1 percent average pay raise to federal employees. Oppose proposals included in the administrations' FY2021 budget request to Congress that would cut earned federal retirement benefits. Support including at least a 3.0 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY2021 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Monitored discussions related to HR 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
2020 · third_quarter · Travel/Tourism
Issues related to government travel; Issues related to international and general travel; Issues affecting consumer choice and market dynamics in the hotel industry; HR 3351, the Financial Services, General Government & Related Agencies Act. S. 2134 / S. 2203 Brand USA Extension Act; H.R. 3851 Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act. H.R. 1427 To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for priority for making payments for lodging expenses for Federal employees that are booked in places with policies to protect individuals from severe forms of human trafficking, and for other purposes. H.R. 4489 Hotel Advertising Transparency Act of 2019. S. 1164/HR2495, Stop Online Booking Scams Act (SOBSA) of 2017. Issues concerning congressional response to COVID-19, CARES Act - S 3548 / HR 748 (Public Law 116-136), Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law No. 116-139), H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, HR 7809, The HOPE Act, and Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2020 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Issues related to election security funding, voting rights, vote by mail, For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 949); Securing Americas Elections Act (H.R. 1946); Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (H.R. 378), Vote by Mail Act (H.R. 92/H.R. 138/S. 26); H.R. 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020; Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.Res. 904/H.R. 6201); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748); Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (S.3529); and the Heroes Act (H.R. 6800)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to election security funding, voting rights, vote by mail, For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 949); Securing Americas Elections Act (H.R. 1946); Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (H.R. 378), Vote by Mail Act (H.R. 92/H.R. 138/S. 26); H.R. 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020; Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.Res. 904/H.R. 6201); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748); Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (S.3529); and the Heroes Act (H.R. 6800)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Issues related to election security funding, voting rights, vote by mail, For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 949); Securing Americas Elections Act (H.R. 1946); Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (H.R. 378), Vote by Mail Act (H.R. 92/H.R. 138/S. 26); H.R. 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020; Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.Res. 904/H.R. 6201); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748); Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (S.3529); and the Heroes Act (H.R. 6800)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues relating to white spaces. Issues relating to broadcast spectrum auctions. Issues relating to the Federal Communications Commission's rules governing broadcast ownership. H.R. 1367 Children and Media Research Advancement Act, all provisions. S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act, provisions relating to use of consumer data. Issues relating to emergency communications. Issues relating to FCC oversight. Issues relating to changes to Daylight Saving Time. S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019, provisions relating to use of consumer data. H.R. 1789, To eliminate the discount for UHF television stations for purposes of the limitation on the aggregate national audience reach of television broadcast stations in which a party may have a cognizable interest, all provisions. Issues relating to broadcast use within the c-band. S. 670, A bill to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 1556, Sunshine Protection Act of 2019, all provisions. H.R. 1601, To allow States to elect to observe daylight savings time for the duration of the year, and for other purposes, all provisions. Pirate Radio, Issues relating to pirate radio stations. H.R. 1220, Truth-in-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees Act of 2019. S. 510, Truth-in-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees Act of 2019. Issues relating to carriage of television broadcast signals. Issues relating to broadcast spectrum auctions. Issues relating to the ATSC 3.0 next generation television standard Department of Justices view of the broadcast television marketplace Issues relating to broadcast use within the 6GHz band H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Provisions relating to the distant signal satellite license, good faith negotiation, and billing transparency H.R. 4856, Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2019, Provisions relating to broadcast emergency alert systems S. 2693, Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2019, Provisions relating to broadcast emergency alert systems H.R. 4401, Restore the Fairness Doctrine Act of 2019 S. 2789, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 5140, Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019 S. 2829, Western Expanded In-State Television Access Act of 2019 S. 3189, A bill to use proceeds from spectrum auctions to support supply chain innovation and multilateral security. S. 2223, Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act H.R. 4855, Clearing Broad Air-waves for New Deployment Act S. 2921, Clearing Broad Air-waves for New Deployment Act H.R. 1601, Daylight Act S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act H.R. 451, Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2019 S. 2748, Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2019 H.R. 5564, Enhancing Broadcaster DIVERSITY Data Act H.R. 3957, Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019 S. 2433, Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 2524, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 2454, Go Pack Go Act of 2019 S. 2956, Investing in America's Digital Infrastructure Act S. 2581, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 5567, Measuring the