Postal Reform Act of 2014

Issues related to ACA implementation Issues related to health reform legislation and regulation; insurance regulation changes; insurance taxes; health cooperatives; health systems research topics such as the patient-centered medical home; the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program; provisions related to FEHBP in the Postal Reform Act of 2014 (S. 1486).

Client expense: $111,654 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE

Federal policies affecting mail and parcel delivery service to multifamily housing communities. U.S. Postal Service reform issues impacting the multifamily housing industry H.R. 2995, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, provisions relating to United States Postal Service H.R. 1837, Secure Delivery for America Act H. Res. 12, A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service, all provisions H.Res. 711 (113th Congress): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers, all provisions H.R. 2748, Postal Reform Act (113th Congress), all provisions S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2014 (113th Congress), all provisions S. 2051, Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015, all provisions H.Res. 54, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to restore service standards in effect as of July 1, 2012, all provisions S. 1742, Rural Postal Act of 2015, all provisions

Client expense: $541,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

HR928; HR2646; Insurance Market Reform, General Issues; CMS Notice of Benefit & Payment Parameters; Cybersecurity; Healthcare Quality: Delivery System Incentives to Promote Better Care; Patient Safety and Quality Improvement; Patient-Centered Primary/Medical Home; Bundled Payments; Employer Wellness; Health Disparities; Chronic Care & Medical Management; Childhood Obesity; Infant Mortality; Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) regarding proposals to allow additional types of carriers including regional PPOs to be included in the coverage options offered by OPM (H.R. 779; President's Budget); S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013; Risk Mitigation Legislation (S. 123, H.R. 221); ACA Implementation and back-end issues; Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) implementation; ICD-10 implementation; ACA small group definition (S. 1099/H.R. 1624).

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues related to ACA implementation Issues related to health reform legislation and regulation; insurance regulation changes; insurance taxes; health cooperatives; health systems research topics such as the patient-centered medical home; the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program; provisions related to FEHBP in the Postal Reform Act of 2014 (S. 1486).

Client expense: $86,276 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE

Federal policies affecting mail and parcel delivery service to multifamily housing communities. U.S. Postal Service reform issues impacting the multifamily housing industry H.R. 2995, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, provisions relating to United States Postal Service H.R. 1837, Secure Delivery for America Act H. Res. 12, A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service, all provisions H.Res. 711 (113th Congress): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers, all provisions H.R. 2748, Postal Reform Act (113th Congress), all provisions S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2014 (113th Congress), all provisions S. 2051, Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015, all provisions H.Res. 54, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to restore service standards in effect as of July 1, 2012, all provisions S. 1742, Rural Postal Act of 2015, all provisions

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Insurance Market Reform, General Issues; HR1624, small group market definition; Cybersecurity; Healthcare Quality: Delivery System Incentives to Promote Better Care; Patient Safety and Quality Improvement; Patient-Centered Primary/Medical Home; Bundled Payments; Employer Wellness; Health Disparities; Chronic Care & Medical Management; Childhood Obesity; Infant Mortality; Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) regarding proposals to allow additional types of carriers including regional PPOs to be included in the coverage options offered by OPM (H.R. 779; President's Budget); S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013; Risk Mitigation Legislation (S. 123, H.R. 221); ACA Implementation and back-end issues; Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) implementation; ICD-10 implementation; ACA small group definition (S. 1099/H.R. 1624).

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues related to ACA implementation Issues related to health reform legislation and regulation; insurance regulation changes; insurance taxes; health cooperatives; health systems research topics such as the patient-centered medical home; the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program; provisions related to FEHBP in the Postal Reform Act of 2014 (S. 1486).

Client expense: $85,597 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE

Federal policies affecting mail and parcel delivery service to multifamily housing communities. U.S. Postal Service reform issues impacting the multifamily housing industry H.R. 2995, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, provisions relating to United States Postal Service H.R.1837, Secure Delivery for America Act H. Res. 12, A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service, all provisions H.Res.711 (113th Congress): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers, all provisions H.R. 2748, Postal Reform Act (113th Congress), all provisions S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2014 (113th Congress), all provisions

Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Issues related to ACA implementation Issues related to health reform legislation and regulation; insurance regulation changes; insurance taxes; health cooperatives; health systems research topics such as the patient-centered medical home; the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program; provisions related to FEHBP in the Postal Reform Act of 2014 (S. 1486).

Client expense: $150,708 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE

Issues related to ACA implementation Issues related to health reform legislation and regulation; insurance regulation changes; insurance taxes; health cooperatives; health systems research topics such as the patient-centered medical home; the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program; provisions related to FEHBP in the Postal Reform Act of 2014 (S. 1486).

Client expense: $126,195 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE

Insurance Market Reform, General Issues; Cybersecurity; Healthcare Quality: Delivery System Incentives to Promote Better Care; Patient Safety and Quality Improvement; Patient-Centered Primary/Medical Home; Bundled Payments; Employer Wellness; Health Disparities; Chronic Care & Medical Management; Childhood Obesity; Infant Mortality; Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) regarding proposals to allow additional types of carriers including regional PPOs to be included in the coverage options offered by OPM (H.R. 779; President's Budget); S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013; Risk Mitigation Legislation (S. 123, H.R. 221); ACA Implementation and back-end issues; Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) implementation; ICD-10 implementation; ACA small group definition (S. 1099/H.R. 1624).

