Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 28, 2013
Latest Action
February 28, 2013
Primary Sponsor
Orrin G. HatchRepublican(UT)
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Supported the American Jobs Protection Act (H.R. 903/S. 399) and other efforts to eliminate employee mandate. Supported HR Jobs and Premium Act (H.R. 763/S. 603); supported H.R. 3367 to delay the Health Insurance Tax in the Affordable Care Act. Supported Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act (H.R. 1624 / S. 1099) to repeal small group expansion requirement and the Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2015 (S. 30) to change the full-time definition from 30 hours to 40 hours under the Affordable Care Act by amending the Internal Revenue Code; supported Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act (H.R. 2712 / S. 1996); supported Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 2911 / S. 1697.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Supported the American Jobs Protection Act (H.R. 903/S. 399) and other efforts to eliminate employee mandate. Supported HR Jobs and Premium Act (H.R. 763/S. 603); supported H.R. 3367 to delay the Health Insurance Tax in the Affordable Care Act. Supported Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act (H.R. 1624 / S. 1099) to repeal small group expansion requirement and the Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2015 (S. 30) to change the full-time definition from 30 hours to 40 hours under the Affordable Care Act by amending the Internal Revenue Code; supported Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act (H.R. 2712 / S. 1996); supported Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 2911 / S. 1697.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Supported the American Jobs Protection Act (H.R. 903/S. 399) and other efforts to eliminate employee mandate. Supported HR Jobs and Premium Act (H.R. 763/S. 603); supported H.R. 3367 to delay the Health Insurance Tax in the Affordable Care Act. Supported Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act (H.R. 1624 / S. 1099) to repeal small group expansion requirement and the Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2015 (S. 30) to change the full-time definition from 30 hours to 40 hours under the Affordable Care Act by amending the Internal Revenue Code; supported Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act (H.R. 2712 / S. 1996); supported Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 2911 / S. 1697.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Supported the American Jobs Protection Act (H.R. 903/S. 399) and other efforts to eliminate employee mandate. Supported HR Jobs and Premium Act (H.R. 763/S. 603); supported H.R. 3367 to delay the Health Insurance Tax in the Affordable Care Act. Supported Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act (H.R. 1624 / S. 1099) to repeal small group expansion requirement and the Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2015 (S. 30) to change the full-time definition from 30 hours to 40 hours under the Affordable Care Act by amending the Internal Revenue Code; supported Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act (H.R. 2712 / S. 1996); supported Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 2911 / S. 1697.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Supported the American Jobs Protection Act (H.R. 903/S. 399) and other efforts to eliminate employee mandate. Supported HR Jobs and Premium Act (H.R. 763/S. 603); supported H.R. 3367 to delay the Health Insurance Tax in the Affordable Care Act. Supported Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act (H.R. 1624 / S. 1099) to repeal small group expansion requirement and the Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2015 (S. 30) to change the full-time definition from 30 hours to 40 hours under the Affordable Care Act by amending the Internal Revenue Code.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
| Republican |
| LA |
| Deb Fischer | Republican | NE |
| James E. Risch | Republican | ID |
| James M. Inhofe | Republican | OK |
| Jeff Flake | Republican | AZ |
| Jerry Moran | Republican | KS |
| John Barrasso | Republican | WY |
| John Cornyn | Republican | TX |
| John Hoeven | Republican | ND |
| John Thune | Republican | SD |
| Johnny Isakson | Republican | GA |
| Kelly Ayotte | Republican | NH |
| Lamar Alexander | Republican | TN |
| Lisa Murkowski | Republican | AK |
| Marco Rubio | Republican | FL |
| Mark Kirk | Republican | IL |
| Michael B. Enzi | Republican | WY |
| Mike Johanns | Republican | NE |
| Pat Roberts | Republican | KS |
| Patrick J. Toomey | Republican | PA |
| Richard Burr | Republican | NC |
| Rob Portman | Republican | OH |
| Roger F. Wicker | Republican | MS |
| Roy Blunt | Republican | MO |
| Saxby Chambliss | Republican | GA |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Thad Cochran | Republican | MS |
| Tom Coburn | Republican | OK |
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Supported the American Jobs Protection Act (H.R. 903/S. 399) and other efforts to eliminate employee mandate. Supported HR Jobs and Premium Act (H.R. 763/S. 603); supported H.R. 3367 to delay the Health Insurance Tax in the Affordable Care Act. Supported Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act (H.R. 1624 / S. 1099) to repeal small group expansion requirement and the Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2015 (S. 30) to change the full-time definition from 30 hours to 40 hours under the Affordable Care Act by amending the Internal Revenue Code.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Supported the American Jobs Protection Act (HR 903/S 399) and other efforts to eliminate employee mandate. Supported HR Jobs and Premium Act (HR 763/S 603); supported HR 3367 to delay the Health Insurance Tax in the Affordable Care Act.
