Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2021
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Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2021 The bill requires the Financial Stability Oversight Council, prior to determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Federal Reserve Board and therefore subject to certain prudential standards, to first determine that certain alternative actions would not mitigate the threat the company may pose to U.S. financial stability.
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
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H.R. 699- Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act (Emmer) H.R. 1277- Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 (Meeks) H.R. 2123- Diversity and Inclusion Data Accountability and Transparency Act (Beatty) H.R. 2265- Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (Wagner) H.R. 3412- Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act (Loudermilk) H.R. 3899- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act (Foster) H.R. 4262- Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (Gonzalez) H.R. 7151- Ensuring Sound Guidance Act (Barr) H.R. 8521- INvestor Democracy is EXpected (INDEX) Act (Huizenga) H.R. 9089- Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2022 (Williams) H.R. 9408- Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2022 (Huizenga) H.R. 9526- Review the Expansion of Government Act (Kim) H.R. 9527- Putting Investors First Act of 2022 (Steil) H.R. 9570- Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2022 (Huizenga) S. 374- Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 (Menendez) S. 2684- Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2021 (Toomey) S. 3948- Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (Daines) S. 4241- INvestor Democracy is EXpected (INDEX) Act (Sullivan) S. 5004- Alleviating Stress Test Burdents to Help Investors Act (Rounds) S. 5005- Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2022 (Rounds) Diverse Investment Advisers Act (draft) Diversity and Inclusion in the Asset Management Industry Processing fees for delivering investment materials SEC data security/Consolidated Audit Trail breach notification SEC money market fund proposal SEC proposed amendments to the fund names rule SEC proposed Investment Adviser and Fund Disclosures about ESG Investment Practices SEC public company climate disclosure proposal SEC open-end fund liquidity rule, swing pricing, and hard close proposal SEC outsourcing by investment advisers proposal
Client expense: $710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to systemic risk regulation and non-bank financial intermediation including the FSOC Improvement Act (H.R. 3899) Issues related to ETF regulation Issues related to municipal bonds and the structure of the municipal securities market Issues related to equity market structure matters Issues related to fund disclosure and investor experience Issues related to corporate governance, including ESG and proxy process, including the INDEX Act (S. 4241, H.R. 8521) Issues related to fixed income funds, money market funds, including the Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2021 (S. 2684) Issues related to index funds Issues related to access to investment opportunities Issues related to diversity in the financial services industry, including the Diverse Investment Advisors Act Issues in support of providing for electronic delivery of fund information Issues related to allowing collective investment trusts in 403(b) plans, including the Public Service Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 2741) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Division T (H.R. 2617) Issues related to the Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R. 2954) Issues related to the EARN Act (S. 4808)
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
ISSUEDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives ISSUEPaid Medical and Family Leave ISSUENational Data Privacy Standard ISSUESystemic Risk/Capital Standards PL 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - provide financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance federal understanding of insurance issues, and other purposes. ISSUEAutonomous Vehicles ISSUE Federal Pandemic Risk Programs ISSUE Insurance Underwriting HR 842/S 420, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act - amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes. HR 528, Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) Reform Act - place FSOC and the Office of Financial Research under the regular appropriations process and to provide for certain quarterly reporting and public notice and comment requirements for the Office of Financial Research. HR 1523/S 526, Modern Worker Empowerment Act - to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to harmonize the definition of employee with the common law. HR 5, Equality Act - prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. HR 1277/S 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act - prohibits an automobile insurer from considering specified factors when determining a consumer's insurance rates or eligibility. HR 1270, PAID Act - prohibits an automobile insurer from considering specified factors when determining a consumer's insurance rates or eligibility. HR 1255/S 377, Living Donor Protection Act - promote and protect from discrimination living organ do HR 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information, and for other purposes. HR 1512, CLEAN Future Act - build a clean future by addressing the climate crisis, protecting the health, and putting the Nation on the path to a net-zero greenhouse gas economy by 2050. S 524, Federal Insurance Abolishment Act - to eliminate the Federal Insurance Office. HR 1549/S 588, Addressing Climate Financial Risk Act - establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council. HR 1641/S 638, Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act - to include a payment and performance security requirement for certain infrastructure financing. HR 1187, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021 - requires an issuer of securities to annually disclose to shareholders certain environmental, social, and governance metrics. S 653, Coordination of Medicare Payments and Workers Compensation (COMP) Act - provide for the application of MSP rules to certain workers' compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions. HR 2068/S 862, CLAIM Act - safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related legitimate business. HR 1996/S 910, SAFE Banking Act - create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses S 574, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act - improve asbestos trust claim transparency. S 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act - increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding. HR 358, FRESH Trucking Act - modifies service hour requirements for drivers transporting perishable agricultural, horticultural, or floricultural commodities. HR 1799, PPP Extension Act of 2021 - extend deadlines for the Paycheck Protection Program. HR 2467 PFAS Action Act of 2021 -- require EPA to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances HR 2570/S 1217 Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 -- directs SEC to require issuers to disclose information regarding climate change-related risks. HR 2001 Diversity Data Accountability Act - requires regulated entities to report to the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion within specified financial agencies. HR 1087 Shareholder Political Transparency Act -- requires disclosure of information related to expenditures for political activities HR 3099 Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act -- To include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the FSOC. HR 3962/S 1625 SECURE Notarization Act -- To authorize notaries public to perform, and to establish minimum standards for, electronic notarizations and remote notarizations S 1805SHELTER Act -- allows a tax credit to individuals and businesses for disaster mitigation expenditures. S 1896Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act -- To prohibit the discriminatory use of personal information by online platforms in any algorithmic process HR 3571/S 1876 Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2021 -- To require the Fed to develop and conduct financial risk analyses relating to climate change, and for other purposes. HR 3664 SMART Act -- to provide for an exception from patent infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles. HR 3676 To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish national standards relating to sanctions for individuals who drive a motor vehicle, with a child passenger in the vehicle, while intoxicated or impaired, and for other purposes. HR 3711 SELF DRIVE Act -- to provide safety measures for over highly automated vehicles HR 1187 Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act - to require annual disclosure of certain ESG metrics. HR 3675 Drug-Impaired Driving Education Act -- To establish a grant program to educate the public on the dangers of drug-impaired driving, and for other purposes. HR 3757/S 1999 Multiple Substance Impaired Driving Prevention Act -- To authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures HR 3899 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2021 -- To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 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, and for other purposes. DRAFT Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act -- to provide a national standard for financial institution data security and breach notification. S 919 Data Care Act of 2021 -- imposes various duties on online service providers with respect to their handling of individual-identifying data 4614 Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2021 - improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands HR 4866 Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act - to abolish FIO HR 5823, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) 2022 - establish a Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program HR 5736, Booster Seat Safety Act - direct the Secretary of Transportation to revise regulations relating to child restraint systems HR 5807/S 3065, DATA Privacy Act - establishes information security requirements for businesses that collect, process, store, or disclose information HR 963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act - prohibits a pre-dispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute HR 5734, Catastrophic Risk Transfer (CART) Act - to establish a system for the taxation of catastrophic risk transfer companies to ensure sufficient capital to cover catastrophic insurance losses HR 5689, Resilient AMERICA Act - improve the provision of Federal resources to help build capacity and fund risk-reducing, cost-effective mitigation projects HR 4006 Fair Repair Act -- requires an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to make diagnostic, maintenance, and repair equipment available to independent repair providers HR 6580/S 3572 Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 -- direct the Federal Trade Commission to require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes HR 6570 REPAIR Act -- ensure consumers have access to data relating to their motor vehicles, critical repair information, and tools, and to provide them choices for the maintenance, service, and repair of their motor vehicles HR 4521 America COMPETES Act -- bill addresses U.S. technology and communications, foreign relations and national security, domestic manufacturing, education, trade, and other matters HR 4777/S 2497 Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act -- addresses the release by bankruptcy courts of creditor or other third-party claims against non-debtors S 3844Economic Continuity and Stability Act -- establish a clear and uniform process, on a nationwide basis, for replacing the London interbank offered rate in existing contracts S 3715E-SIGN Modernization Act -- repeals certain requirements regarding the use of electronic records in commerce S 3755Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act -- amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 with respect to arbitration HR 6027 Online Privacy Act -- establishes certain online privacy rights for personal information (including contents of communications) and certain requirements for data processors, service providers, and third parties S 3875, Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act -- require the President to develop and maintain products that show the risk of natural hazards across the United States DRAFT, Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2022 -- help accelerate economic growth and spur new business formation S 4110, Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2022 -- establishes a state insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council S 4299, Rebuilding Small Businesses After Disasters Act -- to repeal the sunset for collateral requirements for Small Business Administration disaster loans S 4274, National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program Act -- improve the Federal effort to reduce wildland fire risks ISSUE, SEC 144A/Rule 15c2-11 No Action Letter ISSUE, ESG, DEI, Climate-Related Financial Risk HR 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act - to create a federal privacy standard DRAFT, Rep. McHenry/Financial Services Privacy Draft - to amend GLBA HR 8063, RAMP Act - to improve MSP statute by eliminating the private right of action HR 8254 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023 - FY2023 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies HR 7900 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 - authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities for FY2023 HR 4346 CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 - funds to support the domestic production of semiconductors and authorizes various programs and activities of the federal science agencies. S 4619 Fair Access to Financial Services Act - provide that all persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, and accommodations of financial institutions HR 8589 To prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from finalizing the proposed rule titled "The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors", and for other purposes - prevent finalization of SEC climate-risk disclosure rule HR 2123 D&I DATA Act - requires certain regulated entities to report to the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion within specified financial agencies ISSUE SEC Rule 144A/15c2-11 HR 8483 Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act of 2022 - require studies regarding insurance coverage for damages from wildfires DRAFT Diverse Investment Advisers Act - require companies to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers DRAFT Minority and Women Inclusion in Insurance Act - require FIO to conduct an annual survey of insurers to determine the extent of diversity in the insurance industry DRAFT Diversify Insurers Workforce Study Act - require FIO to conduct a study regarding recruitment, retention, and attrition of employees in the insurance industry S 4826 Community Wildfire Protection Act- amend the Heathy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to modify the definition of the term at-risk community HR 9570 Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2022 - direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to promulgate rules with respect to the electronic delivery of certain required disclosures HR 7776 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2023 - National defense authorization for FY 23 HR 9588 Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act (CINRA) - amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide a national standard for financial institution data security and breach notification on behalf of all consumers
Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2022 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 699- Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act (Emmer) H.R. 1277- Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 (Meeks) H.R. 2123- Diversity and Inclusion Data Accountability and Transparency Act (Beatty) H.R. 2265- Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (Wagner) H.R. 3412- Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act (Loudermilk) H.R. 3899- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act (Foster) H.R. 4262- Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (Gonzalez) H.R. 8521- INvestor Democracy is EXpected (INDEX) Act (Huizenga) H.R. 9089- Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2022 (Williams) S. 374- Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 (Menendez) S. 2684- Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2021 (Toomey) S. 3919- Reporting Requirements Reduction Act of 2022 (Tillis) S. 3945- Restoring Shareholder Transparency Act of 2022 (Haggerty) S. 3948- Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (Daines) S. 3961- Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act (Daines) S. 3965- Increasing Access to Adviser Information Act (Moran) S. 4241- INvestor Democracy is EXpected (INDEX) Act (Sullivan) Diverse Investment Advisers Act (draft) Diversity and Inclusion in the Asset Management Industry Improving Disclosure for Investors Act (draft) Processing fees for delivering investment materials Russia Sanctions/Executive Orders SEC data security/Consolidated Audit Trail breach notification SEC money market fund proposal SEC proposed amendments to the Fund Names Rule SEC proposed Investment Adviser and Fund Disclosures about ESG Investment Practices SEC public company climate disclosure proposal
Client expense: $1,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to systemic risk regulation and non-bank financial intermediation including the FSOC Improvement Act (H.R. 3899) Issues related to ETF regulation Issues related to municipal bonds and the structure of the municipal securities market, including the Investing in Our Communities Act (H.R. 2288) Issues related to equity market structure matters Issues related to fund disclosure and investor experience Issues related to corporate governance, including ESG and proxy process, including the INDEX Act (S. 4241, H.R. 8521) Issues related to fixed income funds, money market funds, including the Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2021 (S. 2684) Issues related to index funds Issues related to access to investment opportunities Issues related to diversity in the financial services industry, including the Diverse Investment Advisors Act Issues in support of providing for electronic delivery of fund information Issues related to allowing collective investment trusts in 403(b) plans, including the Public Service Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 2741)
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Insurance
ISSUEDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives ISSUEPaid Medical and Family Leave ISSUENational Data Privacy Standard ISSUESystemic Risk/Capital Standards PL 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - provide financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance federal understanding of insurance issues, and other purposes. ISSUEAutonomous Vehicles ISSUE Federal Pandemic Risk Programs ISSUE Insurance Underwriting HR 842/S 420, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act - amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes. HR 528, Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) Reform Act - place FSOC and the Office of Financial Research under the regular appropriations process and to provide for certain quarterly reporting and public notice and comment requirements for the Office of Financial Research. HR 1523/S 526, Modern Worker Empowerment Act - to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to harmonize the definition of employee with the common law. HR 5, Equality Act - prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. HR 1277/S 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act - prohibits an automobile insurer from considering specified factors when determining a consumer's insurance rates or eligibility. HR 1270, PAID Act - prohibits an automobile insurer from considering specified factors when determining a consumer's insurance rates or eligibility. HR 1255/S 377, Living Donor Protection Act - promote and protect from discrimination living organ do HR 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information, and for other purposes. HR 1512, CLEAN Future Act - build a clean future by addressing the climate crisis, protecting the health, and putting the Nation on the path to a net-zero greenhouse gas economy by 2050. S 524, Federal Insurance Abolishment Act - to eliminate the Federal Insurance Office. HR 1549/S 588, Addressing Climate Financial Risk Act - establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council. HR 1641/S 638, Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act - to include a payment and performance security requirement for certain infrastructure financing. HR 1187, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021 - requires an issuer of securities to annually disclose to shareholders certain environmental, social, and governance metrics. S 653, Coordination of Medicare Payments and Workers Compensation (COMP) Act - provide for the application of MSP rules to certain workers' compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions. HR 2068/S 862, CLAIM Act - safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related legitimate business. HR 1996/S 910, SAFE Banking Act - create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses S 574, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act - improve asbestos trust claim transparency. S 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act - increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding. HR 358, FRESH Trucking Act - modifies service hour requirements for drivers transporting perishable agricultural, horticultural, or floricultural commodities. HR 1799, PPP Extension Act of 2021 - extend deadlines for the Paycheck Protection Program. HR 2467 PFAS Action Act of 2021 -- require EPA to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances HR 2570/S 1217 Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 -- directs SEC to require issuers to disclose information regarding climate change-related risks. HR 2001 Diversity Data Accountability Act - requires regulated entities to report to the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion within specified financial agencies. HR 1087 Shareholder Political Transparency Act -- requires disclosure of information related to expenditures for political activities HR 3099 Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act -- To include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the FSOC. HR 3962/S 1625 SECURE Notarization Act -- To authorize notaries public to perform, and to establish minimum standards for, electronic notarizations and remote notarizations S 1805SHELTER Act -- allows a tax credit to individuals and businesses for disaster mitigation expenditures. S 1896Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act -- To prohibit the discriminatory use of personal information by online platforms in any algorithmic process HR 3571/S 1876 Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2021 -- To require the Fed to develop and conduct financial risk analyses relating to climate change, and for other purposes. HR 3664 SMART Act -- to provide for an exception from patent infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles. HR 3676 To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish national standards relating to sanctions for individuals who drive a motor vehicle, with a child passenger in the vehicle, while intoxicated or impaired, and for other purposes. HR 3711 SELF DRIVE Act -- to provide safety measures for over highly automated vehicles HR 1187 Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act - to require annual disclosure of certain ESG metrics. HR 3675 Drug-Impaired Driving Education Act -- To establish a grant program to educate the public on the dangers of drug-impaired driving, and for other purposes. HR 3757/S 1999 Multiple Substance Impaired Driving Prevention Act -- To authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures HR 3899 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2021 -- To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 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, and for other purposes. DRAFT Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act -- to provide a national standard for financial institution data security and breach notification. S 919 Data Care Act of 2021 -- imposes various duties on online service providers with respect to their handling of individual-identifying data 4614 Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2021 - improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands HR 4675/S 2432 Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2021 - excludes from gross income qualified catastrophe mitigation payment made under a state-based catastrophe loss mitigation program. HR 4866 Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act - to abolish FIO HR 5823, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) 2022 - establish a Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program HR 5736, Booster Seat Safety Act - direct the Secretary of Transportation to revise regulations relating to child restraint systems HR 5807/S 3065, DATA Privacy Act - establishes information security requirements for businesses that collect, process, store, or disclose information HR 963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act - prohibits a pre-dispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute HR 5734, Catastrophic Risk Transfer (CART) Act - to establish a system for the taxation of catastrophic risk transfer companies to ensure sufficient capital to cover catastrophic insurance losses HR 5689, Resilient AMERICA Act - improve the provision of Federal resources to help build capacity and fund risk-reducing, cost-effective mitigation projects HR 4006 Fair Repair Act -- requires an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to make diagnostic, maintenance, and repair equipment available to independent repair providers HR 6580/S 3572 Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 -- direct the Federal Trade Commission to require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes HR 6570 REPAIR Act -- ensure consumers have access to data relating to their motor vehicles, critical repair information, and tools, and to provide them choices for the maintenance, service, and repair of their motor vehicles HR 4521 America COMPETES Act -- bill addresses U.S. technology and communications, foreign relations and national security, domestic manufacturing, education, trade, and other matters HR 4777/S 2497 Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act -- addresses the release by bankruptcy courts of creditor or other third-party claims against non-debtors S 3844Economic Continuity and Stability Act -- establish a clear and uniform process, on a nationwide basis, for replacing the London interbank offered rate in existing contracts S 3715E-SIGN Modernization Act -- repeals certain requirements regarding the use of electronic records in commerce S 3755Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act -- amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 with respect to arbitration HR 6027 Online Privacy Act -- establishes certain online privacy rights for personal information (including contents of communications) and certain requirements for data processors, service providers, and third parties S 3875, Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act -- require the President to develop and maintain products that show the risk of natural hazards across the United States DRAFT, Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2022 -- help accelerate economic growth and spur new business formation S 4110, Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2022 -- establishes a state insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council S 4299, Rebuilding Small Businesses After Disasters Act -- to repeal the sunset for collateral requirements for Small Business Administration disaster loans S 4274, National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program Act -- improve the Federal effort to reduce wildland fire risks ISSUE, SEC 144A/Rule 15c2-11 No Action Letter ISSUE, ESG, DEI, Climate-Related Financial Risk HR 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act - to create a federal privacy standard DRAFT, Data Breach and Security Notification Act of 2021- to establish data breach and security standards. DRAFT, Rep. McHenry/Financial Services Privacy Draft - to amend GLBA HR 8063, RAMP Act - to improve MSP statute by eliminating the private right of action HR 8254 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023 - FY2023 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies HR 7900 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 - authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities for FY2023 HR 4346 CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 - funds to support the domestic production of semiconductors and authorizes various programs and activities of the federal science agencies. S 4619 Fair Access to Financial Services Act - provide that all persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, and accommodations of financial institutions HR 8589 To prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from finalizing the proposed rule titled "The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors", and for other purposes - prevent finalization of SEC climate-risk disclosure rule HR 2123 D&I DATA Act - requires certain regulated entities to report to the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion within specified financial agencies ISSUE SEC Rule 144A/15c2-11 HR 8483 Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act of 2022 - require studies regarding insurance coverage for damages from wildfires DRAFT Diverse Investment Advisers Act - require companies to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers DRAFT Minority and Women Inclusion in Insurance Act - require FIO to conduct an annual survey of insurers to determine the extent of diversity in the insurance industry DRAFT Diversify Insurers Workforce Study Act - require FIO to conduct a study regarding recruitment, retention, and attrition of employees in the insurance industry
