Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 251.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-311.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 12.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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2026 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to investment management regulation including exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, money market funds, private markets, digital assets and proxy voting. Retirement and savings reform. Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act (H.R. 3063 /S.4917) and Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (H.R. 2627). Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through (INVEST) Capital Formation Act (H.R.3383).
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2026 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to investment management regulation including exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, money market funds, private markets, digital assets and proxy voting. Retirement and savings reform. Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act (H.R. 3063 /S.4917) and Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (H.R. 2627). Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through (INVEST) Capital Formation Act (H.R.3383).
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2026 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to investment management regulation including exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, money market funds, private markets, digital assets and proxy voting. Retirement and savings reform. Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act (H.R. 3063 /S.4917) and Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (H.R. 2627). Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through (INVEST) Capital Formation Act (H.R.3383).
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2026 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S.3815 - Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2024 H.R.3063 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023 H.R. 1165, the Data Privacy Act of 2023 The swing pricing/hard close proposal issued by the Securities & Exchange Commission (no bills introduced.) Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG). No bill number assigned.
Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2025 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to investment management regulation including exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, money market funds, private markets, digital assets and proxy voting. Retirement and savings reform. Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act (H.R. 3063 /S.4917) and Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (H.R. 2627).
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
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| Daniel Meuser | Republican | PA |
| David J. Trone | Democratic | MD |
| Dwight Evans | Democratic | PA |
| Glenn Thompson | Republican | PA |
| Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | CA |
| Joseph D. Morelle | Democratic | NY |
| Josh Gottheimer | Democratic | NJ |
| Michael Lawler | Republican | NY |
| Mike Flood | Republican | NE |
| Terri A. Sewell | Democratic | AL |
| Wiley Nickel | Democratic | NC |
| Zachary Nunn | Republican | IA |
2025 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S.3815 - Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2024 H.R.3063 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023 H.R. 1165, the Data Privacy Act of 2023 The swing pricing/hard close proposal issued by the Securities & Exchange Commission (no bills introduced.) Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG). No bill number assigned.
Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2025 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S.3815 - Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2024 H.R.3063 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023 H.R. 1165, the Data Privacy Act of 2023 The swing pricing/hard close proposal issued by the Securities & Exchange Commission (no bills introduced.) Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG). No bill number assigned.
Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2025 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to investment management regulation including exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, money market funds, private markets, digital assets and proxy voting. Retirement and savings reform. Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act (H.R. 3063 /S.4917) and Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (H.R. 2627).
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2025 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S.3815 - Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2024 H.R.3063 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023 H.R. 1165, the Data Privacy Act of 2023 The swing pricing/hard close proposal issued by the Securities & Exchange Commission (no bills introduced.) Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG). No bill number assigned.
Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2025 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to investment management regulation, including exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, money market funds and proxy voting. SEC ESG Rules. SEC Predictive Analytics Rule. CFTC Rule 1.25. Retirement and savings reform. Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act (H.R. 3063/S.4917) and Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (H.R. 2627).
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2025 · first_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 3063 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023 (118th Congress) H.R. 1013 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 6065 - Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2023 (118th Congress) H.R. 6757 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the rollover contributions from Roth IRAs to designated Roth accounts (118th Congress) S. 4917 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2024 (118th Congress) S. 424 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 S. 3102 - Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2023 (118th Congress) S. 4965 - Small Nonprofit Security Act of 2024 (118th Congress)
Client expense: $367,805 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to investment management regulation, including exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, money market funds and proxy voting. SEC ESG Rules. SEC Predictive Analytics Rule. CFTC Rule 1.25. Retirement and savings reform. Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act (H.R. 3063/S.4917) and Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (H.R. 2627).
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2025 · first_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 3063 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023 (118th Congress) H.R. 1013 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 6065 - Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2023 (118th Congress) H.R. 6757 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the rollover contributions from Roth IRAs to designated Roth accounts (118th Congress)
Client expense: $367,805 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2025 · first_quarter · Retirement
Issues related to retirement savings; Issues related to H.R. 3063 - The Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023; Issues related to DOL Fiduciary rule.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S.3815 - Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2024 H.R.3063 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023 H.R. 1165, the Data Privacy Act of 2023 The swing pricing/hard close proposal issued by the Securities & Exchange Commission (no bills introduced.) Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG). No bill number assigned.
Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to exempting certain charitable organizations from regulation as commodity pool operators - legislation not yet introduced. Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act (H.R. 3063/S. 4917) - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
H.R.82/S.597, Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset Monitor the following: Fiduciary Duty Rule related issues Teacher retirement and pension related issues H.R.5779, Fiscal Commission Act, Entirety Pension, ESG related issues H.R.3063, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, Entirety Social Security 2100, A Sacred Trust, Entirety S.393, Social Security Expansion Act, Entirety SECURE 2.0 related issues
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
P.L. 117-328 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. Issue: implementation of SECURE 2.0. H.R. 3063 / S. ___. Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act. Issue: expansion of investment options for 403(b) plans. H.R. 7293 Automatic IRA Act of 2024. Issue: automatic enrollment retirement plans. S. 3305 Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act. Issue: participation age for pension plans. H.J.Res. 142 / S.J.Res. 70 Fiduciary Rule Congressional Review Act. Issue: Department of Labor's "Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary." H.R. 10467 Retirement Simplification and Clarity Act. Issue: individual retirement annuities. No bill number. Issues related to the Department of Labor's proposed regulation defining fiduciary for investment advice purposes. No bill number. Issues related to lifetime income products in qualified retirement plans.
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Issues related to brokering of insurance products and services, including credit risk transfer. Advice regarding retirement-related legislation and regulatory reform. Issues related to credit risk transfer, insurance markets, and Registered Apprenticeship Programs. H.R. 3063, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023. H.R. 2799, Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023. Tax reform proposals.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 1165 - Data Privacy Act; entire bill H.R. 1807 - Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2023; entire bill H.R. 2622 - to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser, and for other purposes; entire bill H.R. 2627 - Increasing Investor Opportunities Act; entire bill H.R. 2799 - the Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023; entire bill H.R. 3063 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023; entire bill H.R. 8818 - American Privacy Rights Act of 2024; entire bill S. 3735 - Protecting Innovation in Investment Act; entire bill S. 3815 - Improving Disclosure for Investors Act; entire bill Financial Services General Government Appropriations - SEC rulemaking funding related to liquidity risk management, equity market structure, custody, and predictive data analytics. Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution regarding the DOLs retirement security rule; entire resolution
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
SEC Best Interest Standard Expanding Access to Capital Act (H.R. 2799) Sovereign Debt Capital Markets efficiency SEC Safeguarding Proposal DOL QPAM Proposal 403B parity (HR 3063/S4917) E-delivery: Improving Disclosure for Investors Act (HR 1807/S 3815)
Client expense: $1,352,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4763--Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act S. 2281--Responsible Financial Innovation Act H.R. 4766--Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act S. 4155--the Lummis, Gillibrand Payment Stablecoins Act Issues related to crypto & digital assets including digital assets market structure and Stablecoins legislation Money Market Fund (MMF) regulation H.R. 2627--Increasing Investor Opportunities Act & draft Senate legislation--Retail investor access to alternative investments & private markets H.R.835-Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 2797--Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act H.R. 1579--Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 2773--Amends the definition of an accredited investor to include individuals receiving advice from certain professionals Accredited investor reform initiatives H.R. 1807-- Improving Disclosure for Investors Act--E-delivery initiatives H.R. 3063--Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act and Securing a Strong Retirement Act (SECURE Act) 2.0 implementation and modifications--Retirement security initiatives Legislation and oversight of ESG investing including proxy voting by asset managers Congressional oversight of SEC rulemakings such as mandatory swing pricing, hard close, liquidity risk management proposal, and predictive data analytics H.J.Res. 142 and S.J.Res 79--Congressional oversight of the DOL Fiduciary rule proposal and CRA initiatives to disapprove the rule Basel III proposal and bank capital standards impact on asset managers H.R. 2799--the Expanding Access to Capital Act and draft Senate proposals--Capital formation initiatives SAB-121--Accounting and capital impacts on firms offering / holding crypto assets Retirement savings tax incentives including tax deferral for individuals participating in voluntary, employer provided retirement plans and IRAs. Restrictions on outbound investments to China H.R. 10445--Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025--Appropriations and disaster relief supplemental appropriations act.
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
H.R.3063, the Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act S. 4917, the Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act
Client expense: $1,570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to investment management regulation, including exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, money market funds and proxy voting. SEC ESG Rules. SEC Predictive Analytics Rule. CFTC Rule 1.25. Retirement and savings reform. Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act (H.R. 3063 /S.4917) and Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (H.R. 2627).