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues related to ACA implementation Issues related to health reform legislation and regulation; insurance regulation changes; insurance taxes; health cooperatives; health systems research topics such as the patient-centered medical home; the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program; provisions related to FEHBP in the Postal Reform Act of 2014 (S. 1486).

Client expense: $194,178 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE

Insurance Market Reform, General Issues; Exchanges/Medicaid; Cybersecurity; Healthcare Quality: Delivery System Incentives to Promote Better Care; Patient Safety and Quality Improvement; Patient-Centered Primary/Medical Home; Bundled Payments; Wellness/Health Disparities; Chronic Care & Medical Management; Childhood Obesity; Infant Mortality; Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) regarding proposals to allow additional types of carriers including regional PPOs to be included in the coverage options offered by OPM (H.R.779; President's Budget); S.1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013; Risk Mitigation Legislation: S.123, H.R. 221; ACA Implementation and back-end issues; Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) implementation; ICD-10 implementation.

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1486 - Postal Reform Act of 2013

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Mediation Board, Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

All matters pertaining to reform of the United States Postal Service, All matters pertaining to mail service frequency, HR 2748, Postal Reform Act of 2013, S. 1486 A bill to Improve, Sustain and Transform the USPS, HR 4670 Secure Delivery

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1486 - Postal Reform Act of 2013 - All provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to postal rates and the efficient operation of the US Postal Service including the following legislation: Postal Reform Act of 2013 (HR 2748/S 1486); The Providing Opportunities for Savings, Transactions and Lending Act (POSTAL Act) (HR 5179)

Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Affordable Private Health Care: Effect of the Health Insurance Tax, defined Essential Health Benefits, and Age Rating on premiums; Healthcare Delivery System Reforms State-based regulation: State Oversight of Rates; Properly designed state based health insurance exchanges to improve competition and maximize choice; federal exchanges; Multi-State Health Plans; Centralized All-Payer Database Medical Loss Ratios: Level Playing Field for MLRs; Consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; MLR Broker Fees: Health Care Quality: Delivery System Incentives to Promote Better Care; Payment Reforms; Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Evidence Based Care; Wellness; Chronic Care Management Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) regarding proposals to allow additional types of carriers including regional PPOs to be included in the coverage options offered by OPM FEHBP Modernization Act circulation draft President's budget, regional PPOs, government contributions HR 2667 Introduced by Griffin (R-AR) on July 11, 2013 Authority for Mandate Delay Act HR 2668 Introduced by Young (R-IN) on July 17, 2013 Fairness for Families Act Bailouts for Insurance Companies, S. 1726, H.R. 3541, 3812, 3851. 4406 HR 2328 Introduced in House June 12, 2013 Rep. Rogers, Mike J. (R-MI) Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to exclude remuneration paid for licensed independent insurance producers from administrative cost calculations for purposes of calculating the medical-loss ratio of a health insurance plan. HR 3541 introduced by Tim Griffin November 19,2013 Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act - Repeals the provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and administer a program of risk corridors for calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016 under which a qualified health plan offered in the individual or small group market is required to participate in a payment adjustment system based on the ratio of the allowable costs of the plan to the plan's aggregate premiums. Other general Affordable Care Act topics related to multiple parts of legislation: ACA Implementation and back-end issues; Multi-State Plan Program Implementation; Risk Corridors and Risk Mitigation; Reinsurance; Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) implementation; Third-party payment of premiums; Electronic Health Records (EHRs); Health IT Roadmap; Contraception Rule; Expatriate Legislation. S. 1486 Introduced August 1, 2013 by Sen. Carper, Thomas R. (D-DE) Postal Reform Act of 2013 - Amends provisions of federal law relating to the funding of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) retirement and health care systems, operations, revenue, and governance.. Section 104 Substitute Amendment. HR 3362 Introduced October 29, 2013 by Rep. Terry, Lee (R-NE) Exchange Information Disclosure Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to expand reporting requirements related to health care exchanges. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish reports weekly through March 31, 2015, on: (1) consumer interactions with healthcare.gov or subsequent sites and any efforts undertaken to remedy problems that impact taxpayers and consumers, (2) calls to the federal customer service call center, including the number of calls received by the call center, problems identified by users, and referrals of those calls; (3) all navigators and certified application counselors that have been trained and certified by health care exchanges; and (4) all agents and brokers who have been trained and certified by the federal health care exchange. HR 762 Introduced in House February 15, 2013 by Rep. Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN) Health Care Choice Act of 2013 - Repeals the health insurance and health coverage expansion requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related requirements of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Restores provisions of law amended or repealed by such provisions. HR 1701 Introduced April 24, 2013 by Ted Poe (R-TX) Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from implementing, administering, or enforcing specified regulations insofar as they would replace International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9 with ICD-10 as a standard for code sets for appropriate data elements for financial and administrative transactions involving the electronic exchange of health information. HR 3985 Introduced February 3, 2014 by Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) Prohibits health insurance issuers and third-party administrators, for any period after December 31, 2014, from being required to make payments under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) for a transitional reinsurance program for the individual health insurance market in each state. Allows payments to issuers, as limited by this Act, only to the extent of available funds. Limits to 2014 the applicability of the program of risk corridors, under which a qualified health plan offered in the individual or small group market shall participate in a payment adjustment system based on the ratio of the allowable costs of the plan to the plan's aggregate premiums . HR 4496 Introduced April 28, 2014 by Cory Gardner (R-CO) Covering People With Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2014 - Requires each state to mitigate the health costs of high risk individuals in the state through a state reinsurance program or a state high risk pool HR 4777 Introduced May 30, 2014 by Michael Burgess (R-TX) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify rules relating to health savings accounts. HR 3522 Introduced November 18, 2013 by Bill Cassidy (R-LA) To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current group health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes. HR 5214 Introduced July 28, 2014 by Pete Olsen (R-TX) To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries for the improvement of patient care. HR 3750 Introduced December 12, 2013 by Donna Matsui (D-CA) Telehealth Modernization Act of 2013 - Calls for states to authorize health care professionals to deliver health care to individuals through telehealth and to consider adopting conditions under which such a professional should: have access to the individual's medical history. HR 4633 Introduced May 9, 2014 by H. Griffith (R-VA) Insurance Rate Transparency Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require that specific health insurance premium increase information submitted to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) be disclosed to Congress no later than 30 days after receipt of the information. HR 5453 Introduced September 11, 2014 by Bruce Braley (D-IA) To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current group health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $1,870,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