2022 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to systemic risk regulation and non-bank financial intermediation including the FSOC Improvement Act (H.R. 3899) Issues related to ETF regulation Issues related to municipal bonds and the structure of the municipal securities market, including the Investing in Our Communities Act (H.R. 2288) Issues related to equity market structure matters Issues related to fund disclosure and investor experience Issues related to corporate governance, including ESG and proxy process, including the INDEX Act (S.4241) Issues related to fixed income funds, money market funds, including the Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2021 (S. 2684) Issues related to index funds Issues related to access to investment opportunities Issues related to Hart-Scott-Rodino reporting requirements Issues related to diversity in the financial services industry, including the Diverse Investment Advisors Act Issues in support of providing for electronic delivery of fund information
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 699- Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act (Emmer) H.R. 1277- Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 (Meeks) H.R. 2123- Diversity and Inclusion Data Accountability and Transparency Act (Beatty) H.R. 2265- Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (Wagner) H.R. 3412- Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act (Loudermilk) H.R. 3899- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act (Foster) H.R. 4262- Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (Gonzalez) H.R. 7066- Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act (Sherman) H.R. 7151- Ensuring Sound Guidance Act (Barr) S. 374- Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 (Menendez) S. 2684- Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2021 (Toomey) S. 3919- Reporting Requirements Reduction Act of 2022 (Tillis) S. 3945- Restoring Shareholder Transparency Act of 2022 (Haggerty) S. 3948- Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (Daines) S. 3961- Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act (Daines) S. 3965- Increasing Access to Adviser Information Act (Moran) S. 4241- INvestor Democracy is EXpected (INDEX) Act (Sullivan) Diverse Investment Advisers Act (draft) Diversity and Inclusion in the Asset Management Industry Improving Disclosure for Investors Act (draft) Length of comment period for SEC proposals Processing fees for delivering investment materials Russia Sanctions/Executive Orders SEC data security/Consolidated Audit Trail breach notification SEC money market fund proposal SEC proposed amendments to the Fund Names Rule SEC proposed Investment Adviser and Fund Disclosures about ESG Investment Practices SEC public company climate disclosure proposal
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
(1) H.R. 1277, S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the submission by issuers of data relating to diversity, and for other purposes. Referred to House Financial Services, Feb. 24, 2021 (2) H.R. 1187, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021. To provide for disclosure of additional material information about public companies and establish a Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. Introduced in the House, Feb. 18, 2021 Referred to House Financial Services. (3) H.R. 1087, S 530, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require reporting of certain expenditures for political activities, and for other purposes. (4) H.R. 2123, Diversity Data Accountability Act. To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require regulated entities to provide information necessary for the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion to carry out their duties, and for other purposes. (5) H.R. 1549, S. 588, To establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (6) H.R. ___, Diverse Investment Advisers Act. To require companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and companies registering securities with the Commission, to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers, and for other purposes. (7) H.R. ___, Diversity in Financial Regulatory Advisory Committees Act. To require Federal financial agencies to consider at least one gender-diverse candidate and one racially- or ethnically-diverse candidate when appointing members of advisory committees, and for other purposes. (8) H.R. ___, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act. To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require Federal banking regulators to include a diversity and inclusion component in the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System, and for other purposes. (9) H.R. ___, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act. To require companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and companies registering securities with the Commission, to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers, and for other purposes. (10) H.R. ___, Climate Risk Disclosure Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require certain disclosures relating to climate change, and for other purposes. (11) H.R. ___, Greater Accountability in Pay Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information on pay raises made to executives and non-executive employees, and for other purposes. (12) H.R ___, Paris Climate Agreement Disclosure Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require disclosures related to the Paris Climate Agreement, and for other purposes. (13) S. 606, A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue an annual report to Congress projecting and accounting for the economic costs directly and indirectly caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Mar. 4,2021 (14) H.R. 4262, the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act. The bill increases protections for closed-end funds (CEF) and provides retail investors access to private offerings with protections of the Investment Company Act of 1940. (15) H.R. 3899, FSOC nonbank SIFI designation (16) S.4241 INDEX Act, a bill that would require money managers to provide proxy voting options for share owners to vote at stockholder meetings.
2022 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
(1) H.R. 1277, S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the submission by issuers of data relating to diversity, and for other purposes. Referred to House Financial Services, Feb. 24, 2021 (2) H.R. 1187, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021. To provide for disclosure of additional material information about public companies and establish a Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. Introduced in the House, Feb. 18, 2021 Referred to House Financial Services. (3) H.R. 1087, S 530, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require reporting of certain expenditures for political activities, and for other purposes. (4) H.R. 2123, Diversity Data Accountability Act. To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require regulated entities to provide information necessary for the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion to carry out their duties, and for other purposes. (5) H.R. 1549, S. 588, To establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (6) H.R. ___, Diverse Investment Advisers Act. To require companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and companies registering securities with the Commission, to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers, and for other purposes. (7) H.R. ___, Diversity in Financial Regulatory Advisory Committees Act. To require Federal financial agencies to consider at least one genderdiverse candidate and one racially- or ethnically-diverse candidate when appointing members of advisory committees, and for other purposes. (8) H.R. ___, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act. To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require Federal banking regulators to include a diversity and inclusion component in the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System, and for other purposes. (9) H.R. ___, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act. To require companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and companies registering securities with the Commission, to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers, and for other purposes. (10) H.R. ___, Climate Risk Disclosure Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require certain disclosures relating to climate change, and for other purposes. (11) H.R. ___, Greater Accountability in Pay Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information on pay raises made to executives and non-executive employees, and for other purposes. (12) H.R ___, Paris Climate Agreement Disclosure Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require disclosures related to the Paris Climate Agreement, and for other purposes. (13) S. 606, A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue an annual report to Congress projecting and accounting for the economic costs directly and indirectly caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Mar. 4,2021 (14) H.R. 4262, the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act. The bill increases protections for closed-end funds (CEF) and provides retail investors access to private offerings with protections of the Investment Company Act of 1940. (15) H.R. 3899, FSOC nonbank SIFI designation (16) S.4241 INDEX Act, a bill that would require money managers to provide proxy voting options for share owners to vote at stockholder meetings.
2022 · second_quarter · Insurance
ISSUEDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives ISSUEPaid Medical and Family Leave ISSUENational Data Privacy Standard ISSUESystemic Risk/Capital Standards PL 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - provide financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance federal understanding of insurance issues, and other purposes. ISSUEAutonomous Vehicles ISSUE Federal Pandemic Risk Programs ISSUE Insurance Underwriting HR 842/S 420, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act - amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes. HR 528, Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) Reform Act - place FSOC and the Office of Financial Research under the regular appropriations process and to provide for certain quarterly reporting and public notice and comment requirements for the Office of Financial Research. HR 1523/S 526, Modern Worker Empowerment Act - to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to harmonize the definition of employee with the common law. HR 5, Equality Act - prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. HR 1277/S 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act - prohibits an automobile insurer from considering specified factors when determining a consumer's insurance rates or eligibility. HR 1270, PAID Act - prohibits an automobile insurer from considering specified factors when determining a consumer's insurance rates or eligibility. HR 1255/S 377, Living Donor Protection Act - promote and protect from discrimination living organ do HR 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information, and for other purposes. HR 1512, CLEAN Future Act - build a clean future by addressing the climate crisis, protecting the health, and putting the Nation on the path to a net-zero greenhouse gas economy by 2050. S 524, Federal Insurance Abolishment Act - to eliminate the Federal Insurance Office. HR 1549/S 588, Addressing Climate Financial Risk Act - establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council. HR 1641/S 638, Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act - to include a payment and performance security requirement for certain infrastructure financing. DRAFTDisaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act - suspend negative credit reporting in certain circumstances. HR 1187, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021 - requires an issuer of securities to annually disclose to shareholders certain environmental, social, and governance metrics. S 653, Coordination of Medicare Payments and Workers Compensation (COMP) Act - provide for the application of MSP rules to certain workers' compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions. DRAFTDiverse Investment Advisers Act - require companies to consider diverse firms when seeking the services of investment advisers. HR 2068/S 862, CLAIM Act - safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related legitimate business. HR 1996/S 910, SAFE Banking Act - create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses S 574, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act - improve asbestos trust claim transparency. S 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act - increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding. HR 1780, Paris Climate Agreement Disclosure Act - amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require disclosures related to the Paris Climate Agreement. HR 358, FRESH Trucking Act - modifies service hour requirements for drivers transporting perishable agricultural, horticultural, or floricultural commodities. HR 1799, PPP Extension Act of 2021 - extend deadlines for the Paycheck Protection Program. HR 2467 PFAS Action Act of 2021 -- require EPA to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances HR 2570/S 1217 Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 -- directs SEC to require issuers to disclose information regarding climate change-related risks. HR 2001 Diversity Data Accountability Act - requires regulated entities to report to the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion within specified financial agencies. HR 1087 Shareholder Political Transparency Act -- requires disclosure of information related to expenditures for political activities HR 3099 Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act -- To include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the FSOC. HR 3962/S 1625 SECURE Notarization Act -- To authorize notaries public to perform, and to establish minimum standards for, electronic notarizations and remote notarizations S 1805SHELTER Act -- allows a tax credit to individuals and businesses for disaster mitigation expenditures. S 1896Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act -- To prohibit the discriminatory use of personal information by online platforms in any algorithmic process HR 3571/S 1876 Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2021 -- To require the Fed to develop and conduct financial risk analyses relating to climate change, and for other purposes. HR 3664 SMART Act -- to provide for an exception from patent infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles. HR 3676 To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish national standards relating to sanctions for individuals who drive a motor vehicle, with a child passenger in the vehicle, while intoxicated or impaired, and for other purposes. HR 3711 SELF DRIVE Act -- to provide safety measures for over highly automated vehicles HR 1187 Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act - to require annual disclosure of certain ESG metrics. HR 3675 Drug-Impaired Driving Education Act -- To establish a grant program to educate the public on the dangers of drug-impaired driving, and for other purposes. HR 3757/S 1999 Multiple Substance Impaired Driving Prevention Act -- To authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures HR 3899 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2021 -- To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 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, and for other purposes. DRAFT Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act -- to provide a national standard for financial institution data security and breach notification. S 919 Data Care Act of 2021 -- imposes various duties on online service providers with respect to their handling of individual-identifying data 4614 Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2021 - improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands HR 4675/S 2432 Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2021 - excludes from gross income qualified catastrophe mitigation payment made under a state-based catastrophe loss mitigation program. HR 4866 Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act - to abolish FIO HR 5823, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) 2022 - establish a Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program HR 5736, Booster Seat Safety Act - direct the Secretary of Transportation to revise regulations relating to child restraint systems HR 5807/S 3065, DATA Privacy Act - establishes information security requirements for businesses that collect, process, store, or disclose information HR 963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act - prohibits a pre-dispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute HR 5734, Catastrophic Risk Transfer (CART) Act - to establish a system for the taxation of catastrophic risk transfer companies to ensure sufficient capital to cover catastrophic insurance losses HR 5689, Resilient AMERICA Act - improve the provision of Federal resources to help build capacity and fund risk-reducing, cost-effective mitigation projects HR 4006 Fair Repair Act -- requires an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to make diagnostic, maintenance, and repair equipment available to independent repair providers HR 6580/S 3572 Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 -- direct the Federal Trade Commission to require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes HR 6570 REPAIR Act -- ensure consumers have access to data relating to their motor vehicles, critical repair information, and tools, and to provide them choices for the maintenance, service, and repair of their motor vehicles HR 4521 America COMPETES Act -- bill addresses U.S. technology and communications, foreign relations and national security, domestic manufacturing, education, trade, and other matters HR 4777/S 2497 Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act -- addresses the release by bankruptcy courts of creditor or other third-party claims against non-debtors S 3844Economic Continuity and Stability Act -- establish a clear and uniform process, on a nationwide basis, for replacing the London interbank offered rate in existing contracts S 3715E-SIGN Modernization Act -- repeals certain requirements regarding the use of electronic records in commerce S 3755Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act -- amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 with respect to arbitration HR 6027 Online Privacy Act -- establishes certain online privacy rights for personal information (including contents of communications) and certain requirements for data processors, service providers, and third parties S 3875, Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act -- require the President to develop and maintain products that show the risk of natural hazards across the United States DRAFT, Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2022 -- help accelerate economic growth and spur new business formation S 4110, Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2022 -- establishes a state insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council S 4299, Rebuilding Small Businesses After Disasters Act -- to repeal the sunset for collateral requirements for Small Business Administration disaster loans S 4274, National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program Act -- improve the Federal effort to reduce wildland fire risks ISSUE, SEC 144A/Rule 15c2-11 No Action Letter ISSUE, ESG, DEI, Climate-Related Financial Risk HR 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act - to create a federal privacy standard DRAFT, Data Breach and Security Notification Act of 2021- to establish data breach and security standards. DRAFT, Rep. McHenry/Financial Services Privacy Draft - to amend GLBA HR 8063, RAMP Act - to improve MSP statute by eliminating the private right of action
2022 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 699- Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act (Emmer) H.R. 1277- Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 (Meeks) H.R. 2123- Diversity and Inclusion Data Accountability and Transparency Act (Beatty) H.R. 2265- Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (Wagner) H.R. 3412- Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act (Loudermilk) H.R. 3899- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act (Foster) H.R. 4262- Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (Gonzalez) H.R. 4616- Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 (Sherman) H.R. 4618- Short Sale Transparency and Market Fairness Act (Waters) H.R. 6285- Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (Sherman) H.R. 7066- Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act (Sherman) H.R. 7151- Ensuring Sound Guidance Act (Barr) S. 374- Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 (Menendez) S. 2184- Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (Kennedy) S. 2684- Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2021 (Toomey) S. 3779- Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act (Tester) S. 3948- Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (Daines) Improving Disclosure for Investors Act (draft) Processing fees for delivering investment materials Consolidated Audit Trail data security/breach notification Diverse Investment Advisers Act (draft) Diversity and Inclusion in the Asset Management Industry ESG Reporting Standards Proxy Voting by Asset Managers Russia Sanctions/Executive Orders SEC public company climate disclosure proposal SEC money market fund proposal Shorten US securities settlement cycle to trade date plus one day
Client expense: $950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to systemic risk regulation and non-bank financial intermediation including the FSOC Improvement Act (H.R. 3899) Issues related to ETF regulation Issues related to municipal bonds and the structure of the municipal securities market, including the Investing in Our Communities Act (H.R. 2288) Issues related to equity market structure matters Issues related to fund disclosure and investor experience Issues related to corporate governance, including ESG and proxy process Issues related to fixed income funds, money market funds, including the Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2021 (S. 2684) Issues related to index funds Issues related to access to investment opportunities Issues related to Hart-Scott-Rodino reporting requirements Issues related to diversity in the financial services industry, including the Diverse Investment Advisors Act Issues related to licensing and supervision for remote work Issues in support of providing for electronic delivery of fund information
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
(1) H.R. 1277, S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the submission by issuers of data relating to diversity, and for other purposes. Referred to House Financial Services, Feb. 24, 2021 (2) H.R. 1187, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021. To provide for disclosure of additional material information about public companies and establish a Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. Introduced in the House, Feb. 18, 2021 Referred to House Financial Services. (3) H.R. 1087, S 530, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require reporting of certain expenditures for political activities, and for other purposes. (4) H.R. 2123, Diversity Data Accountability Act. To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require regulated entities to provide information necessary for the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion to carry out their duties, and for other purposes. (5) H.R. 1549, S. 588, To establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (6) H.R. ___, Diverse Investment Advisers Act. To require companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and companies registering securities with the Commission, to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers, and for other purposes. (7) H.R. ___, Diversity in Financial Regulatory Advisory Committees Act. To require Federal financial agencies to consider at least one gender-diverse candidate and one racially- or ethnically-diverse candidate when appointing members of advisory committees, and for other purposes. (8) H.R. ___, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act. To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require Federal banking regulators to include a diversity and inclusion component in the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System, and for other purposes. (9) H.R. ___, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act. To require companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and companies registering securities with the Commission, to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers, and for other purposes. (10) H.R. ___, Climate Risk Disclosure Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require certain disclosures relating to climate change, and for other purposes. (11) H.R. ___, Greater Accountability in Pay Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information on pay raises made to executives and non-executive employees, and for other purposes. (12) H.R ___, Paris Climate Agreement Disclosure Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require disclosures related to the Paris Climate Agreement, and for other purposes. (13) S. 606, A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue an annual report to Congress projecting and accounting for the economic costs directly and indirectly caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Mar. 4,2021 (14) H.R. 4262, the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act. The bill increases protections for closed-end funds (CEF) and provides retail investors access to private offerings with protections of the Investment Company Act of 1940. (15) H.R. 3899, FSOC nonbank SIFI designation
2022 · first_quarter · Insurance
ISSUEDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives ISSUEPaid Medical and Family Leave ISSUENational Data Privacy Standard ISSUESystemic Risk/Capital Standards PL 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - provide financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance federal understanding of insurance issues, and other purposes. ISSUEAutonomous Vehicles ISSUE Federal Pandemic Risk Programs ISSUE Insurance Underwriting DRAFT Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2020 - to establish data breach and security standards. HR 762, SAFE TO DRIVE Act - requires the DOT to use up to 25% of the amounts available for national priority safety program grants to award grants to states enacts a distracted driving statute. HR 842/S 420, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act - amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes. HR 528, Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) Reform Act - place FSOC and the Office of Financial Research under the regular appropriations process and to provide for certain quarterly reporting and public notice and comment requirements for the Office of Financial Research. HR 1523/S 526, Modern Worker Empowerment Act - to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to harmonize the definition of employee with the common law. HR 5, Equality Act - prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. HR 1277/S 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act - prohibits an automobile insurer from considering specified factors when determining a consumer's insurance rates or eligibility. HR 1270, PAID Act - prohibits an automobile insurer from considering specified factors when determining a consumer's insurance rates or eligibility. HR 1255/S 377, Living Donor Protection Act - promote and protect from discrimination living organ do HR 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information, and for other purposes. HR 1512, CLEAN Future Act - build a clean future by addressing the climate crisis, protecting the health, and putting the Nation on the path to a net-zero greenhouse gas economy by 2050. S 524, Federal Insurance Abolishment Act - to eliminate the Federal Insurance Office. HR 1549/S 588, Addressing Climate Financial Risk Act - establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council. HR 1641/S 638, Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act - to include a payment and performance security requirement for certain infrastructure financing. DRAFTDisaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act - suspend negative credit reporting in certain circumstances. HR 1187, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021 - requires an issuer of securities to annually disclose to shareholders certain environmental, social, and governance metrics. S 653, Coordination of Medicare Payments and Workers Compensation (COMP) Act - provide for the application of MSP rules to certain workers' compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions. DRAFTDiverse Investment Advisers Act - require companies to consider diverse firms when seeking the services of investment advisers. HR 2068/S 862, CLAIM Act - safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related legitimate business. HR 1996/S 910, SAFE Banking Act - create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses S 574, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act - improve asbestos trust claim transparency. S 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act - increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding. HR 1780, Paris Climate Agreement Disclosure Act - amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require disclosures related to the Paris Climate Agreement. HR 358, FRESH Trucking Act - modifies service hour requirements for drivers transporting perishable agricultural, horticultural, or floricultural commodities. HR 1799, PPP Extension Act of 2021 - extend deadlines for the Paycheck Protection Program. HR 2467 PFAS Action Act of 2021 -- require EPA to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances HR 2570/S 1217 Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 -- directs SEC to require issuers to disclose information regarding climate change-related risks. HR 2001 Diversity Data Accountability Act - requires regulated entities to report to the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion within specified financial agencies. HR 1087 Shareholder Political Transparency Act -- requires disclosure of information related to expenditures for political activities HR 3099 Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act -- To include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the FSOC. HR 3962/S 1625 SECURE Notarization Act -- To authorize notaries public to perform, and to establish minimum standards for, electronic notarizations and remote notarizations S 1805SHELTER Act -- allows a tax credit to individuals and businesses for disaster mitigation expenditures. S 1896Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act -- To prohibit the discriminatory use of personal information by online platforms in any algorithmic process HR 3571/S 1876 Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2021 -- To require the Fed to develop and conduct financial risk analyses relating to climate change, and for other purposes. HR 3664 SMART Act -- to provide for an exception from patent infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles. HR 3676 To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish national standards relating to sanctions for individuals who drive a motor vehicle, with a child passenger in the vehicle, while intoxicated or impaired, and for other purposes. HR 3711 SELF DRIVE Act -- to provide safety measures for over highly automated vehicles HR 1187 Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act - to require annual disclosure of certain ESG metrics. HR 3675 Drug-Impaired Driving Education Act -- To establish a grant program to educate the public on the dangers of drug-impaired driving, and for other purposes. HR 3757/S 1999 Multiple Substance Impaired Driving Prevention Act -- To authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures HR 3899 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2021 -- To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 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, and for other purposes. DRAFT Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act -- to provide a national standard for financial institution data security and breach notification. S 919 Data Care Act of 2021 -- imposes various duties on online service providers with respect to their handling of individual-identifying data DRAFT Private Right of Action for MSP - to repeal MSP private cause of action 4614 Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2021 - improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands HR 4675/S 2432 Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2021 - excludes from gross income qualified catastrophe mitigation payment made under a state-based catastrophe loss mitigation program. HR 4616 Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act - deem certain references to LIBOR as referring to a replacement benchmark rate upon the occurrence of certain events affecting LIBOR HR 4866 Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act - to abolish FIO HR 4350/S 2792 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 - authorizes FY2022 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense HR 5823, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) 2022 - establish a Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program HR 5736, Booster Seat Safety Act - direct the Secretary of Transportation to revise regulations relating to child restraint systems HR 5807/S 3065, DATA Privacy Act - establishes information security requirements for businesses that collect, process, store, or disclose information DRAFT, Control Our Data Act - E&C Committee Staff Data Privacy Draft Legislation HR 963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act - prohibits a pre-dispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute HR 5734, Catastrophic Risk Transfer (CART) Act - to establish a system for the taxation of catastrophic risk transfer companies to ensure sufficient capital to cover catastrophic insurance losses HR 5689, Resilient AMERICA Act - improve the provision of Federal resources to help build capacity and fund risk-reducing, cost-effective mitigation projects HR 4006 Fair Repair Act -- requires an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to make diagnostic, maintenance, and repair equipment available to independent repair providers HR 6580/S 3572 Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 -- direct the Federal Trade Commission to require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes HR 6570 REPAIR Act -- ensure consumers have access to data relating to their motor vehicles, critical repair information, and tools, and to provide them choices for the maintenance, service, and repair of their motor vehicles HR 4521 America COMPETES Act -- bill addresses U.S. technology and communications, foreign relations and national security, domestic manufacturing, education, trade, and other matters HR 3076 Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 -- addresses the finances and operations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) S 3600Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act -- addresses cybersecurity threats against critical infrastructure and the federal government HR 4777/S 2497 Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act -- addresses the release by bankruptcy courts of creditor or other third-party claims against non-debtors S 3844Economic Continuity and Stability Act -- establish a clear and uniform process, on a nationwide basis, for replacing the London interbank offered rate in existing contracts S 3715E-SIGN Modernization Act -- repeals certain requirements regarding the use of electronic records in commerce S 3755Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act -- amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 with respect to arbitration HR 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 - to fund the government for fiscal year 2022 and other purposes HR 6027 Online Privacy Act -- establishes certain online privacy rights for personal information (including contents of communications) and certain requirements for data processors, service providers, and third parties
2022 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
1) H.R. 1277, S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the submission by issuers of data relating to diversity, and for other purposes. Referred to House Financial Services, Feb. 24, 2021 (2) H.R. 1187, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021. To provide for disclosure of additional material information about public companies and establish a Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. Introduced in the House, Feb. 18, 2021 Referred to House Financial Services. (3) H.R. 1087, S 530, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require reporting of certain expenditures for political activities, and for other purposes. (4) H.R. 2123, Diversity Data Accountability Act. To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require regulated entities to provide information necessary for the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion to carry out their duties, and for other purposes. (5) H.R. 1549, S. 588, To establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (6) H.R. ___, Diverse Investment Advisers Act. To require companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and companies registering securities with the Commission, to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers, and for other purposes. (7) H.R. ___, Diversity in Financial Regulatory Advisory Committees Act. To require Federal financial agencies to consider at least one gender diverse candidate and one racially- or ethnically-diverse candidate when appointing members of advisory committees, and for other purposes. (8) H.R. ___, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act. To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require Federal banking regulators to include a diversity and inclusion component in the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System, and for other purposes. (9) H.R. ___, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act. To require companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and companies registering securities with the Commission, to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers, and for other purposes. (10) H.R. ___, Climate Risk Disclosure Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require certain disclosures relating to climate change, and for other purposes. (11) H.R. ___, Greater Accountability in Pay Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information on pay raises made to executives and non-executive employees, and for other purposes. (12) H.R ___, Paris Climate Agreement Disclosure Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require disclosures related to the Paris Climate Agreement, and for other purposes. (13) S. 606, A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue an annual report to Congress projecting and accounting for the economic costs directly and indirectly caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Mar. 4,2021 (14) H.R. 4262, the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act. The bill increases protections for closed-end funds (CEF) and provides retail investors access to private offerings with protections of the Investment Company Act of 1940. (15) H.R. 3899, FSOC nonbank SIFI designation
2021 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 699- Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act (Emmer) H.R. 1277- Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 (Meeks) H.R. 1996- Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021 (Perlmutter) H.R. 2123- Diversity and Inclusion Data Accountability and Transparency Act (Beatty) H.R. 2265- Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (Wagner) H.R. 3412- Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act (Loudermilk) H.R. 3899- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act (Foster) H.R. 4262- Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (Gonzalez) H.R. 4616- Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 (Sherman) H.R. 4618- Short Sale Transparency and Market Fairness Act (Waters) H.R. 5598- Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act (Sherman) H.R. 6285- Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (Sherman) S. 374- Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 (Menendez) S. 910- Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021 (Merkley) S. 1605- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 S. 2184- Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (Kennedy) S. 2684- Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2021 (Toomey) Improving Disclosure for Investors Act Processing fees for delivering investment materials Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act (Senate draft) Consolidated Audit Trail SEC Cybersecurity and Data Protection Diverse Investment Advisers Act (House draft) Diversity and Inclusion in the Asset Management Industry Enhanced ESG Disclosure SEC's proposed money market fund reforms Shorten US securities settlement cycle to trade date plus one day Stablecoins
Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 699- Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act (Emmer) H.R. 1277- Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 (Meeks) H.R. 1996- Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021 (Perlmutter) H.R. 2123- Diversity and Inclusion Data Accountability and Transparency Act (Beatty) H.R. 2265- Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (Wagner) H.R. 3412- Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act (Loudermilk) H.R. 3899- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act (Foster) H.R. 4262- Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (Gonzalez) H.R. 4616- Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 (Sherman) H.R. 4618- Short Sale Transparency and Market Fairness Act (Waters) H.R. 5598- Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act (Sherman) H.R. 6285- Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (Sherman) S. 374- Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 (Menendez) S. 910- Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021 (Merkley) S. 1605- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 S. 2184- Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (Kennedy) S. 2684- Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2021 (Toomey) Improving Disclosure for Investors Act Processing fees for delivering investment materials Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act (Senate draft) Consolidated Audit Trail SEC Cybersecurity and Data Protection Diverse Investment Advisers Act (House draft) Diversity and Inclusion in the Asset Management Industry Enhanced ESG Disclosure SEC's proposed money market fund reforms Shorten US securities settlement cycle to trade date plus one day Stablecoins
Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to systemic risk regulation and non-bank financial intermediation including the FSOC Improvement Act (H.R. 3899) Issues related to ETF regulation Issues related to municipal bonds and other securities and the structure of the municipal securities market, including the Investing in Our Communities Act (H.R. 2288) Issues related to equity market structure matters Issues related to fund disclosure and investor experience Issues related to corporate governance, including ESG and proxy process Issues related to fixed income funds, including money market funds Issues related to index funds Issues related to access to investment opportunities Issues related to fiscal stimulus Issues related to Hart-Scott-Rodino reporting requirements Issues related to diversity in the financial services industry, including the Diverse Investment Advisor Act Issues related to the LIBOR transition Issues related to licensing and supervision for remote work Issues in support of providing for electronic delivery of ERISA mandated retirement information
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
1) H.R. 1277, S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the submission by issuers of data relating to diversity, and for other purposes. Referred to House Financial Services, Feb. 24, 2021 (2) H.R. 1187, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021. To provide for disclosure of additional material information about public companies and establish a Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. Introduced in the House, Feb. 18, 2021 Referred to House Financial Services. (3) H.R. 1087, S 530, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require reporting of certain expenditures for political activities, and for other purposes. (4) H.R. 2123, Diversity Data Accountability Act. To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require regulated entities to provide information necessary for the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion to carry out their duties, and for other purposes. (5) H.R. 1549, S. 588, To establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (6) H.R. ___, Diverse Investment Advisers Act. To require companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and companies registering securities with the Commission, to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers, and for other purposes. (7) H.R. ___, Diversity in Financial Regulatory Advisory Committees Act. To require Federal financial agencies to consider at least one gender diverse candidate and one racially- or ethnically-diverse candidate when appointing members of advisory committees, and for other purposes. (8) H.R. ___, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act. To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require Federal banking regulators to include a diversity and inclusion component in the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System, and for other purposes. (9) H.R. ___, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act. To require companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and companies registering securities with the Commission, to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers, and for other purposes. (10) H.R. ___, Climate Risk Disclosure Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require certain disclosures relating to climate change, and for other purposes. (11) H.R. ___, Greater Accountability in Pay Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information on pay raises made to executives and non-executive employees, and for other purposes. (12) H.R ___, Paris Climate Agreement Disclosure Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require disclosures related to the Paris Climate Agreement, and for other purposes. (13) S. 606, A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue an annual report to Congress projecting and accounting for the economic costs directly and indirectly caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Mar. 4,2021 (14) H.R. 4262, the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act. The bill increases protections for closed-end funds (CEF) and provides retail investors access to private offerings with protections of the Investment Company Act of 1940. (15) H.R. 3899, FSOC nonbank SIFI designation
2021 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
(1) H.R. 1277, S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the submission by issuers of data relating to diversity, and for other purposes. Referred to House Financial Services, Feb. 24, 2021 (2) H.R. 1187, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021. To provide for disclosure of additional material information about public companies and establish a Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. Introduced in the House, Feb. 18, 2021 Referred to House Financial Services. (3) H.R. 1087, S 530, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require reporting of certain expenditures for political activities, and for other purposes. (4) H.R. 2123, Diversity Data Accountability Act. To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require regulated entities to provide information necessary for the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion to carry out their duties, and for other purposes. (5) H.R. 1549, S. 588, To establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (6) H.R. ___, Diverse Investment Advisers Act. To require companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and companies registering securities with the Commission, to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers, and for other purposes. (7) H.R. ___, Diversity in Financial Regulatory Advisory Committees Act. To require Federal financial agencies to consider at least one gender-diverse candidate and one racially- or ethnically-diverse candidate when appointing members of advisory committees, and for other purposes. (8) H.R. ___, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act. To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require Federal banking regulators to include a diversity and inclusion component in the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System, and for other purposes. (9) H.R. ___, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act. To require companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and companies registering securities with the Commission, to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers, and for other purposes. (10) H.R. ___, Climate Risk Disclosure Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require certain disclosures relating to climate change, and for other purposes. (11) H.R. ___, Greater Accountability in Pay Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information on pay raises made to executives and non-executive employees, and for other purposes. (12) H.R ___, Paris Climate Agreement Disclosure Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require disclosures related to the Paris Climate Agreement, and for other purposes. (13) S. 606, A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue an annual report to Congress projecting and accounting for the economic costs directly and indirectly caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Mar. 4,2021 (14) H.R. 4262, the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act. The bill increases protections for closed-end funds (CEF) and provides retail investors access to private offerings with protections of the Investment Company Act of 1940. (15) H.R. 3899, FSOC nonbank SIFI designation
2021 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
ISSUEDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives ISSUEPaid Medical and Family Leave ISSUENational Data Privacy Standard ISSUESystemic Risk/Capital Standards PL 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - provide financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance federal understanding of insurance issues, and other purposes. ISSUEAutonomous Vehicles ISSUE Federal Pandemic Risk Programs ISSUE Insurance Underwriting DRAFT Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2020 - to establish data breach and security standards. HR 762, SAFE TO DRIVE Act - requires the DOT to use up to 25% of the amounts available for national priority safety program grants to award grants to states enacts a distracted driving statute. HR 842/S 420, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act - amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes. HR 528, Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) Reform Act - place FSOC and the Office of Financial Research under the regular appropriations process and to provide for certain quarterly reporting and public notice and comment requirements for the Office of Financial Research. HR 1523/S 526, Modern Worker Empowerment Act - to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to harmonize the definition of employee with the common law. HR 5, Equality Act - prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. HR 1277/S 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act - prohibits an automobile insurer from considering specified factors when determining a consumer's insurance rates or eligibility. HR 1270, PAID Act - prohibits an automobile insurer from considering specified factors when determining a consumer's insurance rates or eligibility. HR 1255/S 377, Living Donor Protection Act - promote and protect from discrimination living organ do HR 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information, and for other purposes. HR 1512, CLEAN Future Act - build a clean future by addressing the climate crisis, protecting the health, and putting the Nation on the path to a net-zero greenhouse gas economy by 2050. S 524, Federal Insurance Abolishment Act - to eliminate the Federal Insurance Office. HR 1549/S 588, Addressing Climate Financial Risk Act - establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council. HR 1641/S 638, Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act - to include a payment and performance security requirement for certain infrastructure financing. DRAFTDisaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act - suspend negative credit reporting in certain circumstances. HR 1187, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021 - requires an issuer of securities to annually disclose to shareholders certain environmental, social, and governance metrics. S 653, Coordination of Medicare Payments and Workers Compensation (COMP) Act - provide for the application of MSP rules to certain workers' compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions. DRAFTDiverse Investment Advisers Act - require companies to consider diverse firms when seeking the services of investment advisers. HR 2068/S 862, CLAIM Act - safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related legitimate business. HR 1996/S 910, SAFE Banking Act - create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses S 574, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act - improve asbestos trust claim transparency. S 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act - increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding. HR 1780, Paris Climate Agreement Disclosure Act - amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require disclosures related to the Paris Climate Agreement. HR 358, FRESH Trucking Act - modifies service hour requirements for drivers transporting perishable agricultural, horticultural, or floricultural commodities. HR 1799, PPP Extension Act of 2021 - extend deadlines for the Paycheck Protection Program. HR 2467 PFAS Action Act of 2021 -- require EPA to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances HR 2570/S 1217 Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 -- directs SEC to require issuers to disclose information regarding climate change-related risks. HR 2001 Diversity Data Accountability Act - requires regulated entities to report to the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion within specified financial agencies. HR 1087 Shareholder Political Transparency Act -- requires disclosure of information related to expenditures for political activities S 3832Endless Frontiers Act -- To establish a new Directorate for Technology in the redesignated National Science and Technology Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, and innovation, and for other purposes. HR 3 Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act -- stablishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs. HR 3099 Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act -- To include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the FSOC. HR 3962/S 1625 SECURE Notarization Act -- To authorize notaries public to perform, and to establish minimum standards for, electronic notarizations and remote notarizations HR 3341 STARTER Act 2.0 -- To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. S 1805SHELTER Act -- allows a tax credit to individuals and businesses for disaster mitigation expenditures. S 1896Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act -- To prohibit the discriminatory use of personal information by online platforms in any algorithmic process HR 3571/S 1876 Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2021 -- To require the Fed to develop and conduct financial risk analyses relating to climate change, and for other purposes. HR 3664 SMART Act -- to provide for an exception from patent infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles. HR 3677 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a distracted driving education grant program, and for other purposes. HR 3676 To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish national standards relating to sanctions for individuals who drive a motor vehicle, with a child passenger in the vehicle, while intoxicated or impaired, and for other purposes. HR 3711 SELF DRIVE Act -- to provide safety measures for over highly automated vehicles HR 1187 Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act - to require annual disclosure of certain ESG metrics. HR 3675 Drug-Impaired Driving Education Act -- To establish a grant program to educate the public on the dangers of drug-impaired driving, and for other purposes. HR 3757/S 1999 Multiple Substance Impaired Driving Prevention Act -- To authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures HR 3899 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2021 -- To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 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, and for other purposes. DRAFT Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act -- to provide a national standard for financial institution data security and breach notification. S 919 Data Care Act of 2021 -- imposes various duties on online service providers with respect to their handling of individual-identifying data DRAFT Private Right of Action for MSP - to repeal MSP private cause of action HR 4865 Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act - to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities. HR 4614 Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2021 - improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands HR 4675/S 2432 Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2021 - excludes from gross income qualified catastrophe mitigation payment made under a state-based catastrophe loss mitigation program. HR 4616 Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act - deem certain references to LIBOR as referring to a replacement benchmark rate upon the occurrence of certain events affecting LIBOR HR 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, and transit programs, and for other purposes. HR 4866 Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act - to abolish FIO HR 5440 Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021 - establish the Cyber Incident Review Office in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency HR 4350/S 2792 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 - authorizes FY2022 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense S 2875Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021 - establish the Cyber Incident Review Office in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency S 2407Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021 - ensure timely Federal Government awareness of cyber intrusions that pose a threat to national security HR 5823, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) 2022 - establish a Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program HR 5736, Booster Seat Safety Act - direct the Secretary of Transportation to revise regulations relating to child restraint systems S 3179, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 - provides FY2022 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies HR 5807/S 3065, DATA Privacy Act - establishes information security requirements for businesses that collect, process, store, or disclose information DRAFT, Control Our Data Act - E&C Committee Staff Data Privacy Draft Legislation HR 963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act - prohibits a pre-dispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute HR 4350/S 1605, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 - authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities and programs for FY2022 and addresses various other issues HR 5734, Catastrophic Risk Transfer (CART) Act - to establish a system for the taxation of catastrophic risk transfer companies to ensure sufficient capital to cover catastrophic insurance losses HR 5689, Resilient AMERICA Act - improve the provision of Federal resources to help build capacity and fund risk-reducing, cost-effective mitigation projects
2021 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 699- Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act (Emmer) H.R. 1187- Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act H.R. 1277- Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 (Meeks) H.R. 1996- Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021 (Perlmutter) H.R. 2123- Diversity and Inclusion Data Accountability and Transparency Act (Beatty) H.R. 2265- Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (Wagner) H.R. 2570- Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 (Casten) H.R. 3412- Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act (Loudermilk) H.R. 3899- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act (Foster) H.R. 4262- Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (Gonzalez) H.R. 4616- Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 (Sherman) H.R. 4618- Short Sale Transparency and Market Fairness Act (Waters) S. 374- Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 (Menendez) S. 910- Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021 (Merkley) S. 2184- Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (Kennedy) S. 2684- Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2021 (Toomey) Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2021 Processing fees for delivering investment materials Consolidated Audit Trail SEC Cybersecurity and Data Protection Diverse Investment Advisers Act Enhanced ESG Disclosure by Corporate Issuers
Client expense: $1,720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to systemic risk regulation and non-bank financial intermediation including the FSOC Improvement Act (H.R. 3899) Issues related to ETF regulation Issues related to municipal bonds and other securities and the structure of the municipal securities market, including the Investing in Our Communities Act (H.R. 2288) Issues related to equity market structure matters Issues related to fixed income market liquidity and structure Issues related to fund disclosure and investor experience Issues related to corporate governance, including ESG and proxy process Issues related to fixed income funds, including money market funds Issues related to index providers Issues related to index funds Issues related to access to investment opportunities Issues related to fiscal stimulus Issues related to Hart-Scott-Rodino reporting requirements Issues related to diversity in the financial services industry, including the Diverse Investment Advisor Act Issues related to the LIBOR transition Issues related to licensing and supervision for remote work
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 3899, the Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act; Issues related to money market mutual funds; Electronic delivery of mutual fund documents.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $25,000
2021 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
1) H.R. 1277, S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the submission by issuers of data relating to diversity, and for other purposes. Referred to House Financial Services, Feb. 24, 2021 (2) H.R. 1187, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021. To provide for disclosure of additional material information about public companies and establish a Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. Introduced in the House, Feb. 18, 2021 Referred to House Financial Services. (3) H.R. 1087, S 530, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require reporting of certain expenditures for political activities, and for other purposes. (4) H.R. 2123, Diversity Data Accountability Act. To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require regulated entities to provide information necessary for the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion to carry out their duties, and for other purposes. (5) H.R. 1549, S. 588, To establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (6) H.R. ___, Diverse Investment Advisers Act. To require companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and companies registering securities with the Commission, to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers, and for other purposes. (7) H.R. ___, Diversity in Financial Regulatory Advisory Committees Act. To require Federal financial agencies to consider at least one gender diverse candidate and one racially- or ethnically-diverse candidate when appointing members of advisory committees, and for other purposes. (8) H.R. ___, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act. To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require Federal banking regulators to include a diversity and inclusion component in the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System, and for other purposes. (9) H.R. ___, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act. To require companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and companies registering securities with the Commission, to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers, and for other purposes. (10) H.R. ___, Climate Risk Disclosure Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require certain disclosures relating to climate change, and for other purposes. (11) H.R. ___, Greater Accountability in Pay Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information on pay raises made to executives and non-executive employees, and for other purposes. (12) H.R ___, Paris Climate Agreement Disclosure Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require disclosures related to the Paris Climate Agreement, and for other purposes. (13) S. 606, A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue an annual report to Congress projecting and accounting for the economic costs directly and indirectly caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Mar. 4,2021 (14) H.R. 4262, the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act. The bill increases protections for closed-end funds (CEF) and provides retail investors access to private offerings with protections of the Investment Company Act of 1940. (15) H.R. 3899, FSOC nonbank SIFI designation
2021 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
(1) H.R. 1277, S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the submission by issuers of data relating to diversity, and for other purposes. Referred to House Financial Services, Feb. 24, 2021 (2) H.R. 1187, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021. To provide for disclosure of additional material information about public companies and establish a Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. Introduced in the House, Feb. 18, 2021 Referred to House Financial Services. (3) H.R. 1087, S 530, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require reporting of certain expenditures for political activities, and for other purposes. (4) H.R. 2123, Diversity Data Accountability Act. To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require regulated entities to provide information necessary for the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion to carry out their duties, and for other purposes. (5) H.R. 1549, S. 588, To establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (6) H.R. ___, Diverse Investment Advisers Act. To require companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and companies registering securities with the Commission, to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers, and for other purposes. (7) H.R. ___, Diversity in Financial Regulatory Advisory Committees Act. To require Federal financial agencies to consider at least one gender-diverse candidate and one racially- or ethnically-diverse candidate when appointing members of advisory committees, and for other purposes. (8) H.R. ___, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act. To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require Federal banking regulators to include a diversity and inclusion component in the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System, and for other purposes. (9) H.R. ___, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act. To require companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and companies registering securities with the Commission, to consider diverse individual-owned and controlled firms when seeking the services of investment advisers, and for other purposes. (10) H.R. ___, Climate Risk Disclosure Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require certain disclosures relating to climate change, and for other purposes. (11) H.R. ___, Greater Accountability in Pay Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information on pay raises made to executives and non-executive employees, and for other purposes. (12) H.R ___, Paris Climate Agreement Disclosure Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require disclosures related to the Paris Climate Agreement, and for other purposes. (13) S. 606, A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue an annual report to Congress projecting and accounting for the economic costs directly and indirectly caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Mar. 4,2021 (14) H.R. 4262, the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act. The bill increases protections for closed-end funds (CEF) and provides retail investors access to private offerings with protections of the Investment Company Act of 1940. (15) H.R. 3899, FSOC nonbank SIFI designation
2021 · third_quarter · Insurance
ISSUEDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives ISSUEPaid Medical and Family Leave ISSUENational Data Privacy Standard ISSUESystemic Risk/Capital Standards PL 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - provide financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance federal understanding of insurance issues, and other purposes. ISSUEAutonomous Vehicles HR 7011 (116th), Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) - establishes the Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program within the Department of the Treasury. ISSUE Federal Pandemic Risk Programs ISSUE Insurance Underwriting DRAFT Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2020 - to establish data breach and security standards. HR 762, SAFE TO DRIVE Act - requires the DOT to use up to 25% of the amounts available for national priority safety program grants to award grants to states enacts a distracted driving statute. HR 842/S 420, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act - amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes. HR 528, Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) Reform Act - place FSOC and the Office of Financial Research under the regular appropriations process and to provide for certain quarterly reporting and public notice and comment requirements for the Office of Financial Research. HR 1523/S 526, Modern Worker Empowerment Act - to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to harmonize the definition of employee with the common law. HR 1622/S 605, Stop Underrides Act - To reduce the number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes. HR 5, Equality Act - prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. HR 1277/S 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act - prohibits an automobile insurer from considering specified factors when determining a consumer's insurance rates or eligibility. HR 1270, PAID Act - prohibits an automobile insurer from considering specified factors when determining a consumer's insurance rates or eligibility. HR 1255/S 377, Living Donor Protection Act - promote and protect from discrimination living organ do HR 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information, and for other purposes. HR 1512, CLEAN Future Act - build a clean future by addressing the climate crisis, protecting the health, and putting the Nation on the path to a net-zero greenhouse gas economy by 2050. S 524, Federal Insurance Abolishment Act - to eliminate the Federal Insurance Office. HR 1549/S 588, Addressing Climate Financial Risk Act - establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council. HR 1641/S 638, Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act - to include a payment and performance security requirement for certain infrastructure financing. DRAFTDisaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act - suspend negative credit reporting in certain circumstances. HR 1187, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021 - requires an issuer of securities to annually disclose to shareholders certain environmental, social, and governance metrics. S 653, Coordination of Medicare Payments and Workers Compensation (COMP) Act - provide for the application of MSP rules to certain workers' compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions. DRAFTDiverse Investment Advisers Act - require companies to consider diverse firms when seeking the services of investment advisers. HR 2068/S 862, CLAIM Act - safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related legitimate business. HR 1996/S 910, SAFE Banking Act - create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses S 574, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act - improve asbestos trust claim transparency. S 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act - increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding. HR 1780, Paris Climate Agreement Disclosure Act - amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require disclosures related to the Paris Climate Agreement. HR 358, FRESH Trucking Act - modifies service hour requirements for drivers transporting perishable agricultural, horticultural, or floricultural commodities. HR 1799, PPP Extension Act of 2021 - extend deadlines for the Paycheck Protection Program. HR 2467 PFAS Action Act of 2021 -- require EPA to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances HR 2570/S 1217 Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 -- directs SEC to require issuers to disclose information regarding climate change-related risks. HR 2001 Diversity Data Accountability Act - requires regulated entities to report to the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion within specified financial agencies. HR 1087 Shareholder Political Transparency Act -- requires disclosure of information related to expenditures for political activities S 1331RIDE Act of 2021 -- To prescribe a Federal motor vehicle safety standard for advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology. S 3832Endless Frontiers Act -- To establish a new Directorate for Technology in the redesignated National Science and Technology Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, and innovation, and for other purposes. HR 3 Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act -- stablishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs. HR 2949 To amend section 1908 of title 41, United States Code, to exempt certain contracts from the periodic inflation adjustments to an acquisition-related dollar threshold - Indexing Miller Act HR 3099 Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act -- To include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the FSOC. HR 3962/S 1625 SECURE Notarization Act -- To authorize notaries public to perform, and to establish minimum standards for, electronic notarizations and remote notarizations HR 3341 STARTER Act 2.0 -- To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. S 1805SHELTER Act -- allows a tax credit to individuals and businesses for disaster mitigation expenditures. S 1896Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act -- To prohibit the discriminatory use of personal information by online platforms in any algorithmic process HR 3571/S 1876 Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2021 -- To require the Fed to develop and conduct financial risk analyses relating to climate change, and for other purposes. HR 3664 SMART Act -- to provide for an exception from patent infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles. HR 3677 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a distracted driving education grant program, and for other purposes. HR 3676 To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish national standards relating to sanctions for individuals who drive a motor vehicle, with a child passenger in the vehicle, while intoxicated or impaired, and for other purposes. HR 3628 21st Century Smart Cars Act -- to require crash avoidance technologies, and for other purposes. HR 3591 Safe Roads Act of 2021 -- to require new commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking system, and for other purposes. HR 3629 PARK IT Act -- to finalize rules to protect consumers from the risks of motor vehicle rollaways and carbon monoxide poisoning from keyless ignition motor vehicles HR 3711 SELF DRIVE Act -- to provide safety measures for over highly automated vehicles HR 1187 Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act - to require annual disclosure of certain ESG metrics. HR 3675 Drug-Impaired Driving Education Act -- To establish a grant program to educate the public on the dangers of drug-impaired driving, and for other purposes. HR 3757/S 1999 Multiple Substance Impaired Driving Prevention Act -- To authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures HR 3899 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2021 -- To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 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, and for other purposes. HR 4345 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 -- provides FY2022 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies DRAFT Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act -- to provide a national standard for financial institution data security and breach notification. HR 3164 Hot Cars Act of 2021 -- to issue a rule that requires all new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system S 919 Data Care Act of 2021 -- imposes various duties on online service providers with respect to their handling of individual-identifying data DRAFT Private Right of Action for MSP - to repeal MSP private cause of action HR 4865 Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act - to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities. HR 4614 Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2021 - improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands HR 4675/S 2432 Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2021 - excludes from gross income qualified catastrophe mitigation payment made under a state-based catastrophe loss mitigation program. HR 4616 Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act - deem certain references to LIBOR as referring to a replacement benchmark rate upon the occurrence of certain events affecting LIBOR DRAFT Booster Seat Safety Act - labeling for booster seats HR 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, and transit programs, and for other purposes. HR 4866 Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act - to abolish FIO HR 5440 Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021 - establish the Cyber Incident Review Office in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency HR 4350/S 2792 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 - authorizes FY2022 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense S 2875Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021 - establish the Cyber Incident Review Office in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency S 2407Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021 - ensure timely Federal Government awareness of cyber intrusions that pose a threat to national security
2021 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to systemic risk regulation and non-bank financial intermediation including the FSOC Improvement Act (H.R. 3899), SIFI designations for non-bank financial institutions, and approaches to reducing systemic risk in the financial system Issues related to ETF regulation Issues related to municipal bonds and other securities and the structure of the municipal securities market, including the Investing in Our Communities Act Issues related to equity market structure matters Issues related to fixed income market liquidity and structure Issues related to fund disclosure and investor experience Issues related to corporate governance, including ESG and proxy process Issues related to money market funds Issues related to stress testing for asset managers Issues related to index providers Issues related to index funds Issues related to access to investment opportunities Issues related to fiscal stimulus Issues related to Hart-Scott-Rodino reporting requirements Issues related to diversity in the financial services industry, including the Diverse Investment Advisor Act Issues related to the LIBOR transition
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · second_quarter · Insurance
ISSUEDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives ISSUEPaid Medical and Family Leave ISSUENational Data Privacy Standard ISSUESystemic Risk/Capital Standards PL 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - provide financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance federal understanding of insurance issues, and other purposes. ISSUEAutonomous Vehicles HR 7011 (116th), Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) - establishes the Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program within the Department of the Treasury. ISSUE Federal Pandemic Risk Programs ISSUE Insurance Underwriting DRAFTData Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act of 2020 - to establish data privacy standards. DRAFT Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2020 - to establish data breach and security standards. HR 762, SAFE TO DRIVE Act - requires the DOT to use up to 25% of the amounts available for national priority safety program grants to award grants to states enacts a distracted driving statute. HR 842/S 420, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act - amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes. HR 528, Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) Reform Act - place FSOC and the Office of Financial Research under the regular appropriations process and to provide for certain quarterly reporting and public notice and comment requirements for the Office of Financial Research. HR 1523/S 526, Modern Worker Empowerment Act - to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to harmonize the definition of employee with the common law. HR 1622/S 605, Stop Underrides Act - To reduce the number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes. HR 5, Equality Act - prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. HR 1277/S 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act - prohibits an automobile insurer from considering specified factors when determining a consumer's insurance rates or eligibility. HR 1270, PAID Act - prohibits an automobile insurer from considering specified factors when determining a consumer's insurance rates or eligibility. HR 1255/S 377, Living Donor Protection Act - promote and protect from discrimination living organ do HR 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information, and for other purposes. HR 1512, CLEAN Future Act - build a clean future by addressing the climate crisis, protecting the health, and putting the Nation on the path to a net-zero greenhouse gas economy by 2050. S 524, Federal Insurance Abolishment Act - to eliminate the Federal Insurance Office. HR 1549/S 588, Addressing Climate Financial Risk Act - establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council. HR 1641/S 638, Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act - to include a payment and performance security requirement for certain infrastructure financing. DRAFTDisaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act - suspend negative credit reporting in certain circumstances. HR 1187, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021 - requires an issuer of securities to annually disclose to shareholders certain environmental, social, and governance metrics. S 653, Coordination of Medicare Payments and Workers Compensation (COMP) Act - provide for the application of MSP rules to certain workers' compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions. DRAFTDiverse Investment Advisers Act - require companies to consider diverse firms when seeking the services of investment advisers. HR 2068/S 862, CLAIM Act - safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related legitimate business. HR 1996/S 910, SAFE Banking Act - create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses S 574, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act - improve asbestos trust claim transparency. S 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act - increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding. HR 1780, Paris Climate Agreement Disclosure Act - amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require disclosures related to the Paris Climate Agreement. HR 358, FRESH Trucking Act - modifies service hour requirements for drivers transporting perishable agricultural, horticultural, or floricultural commodities. HR 1799, PPP Extension Act of 2021 - extend deadlines for the Paycheck Protection Program. HR 2467 PFAS Action Act of 2021 -- require EPA to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances HR 2570/S 1217 Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 -- directs SEC to require issuers to disclose information regarding climate change-related risks. HR 2001 Diversity Data Accountability Act - requires regulated entities to report to the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion within specified financial agencies. HR 1087 Shareholder Political Transparency Act -- requires disclosure of information related to expenditures for political activities S 1108 (116th) Algorithmic Accountability Act -- requires entities to conduct assessments of systems that involve personal information or make automated decisions. S 1331RIDE Act of 2021 -- To prescribe a Federal motor vehicle safety standard for advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology. S 3832Endless Frontiers Act -- To establish a new Directorate for Technology in the redesignated National Science and Technology Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, and innovation, and for other purposes. HR 3 Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act -- stablishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs. HR 2949 To amend section 1908 of title 41, United States Code, to exempt certain contracts from the periodic inflation adjustments to an acquisition-related dollar threshold - Indexing Miller Act HR 3099 Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act -- To include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the FSOC. HR 3962/S 1625 SECURE Notarization Act -- To authorize notaries public to perform, and to establish minimum standards for, electronic notarizations and remote notarizations HR 3341 STARTER Act 2.0 -- To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. S 1805SHELTER Act -- allows a tax credit to individuals and businesses for disaster mitigation expenditures. S 1931Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 - To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction, and for other purposes. S 1896Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act -- To prohibit the discriminatory use of personal information by online platforms in any algorithmic process HR 3571/S 1876 Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2021 -- To require the Fed to develop and conduct financial risk analyses relating to climate change, and for other purposes. HR 3664 SMART Act -- to provide for an exception from patent infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles. HR 3677 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a distracted driving education grant program, and for other purposes. HR 3676 To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish national standards relating to sanctions for individuals who drive a motor vehicle, with a child passenger in the vehicle, while intoxicated or impaired, and for other purposes. HR 3628 21st Century Smart Cars Act -- to require crash avoidance technologies, and for other purposes. HR 3591 Safe Roads Act of 2021 -- to require new commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking system, and for other purposes. HR 3629 PARK IT Act -- to finalize rules to protect consumers from the risks of motor vehicle rollaways and carbon monoxide poisoning from keyless ignition motor vehicles HR 3711 SELF DRIVE Act -- to provide safety measures for over highly automated vehicles HR 1187 Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act - to require annual disclosure of certain ESG metrics. HR 3684 INVEST in America Act -- provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the DOT. HR 3675 Drug-Impaired Driving Education Act -- To establish a grant program to educate the public on the dangers of drug-impaired driving, and for other purposes. HR 3757/S 1999 Multiple Substance Impaired Driving Prevention Act -- To authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures HR 3899 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2021 -- To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 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, and for other purposes. DRAFT Booster Seat Safety Act - To revise regulations relating to child restraint systems HR 4345 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 -- provides FY2022 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies DRAFT Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act -- to provide a national standard for financial institution data security and breach notification. HR 3164 Hot Cars Act of 2021 -- to issue a rule that requires all new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system S 919 Data Care Act of 2021 -- imposes various duties on online service providers with respect to their handling of individual-identifying data
2021 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 699- Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act (Emmer) H.R. 1187- Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act H.R. 1277- Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 (Meeks) H.R. 1996- Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021 (Perlmutter) H.R. 2123- Diversity and Inclusion Data Accountability and Transparency Act (Beatty) H.R. 2265- Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (Wagner) H.R. 2570- Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 (Casten) H.R. 3007- Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act (Axne) H.R. 3412- Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act (Loudermilk) H.R. 3899- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act (Foster) H.R. 4262- Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (Gonzalez) S. 374- Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 (Menendez) S. 910- Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021 (Merkley) S. 2184- Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (Kennedy) Consolidated Audit Trail Diverse Investment Advisers Act Enhanced ESG Disclosure by Corporate Issuers Exchange-Traded Funds Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2021 Money Market Mutual Funds SEC Form 13F SEC Cybersecurity and Data Protection
Client expense: $1,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Client expense: $720,000 · 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)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Client expense: $640,000 · 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)
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $750,000 · 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)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of