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Supported the American Jobs Protection Act (HR 903/S 399) and other efforts to eliminate employee mandate. Supported HR Jobs and Premium Act (HR 763/S 603). Supported HR 3367 to delay the Health Insurance Tax in the Affordable Care Act.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 25 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); H.R. 30 (Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act); H.R. 122 (Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2013); H.R. 290 (Full Faith and Credit Act of 2013); H.R. 505 (Balancing Act); H.R. 613 (Systemic Risk Mitigation Act); H.R. 624 (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act); H.R. 634 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 677 (Inter-Affiliate Swap Classification Act); H.R. 694 (Corporate Tax Fairness Act); H.R. 701 (To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action); H.R. 719 (Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act); H.R. 742 (Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013); H.R. 756 (Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013); H.R. 807 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 815 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain dividends and distributions paid to individuals from certain small businesses exempt from tax to the extent of the increased wages of the small business); H.R. 880 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 889 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013); H.R. 935 (Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013); H.R. 947 (Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act); H.R. 992 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); H.R. 1003 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1101 (Homeowners and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 1105 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1062 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 1064 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1115 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit any national securities exchange from effecting any transaction in a security issued by a corporation unless the corporation's registration with the exchange includes a certification that the corporation currently is in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 governing contributions and expenditures by corporations which were in effect with respect to elections held during 2008); H.R. 1135 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1155 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1221 (Basel III Capital Impact Study Act); H.R. 1256 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R. 1335 (Short Sale Transparency Act of 2013); H.R. 1341 (Financial Competitive Act of 2013)(Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA)); H.R. 1844 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013); H.R. 2374 (Retail Investor Protection Act); H.R. 2998 (Investor Choice Act of 2013); H.R. 3482 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); H.R. 3696 (National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 4167 (Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act); H.CON.RES.25 (Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023); S. 1 (Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act); S. 8 (End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act); S. 21 (Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013); S. 122 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); S. 169 (I-Squared Act of 2013)(Immigration reform); S. 173 (Simplified, Manageable, And Responsible Tax Act); S. 249 (Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013); S. 277 (Job Preservation and Economic Certainty Act of 2013); S. 278 (Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013); S. 321 (Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013); S. 387 (American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act); S. 399 (American Job Protection Act); S. 410 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 450 (Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013); S. 451 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2013); S. 474 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); S. 534 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); S. 798 (TBTF Act); S. 1725 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); S. 1999 (SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014); S.AMDT.2006 (Amends H.CON.RES.25); FINRA Regulatory Notice 2013-002; Market data rule proposals (SR-NASDAQ-2012-042;SR-NASDAQ-2012-044;SR-NASDAQ-2012-005); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96; Market data (Exchange Act Section 19 and related rules); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Swap execution facilities; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); China - strategic and economic dialogue; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; Basel Securitization Framework; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); India Financial Sector Reform; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; SEC Regulation AB2; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds; Cross-border guidance; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Tri-party repo; Computerized trading; Legal entity identifier (LEI); Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act implementation; Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation paper on margin requirements for uncleared derivatives; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Tick-size pilot program; EU Capital and Resolution; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework; Incentives for the adoption of the NIST Framework; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; CFTC recordkeeping requirements (CEA Section 23.201); Fee pilot program for NASDAQ last sale (File no. SR-NASDAQ-2013-126); Office of Financial Research study (Asset Management and Financial Stability); Legal Entity Identifier; Financial Stability Board; OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve rule proposal on Basel III Liquidity Coverage Ratio; FSOC consideration of systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs); Prudential regulators; NASDAQ and NYSE market data fee proposals; SEC draft strategic plan; Leverage capital requirements; Basel capital and liquidity; Senate Intel Committee Cybersecurity Bill (not yet introduced); Cybersecurity issues (general).
Client expense: $1,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
PL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PL 111-152 - The Reconciliation Act of 2010, Sections of Health Care Reform legislation pertaining to proposed annual insurer assessments, and proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans S. 603 - The Jobs and Premium Protection Act, insurer excise tax S. 399/H.R. 903 - The American Job Protection Act H.R. 763 - to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Health Issues
PL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, implementation S. 603 - The Jobs and Premium Protection Act, insurer excise tax S. 399/H.R. 903 - The American Job Protection Act H.R. 763 - to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers H.R. 2667 - Authority For Mandate Delay Act H.R. 1726/H.R. 3541 - Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act, risk corridors ***, no specific bill(s), Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts, Transparency, Health Information Technology, Electronic Prescribing, Insurance Market Reform, Uninsured, Employer Based Health System, Health Care Reform, Small Group Market Reform, Exchanges, Health Care Reform Implementation, Medical Loss Ratios, Risk Corridors and Reinsurance
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Health Issues
PL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, implementation, health care reform H.R. 903/S. 399 - The American Job Protection Act, insurer excise tax repeal S. 603 - The Jobs and Premium Protection Act, insurer excise tax H.R. 763 - to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers H.R. 544 - Letting Insurance Benefit Everyone Regardless of Their Youth (LIBERTY) Act H.R. 2667 - Authority For Mandate Delay Act H.R. 1726/H.R. 3541 - Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act, risk corridors ***, no specific bill(s), Health Savings Accounts/Medical Saving Accounts, Transparency, Health Information Technology, Electronic Prescribing, Insurance Market Reform, Government Plan Option, Uninsured, Employer Based Health System, Health Care Reform, Small Group Market Reform, Exchanges, Health Care Reform Implementation, Medical Loss Rates, Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), Delivery System Reform, Risk Corridors and Reinsurance
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