Economics Driving Investments and Access for Diversity Act of 2020 H.R. 3994, Modern Television Act of 2019 H.Res. 549, Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity. S.Res. 306, Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity. H.R. 5926, Reinforcing and Evaluating Service Integrity, Local Infrastructure, and Emergency Notification for Today's Networks Act H.R. 6096, Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2020 S. 3246, Spectrum Management And Reallocation for Taxpayers Act H.R. 4462, Studying How to Harness Airwave Resources Efficiently Act of 2019 H.R. 3475, Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless Act S. 1968, Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless Act H.R. 3255, Telecommunications Opportunities for Workers Engaging in Real Infrastructure Deployment Act of 2019 S. 2363, Telecommunications Opportunities for Workers Engaging in Real Infrastructure Deployment Act of 2019 H.R. 5035, Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4171, WIN 5G Act Issues relating to economic stimulus of broadcast stations in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Issues related to pirate radio stations. H.R. 2389, To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and for other purposes. H.R. 7774, Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act (Provisions relating to broadcast spectrum) H.R. 7782, Eliminating Local News Deserts Act of 2020 H.R. 8154, Broadcast Diversity in Leadership Act S. 4331, Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act (Provisions relating to broadcast spectrum) S. 4582, A bill to extend, temporarily, daylight saving time, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $2,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Torts
Liability reform in legislation relating to the CARES Act and response to the COVID-19 crisis. H.R. 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020; Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.Res. 904/H.R. 6201); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748); and Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (S.3529)
Client expense: $770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III * Implementation of S. 2155 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. Implementation of H.R. 748 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Issue: CECL, TDR, Remote Online Notarization, SBA loans. H.R. 1815 - SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Test Act. Issue: SEC investor testing. H.R. 1862/S. 1586 - Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019. Issue: FIO reform. H.R. 3561/S. 603 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019. Issue: FSOC reform. H.R. 1595/S. 1200 - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act. Issue: Insurance companies working with legitimate marijuana businesses. H.R. 3351- Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020. Issue: Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. H.R. 3614 - Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act. Issue: ban the use of credit information for most employment decisions. H.R. 2474/S.664 - Protecting Workers Freedom to Organize Act. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. Issue: independent contractor status. H.R. 4592 - International Insurance Standards Act of 2019. To preserve the state-based system of insurance regulation and provide greater oversight of and transparency on international insurance standards setting process. Issue: insurance capital standards. * H.R. 6994/S. 3795 - Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act. To direct the SEC to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to use the securities offering forms that are available to other issuers of securities. Issue: index-linked annuities. S. 3533/H.R. 6364 - Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020. To authorize and establish minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations that occur in or affect interstate commerce, to require any Federal court located in a State to recognize notarizations performed by a notary public commissioned by another State when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce, and to require any State to recognize notarizations performed by a notary public commissioned by another State when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce or when the notarization was performed under or relates to a public act, record, or judicial proceeding of the State in which the notary public was commissioned. Issue: remote online notarization. S. 4159 - Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. To amend the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act to accommodate emerging technologies. Issue: electronic signatures H.R. 7809 - Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act of 2020. This bill establishes an equity facility in the Department of the Treasury to assist commercial mortgage borrowers. Specifically, Treasury must guarantee the purchase by financial institutions of certain equity instruments backed by a commercial mortgage. The bill defines commercial mortgage as a mortgage loan secured by an interest in real property owned for rental income. Borrowers with reduced revenues from their commercial property may qualify for an amount not to exceed 10% of the outstanding amount owed on their commercial mortgage. Issue: Commercial mortgages. H.R. 7913 - Financial Institution Forbearance Act. To amend the CARES Act to improve the temporary relief from troubled debt restructurings, and for other purposes. Issue: troubled debt restructurings. H.R. 7914 - Eliminating CECL Accounting Standard Act. This bill provides that no one shall be required to comply with a specified accounting standard applicable to credit losses (i.e., the current expected credit losses standard, also known as the CECL standard). Issue: CECL H.R.__ - To deem certain references to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as referring to a replacement benchmark rate in the case of LIBOR no longer being available. Issue: LIBOR H.R.__ - Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act. Issue: Establishing clear federal oversight of the development of credit scoring models. S.__ Clarifying that the CFPB does not regulate the business of insurance. Issue: Commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) debt. Not bill number assigned. Issue: Making Diversity and Inclusion Efforts more Intentional. No bill number assigned. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreement on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) reform. No bill number assigned.