see next pageIssues Related To Small Business H.R.5599 - Small Business Loan Simplification Act of 2014 Issues Related To Data Security/Privacy S.635/H.R.749 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S.947 - SAFE Act Confidentiality & Privilege Enhancement Act S.1927 - Data Security Act of 2014 Issues Related To Banking S.673 - Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2013 H.R.1261 - Overdraft Protection Act of 2013 H.R.3211 - The Mortgage Choice Act Issues related to The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Issues Related To Cyber Security H.R.624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.Res.164 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 624) to provide the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information between the intelligence community and cybersecurity entities, and for other purposes. H.R.756 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 S.1927 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S.1353 - Cyber Security Act Of 2013 Issues Related To Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Potential Legislation Regarding the CFPB. Issues related to CFPB and banking agency regulatory bulletins H.R.2402 - Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act of 2013 H.R.5403 - Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act Issues Related To Student Loans H.R.2561 - The Fair Student Credit Act of 2013 S.1803 - Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights S.2432 - Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act H.R.4511 - Protecting Students from Automatic Default Act S.2448 - Service Member Higher Education Protection Act S.2385 - Protecting Aid for Students Act of 2014 H.R.4714 - Campus Debit Cards Act Issues Related To Disbursement of Title IV Funds Higher Education Affordability Act/Issues Related to Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Issues Related to Postal Service S.1486 - The Postal Reform Act of 2014Regulations: Community Reinvestment Act Regulations, 12 CFR parts 25, 195, 228 and 345 Regulation B, 12 CFR Part 202, 1002 (ECOA) Regulation C, 12 CFR Part 203, 1003 (HMDA) Regulation E, 12 CFR Part 205, 1005 (EFTA) Regulation F, 12 CFR Part 1006 (FDCPA) Consumer Privacy, 12 CFR Parts 40, 216, 332, 1016 Fair Credit Reporting, 12 CFR Parts 41, 171, 334, 1022 Regulation X, 12 CFR Part 1024 (RESPA) Regulation Z, 12 CFR Part 1026 (TILA) Disclosure of records and information, 12 CFR Part 1070 Rules of practice for adjudication proceeding, 12 CFR Part 1081 CFPBs larger participant rules, 12 CFR Part 1090 Regulations related to the Dodd-Frank Act, Pub. L. No. 111-203 Issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act Issues related to the Higher Education Act Section 487(a)(2) of HEA - Campus Cards Issues related to the Service Member Civil Relief Act Regulation P, 12CFR Part 216

Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 2748, S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013, all provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $220,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Postal Service-Issues related to proposed changes within USPS delivery schedule. S 1486 - Postal Reform Act of 2013