PL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PL 111-152 - The Reconciliation Act of 2010, Sections of Health Care Reform legislation pertaining to proposed annual insurer assessments, and proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans H.R. 903/S. 399 - The American Job Protection Act, insurer excise tax S. 603 - The Jobs and Premium Protection Act, insurer excise tax H.R. 763 - to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act ***, no specific bill, IRC Section 833(b) tax provisions and MLR ratio definition, health insurance tax
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
PL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PL 111-152 - The Reconciliation Act of 2010, Sections of Health Care Reform legislation pertaining to proposed annual insurer assessments, and proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans S. 603 - The Jobs and Premium Protection Act, insurer excise tax S. 399/H.R. 903 - The American Job Protection Act H.R. 763 - to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Health Issues
PL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, implementation S. 603 - The Jobs and Premium Protection Act, insurer excise tax S. 399/H.R. 903 - The American Job Protection Act H.R. 763 - to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers H.R. 2667 - Authority For Mandate Delay Act H.R. 1726/H.R. 3541 - Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act, risk corridors ***, no specific bill(s), Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts, Transparency, Health Information Technology, Electronic Prescribing, Insurance Market Reform, Uninsured, Employer Based Health System, Health Care Reform, Small Group Market Reform, Exchanges, Health Care Reform Implementation, Medical Loss Ratios, Risk Corridors and Reinsurance
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Health Issues
PL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, implementation, health care reform H.R. 903/S. 399 - The American Job Protection Act, insurer excise tax repeal S. 603 - The Jobs and Premium Protection Act, insurer excise tax H.R. 763 - to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers H.R. 544 - Letting Insurance Benefit Everyone Regardless of Their Youth (LIBERTY) Act H.R. 2667 - Authority For Mandate Delay Act H.R. 1726/H.R. 3541 - Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act, risk corridors ***, no specific bill(s), Health Savings Accounts/Medical Saving Accounts, Transparency, Health Information Technology, Electronic Prescribing, Insurance Market Reform, Government Plan Option, Uninsured, Employer Based Health System, Health Care Reform, Small Group Market Reform, Exchanges, Health Care Reform Implementation, Medical Loss Rates, Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), Delivery System Reform, Risk Corridors and Reinsurance
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
PL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PL 111-152 - The Reconciliation Act of 2010, Sections of Health Care Reform legislation pertaining to proposed annual insurer assessments, and proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans H.R. 903/S. 399 - The American Job Protection Act, insurer excise tax S. 603 - The Jobs and Premium Protection Act, insurer excise tax H.R. 763 - to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act ***, no specific bill, IRC Section 833(b) tax provisions and MLR ratio definition, health insurance tax
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Various issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and Health Care and Education reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); Health insurance tax repeal (H.R. 763, S. 603); ACA employer mandate repeal (H.R. 903, S. 399); Auto Enroll Repeal Act (H.R. 1254); Health care related tax issues; Consumer directed health products; Entitlement reform; H.R. 2575 H.R. 1634-FSA; ERISA; H.R. 2577; H.R. 2667; H.R. 2835; H.R. 2988; S. 1188; H.R. 3489 - transitional reinsurance; S. 1647; S. 2176 - ACA reporting requirements; S. 2253 - transitional reinsurance; H.R. 4414 - ex-pat; S. 2546 -auto-enroll repeal; H.R. 5557; H.R. 5860 - HRAs
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax Legislation: Tax Reform generally; 15-year cost recovery for improvements to qualified leaseholds and retail-owned property; Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 743, S. 336H.R. 684) and other issues relating to taxation of remote commerce; proposals to modify/repeal the last-in-first-out (LIFO) and lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) inventory accounting methods; international tax proposals. Regulatory: IRS Reg 168745-03 guidelines and IRS regarding IRS final rules (T.D. 9636) deduction and capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property; CCA 201310028 - IRS opinion on qualified leasehold improvement property; Retail Inventory Method (RIM) regulations (IRS Regs 125949-10); Other: Health care related tax issues; ACA employer mandate repeal (H.R. 903, S. 399); Mobile workforce legislation (H.R. 1129; S. 1645); Tax extenders legislation; H.R. 3474/S. 2260 - tax extenders; H.R. 5771 - Tax Extenders
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax Legislation: Tax Reform generally; 15-year cost recovery for improvements to qualified leaseholds and retail-owned property; Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 743, S. 336H.R. 684); proposals to modify/repeal the last-in-first-out (LIFO) and lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) inventory accounting methods; international tax proposals Regulatory: IRS Reg 168745-03 guidelines and IRS regarding IRS final rules (T.D. 9636) deduction and capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property; CCA 201310028 - IRS opinion on qualified leasehold improvement property; Retail Inventory Method (RIM) regulations (IRS Regs 125949-10); Other: Health care related tax issues; ACA employer mandate repeal (H.R. 903, S. 399); Mobile workforce legislation (H.R. 1129; S. 1645); S.Amdt. 656 and S.Amdt. 578 to the Fiscal Year 2014 Senate Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res. 8); House Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 25); Tax extenders legislation
Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Various issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and Health Care and Education reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); Health insurance tax repeal (H.R. 763, S. 603); ACA employer mandate repeal (H.R. 903, S. 399); Auto Enroll Repeal Act (H.R. 1254); Health care related tax issues; Consumer directed health products; Entitlement reform; H.R. 2575 H.R. 1634-FSA; ERISA; H.R. 2577; H.R. 2667; H.R. 2835; H.R. 2988; S. 1188; H.R. 3489 - transitional reinsurance; S. 1647; S. 2176 - ACA reporting requirements
Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax Legislation: Tax Reform generally; 15-year cost recovery for improvements to qualified leaseholds and retail-owned property; Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 743, S. 336H.R. 684) and other issues relating to taxation of remote commerce; proposals to modify/repeal the last-in-first-out (LIFO) and lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) inventory accounting methods; international tax proposals. Regulatory: IRS Reg 168745-03 guidelines and IRS regarding IRS final rules (T.D. 9636) deduction and capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property; CCA 201310028 - IRS opinion on qualified leasehold improvement property; Retail Inventory Method (RIM) regulations (IRS Regs 125949-10); Other: Health care related tax issues; ACA employer mandate repeal (H.R. 903, S. 399); Mobile workforce legislation (H.R. 1129; S. 1645); Tax extenders legislation; H.R. 3474/S. 2260 - tax extenders; H.R. 5771 - Tax Extenders
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Various issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and Health Care and Education reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); Health insurance tax repeal (H.R. 763, S. 603); ACA employer mandate repeal (H.R. 903, S. 399); Auto Enroll Repeal Act (H.R. 1254); Health care related tax issues; Consumer directed health products; Entitlement reform; H.R. 2575 H.R. 1634-FSA; ERISA; H.R. 2577; H.R. 2667; H.R. 2835; H.R. 2988; S. 1188; H.R. 3489 - transitional reinsurance; S. 1647; S. 2176 - ACA reporting requirements; S. 2253 - transitional reinsurance; H.R. 4414 - ex-pat; S. 2546 -auto-enroll repeal; H.R. 5557; H.R. 5860 - HRAs
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 81, HR 105, HR.RES.17, HR 344, HR 544, HR 582, HR 607, HR 675, HR 762, HR 763, HR 903, HR 1076, HR 1200, HR 1205, HR 1239, HR 1248, HR 1254, HR 1342, HR 1549, HR 1558, HR 2328, HR 2527, HR 2575, HR 2577, HR 2667, HR 2995, HR 2988, HR 3362, HR 3367, HR 4244, HR 4128, HR 4144, HR 2453, HR 4160, HR 4302, HR 1179, HR 5183, HR 5557, S.CON. RES.8, S24, S351, S399, S.AMDT.409, S482, S603, S650, S701, S764, S1188, S1729, S2069, S2173, S2174, S2175, S2546,S2783, H.R.5860, H.R. 3512
