Blockchain Records and Transactions Act of 2020

S. 142 - To impose privacy requirements on providers of internet services similar to the requirements imposed on Federal agencies under the Privacy Act of 1974 (Marco Rubio, R-FL) S. 189 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 - To protect the privacy of users of social media and other online platforms (Amy Klobuchar, D-MN) S.151 - TRACED Act - A bill to deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes (John Thune, R-SD) H.R. 1602 - TRACED Act - To deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes (David Kustoff, R-TN-8) H.R.946 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act-To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the prohibitions on making robocalls, and for other purposes (Frank Pallone Jr., D-NJ) S.553 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a working group to recommend to Congress a definition of blockchain technology, and for other purposes (Todd Young, R-IN) H.R.1361 - To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a working group to recommend to Congress a definition of blockchain technology, and for other purposes (Doris Matsui, D-CA-6) H.R.1575 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to lengthen the statute of limitations for enforcing robocall violations, and for other purposes (Jefferson Van Drew, D-NJ-2) S.583 - DATA Privacy Act (Catherine Cortez Masto, D-NV) H.R.2015 - To deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes (David Kustoff, R-TN-8) S.1214 - A bill to establish and protect individual and collective privacy rights, and for other purposes (Ed Markey, D-MA) H.R.2176 - To repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called "Glass-Steagall Act", and for other purposes (Marcy Kaptur, D-OH-9) S.1108 - A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to require entities that use, store, or share personal information to conduct automated decision system impact assessments and data protection impact assessments (Ron Wyden, D-OR) S.1241 - A bill to expand the private right of action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for calls in violation of the Do Not Call rules (Dick Durbin, D-IL) S.1239 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish within the Enforcement Bureau of the Commission a division that specifically addresses the issue of robocalls, and for other purposes (Jeff Merkley, D-OR) H.R.2386 - STOP Robocalls Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for information sharing regarding robocall and spoofing violations, to authorize the provision of a robocall blocking service with opt-out customer approval, and to provide for a study on information requirements for certain VoIP service providers (Robert Latta, R-OH-5) H.R.2355 - Regulatory Oversight Barring Obnoxious Calls and Texts Act of 2019 - To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish within the Enforcement Bureau of the Commission a division that specifically addresses the issue of robocalls, and for other purposes (Anna Eshoo, D-CA-18) S.1826 - DO NOT Call Act - To modify the penalties for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1993 (Catherine Cortez Masto, D-NV) H.R.3325 - To require the Federal Communications Commission to provide evidence of certain robocall violations to the Attorney General (Donald McEachin, D-VA-4) H.R.3375 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the prohibitions on making robocalls, and for other purposes (Frank Pallone, Jr., D-NJ-6) H.R.946 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the prohibitions on making robocalls, and for other purposes (Frank Pallone, Jr., D-NJ-6) H.R.3434 - To require the Federal Communications Commission to publish an annual report on suspected unlawful robocalls, and for other purposes (G.K. Butterfield, D-NC-1) H.R.3605 - To expand the private right of action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for calls in violation of the Do Not Call rules (Janice Schakowsky, D-IL-9) H.R.2231 - Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2019 - To direct the Federal Trade Commission to require entities that use, store, or share personal information to conduct automated decision system impact assessments and data protection impact assessments (Yvette Clarke, D-NY-9) S.1116 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2019 (BOWSER Act) (Marsha Blackburn, R-TN) S.806 - Own Your Own Data Act - To prohibit the collection of data or information generated on the internet (John Kennedy, R-LA) S.2204 - A bill to allow the Federal Communications Commission to carry out a pilot program under which voice service providers could block certain automated calls, and for other purposes (Mike Crapo, R-ID) S.2186 - A bill to require entities to provide consumers with the opportunity to prohibit the entity from collecting or using certain data concerning the consumer and to request deletion of such data (Jeff Merkley, D-OR) H.R.3780 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish an advisory committee to develop best practices regarding how to combat unlawful robocalls made to hospitals and how hospitals can protect themselves from such calls, and for other purposes (Debbie Dingell, D-MI-12) H.R.3810 - To modify the penalties for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1993 (Susie Lee, D-NV-3) H.R.3707 - To increase the penalties for certain robocall, spoofing, and telemarketing violations (Brian Babin, R-TX-36) H.R.4170 - ENCRYPT Act of 2019 - To preempt State data security vulnerability mandates and decryption requirements (Ted Lieu, D-CA-33) S.2431 - Stop Unwanted Calls for All Act - To require the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations requiring voice service providers to provide consumers opt-out call-blocking programs by default and free of charge (Joe Manchin III, D-WV) S.2577 - A bill to require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure the accuracy of collected personal information, and for other purposes (Ed Markey, D-MA) H.R.4501 - Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2019 (Roger Williams, R-TX-25) H.R.4978 - To provide for individual rights relating to privacy of personal information, to establish privacy and security requirements for covered entities relating to personal information, and to establish an agency to be known as the United States Digital Privacy Agency to enforce such rights and requirements, and for other purposes (Anna Eshoo, D-CA-18) S.2968 - A bill to provide consumers with foundational data privacy rights, create strong oversight mechanisms, and establish meaningful enforcement (Maria Cantwell, D-WA) S.3108 - Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2019 (Doug Jones, D-AL) H.R.5669 - SECURE Small Business Act - To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to assist small business concerns with purchasing cybersecurity products and services, and for other purposes (Abby Finkenauer, D-IA-1) H.R.5985 - Foreign Robocall Elimination Act - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish an interagency taskforce on unlawful robocalls (Ted Budd, R-NC-13) S.3456 - A bill to protect the privacy of consumer (Jerry Moran, R-KS) H.R.6677 - To provide for greater transparency in and user control over the treatment of data collected by mobile applications and to enhance the security of such data (Hank Johnson, D-GA-4) S.4626 - A bill to establish data privacy and data security protections for consumers in the United States (Roger Wicker, R-MS) H.R.8524 - To amend the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act to clarify the applicability of such Act to electronic records, electronic signatures, and smart contracts created, stored, or secured on or through a blockchain, to provide uniform national standards regarding the legal effect, validity, and enforceability of such records, signatures, and contracts, and for other purposes (David Schweikert, R-AZ-6)

Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

-H.R.1756, Preventing Credit Score Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act - prohibit the use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance -H.R.1862, To abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury -H.R.1595, SAFE Banking Act of 2019 - To create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses -H.R. 1832, Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019 - to prevent the denial of life insurance coverage for certain holders of Narcan/naloxone prescriptions -H.R. 1375, S. 1989 - Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act - to improve Medicare Secondary Payer process for Medicare Parts C and D -S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 - to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System -S.766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) for Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 - to promote the investigation of fraudulent claims against certain trusts and to provide penalties against fraudulent claims against certain trusts -H.R. 1185, S. 463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals -S.583, DATA Privacy Act - to establish federal data privacy standards S. 1028, H.R. 2093, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act - creates safe harbor from federal laws when doing business with legal state marijuana business PL111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Issue: International Insurance Capital Standards S.1214 - A bill to establish and protect individual and collective privacy rights, and for other purposes. S. 1298, H.R. 2479, Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act - to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council S. 1628, Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - would extend the program until 2022. S.1586, H.R. 1862, Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019 - This bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury H.R. 3279, A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a Diversity Advisory Group to study and make recommendations on strategies to increase gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures to shareholders with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, and for other purposes Insurance Underwriting Insurance Capital Standards Autonomous Vehicles Data Privacy and Security H.R. 3693 - Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act - prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility. H.R. 4075, S.2201, the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act - To create a safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related business H.R. 1224, S. 511, Living Donor Protection Act - To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2019 - to amend labor requirements H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 - bill to establish federal data privacy framework. H.R. ___, Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorists and Enemy Recruits (FASTER) Act -- require financial institutions to freeze the assets of people under suspicion of domestic terrorism H.R. 4523, Nonprofit Property Protection Act -- allows certain risk-retention groups that serve nonprofit organizations to offer additional types of commercial insurance. H.R. ___, House Energy & Commerce Committee Staff Bipartisan Data Privacy Draft - data privacy H.R. 5494, the Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 -- ensure that state-based grants received by homeowners for disaster mitigation are not be subject to federal income tax. Issue: Rising Cost of Auto Repair H.R. 3462/S. 1958, SHELTER Act -- to provide tax credits to property owners who make qualified mitigation investments (based on the model of long-standing energy tax credits). HR.3781, Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per Event (INSURANCE) Act of 2019 -- increase the minimum levels of insurance for commercial vehicles S.3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 - to establish a Federal data protection agency, and for other purposes. HR __, Insurance Data Protection Act - to reform FIO data requests. DRAFT HR ___, Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking (FAIR) Study Act of 2020 - to study discrimination in auto-insurance H.R.7412, Business Interruption Relief Act of 2020 - Federal subsidies for insurers that pay Business Interruption losses caused by the Coronavirus HR 6494, Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Act- Invalidate existing virus exclusions and mandate future BI coverage DRAFT, Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020 - Federal data privacy law S.3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 - federal data privacy H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act - Transportation and highway infrastructure package including COVID, insurance, and motor safety provisions. HR 7011, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) of 2020 - Govt backed program modeled after TRIA DRAFT, Business Continuity Protection Program - Joint trades pandemic risk proposal DRAFT, COVID-19 Business