Client expense: $3,810,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Rebalance for an Effective Defense Uniform and Civilian Employees Act (HR 4257), (REDUCE Act) - calls for cutting nearly 115,000 civilian jobs from the Department of Defense (DoD). Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act (H.R. 4306) - legislation to provide federal workers with a 3.3 percent pay adjustment in 2015. Postal Reform Postal Reform Act of 2014 (S 1486) Postal Reform Postal Reform Act of 2014 (HR 2748) Equal Healthcare Access Act (HR 3319) Health Care Regulator Accountability Act (HR 3170) Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act (HR 1362) Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act of 2013 (S 1172) - Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act of 2013 - Amends the definition of the term "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). HR 273 - Bill would eliminate federal pay adjustment. Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 (HR 249) - would provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for federal employment. Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 (S 1045) - Would provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for federal employment. Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2013 (HR 237) - Would reduce the number of civil service positions within the executive branch. Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013 (HR 107) - would limit the circumstances in which official time may be used by a federal employee. Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013 (S 1312) - would limit the circumstances in which official time may be used by a federal employee. Public-Private Employee Retirement Parity Act (S 1678) - would make new federal employees ineligible for the defined benefit pension portion of the Federal Employees Retirement System. Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2013 (S 1529) - would provide benefits to domestic partners of federal employees HR 1795 - would amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. S 896 - would amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2013 (HR 3135) - Amends provisions of federal civil service law to extend employment-related and retirement benefits to domestic partners of federal employees. Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2013 (S 1529) - Amends provisions of federal civil service law to extend employment-related and retirement benefits to domestic partners of federal employees. Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act (HR 471) - Includes in the determination of a federal firefighter's average pay for purposes of computing retirement and annuity benefits one-half of a firefighter's basic hourly rate times the number of overtime hours included in such firefighter's regular tour of duty for a year. Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act (HR 1141) - Requires disregard of any hours worked by a firefighter under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement for purposes of any determination relating to federal eligibility for or the amount of any overtime pay. Federal Firefighters Fairness Act (HR 3718) - Provides that: (1) specified diseases, including heart disease, lung disease, tuberculosis, hepatitis, human immunodeficiency virus, and specified cancers, of federal employees in fire protection activities shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the employee is diagnosed with the disease within 10 years of the last active date of employment in fire protection activities; (2) the disability or death of such an employee due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (HR 533) - Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act - Makes an employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the agency if the original appointment was competitive, totaled a period of at least 24 months, and the employee's performance was at an acceptable level. Requires such an employee's appointment to a full-time position, if such a position is offered and the employee agrees to such employment, if the original position stated that there was the potential for the position to become permanent. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (S 1120) - Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act - Makes an employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the agency if the original appointment was competitive, totaled a period of at least 24 months, and the employee's performance was at an acceptable level. Requires such an employee's appointment to a full-time position, if such a position is offered and the employee agrees to such employment, if the original position stated that there was the potential for the position to become permanent. Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2013 (HR 517) - To provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. S 1556 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration. Improving Clinical Care Workforce for Our Vets Act (HR 4580) - Repeals provisions excluding any matter or question concerning professional conduct or competence, peer review, or the establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation from the applicability of collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration employees. Let Me Google That For You Act (S 2206) - Repeals the National Technical Information Act of 1988, effective one year after the enactment of this Act (thus abolishes the National Technical Information Service [NTIS]). Let Me Google That For You Act Companion (HR 4382) - Repeals the National Technical Information Act of 1988, effective one year after the enactment of this Act (thus abolishes the National Technical Information Service [NTIS]).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Rebalance for an Effective Defense Uniform and Civilian Employees Act (HR 4257), (REDUCE Act) - calls for cutting nearly 115,000 civilian jobs from the Department of Defense (DoD). Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act (H.R. 4306) - legislation to provide federal workers with a 3.3 percent pay adjustment in 2015. Postal Reform Postal Reform Act of 2014 (S 1486) Postal Reform Postal Reform Act of 2014 (HR 2748) Equal Healthcare Access Act (HR 3319) Health Care Regulator Accountability Act (HR 3170) Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act (HR 1362) Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act of 2013 (S 1172) - Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act of 2013 - Amends the definition of the term "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). HR 273 - Bill would eliminate federal pay adjustment. Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 (HR 249) - would provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for federal employment. Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 (S 1045) - Would provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for federal employment. Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2013 (HR 237) - Would reduce the number of civil service positions within the executive branch. Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013 (HR 107) - would limit the circumstances in which official time may be used by a federal employee. Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013 (S 1312) - would limit the circumstances in which official time may be used by a federal employee. Public-Private Employee Retirement Parity Act (S 1678) - would make new federal employees ineligible for the defined benefit pension portion of the Federal Employees Retirement System. Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2013 (S 1529) - would provide benefits to domestic partners of federal employees HR 1795 - would amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. S 896 - would amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2013 (HR 3135) - Amends provisions of federal civil service law to extend employment-related and retirement benefits to domestic partners of federal employees. Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2013 (S 1529) - Amends provisions of federal civil service law to extend employment-related and retirement benefits to domestic partners of federal employees. Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act (HR 471) - Includes in the determination of a federal firefighter's average pay for purposes of computing retirement and annuity benefits one-half of a firefighter's basic hourly rate times the number of overtime hours included in such firefighter's regular tour of duty for a year. Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act (HR 1141) - Requires disregard of any hours worked by a firefighter under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement for purposes of any determination relating to federal eligibility for or the amount of any overtime pay. Federal Firefighters Fairness Act (HR 3718) - Provides that: (1) specified diseases, including heart disease, lung disease, tuberculosis, hepatitis, human immunodeficiency virus, and specified cancers, of federal employees in fire protection activities shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the employee is diagnosed with the disease within 10 years of the last active date of employment in fire protection activities; (2) the disability or death of such an employee due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (HR 533) - Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act - Makes an employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the agency if the original appointment was competitive, totaled a period of at least 24 months, and the employee's performance was at an acceptable level. Requires such an employee's appointment to a full-time position, if such a position is offered and the employee agrees to such employment, if the original position stated that there was the potential for the position to become permanent. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (S 1120) - Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act - Makes an employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the agency if the original appointment was competitive, totaled a period of at least 24 months, and the employee's performance was at an acceptable level. Requires such an employee's appointment to a full-time position, if such a position is offered and the employee agrees to such employment, if the original position stated that there was the potential for the position to become permanent. Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2013 (HR 517) - To provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. S 1556 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration. Improving Clinical Care Workforce for Our Vets Act (HR 4580) - Repeals provisions excluding any matter or question concerning professional conduct or competence, peer review, or the establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation from the applicability of collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration employees. Let Me Google That For You Act (S 2206) - Repeals the National Technical Information Act of 1988, effective one year after the enactment of this Act (thus abolishes the National Technical Information Service [NTIS]). Let Me Google That For You Act Companion (HR 4382) - Repeals the National Technical Information Act of 1988, effective one year after the enactment of this Act (thus abolishes the National Technical Information Service [NTIS]).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR2748/S1486 Postal Reform Act 2014 Legislation re postal reform and connsolidations of processing facitlities; S316/HR630 Postal Svc Protect Act Provisions addressing review process for postal processing facility consolidations HR5445 Postal Jobs Protection Act of 2014 Cretes moratorium on postal processing facility consolidations