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.3351 / S.2524 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF) Issues related to the Community Development Financial Institution Fund (CDFIF) Issues related to appropriations for State and Foreign Operations, specifically funding for USAID and the Cooperative Development Program Issues related to Appropriations for State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee regarding funding Issues related to Federal Government shutdown assistance Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020, provisions related to the Community Development Financial Institution Fund, the Community Development Revolving Fund, the funding mechanism for the National Credit Union Administration, and the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2020
Client expense: $1,030,510 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2020 · third_quarter · Banking
Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organization Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUA's low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUA's regulation regarding its regulatory emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUA's rulemaking process Issues related to NCUA's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Alternative Capital Issues related to NCUA's regulatory review process Issues related to Federal Credit Union Bylaws Issues related to credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union By-laws Issues related to credit unions' incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to credit union service to marijuana businesses Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to credit union conversions Issues related to credit union call report modernization Issues related to NCUA's Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Plan Issues related to NCUA's budget and the overhead transfer rate Issues related to Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSO) Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB rule to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to CFPB's Leadership Structure and Installing a Board rather than a Director Issues related to codifying the CFPB's Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices Issues related to mortgage servicing Issues related to mortgage loan originator compensation and qualifications Issues related to the CFPB's rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to the CFPB's regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the CFPB's regulation on Truth-In-Lending Act / Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosures Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to the CFPB's consumer complaint database Issues related to the Department of Justice's investigation entitled, "Operation Choke Point" Issues related to the Department of Defenese Poposal regarding Credit Extending to Service Members under MLA Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to secure payments Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulation D Issues related to the Fed's implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to the USDA Rural Development Loan Program Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to Fannie Mae Capital Issues related to membership eligibility in the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to financial literacy Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to student lending Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to retirement security Issues related to flood insurance Issues related to consumer's access to records Issues related to economic growth Issues related to Interchange Fees Issues related to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to the Fair Housing act Issues related to the merger of credit unions Issues related to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Issues related to Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to Regulation Z Issues related to Military Lending Act Issues related to Financial Technology Issues related to Small Business Lending Data Collection requirements Issues related to Involuntary liquidation of Federal Credit Unions and Claims procedures Issues related to Web-Based Quantitative Testing of Point of Sale / ATM Overdraft Disclosure Forms Issues related to residential appraisals Issues related to FHA appraisal certification Issues related to FHA and USDA Loan Modifications Issues related to payments innovation Issues related to Faster Payments Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act Issues related to cooperative funding sources in federal appropriations legislation Issues related to debt collection requirements Issues related to capital reform for credit unions Issues related to procurement reform for private voluntary organizations Issues related to Federal Credit Union Charter Modernization Issues related to diversity and inclusion in Financial Services Issues related to Section 124 of the Federal Credit Union Act Issues related to NCUA's Fidelity Bonds Proposed Rule Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's No-Acton Letters and the BCFP Product Sandbox Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposal to extend the Payday Rule's compliance daedline Issues related to enterprise validation and approval of credit score models Issues related to the availability of Funds and Collection of Checks (Regulation CC) Issues related to arbitration clauses Issues related to SBA 79(a) loan program Issues related to financial institutions operating on military installations Issues related to postal banking Issues related to robocalls and the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act Issues related to financial technology (FINTECH) Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Payday Rule Issues related to appraisals Issues related to student lending Issues related to robocalls and the draft Declaratory Ruling (the ruling) and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) CG Docket No 17-59, WC Docket No. 17-97 Issues related to FY 2020 Foreign Assistance Budget and Policy Priorities Issues related to payday and small dollar lending Issues related to leases of non-excess property on military bases Issues related to Opportunity Zones Issues related to minority homeownership Issues related to permit Federal Credit Unions to establish their own fiscal year Issues related to striking a requirement that Federal credit unions file certain information regarding loan officers Issues related to enhance flexibility of Federal Credit Unions to schedule board meetings Issues related to remove certain outdated responsibilities of Federal credit union board of directors Issues related to permit Federal credit unions to expel disruptive members for just cause without a vote Issues related to permit balloting for conversions from state to federal charter and from federal to state charter to be conducted electronically Issues related to the draft bill improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Issues related to tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holding (ILLICIT CASH Act) Issues related to PACE loans Issues related to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's HMDA reporting thresholds Issues on NCUA Executive compensation rules Issues related to business access to financial services Issues related to Strengthening Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector Act of 2019 Issues related to minority depository institutions Issues related to the Federal Reserve's Faster Payments Proposal Issues related to AI and cloud computing Issues related to the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act Issues related to Credit Union Board Meeting Frequency Issues related to COVID-19 crisis response legislation Issues related to the regulation of overtime Issues related to the Paycheck Protection Program Issues related to Taxi Medallion loans Issues related to essential services designation for financial services during COVID-19 Issues related to QRM Risk Retention review Issues related to NCUA's proposed rule on Combination transactions Issues related to the Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorist and Enemy Recruits Act of 2020 Issues related to the regulation of credit unions as employers Issues related to liability protections for businesses Issues related to remote notary Issues related to Federal Home Loan Bank liquidity Issues related to digital identity legislation Issues related to Paid Leave Payroll Tax Credits Issues related to the Central Liquidity Facility (CLF) Issues related to Economic Impact Payments Issues related to Fed Accounts Issues related to the Federal Reserve's Main Street Lending Program Issues related to the legislation to temporarily halt the Federal financial regulators from carrying out rulemakings unrelated to the COVID-19 emergency until the end of such emergency Issues related to troubled debt restructuring Issues related to Prompt Corrective Action requirements Issues related to NCUA subordinated debt rulemaking Issues related to Uniform Residential Loan application Issues related to digitalization of money Issues related to electronic signatures on wire transfer documents Issues related to cybercriminal activity during COVID-19 Issues related to lender forbearance Issues related to Paycheck Protection Program forgiveness process Issues related to Agriculture Lending Issues related to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Issues related to Diversity in Financial Regulatory Advisory Committees Act Issues related to Federal Home Loan Bank Board Diversity Act Issues related to Federal Reserve Bank Board Diversity Act Issues related to the FHFA market fee increase Issues related to OCC payment charters Issues related to the Student Empowerment and Financial Literacy Act Issues related to provision 4013 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act Issues related to setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency and Accountability Issues related to Tax provisions in the CARES Act Issues related to the Federal Reserve on FedNOW Issues related to support of legislation to create CDFI National Crisis Fund Issues related to OCC National Bank and Savings Association Digital Activities Issues related to FHFA's proposed Adverse Market Refinance Fee Issues related to the treatment of certain COVID-19 Loss Mitigation options under RESPA (Reg X) Issues related to the NCUA 2020 Regulatory Review H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Healthcare Enhancement Act H.R. 388, the Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act H.R. 442, to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to extend the supervisory authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to include assessing compliance with the Military Lending Act H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title I and Secs. 4008, 4012, 4014 of Title IV H.R.1039, to streamline requirements for currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports and for other purposes H.R. 1158, the FY2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act (funding for the CDFI Fund as well as the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund) H.R. 1500, the Consumers First Act H.R. 1595, the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking act of 2019 H.R. 1661, to provide the National Credit Union Administration Board flexibility to increase Federal credit Union loan maturities, and for other purposes H.R. 1737, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 1865, FY2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (funding for the Cooperative Development Program, tax extenders, repeal of "parking tax") H.R. 1957, the Taxpayers First Act of 2019 H.R. 2093, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act of marijuana, and for other purposes H.R. 2157, Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019 H.R. 2162, Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2019 H.R. 2290, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act H.R. 2305, Veterans Members Business Loan Act H.R. 2445, Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2513, Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 2514, Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, the State and Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act H.R. 2852, Homebuyer Assistance Act of 2019 H.R. 3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, flood insurance provision H.R. 3111, National Flood Insurance Program Administration Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 3167, National Flood Insurance Program Re-authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3182, Current Expected Credit Loss Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 H.R. 3198, the Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 3300, the Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 3301, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2020 H.R. 3375, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 4458, Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act H.R. 4464, Monitoring and Curbing Abusive Debt Collection Clarification Act H.R. 4565, the Responsible Accounting Standards Act of 2019 H.R. 5001, Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5050, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act H.R. 5132, Gun Violence Prevention through Financial Intelligence Act H.R. 5315, Expanding Opportunities for Minority Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5322, Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protection your Credit Score Act of 2019, Sec. 5 H.R. 5513, the Expanding Opportunities for Minority Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5981, Credit Union Board Modernization Act H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 6116, the Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act of 2020 H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, paid and sick leave provisions H.R. 6321, the Financial Protections and Assistance for America's Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6423, to provide a temporary debt collection moratorium during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes H.R. 6550, Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020 H.R. 6551, the CARES Act Section 4014, Technical Corrections Act H.R. 6729, the COVID-19 Homeowner Assistance Fund Act H.R. 6735, the COVID-19 Fraud Prevention Act H.R. 6736, the Protect Rural Renters Act of 2020 H.R. 6741, the COVID-19 Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 6789, Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020 H.R. 6790, the Business Borrowers Protection Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act of 2020 H.R. 6820, the Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020 H.R. 6861, Paycheck Protection Program Data and Diversity Accountability Act of 2020 H.R. 6873, the Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act of 2020 H.R. 6874, Paycheck Protection Program Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 7084, the Emergency Housing Voucher Act of 2020 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act of 2021 H.R. 7777, Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act H.R. 7963, Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2020 H.R. 8160, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act of 2020 H.Res 275, Supporting the goals and ideals of "Financial Literacy Month" H.Res 327, Encouraging greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults H.Res 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy H. Res 602, Support of resolution in support of cooperatives S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act S. 787, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 S. 1028, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment through Entrusting States (STATES Act) S. 1200, Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 (SAFE Act) S. 1564, Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act S. 1624, HEALS Act S. 2524, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2020 S. 2563, The Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information S. 2583, the State-Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act for FY2020 S. 2833, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act of 2019 S. 2834, Veterans member Business Loan Act S. 3003, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act S. 3032, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States S. 3323, Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2020 S. 3326, Credit Union Modernization Act of 2019 S. 3389, Expanding Access to Lending Options Act S. 3533, the Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security act, payroll tax provisions S. 3571, the Financial Protections and Assistance for America's Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act S. 3620, A Bill to establish a Housing Assistance Fund at the Department of Treasury S. 3676, Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020 S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 S. 4116, to extend the authority for commitments for the paycheck protection program and separate amounts authorized for other loans under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes S. 4117, Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act S. 4159 the E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4317, the SAFE to WORK Act S. 4430, CDFI Crisis Fund Act Sec. 2821 of S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2020
Client expense: $1,030,510 · Firm income: Not reported
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