and Employee Continuity and Recovery Fund - Recovery fund DRAFT, Workplace Recovery Act (WRA) - Establishes government-funded business interruption insurance add-on HR 6497, Never Again Small Business Protection Act - Prospective coverage mandate Issue: Employer COVID-19 Liability DRAFT, Coronavirus Liability Act - proposal to create a liability safe harbor for businesses H.R. 7197, Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed to Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act of 2020 - $120b restaurant grant program H.R. 6364, S. 3533, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2020 - authorize minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations Issue Diversity and Inclusion DRAFT, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2020 - to establish federal data breach standards (Portman/Carper) DRAFT, GAO study of insurance rating factors ISSUE: Pandemic Risk Insurance Programs DRAFT, Pandemic Business Interruption Program - Pandemic insurance program (Chubb) DRAFT, Business Continuity Coalition/New PRIA - pandemic insurance program (BCC) S 4159ESIGN Modernization Act - to modernize use of electronic documents S 4317SAFE to WORK Act - COVID liability protections for businesses S 4318American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act - COVID relief S 4320Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations - COVID relief funding S 4321Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act - PPP extensions and reform S 4325Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act - clarification of CFPB jurisdiction related to insurance HR 7809 Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act of 2020 - equity facility in the Department of the Treasury to assist commercial mortgage borrowers S 178Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, School, and Small Businesses - omnibus COVID relief package HR 7978/S 4431 Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 - to improve wildfire preparedness HR 8129 Drug Impaired Driving Education Act of 2020 - impaired driving education initiative HR 8132 American COMPETE Act - to study use of AI, drones, and autonomous vehicles HR 8015 Delivering for America Act - Postal service funding and operational changes S 4626SAFE DATA Act - to establish a federal privacy standard and other data use regulations HR 8350 SELF Drive Act - to establish a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicle regulation S. 4755 PAID Act - prohibit the use of certain auto insurance underwriting factors S.2604 Reduce Impaired Driving for Everyone Act of 2019 -- NHTSA to work with vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, and other entities to advance the technology developed by the Driver Alcohol Detection S.2968 Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act - bill to establish federal data privacy regulation HR 8524 Blockchain Records and Transactions Act -- To amend the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act HR 11Commitment to American GROWTH Act-- to encourage investment to renew, restore, and rebuild the American economy for our workers, families, and small businesses, maximize innovation through research and development, and secure Americas medical supplies. HR 8576 PAID Study Act -- require the Government Accountability Office to conduct biennial studies of personal private automobile insurance coverage, and for other purposes. DRAFT LIBOR Transition Assistance Act -- deem certain references to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as referring to a replacement benchmark rate if LIBOR is no longer available, and for other purposes. S 4801Fair Access to Financial Services Act -- prohibits financial institutions from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, including sexual orientation and gender identity. HR 8698 Justice for All Act -- amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify that disparate impacts on certain populations constitute a sufficient basis for rights of action under such Act S 5041Addressing Climate Financial Risk Act -- o establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council. HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 - short-term appropriations

Client expense: $1,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Issues related to standards of conduct for investment advisers and brokers and dealers and their associated persons. Communications related to diversity and inclusion. S.4159, the E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020, related to disclosures prior to electronic consent by providing a statement of the hardware and software requirements for access to and the retention of electronic records. H.R. 8524, related to the applicability of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act to electronic records, electronic signatures, and smart contracts created, stored, or secured on or through a blockchain, and to uniform national standards regarding the legal effect, validity, and enforceability of such records, signatures, and contracts, and for other purposes

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of