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Bureau of Reclamation, Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

Support for retention of USPS service standards and suspension of planned consolidation of USPS processing facilities Opposition to reductions in postal employee retirement and health benefits Support for H. Res. 30, endorsing the continuation of 6-day mail delivery service Support for S. 316 and H.R. 630, The Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 Support for H.R. 961, United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013 Opposition to H.R. 2748, Postal Reform Act of 2013 Support for H.R. 1431 and S. 686, Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act of 2013 S. 1486 Postal Reform Act of 2013

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE

Postal Reform - preserving long term solvency of USPS, and rate certainty and service assurance for community mailers. Supporting bipartisan measures including pension, future retiree healthcare overpayment restoration and recalibration, maintaining CPI rate caps, as in Sen Baldwin Amd to S. 1486

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to direct-to-consumer advertising, including the tax treatment of advertising expenses Issues related to postal reform ; S1486

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1486; H.R. 2748; H.R. 4670; H.R. 5179 - Discussed issues related to U.S. Postal Service modernization.

Client expense: $1,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Postal Reform, S. 1486- Postal Reform Act of 2013, H.R. 2748- Postal Reform Act of 2013

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Took position in support of: HJRES78-113 HJRES88-113 HJRES91-113 HR1014-113 HR1132-113 HR1134-113 HR1171-113 HR1223-113 HR1236-113 HR1238-113 HR1251-113 HR1284-113 HR1305-113 HR1316-113 HR1333-113 HR1344-113 HR1357-113 HR1402-113 HR1405-113 HR1412-113 HR1438-113 HR1443-113 HR1453-113 HR1463-113 HR1464-113 HR1490-113 HR1497-113 HR1521-113 HR152-113 HR153-113 HR154-113 HR1593-113 HR1620-113 HR1623-113 HR1631-113 HR164-113 HR1702-113 HR1725-113 HR1729-113 HR1742-113 HR1759-113 HR1770-113 HR1774-113 HR179-113 HR1792-113 HR1796-113 HR1804-113 HR1805-113 HR1809-113 HR1824-113 HR183-113 HR1842-113 HR1864-113 HR1938-113 HR1957-113 HR1980-113 HR1987-113 HR2001-113 HR2002-113 HR2011-113 HR2016-113 HR2038-113 HR2039-113 HR2055-113 HR2056-113 HR2059-113 HR2065-113 HR2072-113 HR2079-113 HR2086-113 HR2088-113 HR2118-113 HR2119-113 HR2150-113 HR2151-113 HR2153-113 HR2157-113 HR2169-113 HR2185-113 HR2187-113 HR2189-113 HR2209-113 HR2210-113 HR2216-113 HR2227-113 HR2230-113 HR2272-113 HR2284-113 HR2327-113 HR235-113 HR241-113 HR2423-113 HR2481-113 HR2485-113 HR2510-113 HR2527-113 HR2528-113 HR2540-113 HR258-113 HR274-113 HR288-113 HR2882-113 HR2942-113 HR2974-113 HR303-113 HR3045-113 HR3056-113 HR3210-113 HR32-113 HR3230-113 HR3232-113 HR3237-113 HR3241-113 HR3246-113 HR3274-113 HR331-113 HR333-113 HR3337-113 HR3384-113 HR3387-113 HR340-113 HR3456-113 HR357-113 HR3593-113 HR3600-113 HR368-113 HR369-113 HR3790-113 HR385-113 HR401-113 HR4031-113 HR4037-113 HR4038-113 HR4085-113 HR411-113 HR4147-113 HR4150-113 HR4151-113 HR42-113 HR4261-113 HR430-113 HR4305-113 HR4435-113 HR4446-113 HR4486-113 HR449-113 HR4504-113 HR4594-113 HR4628-113 HR4977-113 HR5059-113 HR5589-113 HR562-113 HR569-113 HR570-113 HR577-113 HR602-113 HR631-113 HR635-113 HR671-113 HR679-113 HR683-113 HR697-113 HR733-113 HR806-113 HR813-113 HR821-113 HR833-113 HR834-113 HR844-113 HR894-113 HR897-113 HR921-113 HR933-113 HR958-113 HR975-113 HR984-113 HRES104-113 HRES32-113 S1015-113 S1034-113 S1039-113 S1042-113 S1046-113 S1050-113 S1058-113 S1060-113 S1061-113 S1076-113 S1081-113 S1089-113 S1092-113 S1148-113 S1255-113 S131-113 S1387-113 S1399-113 S1411-113 S153-113 S1558-113 S1578-113 S1581-113 S1582-113 S1583-113 S1585-113 S1586-113 S1588-113 S1589-113 S1591-113 S162-113 S1637-113 S1643-113 S1662-113 S1668-113 S1717-113 S1728-113 S1752-113 S1755-113 S1956-113 S1963-113 S1982-113 S1985-113 S1993-113 S1999-113 S2013-113 S2035-113 S2075-113 S2091-113 S2095-113 S210-113 S2190-113 S2231-113 S2300-113 S234-113 S2424-113 S2450-113 S25-113 S257-113 S2730-113 S2834-113 S2837-113 S287-113 S2930-113 S373-113 S412-113 S422-113 S430-113 S444-113 S46-113 S49-113 S492-113 S495-113 S515-113 S522-113 S529-113 S543-113 S572-113 S573-113 S6-113 S62-113 S629-113 S674-113 S695-113 S700-113 S734-113 S735-113 S748-113 S759-113 S778-113 S800-113 S810-113 S819-113 S825-113 S832-113 S851-113 S852-113 S863-113 S871-113 S875-113 S877-113 S889-113 S893-113 S894-113 S928-113 S932-113 S935-113 S938-113 S939-113 S964-113 S967-113 S990-113 S992-113 S995-113 Reviewed and/or monitored the following: HJRES72-113 HR1288-113 HR1492-113 HR1494-113 HR1605-113 HR1714-113 HR1816-113 HR1832-113 HR1855-113 HR1867-113 HR1885-113 HR1898-113 HR1904-113 HR1960-113 HR1988-113 HR2138-113 HR2207-113 HR2237-113 HR2249-113 HR2257-113 HR2310-113 HR2319-113 HR2341-113 HR2354-113 HR2358-113 HR2362-113 HR2377-113 HR2382-113 HR2397-113 HR2412-113 HR2470-113 HR247-113 HR2519-113 HR2522-113 HR2590-113 HR2642-113 HR2654-113 HR2661-113 HR2693-113 HR2704-113 HR2726-113 HR2743-113 HR2749-113 HR2785-113 HR2797-113 HR2841-113 HR2859-113 HR2876-113 HR2906-113 HR2907-113 HR2913-113 HR2941-113 HR2953-113 HR3007-113 HR3053-113 HR3087-113 HR3098-113 HR3106-113 HR3120-113 HR3145-113 HR3152-113 HR3164-113 HR3180-113 HR3181-113 HR3207-113 HR3214-113 HR3225-113 HR3276-113 HR3287-113 HR3310-113 HR3330-113 HR3352-113 HR3368-113 HR3369-113 HR3383-113 HR3395-113 HR3396-113 HR3397-113 HR3399-113 HR3405-113 HR3408-113 HR3418-113 HR3422-113 HR3441-113 HR3442-113 HR3443-113 HR3451-113 HR3453-113 HR3459-113 HR3469113 HR3474-113 HR3477-113 HR3493-113 HR3499-113 HR3506-113 HR3507-113 HR3508-113 HR3514-113 HR3515-113 HR3516-113 HR3521-113 HR3569-113 HR3576-113 HR3615-113 HR3646-113 HR3647-113 HR3671-113 HR3672-113 HR3725-113 HR3743-113 HR3775-113 HR3788-113 HR3789-113 HR3792-113 HR3794-113 HR3797-113 HR3798-113 HR3801-113 HR3804-113 HR3807-113 HR3808-113 HR3810-113 HR3831-113 HR3843-113 HR3852-113 HR3858-113 HR3876-113 HR3958-113 HR3974-113 HR4004-113 HR4005-113 HR4023-113 HR4050-113 HR4068-113 HR4095-113 HR4096-113 HR4101-113 HR4102-113 HR4110-113 HR4134-113 HR4141-113 HR4149-113 HR4184-113 HR4191-113 HR4198-113 HR4217-113 HR4232-113 HR4234-113 HR4235-113 HR4247-113 HR4248-113 HR4274-113 HR4276-113 HR4314-113 HR4335-113 HR4344-113 HR4356-113 HR4359-113 HR4370-113 HR4374-113 HR4394-113 HR4399-113 HR4408-113 HR4422-113 HR4485-113 HR4488-113 HR4489-113 HR4492-113 HR4516-113 HR4517-113 HR4561-113 HR4574-113 HR4580-113 HR4616-113 HR4629-113 HR4630-113 HR4656-113 HR4669-113 HR4674-113 HR4682-113 HR4688-113 HR4712-113 HR4720-113 HR4723-113 HR4725-113 HR4730-113 HR4741-113 HR4760-113 HR4766-113 HR4774-113 HR4778-113 HR4779-113 HR4793-113 HR4807-113 HR4810-113 HR4816-113 HR4818-113 HR4841-113 HR4852-113 HR4861-113 HR4862-113 HR4863-113 HR4875-113 HR4887-113 HR4892-113 HR4898-113 HR4900-113 HR4942-113 HR4971-113 HR4974-113 HR4999-113 HR5007-113 HR5009-113 HR5022-113 HR5023-113 HR5032-113 HR5042-113 HR5045-113 HR5046-113 HR5047-113 HR5048-113 HR5054-113 HR5061-113 HR5088-113 HR5094-113 HR5097-113 HR5112-113 HR5131-113 HR5157-113 HR5172-113 HR5193-113 HR5195-113 HR5229-113 HR5254-113 HR5273-113 HR5286-113 HR5290-113 HR5323-113 HR5332-113 HR5333-113 HR5336-113 HR5342-113 HR5349-113 HR5351-113 HR5369-113 HR5375-113 HR5391-113 HR5398-113 HR5432-113 HR5441-113 HR5475-113 HR5480-113 HR5484-113 HR5500-113 HR55-113 HR5518-113 HR5524-113 HR5618-113 HR5686-113 HR5708-113 HR5730-113 HR5731-113 HR5740-113 HR5762-113 HR604-113 HR748-113 HR883-113 HRES13-113 S1032-113 S1041-113 S1078-113 S1119-113 S1174-113 S1190-113 S1197-113 S1211-113 S1216-113 S1246-113 S1262-113 S1281-113 S1295-113 S1296-113 S1320-113 S1361-113 S1367-113 S140-113 S1403-113 S1434-113 S1471-113 S1486-113 S1540-113 S1547-113 S1556-113 S1559-113 S1580-113 S1593-113 S1624-113 S1644-113 S1659-113 S1669-113 S1682-113 S1684-113 S1688-113 S1703-113 S1736-113 S1740-113 S1741-113 S1751-113 S1760-113 S1775-113 S1844-113 S1856-113 S1863-113 S1869-113 S1892-113 S1917-113 S1919-113 S1950-113 S1977-113 S1987-113 S2009-113 S2014-113 S2053-113 S2138-113 S2145-113 S2179-113 S2243-113 S2258-113 S2259-113 S2264-113 S2281-113 S2296-113 S2298-113 S2312-113 S2316-113 S2333-113 S2341-113 S2350-113 S2357-113 S2358-113 S2362-113 S2368-113 S2393-113 S2395-113 S2396-113 S2410-113 S2413-113 S2419-113 S2422-113 S2423-113 S2425-113 S2428-113 S2448-113 S2467-113 S2468-113 S2507-113 S2545-113 S2606-113 S2639-113 S2654-113 S2687-113 S2700-113 S2707-113 S2738-113 S2740-113 S2782-113 S2810-113 S2822-113 S2843-113 S2950-113 S2951-113 S2958-113 S2965-113 S922-113 S927-113 S930-113 S944-113 SRES323-113 Took position in opposition to: HR1739-113 HR3614-113 HR595-113 HR803-113 S262-113

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

see next pageIssues Related To Small Business S.537 - Clear SBA Act H.R.1240/S.289 - Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013 Issues Related To Data Security/Privacy S.635/H.R.749 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S.947 - SAFE Act Confidentiality & Privilege Enhancement Act S.1927 - Data Security Act of 2014 Issues Related To Banking S.673 - Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2013 H.R.1261- Overdraft Protection Act of 2013 Issues related to The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Issues Related To Cyber Security H.R.624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.Res.164 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 624) to provide the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information between the intelligence community and cybersecurity entities, and for other purposes. H.R.756 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 S.1927 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S.1353 - Cyber Security Act Of 2013 Issues Related To Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Potential Legislation Regarding the CFPB. Issues related to CFPB and banking agency regulatory bulletins H.R.2402 - Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act of 2013 H.R.3770 - CFPB - IG Act of 2013 H.R.4811 - Bureau Guidance Transparency Act Issues Related To Student Loans S.546 - Smarter Borrowing Act S.1266 - Refinancing Education Funding to Invest (REFI) for the Future Act of 2013 H.R.2661 - The Fair Student Credit Act of 2013 S.1803 - Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights House Joint Resolution 59 - The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 S.2432 - Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act H.R.4511 - Protecting Students from Automatic Default Act S.2448 - Service Member Wishes Education Protection Act Higher Education Affordability Act/Issues Related to Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Issues Related to Postal Service S.1486 - The Postal Reform Act of 2014Regulations: Equal Credit Opportunity issues, Regulation B, 12 CFR Part 1002 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Issues, Regulation C, 12 CFR Part 1003 Fair Debt Collection Practices Issues, Regulation F, 12 CFR Part 1006 Privacy Issues, 12 CFR Parts 40, 216, 332, 1016 Fair Credit Reporting Issues, 12 CFR Parts 41, 171, 334, 1022 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Issues, Regulation X, 12 CFR Part 1024 Truth in Lending Issues, Regulation Z, 12 CFR Part 1026 Disclosure of Records and Information, 12 CFR Part 1070 Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceeding, 12 CFR Part 1081 CFPBs Larger Participant Rulemaking, 12 CFR Part 1090 Regulations related to the Dodd-Frank Act, Pub. L. No. 111-203 Issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act Issues related to the Higher Education Act Section 487(a)(2) of Higher Education Act Campus cards Issues related to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Issues related to proposed changes to the Military Lending Act Pub. L. 109-364, by regulation 79 FR 58601 (September 29, 2014)

Client expense: $990,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

HR 2748 & S. 1486 - Postal Reform Act of 2014

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $6,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Issues related to postal reform (including the Postal Reform Act of 2014, S. 1486)

Client expense: $1,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Issues related to nonprofit postal rates including H.R.2748 Postal Reform Act of 2013; S. 1486 Postal Reform Act of 2013; H.R.3801 To repeal the reductions in military retirement benefits made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 and to authorize the United States Postal Service to implement a modified Saturday delivery schedule; H.R.4670 Secure Delivery for America Act of 2014;

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 961 United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013; H.R. 933, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013; S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013; H.R. 2748, Postal Reform Act of 2013; S. 316, Postal Service Protection Act of 2013; H.R. 2690, Innovate to Deliver Act; H.R. 4670, Secure Delivery for America Act of 2014, for all bills provisions related to rates and governance.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FY 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - amendment to prohibit bill from being used to implement the pro-contractor revision of OMB Circular A-76; Civil Service Reform; contracting out; blue collar pay; minimum wage; federal retirement systems; union representation; and contractor compensation caps.HR 3278 and S 1809, bills to overturn the Conyers decision on the due process of federal employees holding sensitive positions. Lobbied to gain cosponsors for both bills. S 1276 -- Security Clearance Oversight and Reform Enhancement Act (SCORE) providing oversight on use of funds OPM uses to fund security clearance background investigations and requirement that OPM fire any federal worker who engaged in misconduct while conducting background investigations with no appeal rights. S 47 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - provisions aimed to reduce funding levels and lessen protections for victims of domestic violence. S 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2014, lobbied in support of Tester Amendment #2, to strike Title V of S 1486, the title relating to FECA; and Tester Amendment #3, to apply the Title V changes to FECA only to federal employees hired after the date of enactment of S 1486. HR 4306, the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act - to provide both General Schedule and wage-grade federal employees a 3.3% pay raise in 2015. HR 2450, the Locality Pay Equity Act - to prohibit OPM from defining more than one local wage area for prevailing rate (blue collar) employees within a General Schedule pay locality. HR 4964, the Senior Access to Social Security Act of 2014 - lobbied in support of Social Security Administration continuing to provide Social Security number print outs and continue to provide benefit verification forms. H. Res 97, lobbied that the government should preserve paper-based services for millions of Americans who cannot access technology or don't like it, thereby preserving the right of Americans to receive paper information and services unless they choose the digital option. HR 3997, SSA Accountability Act of 2014, lobbied to keep the SSA field offices and trained in-person staff available to respond to the needs of beneficiaries and not having to go online as the only means of service. HR 3382, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014 - lobbied to curb the explosive growth of the BOP prison population by helping to reduce lengthy sentences for those convicted of non-violent drug offenses thereby making it safer and more secure workplace. HR 5106, lobbied against Meadows Amendment to prohibit payroll deduction of union dues for federal employees who are already members. Letter to Senate in support of the nomination of Carolyn Colvin as Commissioner of Social Security Administration.

Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S.2872: Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 H.R.5522: ATF Elimination Act H.R.5093: Children's Firearm Marketing Safety Act S.2676: Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2014 H.Amdt.1098 Amends Bill: H.R.5016 H.Amdt.1084 Amends Bill: H.R.5016 S.1290: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2013 H.R.5756: Heller Public Firearms Range Act of 2014 H.R. 5040: Land Conveyance H.RES.258 : Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years. H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. S.1660: SPORT Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013 S.1486: Postal Reform Act of 2013 H.R.3933 : Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 H.R.4135 : Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4405 : Preventing Gun Violence Act S.1908 : Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014 S.1996 : Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 H.RES.468: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 113th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. S.2105 : Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.AMDT.717 to S.649 To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. H.AMDT.704 to H.R.4660, H.AMDT.727 to H.R.4660, H.AMDT.769 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.729 to H.R.4660 H.R.4380 : Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4783 : Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 H.R.4784: End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2014 H.R.4806: Pause for Safety Act of 2014 H.R.4946: Crime Gun Tracing Act H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4547 : To modify the definition of "antique firearm H.R.4707: To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R.5606: Homemade Firearms Accountability Act of 2014 H.R.5555: FIREARM Act H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1474 : Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act Oppose: Seeks to ban the production of certain personally manufactured firearms. H.R.1565 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728 : Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R.1764 : Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1825 : Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914 : Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2005 : Personalized Handgun Safety Act H.R.2046 : Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013 H.R.2247 : Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws. H.R.2464 : To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of "consumer product" in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. H.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199 : Safe Military Bases Act H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35: Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. S.2363 - Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2105 - Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.2445 - Pause for Safety Act of 2014 S.2373 - A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. S.2426 - Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2014 S.2483 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. Leahy Amdt. No. 713; To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.2: Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.34: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.35: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147: Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.170 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.691 High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013 S.729 Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act S.730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act S.843 Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.1149 Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act S.CON.RES.7: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. Inhofe Amdt. No. 139 to S.CON.RES.8; To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. H.R.21: NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2013 H.R.34: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 H.R.35: Safe Schools Act of 2013 H.R.65: Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.93: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act

Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1486 - Postal Reform Act of 2013; provisions relating to the preservation of the rate setting authority of the Postal Regulatory Commission

Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013: Sections 104 and 105.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: SENATE

Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) regarding proposals to allow additional types of carriers including regional PPOs to be included in the coverage options offered by OPM. FEHBP Modernization Act circulation draft President's budget, regional PPOs, government contributions. S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013: Section 104 Substitute Amendment and Section 105.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: SENATE

State of the Postal Service, S. 1486- Postal Reform Act of 2013, S. 2748- Postal Reform Act of 2013, Postal Rate Commission

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation to reform and modernize the operations of the US Postal Service, postal rates, including the Postal Reform Act of 2013 (S. 1486 and HR 2748).

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S1486, Postal Reform Act of 2014, general issues regarding postal reform pricing and oversight.

Client expense: $1,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

S.1486: Postal Reform Act of 2013, SEC 303 - Shipping of wine, beer and distilled spirits. H.R.2748: Postal Reform Act of 2013 - Education about the importance of state-based regulation of alcohol.

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE