Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020
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Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020 This bill requires an issuer of securities to disclose information related to expenditures for political activities. Specifically, issuers must disclose quarterly any such expenditure, including by identifying any candidate the expenditure was made in relation to and any trade association or other tax exempt organization that received dues or other payments that may be used for political activities. Annually, issuers must report on expenditures for political activities made in the previous year over $10,000 and information related to anticipated expenditures for the next year. The Government Accountability Office must report on the effectiveness of the Securities and Exchange Commission's oversight of these reporting and disclosure requirements.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1, For the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 236 cosponsors)--passed the House 234-193 on March 8. HR 210, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 3 cosponsors) HR 290, a bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 429, Real-Time Transparency Act (Rep. Schneider, 1 cosponsor) HR 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 5 cosponsors) HR 842, Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act (CLEAR Act) (Rep. Delgado, 4 cosponsors) HR 868, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 6 cosponsors) HR 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 918, Spotlight Act (Rep. Price, 10 cosponsors) HR 949, Free Speech Fairness Act (Rep. Scalise, 40 cosponsors) HR 1272, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 15 cosponsors) HR 1308, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 3 cosponsors) HR 1612, Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 1613, Democracy Dollars Act (Rep. Jayapal, 1 cosponsor) HR 1623, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote on Oct. 29 HR 1624, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 1626, Public Service Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2592, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 35 cosponsors) HR 2977, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 210 cosponsors) HR 3236, Anti-Collusion Act (Rep. Malinowski, 10 cosponsors) HR 3395, Prohibiting Foreign Election Assistance Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 3686, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3698, Foreign Entities Reform Act (Rep. Eshoo, 4 cosponsors) HR 3834, Clean Money Act (Rep. Boyle, no cosponsors) HR 4053, Empower Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4055, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4261, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress (Rep. Rodney Davis, 1 cosponsor) HR 4315, No PAC Act (Rep. Khanna, 1 cosponsor) HR 4491, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Malinowski, 1 cosponsor) HR 4612, Firewall Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 4617, Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 115 cosponsors); passed the House on October 23rd HR 4703, DEFEND Act (Rep. Lamb, no cosponsors) HR 5015, Honest Campaigns Act (Rep. Lujan, 40 cosponsors) HR 5016, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 29 cosponsors) HR 5129, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Rep. Rose, 5 cosponsors) HR 5143, OPEN Act (Rep. Cartwright, 4 cosponsors) HR 5929, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Foster, 19 cosponsors) HR 5996, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Rep. Cicilline, 2 cosponsors) HR 6500, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act (Rep. Gallagher, no cosponsors) HR 6659, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to any vendor owned or controlled by an immediate family member of the candidate (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 6854, Stop Scam PACs Act (Rep. Katie Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 7012, Protecting Democracy from Disinformation Act (Rep. Cicilline, 7 cosponsors) HR 7014, Banning Microtargeted Political Ads Act (Rep. Eshoo, no cosponsors) HR 7525, Cracking Down on Dark Money Act (Rep. Golden, no cosponsors) HJR 2, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 221 cosponsors) HJR 21, an amendment to the Constitution giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) HJR 33, an amendment to the Constitution relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Yarmuth, 3 cosponsors) HJR 39, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Kaptur, 1 cosponsor) HJR 48, an amendment to the Constitution providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Jayapal, 72 cosponsors) HJR 73, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (Rep. McNerney, 2 cosponsors) S 330, Free Speech Fairness Act (Sen. Lankford, no cosponsors) S 735, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 4 cosponsors) S 942, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 949, For the People Act (Sen. Udall, 46 cosponsors) S 956, Brighter Sunshine on Donations Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 1274, Clean Elections Act (Sen. Gillibrand, no cosponsors) S 1356, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 2232, Campaign Finance Transparency Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 2242, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Sen. Warner, 10 cosponsors) S 2257, Fair Elections Now Act (Sen. Durbin, 25 cosponsors) S 2398, Voter Privacy Act (Sen. Feinstein, no cosponsors) S 2639, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Udall, 11 cosponsors) S 2669, SHIELD Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 17 cosponsors) S 2726, Help America Run Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 3225, ELECT Act (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) S 4146, Fair Campaign Communication Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 4183, Judicial Ads Act (Sen. Feinstein, 13 cosponsors) HR 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 229 cosponsors)--passed the House on December 6 HR 51, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Holmes Norton, 227 cosponsors); passed the House on June 26 HR 92, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 39 cosponsors) HR 93, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 32 cosponsors) HR 118, Streamlining and Improving Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act (Rep. Cohen, 18 cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, 10 cosponsors) HR 137, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 138, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 20 cosponsors) HR 196, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 44 cosponsors) HR 294, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 29 cosponsors) HR 378, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, no cosponsors) HR 394, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 14 cosponsors) HR 645, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 127 cosponsors) HR 650, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 59 cosponsors) HR 734, Next Generation Votes Act (Rep. Neguse, 11 cosponsors) HR 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Rep. Castro, 5 cosponsors) HR 882, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 31 cosponsors) HR 893, Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act (Rep. Jeffries, 2 cosponsors) HR 1217, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 4 cosponsors) HR 1275, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 8 cosponsors) HR 1535, Election Official Integrity Act (Rep. McBath, no cosponsors) HR 1631, Postage Free Ballot Act (Rep. Veasey, 4 cosponsors) HR 1637, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 1681, Ballot Fairness Act (Rep. Amash, no cosponsors) HR 1893, Next Step Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 4 cosponsors) HR 1946, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 2 cosponsors) HR 1965, Puerto Rico Admission Act (Rep. Soto, 21 cosponsors) HR 2652, Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act (Rep. Pocan, no cosponsors) HR 2660, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 54 cosponsors) HR 2722, Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 12 cosponsors); passed the House 225-184 on June 27, 2019 HR 2754, PAVE Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 21 cosponsors) HR 3412, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 53 cosponsors) HR 3501, Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 35 cosponsors) HR 3529, Achieving Lasting Electoral Reforms on Transparency and Security (ALERTS) Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 35 cosponsors) HR 3873, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Rep. Slotkin, 12 cosponsors) HR 4000, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 6 cosponsors) HR 4114, Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Houlahan, 4 cosponsors) HR 4464, Ranked Choice Voting Act (Rep. Raskin, 13 cosponsors) HR 4736, Honest Elections Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 39 cosponsors) HR 4777, Protect Our Elections Act (Rep. Van Drew, 11 cosponsors) HR 4901, Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act (Rep. Serrano, 60 cosponsors) HR 5707, Protecting American Voters Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 15 cosponsors) HR 5803, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 6010, Voter Choice Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 6183, Voting Access Act (Rep. Grijalva, no cosponsors) HR 6202, Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 29 cosponsors) HR 6512, Voter Notice Act (Rep. Phillips, 10 cosponsors) HR 6673, Federal Election Failsafe Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 6777, Secure Our Elections Act (Rep. Neguse, 1 cosponsor) HR 6807, VoteSafe Act (Rep. Clyburn, 65 cosponsors) HR 6847, Vote from Home Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 6882, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit payments under such Act to States which permit ballot harvesting (Rep. Rodney Davis, 10 cosponsors) HR 7118, Vote from Home America Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, 2 cosponsors) HR 7219, Digital Overseas Voting Act (Rep. Lynch, 3 cosponsors) HR 7427, ACCESS Act (Rep. Lofgren, no cosponsors) HR 7706, National Emergency Student Vote Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, no cosponsors) HR 7755, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals (Rep. Scanlon, 1 cosponsor) HJR 7, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) HJR 9, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States (Rep. Engel, 1 cosponsor) HJR 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Meng, 9 cosponsors) S 26, Vote By Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 324, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 739, Native American Voting Rights Act (Sen. Udall, 17 cosponsors) S 823, Election Systems Integrity Act (Sen. Cardin, 2 cosponsors) S 825, Protect our Elections Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 3 cosponsors) S 955, Polling Place Protection Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 957, Early Voting Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 958, SAVE Voters Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 960, We the People Commission on Full Representation Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S. 1397, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for domestic use (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 1540, Election Security Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 40 cosponsors) S 2238, SAFE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 2656, a bill to disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (Sen. Kennedy, no cosponsors) S 3206, Accessible Voting Act (Sen. Casey, 6 cosponsors) S 3340, Voter Choice Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) S 3440, Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act (Sen. Wyden, no cosponsors) S 3529, Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 36 cosponsors) S 3725, VoteSafe Act (Sen. Harris, 18 cosponsors) S 3778, State Elections Preparedness Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) S 3961, Pandemic Democracy for All Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 4254, National Emergency Student Vote Act (Sen. Bennet, 3 cosponsors) S 4263, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Sen. Leahy, 47 cosponsors) SJR 16, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Merkley, 1 cosponsor) SJR 17, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Schatz, 3 cosponsors) HR 44, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 124, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 2 cosponsors) HR 130, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsors) HR 131, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsor) HR 163, Clean Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 732, Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 87 cosponsors) HR 794, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 4 cosponsors) HR 1734, Ensuring Full Participating in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 5 cosponsors) HR 2057, Fair and Inclusive Redistricting (FAIR) Map Act (Rep. McNerney, no cosponsors) HR 3572, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 61 cosponsors) HR 4412, a bill to prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau (Rep. Butterfield, no cosponsors) HR 6215, Honest Census Communications Act (Rep. Eshoo, 6 cosponsors) HR 6250, Census Form Integrity Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 1 cosponsor) HR 6446, a bill to allow the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to the 2020 decennial census of population (Rep. Higgins, no cosponsors) HR 7034, Fair and Accurate Census Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 4 cosponsors) S 201, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 19 cosponsors) S 358, Census IDEA Act (Sen. Schatz, 20 cosponsors) S 1972, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 2226, Redistricting Reform Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 6 cosponsors) S 3481, Correct the Census Count Act (Sen. Merkley, 5 cosponsors) S 4048, Fair and Accurate Census Act (Sen. Harris, 14 cosponsors) HR 197, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 127 cosponsors) HR 209, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 273, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 90 cosponsors) HR 391, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 2 cosponsors) HR 577, Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 599, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Cummings, no cosponsors) HR 706, Restoring the Public Trust Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 736, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 22 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 745, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 2 cosponsors) HR 765, Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 783, Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act (Rep. Rose, 9 cosponsors) HR 812, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 10 cosponsors) HR 931, Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends (BLAKE) Act (Rep. Walker, 1 cosponsor) HR 950, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 1020, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1021, Public Service Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1022, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1028, Restoring Integrity, Governance, Honesty, and Transparency (RIGHT) Act (Rep. Speier, no cosponsors) HR 1057, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 52 cosponsors) HR 1063, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Cummings, 2 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1064, a bill to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients (Rep. Katie Hill, 2 cosponsors) HR 1582, Electronic Message Preservation Act (Rep. Cummings, 1 cosponsor)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1604, White House Security Clearance Accountability Act (Rep. Wasserman-Schultz, 8 cosponsors) HR 1627, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 27 cosponsors) HR 1720, Limiting Emergency Powers Act (Rep. Biggs, 2 cosponsors) HR 1736, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 33 cosponsors) HR 1755, ARTICLE ONE Act (Rep. Roy, 2 cosponsors) HR 1847, Inspector General Protection Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 1853, District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 2027, Drain the Swamp and the President's Assets Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 2678, No President Is Above the Law Act (Rep. Nadler, 20 cosponsors) HR 3069, Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act (Rep. Kildee, no cosponsors) HR 3118, Clean Up Congress Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 3486, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, 1 cosponsor) HR 3687, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3688, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 12 cosponsors) HR 4147, Whistleblower Expansion Act (Rep. Connolly, 3 cosponsors) HR 4209, Countering Russian Influence Through Interagency Coordination And Leadership (CRITICAL) Act (Rep. Engel, no cosponsors) HR 4454, Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 4556, SUNLIGHT Act (Rep. Cartwright, 23 cosponsors) HR 4775, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, no cosponsors) HR 4816, Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 5150, Transparency in Government Act (Rep. Quigley, 1 cosponsor) HR 5433, Transparency in Executive Branch Official Finances Act (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 5645, Eyes on the Courts Act (Rep. Nadler, 3 cosponsors) HR 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act (Rep. Harder, 3 cosponsors) HR 5834, Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 5980, No CORRUPTION Act (Rep. Norman, 5 cosponsors) HR 6017, Twenty-First Century Courts Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 2 cosponsors) HR 6401, Ban Conflicted Trading Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 7 cosponsors) HR 6542, Presidential Records Preservation Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, no cosponsors) HR 6586, Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act (Rep. Kinzinger, no cosponsors) HR 6668, Inspectors General Independence Act (Rep. Cooper, 3 cosponsors) HR 6759, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Gomez, no cosponsors) HR 6984, a bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require removal for cause of Inspectors General (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 6 cosponsors) HR 7200, TRUST in Congress Act (Rep. Spanberger, 5 cosponsors) HR 7526, Stopping Foreign Payoffs Act (Rep. Golden, no cosponsors) HR 7580, a bill to require the White House to maintain a publicly accessible website that includes a visitor's log and salary and financial disclosure information for White House employees, (Rep. Cicilline, no cosponsors) HR 7581, a bill to require certain officers and employees in the executive branch of the Federal Government to divest certain financial interests (Rep. Cicilline, no cosponsors) HR 7694, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 1 cosponsor) HJR 8, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 10 cosponsors) HJR 13, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HJR 52, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices (Rep. Mark Green, 4 cosponsors) HJR 53, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (Rep. Gallagher, 4 cosponsors) S 20, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 22 cosponsors) S 71, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Sen. Graham, 5 cosponsors) S 195, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Sen. Portman, 2 cosponsors) S 232, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 3 cosponsors) S 236, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 3 cosponsors) S 338, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 13 cosponsors) S 393, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 18 cosponsors) S 764, ARTICLE ONE Act (Sen. Lee, 18 cosponsors) S 769, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 6 cosponsors) S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 6 cosponsors) S 822, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 3 cosponsors) S 838, a bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 882, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 30 cosponsors) S 896, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 5 cosponsors) S 1158, Cleaning up Washington's Act (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S 1990, Presidential Appointee Accountability Act (Sen. Blumenthal, no cosponsors) S 2485, HOTEL Act (Sen. Peters, 38 cosponsors) S 2493, Combatting Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S 2622, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, 2 cosponsors) S 2632, Judicial Travel Accountability Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 10 cosponsors) S 2653, SWAMP Act (Sen. Merkley, 2 cosponsors) S 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act (Sen. Paul, no cosponsors) S 2935, Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act (Sen. Markey, no cosponsors) S 3313, Foreign Influence Transparency Act (Sen. Rubio, 2 cosponsors) S 3332, No CORRUPTION Act (Sen. Rosen, 1 cosponsor) S 3459, No Cash for Crooks Act (Sen. Tillis, no cosponsors) S 3664, Inspectors General Independence Act (Sen. Murphy, no cosponsors) S 4207, a bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to require news outlets that are agents of a foreign principal to provide adequate disclosure of their status (Sen. Harris, 3 cosponsors) SJR 14, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more than 9 justices (Sen. Rubio, 14 cosponsors) SJR 15, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women (Sen. Menendez, 23 cosponsors)
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 517.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-632.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 25.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
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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
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2020 · third_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. 748/ S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act 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. 2154, Digital 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. 3355, Reward Work Act 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. 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. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency 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. 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 that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC 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 supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Draft legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act to require the SEC to establish a process to follow when it obtains source code or other sensitive information from investment advisers 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 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 Nomination of Mark Calabria to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment advisor regulation (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) 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 regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (84 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 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 on regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities (84 Fed. Reg. 59,970-59,989, November 7, 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) Various issues relating to CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Potential closing of the financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic 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 funds 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; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU solvency II review; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; SEC digital assets; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), valid when made doctrine; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; 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; disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers; 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; 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; proposed rule reporting threshold for institutional investment managers; Housing and Urban Development implementation of the Fair Housing Acts disparate impact standard; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; federal regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; 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 to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; 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; potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending
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 · 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. 748/ S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act 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. 2154, Digital 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. 3355, Reward Work Act 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. 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. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency 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. 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 that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC 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 supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Draft legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act to require the SEC to establish a process to follow when it obtains source code or other sensitive information from investment advisers 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 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 Nomination of Mark Calabria to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment advisor regulation (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) 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 regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (84 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 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 on regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities (84 Fed. Reg. 59,970-59,989, November 7, 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) Various issues relating to CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Potential closing of the financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic 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 funds 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; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU solvency II review; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; SEC digital assets; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), valid when made doctrine; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; 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; disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers; 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; 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; proposed rule reporting threshold for institutional investment managers; Housing and Urban Development implementation of the Fair Housing Acts disparate impact standard; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; federal regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; 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 to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; 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; potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending
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 · Government Issues
HR 1, For the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 236 cosponsors)--passed the House 234-193 on March 8. HR 210, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 3 cosponsors) HR 290, a bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 429, Real-Time Transparency Act (Rep. Schneider, 1 cosponsor) HR 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 5 cosponsors) HR 842, Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act (CLEAR Act) (Rep. Delgado, 4 cosponsors) HR 868, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 6 cosponsors) HR 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 918, Spotlight Act (Rep. Price, 10 cosponsors) HR 949, Free Speech Fairness Act (Rep. Scalise, 40 cosponsors) HR 1272, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 15 cosponsors) HR 1308, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 3 cosponsors) HR 1612, Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 1613, Democracy Dollars Act (Rep. Jayapal, 1 cosponsor) HR 1623, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote on Oct. 29 HR 1624, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 1626, Public Service Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2592, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 35 cosponsors) HR 2977, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 210 cosponsors) HR 3236, Anti-Collusion Act (Rep. Malinowski, 10 cosponsors) HR 3395, Prohibiting Foreign Election Assistance Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 3686, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3698, Foreign Entities Reform Act (Rep. Eshoo, 4 cosponsors) HR 3834, Clean Money Act (Rep. Boyle, no cosponsors) HR 4053, Empower Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4055, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4261, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress (Rep. Rodney Davis, 1 cosponsor) HR 4315, No PAC Act (Rep. Khanna, 1 cosponsor) HR 4491, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Malinowski, 1 cosponsor) HR 4612, Firewall Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 4617, Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 115 cosponsors); passed the House on October 23rd HR 4703, DEFEND Act (Rep. Lamb, no cosponsors) HR 5015, Honest Campaigns Act (Rep. Lujan, 40 cosponsors) HR 5016, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 29 cosponsors) HR 5129, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Rep. Rose, 5 cosponsors) HR 5143, OPEN Act (Rep. Cartwright, 4 cosponsors) HR 5929, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Foster, 19 cosponsors) HR 5996, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Rep. Cicilline, 2 cosponsors) HR 6500, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act (Rep. Gallagher, no cosponsors) HR 6659, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to any vendor owned or controlled by an immediate family member of the candidate (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 6854, Stop Scam PACs Act (Rep. Katie Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 7012, Protecting Democracy from Disinformation Act (Rep. Cicilline, 7 cosponsors) HR 7014, Banning Microtargeted Political Ads Act (Rep. Eshoo, no cosponsors) HR 7525, Cracking Down on Dark Money Act (Rep. Golden, no cosponsors) HJR 2, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 221 cosponsors) HJR 21, an amendment to the Constitution giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) HJR 33, an amendment to the Constitution relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Yarmuth, 3 cosponsors) HJR 39, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Kaptur, 1 cosponsor) HJR 48, an amendment to the Constitution providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Jayapal, 72 cosponsors) HJR 73, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (Rep. McNerney, 2 cosponsors) S 330, Free Speech Fairness Act (Sen. Lankford, no cosponsors) S 735, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 4 cosponsors) S 942, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 949, For the People Act (Sen. Udall, 46 cosponsors) S 956, Brighter Sunshine on Donations Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 1274, Clean Elections Act (Sen. Gillibrand, no cosponsors) S 1356, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 2232, Campaign Finance Transparency Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 2242, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Sen. Warner, 10 cosponsors) S 2257, Fair Elections Now Act (Sen. Durbin, 25 cosponsors) S 2398, Voter Privacy Act (Sen. Feinstein, no cosponsors) S 2639, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Udall, 11 cosponsors) S 2669, SHIELD Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 17 cosponsors) S 2726, Help America Run Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 3225, ELECT Act (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) S 4146, Fair Campaign Communication Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 4183, Judicial Ads Act (Sen. Feinstein, 13 cosponsors HR 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 229 cosponsors)--passed the House on December 6 HR 51, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Holmes Norton, 227 cosponsors); passed the House on June 26 HR 92, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 39 cosponsors) HR 93, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 32 cosponsors) HR 118, Streamlining and Improving Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act (Rep. Cohen, 18 cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, 10 cosponsors) HR 137, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 138, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 20 cosponsors) HR 196, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 44 cosponsors) HR 294, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 29 cosponsors) HR 378, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, no cosponsors) HR 394, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 14 cosponsors) HR 645, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 127 cosponsors) HR 650, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 59 cosponsors) HR 734, Next Generation Votes Act (Rep. Neguse, 11 cosponsors) HR 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Rep. Castro, 5 cosponsors) HR 882, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 31 cosponsors) HR 893, Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act (Rep. Jeffries, 2 cosponsors) HR 1217, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 4 cosponsors) HR 1275, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 8 cosponsors) HR 1535, Election Official Integrity Act (Rep. McBath, no cosponsors) HR 1631, Postage Free Ballot Act (Rep. Veasey, 4 cosponsors) HR 1637, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 1681, Ballot Fairness Act (Rep. Amash, no cosponsors) HR 1893, Next Step Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 4 cosponsors) HR 1946, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 2 cosponsors) HR 1965, Puerto Rico Admission Act (Rep. Soto, 21 cosponsors) HR 2652, Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act (Rep. Pocan, no cosponsors) HR 2660, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 54 cosponsors) HR 2722, Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 12 cosponsors); passed the House 225-184 on June 27, 2019 HR 2754, PAVE Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 21 cosponsors) HR 3412, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 53 cosponsors) HR 3501, Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 35 cosponsors) HR 3529, Achieving Lasting Electoral Reforms on Transparency and Security (ALERTS) Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 35 cosponsors) HR 3873, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Rep. Slotkin, 12 cosponsors) HR 4000, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 6 cosponsors) HR 4114, Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Houlahan, 4 cosponsors) HR 4464, Ranked Choice Voting Act (Rep. Raskin, 13 cosponsors) HR 4736, Honest Elections Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 39 cosponsors) HR 4777, Protect Our Elections Act (Rep. Van Drew, 11 cosponsors) HR 4901, Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act (Rep. Serrano, 60 cosponsors) HR 5707, Protecting American Voters Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 15 cosponsors) HR 5803, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 6010, Voter Choice Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 6183, Voting Access Act (Rep. Grijalva, no cosponsors) HR 6202, Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 29 cosponsors) HR 6512, Voter Notice Act (Rep. Phillips, 10 cosponsors) HR 6673, Federal Election Failsafe Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 6777, Secure Our Elections Act (Rep. Neguse, 1 cosponsor) HR 6807, VoteSafe Act (Rep. Clyburn, 65 cosponsors) HR 6847, Vote from Home Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 6882, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit payments under such Act to States which permit ballot harvesting (Rep. Rodney Davis, 10 cosponsors) HR 7118, Vote from Home America Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, 2 cosponsors) HR 7219, Digital Overseas Voting Act (Rep. Lynch, 3 cosponsors) HR 7427, ACCESS Act (Rep. Lofgren, no cosponsors) HR 7706, National Emergency Student Vote Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, no cosponsors) HR 7755, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals (Rep. Scanlon, 1 cosponsor) HJR 7, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) HJR 9, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States (Rep. Engel, 1 cosponsor) HJR 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Meng, 9 cosponsors) S 26, Vote By Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 324, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 739, Native American Voting Rights Act (Sen. Udall, 17 cosponsors) S 823, Election Systems Integrity Act (Sen. Cardin, 2 cosponsors) S 825, Protect our Elections Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 3 cosponsors) S 955, Polling Place Protection Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 957, Early Voting Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 958, SAVE Voters Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 960, We the People Commission on Full Representation Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S. 1397, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for domestic use (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 1540, Election Security Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 40 cosponsors) S 2238, SAFE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 2656, a bill to disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (Sen. Kennedy, no cosponsors) S 3206, Accessible Voting Act (Sen. Casey, 6 cosponsors) S 3340, Voter Choice Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) S 3440, Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act (Sen. Wyden, no cosponsors) S 3529, Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 36 cosponsors) S 3725, VoteSafe Act (Sen. Harris, 18 cosponsors) S 3778, State Elections Preparedness Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) S 3961, Pandemic Democracy for All Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 4254, National Emergency Student Vote Act (Sen. Bennet, 3 cosponsors) S 4263, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Sen. Leahy, 47 cosponsors) SJR 16, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Merkley, 1 cosponsor) SJR 17, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Schatz, 3 cosponsors) HR 44, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 124, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 2 cosponsors) HR 130, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsors) HR 131, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsor) HR 163, Clean Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 732, Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 87 cosponsors) HR 794, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 4 cosponsors) HR 1734, Ensuring Full Participating in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 5 cosponsors) HR 2057, Fair and Inclusive Redistricting (FAIR) Map Act (Rep. McNerney, no cosponsors) HR 3572, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 61 cosponsors) HR 4412, a bill to prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau (Rep. Butterfield, no cosponsors) HR 6215, Honest Census Communications Act (Rep. Eshoo, 6 cosponsors) HR 6250, Census Form Integrity Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 1 cosponsor) HR 6446, a bill to allow the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to the 2020 decennial census of population (Rep. Higgins, no cosponsors) HR 7034, Fair and Accurate Census Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 4 cosponsors) S 201, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 19 cosponsors) S 358, Census IDEA Act (Sen. Schatz, 20 cosponsors) S 1972, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 2226, Redistricting Reform Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 6 cosponsors) S 3481, Correct the Census Count Act (Sen. Merkley, 5 cosponsors) S 4048, Fair and Accurate Census Act (Sen. Harris, 14 cosponsors) HR 197, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 127 cosponsors) HR 209, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 273, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 90 cosponsors) HR 391, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 2 cosponsors) HR 577, Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 599, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Cummings, no cosponsors) HR 706, Restoring the Public Trust Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 736, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 22 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 745, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 2 cosponsors) HR 765, Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 783, Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act (Rep. Rose, 9 cosponsors) HR 812, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 10 cosponsors) HR 931, Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends (BLAKE) Act (Rep. Walker, 1 cosponsor) HR 950, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 1020, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1021, Public Service Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1022, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1028, Restoring Integrity, Governance, Honesty, and Transparency (RIGHT) Act (Rep. Speier, no cosponsors) HR 1057, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 52 cosponsors) HR 1063, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Cummings, 2 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1064, a bill to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients (Rep. Katie Hill, 2 cosponsors) HR 1582, Electronic Message Preservation Act (Rep. Cummings, 1 cosponsor)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1604, White House Security Clearance Accountability Act (Rep. Wasserman-Schultz, 8 cosponsors) HR 1627, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 27 cosponsors) HR 1720, Limiting Emergency Powers Act (Rep. Biggs, 2 cosponsors) HR 1736, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 33 cosponsors) HR 1755, ARTICLE ONE Act (Rep. Roy, 2 cosponsors) HR 1847, Inspector General Protection Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 1853, District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 2027, Drain the Swamp and the President's Assets Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 2678, No President Is Above the Law Act (Rep. Nadler, 20 cosponsors) HR 3069, Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act (Rep. Kildee, no cosponsors) HR 3118, Clean Up Congress Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 3486, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, 1 cosponsor) HR 3687, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3688, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 12 cosponsors) HR 4147, Whistleblower Expansion Act (Rep. Connolly, 3 cosponsors) HR 4209, Countering Russian Influence Through Interagency Coordination And Leadership (CRITICAL) Act (Rep. Engel, no cosponsors) HR 4454, Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 4556, SUNLIGHT Act (Rep. Cartwright, 23 cosponsors) HR 4775, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, no cosponsors) HR 4816, Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 5150, Transparency in Government Act (Rep. Quigley, 1 cosponsor) HR 5433, Transparency in Executive Branch Official Finances Act (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 5645, Eyes on the Courts Act (Rep. Nadler, 3 cosponsors) HR 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act (Rep. Harder, 3 cosponsors) HR 5834, Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 5980, No CORRUPTION Act (Rep. Norman, 5 cosponsors) HR 6017, Twenty-First Century Courts Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 2 cosponsors) HR 6401, Ban Conflicted Trading Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 7 cosponsors) HR 6542, Presidential Records Preservation Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, no cosponsors) HR 6586, Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act (Rep. Kinzinger, no cosponsors) HR 6668, Inspectors General Independence Act (Rep. Cooper, 3 cosponsors) HR 6759, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Gomez, no cosponsors) HR 6984, a bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require removal for cause of Inspectors General (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 6 cosponsors) HR 7200, TRUST in Congress Act (Rep. Spanberger, 5 cosponsors) HR 7526, Stopping Foreign Payoffs Act (Rep. Golden, no cosponsors) HR 7580, a bill to require the White House to maintain a publicly accessible website that includes a visitor's log and salary and financial disclosure information for White House employees, (Rep. Cicilline, no cosponsors) HR 7581, a bill to require certain officers and employees in the executive branch of the Federal Government to divest certain financial interests (Rep. Cicilline, no cosponsors) HR 7694, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 1 cosponsor) HJR 8, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 10 cosponsors) HJR 13, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HJR 52, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices (Rep. Mark Green, 4 cosponsors) HJR 53, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (Rep. Gallagher, 4 cosponsors) S 20, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 22 cosponsors) S 71, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Sen. Graham, 5 cosponsors) S 195, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Sen. Portman, 2 cosponsors) S 232, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 3 cosponsors) S 236, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 3 cosponsors) S 338, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 13 cosponsors) S 393, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 18 cosponsors) S 764, ARTICLE ONE Act (Sen. Lee, 18 cosponsors) S 769, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 6 cosponsors) S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 6 cosponsors) S 822, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 3 cosponsors) S 838, a bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 882, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 30 cosponsors) S 896, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 5 cosponsors) S 1158, Cleaning up Washington's Act (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S 1990, Presidential Appointee Accountability Act (Sen. Blumenthal, no cosponsors) S 2485, HOTEL Act (Sen. Peters, 38 cosponsors) S 2493, Combatting Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S 2622, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, 2 cosponsors) S 2632, Judicial Travel Accountability Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 10 cosponsors) S 2653, SWAMP Act (Sen. Merkley, 2 cosponsors) S 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act (Sen. Paul, no cosponsors) S 2935, Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act (Sen. Markey, no cosponsors) S 3313, Foreign Influence Transparency Act (Sen. Rubio, 2 cosponsors) S 3332, No CORRUPTION Act (Sen. Rosen, 1 cosponsor) S 3459, No Cash for Crooks Act (Sen. Tillis, no cosponsors) S 3664, Inspectors General Independence Act (Sen. Murphy, no cosponsors) S 4207, a bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to require news outlets that are agents of a foreign principal to provide adequate disclosure of their status (Sen. Harris, 3 cosponsors) SJR 14, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more than 9 justices (Sen. Rubio, 14 cosponsors) SJR 15, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women (Sen. Menendez, 23 cosponsors)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_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. 748/ S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act 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. 2154, Digital 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. 3355, Reward Work Act 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. 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. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency 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. 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 that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC 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 supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Draft legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act to require the SEC to establish a process to follow when it obtains source code or other sensitive information from investment advisers 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 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 Nomination of Mark Calabria to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment advisor regulation (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) 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 regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (84 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 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 on regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities (84 Fed. Reg. 59,970-59,989, November 7, 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) Various issues relating to CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Potential closing of the financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic 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 funds 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; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU solvency II review; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; SEC digital assets; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), valid when made doctrine; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; 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; disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers; 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; 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; proposed rule reporting threshold for institutional investment managers; Housing and Urban Development implementation of the Fair Housing Acts disparate impact standard; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; federal regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; 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 to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; 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; potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending
2020 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1, For the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 236 cosponsors)--passed the House 234-193 on March 8 HR 210, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 3 cosponsors) HR 290, a bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 429, Real-Time Transparency Act (Rep. Schneider, 1 cosponsor) HR 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 5 cosponsors) HR 842, Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act (CLEAR Act) (Rep. Delgado, 4 cosponsors) HR 868, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 6 cosponsors) HR 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 918, Spotlight Act (Rep. Price, 10 cosponsors) HR 949, Free Speech Fairness Act (Rep. Scalise, 40 cosponsors) HR 1272, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 15 cosponsors) HR 1308, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 3 cosponsors) HR 1612, Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 1613, Democracy Dollars Act (Rep. Jayapal, 1 cosponsor) HR 1623, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote on Oct. 29 HR 1624, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 1626, Public Service Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2592, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 35 cosponsors) HR 2977, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 210 cosponsors) HR 3236, Anti-Collusion Act (Rep. Malinowski, 10 cosponsors) HR 3395, Prohibiting Foreign Election Assistance Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 3686, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3698, Foreign Entities Reform Act (Rep. Eshoo, 4 cosponsors) HR 3834, Clean Money Act (Rep. Boyle, no cosponsors) HR 4053, Empower Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4055, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4261, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress (Rep. Rodney Davis, 1 cosponsor) HR 4315, No PAC Act (Rep. Khanna, 1 cosponsor) HR 4491, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Malinowski, 1 cosponsor) HR 4612, Firewall Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 4617, Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 115 cosponsors); passed the House; passed the House on October 23rd HR 4703, DEFEND Act (Rep. Lamb, no cosponsors) HR 5015, Honest Campaigns Act (Rep. Lujan, 40 cosponsors) HR 5016, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 29 cosponsors) HR 5129, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Rep. Rose, 5 cosponsors) HR 5143, OPEN Act (Rep. Cartwright, 4 cosponsors) HR 5929, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Foster, 19 cosponsors) HR 5996, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Rep. Cicilline, 2 cosponsors) HR 6500, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act (Rep. Gallagher, no cosponsors) HR 6659, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to any vendor owned or controlled by an immediate family member of the candidate (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 6854, Stop Scam PACs Act (Rep. Katie Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 7012, Protecting Democracy from Disinformation Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 7014, Banning Microtargeted Political Ads Act (Rep. Eshoo, no cosponsors) HJR 2, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 221 cosponsors) HJR 21, an amendment to the Constitution giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) HJR 33, an amendment to the Constitution relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Yarmuth, 3 cosponsors) HJR 39, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Kaptur, 1 cosponsor) HJR 48, an amendment to the Constitution providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Jayapal, 72 cosponsors) HJR 73, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (Rep. McNerney, 2 cosponsors) S 330, Free Speech Fairness Act (Sen. Lankford, no cosponsors) S 735, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 4 cosponsors) S 942, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 949, For the People Act (Sen. Udall, 46 cosponsors) S 956, Brighter Sunshine on Donations Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 1274, Clean Elections Act (Sen. Gillibrand, no cosponsors) S 1356, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 2232, Campaign Finance Transparency Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 2242, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Sen. Warner, 10 cosponsors) S 2257, Fair Elections Now Act (Sen. Durbin, 25 cosponsors) S 2398, Voter Privacy Act (Sen. Feinstein, no cosponsors) S 2639, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Udall, 11 cosponsors) S 2669, SHIELD Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 17 cosponsors) S 2726, Help America Run Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 3225, ELECT Act (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) HR 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 229 cosponsors)--passed the House on December 6 HR 51, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Holmes Norton, 223 cosponsors) HR 92, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 37 cosponsors) HR 93, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 32 cosponsors) HR 118, Streamlining and Improving Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act (Rep. Cohen, 18 cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, 10 cosponsors) HR 137, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 138, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 20 cosponsors) HR 196, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 44 cosponsors) HR 294, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 29 cosponsors) HR 378, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, no cosponsors) HR 394, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 14 cosponsors) HR 645, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 119 cosponsors) HR 650, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 59 cosponsors) HR 734, Next Generation Votes Act (Rep. Neguse, 11 cosponsors) HR 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Rep. Castro, 5 cosponsors) HR 882, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 31 cosponsors) HR 893, Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act (Rep. Jeffries, 2 cosponsors) HR 1217, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 4 cosponsors) HR 1275, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 8 cosponsors) HR 1535, Election Official Integrity Act (Rep. McBath, no cosponsors) HR 1631, Postage Free Ballot Act (Rep. Veasey, 4 cosponsors) HR 1637, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 1681, Ballot Fairness Act (Rep. Amash, no cosponsors) HR 1893, Next Step Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 4 cosponsors) HR 1946, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 2 cosponsors) HR 1965, Puerto Rico Admission Act (Rep. Soto, 21 cosponsors) HR 2652, Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act (Rep. Pocan, no cosponsors) HR 2660, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 54 cosponsors) HR 2722, Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 12 cosponsors); passed the House 225-184 on June 27 HR 2754, PAVE Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 21 cosponsors) HR 3412, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 53 cosponsors) HR 3501, Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 35 cosponsors) HR 3529, Achieving Lasting Electoral Reforms on Transparency and Security (ALERTS) Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 35 cosponsors) HR 3873, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Rep. Slotkin, 12 cosponsors) HR 4000, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 6 cosponsors) HR 4114, Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Houlahan, 4 cosponsors) HR 4464, Ranked Choice Voting Act (Rep. Raskin, 13 cosponsors) HR 4736, Honest Elections Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 39 cosponsors) HR 4777, Protect Our Elections Act (Rep. Van Drew, 11 cosponsors) HR 4901, Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act (Rep. Serrano, 57 cosponsors) HR 5707, Protecting American Voters Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 15 cosponsors) HR 5803, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 6010, Voter Choice Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 6183, Voting Access Act (Rep. Grijalva, no cosponsors) HR 6202, Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 29 cosponsors) HR 6512, Voter Notice Act (Rep. Phillips, 10 cosponsors) HR 6673, Federal Election Failsafe Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 6777, Secure Our Elections Act (Rep. Neguse, 1 cosponsor) HR 6807, VoteSafe Act (Rep. Clyburn, 65 cosponsors) HR 6847, Vote from Home Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 6882, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit payments under such Act to States which permit ballot harvesting (Rep. Rodney Davis, 10 cosponsors) HJR 7, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) HJR 9, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States (Rep. Engel, 1 cosponsor) HJR 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Meng, 9 cosponsors) S 26, Vote By Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 324, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 739, Native American Voting Rights Act (Sen. Udall, 17 cosponsors) S 823, Election Systems Integrity Act (Sen. Cardin, 2 cosponsors) S 825, Protect our Elections Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 3 cosponsors) S 955, Polling Place Protection Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 957, Early Voting Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 958, SAVE Voters Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 960, We the People Commission on Full Representation Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S. 1397, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for domestic use (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 1540, Election Security Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 40 cosponsors) S 2238, SAFE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 2656, a bill to disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (Sen. Kennedy, no cosponsors) S 3206, Accessible Voting Act (Sen. Casey, 6 cosponsors) S 3340, Voter Choice Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) S 3440, Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act (Sen. Wyden, no cosponsors) S 3529, Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 36 cosponsors) S 3725, VoteSafe Act (Sen. Harris, 17 cosponsors) S 3778, State Elections Preparedness Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) SJR 16, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Merkley, 1 cosponsor) SJR 17, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Schatz, 3 cosponsors) HR 44, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 124, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 2 cosponsors) HR 130, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsors) HR 131, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsor) HR 163, Clean Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 732, Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 87 cosponsors) HR 794, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 4 cosponsors) HR 1734, Ensuring Full Participating in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 5 cosponsors) HR 2057, Fair and Inclusive Redistricting (FAIR) Map Act (Rep. McNerney, no cosponsors) HR 3572, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 52 cosponsors) HR 4412, a bill to prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau (Rep. Butterfield, no cosponsors) HR 6215, Honest Census Communications Act (Rep. Eshoo, 6 cosponsors) HR 6250, Census Form Integrity Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 1 cosponsor) HR 6446, a bill to allow the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to the 2020 decennial census of population (Rep. Higgins, no cosponsors) HR 7034, Fair and Accurate Census Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 4 cosponsors) S 201, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 19 cosponsors) S 358, Census IDEA Act (Sen. Schatz, 20 cosponsors) S 1972, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 2226, Redistricting Reform Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 6 cosponsors) S 3481, Correct the Census Count Act (Sen. Merkley, 5 cosponsors) HR 197, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 127 cosponsors) HR 209, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 273, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 90 cosponsors) HR 391, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 2 cosponsors) HR 577, Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 599, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Cummings, no cosponsors) HR 706, Restoring the Public Trust Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 736, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 22 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 745, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 2 cosponsors) HR 765, Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 783, Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act (Rep. Rose, 9 cosponsors) HR 812, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 10 cosponsors) HR 931, Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends (BLAKE) Act (Rep. Walker, 1 cosponsor) HR 950, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 1020, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1021, Public Service Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1022, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1028, Restoring Integrity, Governance, Honesty, and Transparency (RIGHT) Act (Rep. Speier, no cosponsors) HR 1057, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 52 cosponsors) HR 1063, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Cummings, 2 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1064, a bill to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients (Rep. Katie Hill, 2 cosponsors) HR 1582, Electronic Message Preservation Act (Rep. Cummings, 1 cosponsor)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1604, White House Security Clearance Accountability Act (Rep. Wasserman-Schultz, 8 cosponsors) HR 1627, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 27 cosponsors) HR 1720, Limiting Emergency Powers Act (Rep. Biggs, 2 cosponsors) HR 1736, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 33 cosponsors) HR 1755, ARTICLE ONE Act (Rep. Roy, 2 cosponsors) HR 1847, Inspector General Protection Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 1853, District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 2027, Drain the Swamp and the President's Assets Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 2678, No President Is Above the Law Act (Rep. Nadler, 20 cosponsors) HR 3069, Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act (Rep. Kildee, no cosponsors) HR 3118, Clean Up Congress Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 3486, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, 1 cosponsor) HR 3687, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3688, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 12 cosponsors) HR 4147, Whistleblower Expansion Act (Rep. Connolly, 3 cosponsors) HR 4209, Countering Russian Influence Through Interagency Coordination And Leadership (CRITICAL) Act (Rep. Engel, no cosponsors) HR 4454, Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 4556, SUNLIGHT Act (Rep. Cartwright, 23 cosponsors) HR 4775, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, no cosponsors) HR 4816, Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 5150, Transparency in Government Act (Rep. Quigley, 1 cosponsor) HR 5433, Transparency in Executive Branch Official Finances Act (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 5645, Eyes on the Courts Act (Rep. Nadler, 3 cosponsors) HR 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act (Rep. Harder, 3 cosponsors) HR 5834, Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 5980, No CORRUPTION Act (Rep. Norman, 5 cosponsors) HR 6017, Twenty-First Century Courts Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 2 cosponsors) HR 6401, Ban Conflicted Trading Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 7 cosponsors) HR 6542, Presidential Records Preservation Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, no cosponsors) HR 6586, Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act (Rep. Kinzinger, no cosponsors) HR 6668, Inspectors General Independence Act (Rep. Cooper, 3 cosponsors) HR 6759, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Gomez, no cosponsors) HR 6984, a bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require removal for cause of Inspectors General (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 6 cosponsors) HJR 8, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 10 cosponsors) HJR 13, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HJR 52, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices (Rep. Mark Green, 4 cosponsors) HJR 53, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (Rep. Gallagher, 4 cosponsors) S 20, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 22 cosponsors) S 71, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Sen. Graham, 5 cosponsors) S 195, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Sen. Portman, 2 cosponsors) S 232, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 3 cosponsors) S 236, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 3 cosponsors) S 338, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 13 cosponsors) S 393, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 18 cosponsors) S 764, ARTICLE ONE Act (Sen. Lee, 18 cosponsors) S 769, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 6 cosponsors) S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 6 cosponsors) S 822, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 3 cosponsors) S 838, a bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 882, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 30 cosponsors) S 896, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 5 cosponsors) S 1158, Cleaning up Washington's Act (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S 1990, Presidential Appointee Accountability Act (Sen. Blumenthal, no cosponsors) S 2485, HOTEL Act (Sen. Peters, 38 cosponsors) S 2493, Combatting Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S 2622, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, 2 cosponsors) S 2632, Judicial Travel Accountability Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 10 cosponsors) S 2653, SWAMP Act (Sen. Merkley, 2 cosponsors) S 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act (Sen. Paul, no cosponsors) S 2935, Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act (Sen. Markey, no cosponsors) S 3313, Foreign Influence Transparency Act (Sen. Rubio, 2 cosponsors) S 3332, No CORRUPTION Act (Sen. Rosen, 1 cosponsor) S 3459, No Cash for Crooks Act (Sen. Tillis, no cosponsors) S 3664, Inspectors General Independence Act (Sen. Murphy, no cosponsors) SJR 14, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more than 9 justices (Sen. Rubio, 14 cosponsors) SJR 15, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women (Sen. Menendez, 23 cosponsors)
2020 · second_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. 2154, Digital 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. 3355, Reward Work Act 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 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, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek and Federal courts to grant disgorgement of unjust enrichment, and for other purposes H.R. 4492/S733, 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. 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. 6551, CARES Act Section 4014 Technical Corrections Act 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 S. 452, Fostering Innovation 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. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency 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. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 3990, A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to make the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection an independent Financial Product Safety Commission, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility Draft legislation titled Rulemaking Suspension Draft legislation titled Increase Penalties for COVID-related Securities Law Violations Draft legislation titled COVID-19 Restitution Assistance Fund for Victims of Securities Violations Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC 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 supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Draft legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act to require the SEC to establish a process to follow when it obtains source code or other sensitive information from investment advisers 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 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 Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 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 regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 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 23, 2019) Proposed rule on regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities (84 Fed. Reg. 59,970-59,989, November 7, 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) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); 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; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; 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 funds 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 Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; 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; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU solvency II review; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; SEC digital assets; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), valid when made doctrine; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; 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; disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers; 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; issues relating to 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; Federal Reserve and Treasury to Establish a Short Term Receivable Facility (Fed 13(3) Facility Accounts Receivable); Housing and Urban Development implementation of the Fair Housing Acts disparate impact standard; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; federal regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; 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 to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; utility liquidity issues resulting from the pandemic
2020 · second_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1, For the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 236 cosponsors)--passed the House 234-193 on March 8 HR 210, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 3 cosponsors) HR 290, a bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 429, Real-Time Transparency Act (Rep. Schneider, 1 cosponsor) HR 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 5 cosponsors) HR 842, Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act (CLEAR Act) (Rep. Delgado, 4 cosponsors) HR 868, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 6 cosponsors) HR 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 918, Spotlight Act (Rep. Price, 10 cosponsors) HR 949, Free Speech Fairness Act (Rep. Scalise, 40 cosponsors) HR 1272, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 15 cosponsors) HR 1308, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 3 cosponsors) HR 1612, Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 1613, Democracy Dollars Act (Rep. Jayapal, 1 cosponsor) HR 1623, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote on Oct. 29 HR 1624, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 1626, Public Service Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2592, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 35 cosponsors) HR 2977, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 210 cosponsors) HR 3236, Anti-Collusion Act (Rep. Malinowski, 10 cosponsors) HR 3395, Prohibiting Foreign Election Assistance Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 3686, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3698, Foreign Entities Reform Act (Rep. Eshoo, 4 cosponsors) HR 3834, Clean Money Act (Rep. Boyle, no cosponsors) HR 4053, Empower Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4055, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4261, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress (Rep. Rodney Davis, 1 cosponsor) HR 4315, No PAC Act (Rep. Khanna, 1 cosponsor) HR 4491, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Malinowski, 1 cosponsor) HR 4612, Firewall Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 4617, Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 115 cosponsors); passed the House; passed the House on October 23rd HR 4703, DEFEND Act (Rep. Lamb, no cosponsors) HR 5015, Honest Campaigns Act (Rep. Lujan, 40 cosponsors) HR 5016, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 29 cosponsors) HR 5129, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Rep. Rose, 5 cosponsors) HR 5143, OPEN Act (Rep. Cartwright, 4 cosponsors) HR 5929, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Foster, 19 cosponsors) HR 5996, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Rep. Cicilline, 2 cosponsors) HR 6500, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act (Rep. Gallagher, no cosponsors) HR 6659, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to any vendor owned or controlled by an immediate family member of the candidate (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 6854, Stop Scam PACs Act (Rep. Katie Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 7012, Protecting Democracy from Disinformation Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 7014, Banning Microtargeted Political Ads Act (Rep. Eshoo, no cosponsors) HJR 2, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 221 cosponsors) HJR 21, an amendment to the Constitution giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) HJR 33, an amendment to the Constitution relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Yarmuth, 3 cosponsors) HJR 39, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Kaptur, 1 cosponsor) HJR 48, an amendment to the Constitution providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Jayapal, 72 cosponsors) HJR 73, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (Rep. McNerney, 2 cosponsors) S 330, Free Speech Fairness Act (Sen. Lankford, no cosponsors) S 735, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 4 cosponsors) S 942, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 949, For the People Act (Sen. Udall, 46 cosponsors) S 956, Brighter Sunshine on Donations Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 1274, Clean Elections Act (Sen. Gillibrand, no cosponsors) S 1356, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 2232, Campaign Finance Transparency Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 2242, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Sen. Warner, 10 cosponsors) S 2257, Fair Elections Now Act (Sen. Durbin, 25 cosponsors) S 2398, Voter Privacy Act (Sen. Feinstein, no cosponsors) S 2639, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Udall, 11 cosponsors) S 2669, SHIELD Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 17 cosponsors) S 2726, Help America Run Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 3225, ELECT Act (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) HR 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 229 cosponsors)--passed the House on December 6 HR 51, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Holmes Norton, 223 cosponsors) HR 92, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 37 cosponsors) HR 93, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 32 cosponsors) HR 118, Streamlining and Improving Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act (Rep. Cohen, 18 cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, 10 cosponsors) HR 137, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 138, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 20 cosponsors) HR 196, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 44 cosponsors) HR 294, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 29 cosponsors) HR 378, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, no cosponsors) HR 394, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 14 cosponsors) HR 645, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 119 cosponsors) HR 650, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 59 cosponsors) HR 734, Next Generation Votes Act (Rep. Neguse, 11 cosponsors) HR 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Rep. Castro, 5 cosponsors) HR 882, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 31 cosponsors) HR 893, Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act (Rep. Jeffries, 2 cosponsors) HR 1217, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 4 cosponsors) HR 1275, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 8 cosponsors) HR 1535, Election Official Integrity Act (Rep. McBath, no cosponsors) HR 1631, Postage Free Ballot Act (Rep. Veasey, 4 cosponsors) HR 1637, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 1681, Ballot Fairness Act (Rep. Amash, no cosponsors) HR 1893, Next Step Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 4 cosponsors) HR 1946, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 2 cosponsors) HR 1965, Puerto Rico Admission Act (Rep. Soto, 21 cosponsors) HR 2652, Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act (Rep. Pocan, no cosponsors) HR 2660, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 54 cosponsors) HR 2722, Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 12 cosponsors); passed the House 225-184 on June 27 HR 2754, PAVE Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 21 cosponsors) HR 3412, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 53 cosponsors) HR 3501, Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 35 cosponsors) HR 3529, Achieving Lasting Electoral Reforms on Transparency and Security (ALERTS) Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 35 cosponsors) HR 3873, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Rep. Slotkin, 12 cosponsors) HR 4000, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 6 cosponsors) HR 4114, Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Houlahan, 4 cosponsors) HR 4464, Ranked Choice Voting Act (Rep. Raskin, 13 cosponsors) HR 4736, Honest Elections Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 39 cosponsors) HR 4777, Protect Our Elections Act (Rep. Van Drew, 11 cosponsors) HR 4901, Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act (Rep. Serrano, 57 cosponsors) HR 5707, Protecting American Voters Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 15 cosponsors) HR 5803, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 6010, Voter Choice Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 6183, Voting Access Act (Rep. Grijalva, no cosponsors) HR 6202, Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 29 cosponsors) HR 6512, Voter Notice Act (Rep. Phillips, 10 cosponsors) HR 6673, Federal Election Failsafe Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 6777, Secure Our Elections Act (Rep. Neguse, 1 cosponsor) HR 6807, VoteSafe Act (Rep. Clyburn, 65 cosponsors) HR 6847, Vote from Home Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 6882, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit payments under such Act to States which permit ballot harvesting (Rep. Rodney Davis, 10 cosponsors) HJR 7, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) HJR 9, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States (Rep. Engel, 1 cosponsor) HJR 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Meng, 9 cosponsors) S 26, Vote By Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 324, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 739, Native American Voting Rights Act (Sen. Udall, 17 cosponsors) S 823, Election Systems Integrity Act (Sen. Cardin, 2 cosponsors) S 825, Protect our Elections Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 3 cosponsors) S 955, Polling Place Protection Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 957, Early Voting Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 958, SAVE Voters Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 960, We the People Commission on Full Representation Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S. 1397, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for domestic use (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 1540, Election Security Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 40 cosponsors) S 2238, SAFE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 2656, a bill to disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (Sen. Kennedy, no cosponsors) S 3206, Accessible Voting Act (Sen. Casey, 6 cosponsors) S 3340, Voter Choice Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) S 3440, Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act (Sen. Wyden, no cosponsors) S 3529, Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 36 cosponsors) S 3725, VoteSafe Act (Sen. Harris, 17 cosponsors) S 3778, State Elections Preparedness Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) SJR 16, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Merkley, 1 cosponsor) SJR 17, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Schatz, 3 cosponsors) HR 44, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 124, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 2 cosponsors) HR 130, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsors) HR 131, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsor) HR 163, Clean Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 732, Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 87 cosponsors) HR 794, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 4 cosponsors) HR 1734, Ensuring Full Participating in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 5 cosponsors) HR 2057, Fair and Inclusive Redistricting (FAIR) Map Act (Rep. McNerney, no cosponsors) HR 3572, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 52 cosponsors) HR 4412, a bill to prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau (Rep. Butterfield, no cosponsors) HR 6215, Honest Census Communications Act (Rep. Eshoo, 6 cosponsors) HR 6250, Census Form Integrity Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 1 cosponsor) HR 6446, a bill to allow the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to the 2020 decennial census of population (Rep. Higgins, no cosponsors) HR 7034, Fair and Accurate Census Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 4 cosponsors) S 201, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 19 cosponsors) S 358, Census IDEA Act (Sen. Schatz, 20 cosponsors) S 1972, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 2226, Redistricting Reform Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 6 cosponsors) S 3481, Correct the Census Count Act (Sen. Merkley, 5 cosponsors) HR 197, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 127 cosponsors) HR 209, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 273, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 90 cosponsors) HR 391, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 2 cosponsors) HR 577, Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 599, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Cummings, no cosponsors) HR 706, Restoring the Public Trust Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 736, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 22 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 745, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 2 cosponsors) HR 765, Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 783, Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act (Rep. Rose, 9 cosponsors) HR 812, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 10 cosponsors) HR 931, Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends (BLAKE) Act (Rep. Walker, 1 cosponsor) HR 950, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 1020, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1021, Public Service Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1022, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1028, Restoring Integrity, Governance, Honesty, and Transparency (RIGHT) Act (Rep. Speier, no cosponsors) HR 1057, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 52 cosponsors) HR 1063, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Cummings, 2 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1064, a bill to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients (Rep. Katie Hill, 2 cosponsors) HR 1582, Electronic Message Preservation Act (Rep. Cummings, 1 cosponsor)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1604, White House Security Clearance Accountability Act (Rep. Wasserman-Schultz, 8 cosponsors) HR 1627, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 27 cosponsors) HR 1720, Limiting Emergency Powers Act (Rep. Biggs, 2 cosponsors) HR 1736, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 33 cosponsors) HR 1755, ARTICLE ONE Act (Rep. Roy, 2 cosponsors) HR 1847, Inspector General Protection Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 1853, District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 2027, Drain the Swamp and the President's Assets Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 2678, No President Is Above the Law Act (Rep. Nadler, 20 cosponsors) HR 3069, Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act (Rep. Kildee, no cosponsors) HR 3118, Clean Up Congress Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 3486, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, 1 cosponsor) HR 3687, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3688, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 12 cosponsors) HR 4147, Whistleblower Expansion Act (Rep. Connolly, 3 cosponsors) HR 4209, Countering Russian Influence Through Interagency Coordination And Leadership (CRITICAL) Act (Rep. Engel, no cosponsors) HR 4454, Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 4556, SUNLIGHT Act (Rep. Cartwright, 23 cosponsors) HR 4775, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, no cosponsors) HR 4816, Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 5150, Transparency in Government Act (Rep. Quigley, 1 cosponsor) HR 5433, Transparency in Executive Branch Official Finances Act (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 5645, Eyes on the Courts Act (Rep. Nadler, 3 cosponsors) HR 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act (Rep. Harder, 3 cosponsors) HR 5834, Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 5980, No CORRUPTION Act (Rep. Norman, 5 cosponsors) HR 6017, Twenty-First Century Courts Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 2 cosponsors) HR 6401, Ban Conflicted Trading Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 7 cosponsors) HR 6542, Presidential Records Preservation Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, no cosponsors) HR 6586, Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act (Rep. Kinzinger, no cosponsors) HR 6668, Inspectors General Independence Act (Rep. Cooper, 3 cosponsors) HR 6759, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Gomez, no cosponsors) HR 6984, a bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require removal for cause of Inspectors General (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 6 cosponsors) HJR 8, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 10 cosponsors) HJR 13, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HJR 52, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices (Rep. Mark Green, 4 cosponsors) HJR 53, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (Rep. Gallagher, 4 cosponsors) S 20, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 22 cosponsors) S 71, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Sen. Graham, 5 cosponsors) S 195, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Sen. Portman, 2 cosponsors) S 232, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 3 cosponsors) S 236, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 3 cosponsors) S 338, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 13 cosponsors) S 393, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 18 cosponsors) S 764, ARTICLE ONE Act (Sen. Lee, 18 cosponsors) S 769, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 6 cosponsors) S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 6 cosponsors) S 822, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 3 cosponsors) S 838, a bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 882, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 30 cosponsors) S 896, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 5 cosponsors) S 1158, Cleaning up Washington's Act (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S 1990, Presidential Appointee Accountability Act (Sen. Blumenthal, no cosponsors) S 2485, HOTEL Act (Sen. Peters, 38 cosponsors) S 2493, Combatting Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S 2622, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, 2 cosponsors) S 2632, Judicial Travel Accountability Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 10 cosponsors) S 2653, SWAMP Act (Sen. Merkley, 2 cosponsors) S 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act (Sen. Paul, no cosponsors) S 2935, Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act (Sen. Markey, no cosponsors) S 3313, Foreign Influence Transparency Act (Sen. Rubio, 2 cosponsors) S 3332, No CORRUPTION Act (Sen. Rosen, 1 cosponsor) S 3459, No Cash for Crooks Act (Sen. Tillis, no cosponsors) S 3664, Inspectors General Independence Act (Sen. Murphy, no cosponsors) SJR 14, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more than 9 justices (Sen. Rubio, 14 cosponsors) SJR 15, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women (Sen. Menendez, 23 cosponsors)
2020 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 1018 - Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 1423 - the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act; entire bill H.R. 1595 - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 or the SAFE Banking Act of 2019; provisions relating to provision of services to legitimate state-approved businesses H.R. 1731 - Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 1815 - SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act; entire bill H.R. 1876 - Senior Security Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 2513 - Corporate Transparency Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 2534 - Insider Trading Prohibition Act; entire bill H.R. 3623 - Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 4242 - Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 4329 - ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 4335 - 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 4344 - the Investor Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act; entire bill H.R. 4476 - Financial Transparency Act; entire bill H.R. 5050 - Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act; entire bill H.R. 5084 - Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act; entire bill H.R. 5322 - Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 5336 - Investor Choice Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 5929 - Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020; entire bill H.R. 5930 - Workforce Investment Disclosure Act; entire bill S. 603 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019; entire bill S. 1200 - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 or the SAFE Banking Act of 2019; provisions relating to provision of services to a legitimate marijuana-related business S. 2391 - Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019; provisions relating to stock buyback S. 2563 - The ILLICIT CASH Act; provisions relating to money laundering and beneficial ownership S. 3456 - Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020; entire bill Not Yet Introduced: Wyden Proposal to Fix Broken Tax Code, Equalize Treatment of Wages and Wealth, Protect Social Security Not Yet Introduced: Bipartisan Privacy bill sponsored by Reps. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers & Rep. Jan Schakowsky Not Yet Introduced: Diverse Investment Advisors Act Not Yet Introduced: Consumer Data Privacy Act sponsored by Senator Roger Wicker; provisions including those relating to data collection, privacy and protection of data, algorithms, definitions, control, enforcement and preemption Not Yet Introduced: CFTC Reauthorization; provisions relating to investment advisor commodity pool operator registration
2020 · first_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1, For the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 236 cosponsors)--passed the House 234-193 on March 8. HR 210, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 3 cosponsors) HR 290, a bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 429, Real-Time Transparency Act (Rep. Schneider, 1 cosponsor) HR 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 5 cosponsors) HR 842, Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act (CLEAR Act) (Rep. Delgado, 4 cosponsors) HR 868, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 6 cosponsors) HR 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 918, Spotlight Act (Rep. Price, 10 cosponsors) HR 949, Free Speech Fairness Act (Rep. Scalise, 40 cosponsors) HR 1272, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 14 cosponsors) HR 1308, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 3 cosponsors) HR 1612, Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 1613, Democracy Dollars Act (Rep. Jayapal, 1 cosponsor) HR 1623, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote on Oct. 29 HR 1624, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 1626, Public Service Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2592, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 35 cosponsors) HR 2977, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 210 cosponsors) HR 3236, Anti-Collusion Act (Rep. Malinowski, 10 cosponsors) HR 3395, Prohibiting Foreign Election Assistance Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 3686, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3698, Foreign Entities Reform Act (Rep. Eshoo, 4 cosponsors) HR 3834, Clean Money Act (Rep. Boyle, no cosponsors) HR 4053, Empower Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4055, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4261, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress (Rep. Rodney Davis, 1 cosponsor) HR 4315, No PAC Act (Rep. Khanna, 1 cosponsor) HR 4491, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Malinowski, 1 cosponsor) HR 4612, Firewall Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 4617, Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 115 cosponsors); passed the House; passed the House on October 23rd HR 4703, DEFEND Act (Rep. Lamb, no cosponsors) HR 5015, Honest Campaigns Act (Rep. Lujan, 40 cosponsors) HR 5016, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 29 cosponsors) HR 5129, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Rep. Rose, 5 cosponsors) HR 5143, OPEN Act (Rep. Cartwright, 5 cosponsors) HR 5929, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Foster, 11 cosponsors) HJR 2, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 212 cosponsors) HJR 21, an amendment to the Constitution giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) HJR 33, an amendment to the Constitution relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Yarmuth, 3 cosponsors) HJR 39, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Kaptur, 1 cosponsor) HJR 48, an amendment to the Constitution providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Jayapal, 69 cosponsors) HJR 73, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (Rep. McNerney, 2 cosponsors) S 330, Free Speech Fairness Act (Sen. Lankford, no cosponsors) S 735, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 4 cosponsors) S 942, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 949, For the People Act (Sen. Udall, 46 cosponsors) S 956, Brighter Sunshine on Donations Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 1274, Clean Elections Act (Sen. Gillibrand, no cosponsors) S 1356, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 2232, Campaign Finance Transparency Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 2242, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Sen. Warner, 10 cosponsors) S 2257, Fair Elections Now Act (Sen. Durbin, 25 cosponsors) S 2398, Voter Privacy Act (Sen. Feinstein, no cosponsors) S 2639, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Udall, 11 cosponsors) S 2669, SHIELD Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S 2726, Help America Run Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 3225, ELECT Act (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) HR 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 229 cosponsors)--passed the House on December 6 HR 51, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Holmes Norton, 224 cosponsors) HR 92, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 35 cosponsors) HR 93, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 31 cosponsors) HR 118, Streamlining and Improving Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act (Rep. Cohen, 18 cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, 10 cosponsors) HR 137, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 138, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 5 cosponsors) HR 196, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 42 cosponsors) HR 294, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 29 cosponsors) HR 378, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, no cosponsors) HR 394, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 14 cosponsors) HR 645, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 119 cosponsors) HR 650, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 59 cosponsors) HR 734, Next Generation Votes Act (Rep. Neguse, 11 cosponsors) HR 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Rep. Castro, 5 cosponsors) HR 882, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 31 cosponsors) HR 893, Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act (Rep. Jeffries, 2 cosponsors) HR 1217, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 4 cosponsors) HR 1275, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 8 cosponsors) HR 1535, Election Official Integrity Act (Rep. McBath, no cosponsors) HR 1631, Postage Free Ballot Act (Rep. Veasey, 4 cosponsors) HR 1637, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 1681, Ballot Fairness Act (Rep. Amash, no cosponsors) HR 1893, Next Step Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 2 cosponsors) HR 1946, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 2 cosponsors) HR 1965, Puerto Rico Admission Act (Rep. Soto, 21 cosponsors) HR 2652, Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act (Rep. Pocan, no cosponsors) HR 2660, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 54 cosponsors) HR 2722, Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 12 cosponsors); passed the House 225-184 on June 27 HR 2754, PAVE Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 21 cosponsors) HR 3412, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 53 cosponsors) HR 3501, Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 35 cosponsors) HR 3529, Achieving Lasting Electoral Reforms on Transparency and Security (ALERTS) Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 35 cosponsors) HR 3873, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Rep. Slotkin, 12 cosponsors) HR 4000, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 5 cosponsors) HR 4114, Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Houlahan, 4 cosponsors) HR 4464, Ranked Choice Voting Act (Rep. Raskin, 13 cosponsors) HR 4736, Honest Elections Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 39 cosponsors) HR 4777, Protect Our Elections Act (Rep. Van Drew, 11 cosponsors) HR 4901, Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act (Rep. Serrano, 57 cosponsors) HR 5707, Protecting American Voters Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 14 cosponsors) HR 5803, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HJR 7, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) HJR 9, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States (Rep. Engel, 1 cosponsor) HJR 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Meng, 9 cosponsors) S 26, Vote By Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 324, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 739, Native American Voting Rights Act (Sen. Udall, 15 cosponsors) S 823, Election Systems Integrity Act (Sen. Cardin, 2 cosponsors) S 825, Protect our Elections Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 3 cosponsors) S 955, Polling Place Protection Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 957, Early Voting Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 958, SAVE Voters Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 960, We the People Commission on Full Representation Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S. 1397, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for domestic use (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 1540, Election Security Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 40 cosponsors) S 2238, SAFE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 2656, a bill to disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (Sen. Kennedy, no cosponsors) S 3206, Accessible Voting Act (Sen. Casey, 6 cosponsors) SJR 16, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Merkley, 1 cosponsor) SJR 17, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Schatz, 3 cosponsors) HR 44, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 124, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 2 cosponsors) HR 130, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsors) HR 131, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsor) HR 163, Clean Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 732, Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 87 cosponsors) HR 794, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 4 cosponsors) HR 1734, Ensuring Full Participating in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 5 cosponsors) HR 2057, Fair and Inclusive Redistricting (FAIR) Map Act (Rep. McNerney, no cosponsors) HR 3572, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 52 cosponsors) HR 4412, a bill to prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau (Rep. Butterfield, no cosponsors) S 201, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 19 cosponsors) S 358, Census IDEA Act (Sen. Schatz, 20 cosponsors) S 1972, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 2226, Redistricting Reform Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 6 cosponsors) HR 197, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 127 cosponsors) HR 209, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 273, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 86 cosponsors) HR 391, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 2 cosponsors) HR 577, Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 599, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Cummings, no cosponsors) HR 706, Restoring the Public Trust Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 736, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 22 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 745, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 2 cosponsors) HR 765, Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 783, Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act (Rep. Rose, 9 cosponsors) HR 812, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 10 cosponsors) HR 931, Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends (BLAKE) Act (Rep. Walker, 1 cosponsor) HR 950, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 1020, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1021, Public Service Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1022, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1028, Restoring Integrity, Governance, Honesty, and Transparency (RIGHT) Act (Rep. Speier, no cosponsors) HR 1057, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 51 cosponsors) HR 1063, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Cummings, 2 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1064, a bill to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients (Rep. Katie Hill, 2 cosponsors) HR 1582, Electronic Message Preservation Act (Rep. Cummings, 1 cosponsor)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1604, White House Security Clearance Accountability Act (Rep. Wasserman-Schultz, 8 cosponsors) HR 1627, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 27 cosponsors) HR 1720, Limiting Emergency Powers Act (Rep. Biggs, 2 cosponsors) HR 1736, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 33 cosponsors) HR 1755, ARTICLE ONE Act (Rep. Roy, 2 cosponsors) HR 1847, Inspector General Protection Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 1853, District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 2027, Drain the Swamp and the President's Assets Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 2678, No President Is Above the Law Act (Rep. Nadler, 18 cosponsors) HR 3069, Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act (Rep. Kildee, no cosponsors) HR 3118, Clean Up Congress Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 3486, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, no cosponsors) HR 3687, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3688, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 4 cosponsors) HR 4147, Whistleblower Expansion Act (Rep. Connolly, 3 cosponsors) HR 4209, Countering Russian Influence Through Interagency Coordination And Leadership (CRITICAL) Act (Rep. Engel, no cosponsors) HR 4454, Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 4556, SUNLIGHT Act (Rep. Cartwright, 21 cosponsors) HR 4775, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, no cosponsors) HR 4816, Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 5150, Transparency in Government Act (Rep. Quigley, 1 cosponsor) HR 5433, Transparency in Executive Branch Official Finances Act (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 5645, Eyes on the Courts Act (Rep. Nadler, 3 cosponsors) HR 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act (Rep. Harder, 2 cosponsors) HR 5834, Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HJR 8, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 10 cosponsors) HJR 13, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HJR 52, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices (Rep. Mark Green, 4 cosponsors) HJR 53, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (Rep. Gallagher, 4 cosponsors) S 20, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 22 cosponsors) S 71, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Sen. Graham, 5 cosponsors) S 195, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Sen. Portman, 2 cosponsors) S 232, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 3 cosponsors) S 236, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 3 cosponsors) S 338, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 13 cosponsors) S 393, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 17 cosponsors) S 764, ARTICLE ONE Act (Sen. Lee, 17 cosponsors) S 769, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 6 cosponsors) S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 6 cosponsors) S 822, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 3 cosponsors) S 838, a bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 882, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 30 cosponsors) S 896, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 5 cosponsors) S 1158, Cleaning up Washington's Act (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S 1990, Presidential Appointee Accountability Act (Sen. Blumenthal, no cosponsors) S 2485, HOTEL Act (Sen. Peters, 36 cosponsors) S 2493, Combatting Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S 2622, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, 2 cosponsors) S 2632, Judicial Travel Accountability Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 10 cosponsors) S 2653, SWAMP Act (Sen. Merkley, 2 cosponsors) S 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act (Sen. Paul, no cosponsors) S 2935, Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act (Sen. Markey, no cosponsors) S 3313, Foreign Influence Transparency Act (Sen. Rubio, 2 cosponsors) SJR 14, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more than 9 justices (Sen. Rubio, 14 cosponsors) SJR 15, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women (Sen. Menendez, 21 cosponsors)
2020 · first_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. 2154, Digital 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. 3355, Reward Work Act 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, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek and Federal courts to grant disgorgement of unjust enrichment, and for other purposes H.R. 4492/S733, 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 S. 452, Fostering Innovation 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. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency 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. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC 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 to amend the Investment Advisers Act to require the SEC to establish a process to follow when it obtains source code or other sensitive information from investment advisers Draft legislation relating to the underwriting of automobile insurance Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 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 regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 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 23, 2019) Proposed rule on regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities (84 Fed. Reg. 59,970-59,989, November 7, 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) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client initial margin; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); 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; 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; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; 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 funds 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 Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; 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; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU solvency II review; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; SEC digital assets; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), valid when made doctrine; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; 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; disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers; 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; issues relating to potential closing of the financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic; Housing and Urban Development implementation of the Fair Housing Acts disparate impact standard; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; federal regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; FDIC, incorporation of existing statement of policy regarding requests for participation in the affairs of an insured depository institution by convicted individuals; development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics
2020 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Beneficial Ownership Executive Compensation H.R. 2513, Corporate Transparency Act H.R. 4035, Pension and Budget Integrity Act H.R. 5116, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act H.R. 5929, Shareholder Political Transparency Act H.R. 5930, Workforce Investment Disclosure Act H.R. 748, CARES Act ILLICIT CASH Act Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Plan Multiemployer Pension Reform Proxy Advisory Firm Oversight Proxy Resubmission Thresholds S. 1889, TITLE Act S. 2563, ILLICIT CASH Act Shareholder Activism
Client expense: $3,368,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · first_quarter · Constitution
H.R. 5929, the "Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020," legislation to amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to compel public disclosure of nonprofit entities receiving support from corporations if the nonprofits engage in constitutionally protected speech on public issues, even if they are not seeking the election or defeat of a candidate for federal office. S. 2563, the "Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings (ILLICIT CASH) Act," legislation to reform the Bank Secrecy Act, Title IV, provisions related to nonprofit entities that may impede their operation and expose volunteers to criminal sanctions for paperwork violations. General education regarding the scope of free speech and free association rights guaranteed by the First Amendment.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
| Democratic |
| DC |
| Emanuel Cleaver | Democratic | MO |
| Grace Meng | Democratic | NY |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jason Crow | Democratic | CO |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Democratic | IL |
| Matt Cartwright | Democratic | PA |
| Mike Quigley | Democratic | IL |
| Nydia M. Velázquez | Democratic | NY |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Salud O. Carbajal | Democratic | CA |
| Stephen F. Lynch | Democratic | MA |
| Tom Malinowski | Democratic | NJ |
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
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $12,300,000 · 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 Labor Statistics (BLS), 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), 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
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $15,770,000 · 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 Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), 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), 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), 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
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office