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 81, HR 105, HR.RES.17, HR 344, HR 544, HR 582, HR 607, HR 675, HR 762, HR 763, HR 903, HR 1076, HR 1200, HR 1205, HR 1239, HR 1248, HR 1254, HR 1342, HR 1549, HR 1558, HR 2328, HR 2527, HR 2575, HR 2577, HR 2667, HR 2995, HR 2988, HR 3362, HR 3367, HR 4244, HR 4128, HR 4144, HR 2453, HR 4160, HR 4302, HR 1179, HR 5183, HR 5557, S.CON. RES.8, S24, S351, S399, S.AMDT.409, S482, S603, S650, S701, S764, S1188, S1729, S2069, S2173, S2174, S2175, S2546,S2783
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Health Issues
HR 81, HR 105, HR.RES.17, HR 344, HR 544, HR 582, HR 607, HR 675, HR 762, HR 763, HR 903, HR 1076, HR 1200, HR 1205, HR 1239, HR 1248, HR 1254, HR 1342, HR 1549, HR 1558, HR 2328, HR 2527, HR 2575, HR 2577, HR 2667, HR 2995, HR 2988, HR 3362, HR 3367, HR 4244, HR 4128, HR 4144, HR 2453, HR 4160, HR 4302, HR 1179, S.CON. RES.8, S24, S351, S399, S.AMDT.409, S482, S603, S650, S701, S764, S1188, S1729, S2069, S2173, S2174, S2175, S2546
Client expense: $330,000 · 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), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 903/S. 399, American Job Protection Act. Companionship Exemption from Fair Labor Standards Act. PPACA Employer Obligations. Department of Labor Rulemaking on application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to domestic service.H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act. S. 1188/H.R. 2988, 40 Hours Is Full Time Act. H.R. 5098, Ensuring Medicaid and Medicare Access to Providers Act. S. 1330, Realistic Employer Responsibility Act of 2013.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Supported the American Jobs Protection Act (H.R. 903/S. 399) and other efforts to eliminate the employer mandate. Supported H.R. Jobs and Premium Protection Act (H.R> 763/S. 603). Supported H.R. 3367 to delay the Health Insurance Tax in the Affordable Care Act.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 1 (Tax Reform Act of 2014); H.R. 25 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); H.R. 30 (Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act); H.R. 122 (Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2013);H.R. 290 (Full Faith and Credit Act of 2013); H.R. 505 (Balancing Act); H.R. 613 (Systemic Risk Mitigation Act); H.R. 624 (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act); H.R. 634 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 677 (Inter-Affiliate Swap Classification Act); H.R. 694 (Corporate Tax Fairness Act); H.R. 701 (To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action); H.R. 719 (Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act); H.R. 742 (Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013); H.R. 756 (Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013); H.R. 797 (Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013); H.R. 807 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 815 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain dividends and distributions paid to individuals from certain small businesses exempt from tax to the extent of the increased wages of the small business); H.R. 880 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 889 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013); H.R. 935 (Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013); H.R. 947 (Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act); H.R. 992 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); H.R. 1003 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1101 (Homeowners and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 1105 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1062 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 1064 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1115 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit any national securities exchange from effecting any transaction in a security issued by a corporation unless the corporation's registration with the exchange includes a certification that the corporation currently is in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 governing contributions and expenditures by corporations which were in effect with respect to elections held during 2008); H.R. 1135 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1155 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1221 (Basel III Capital Impact Study Act); H.R. 1256 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R.1335 (Short Sale Transparency Act of 2013); H.R.1341 (Financial Competitive Act of 2013)(Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA)); H.R. 1627 (Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013); H.R. 1844 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013); H.R. 2374 (Retail Investor Protection Act); H.R. 2998 (Investor Choice Act of 2013); H.R. 3482 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); H.R. 3696 (National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 4167 (Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act); H.CON.RES.25 (Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023); S. 1 (Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act); S. 8 (End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act); S. 21 (Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013); S. 122 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); S. 169 (I-Squared Act of 2013)(Immigration reform); S. 173 (Simplified, Manageable, And Responsible Tax Act); S. 249 (Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013);S. 277 (Job Preservation and Economic Certainty Act of 2013); S. 278 (Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013); S. 321 (Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013); S. 387 (American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act); S. 399 (American Job Protection Act); S. 410 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 450 (Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013); S. 451 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2013); S. 474 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); S. 534 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); S. 798 (TBTF Act); S. 1725 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); S. 1999 (SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014); S. 2588 (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014); S.AMDT.2006 (Amends H.CON.RES.25); FINRA Regulatory Notice 2013-002; Market data rule proposals (SR-NASDAQ-2012-042;SR-NASDAQ-2012-044;SR-NASDAQ-2012-005); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96; Market data (Exchange Act Section 19 and related rules); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Swap execution facilities; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); China - strategic and economic dialogue; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; Basel Securitization Framework; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); India Financial Sector Reform; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach;Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds; Cross-border guidance; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Tri-party repo; Computerized trading; Legal entity identifier (LEI); Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act implementation; Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation paper on margin requirements for uncleared derivatives; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Tick-size pilot program; EU Capital and Resolution; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework; Incentives for the adoption of the NIST Framework; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; CFTC recordkeeping requirements (CEA Section 23.201); Fee pilot program for NASDAQ last sale (File no. SR-NASDAQ-2013-126); Office of Financial Research study (Asset Management and Financial Stability); Legal Entity Identifier; Financial Stability Board; OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve rule proposal on Basel III Liquidity Coverage Ratio; FSOC consideration of systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs); Prudential regulators; NASDAQ and NYSE market data fee proposals; SEC draft strategic plan; Leverage capital requirements; Cybersecurity issues (general); Release No. 34-71958, SBSD Recordkeeping; Bankruptcy code reform; Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative; Recordkeeping Requirements; Rules 17a-3, 17a-4 (Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority); Consumer Privacy Notices - Docket No. CFPB-2014-0010; Regulatory Notice 14019, BrokerCheck Hyperlink; Preserving America's Transit and Highways ("PATH") Act; Regulation AB II (asset backed securities - Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau); CFTC proposed rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps; Prudential Regulator's proposed rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps; Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps.