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2024 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Retirement Security Issues Data privacy HR3063 Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions HR5707 Secure Family Futures Act S2417 Auto Reenrollment Act HR3942 Lifetime Income for Employees Act
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 500, Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2023 H.R. 1807, Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2023 H.R. 2627, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 2799, Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023 H.R. 3063, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023 H.R. 3812, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 4645, Empowering Shareholders Act of 2023 H.R. 4790, Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act H.R. 7030, Review the Expansion of Government Act of 2024 H.R. 8339, SEC Reform and Restructuring Act H.J. Res. 120, Congressional Disapproval of FSOC rule on "Guidance on Nonbank Financial Company Determinations" H. Res. 1587, Resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Mutual Fund S. 1481, Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2023 S. 3601, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2024 S. 3815, Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2024 S. 4917, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2024 S. 5139, Empowering Main Street in America Act Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act of 2024 (Title V, H.R. 10445) SEC Form N-PORT Reporting and Liquidity Risk Management Guidance
Client expense: $1,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act of 2023 H.R. 758, Promoting Access to Capital in Underbanked Communities Act of 2023 H.R. 835, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 1548, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 1553, Helping Angels Lead our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 1579, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 1807/S 3815, Improving Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 2608, To amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and for other purposes H.R. 2610, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify certain registration statement contents for emerging growth companies, to permit issuers to file draft registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review, and for other purposes H.R. 2612, Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act H.R. 2627, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 2652, Investment Opportunity Expansion Act H.R. 2792, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 2793, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2023 H.R. 2795, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 2796, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 2797, Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act H.R. 2798, CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act H.R. 2799/S. 3815, Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023 H.R. 2812, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3063/S. 4917, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act H.R. 3161, CDFI Fund Transparency Act H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023 H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2023 H.R. 4177/S. 2007, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2023 H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, including provisions related to Senate Amendments 1092 and 1217 H.R. 4664/S. 2309, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 4790, Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act H.R. 4823, American Financial Institution Regulator Sovereignty and Transparency Act H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 H.R. 7000/S. 3592, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2024 H.R. 7092/S. 3676, Protecting Private Job Creators Act H.R. 7470/S.3823, Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024 H.R. 8337, Bank Resilience and Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 8338, Clarity in Lending Act H.R. 8339, SEC Reform and Restructuring Act H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9512, Congressional Banking Regulation Priorities and Accountability Act of 2024 H.R. 9922, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 S. 638, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act S. 3541, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators Exams Act S. 5139, Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024 S. 5254, Child Care for American Families Act H.J.Res. 100/S.J.Res. 50, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure" H.J.Res. 120, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Financial Stability Oversight Council related to "Guidance on Nonbank Financial Company Determinations" H.J.Res. 122/H.J.Res. 121/S.J.Res. 70, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z)" H.J.Res. 201, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders" SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (87 Fed. Reg. 77,172-77,296, December 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to Reporting Requirements for Registered Firms (PCAOB Release No. 2024-003, April 9, 2024; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 055) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to Firm and Engagement Metrics (PCAOB Release No. 2024-002, April 9, 2024; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 041) Adopting Order of the Securities and Exchange Commission: Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Amendments to QC 1000, A Firms System of Quality Control and Related Amendments to PCAOB Standards, Rules, and Forms (SEC Release No. 34-100968; PCAOB File No. PCAOB-2024-002) Request for Information, U.S. Treasury, Uses, Opportunities, and Risks of Artificial Intelligence in the Financial Services Sector (TREAS-DO-2024-0011, June 12, 2024) Request for Comment, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in CFTC-regulated derivatives markets (89 Fed. Reg. 65,606, August 12, 2024) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Changes to 14a-8 (87 Fed. Reg. 45,052-45,075, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission, Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies About Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Practices (87 Fed. Reg. 63,016-63,017, October 18, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission, Outsourcing by Investment Advisers (87 Fed. Reg. 68,816-68,883, November 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Conflicts of Interest Associated with the use of Predictive Data Analytics by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers (88 Fed. Reg. 53,960-54,024, August 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Safeguarding Advisory Client Assets (88 Fed. Reg 14,672-14,792, March 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to PCAOB Auditing Standards related to a Companys Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations (PCAOB Release No. 2023-003/PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 051, June 6, 2023) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis exception for swap dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; the Export-Import Bank of the United States; Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; European Unions Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reporting metrics for private companies under Securities and Exchange Commission rules; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); SEC Staff Report Review of the Accredited Investor Definition under the Dodd Frank Act; index fund passivity; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding (including its national security implications)
Client expense: $22,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2024 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Issues related to retirement securities; H.R. 3063, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023; S.3102, Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2023; H.R.6065, Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2023.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Financial stability issues related to registered investment companies and asset managers; H.R. 2627, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act; H.R. 2799, Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023; H.R. 3063, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023; S. 4917, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2024; S. 5139, Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to exempting certain charitable organizations from regulation as commodity pool operators - legislation not yet introduced. Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act (H.R. 3063/S. 4917) - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $130,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Issues related to credit risk transfer, insurance markets, and Registered Apprenticeship Programs; H.R.3063, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023; H.R.2799, Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Issues related to retirement savings; Issues related to H.R. 3063 - The Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023; Issues related to DOL Fiduciary rule.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
PL 117-328 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - SECURE 2.0 Issue Investment Advice Standards Issue Davis Bacon Issue Retirement Security HR 1177/S 427 Financial Freedom Act of 2023 - prohibit the Secretary of Labor from constraining the range or type of investments that may be offered in retirement accounts HR 9462/S 5271 Retirement Savings for Americans Act -- establish the American Worker Retirement Plan HR 2593 Senior Security Act -- establishes the Senior Investor Taskforce within the Securities and Exchange Commission HR 2799 Expanding Access to Capital Act -- reforms to the capital markets of the United States HR 3063 Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023 -- amend the Federal securities laws to enhance 403(b) plans HR 3942 Lifetime Income for Employees (LIFE) Act -- amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit default investment arrangements in annuities HR 4237 Ensuring Sound Guidance Act -- amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements concerning the consideration of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors DRAFT SECURE 2.0 Technical Corrections - Changes and corrections to SECURE 2.0 HR 5408/S 2767 SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act-to increase asset limits for SSI recipients HR 7293 Automatic IRA Act of 2024 Secure 2.0 Implementation S 692 - This bill seeks to help Americans better plan for retirement and enhance retirement security by ensuring they plan for retirement and enhance retirement security by ensuring they have the information to make informed decisions regarding social security benefits
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
ESG Investing Closed End Funds Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (H.R. 4262) and related amendments Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act (H.R. 3063, S. 4917) and related amendments Data Privacy Issues pertaining to the ownership of agricultural land. Issues pertaining to green bonds/sovereign green bonds.
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2024 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Issues related to employee benefit plan administration, including default investments Issues related to allowing collective investment trusts in 403(b) plans (H.R. 3063, S. 4917) Issues related to implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Division T Issues related to access to investment opportunities and the provision of advice in retirement plans Issues related to considerations for plan fiduciaries Issued related to the SECs proposed rules regarding liquidity risk management for open-end funds and swing pricing Issues related to automatic portability
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to systemic risk regulation and non-bank financial intermediation including the FSOC Improvement Act (H.R. 3812 and S. 3601) 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.2700), the Empowering Shareholders Act (H.R. 4645), and the Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act (H.R. 4790) Issues related to fixed income funds Issues related to index funds Issues related to access to investment opportunities Issues in support of providing for electronic delivery of fund information, including the Improving Disclosure for Investors Act (H.R. 1807 and S.3815) Issues related to allowing collective investment trusts in 403(b) plans (H.R. 3063, S. 4917) Issued related to the SECs proposed rules regarding liquidity risk management for open-end funds and swing pricing Issues related to products and markets Issues related to the use of predictive data analytics by broker dealers and investment advisers
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2024 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R. 1807, the Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2023; H.R. 1837, the Investing in Our Communities Act; H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act; H.R. 2627 - Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (closed-end fund bill); H.R. 2799, Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023; H.R. 3063, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Education Institutions Act; H.R. 4237, Ensuring Sound Guidance Act; HR 4551, the "Protecting Investors Personally Identifiable Information Act"; H.R. 4763, the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act; H.R.4766, Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023; H.R. 4767, Protecting American's Retirement Savings from Politics Act; H.R. 5009, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; H.R. 8339, the "SEC Reform and Restructure Act; H.R. 8773, FY 2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill (3 provisions in the FSGG Bill Report pertaining to the SEC: PDA rule withdrawal, economic analysis enhancement, sensible implementation); H. J. Res 142, Providing for congressional disapproval of the Department of Labor fiduciary rule; S.2678 - Outbound Investment Transparency Act of 2023; S. 3815 - the Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2024; S. 4628, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (China-related provisions); S. 4760, Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022; S. 4917 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2024; S.5139 - A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to address emerging growth companies, and for other purposes (the Empowering Main Street in America Act); H.R. ___, To codify the special purpose broker dealer, and for other purposes; Prudential agency (Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC) proposal to implement the Basel Endgame reforms in the U.S. and congressional (U.S. House and Senate) oversight of the same, including revisions to the trading book capital rules, stress testing, capital surcharges and buffers; President Biden Executive Order 14105, Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern; SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing proposed rule; SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121; SEC Security-based Swaps Large Position Reporting proposed rule; SEC proposed rule regarding the safeguarding of client assets (custody proposal); SEC proposed rule on Predictive Data Analytics; SEC proposals to modify equity market structure; SEC final rule related to clearing of U.S. Treasury securities; SEC proposed rule to address Volume-Based Exchange Transaction Pricing for NMS Stocks; Senator Stabenow's Discussion Draft cryptocurrency legislation; SEC CAT Fee filings by the SROs; SEC approval of SROs rules limiting exchange liability; CFPB enforcement action relating to the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts; FDIC Brokered Deposit Proposal; FDIC Proposal to amend change in Bank Control Action Regulations; H.R. __, Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Coins Act of 2024; U.S. Treasury Departments Final Rule, Provisions Pertaining to U.S. Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern; SEC No-Action Relief for SEC Rule 15c2-11; Federal Reserve Proposal to revise its stress testing process; Congressman Fitzgerald's discussion draft GSE Reform legislation; SEC proposal on short sale reporting/13f-2 extension; Sovereign Debt restructuring proposals.
Client expense: $2,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2024 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 5339, the RETIRE Act; H.R. 6065/ S. 3102 Retirement Savings for Americans Act; H.R. 4767 - Protecting American's Retirement Savings from Politics Act; H. J. Res 142, Providing for congressional disapproval of the Department of Labor fiduciary rule; S. 4371, Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act; S. 4917, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Education Institutions Act of 2024; S. 4371, Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act; S. 5149/H.R. 9764, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow additional catch-up contributions for certain family caregivers; S.5148/H.R. 9765, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain family caregivers to contribute to a Roth IRA; SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing proposed rule; DOL Fiduciary Rule proposed rule on retirement security and related proposed changes to prohibited transaction exemptions including Qualified Professional Asset Manager; Public Law 117-328 - Consolidated Appropriations Law (Secure 2.0 retirement provisions); Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary (EBSA) and related exemptions; Preservation of Private Sector Retirement System; SECURE 2.0 Technical Corrections Act of 2023; Section 324 of SECURE 2.0 (Rollover Disclosures); Savers Match; S.567/ H.R. 20 Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act; H.R. 3063, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Education Institutions Act.
Client expense: $2,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2024 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
1.SECURE 2.0 Technical Corrections Discussion Draft: Legislative language that will amend SECURE 2.0 to make technical changes to a variety of provisions. 2.H.R. 3063, S.4917 Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act: Would allow 403(b) plans to invest in Collective Investment Trusts or Separate Accounts that establishes investment parity with other defined contribution plans, like 401(k)s. 3.H.R. 3942 Lifetime Income for Employees (LIFE) Act: Amends the current rules for qualified default investment alternatives to facilitate the use of an annuity component that will expand the availability of guaranteed returns and guaranteed lifetime income that help savers secure their retirement futures. 4.H.R. 4237, S. 2282 Ensuring Sound Guidance Act: Would require investment advisers and ERISA retirement plan sponsors to prioritize financial returns over non-pecuniary factors when making investment decisions on behalf of their clients. 5.H.R. 4924, S. 2517 Auto Reenroll Act of 2023: The bill allows plan sponsors to re-enroll non-participants at least once every three years, unless the individual affirmatively opts-out again. The bill also permits plans to sweep all eligible employees as a group for re-enrollment and does not change the automatic enrollment safe harbors. 6.H.R. 5060, S. 2627 Womens Retirement Protection Act (WRPA): The legislation would impose spousal consent requirements on nearly all distributions from defined contribution plans. The bill also seeks to enhance financial literacy through grants to community-based organizations and also offers grants to such organizations to help low-income women and survivors of domestic abuse obtain qualified domestic relations orders. 7.H.R. 5408, S. 2767 SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act: The legislation would increase the asset limit from $2,000 to $10,000 for an individual, and from $3,000 to $20,000 for a married couple. Increasing the limit empowers people to prepare themselves for a financial emergency and allows them to enter the workforce without worrying theyll save lose their eligibility for SSI by saving too much. 8.H.R. 6007, S. 4398 Retirement Investment in Small Employers (RISE) Act: The legislation would create a new Micro Employer Pension Plan Startup Credit in IRC Section 45E for qualified micro employers. A qualified micro employer is defined as an employer with 10 or fewer employees. The credit amount is 100% of any retirement plan administrative costs up to $2,500 for the first three years after adoption of the retirement plan. 9.H.R. 6065, S.3102 Retirement Savings for Americans Act (RSAA) of 2023: Would create a federally run retirement plan, similar to the TSP, that would be available to all private sector workers whose employer signs up for the plan. 10.S. 3305 Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act: The legislation would lower the minimum participation age in ERISA-covered defined contribution plans from age 21 to age 18. 11.H.R. 6757 Roth IRA Rollovers: This legislation will allow retirement savers to roll over their Roth IRA savings into a Roth account within a workplace retirement plan. 12.H.R. 6772 Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act: The bill would allow individuals that took at least one year out of the workforce without receiving an earned income, for the purposes of caring for a family member, to make catch-up contributions in years prior to age 50 to their 401(k) plans, individual retirement accounts (IRAs), and other eligible retirement accounts. 13.H.R. 7162, S. 3716 401Kids Savings Account Act of 2024: This bill would create childrens savings accounts (CSAs) for every child in America that would be managed by State Treasurers. Funds from the accounts could be used for post-secondary education, starting a business, buying a house, or retirement security. 14.H.R. 7293 Automatic IRA Act of 2024: Mandates employers with 10 or more employees to implement an automatic enrollment retirement plan in the workplace. 15.H.J. Res 142, S.J. Res 79 Fiduciary Rule Congressional Review Act: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary" 16.H.R. 10467 Retirement Simplification and Clarity Act: This legislation: 1) permits an in-service plan distribution to an individual retirement annuity on or after attainment of age 50; and (2) includes a specific reference to an individual retirement annuity as a rollover option under a simplified 402(f) safe harbor notice. 17.General Accounts Product Corrections Act: Would clarify fiduciary responsibilities for life insurance companies as it relates to investments in their general accounts. Income Security S. 2415 and H.R. 7107, the Long-Term Care Affordability Act: Would allow for tax free distributions from retirement accounts to fund LTC contracts. H.R. 133, Both provisions are in the larger bill. H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member. H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave- paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave - allows for a deferment of retirement benefits for paid leave benefits. Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave H.R. 2694 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave. Concurrent Resolution on the Budget, FY2022, S.Con.Res.14. The budget resolution calls for the $3.5 trillion in long-term investments to be fully offset by a combination of new tax revenues, health care savings, and long-term economic growth. In addition, the agreement would prohibit new taxes on families making less than $400,000 per year, and on small businesses and family farms. Issue: Medicare/Dental (Expanding Medicare to include dental, vision, hearing benefits and lowering the eligibility age). H.R. 5376- Build Back Better Act This bill provides funding, establishes programs, and otherwise modifies provisions relating to a broad array of areas, including education, labor, child-care, health care, taxes, immigration, and the environment. Excepted Benefits on Supplemental Benefits-proposed tri-agency rule through HHS, Treasury and Labor. S.3680 - Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act Diversity and Inclusion H.R. 5084 - Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. H.R. 5360 - Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. H.R. 281 - Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. H.R. 7946 and S. 4464 - Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion.
Client expense: $1,419,462 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Support technical corrections to be made to SECURE 2.0 law. Support H.R. 3063, the Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act. Allows 403(b) retirement plans to invest in unregistered insurance contracts and CITs. Included in H.R. 2799, Expanding Access to Capital Act.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Proposals to expand 403(b) plan investment options. H.R. 1807/S. 3815 Improving Disclosure for Investors Act H.R. 3063/S. 4917, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act H.R. 2799, Expanding Access to Capital Act. S. 5139, Empowering Main Street in America Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 1165 Data Privacy Act of 2023: Summary in progress H.R. 1807 Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2023. This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to propose and finalize rules to allow entities to deliver regulatory documents to investors electronically. The SEC must establish a mechanism for investors to opt out of electronic delivery and receive paper documents instead. If the SEC does not finalize rules within one year after enactment, the bill allows for electronic delivery of these documents. HR 2799 The Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023. This bill reduces various securities regulations applicable to certain companies, brokers, and advisors. The bill also allows more investors to invest in specified types of ventures. The bill reduces regulations, for example, by establishing an exemption to certain securities regulations for small offerings of securities. Specifically, under the bill, securities registration is not required for a sale of securities if the total amount of securities sold by the issuer during the preceding 12-month period does not exceed $250,000. The bill also allows certain issuers of securities regulated as emerging growth companies to continue operating under these regulations, including those related to reduced disclosures, for an additional period of time. It also raises the limit of total annual gross revenues under which issuers qualify as emerging growth companies to $1.5 billion. The bill allows more investment, for example, by raising the caps on the allowed capital and number of investors under which a fund may qualify as a venture capital fund. Venture capital funds are exempt from certain regulations applicable to other investment firms, including those related to filings, audits, and restricted communications with investors. The bill increases the caps from (1) $10 million to $150 million in capital contributions and commitments, and (2) 250 to 600 allowed investors. In addition, the bill expands who may be considered an accredited investor for purposes of participating in private offerings of securities. Certain unregistered securities may only be offered to accredited investors. S 3735 Protecting Innovation in Investment Act. Summary in progress. To prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule with respect to conflicts of interest associated with the use of predictive data analytics by broker-dealers and investment advisers, and for other purposes. HR 3063 Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act: Summary is in progress. To amend the Federal securities laws to enhance 403(b) plans, and for other purposes. HR 2799 Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023 This bill reduces various securities regulations applicable to certain companies, brokers, and advisors. The bill also allows more investors to invest in specified types of ventures. The bill reduces regulations, for example, by establishing an exemption to certain securities regulations for small offerings of securities. Specifically, under the bill, securities registration is not required for a sale of securities if the total amount of securities sold by the issuer during the preceding 12-month period does not exceed $250,000. The bill also allows certain issuers of securities regulated as emerging growth companies to continue operating under these regulations, including those related to reduced disclosures, for an additional period of time. It also raises the limit of total annual gross revenues under which issuers qualify as emerging growth companies to $1.5 billion. The bill allows more investment, for example, by raising the caps on the allowed capital and number of investors under which a fund may qualify as a venture capital fund. Venture capital funds are exempt from certain regulations applicable to other investment firms, including those related to filings, audits, and restricted communications with investors. The bill increases the caps from (1) $10 million to $150 million in capital contributions and commitments, and (2) 250 to 600 allowed investors. In addition, the bill expands who may be considered an accredited investor for purposes of participating in private offerings of securities. Certain unregistered securities may only be offered to accredited investors. H.Amdt.857 An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 118-407 to ensure that exemptions or benefits provided by the bill may only apply to companies that do not impose "junk fees" on customers. HR 8818 American Privacy Rights Act of 2024. To provide Americans with foundational data privacy rights, create strong oversight mechanisms, and establish meaningful enforcement, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $482,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Proposals to amend federal securities laws to ensure parity between 403(b) plans and other types of retirement plans and to facilitate 403(b) plan investments in collective investment trusts, including: H.R. 3063/S. 4917, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act; H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (117th Congress).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
SEC hard close and swing pricing proposal. Expansion of investment options for 403(b) plans, including: H.R. 3063/S. 4917, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to the SEC hard close and swing pricing proposal. Expansion of investment options for 403(b) plans, including: H.R. 3063/S. 4917, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Expansion of investment options for 403(b) plans, including: H.R. 3063/S. 4917, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
SEC hard close and swing pricing proposal. Expansion of investment options for 403(b) plans, including: H.R. 3063/S. 4917, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues regarding SEC's liquidity and swing pricing proposal. Expansion of investment options for 403(b) plans, including: H.R. 3063/S. 4917, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
SEC hard close and swing pricing proposal. Expansion of investment options for 403(b) plans, including: H.R. 3063/S. 4917, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S.3815 - Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2024 H.R.3063 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023 H.R. 1165, the Data Privacy Act of 2023 The swing pricing/hard close proposal issued by the Securities & Exchange Commission (no bills introduced.) Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG). No bill number assigned.
Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)