Client expense: $1,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Bills H.R. 5213, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 4457, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Plan Protection Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act - support. H.R. 4, the Jobs for America Act - support. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 2995, the Unnecessary Cap Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 3367, the Small Business and Family Relief Act - support. H.R. 763, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. H.R. 903, the American Job Protection Act- support. H.Res 359, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that tax reform should jointly address corporate and pass-through entities in a fiscally responsible manner, and that reform should reduce the current tax rate differences between corporate and pass-through entities while maintaining adequate forms of organization for businesses - support. H.R. 947, Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act - support. H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 436, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor- Management Relations Act -support. H.R. 2429, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 2728, Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act - support. H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act - support. H. Res. 728, a Resolution expressing support for designating November 29, 2014 as Small Business Saturday and supporting efforts to increase awareness of small business contributions to the community and their value to the overall economy - support. Section 425 of H.R. 4745, and urge that this provision, which prohibits the Department of Transportation from moving forward with increases in the minimum level of financial responsibility for commercial property and passenger motor carriers, including private school bus operators and other private carriers - support. H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 5860, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - support. H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act - support. H.R. 4453, the S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 2854, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes - support. S. 2881, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 - support. S. 2569, the Bring Jobs Home Act - support. S. 2223, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act - oppose. S. 2199, originally introduced as S. 84, the Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose. S. 2432, the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act - oppose. S.Amdt.1871, to S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 - support. S. 399, the American Job Protection Act - support. S. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act - support. S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose. S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 - support. S. 109, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. S. 1138, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - support. S. 1737, Fair Minimum Wage Act - oppose. S. 1658, Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act - support. S. 1488, a bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes -support. Unemployment Insurance letter opposing FUTA Tax Increase to House and Senate Budget Committee conferees. Comments EPA, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602, Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. December 1, 2014. OSHA, Comments on OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2013-0023; Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (79 Fed. Reg. 47605, August 14, 2014) October 14, 2014. EPA, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 - Definition of Waters of the United States Under the Clean Water Act. October 15, 2014. Department of Health and Human Services, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016 - Request for Extension of Comment Period. December 22, 2014. Other Issues Tax Reform Tax Extenders DOL overtime regulation Biennial budget Entitlement reform Immigration reform, E-Verify, H2B visas Retirement Issues Keystone XL Project Employer nondiscrimination in PPACA Minimum wage Unemployment insurance Transitional policy on nonqualified plans in PPACA OSHA - proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica OSHA - proposed rule on electronic reporting EPA/Army Corps of Engineers - proposed rule on definition of waters of the United States EPA - proposed rule on greenhouse gases emissions from power plants OSHA - enforcement DOT - Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicle Regulatory reform Overtime Export Import Bank Medicare Part D H.R. 4304, the Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act SBA Office of Advocacy: Group Letter on Regulatory Flexibility Act Noncompliance in Waters of the United States Rulemaking SEC: Letter regarding the Recommendation of the Investor Advisory Committee: Accredited Investor Definition
Client expense: $689,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-148 (health care reform), provisions related to employer mandates, financing provisions, public plan option, medical malpractice liability reform, and association-based health insurance options; implementation of provisions related to the grandfathering of existing health plans; HR 903/S 399, repeal of the employer mandates penalties; HR 763/S 603, repeal of health insurance tax; HR 2667, one-year delay of employer mandate.
Client expense: $687,237 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Association Health Plans, Small Business Health Plans, Health-Care Related Tax Credits, Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts. Monitor the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (P.L. 111-148). Monitor the implementation of the Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, (P.L. 111-152).H.R. 1249, S. 1756 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act. H.R. 903, S. 399, The American Job Protection Act. H.R. 763 To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. S. 603 The Jobs & Premium Protection Act. H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act. Proposed Rule: Medicaid, Childrens Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing [RIN 0938-AR04] [CMS-2334-P]. FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part XI (January 24, 2013). HHS seeks public comment on the new single, streamlined application for health insurance and the SHOP applications, draft dated 1/16/2013. Proposed Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Functions: Eligibility for Exemptions; Miscellaneous Minimum Essential Coverage Provisions [RIN 0938-AR68]. Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation [RIN 0938-AR03], [CMS-9980-F]. Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review [RIN 0938-AR40], [CMS-9972-F]. Proposed Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program [CMS-9964-P2], [RIN 0938-AR76]. Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of the Multi-State Plan Program for the Affordable Insurance Exchanges [RIN 3206-AM47]. Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 and Amendments to the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014; Proposed Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program [CMS-9964-F], [RIN 0938-AR51]. Proposed Rule: Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation and Technical Amendments to Certain Health Coverage Requirements Under the Affordable Care Act [REG-122706-12, RIN 1545-BL50], [RIN1210-AB56], [CMS-9952-P, RIN 0938-AR77]. Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchange and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program [CMS-9964 - F2, RIN 0938-AR76]. Proposed Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Program Integrity: Exchange, SHOP, Premium Stabilization Programs, and Market Standards [CMS - 9957-b, RIN 0938-AR82]. H.R.45 To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Functions: Eligibility for Exemptions; Miscellaneous Minimum Essential Coverage Provisions [CMS-9958-F, RIN 0938-AR68]. Final Rule: Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Programs: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes, and Premiums and Cost Sharing; Exchanges: Eligibility and Enrollment [CMS-2334-F, RIN 0938-AR04]. Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Program Integrity: Exchange, SHOP, and Eligibility Appeals[CMS-9957-F, RIN 0938-AR82]. Multi-State Plan Program on the Health Insurance Marketplace OPM Plan. Federally Facilitated Marketplace Enrollment Operational Policy & Guidance, CMS, October 3, 2013. Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Program Integrity: Exchange, Premium Stabilization Programs, and Market Standards; Amendments to the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 [RIN 0938AR82; RIN 0938AR74]. Final Rule: Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program: Expanding Coverage of Children; Federal Flexible Benefits Plan: Pre-Tax Payment of Health Benefits Premiums: Conforming Amendments [RIN 3206AM55]. Correcting Amendment: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 [CMS9964F3, RIN0938AR51].Proposed Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015 [RIN 0938AR89, CMS9954P]. Notice of Effective Date: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of the Multi-State Plan Program for the Affordable Insurance Exchanges; Announcement. Interim Final Rule with Comment: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Maximizing January 1, 2014 Coverage Opportunities [RIN 0938AS17, CMS9945IFC]. Guidance: Options Available for Consumers with Cancelled Policies. Final Rule; Correction: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Program Integrity: Exchange, Premium Stabilization Programs, and Market Standards; Amendments to the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 Correction [RIN 0938AR82; RIN 0938AR74], [CMS9957CN; 9964CN]. Report: Income Verifications for Advanced Premium Tax Credits Report. H.R. 3367: To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015. HR4302 Protecting Access To Medicare Act of 2014, section 213: Elimination of limitation and deductibles for employer-sponsored health plans. Final Rule: Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation and Technical Amendments to Certain Health Coverage Requirements Under the Affordable Care Act [RIN 1545BL50, RIN 1210AB56, RIN 0938AR77] Proposed Rule: Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation [RIN 1545BL97, RIN 1210AB61, RIN 0938AR77] S. 2546, Auto Enroll Repeal Act [CMS-9949-F], RIN 0938-AS02 Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond RIN 1545BL97, RIN 1210AB61, RIN 0938AR77 Final Rule: Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation S. 701, Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013 Marketplace Eligibility Appeals Options for Paper-based Processes, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, October 23, 2014 Proposed Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of the Multi-State Plan Program for the Affordable Insurance Exchanges (OPM) [RIN 3206-AN12] Proposed Rule: Notice of Benefit and Payment Paramenters for 2016 [RIN 0938AS19] Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary [RIN 1545BM53, RIN 1210AB69, RIN 0938AS54] Proposed Rule: Amendments to Excepted Benefits [RIN 1545BM44, RIN 1210AB70, RIN 0938AS52]
Client expense: $717,776 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Supported the American Jobs Protection Act (H.R. 903/S. 399) and other efforts to eliminate the employer mandate. Supported H.R. Jobs and Premium Protection Act (H.R> 763/S. 603). Supported H.R. 3367 to delay the Health Insurance Tax in the Affordable Care Act.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Support H.R. 763/S. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act Support H.R. 903/S. 399 the American Jobs Protection Act Support H.R. 1254/ S. 2546, the Auto Enroll Repeal Act Support H.R. 2575, the Saving American Workers Act Support H.R. 3376, the Small Business and Family Relief Act Support S. 1188, the Forty Hours is Full Time Act
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 581, First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 781, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 903 / S. 399, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1248 / S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1735, In It All Together Act H.R. 1780, To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees are those created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or offered through a health insurance exchange H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act H.R. 2674, Job Creation Act of 2013 H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2013 H.R. 2925, Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2013 H.R. 2988 / S. 701 / S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 H.R. 3077, TELE-MED Act of 2013 H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3124, Investing in Permanency for Youth in Foster Care Act H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act H.R. 3367, To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015 H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act H.R. 3462 / S. 1735, Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 4118, Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals Fairness (SIMPLE) Act H.R. 4160, Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014 H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 5183 / S. 2783, Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act of 2014 H.R. 5557, Streamlining Verification for Americans Act H.R. 5860, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act of 2014 S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011 S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 S. 1488, A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes S. 1647, Restoring Access to Medication Act Final Regulation on Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 33,157-33,176, June 3, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 54) Proposed Regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; standards related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 147, 155, 156) Proposed Regulation on the Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review (77 Fed. Reg. 70,584-70,617, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 147, 150) Proposed Regulation on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 (77 Fed. Reg. 73,118-73,218, December 7, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 153, 155, 156, 157, 158) Proposed Regulation on Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing (78 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,724, January 22, 2013) (to be codified at 42 C.F.R. Parts 430, 431, 433, 435, 440, 447, 457) Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed Regulation regarding the Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program (78 Fed. Reg. 15,553-15,558, March 11, 2013) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 155, 156) Proposed Regulation on the Health Insurance Providers Fee (78 Fed. Reg. 14,034-14,046, March 4, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 57) Proposed Regulation on Minimum Value of Eligible Employer-Sponsored Plans and Other Rules Regarding the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit (78 Fed. Reg. 25,909-25,916, May 3, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Proposed Regulation on Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, (79 Fed. Reg. 1,918-2,073, January 10, 2014) (to be codified at 42 C.F.R. pts. 409, 417, 422 et al.) Proposed Regulation on Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond (79 Fed. Reg. 15,808-15,879, March 21, 2014) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 146, 147, 148 et al.) Proposed Regulation on Minimum Essential Coverage and Other Rules Regarding Shared Responsibility Payment for Individuals (79 Fed. Reg. 4,302-4,308, January 27, 2014) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Proposed Regulation on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016 (79 Fed. Reg. 70,674-70,760, November 26, 2014) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 147 et al.) Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, Grandfathering, health savings accounts (HSAs) and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, impact on small business, provider network adequacy, definition of small group market, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, the Small Business Tax Credit, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, ERISA preemption, HSA and FSA accounts; Public Health Service Act (P.L. 78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), including regulatory process and legislative corrections to the ERISA preemption; deliver reform changes to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) programs, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices; entitlement reform; health information technology; legal protections against certain self-referral to physician owned hospitals
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Public Law 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Implementation issues related to Medicare and Medicard reimbursement for biotherapeutics. Meetings with House and Senate staff on coverage/payment issues related to cancer biotherapeutics. P.L. 112-240, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 - Medicare payment issues. H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and settin forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; and S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 204, revising the appropriate budgetary levles for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 - Medicare Part B drug reimbursement issues. S.399, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 - sequestration issues affecting Medicare Part B drug reimbursement issues; S. 1871, the SGR Repeal and Medicar Beneficiary Access Act - Medicare physician payment and Part B drug reimburesement issues. H.R. 2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act - Medicare physician Payment and Part B drug reimburesement issues.spending. Public law 113-54- The Drug quality and Security Act - drug compounding and track trace issues.; Concerns regarding Medicare payment policies for Part B drugs. Issues related to the 340B Drug discount program; Payment policies for prescription drugs. Independent payment advisory board, H.R.2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Medicare reimbursement issues; Medicare coverage and payment of Part B drugs and biologicals; 340B, Monitor implementation of Medicare pharmaceutical coverage and reimbursement, 340B, dual eligiable demonstratins and relaed provisions Part B; Medicare reimbursement for physicians of The Affordable Care Act;
Client expense: $1,090,200 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
**see addendum pagePL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PL 111-152 - The Reconciliation Act of 2010, Sections of Health Care Reform legislation pertaining to proposed annual insurer assessments, and proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans S. 603/H.R. 763, H.R. 3367 - tax extenders S. 399/H.R. 903 - The American Job Protection Act H.R. 763 - to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act H.R. 3474 - Hire More Heroes Act of 2014, tax extenders, health insurance tax
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
**see addendum pagePL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, implementation S. 603 - The Jobs and Premium Protection Act, insurer excise tax S. 399/H.R. 903 - The American Job Protection Act H.R. 763 - to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers H.R. 2667 - Authority For Mandate Delay Act H.R. 1726/H.R. 3541 - Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act, risk corridors H.R. 3750 - Telehealth Modernization Act of 2013, definition ***, no specific bill(s), Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts, Transparency, Health Information Technology, Electronic Prescribing, Insurance Market Reform, Uninsured, Employer Based Health System, Health Care Reform, Small Group Market Reform, Exchanges, Health Care Reform Implementation, Medical Loss Ratios, Risk Corridors and Reinsurance
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
**see addendum pagePL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PL 111-152 - The Reconciliation Act of 2010, Sections of Health Care Reform legislation pertaining to proposed annual insurer assessments, and proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans H.R. 903/S. 399 - The American Job Protection Act, insurer excise tax S. 603/H.R. 763, H.R. 3367 - tax extenders (833, RPPOs) H.R. 763 - to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act H.R. 3474 - Hire More Heroes Act of 2014, health insurance tax, tax extenders, 833 ***, no specific bill, IRC Section 833(b) tax provisions and MLR ratio definition, health insurance tax
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
**see addendum pagePL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, implementation, health care reform H.R. 903/S. 399 - The American Job Protection Act, insurer excise tax repeal S. 603 - The Jobs and Premium Protection Act, insurer excise tax H.R. 763 - to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers H.R. 544 - Letting Insurance Benefit Everyone Regardless of Their Youth (LIBERTY) Act H.R. 2667 - Authority For Mandate Delay Act H.R. 1726/H.R. 3541/H.R. 3821/H.R. 4406 - Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act, risk corridors S. 1468 - Postal Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3541 - Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act H.R. 2328 - Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act FEHBP Modernization Act, regional PPOs ***, no specific bill(s), Health Savings Accounts/Medical Saving Accounts, Transparency, Health Information Technology, Electronic Prescribing, Insurance Market Reform, Government Plan Option, Uninsured, Employer Based Health System, Health Care Reform, Small Group Market Reform, Exchanges, Health Care Reform Implementation, Medical Loss Ratios, Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), Delivery System Reform, Risk Corridors and Reinsurance, Affordable Private Health Care, State-Based Regulation, Health Care Quality, Back-end Systems Issues, Telehealth, ACA Implementation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2992, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (BATSA); S. 399, American Job Protection Act; extension of temporary business tax extenders including bonus and 15-year accelerated depreciation, Sec. 179 expensing, Work Opportunity Tax Credit; tax incentives for veterans to start franchise businesses; comprehensive tax reform legislation.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 399, To strike the Federal Mandate on employers to offer health insuranceH.R. 3367 to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 81, HR 105, HR.RES.17, HR 344, HR 544, HR 582, HR 607, HR 675, HR 762, HR 763, HR 903, HR 1076, HR 1200, HR 1205, HR 1239, HR 1248, HR 1254, HR 1342, HR 1549, HR 1558, HR 2328, HR 2527, HR 2575, HR 2577, HR 2667, HR 2995, HR 2988, HR 3362, HR 3367, HR 4244, HR 4128, HR 4144, HR 2453, HR 4160, HR 4302, HR 1179, HR 5183, HR 5557, S.CON. RES.8, S24, S351, S399, S.AMDT.409, S482, S603, S650, S701, S764, S1188, S1729, S2069, S2173, S2174, S2175, S2546,S2783, H.R.5860, H.R. 3512
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Various issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and Health Care and Education reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); Health insurance tax repeal (H.R. 763, S. 603); ACA employer mandate repeal (H.R. 903, S. 399); Auto Enroll Repeal Act (H.R. 1254); Health care related tax issues; Consumer directed health products; Entitlement reform; H.R. 2575H.R. 1634-FSA; ERISA; H.R. 2577; H.R. 2667; H.R. 2835; H.R. 2988; S. 1188; H.R. 3489 - transitional reinsurance; S. 1647; S. 2176 - ACA reporting requirements; S. 2253 - transitional reinsurance; H.R. 4414 - ex-pat; S. 2546 -auto-enroll repeal; H.R. 5557; H.R. 5860 - HRAs
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax Legislation: Tax Reform generally; 15-year cost recovery for improvements to qualified leaseholds and retail-owned property; Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 743, S. 336H.R. 684) and other issues relating to taxation of remote commerce; proposals to modify/repeal the last-in-first-out (LIFO) and lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) inventory accounting methods; international tax proposalsRegulatory: IRS Reg 168745-03 guidelines and IRS regarding IRS final rules (T.D. 9636) deduction and capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property; CCA 201310028 - IRS opinion on qualified leasehold improvement property; Retail Inventory Method (RIM) regulations (IRS Regs 125949-10); Other: Health care related tax issues; ACA employer mandate repeal (H.R. 903, S. 399); Mobile workforce legislation (H.R. 1129; S. 1645); Tax extenders legislation; H.R. 3474/S. 2260 - tax extenders; H.R. 5771 - Tax Extenders
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.399/HR.903, Amer Job Protection Act; HR.763, Repeal Annual Fee on Health Insurance Providers; S.603, Jobs & Premium Protection Act; S.2546/HR.1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act; S.701/HR.1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act; HR.2577, Small Business Job Protection Act; HR.2275, Save American Workers Act; S.1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act; S.1735/HR.3462, Self-Insurance Protection Act; HR.3367, Small Business & Family Relief Act
Client expense: $228,624 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2014 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 25 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); H.R. 30 (Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act); H.R. 122 (Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2013); H.R. 290 (Full Faith and Credit Act of 2013);H.R. 505 (Balancing Act); H.R. 613 (Systemic Risk Mitigation Act); H.R. 624 (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act); H.R. 634 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 677 (Inter-Affiliate Swap Classification Act); H.R. 694 (Corporate Tax Fairness Act); H.R. 701 (To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action); H.R. 719 (Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act); H.R. 742 (Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013); H.R. 756 (Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013); H.R. 807 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 815 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain dividends and distributions paid to individuals from certain small businesses exempt from tax to the extent of the increased wages of the small business); H.R. 880 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 889 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013); H.R. 935 (Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013); H.R. 947 (Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act); H.R. 992 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); H.R. 1003 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1101 (Homeowners and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 1105 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1062 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 1064 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1115 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit any national securities exchange from effecting any transaction in a security issued by a corporation unless the corporation's registration with the exchange includes a certification that the corporation currently is in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 governing contributions and expenditures by corporations which were in effect with respect to elections held during 2008); H.R. 1135 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1155 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1221 (Basel III Capital Impact Study Act); H.R. 1256 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R.1335 (Short Sale Transparency Act of 2013); H.R.1341 (Financial Competitive Act of 2013)(Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA)); H.R. 1844 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013); H.R. 2374 (Retail Investor Protection Act); H.R. 2998 (Investor Choice Act of 2013); H.R. 3482 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); H.R. 3696 (National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 4167 (Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act); H.CON.RES.25 (Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023); S. 1 (Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act); S. 8 (End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act); S. 21 (Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013); S. 122 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); S. 169 (I-Squared Act of 2013)(Immigration reform); S. 173 (Simplified, Manageable, And Responsible Tax Act); S. 249 (Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013); S. 277 (Job Preservation and Economic Certainty Act of 2013); S. 278 (Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013); S. 321 (Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013);S. 387 (American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act); S. 399 (American Job Protection Act); S. 410 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 450 (Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013); S. 451 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2013); S. 474 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); S. 534 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); S. 798 (TBTF Act); S. 1725 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); S. 1999 (SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014); S. 2588 (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014); S.AMDT.2006 (Amends H.CON.RES.25); FINRA Regulatory Notice 2013-002; Market data rule proposals (SR-NASDAQ-2012-042;SR-NASDAQ-2012-044;SR-NASDAQ-2012-005); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96; Market data (Exchange Act Section 19 and related rules); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Swap execution facilities; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); China - strategic and economic dialogue; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; Basel Securitization Framework; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); India Financial Sector Reform; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; SEC Regulation AB2; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities;Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds; Cross-border guidance; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Tri-party repo; Computerized trading; Legal entity identifier (LEI); Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act implementation; Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation paper on margin requirements for uncleared derivatives; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Tick-size pilot program; EU Capital and Resolution; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework; Incentives for the adoption of the NIST Framework; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; CFTC recordkeeping requirements (CEA Section 23.201); Fee pilot program for NASDAQ last sale (File no. SR-NASDAQ-2013-126); Office of Financial Research study (Asset Management and Financial Stability); Legal Entity Identifier; Financial Stability Board; OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve rule proposal on Basel III Liquidity Coverage Ratio; FSOC consideration of systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs); Prudential regulators; NASDAQ and NYSE market data fee proposals; SEC draft strategic plan; Leverage capital requirements; Basel capital and liquidity; Cybersecurity issues (general); Release No. 34-71958, SBSD Recordkeeping; Bankruptcy code reform; Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative; Regulation AB II; Recordkeeping Requirements; Rules 17a-3, 17a-4 (Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority); Consumer Privacy Notices - Docket No. CFPB-2014-0010; Regulatory Notice 14019, BrokerCheck Hyperlink; Preserving America's Transit and Highways ("PATH") Act; Regulation AB II (asset backed securities - Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau).
Client expense: $2,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 25 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); H.R. 30 (Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act); H.R. 122 (Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2013); H.R. 290 (Full Faith and Credit Act of 2013);H.R. 505 (Balancing Act); H.R. 613 (Systemic Risk Mitigation Act); H.R. 624 (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act); H.R. 634 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 677 (Inter-Affiliate Swap Classification Act); H.R. 694 (Corporate Tax Fairness Act); H.R. 701 (To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action); H.R. 719 (Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act); H.R. 742 (Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013); H.R. 756 (Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013); H.R. 807 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 815 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain dividends and distributions paid to individuals from certain small businesses exempt from tax to the extent of the increased wages of the small business); H.R. 880 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 889 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013); H.R. 935 (Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013); H.R. 947 (Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act); H.R. 992 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); H.R. 1003 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1101 (Homeowners and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 1105 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1062 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 1064 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1115 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit any national securities exchange from effecting any transaction in a security issued by a corporation unless the corporation's registration with the exchange includes a certification that the corporation currently is in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 governing contributions and expenditures by corporations which were in effect with respect to elections held during 2008); H.R. 1135 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1155 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1221 (Basel III Capital Impact Study Act); H.R. 1256 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R.1335 (Short Sale Transparency Act of 2013); H.R.1341 (Financial Competitive Act of 2013)(Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA)); H.R. 1844 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013); H.R. 2374 (Retail Investor Protection Act); H.R. 2998 (Investor Choice Act of 2013); H.R. 3482 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); H.R. 3696 (National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 4167 (Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act); H.CON.RES.25 (Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023); S. 1 (Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act); S. 8 (End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act); S. 21 (Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013); S. 122 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); S. 169 (I-Squared Act of 2013)(Immigration reform); S. 173 (Simplified, Manageable, And Responsible Tax Act); S. 249 (Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013); S. 277 (Job Preservation and Economic Certainty Act of 2013); S. 278 (Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013); S. 321 (Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013);S. 387 (American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act); S. 399 (American Job Protection Act); S. 410 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 450 (Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013); S. 451 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2013); S. 474 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); S. 534 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); S. 798 (TBTF Act); S. 1725 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); S. 1999 (SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014); S.AMDT.2006 (Amends H.CON.RES.25); FINRA Regulatory Notice 2013-002; Market data rule proposals (SR-NASDAQ-2012-042;SR-NASDAQ-2012-044;SR-NASDAQ-2012-005); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96; Market data (Exchange Act Section 19 and related rules); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Swap execution facilities; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); China - strategic and economic dialogue; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; Basel Securitization Framework; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); India Financial Sector Reform; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; SEC Regulation AB2; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC);Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds; Cross-border guidance; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Tri-party repo; Computerized trading; Legal entity identifier (LEI); Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act implementation; Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation paper on margin requirements for uncleared derivatives; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Tick-size pilot program; EU Capital and Resolution; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework; Incentives for the adoption of the NIST Framework; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; CFTC recordkeeping requirements (CEA Section 23.201); Fee pilot program for NASDAQ last sale (File no. SR-NASDAQ-2013-126); Office of Financial Research study (Asset Management and Financial Stability); Legal Entity Identifier; Financial Stability Board; OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve rule proposal on Basel III Liquidity Coverage Ratio; FSOC consideration of systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs); Prudential regulators; NASDAQ and NYSE market data fee proposals; SEC draft strategic plan; Leverage capital requirements; Basel capital and liquidity; Senate Intel Committee Cybersecurity Bill (not yet introduced); Cybersecurity issues (general).
Client expense: $1,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-148 (health care reform), provisions related to employer mandates, financing provisions, public plan option, medical malpractice liability reform, and association-based health insurance options; implementation of provisions related to the grandfathering of existing health plans; HR 903/S 399, repeal of the employer mandates penalties; HR 763/S 603, repeal of health insurance tax; HR 2667, one-year delay of employer mandate.
Client expense: $692,094 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2014 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 903/S. 399, American Job Protection Act. Companionship Exemption from Fair Labor Standards Act. PPACA Employer Obligations. Department of Labor Rulemaking on application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to domestic service.H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act. S. 1188/H.R. 2988, 40 Hours Is Full Time Act.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE