Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013

1) Urge CFPB to enact strong fair debt collection rule reforms, regulate arbitration, and take other steps to protect consumers. (2) Support bank overdraft fee reform (HR 1261) (3) Support independent funding, authority and structure of CFPB. Oppose all bills to weaken CFPB including HR 3193, the Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act; HR 450, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act; H.R. 3389, the CFPB Slush Fund Elimination Act; H.R. 4604, the CFPB Data Collection Security Act; H.R. 4262, the Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act; H.R. 4539, the Bureau Research Transparency Act; H.R. 3770, the CFPB-IG Act of 2013; H.R. 4383, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act; H.R. 4804, the Bureau Examination Fairness Act; H.R. 4662, the Bureau Advisory Opinion Act; H.R. 4811, the Bureau Guidance Transparency Act; Oppose similar bills to weaken the CFPB or Wall Street reform including S. 205, S 190, S. 238, S. 450, S 2732 and any similar bills or budgetary line items or appropriations riders, including Sections 501-504 of HR 5016, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015. (4) Support legislation to rein in payday lending and similar predatory loan practices, including HR 990 and S 172. Oppose any bills to provide special status or create non-bank federal charters for payday or similar lenders, such as H.R. 1566, the so-called Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act. . Urge CFPB, and other regulators to prevent banks from offering similar predatory payday advance products. (5) Support legislation to hold credit bureaus accountable including proposals to provide free credit scores, such as S 471/HR 1002. (6) Work to protect consumer privacy notices from full repeal (HR 749, S 635). (6) Oppose efforts to add layers of unnecessary cost-benefit analysis or other so-called accountability constraints onto any federal financial agency or independent agency, including REINS ACT (S 15) and the sweeping so-called Jobs Act (HR 4) and any similar bills, including bills to impose OMB cost-benefit rules on independent agencies including the CFPB and others. (7) Support full funding and authority for all other financial regulators, including CFTC and SEC. (8) Urge CFPB and other regulators to enact strongest possible rules to protect homeowners and consumers from financial, foreclosure, mortgage servicing and other weakenings. (9) Oppose efforts in Congress to weaken any other consumer laws (10) Support efforts to eliminate forced arbitration in consumer contracts, such as support for Arbitration Fairness Act (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (or AFA), S. 878, ). (11) Support efforts to make large, interconnected financial institutions more accountable to taxpayers, depositors and investors, including support for Volcker rule, other too-big-to-fail and capital reforms, such as the 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act, S 1282. Oppose efforts to weaken that authority, including HR 797, which would weaken protections for municipal borrowers (12) Urge CFPB/DeptofEd and administration to support strong gainful employment rules for for-profit schools and to protect students from unfair debit and prepaid card loan disbursement and other on-campus practices. (13) Support CFPB/DOE efforts to protect students from unfair private student loan practices. (14) Support Congressional and agency efforts to protect consumers from new and under-regulated uses of consumer data. Urge financial agencies and FTC to protect consumer privacy and to regulate Internet credit scoring models, data brokers and other practices involving the sale or mining of consumer social networking and other information. Regulate tracking of consumers. Similarly, urge that amendments to Electronic Communications Privacy Act reflect need for consumer/citizen privacy. (15) Support efforts to establish anti-speculation Financial Transactions Tax (HR 880, S 410). (16) Oppose efforts to weaken investor protections, including under guise of implementing JOBS Act of 2012. (17) Support efforts to eliminate Deceptive Loan Checks (S 187); Urge that any cybersecurity legislation includes privacy protections in Title VII of S. 3414 (2012). (18) Urge CFPB to use authority to ensure private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans and urge CFPB/DeptofEd to protect students. (19) Urge opposition to H.R. 1256, the so-called Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act and similar proposals to weaken CFTC authority. (20) Generally urge CFPB to implement strongest possible consumer protections, including to protect consumers from unfair pre-dispute arbitration agreements, from credit bureau mistakes, from fee-harvester credit cards, unfair debt collector practices, as well as strongest mortgage and foreclosure rules, etc. (21) Urge FTC to enact and enforce strong consumer rules on issues ranging from privacy to used car rules to debt collection and debt settlement firms. (22) Protect and enhance Durbin amendment limiting so-called merchant swipe or interchange fees on debit cards. (22) Support Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, HR 3137 (Schakowsky) and S 1534 (Harkin). (23) Oppose HR 2538 to allow full file credit reporting without adequate safeguards.(24) Support HR 2998, Investor Choice Act to eliminate mandatory arbitration in investor disputes (Ellison). (25) Urge FTC to strengthen Telemarketing Sales Rule. (26) Urge Department of Defense to strengthen Military Lending Act regarding Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents to close loopholes, ban forced arbitration and for other purposes (27) Oppose S. 710, the so-called Municipal Advisors Relief Act of 2013. (28) Oppose H.R. 2655, the so-called Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. (29) Support efforts by CFPB and prudential regulators to end discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. (30) Support the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act for college student loan comparisons. (31) Urge bank regulators take further strong action to protect consumers and the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. (32) Urge CFPB to propose and enact strong, comprehensive rule regulating online and storefront payday and similar small-dollar loans. (33) Support legislation such as S.1654 the- Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act and urge CFPB, DOJ, FTC, SEC and other agencies to include language in lawsuit settlements to prevent corporate wrongdoers from taking tax writeoffs on any penalties or restitution paid to Treasury or consumer-victims. Urge that these settlements be made public. (34) Urge U.S. Treasury Departments Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to make strongest possible policy proposals to protect insurance consumers from anti-competitive pricing and marketing and other practices endemic to the property and casualty insurance industry. (35) Urge the President to nominate pro-consumer appointees to agency boards, commissions and directorships. (36) Oppose the Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013, HR 2892. (36) Urge Department of Labor and SEC to rapidly enact fiduciary rules to protect investors. (37) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer governors to Federal Reserve Board, (38) Oppose legislative and other efforts to weaken agency authority to regulate payment processors and financial firms that may aid and abet consumer fraud (so-called Operation Choke Point), (39) Support efforts such as S 2868 to extend statue of limitations for SEC actions against investor fraud. (40) Urge CFPB to regulate auto lenders under Larger Participants rulemaking authority (41) Urge Federal Housing Finance Authority to use more accurate credit scoring models for consumers. (42) Urge federal financial regulators not to rescind or repeal Regulation AA, which prohibits unfair credit practices. (42) Support S 2224 to strengthen credit reporting laws.

Client expense: $27,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Legislative and regulatory issues involving or impacting credit scores. H.R. 1002 - Free Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013. H.R. 2538 - The Credit Access and Inclusion Act. S.471 - Free Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013. CFPB's "Ability to Pay"/QM Rule. Inter Agency "Credit Risk Retention"/QRM Rule.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H. J. Res. 124 Continuing Appropriations Resolution of 2015 Bill would fund federal agencies at FY2014 levels, continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government through Dec. 11, 2014; would authorize the training and arming of Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces; extends the Internet Tax Freedom Act through Dec. 11, 2014 as well as the Export-Import Bank of the United States until June 2015. NSBA supports.H.R. 4 Jobs for America Act A compilation of 14 bills that would make revisions to federal law to improve the conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation including several business tax extender provisions: Section 179 expensing, bonus depreciation, research and experimentation tax credit, among others. NSBA supports. H.R. 2 American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act A compilation of 13 bills that would remove federal government obstacles to the production of more domestic energy; to ensure transport of that energy reliably to businesses, consumers, and other end users; to lower the cost of energy to consumers; to enable manufacturers and other businesses to access domestically produced energy affordably and reliably in order to create and sustain more secure and well-paying American jobs; and for other purposes. NSBA supports sections of the bill. H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2013 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supports. H.R. 375 Made in America Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor to establish a program for the joint award of incentive grants to a state or a regional partnership to support the U.S. manufacturing industry, among other things. NSBA supports. H.R. 688 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013 - Increases the credit union member business lending limit from 12.25 percent to 27.5 percent, among other things. NSBA supports. H.R. 701 Bill amends a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under the Act and to provide a deadline for doing so. NSBA supports. H.R. 763 The Jobs and Premium Protection Act Bill will act to amend the PPACA to repeal provisions imposing an annual fee on health insurance providers. NSBA supports. H.R. 803 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Bill seeks to modernize and improve existing federal workforce development programs and ensure businesses find the skilled employees they need to compete and create jobs in the U.S. NSBA supports. H.R. 1002 Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 Provides consumers with free access to their credit scores along with free access to their credit reports once each year. NSBA supports. H.R. 1062 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act Bill requires the SEC to undertake an enhanced cost-benefit analysis before adopting any new regulations. NSBA supports. H.R. 1072 Freedom from Government Competition Act - Requires each executive or military department or independent establishment to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of its authorized functions by procurement from private sources, with certain exceptions. NSBA supports. H.R. 1120 Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act Bill would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate. NSBA supports. H.R. 1127 Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 Bill directs President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. NSBA supports. H.R. 1219 Gulf Fisheries Fairness Act Bill would increase state water boundaries to 120 feet or 9 nautical miles (whichever is greater) and gives states greater control over their reef fisheries to open up more waters for commercial and recreational fishermen. NSBA supports. H.R. 1240 - Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013, which will extend for five years the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Program of the Small Business Administration (SBA). NSBA supports. H.R. 1321 Small Business Paperwork Relief Act Bill would suspend civil fines for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns unless there is potential for serious harm to the public interest and other relevant conditions. NSBA supports. H.R. 1557 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 Bill requires all new or substantially revised federal regulations to be written in clear, concise and easy to understand, or plain language. NSBA supports. H.R. 1616 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act - Bill would promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 1772 The Legal Workforce Act Bill would make the use of E-Verify mandatory for new hires and impose severe employer penalties. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1773 The Agricultural Guestworker Act Bill would create a simplified and expanded agricultural guest worker program. NSBA supports.H.R. 1909 Export Coordination Act of 2013 Bill would establish stronger congressional oversight and coordination of trade assistance across 20 agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1916 TRADE (Transparent Rules Allow Direct Exporting) for Small Businesses and Jobs Act Bill is directed at helping SMEs stay current on changing foreign regulations. It requires Commerce (via MAC) to publish changes in tariff/non-tariff and technical barriers on export.gov or a successor website. NSBA supports. H.R. 1926 State Trade Coordination Act of 2013 Bill would establish the framework to ensure that federal and state trade agencies work in unison to assist their local exporters. NSBA supports. H.R. 2131 The Supplying Knowledge Based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act Bill would allocate green cards to foreign graduates of U.S. universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, increase H-1B visas, repeal the employment-based per-country cap, establish a new entrepreneur visa program and strengthen the investor visa program. NSBA supports. H.R. 2263 Export-Import Bank Termination Act Bill to abolish the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after enactment of this Act. NSBA opposes. H.R. 2274 Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 Bill would allow merger and acquisition brokers who perform services in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies to register with the SEC by filing an electronic notice. NSBA supports. H.R. 2419 Small Business Credit Card Act of 2013 Bill further protects small-business owners credit cards from unfair and deceptive practices of credit card companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 2429 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. H.R. 2582 PATENT Jobs Act Bill exempts USPTO from Presidential Sequestration Order issued on March 1, 2013. NSBA supports. H.R. 2775 Continuing Appropriations Act of 2014 The final version of the bill makes continuing appropriations through January 15, 2014, thus ending the government shutdown, and increases the debt limit through February 7, 2014. NSBA supports. H.R. 3522 Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013 Bill would allow health insurance plans that were offered in 2013 to continue being offered through 2018. It treats such coverage as a grandfathered health plan for purposes of an individual meeting the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage. NSBA supports. H.R. 3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act Bill proposes reasonable alternatives to EPAs proposed rule regulating carbon pollution from new and soon to be released rule regarding existing power plants. NSBA supports. H.R. 3830 Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 Bill will restore the presidents authority to negotiate trade deals by including strict requirements for Congressional consultations and access to information . NSBA supports. H.R. 4093 Greater Opportunities for Small Business Act of 2014 Bill would increase the small business prime contracting goal to 25% and the small business subcontracting goal to 40%. NSBA supports. H.R. 4429 Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2014 Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow the deferral of tax on certain income earned in foreign companies when calculating taxable income. NSBA supports. H.R. 4438 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and make permanent the research credit. NSBA supports. H.R. 4453 S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 -- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains of S corporations. NSBA supports. H.R. 4454 Permanent S Corporation Charitable Contributions Act of 2014 -- Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent a rule that expired at the end of 2013 that defines how a shareholder in an S corporation adjusts the basis of that S corporation stock to account for that corporations contributions of property to charity. NSBA supports. H.R. 4457 Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 The legislation would make permanent section 179 expensing and allow businesses to deduct up to $500,000 annually in expenses incurred buying machinery, equipment, computer software, and similar items. NSBA supports. H.R. 4464 Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2014 Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the look-through rule that applied to the taxable years of foreign corporations beginning after Dec. 31, 2005 and before Jan. 1, 2014. This treatment would be permanently effective for taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2013. NSBA supports.H.R. 4718 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the additional 50% depreciation allowance (bonus depreciation) for qualified property placed in service after Dec.31, 2013 and modifies the definition of "qualified property" to include qualified retail improvement property. NSBA supports. H.R. 5034 Stop the EPA Act of 2014 Bill amends title 5 of the U.S. Code to provide for certain special congressional review procedures for the rulemaking of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require: (1) a retroactive review of all past EPA regulations, (2) any regulation with an economic impact over $50 million must be sent to Congress for approval, (3) regulations that are not approved by Congress to no longer be law, (4) all new proposed regulations with an economic impact over $50 million must be approved by Congress before they take affect and (5) no new proposed regulations until the retroactive review is completed and Congress acts to approve it. NSBA supports. H.R. 5154 Open Government Technology Work to More Businesses Act A bill to direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make rules that simplify, streamline, and digitize the registration process small businesses use to be considered for Federal contracts. NSBA supports. H.R. 5184 National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 Bill would provide for a national regulatory budget process where Congress would establish regulatory cost caps for each federal agency. NSBA supports. H.R. 5599 Small Business Loan Simplification Act -- Bill would clarify that the use of electronic signatures and records in SBA loan and related financing programs is permitted. NSBA supports. S. 63 Made in America Manufacturing Act - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor to establish a program for the joint award of incentive grants to a state or a regional partnership to support the U.S. manufacturing industry. NSBA supports. S. 196 Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2013 Increases govt wide contracting goal for small biz from 23% to 25 percent and requires federal agencies to consult with SBA to determine standards for procurement officers to follow re: past compliance of potential contractors with small business subcontracting goals. NSBA supports. S. 289 Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013, which will extend for five years the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Program of the Small Business Administration (SBA). NSBA supports. S. 310 Startup Act 3.0 - This bill seeks to provide capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA supports. S. 320 Closing Regulatory Loopholes Act of 2013 Bill would require Congressional review over federal agency guidance documents and major guidance documents prior to implementation. NSBA supports. S. 450 Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 Bill requires enhanced cost-benefit analysis and justification for certain regulations proposed by federal banking, securities, commodities, and housing regulators. NSBA supports. S. 471 Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 - Provides consumers with free access to their credit scores along with free access to their credit reports once each year. NSBA supports. S. 544 Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Bill directs President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. NSBA supports. S. 603 The Jobs and Premium Protection Act The legislation would repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the PPACA. NSBA supports. S. 718 Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 -- Directs the President to establish a comprehensive U.S. strategy for public and private investment, trade, and development in Africa that focuses on: (1) increasing exports of U.S. goods and services to Africa by 200% in real dollar value within 10 years, (2) promoting the alignment of U.S. commercial interests with development priorities in Africa, (3) improving the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in Africa, (4) encouraging a greater understanding among U.S. business and financial communities of the opportunities Africa holds for U.S. exports, and (5) fostering partnership opportunities between U.S. and African small- and medium-sized enterprises. NSBA supports. S. 749 15-Year Depreciation bill A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property. NSBA supports. S. 761 Energy Savings and Industrial Competiveness Act Bill would promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 807 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 - Bill requires all new or substantially revised federal regulations to be written in clear, concise and easy to understand, or plain language. NSBA supports.S. 1102 Export-Import Bank Termination Act -- Bill to abolish the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after enactment of this Act. NSBA opposes. S.1179 Small Business Export Growth Act of 2013 Bill will further lower barriers to exporting for small businesses by improving federal export assistance programs. NSBA supports. S. 1183 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 1342 Small Business Investment Promotion Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the expensing allowance for depreciable business property, to make permanent: (1) the increased $200,000 expensing allowance for such property, (2) the increased $800,000 threshold amount for such property over which the expensing allowance is reduced. NSBA supports. S. 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013 Bill would implement and codify certain aspects of the Presidents Cybersecurity Executive Order, among other things. NSBA supports. S. 1392 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Bill would promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 1498 Small Business Tax Fairness Act Legislation that will provide targeted tax relief to small businesses. NSBA supports. S. 1900 Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 Bill will restore the presidents authority to negotiate trade deals by including strict requirements for Congressional consultations and access to information . NSBA supports. S. 1905 Electricity Security and Affordability Act Bill proposes reasonable alternatives to EPAs proposed rule regulating carbon pollution from new and soon to be released rule regarding existing power plants. NSBA supports. S. 2146 Patent Fee Integrity Act Bill would allow the USPTO to keep all the user fees paid by inventors and businesses. NSBA supports. S. 2153 National Regulatory Fairness Act Bill would provide for a national regulatory budget process where Congress would establish regulatory cost caps for each federal agency. NSBA supports. S. 2260 Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act Bill would reinstate and extend certain expired and expiring tax provisions through Dec. 31, 2015; most of the provisions expired on Dec. 31, 2013, and would be retroactively reinstated, but a few are scheduled to expire on Dec. 31, 2014. NSBA supports. S. 2262 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act -- Bill would promote and facilitate the development and deployment of new energy efficiency technologies and adoption of more efficient processes. NSBA supports. S. 2693 Womens Small Business Ownership Act of 2014 Legislation to increase business counseling and training services, and improve access to lending and federal contracts for women entrepreneurs. NSBA supports. S. 2709 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2014 The five-year reauthorization package would incrementally increase the Banks spending authority to $160 billion from $140 billion over a four-year period, require the Bank to submit reports to Congress detailing its business plan and risk exposure, and ensure the Banks loan loss ratio is less than two percent for any quarter in that fiscal year. The bill would also require a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study to be completed within one year to identify the risk to taxpayers of the Banks Medium-Term Program. NSBA supports.

(1) Urge CFPB to enact strong fair debt collection rule reforms, regulate arbitration, and take other steps to protect consumers. (2) Support bank overdraft fee reform (HR 1261) (3) Support independent funding, authority and structure of CFPB. Oppose all bills to weaken CFPB including HR 3193, the Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act; HR 450, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act; H.R. 3389, the CFPB Slush Fund Elimination Act; H.R. 4604, the CFPB Data Collection Security Act; H.R. 4262, the Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act; H.R. 4539, the Bureau Research Transparency Act; H.R. 3770, the CFPB-IG Act of 2013; H.R. 4383, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act; H.R. 4804, the Bureau Examination Fairness Act; H.R. 4662, the Bureau Advisory Opinion Act; H.R. 4811, the Bureau Guidance Transparency Act; HR .S 18., S. 205, S 190, S. 238, S. 450 and any similar bills or budgetary line items or appropriations riders, including Sections 501-504 of HR 5016, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015. (4) Support legislation to rein in payday lending and similar predatory loan practices, including HR 990 and S 172. Oppose any bills to provide special status or create non-bank federal charters for payday or similar lenders, such as H.R. 1566, the so-called Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act. . Urge CFPB, and other regulators to prevent banks from offering similar predatory payday advance products. (5) Support legislation to hold credit bureaus accountable including proposals to provide free credit scores, such as S 471/HR 1002. (6) Work to protect consumer privacy notices from full repeal (HR 749, S 635). (6) Oppose efforts to add layers of unnecessary cost-benefit analysis or other so-called accountability constraints onto any federal financial agency or independent agency, including REINS ACT (S 15) and the sweeping so-called Jobs Act (HR 4) and any similar bills, including bills to impose OMB cost-benefit rules on independent agencies including the CFPB and others. (7) Support full funding and authority for all other financial regulators, including CFTC and SEC. (8) Urge CFPB and other regulators to enact strongest possible rules to protect homeowners and consumers from financial, foreclosure, mortgage servicing and other weakenings. (9) Oppose efforts in Congress to weaken any other consumer laws (10) Support efforts to eliminate forced arbitration in consumer contracts, such as support for Arbitration Fairness Act (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (or AFA), S. 878,). (11) Support efforts to make large, interconnected financial institutions more accountable to taxpayers, depositors and investors, including support for Volcker rule, other too-big-to-fail and capital reforms, such as the 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act, S 1282. Oppose efforts to weaken that authority, including HR 797, which would weaken protections for municipal borrowers (12) Urge CFPB/DeptofEd and administration to support strong gainful employment rules for for-profit schools and to protect students from unfair debit and prepaid card loan disbursement and other on-campus practices. (13) Support CFPB/DOE efforts to protect students from unfair private student loan practices. (14) Support Congressional and agency efforts to protect consumers from new and under-regulated uses of consumer data. Urge financial agencies and FTC to protect consumer privacy and to regulate Internet credit scoring models, data brokers and other practices involving the sale or mining of consumer social networking and other information. Regulate tracking of consumers. Similarly, urge that amendments to Electronic Communications Privacy Act reflect need for consumer/citizen privacy. (15) Support efforts to establish anti-speculation Financial Transactions Tax (HR 880, S 410). (16) Oppose efforts to weaken investor protections, including under guise of implementing JOBS Act of 2012. (17) Support efforts to eliminate Deceptive Loan Checks (S 187); Urge that any cybersecurity legislation includes privacy protections in Title VII of S. 3414 (2012). (18) Urge CFPB to use authority to ensure private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans and urge CFPB/DeptofEd to protect students. (19) Urge opposition to H.R. 1256, the so-called Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act and similar proposals to weaken CFTC authority. (20) Generally urge CFPB to implement strongest possible consumer protections, including to protect consumers from unfair pre-dispute arbitration agreements, from credit bureau mistakes, from fee-harvester credit cards, unfair debt collector practices, as well as strongest mortgage and foreclosure rules, etc. (21) Urge FTC to enact and enforce strong consumer rules on issues ranging from privacy to used car rules to debt collection and debt settlement firms. (22) Protect and enhance Durbin amendment limiting so-called merchant swipe or interchange fees on debit cards. (23) Support Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, HR 3137 (Schakowsky) and S 1534 (Harkin). (24) Oppose HR 2538 to allow full file credit reporting without adequate safeguards.(25) Support HR 2998, Investor Choice Act to eliminate mandatory arbitration in investor disputes (Ellison). (26) Urge FTC to strengthen Telemarketing Sales Rule. (27) Urge Department of Defense to strengthen Military Lending Act regarding Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents to close loopholes, ban forced arbitration and for other purposes (28) Oppose S. 710, the so-called Municipal Advisors Relief Act of 2013. (29) Oppose H.R. 2655, the so-called Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. (30) Support efforts by CFPB and prudential regulators to end discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. (31) Support the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act for college student loan comparisons. (32) Urge bank regulators take further strong action to protect consumers and the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. (33) Urge CFPB to propose and enact strong, comprehensive rule regulating online and storefront payday and similar small-dollar loans. (34) Support legislation such as S.1654 the- Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act and urge CFPB, DOJ, FTC, SEC and other agencies to include language in lawsuit settlements to prevent corporate wrongdoers from taking tax writeoffs on any penalties or restitution paid to Treasury or consumer-victims. Urge that these settlements be made public. (35) Urge U.S. Treasury Departments Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to make strongest possible policy proposals to protect insurance consumers from anti-competitive pricing and marketing and other practices endemic to the property and casualty insurance industry. (36) Urge the President to nominate pro-consumer appointees to agency boards, commissions and directorships. (37) Oppose the Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013, HR 2892. (38) Urge Department of Labor and SEC to rapidly enact fiduciary rules to protect investors. (39) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer governors to Federal Reserve Board, (40) Oppose legislative and other efforts to weaken agency authority to regulate payment processors and financial firms that may aid and abet consumer fraud (so-called Operation Choke Point), (41) Support efforts such as S 2868 to extend stautue of limitations for SEC actions against investor fraud.

Legislative and regulatory issues involving or impacting credit scores. H.R. 1002 - Free Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013. H.R. 2538 - The Credit Access and Inclusion Act. S.471 - Free Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013. CFPB's "Ability to Pay"/QM Rule. Inter Agency "Credit Risk Retention"/QRM Rule.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Legislative and regulatory issues involving or impacting credit scores. H.R. 1002 - Free Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013. H.R. 2538 - The Credit Access and Inclusion Act. S.471 - Free Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013. CFPB's "Ability to Pay"/QM Rule. Inter Agency "Credit Risk Retention"/QRM Rule.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

(1) Urge CFPB to enact strong fair debt collection rule reforms, regulate arbitration, and take other steps to protect consumers. (2) Support bank overdraft fee reform (HR 1261) (3) Support independent funding, authority and structure of CFPB. Oppose all bills to weaken CFPB including HR 3193, the Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act; HR 450, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act; H.R. 3389, the CFPB Slush Fund Elimination Act; H.R. 4604, the CFPB Data Collection Security Act; H.R. 4262, the Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act; H.R. 4539, the Bureau Research Transparency Act; H.R. 3770, the CFPB-IG Act of 2013; H.R. 4383, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act; H.R. 4804, the Bureau Examination Fairness Act; H.R. 4662, the Bureau Advisory Opinion Act; H.R. 4811, the Bureau Guidance Transparency Act; HR .S 18., S. 205, S 190, S. 238, S. 450 and any similar bills or budgetary line items or appropriations riders, including Sections 501-504 of HR 5016, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015. (4) Support legislation to rein in payday lending and similar predatory loan practices, including HR 990 and S 172. Oppose any bills to provide special status or create non-bank federal charters for payday or similar lenders, such as H.R. 1566, the so-called Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act. . Urge CFPB, and other regulators to prevent banks from offering similar predatory payday advance products. (5) Support legislation to hold credit bureaus accountable including proposals to provide free credit scores, such as S 471/HR 1002. (6) Work to protect consumer privacy notices from full repeal (HR 749, S 635). (6) Oppose efforts to add layers of unnecessary cost-benefit analysis or other so-called accountability constraints onto any federal financial agency or independent agency, including REINS ACT (S 15) and any similar bills, including bills to impose OMB cost-benefit rules on independent agencies including the CFPB and others. (7) Support full funding and authority for all other financial regulators, including CFTC and SEC. (8) Urge CFPB and other regulators to enact strongest possible rules to protect homeowners and consumers from financial, foreclosure, mortgage servicing and other weakenings. (9) Oppose efforts in Congress to weaken any other consumer laws (10) Support efforts to eliminate forced arbitration in consumer contracts, such as support for Arbitration Fairness Act ( Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (or AFA), S. 878, ). (11) Support efforts to make large, interconnected financial institutions more accountable to taxpayers, depositors and investors, including support for Volcker rule, other too-big-to-fail and capital reforms, such as the 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act, S 1282. Oppose efforts to weaken that authority, including HR 797, which would weaken protections for municipal borrowers (12) Urge CFPB/DeptofEd and administration to support strong gainful employment rules for for-profit schools and to protect students from unfair debit and prepaid card loan disbursement and other on-campus practices. (13) Support CFPB/DOE efforts to protect students from unfair private student loan practices. (14) Support Congressional and agency efforts to protect consumers from new and under-regulated uses of consumer data. Urge financial agencies and FTC to protect consumer privacy and to regulate Internet credit scoring models, data brokers and other practices involving the sale or mining of consumer social networking and other information. Regulate tracking of consumers. Similarly, urge that amendments to Electronic Communications Privacy Act reflect need for consumer/citizen privacy. (15) Support efforts to establish anti-speculation Financial Transactions Tax (HR 880, S 410). (16) Oppose efforts to weaken investor protections, including under guise of implementing JOBS Act of 2012. (17) Support efforts to eliminate Deceptive Loan Checks (S 187); Urge that any cybersecurity legislation includes privacy protections in Title VII of S. 3414 (2012). (18) Urge CFPB to use authority to ensure private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans and urge CFPB/DeptofEd to protect students. (19) Urge opposition to H.R. 1256, the so-called Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act and similar proposals to weaken CFTC authority. (20) Generally urge CFPB to implement strongest possible consumer protections, including to protect consumers from unfair pre-dispute arbitration agreements, from credit bureau mistakes, from fee-harvester credit cards, unfair debt collector practices, as well as strongest mortgage and foreclosure rules, etc. (21) Urge FTC to enact and enforce strong consumer rules on issues ranging from privacy to used car rules to debt collection and debt settlement firms. (22) Protect and enhance Durbin amendment limiting so-called merchant swipe or interchange fees on debit cards. (22) Support Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, HR 3137 (Schakowsky) and S 1534 (Harkin). (23) Oppose HR 2538 to allow full file credit reporting without adequate safeguards.(24) Support HR 2998, Investor Choice Act to eliminate mandatory arbitration in investor disputes (Ellison). (25) Urge FTC to strengthen Telemarketing Sales Rule. (26) Urge Defense to strengthen Military Lending Act regarding Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents (27) Oppose S. 710, the so-called Municipal Advisors Relief Act of 2013. (28) Oppose H.R. 2655, the so-called Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. (29) Support efforts by CFPB and prudential regulators to end discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. (30) Support the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act for college student loan comparisons. (31) Urge bank regulators take further strong action to protect consumers and the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. (32) Urge CFPB to propose and enact strong, comprehensive rule regulating online and storefront payday and similar small-dollar loans. (33) Support legislation such as S.1654 the- Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act and urge CFPB, DOJ, FTC, SEC and other agencies to include language in lawsuit settlements to prevent corporate wrongdoers from taking tax writeoffs on any penalties or restitution paid to Treasury or consumer-victims. Urge that these settlements be made public. (34) Urge U.S. Treasury Departments Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to make strongest possible policy proposals to protect insurance consumers from anti-competitive pricing and marketing and other practices endemic to the property and casualty insurance industry. (35) Urge the President to nominate pro-consumer appointees to agency boards, commissions and directorships. (36) Oppose the Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013, HR 2892.

H.R. 3 Northern Route Approval Act of 2013 Bill to expedite approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2013 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supports.H.R. 30 Small Business Investment enhancement and Tax Relief Act - Establishes an early-stage investment program to provide equity financing to support early-stage businesses and provide a small business investment tax credit of 20%. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 168 Business Freedom of Commerce Act Bill would allow a small business operating in the United States to elect to be exempt from any federal rule or regulation issued on or after Jan. 20, 2009, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 309 Regulatory Sunset and Review Act Bill requires federal agencies (either by someone who has been adversely affected or via a Congressional committee) to review their covered rules and modify, consolidate, or terminate such rules on a periodic basis. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 367 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 Bill would require Congressional approval for major regulations. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 375 Made in America Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor to establish a program for the joint award of incentive grants to a state or a regional partnership to support the U.S. manufacturing industry, among other things. NSBA supports. H.R. 400 Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Assistance Act Bill establishes a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to ensure that U.S. clean energy technology firms have the information and assistance they need to be competitive and to create clean energy technology sector jobs, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 407 Clean Vehicles Incentive Act of 2013 Bill allows certain businesses located in areas designated as nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act a general business tax credit for the cost of certain clean-fuel vehicle property and the use of clean-burning fuel. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 596 Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to each establishes a wind and solar leasing pilot program and establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund for use in regions impacted by the development of wind or solar energy on public lands. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 624 Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act of 2013 Bill seeks to help foster voluntary cyber threat information sharing between the private sector and the federal government, while at the same time hope to ensure certain privacy and civil liberties protections. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 684 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 Bill would allow states to require that Internet retailers located outside their borders collect sales taxes on purchases by their residents. Businesses with less than $1 million in annual online sales would be exempt, and the sponsors have estimated that fewer than 1,000 businesses would be required to collect sales taxes. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 688 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013 - Increases the credit union member business lending limit from 12.25 percent to 27.5 percent, among other things. NSBA supports. H.R. 701 Bill amends a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under the Act and to provide a deadline for doing so. NSBA supports. H.R. 756 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 Bill seeks to improve information sharing between the private sector and the federal government and continue much-needed cybersecurity research and development programs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 763 The Jobs and Premium Protection Act Bill will act to amend the PPACA to repeal provisions imposing an annual fee on health insurance providers. NSBA supports. H.R. 776 Security in Bonding Act of 2013 Bill would provide easier access to surety bonds for small construction firms to improve participation in the federal marketplace. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 803 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Bill seeks to modernize and improve existing federal workforce development programs and ensure businesses find the skilled employees they need to compete and create jobs in the U.S. NSBA supports. H.R. 967 Advancing Americas Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013 Bill seeks to foster information sharing between the private sector and the federal government and develop a strategic plan for information sharing and cybersecurity research and development within various relevant federal agencies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1002 Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 Provides consumers with free access to their credit scores along with free access to their credit reports once each year. NSBA supports. H.R. 1062 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act Bill requires the SEC to undertake an enhanced cost-benefit analysis before adopting any new regulations. NSBA supports.H.R. 1072 Freedom from Government Competition Act - Requires each executive or military department or independent establishment to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of its authorized functions by procurement from private sources, with certain exceptions. NSBA supports. H.R. 1127 Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 Bill directs President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. NSBA supports. H.R. 1138 Small Business Clean Energy Financing Act of 2013 Bill would establish a new loan guarantee program within the U.S. Small Business Administration for clean technology companies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1219 Gulf Fisheries Fairness Act Bill would increase state water boundaries to 120 feet or 9 nautical miles (whichever is greater) and gives states greater control over their reef fisheries to open up more waters for commercial and recreational fishermen. NSBA supports. H.R. 1240 - Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013, which will extend for five years the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Program of the Small Business Administration (SBA). NSBA supports. H.R. 1321 Small Business Paperwork Relief Act Bill would suspend civil fines for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns unless there is potential for serious harm to the public interest and other relevant conditions. NSBA supports. H.R. 1332 American Jobs Matter Act of 2013 Bill to allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarded a federal contract. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1557 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 Bill requires all new or substantially revised federal regulations to be written in clear, concise and easy to understand, or plain language. NSBA supports. H.R. 1616 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act - Bill would promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 1772 The Legal Workforce Act Bill would make the use of E-Verify mandatory for new hires and impose severe employer penalties. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1773 The Agricultural Guestworker Act Bill would create a simplified and expanded agricultural guest worker program. NSBA supports. H.R. 1909 Export Coordination Act of 2013 Bill would establish stronger congressional oversight and coordination of trade assistance across 20 agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1916 TRADE (Transparent Rules Allow Direct Exporting) for Small Businesses and Jobs Act Bill is directed at helping SMEs stay current on changing foreign regulations. It requires Commerce (via MAC) to publish changes in tariff/non-tariff and technical barriers on export.gov or a successor website. NSBA supports. H.R. 1926 State Trade Coordination Act of 2013 Bill would establish the framework to ensure that federal and state trade agencies work in unison to assist their local exporters. NSBA supports. H.R. 2122 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 Bill to reform the process by which federal agencies analysis and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2131 The Supplying Knowledge Based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act Bill would allocate green cards to foreign graduates of U.S. universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, increase H-1B visas, repeal the employment-based per-country cap, establish a new entrepreneur visa program and strengthen the investor visa program. NSBA supports. H.R. 2232 Make Every Small Business Count Act of 2013 Bill would allow prime contractors covered by a subcontracting plan under a single contract with a federal agency to receive credit against such a plan for using small business subcontractors and any level of subcontracting. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2263 Export-Import Bank Termination Act Bill to abolish the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after enactment of this Act. NSBA opposes. H.R. 2274 Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 Bill would allow merger and acquisition brokers who perform services in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies to register with the SEC by filing an electronic notice. NSBA supports. H.R. 2419 Small Business Credit Card Act of 2013 Bill further protects small-business owners credit cards from unfair and deceptive practices of credit card companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 2429 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports.H.R. 2452 Womens Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013 Bill would standardize sole source contracts for women-owed small business helping to place them on equal footing as other similarly situated small businesses with respect to the SBAs procurement programs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2542 Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 Bill amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of federal rules. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2582 PATENT Jobs Act Bill exempts USPTO from Presidential Sequestration Order issued on March 1, 2013. NSBA supports. H.R. 2593 Cost-Benefit and Regulatory Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 Bill requires reports on the results of and methods used to calculate any cost-benefit or regulatory impact analysis. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2751 Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013 Bill would prohibit reverse auction methods from being used in the case of any contract for the procurement of design and construction services if the contract is suitable for award to a small business, or if the award is made under other relevant SBA provisions. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2882 Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2013 Bill amends the Small Business Act to allow, under certain conditions, the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran to be treated as if the surviving spouse were that veteran for the purpose of maintaining the business's status, among other provisions. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3169 IRS Rulemaking Fairness Act of 2013 Expands requirements relating to review of federal agency actions that have a significant economic impact on small entities (e.g., small organizations and businesses) to include rulemaking by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act Bill proposes reasonable alternatives to EPAs proposed rule regulating carbon pollution from new and soon to be released rule regarding existing power plants. NSBA supports. H.R. 3830 Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 Bill will restore the presidents authority to negotiate trade deals by including strict requirements for Congressional consultations and access to information . NSBA supports. H.R. 4093 Greater Opportunities for Small Business Act of 2014 Bill would increase the small business prime contracting goal to 25% and the small business subcontracting goal to 40%. NSBA supports. H.R. 4094 Contracting Data and Bundling Accountability Act of 2014 Bill would improve the gathering and transparency of contract bundling data to enhance accountability and small business contracting opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4121 Small Business Development Centers Improvements Act of 2014 Bill would provide improvements to Small Business Development Centers by, among other things, repealing certain provisions prohibiting grant awards for marketing and advertising services, improves data collection efforts, and allowing SBDCs to collect fees and other income from partnerships and co-sponsorships. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4429 Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2014 Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow the deferral of tax on certain income earned in foreign companies when calculating taxable income. NSBA supports. H.R. 4438 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and make permanent the research credit. NSBA supports. H.R. 4453 S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 -- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains of S corporations. NSBA supports. H.R. 4454 Permanent S Corporation Charitable Contributions Act of 2014 -- Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent a rule that expired at the end of 2013 that defines how a shareholder in an S corporation adjusts the basis of that S corporation stock to account for that corporations contributions of property to charity. NSBA supports. H.R. 4457 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 - The legislation would make permanent section 179 expensing and allow businesses to deduct up to $500,000 annually in expenses incurred buying machinery, equipment, computer software, and similar items. NSBA supports. H.R. 4464 - Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2014 - Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the "look-through rule" that applied to the taxable years of foreign corporations beginning after Dec. 31, 2005 and before Jan. 1, 2014. This treatment would be permanently effective for taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2013. NSBA supports. H.R. 4718 - Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the additional 50% depreciation allowance (bonus depreciation) for qualified property placed in service after Dec.31, 2013 and modifies the definition of "qualified property" to include qualified retail improvement property. NSBA supports. S. 15 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013 - Bill would require Congressional approval for major regulations. NSBA is monitoring. S. 17 Energy Production and Project Delivery Act Bill would promote an all-of-the-above energy policy by opening up more areas to leasing, expediting energy projects, and preventing regulation of CO2 under the CAA. NSBA is monitoring.S. 21 Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 Sense of Congress bill to highlight the need for improved coordination and collaboration between the private sector and the federal government regarding cyber threat and cyber-attack information, and the need to incorporate certain privacy and civil liberties protections in any future cybersecurity-related legislation. NSBA is monitoring. S. 63 Made in America Manufacturing Act - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor to establish a program for the joint award of incentive grants to a state or a regional partnership to support the U.S. manufacturing industry. NSBA supports. S. 169 I-Squared Act Bill increase H-1B visa cap and establishes an economic demand model to determine future increases or decreases in cap, eliminates per country numerical limitation for employment-based visas, exempts certain categories of persons from employment-based green card cap (i.e. students w/ advanced degree in STEM field), increases fees on H-1B applications which will be used towards STEM education and training. NSBA is monitoring. S. 189 Startup Visa Act Creates a new visa category for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. S. 192 Expedited LNG for America Allies Act of 2013 Bill would expedite the approval process for LNG exports to allies of America. NSBA is monitoring. S. 196 Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2013 Increases govt wide contracting goal for small biz from 23% to 25 percent and requires federal agencies to consult with SBA to determine standards for procurement officers to follow re: past compliance of potential contractors with small business subcontracting goals. NSBA supports. S. 279 - Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to each establishes a wind and solar leasing pilot program and establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund for use in regions impacted by the development of wind or solar energy on public lands. NSBA is monitoring. S. 289 Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013, which will extend for five years the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Program of the Small Business Administration (SBA). NSBA supports. S. 310 Startup Act 3.0 - This bill seeks to provide capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA supports. S. 320 Closing Regulatory Loopholes Act of 2013 Bill would require Congressional review over federal agency guidance documents and major guidance documents prior to implementation. NSBA supports. S. 418 Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 Bill would require the promulgating of regulations to address the collection and use of personal information obtained via the tracking of online activity. NSBA is monitoring. S. 450 Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 Bill requires enhanced cost-benefit analysis and justification for certain regulations proposed by federal banking, securities, commodities, and housing regulators. NSBA supports. S. 471 Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 - Provides consumers with free access to their credit scores along with free access to their credit reports once each year. NSBA supports. S. 537 Communicating Lending Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act (CLEAR SBA) Act - require the SBA Administrator make publically available on the SBA website certain information regarding lenders making covered loans to small firms. NSBA is monitoring. S. 544 Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Bill directs President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. NSBA supports. S. 603 The Jobs and Premium Protection Act The legislation would repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the PPACA. NSBA supports. S. 718 Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 -- Directs the President to establish a comprehensive U.S. strategy for public and private investment, trade, and development in Africa that focuses on: (1) increasing exports of U.S. goods and services to Africa by 200% in real dollar value within 10 years, (2) promoting the alignment of U.S. commercial interests with development priorities in Africa, (3) improving the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in Africa, (4) encouraging a greater understanding among U.S. business and financial communities of the opportunities Africa holds for U.S. exports, and (5) fostering partnership opportunities between U.S. and African SMEs. NSBA supports. S. 743 Marketplace Fairness Act Bill would allow states to require that Internet retailers located outside their borders collect sales taxes on purchases by their residents. Businesses with less than $1 million in annual online sales would be exempt, and the sponsors have estimated that fewer than 1,000 businesses would be required to collect sales taxes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 749 15-Year Depreciation bill A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property. NSBA supports.S. 786 Restoring Honesty for our Economy Act Bill to require agencies to quantify costs associated with proposed economically significant regulations. NSBA is monitoring. S. 787 Restoring Integrity to our Government Act Bill to require agencies to set forth reasons for determining that a proposed regulatory action is significant. NSBA is monitoring. S. 807 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 - Bill requires all new or substantially revised federal regulations to be written in clear, concise and easy to understand, or plain language. NSBA supports. S. 884 Deter Cyber Theft Act Bill requires the Director of National Intelligence to develop a watch list and a priority watch list of foreign countries that engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace regarding U.S. trade secrets or other proprietary information. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1009 Chemical Safety Improvement Act Bill to reauthorize and modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1029 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 - Bill to reform the process by which federal agencies analysis and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1102 Export-Import Bank Termination Act -- Bill to abolish the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after enactment of this Act. NSBA opposes. S.1179 Small Business Export Growth Act of 2013 Bill will further lower barriers to exporting for small businesses by improving federal export assistance programs. NSBA supports. S. 1183 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 1342 Small Business Investment Promotion Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the expensing allowance for depreciable business property, to make permanent: (1) the increased $200,000 expensing allowance for such property, (2) the increased $800,000 threshold amount for such property over which the expensing allowance is reduced. NSBA supports. S. 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013 Bill would implement and codify certain aspects of the Presidents Cybersecurity Executive Order, among other things. NSBA supports. S. 1392 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Bill would promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 1498 Small Business Tax Fairness Act legislation that will provide targeted tax relief to small businesses. NSBA supports. S. 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 Bill seeks to address the purported increase in patent litigation by introducing certain reforms to deter bad actors from brining patent infringement actions or sending demand letters. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1900 Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 Bill will restore the presidents authority to negotiate trade deals by including strict requirements for Congressional consultations and access to information . NSBA supports. S. 1905 Electricity Security and Affordability Act Bill proposes reasonable alternatives to EPAs proposed rule regulating carbon pollution from new and soon to be released rule regarding existing power plants. NSBA supports. S. 2049 Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act Bill would seek to address and curb the practice of sending bad faith demand letters. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2146 Patent Fee Integrity Act Bill would allow the USPTO to keep all the user fees paid by inventors and businesses. NSBA supports. S. 2223 Minimum Wage Fairness Act Bill would increase the federal minimum wage from its current $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour over two years, and index the rate to inflation. The measure also includes language to extend increased Section 179 expensing, up to $500,000 for eligible purchases including computer software and qualified real estate, through 2016. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2260 Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act Bill would reinstate and extend certain expired and expiring tax provisions through Dec. 31, 2015; most of the provisions expired on Dec. 31, 2013, and would be retroactively reinstated, but a few are scheduled to expire on Dec. 31, 2014. NSBA supports. S. 2262 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act -- Bill would promote and facilitate the development and deployment of new energy efficiency technologies and adoption of more efficient processes. NSBA supports. S. 2486 Restoring Overtime Pay for Working Americans Act Bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish salary thresh-olds for and limitations on executive, administrative, and professional employees and address highly compensated employees, for purposes of the requirements for exemption from the Federal minimum wage and maximum hour provisions. NSBA is monitoring.

Legislative and regulatory issues involving or impacting credit scores. H.R. 1002 - Free Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013. H.R. 2538 - The Credit Access and Inclusion Act. S.471 - Free Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013. CFPB's "Ability to Pay"/QM Rule. Inter Agency "Credit Risk Retention"/QRM Rule.

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Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.Con.Res. 25 House Budget Resolution Calls for an estimated $4.6 trillion in federal spending cuts (based on current policy) from 2014-2023 and provides for no additional tax revenue. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3 Northern Route Approval Act of 2013 Bill to expedite approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. NSBA is monitoring.H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2013 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supports. H.R. 30 Small Business Investment enhancement and Tax Relief Act - Establishes an early-stage investment program to provide equity financing to support early-stage businesses and provide a small business investment tax credit of 20%. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 168 Business Freedom of Commerce Act Bill would allow a small business operating in the United States to elect to be exempt from any federal rule or regulation issued on or after January 20, 2009, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 309 Regulatory Sunset and Review Act Bill requires federal agencies (either by someone who has been adversely affected or via a Congressional committee) to review their covered rules and modify, consolidate, or terminate such rules on a periodic basis. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 367 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 Bill would require Congressional approval for major regulations. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 375 Made in America Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor to establish a program for the joint award of incentive grants to a state or a regional partnership to support the U.S. manufacturing industry, among other things. NSBA supports. H.R. 400 Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Assistance Act Bill establishes a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to ensure that U.S. clean energy technology firms have the information and assistance they need to be competitive and to create clean energy technology sector jobs, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 407 Clean Vehicles Incentive Act of 2013 Bill allows certain businesses located in areas designated as nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act a general business tax credit for the cost of certain clean-fuel vehicle property and the use of clean-burning fuel. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 596 Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to each establishes a wind and solar leasing pilot program and establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund for use in regions impacted by the development of wind or solar energy on public lands. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 624 Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act of 2013 Bill seeks to help foster voluntary cyber threat information sharing between the private sector and the federal government, while at the same time hope to ensure certain privacy and civil liberties protections. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 684 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 Bill would allow states to require that Internet retailers located outside their borders collect sales taxes on purchases by their residents. Businesses with less than $1 million in annual online sales would be exempt, and the sponsors have estimated that fewer than 1,000 businesses would be required to collect sales taxes. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 688 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013 - Increases the credit union member business lending limit from 12.25 percent to 27.5 percent, among other things. NSBA supports. H.R. 701 Bill amends a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under the Act and to provide a deadline for doing so. NSBA supports. H.R. 756 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 Bill seeks to improve information sharing between the private sector and the federal government and continue much-needed cybersecurity research and development programs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 763 The Jobs and Premium Protection Act Bill will act to amend the PPACA to repeal provisions imposing an annual fee on health insurance providers. NSBA supports. H.R. 776 Security in Bonding Act of 2013 Bill would provide easier access to surety bonds for small construction firms to improve participation in the federal marketplace. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 967 Advancing Americas Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013 Bill seeks to foster information sharing between the private sector and the federal government and develop a strategic plan for information sharing and cybersecurity research and development within various relevant federal agencies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1002 Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 Provides consumers with free access to their credit scores along with free access to their credit reports once each year. NSBA supports. H.R. 1062 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act Bill requires the SEC to undertake an enhanced cost-benefit analysis before adopting any new regulations. NSBA supports. H.R. 1072 Freedom from Government Competition Act - Requires each executive or military department or independent establishment to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of its authorized functions by procurement from private sources, with certain exceptions. NSBA supports. H.R. 1127 Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 Bill directs President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. NSBA supports.H.R. 1138 Small Business Clean Energy Financing Act of 2013 Bill would establish a new loan guarantee program within the U.S. Small Business Administration for clean technology companies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1219 Gulf Fisheries Fairness Act Bill would increase state water boundaries to 120 feet or 9 nautical miles (whichever is greater) and gives states greater control over their reef fisheries to open up more waters for commercial and recreational fishermen. NSBA supports. H.R. 1240 - Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013, which will extend for five years the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Program of the Small Business Administration (SBA). NSBA supports. H.R. 1321 Small Business Paperwork Relief Act Bill would suspend civil fines for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns unless there is potential for serious harm to the public interest and other relevant conditions. NSBA supports. H.R. 1332 American Jobs Matter Act of 2013 Bill to allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarded a federal contract. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1557 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 Bill requires all new or substantially revised federal regulations to be written in clear, concise and easy to understand, or plain language. NSBA supports. H.R. 1616 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act - Bill would promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 1772 The Legal Workforce Act Bill would make the use of E-Verify mandatory for new hires and impose severe employer penalties. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1773 The Agricultural Guestworker Act Bill would create a simplified and expanded agricultural guest worker program. NSBA supports. H.R. 1909 Export Coordination Act of 2013 Bill would establish stronger congressional oversight and coordination of trade assistance across 20 agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1916 TRADE (Transparent Rules Allow Direct Exporting) for Small Businesses and Jobs Act Bill is directed at helping SMEs stay current on changing foreign regulations. It requires Commerce (via MAC) to publish changes in tariff/non-tariff and technical barriers on export.gov or a successor website. NSBA supports. H.R. 1926 State Trade Coordination Act of 2013 Bill would establish the framework to ensure that federal and state trade agencies work in unison to assist their local exporters. NSBA supports. H.R. 2122 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 Bill to reform the process by which federal agencies analysis and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2131 The Supplying Knowledge Based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act Bill would allocate green cards to foreign graduates of U.S. universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, increase H-1B visas, repeal the employment-based per-country cap, establish a new entrepreneur visa program and strengthen the investor visa program. NSBA supports. H.R. 2232 Make Every Small Business Count Act of 2013 Bill would allow prime contractors covered by a subcontracting plan under a single contract with a federal agency to receive credit against such a plan for using small business subcontractors and any level of subcontracting. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2263 Export-Import Bank Termination Act Bill to abolish the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after enactment of this Act. NSBA opposes. H.R. 2274 Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 Bill would allow merger and acquisition brokers who perform services in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies to register with the SEC by filing an electronic notice. NSBA supports. H.R. 2429 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. H.R. 2452 - Women's Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013 - Bill would standardize sole source contracts for women-owed small business helping to place them on equal footing as other similarly situated small businesses with respect to the SBA's procurement programs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2542 - Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 - Bill amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of federal rules. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2582 PATENT Jobs Act Bill exempts USPTO from Presidential Sequestration Order issued on March 1, 2013. NSBA supports. H.R. 2593 Cost-Benefit and Regulatory Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 Bill requires reports on the results of and methods used to calculate any cost-benefit or regulatory impact analysis. NSBA is monitoring.H.R. 2751 Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013 Bill would prohibit reverse auction methods from being used in the case of any contract for the procurement of design and construction services if the contract is suitable for award to a small business, or if the award is made under other relevant SBA provisions. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2882 Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2013 Bill amends the Small Business Act to allow, under certain conditions, the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran to be treated as if the surviving spouse were that veteran for the purpose of maintaining the business's status, among other provisions. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3169 IRS Rulemaking Fairness Act of 2013 Expands requirements relating to review of federal agency actions that have a significant economic impact on small entities (e.g., small organizations and businesses) to include rulemaking by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act Bill proposes reasonable alternatives to EPAs proposed rule regulating carbon pollution from new and soon to be released rule regarding existing power plants. NSBA supports. H.R. 3830 Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 Bill will restore the presidents authority to negotiate trade deals by including strict requirements for Congressional consultations and access to information . NSBA supports. H.R. 4093 Greater Opportunities for Small Business Act of 2014 Bill would increase the small business prime contracting goal to 25% and the small business subcontracting goal to 40%. NSBA supports. H.R. 4094 Contracting Data and Bundling Accountability Act of 2014 Bill would improve the gathering and transparency of contract bundling data to enhance accountability and small business contracting opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4121 Small Business Development Centers Improvements Act of 2014 Bill would provide improvements to Small Business Development Centers by, among other things, repealing certain provisions prohibiting grant awards for marketing and advertising services, improves data collection efforts, and allowing SBDCs to collect fees and other income from partnerships and co-sponsorships. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4438 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and make permanent the research credit. NSBA supports. H.R. 4457 Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 The legislation would make permanent section 179 expensing and allow businesses to deduct up to $500,000 annually in expenses incurred buying machinery, equipment, computer software, and similar items. NSBA supports. S. 15 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013 - Bill would require Congressional approval for major regulations. NSBA is monitoring. S. 17 Energy Production and Project Delivery Act Bill would promote an all-of-the-above energy policy by opening up more areas to leasing, expediting energy projects, and preventing regulation of CO2 under the CAA. NSBA is monitoring. S. 21 Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 Sense of Congress bill to highlight the need for improved coordination and collaboration between the private sector and the federal government regarding cyber threat and cyber-attack information, and the need to incorporate certain privacy and civil liberties protections in any future cybersecurity-related legislation. NSBA is monitoring. S. 63 Made in America Manufacturing Act - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor to establish a program for the joint award of incentive grants to a state or a regional partnership to support the U.S. manufacturing industry. NSBA supports. S. 169 I-Squared Act Bill increase H-1B visa cap and establishes an economic demand model to determine future increases or decreases in cap, eliminates per country numerical limitation for employment-based visas, exempts certain categories of persons from employment-based green card cap (i.e. students w/ advanced degree in STEM field), increases fees on H-1B applications which will be used towards STEM education and training. NSBA is monitoring. S. 189 Startup Visa Act Creates a new visa category for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. S. 192 Expedited LNG for America Allies Act of 2013 Bill would expedite the approval process for LNG exports to allies of America. NSBA is monitoring. S. 196 Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2013 Increases govt wide contracting goal for small biz from 23% to 25 percent and requires federal agencies to consult with SBA to determine standards for procurement officers to follow re: past compliance of potential contractors with small business subcontracting goals. NSBA supports. S. 279 - Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to each establishes a wind and solar leasing pilot program and establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund for use in regions impacted by the development of wind or solar energy on public lands. NSBA is monitoring. S. 289 Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013, which will extend for five years the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Program of the Small Business Administration (SBA). NSBA supports.S. 310 Startup Act 3.0 - This bill seeks to provide capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA supports. S. 320 Closing Regulatory Loopholes Act of 2013 Bill would require Congressional review over federal agency guidance documents and major guidance documents prior to implementation. NSBA supports. S. 418 Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 Bill would require the promulgating of regulations to address the collection and use of personal information obtained via the tracking of online activity. NSBA is monitoring. S. 450 Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 Bill requires enhanced cost-benefit analysis and justification for certain regulations proposed by federal banking, securities, commodities, and housing regulators. NSBA supports. S. 471 Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 - Provides consumers with free access to their credit scores along with free access to their credit reports once each year. NSBA supports. S. 537 Communicating Lending Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act (CLEAR SBA) Act - require the SBA Administrator make publically available on the SBA website certain information regarding lenders making covered loans to small firms. NSBA is monitoring. S. 540 Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act Measure suspends the current statutory limit on federal borrowing for one year, through March 15, 2015, which would allow the government to borrow whatever it needs through that time to fully finance government operations. NSBA supports. S. 544 Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Bill directs President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. NSBA supports. S. 601 Water Resources Development Act Bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources and to authorize the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the U.S. NSBA is monitoring. S. 603 The Jobs and Premium Protection Act The legislation would repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the PPACA. NSBA supports. S. 718 Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 -- Directs the President to establish a comprehensive U.S. strategy for public and private investment, trade, and development in Africa that focuses on: (1) increasing exports of U.S. goods and services to Africa by 200% in real dollar value within 10 years, (2) promoting the alignment of U.S. commercial interests with development priorities in Africa, (3) improving the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in Africa, (4) encouraging a greater understanding among U.S. business and financial communities of the opportunities Africa holds for U.S. exports, and (5) fostering partnership opportunities between U.S. and African small- and medium-sized enterprises. NSBA supports. S. 743 Marketplace Fairness Act Bill would allow states to require that Internet retailers located outside their borders collect sales taxes on purchases by their residents. Businesses with less than $1 million in annual online sales would be exempt, and the sponsors have estimated that fewer than 1,000 businesses would be required to collect sales taxes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 749 15-Year Depreciation bill A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property. NSBA supports. S. 786 Restoring Honesty for our Economy Act Bill to require agencies to quantify costs associated with proposed economically significant regulations. NSBA is monitoring. S. 787 Restoring Integrity to our Government Act Bill to require agencies to set forth reasons for determining that a proposed regulatory action is significant. NSBA is monitoring. S. 807 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 - Bill requires all new or substantially revised federal regulations to be written in clear, concise and easy to understand, or plain language. NSBA supports. S. 884 Deter Cyber Theft Act Bill requires the Director of National Intelligence to develop a watch list and a priority watch list of foreign countries that engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace regarding U.S. trade secrets or other proprietary information. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1009 Chemical Safety Improvement Act Bill to reauthorize and modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1029 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 - Bill to reform the process by which federal agencies analysis and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1102 Export-Import Bank Termination Act -- Bill to abolish the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after enactment of this Act. NSBA opposes.S.1179 Small Business Export Growth Act of 2013 Bill will further lower barriers to exporting for small businesses by improving federal export assistance programs. NSBA supports. S. 1183 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 1342 Small Business Investment Promotion Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the expensing allowance for depreciable business property, to make permanent: (1) the increased $200,000 expensing allowance for such property, (2) the increased $800,000 threshold amount for such property over which the expensing allowance is reduced. NSBA supports. S. 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013 Bill would implement and codify certain aspects of the Presidents Cybersecurity Executive Order, among other things. NSBA supports. S. 1392 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Bill would promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 1498 Small Business Tax Fairness Act legislation that will provide targeted tax relief to small businesses. NSBA supports. S. 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 Bill seeks to address the purported increase in patent litigation by introducing certain reforms to deter bad actors from brining patent infringement actions or sending demand letters. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1900 Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 Bill will restore the presidents authority to negotiate trade deals by including strict requirements for Congressional consultations and access to information . NSBA supports. S. 1905 Electricity Security and Affordability Act Bill proposes reasonable alternatives to EPAs proposed rule regulating carbon pollution from new and soon to be released rule regarding existing power plants. NSBA supports. S. 2049 Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act Bill would seek to address and curb the practice of sending bad faith demand letters. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2146 Patent Fee Integrity Act Bill would allow the USPTO to keep all the user fees paid by inventors and businesses. NSBA supports. Reforming Federal Procurement of IT (REP-IT) Act Draft bill would create a new White House IT Office and a federal chief technology officer to provide oversight and help streamline the federal IT procurement process. NSBA is monitoring White House Conference on Small Business National Conference to develop a comprehensive, long-term small business agenda. NSBA supports. Patent Litigation Reform Discussion Draft Bill seeks to address the perceived increase in patent litigation through various reform measures. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Proposed Rule re: Title 3 of the JOBS Act Crowdfunding. NSBA filed comments. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Proposed Rule re: Title 3 of the JOBS Act Crowdfunding. NSBA is monitoring. America COMPETES Act Reauthorization Bill would provide federal funding for research in STEM fields. NSBA is monitoring. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Carbon Pollution Standard for Existing Power Plants. NSBA is monitoring.

(1) Urge CFPB to enact strong fair debt collection rule reforms (2) Support bank overdraft fee reform (HR 1261) (3) Support independent funding, authority and structure of CFPB and oppose all bills to weaken including HR 3193, HR 450,.S 18., S. 205, S 190, S. 238, S. 450 and any similar bills or budgetary line items or appropriations riders. OCC, FDIC, CFTC, SEC, FTC, National Economic Council, FFIEC, NCUA, Department of Education, OMB/OIRA, Commerce, State, Defense, DOJ(4) Support legislation to rein in payday lending and similar predatory loan practices, including HR 990 and S 172. Oppose any bills to provide special status or create non-bank federal charters for payday or similar lenders, such as H.R. 1566, the so-called Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act. . Urge CFPB, and other regulators to prevent banks from offering simlar predatory payday advance products. (5) Support legislation to hold credit bureaus accountable including proposals to provide free credit scores, such as S 471/HR 1002. (6) Work to protect consumer privacy notices from full repeal (HR 749, S 635). (6) Oppose efforts to add layers of unnecessary cost-benefit analysis or other so-called accountability constraints onto any federal financial agency or independent agency, including REINS ACT (S 15) and any similar bills. (7) Support full funding and authority for all othe financial regulators, including CFTC and SEC. (8) Urge CFPB and other regulators to enact strongest possible rules to protect homeowners and consumers from financial, foreclosure, mortgage servicing and other weakenings. (9) Oppose efforts in Congress to weaken any other consumer laws (10) Support efforts to eliminate forced arbitration in consumer contracts, such as support for Arbitration Fairness Act (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (or AFA), S. 878, ). (11) Support efforts to make large, interconnected financial institutions more accountable to taxpayers, depositors and investors, including support for Volcker rule, other too-big-to-fail and capital reforms. Oppose efforts to weaken that authority, including HR 797, which would weaken protections for municipal borrowers (12) Urge CFPB/DeptofEd and administration to support strong gainful employment rules for for-profit schools. (13) Support CFPB/DOE efforts to protect students from unfair private student loan practices. (14) Urge financial agencies and FTC to protect consumer privacy and to regulate Internet credit scoring models, data brokers and other practices involving the sale or mining of of consumer social networking and other information and regulate tracking of consumers. (15) Support efforts to establish anti-speculation Financial Transactions Tax (HR 880, S 410). (16) Oppose efforts to weaken investor protections, including under guise of implementing JOBS Act of 2012. (17) Support efforts to eliminate Deceptive Loan Checks (S 187); Urge that any cybersecurity legislation includes privacy protections in Title VII of S. 3414 (2012). (18) Urge CFPB to use authority to ensure private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans and urge CFPB/DeptofEd to protect students. (19) Urge opposition to H.R. 1256, the so-called Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act and similar proposals to weaken CFTC authority. (20) Generally urge CFPB to implement strongest possible consumer protections, including to protect consumers from unfair pre-dispute arbitration agreements, from credit bureau mistakes, from fee-harvester credit cards, unfair debt collector practices, as well as strongest mortgage and foreclosure rules, etc. (21) Urge FTC to enact and enforce strong consumer rules on issues ranging from privacy to used car rules to debt collection and debt settlement firms. (22) Protect and enhance Durbin amendment limiting so-called merchant swipe or interchange fees on debit cards. (22) Support Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, HR 3137 (Schakowsky) and S 1534 (Harkin). (23) Oppose HR 2538 to allow full file credit reporting without adequate safeguards.(24) Support HR 2998, Investor Choice Act to eliminate mandatory arbitration in investor disputes (Ellison). (25) Urge FTC to strengthen Telemarketing Sales Rule. (26) Urge Defense to strengthen Military Lending Act regarding Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents (27) Oppose S. 710, the so-called Municipal Advisors Relief Act of 2013. (28) Oppose oppose H.R. 2655, the so-called Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. (29) Support efforts by CFPB and prudential regulators to end discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. (30) Support the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act for college student loan comparisons. (31) Urge bank regulators take further strong action to protect consumers and the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. (32) Urge CFPB to propose and enact strong, comprehensive rule regulating online and storefront payday and similar small-dollar loans. (33) Support legislation such as S.1654 the- Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act and urge CFPB, DOJ, FTC, SEC and other agencies to include language in lawsuit settlements to prevent corporate wrongdoers from taking tax writeoffs on any penalties or restitution paid to Treasury or consumer-victims. Urge that these settlements be made public.

Legislative and regulatory issues involving or impacting credit scores. H.R. 1002 - Free Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013. H.R. 2538 - The Credit Access and Inclusion Act. S.471 - Free Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013. CFPB's "Ability to Pay"/QM Rule. Inter Agency "Credit Risk Retention"/QRM Rule.

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1) Support confirmation of Richard Cordray as CFPB director. (2) Support bank overdraft fee reform (HR 1261) (3) Support independent funding, authority and structure of CFPB and oppose all bills to weaken including HR 450,.S 18., S. 205, S 190, S. 238, S. 450 and any similar bills or budgetary line items or appropriations riders. 4) Support legislation to rein in payday lending and similar predatory loan practices, including HR 990 and S 172. Oppose any bills to provide special status or create non-bank federal charters for payday or similar lenders, such as H.R. 1566, the so-called Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act. . Urge CFPB, and other regulators to prevent banks from offering simlar predatory payday advance products. (5) Support legislation to hold credit bureaus accountable including proposals to provide free credit scores, such as S 471/HR 1002. (6) Work to protect consumer privacy notices from full repeal (HR 749, S 635). (6) Oppose efforts to add layers of unnecessary cost-benefit analysis or other so-called accountability constraints onto any federal financial agency or independent agency, including REINS ACT (S 15) and any similar bills. (7) Support full funding and authority for all othe financial regulators, including CFTC and SEC. (8) Urge CFPB and other regulators to enact strongest possible rules to protect homeowners and consumers from financial, foreclosure, mortgage servicing and other weakenings. (9) Oppose efforts in Congress to weaken any other consumer laws (10) Support efforts to eliminate forced arbitration in consumer contracts, such as support for Arbitration Fairness Act ( Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (or AFA), S. 878, ). (11) Support efforts to make large, interconnected financial institutions more accountable to taxpayers, depositors and investors, including support for Volcker rule, other too-big-to-fail and capital reforms. Oppose efforts to weaken that authority, including HR 797, which would weaken protections for municipal borrowers (12) Urge CFPB/DeptofEd and administration to support strong gainful employment rules for for-profit schools. (13) Support CFPB/DOE efforts to protect students from unfair provate student loan practices. (14) Urge financial agencies and FTC to protect consumer privacy and to regulate Internet credit scoring models, data brokers and other practices involving the sale or mining of of consumer social networking and other information and regulate tracking of consumers. (15) Support efforts to establish anti-speculation Financial Transactions Tax (HR 880, S 410). (16) Oppose efforts to weaken investor protections, including under guise of implementing JOBS Act of 2012. (17) Support efforts to eliminate Deceptive Loan Checks (S 187); Urge that any cybersecurity legislation includes privacy protections in Title VII of S. 3414 (2012). (18) Urge CFPB to use authority to ensure private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans and urge CFPB/DeptofEd to protect students;(19) Urge opposition to H.R. 1256, the so-called Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act and similar proposals to weaken CFTC authority. (20) Generally urge CFPB to implement strongest possible consumer protections, including to protect consumers from unfair pre-dispute arbitration agreements, from credit bureau mistakes, from fee-harvester credit cards, unfair debt collector practices, as well as strongest mortgage and foreclosure rules, etc. (21) Urge FTC to enact and enforce strong consumer rules on issues ranging from privacy to used car rules to debt collection and debt settlement firms. (22) Protect and enhance Durbin amendment limiting so-called merchant swipe or interchange fees on debit cards. (22) Support Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, HR 3137 (Schakowsky) and S 1534 (Harkin). (23) Oppose HR 2538 to allow full file credit reporting without adequate safeguards.(24) Support HR 2998, Investor Choice Act to eliminate mandatory arbitration in investor disputes (Ellison). (25) Urge FTC to strengthen Telemarketing Sales Rule. (26) Urge Defense to strengthen Military Lending Act regarding Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents (27) Oppose S. 710, the so-called Municipal Advisors Relief Act of 2013. (28) Oppose oppose H.R. 2655, the so-called Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. (29) Support efforts by CFPB and prudential regulators to end discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. (30) Support the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act for college student loan comparisons. (31) Urge bank regulators take further strong action to protect consumers and the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans.

1) Support confirmation of Richard Cordray as CFPB director. (2) Support bank overdraft fee reform (HR 1261) (3) Support independent funding, authority and structure of CFPB and oppose all bills to weaken including HR 450,.S 18., S. 205, S 190, S. 238, S. 450 and any similar bills or budgetary line items or appropriations riders.4) Support legislation to rein in payday lending and similar predatory loan practices, including HR 990 and S 172. Oppose any bills to provide special status or create non-bank federal charters for payday or similar lenders, such as H.R. 1566, the so-called Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act. . Urge CFPB, and other regulators to prevent banks from offering simlar predatory payday advance products. (5) Support legislation to hold credit bureaus accountable including proposals to provide free credit scores, such as S 471/HR 1002. (6) Work to protect consumer privacy notices from full repeal (HR 749, S 635). (6) Oppose efforts to add layers of unnecessary cost-benefit analysis or other so-called accountability constraints onto any federal financial agency or independent agency, including REINS ACT (S 15) and any similar bills. (7) Support full funding and authority for all othe financial regulators, including CFTC and SEC. (8) Urge CFPB and other regulators to enact strongest possible rules to protect homeowners and consumers from financial, foreclosure, mortgage servicing and other weakenings. (9) Oppose efforts in Congress to weaken any other consumer laws (10) Support efforts to eliminate forced arbitration in consumer contracts, such as support for Arbitration Fairness Act (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (or AFA), S. 878, ). (11) Support efforts to make large, interconnected financial institutions more accountable to taxpayers, depositors and investors, including support for Volcker rule, other too-big-to-fail and capital reforms. Oppose efforts to weaken that authority, including HR 797, which would weaken protections for municipal borrowers (12) Urge CFPB/DeptofEd and administration to support strong gainful employment rules for for-profit schools. (13) Support CFPB/DOE efforts to protect students from unfair provate student loan practices. (14) Urge financial agencies and FTC to protect consumer privacy and to regulate Internet credit scoring models, data brokers and other practices involving the sale or mining of of consumer social networking and other information and regulate tracking of consumers. (15) Support efforts to establish anti-speculation Financial Transactions Tax (HR 880, S 410). (16) Oppose efforts to weaken investor protections, including under guise of implementing JOBS Act of 2012. (17) Support efforts to eliminate Deceptive Loan Checks (S 187); Urge that any cybersecurity legislation includes privacy protections in Title VII of S. 3414 (2012). (18) Urge CFPB to use authority to ensure private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans and urge CFPB/DeptofEd to protect students;(19) Urge opposition to H.R. 1256, the so-called Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act and similar proposals to weaken CFTC authority. (20) Generally urge CFPB to implement strongest possible consumer protections, including to protect consumers from unfair pre-dispute arbitration agreements, from credit bureau mistakes, from fee-harvester credit cards, unfair debt collector practices, as well as strongest mortgage and foreclosure rules, etc. (21) Urge FTC to enact and enforce strong consumer rules on issues ranging from privacy to used car rules to debt collection and debt settlement firms. (22) Protect and enhance Durbin amendment limiting so-called merchant swipe or interchange fees on debit cards.

H.Con.Res. 25 House Budget Resolution Calls for an estimated $4.6 trillion in federal spending cuts (based on current policy) from 2014-2023 and provides for no additional tax revenue. NSBA is monitoring.H.J.Res. 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Bill woould fund federal agencies at an annualized rate of more than $986 billion, the same level as for fiscal year (FY) 2013, but would also leave in place another round of automatic spending cuts known as sequestration, set to take effect in January 2014. NSBA supports. H.J.Res. 89 Excepted Employees' Pay Continuing Appropriations Resolution Makes appropriations for FY2014 to pay the salaries and related expenses of federal employees who work during the period beginning October 1, 2013, and ending December 15, 2013. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3 Northern Route Approval Act of 2013 Bill to expedite approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2013 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supports. H.R. 30 Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act - Establishes an early-stage investment program to provide equity financing to support early-stage businesses and provide a small business investment tax credit of 20%. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 168 Business Freedom of Commerce Act Bill would allow a small business operating in the United States to elect to be exempt from any federal rule or regulation issued on or after January 20, 2009, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 309 Regulatory Sunset and Review Act Bill requires federal agencies (either by someone who has been adversely affected or via a Congressional committee) to review their covered rules and modify, consolidate, or terminate such rules on a periodic basis. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 367 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 Bill would require Congressional approval for major regulations. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 375 Made in America Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor to establish a program for the joint award of incentive grants to a state or a regional partnership to support the U.S. manufacturing industry, among other things. NSBA supports. H.R. 400 Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Assistance Act Bill establishes a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to ensure that U.S. clean energy technology firms have the information and assistance they need to be competitive and to create clean energy technology sector jobs, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 407 Clean Vehicles Incentive Act of 2013 Bill allows certain businesses located in areas designated as nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act a general business tax credit for the cost of certain clean-fuel vehicle property and the use of clean-burning fuel. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 596 Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to each establishes a wind and solar leasing pilot program and establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund for use in regions impacted by the development of wind or solar energy on public lands. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 624 Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act of 2013 Bill seeks to help foster voluntary cyber threat information sharing between the private sector and the federal government, while at the same time hope to ensure certain privacy and civil liberties protections. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 684 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 Bill would allow states to require that Internet retailers located outside their borders collect sales taxes on purchases by their residents. Businesses with less than $1 million in annual online sales would be exempt, and the sponsors have estimated that fewer than 1,000 businesses would be required to collect sales taxes. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 688 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013 - Increases the credit union member business lending limit from 12.25 percent to 27.5 percent, among other things. NSBA supports. H.R. 701 Bill amends a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under the Act and to provide a deadline for doing so. NSBA supports. H.R. 756 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 Bill seeks to improve information sharing between the private sector and the federal government and continue much-needed cybersecurity research and development programs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 763 The Jobs and Premium Protection Act Bill will act to amend the PPACA to repeal provisions imposing an annual fee on health insurance providers. NSBA supports. H.R. 967 Advancing Americas Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013 Bill seeks to foster information sharing between the private sector and the federal government and develop a strategic plan for information sharing and cybersecurity research and development within various relevant federal agencies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1002 Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 Provides consumers with free access to their credit scores along with free access to their credit reports once each year. NSBA supports. H.R. 1062 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act Bill requires the SEC to undertake an enhanced cost-benefit analysis before adopting any new regulations. NSBA supports.H.R. 1072 Freedom from Government Competition Act - Requires each executive or military department or independent establishment to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of its authorized functions by procurement from private sources, with certain exceptions. NSBA supports. H.R. 1120 Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act Bill would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate. NSBA supports. H.R. 1127 Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 Bill directs President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. NSBA supports. H.R. 1138 Small Business Clean Energy Financing Act of 2013 Bill would establish a new loan guarantee program within the U.S. Small Business Administration for clean technology companies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1219 Gulf Fisheries Fairness Act Bill would increase state water boundaries to 120 feet or 9 nautical miles (whichever is greater) and gives states greater control over their reef fisheries to open up more waters for commercial and recreational fishermen. NSBA supports. H.R. 1240 - Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013, which will extend for five years the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Program of the Small Business Administration (SBA). NSBA supports. H.R. 1321 Small Business Paperwork Relief Act Bill would suspend civil fines for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns unless there is potential for serious harm to the public interest and other relevant conditions. NSBA supports. H.R. 1332 American Jobs Matter Act of 2013 Bill to allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarded a federal contract. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1406 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 Bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to authorize private employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of 1 1/2 hours per hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required. NSBA supports. H.R. 1557 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 Bill requires all new or substantially revised federal regulations to be written in clear, concise and easy to understand, or plain language. NSBA supports. H.R. 1772 The Legal Workforce Act Bill would make the use of E-Verify mandatory for new hires and impose severe employer penalties. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1773 The Agricultural Guestworker Act Bill would create a simplified and expanded agricultural guest worker program. NSBA supports. H.R. 1909 Export Coordination Act of 2013 Bill would establish stronger congressional oversight and coordination of trade assistance across 20 agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1916 TRADE (Transparent Rules Allow Direct Exporting) for Small Businesses and Jobs Act Bill is directed at helping SMEs stay current on changing foreign regulations. It requires Commerce (via MAC) to publish changes in tariff/non-tariff and technical barriers on export.gov or a successor website. NSBA supports. H.R. 1926 State Trade Coordination Act of 2013 Bill would establish the framework to ensure that federal and state trade agencies work in unison to assist their local exporters. NSBA supports. H.R. 2122 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 Bill to reform the process by which federal agencies analysis and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2131 The Supplying Knowledge Based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act Bill would allocate green cards to foreign graduates of U.S. universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, increase H-1B visas, repeal the employment-based per-country cap, establish a new entrepreneur visa program and strengthen the investor visa program. NSBA supports. H.R. 2232 - Make Every Small Business Count Act of 2013 - Bill would allow prime contractors covered by a subcontracting plan under a single contract with a federal agency to receive credit against such a plan for using small business subcontractors and any level of subcontracting. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2263 - Export-Import Bank Termination Act - Bill to abolish the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after enactment of this Act. NSBA opposes. H.R. 2274 - Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 - Bill would allow merger and acquisition brokers who perform services in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies to register with the SEC by filing an electronic notice. NSBA supports. H.R. 2429 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports.H.R. 2542 Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 Bill amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of federal rules. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2582 PATENT Jobs Act Bill exempts USPTO from Presidential Sequestration Order issued on March 1, 2013. NSBA supports. H.R. 2593 Cost-Benefit and Regulatory Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 Bill requires reports on the results of and methods used to calculate any cost-benefit or regulatory impact analysis. NSBA is monitoring. H.R.2775 Continuing Appropriations Act 2014 The final version of the bill makes continuing appropriations through January 15, 2014, thus ending the government shutdown, and increases the debt limit through February 7, 2014. NSBA supports. H.R. 3169 IRS Rulemaking Fairness Act of 2013 Expands requirements relating to review of federal agency actions that have a significant economic impact on small entities (e.g., small organizations and businesses) to include rulemaking by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). NSBA is monitoring. H.R 3273 Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act Would create a bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers to seek an agreement on spending issues, including possible changes to mandatory programs, and increases in the debt limit. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act Bill proposes reasonable alternatives to EPAs proposed rule regulating carbon pollution from new and soon to be released rule regarding existing power plants. NSBA supports. S.Con.Res. 8 Senate Budget Resolution calls for $1.85 trillion in deficit reduction over 10 years split evenly between new tax revenue and spending cuts. NSBA is monitoring. S. 15 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013 - Bill would require Congressional approval for major regulations. NSBA is monitoring. S. 17 Energy Production and Project Delivery Act Bill would promote an all-of-the-above energy policy by opening up more areas to leasing, expediting energy projects, and preventing regulation of CO2 under the CAA. NSBA is monitoring. S. 21 Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 Sense of Congress bill to highlight the need for improved coordination and collaboration between the private sector and the federal government regarding cyber threat and cyber-attack information, and the need to incorporate certain privacy and civil liberties protections in any future cybersecurity-related legislation. NSBA is monitoring. S. 63 Made in America Manufacturing Act - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor to establish a program for the joint award of incentive grants to a state or a regional partnership to support the U.S. manufacturing industry. NSBA supports. S. 169 I-Squared Act Bill increase H-1B visa cap and establishes an economic demand model to determine future increases or decreases in cap, eliminates per country numerical limitation for employment-based visas, exempts certain categories of persons from employment-based green card cap (i.e. students w/ advanced degree in STEM field), increases fees on H-1B applications which will be used towards STEM education and training. NSBA is monitoring. S. 189 Startup Visa Act Creates a new visa category for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. S. 192 Expedited LNG for America Allies Act of 2013 Bill would expedite the approval process for LNG exports to allies of America. NSBA is monitoring. S. 196 Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2013 Increases govt wide contracting goal for small biz from 23% to 25 percent and requires federal agencies to consult with SBA to determine standards for procurement officers to follow re: past compliance of potential contractors with small business subcontracting goals. NSBA supports. S. 279 - Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to each establishes a wind and solar leasing pilot program and establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund for use in regions impacted by the development of wind or solar energy on public lands. NSBA is monitoring. S. 289 Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013, which will extend for five years the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Program of the Small Business Administration (SBA). NSBA supports. S. 310 Startup Act 3.0 - This bill seeks to provide capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA supports. S. 320 Closing Regulatory Loopholes Act of 2013 Bill would require Congressional review over federal agency guidance documents and major guidance documents prior to implementation. NSBA supports. S. 418 Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 Bill would require the promulgating of regulations to address the collection and use of personal information obtained via the tracking of online activity. NSBA is monitoring. S. 450 Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 Bill requires enhanced cost-benefit analysis and justification for certain regulations proposed by federal banking, securities, commodities, and housing regulators. NSBA supports.S. 471 Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 - Provides consumers with free access to their credit scores along with free access to their credit reports once each year. NSBA supports. S. 537 Communicating Lending Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act (CLEAR SBA) Act - require the SBA Administrator make publically available on the SBA website certain information regarding lenders making covered loans to small firms. NSBA is monitoring. S. 544 Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Bill directs President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. NSBA supports. S. 601 Water Resources Development Act Bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources and to authorize the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the U.S. NSBA is monitoring. S. 603 The Jobs and Premium Protection Act The legislation would repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the PPACA. NSBA supports. S. 718 Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 -- Directs the President to establish a comprehensive U.S. strategy for public and private investment, trade, and development in Africa that focuses on: (1) increasing exports of U.S. goods and services to Africa by 200% in real dollar value within 10 years, (2) promoting the alignment of U.S. commercial interests with development priorities in Africa, (3) improving the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in Africa, (4) encouraging a greater understanding among U.S. business and financial communities of the opportunities Africa holds for U.S. exports, and (5) fostering partnership opportunities between U.S. and African small- and medium-sized enterprises. NSBA supports. S. 743 Marketplace Fairness Act Bill would allow states to require that Internet retailers located outside their borders collect sales taxes on purchases by their residents. Businesses with less than $1 million in annual online sales would be exempt, and the sponsors have estimated that fewer than 1,000 businesses would be required to collect sales taxes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 749 15-Year Depreciation bill A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property. NSBA supports. S. 761 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Bill would promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 786 Restoring Honesty for our Economy Act Bill to require agencies to quantify costs associated with proposed economically significant regulations. NSBA is monitoring. S. 787 Restoring Integrity to our Government Act Bill to require agencies to set forth reasons for determining that a proposed regulatory action is significant. NSBA is monitoring. S. 807 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 - Bill requires all new or substantially revised federal regulations to be written in clear, concise and easy to understand, or plain language. NSBA supports. S. 884 Deter Cyber Theft Act Bill requires the Director of National Intelligence to develop a watch list and a priority watch list of foreign countries that engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace regarding U.S. trade secrets or other proprietary information. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1009 Chemical Safety Improvement Act Bill to reauthorize and modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1029 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 - Bill to reform the process by which federal agencies analysis and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1102 Export-Import Bank Termination Act -- Bill to abolish the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after enactment of this Act. NSBA opposes. S.1179 Small Business Export Growth Act of 2013 Bill will further lower barriers to exporting for small businesses by improving federal export assistance programs. NSBA supports. S. 1183 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 1342 Small Business Investment Promotion Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the expensing allowance for depreciable business property, to make permanent: (1) the increased $200,000 expensing allowance for such property, (2) the increased $800,000 threshold amount for such property over which the expensing allowance is reduced. NSBA supports. vS. 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013 Bill would implement and codify certain aspects of the Presidents Cybersecurity Executive Order, among other things. NSBA supports. S. 1498 Small Business Tax Fairness Act legislation that will provide targeted tax relief to small businesses. NSBA supports. S. 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 Bill seeks to address the purported increase in patent litigation by introducing certain reforms to deter bad actors from brining patent infringement actions or sending demand letters. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1905 Electricity Security and Affordability Act Bill proposes reasonable alternatives to EPAs proposed rule regulating carbon pollution from new and soon to be released rule regarding existing power plants. NSBA supports. White House Conference on Small Business National Conference to develop a comprehensive, long-term small business agenda. NSBA supports. Patent Litigation Reform Discussion Draft Bill seeks to address the perceived increase in patent litigation through various reform measures. House and Senate Minimum Wage Legislation NSBA opposes an increase in minimum wage. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Proposed Rule re: Title 3 of the JOBS Act Crowdfunding. NSBA is planning on filing comments. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Proposed Rule re: Title 3 of the JOBS Act Crowdfunding. NSBA is monitoring. America COMPETES Act Reauthorization Bill would provide federal funding for research in STEM fields. NSBA is monitoring. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants. NSBA is monitoring. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Carbon Pollution Standard for Existing Power Plants. NSBA is monitoring.

1) Support confirmation of Richard Cordray as CFPB director. (2) Support bank overdraft fee reform (HR 1261) (3) Support independent funding, authority and structure of CFPB and oppose all bills to weaken including HR 450,.S 18., S. 205, S 190, S. 238, S. 450 and any similar bills or budgetary line items or appropriations riders.4) Support legislation to rein in payday lending and similar predatory loan practices, including HR 990 and S 172. Oppose any bills to provide special status or create non-bank federal charters for payday or similar lenders, such as H.R. 1566, the so-called Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act. . Urge CFPB, and other regulators to prevent banks from offering simlar predatory payday advance products. (5) Support legislation to hold credit bureaus accountable including proposals to provide free credit scores, such as S 471/HR 1002. (6) Work to protect consumer privacy notices from full repeal (HR 749, S 635). (6) Oppose efforts to add layers of unnecessary cost-benefit analysis or other so-called accountability constraints onto any federal financial agency or independent agency, including REINS ACT (S 15) and any similar bills. (7) Support full funding and authority for all othe financial regulators, including CFTC and SEC. (8) Urge CFPB and other regulators to enact strongest possible rules to protect homeowners and consumers from financial, foreclosure, mortgage servicing and other weakenings. (9) Oppose efforts in Congress to weaken any other consumer laws (10) Support efforts to eliminate forced arbitration in consumer contracts, such as support for Arbitration Fairness Act ( Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (or AFA), S. 878, ). (11) Support efforts to make large, interconnected financial institutions more accountable to taxpayers, depositors and investors, including support for Volcker rule, other too-big-to-fail and capital reforms. Oppose efforts to weaken that authority, including HR 797, which would weaken protections for municipal borrowers (12) Urge CFPB/DeptofEd and administration to support strong gainful employment rules for for-profit schools. (13) Support CFPB/DOE efforts to protect students from unfair provate student loan practices. (14) Urge financial agencies and FTC to protect consumer privacy and to regulate Internet credit scoring models, data brokers and other practices involving the sale or mining of of consumer social networking and other information and regulate tracking of consumers. (15) Support efforts to establish anti-speculation Financial Transactions Tax (HR 880, S 410). (16) Oppose efforts to weaken investor protections, including under guise of implementing JOBS Act of 2012. (17) Support efforts to eliminate Deceptive Loan Checks (S 187); Urge that any cybersecurity legislation includes privacy protections in Title VII of S. 3414 (2012). (18) Urge CFPB to use authority to ensure private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans and urge CFPB/DeptofEd to protect students;(19) Urge opposition to H.R. 1256, the so-called Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act and similar proposals to weaken CFTC authority. (20) Generally urge CFPB to implement strongest possible consumer protections, including to protect consumers from unfair pre-dispute arbitration agreements, from credit bureau mistakes, from fee-harvester credit cards, unfair debt collector practices, as well as strongest mortgage and foreclosure rules, etc. (21) Urge FTC to enact and enforce strong consumer rules on issues ranging from privacy to used car rules to debt collection and debt settlement firms. (22) Protect and enhance Durbin amendment limiting so-called merchant swipe or interchange fees on debit cards. (22) Support Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, HR 3137 (Schakowsky) and S 1534 (Harkin). (23) Oppose HR 2538 to allow full file credit reporting without adequate safeguards.(24) Support HR 2998, Investor Choice Act to eliminate mandatory arbitration in investor disputes (Ellison). (25) Urge FTC to strengthen Telemarketing Sales Rule. (26) Urge Defense to strengthen Military Lending Act regarding Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents (27) Oppose S. 710, the so-called Municipal Advisors Relief Act of 2013. (28) Oppose oppose H.R. 2655, the so-called Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. (29) Support efforts by CFPB and prudential regulators to end discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. (30) Support the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act for college student loan comparisons. (31) Urge bank regulators take further strong action to protect consumers and the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans.

Legislative and regulatory issues involving or impacting credit scores. H.R. 1002 - Free Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013. H.R. 2538 - The Credit Access and Inclusion Act. S.471 - Free Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013. CFPB's "Ability to Pay"/QM Rule. Inter Agency "Credit Risk Retention"/QRM Rule.

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H.J.Res. 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Bill would fund federal agencies at an annualized rate of more than $986 billion, the same level as for fiscal year (FY) 2013, but would also leave in place another round of automatic spending cuts known as sequestration, set to take effect in January 2014. NSBA supports.H.R. 3 Northern Route Approval Act of 2013 Bill to expedite approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2013 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supports. H.R. 30 Small Business Investment enhancement and Tax Relief Act - Establishes an early-stage investment program to provide equity financing to support early-stage businesses and provide a small business investment tax credit of 20%. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 168 Business Freedom of Commerce Act Bill would allow a small business operating in the United States to elect to be exempt from any federal rule or regulation issued on or after January 20, 2009, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 309 Regulatory Sunset and Review Act Bill requires federal agencies (either by someone who has been adversely affected or via a Congressional committee) to review their covered rules and modify, consolidate, or terminate such rules on a periodic basis. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 367 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 Bill would require Congressional approval for major regulations. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 375 Made in America Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor to establish a program for the joint award of incentive grants to a state or a regional partnership to support the U.S. manufacturing industry, among other things. NSBA supports. H.R. 400 Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Assistance Act Bill establishes a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to ensure that U.S. clean energy technology firms have the information and assistance they need to be competitive and to create clean energy technology sector jobs, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 407 Clean Vehicles Incentive Act of 2013 Bill allows certain businesses located in areas designated as nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act a general business tax credit for the cost of certain clean-fuel vehicle property and the use of clean-burning fuel. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 596 Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to each establishes a wind and solar leasing pilot program and establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund for use in regions impacted by the development of wind or solar energy on public lands. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 624 Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act of 2013 Bill seeks to help foster voluntary cyber threat information sharing between the private sector and the federal government, while at the same time hope to ensure certain privacy and civil liberties protections. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 684 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 Bill would allow states to require that Internet retailers located outside their borders collect sales taxes on purchases by their residents. Businesses with less than $1 million in annual online sales would be exempt, and the sponsors have estimated that fewer than 1,000 businesses would be required to collect sales taxes. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 688 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013 - Increases the credit union member business lending limit from 12.25 percent to 27.5 percent, among other things. NSBA supports. H.R. 701 Bill amends a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under the Act and to provide a deadline for doing so. NSBA supports. H.R. 756 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 Bill seeks to improve information sharing between the private sector and the federal government and continue much-needed cybersecurity research and development programs. NSBA is monitoring.H.R. 763 The Jobs and Premium Protection Act Bill will act to amend the PPACA to repeal provisions imposing an annual fee on health insurance providers. NSBA supports. H.R. 967 Advancing Americas Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013 Bill seeks to foster information sharing between the private sector and the federal government and develop a strategic plan for information sharing and cybersecurity research and development within various relevant federal agencies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1002 Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 Provides consumers with free access to their credit scores along with free access to their credit reports once each year. NSBA supports. H.R. 1062 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act Bill requires the SEC to undertake an enhanced cost-benefit analysis before adopting any new regulations. NSBA supports. H.R. 1072 Freedom from Government Competition Act - Requires each executive or military department or independent establishment to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of its authorized functions by procurement from private sources, with certain exceptions. NSBA supports. H.R. 1120 Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act Bill would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate. NSBA supports. H.R. 1127 Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 Bill directs President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. NSBA supports. H.R. 1138 Small Business Clean Energy Financing Act of 2013 Bill would establish a new loan guarantee program within the U.S. Small Business Administration for clean technology companies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1219 Gulf Fisheries Fairness Act Bill would increase state water boundaries to 120 feet or 9 nautical miles (whichever is greater) and gives states greater control over their reef fisheries to open up more waters for commercial and recreational fishermen. NSBA supports. H.R. 1240 - Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013, which will extend for five years the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Program of the Small Business Administration (SBA). NSBA supports. H.R. 1321 Small Business Paperwork Relief Act Bill would suspend civil fines for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns unless there is potential for serious harm to the public interest and other relevant conditions. NSBA supports. H.R. 1332 American Jobs Matter Act of 2013 Bill to allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarded a federal contract. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1406 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 Bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to authorize private employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of 1 1/2 hours per hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required. NSBA supports. H.R. 1557 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 Bill requires all new or substantially revised federal regulations to be written in clear, concise and easy to understand, or plain language. NSBA supports. H.R. 1772 The Legal Workforce Act Bill would make the use of E-Verify mandatory for new hires and impose severe employer penalties. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1773 The Agricultural Guestworker Act Bill would create a simplified and expanded agricultural guest worker program. NSBA supports.H.R. 1909 Export Coordination Act of 2013 Bill would establish stronger congressional oversight and coordination of trade assistance across 20 agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1916 TRADE (Transparent Rules Allow Direct Exporting) for Small Businesses and Jobs Act Bill is directed at helping SMEs stay current on changing foreign regulations. It requires Commerce (via MAC) to publish changes in tariff/non-tariff and technical barriers on export.gov or a successor website. NSBA supports. H.R. 1926 State Trade Coordination Act of 2013 Bill would establish the framework to ensure that federal and state trade agencies work in unison to assist their local exporters. NSBA supports. H.R. 2122 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 Bill to reform the process by which federal agencies analysis and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2131 The Supplying Knowledge Based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act Bill would allocate green cards to foreign graduates of U.S. universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, increase H-1B visas, repeal the employment-based per-country cap, establish a new entrepreneur visa program and strengthen the investor visa program. NSBA supports. H.R. 2232 Make Every Small Business Count Act of 2013 Bill would allow prime contractors covered by a subcontracting plan under a single contract with a federal agency to receive credit against such a plan for using small business subcontractors and any level of subcontracting. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2263 Export-Import Bank Termination Act Bill to abolish the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after enactment of this Act. NSBA opposes. H.R. 2429 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. H.R. 2542 Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 Bill amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of federal rules. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2582 PATENT Jobs Act Bill exempts USPTO from Presidential Sequestration Order issued on March 1, 2013. NSBA supports. H.R. 2593 Cost-Benefit and Regulatory Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 Bill requires reports on the results of and methods used to calculate any cost-benefit or regulatory impact analysis. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3169 IRS Rulemaking Fairness Act of 2013 Expands requirements relating to review of federal agency actions that have a significant economic impact on small entities (e.g., small organizations and businesses) to include rulemaking by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). NSBA is monitoring. S. 15 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013 - Bill would require Congressional approval for major regulations. NSBA is monitoring. S. 17 Energy Production and Project Delivery Act Bill would promote an all-of-the-above energy policy by opening up more areas to leasing, expediting energy projects, and preventing regulation of CO2 under the CAA. NSBA is monitoring. S. 21 Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 Sense of Congress bill to highlight the need for improved coordination and collaboration between the private sector and the federal government regarding cyber threat and cyber-attack information, and the need to incorporate certain privacy and civil liberties protections in any future cybersecurity-related legislation. NSBA is monitoring. S. 63 Made in America Manufacturing Act - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor to establish a program for the joint award of incentive grants to a state or a regional partnership to support the U.S. manufacturing industry. NSBA supports. S. 169 I-Squared Act Bill increase H-1B visa cap and establishes an economic demand model to determine future increases or decreases in cap, eliminates per country numerical limitation for employment-based visas, exempts certain categories of persons from employment-based green card cap (i.e. students w/ advanced degree in STEM field), increases fees on H-1B applications which will be used towards STEM education and training. NSBA is monitoring. S. 189 Startup Visa Act Creates a new visa category for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. S. 192 Expedited LNG for America Allies Act of 2013 Bill would expedite the approval process for LNG exports to allies of America. NSBA is monitoring. S. 196 Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2013 Increases govt wide contracting goal for small biz from 23% to 25 percent and requires federal agencies to consult with SBA to determine standards for procurement officers to follow re: past compliance of potential contractors with small business subcontracting goals. NSBA supports.S. 279 - Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to each establishes a wind and solar leasing pilot program and establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund for use in regions impacted by the development of wind or solar energy on public lands. NSBA is monitoring. S. 289 Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013, which will extend for five years the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Program of the Small Business Administration (SBA). NSBA supports. S. 310 Startup Act 3.0 - This bill seeks to provide capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA supports. S. 320 Closing Regulatory Loopholes Act of 2013 Bill would require Congressional review over federal agency guidance documents and major guidance documents prior to implementation. NSBA supports. S. 418 Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 Bill would require the promulgating of regulations to address the collection and use of personal information obtained via the tracking of online activity. NSBA is monitoring. S. 450 Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 Bill requires enhanced cost-benefit analysis and justification for certain regulations proposed by federal banking, securities, commodities, and housing regulators. NSBA supports. S. 471 Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 - Provides consumers with free access to their credit scores along with free access to their credit reports once each year. NSBA supports. S. 537 Communicating Lending Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act (CLEAR SBA) Act - require the SBA Administrator make publically available on the SBA website certain information regarding lenders making covered loans to small firms. NSBA is monitoring. S. 544 Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Bill directs President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. NSBA supports. S. 601 Water Resources Development Act Bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources and to authorize the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the U.S. NSBA is monitoring. S. 603 The Jobs and Premium Protection Act The legislation would repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the PPACA. NSBA supports. S. 718 Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 -- Directs the President to establish a comprehensive U.S. strategy for public and private investment, trade, and development in Africa that focuses on: (1) increasing exports of U.S. goods and services to Africa by 200% in real dollar value within 10 years, (2) promoting the alignment of U.S. commercial interests with development priorities in Africa, (3) improving the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in Africa, (4) encouraging a greater understanding among U.S. business and financial communities of the opportunities Africa holds for U.S. exports, and (5) fostering partnership opportunities between U.S. and African small- and medium-sized enterprises. NSBA supports. S. 743 Marketplace Fairness Act Bill would allow states to require that Internet retailers located outside their borders collect sales taxes on purchases by their residents. Businesses with less than $1 million in annual online sales would be exempt, and the sponsors have estimated that fewer than 1,000 businesses would be required to collect sales taxes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act Bill would comprehensively reform immigration system and impose mandatory E-Verify. NSBA supports some provisions and opposes other provisions. S. 749 15-Year Depreciation bill A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property. NSBA supports. S. 761 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Bill would promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 786 Restoring Honesty for our Economy Act Bill to require agencies to quantify costs associated with proposed economically significant regulations. NSBA is monitoring S. 787 Restoring Integrity to our Government Act Bill to require agencies to set forth reasons for determining that a proposed regulatory action is significant. NSBA is monitoring. S. 807 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 - Bill requires all new or substantially revised federal regulations to be written in clear, concise and easy to understand, or plain language. NSBA supports. S. 884 Deter Cyber Theft Act Bill requires the Director of National Intelligence to develop a watch list and a priority watch list of foreign countries that engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace regarding U.S. trade secrets or other proprietary information. NSBA is monitoring.S. 1009 Chemical Safety Improvement Act Bill to reauthorize and modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1029 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 - Bill to reform the process by which federal agencies analysis and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1102 Export-Import Bank Termination Act -- Bill to abolish the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after enactment of this Act. NSBA opposes. S.1179 Small Business Export Growth Act of 2013 Bill will further lower barriers to exporting for small businesses by improving federal export assistance programs. NSBA supports. S. 1183 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 1342 Small Business Investment Promotion Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the expensing allowance for depreciable business property, to make permanent: (1) the increased $200,000 expensing allowance for such property, (2) the increased $800,000 threshold amount for such property over which the expensing allowance is reduced. NSBA supports. S. 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013 Bill would implement and codify certain aspects of the Presidents Cybersecurity Executive Order, among other things. NSBA supports. White House Conference on Small Business National Conference to develop a comprehensive, long-term small business agenda. NSBA supports. Patent Litigation Reform Discussion Draft Bill seeks to address the perceived increase in patent litigation through various reform measures. House and Senate Minimum Wage Legislation NSBA opposes an increase in minimum wage. House and Senate National Regulatory Budget NSBA supports implementation of a national regulatory budget. House and Senate NSBA supports repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. EEOC - NSBA opposes efforts to treat educational attainment requirements as discrimination. NSBA opposes efforts to limit employer criminal background screening. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights NSBA opposes efforts to limit employer criminal background screening. SEC NSBA supports reasonable regulations implementing the JOBS Act (in particular relating to general solicitation, crowdfunding, Regulation A and emerging growth companies). NSBA supports safe harbor from registration as broker-dealers for finders and business brokers. NSBA opposed increases in the accredited investor thresholds. DOL, HHS, IRS NSBA opposes efforts to restrict employer provided health care benefit self-insurance with stop loss. DOL NSBA opposes proposed rule under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act that would require employers to report on consultants assisting with speech-writing, public relations advice, labor campaigns, web sites, emails or other materials for employer communication to employees or the public, no matter how minor or indirect the relation to any labor dispute. In addition, modification of personnel policies and practices fall under the persuader activities list. Therefore, arrangements with and the content of the work by attorneys, insurance agents, HR consultants, pension consultants, accountants or financial advisers who review benefits packages or other personnel practices would be reportable. HHS Federally Facilitated Exchanges. NSBA supports health insurance exchanges and is seeking rapid implementation and adequate guidance. NSBA supports allowing any QHP that meets all certification standards to sell insurance on the exchanges. HHS SHOPS. NSBA supports immediate implementation of SHOPs in the health insurance exchanges. HHS Age Rating Bands. NSBA supports transition relief on age rating bands. IRS Health care FSAs. NSBA supports elimination of the so-called use-it or lose-it rule. NSBA also supports revision of the uniform coverage rule if the use-it or lose-it rule is changed. IRS Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage. NSBA supports the affordability safe harbors and deferral of employer penalties. NLRB NSBA opposes micro collective bargaining units, accelerated union elections and aspects of NLRB social media policies. OPM - Multi-State Plan Program. NSBA supports immediate implementation of SHOPs in the MSPP.

S.471, Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 S.160, Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013 S.1534, Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act H.R.3137, Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking ActH.R.1261, Overdraft Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1911, Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 (P.L.133-28) S.1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 Issues related to free credit scores, fair lending, and the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform (P.L. 111-203) Issues related to "move your money" legislative proposal Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, including mortgage servicing, the mortgage complaint database, and the confirmation of first CFPB director Issues related to prepaid cards *Agencies also included the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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Support confirmation of Richard Cordray as CFPB director. Support bank overdraft fee reform (HR 1261) Support independent funding, authority and structure of CFPB and oppose all bills to weaken including HR 450,.S 18., S. 205, S 190, S. 238, S. 450 and any similar bills or budgetary line items or appropriations riders. Support legislation to rein in payday lending and similar predatory loan practices, including HR 990 and S 172. Oppose any bills to provide special status or create non-bank federal chartersfor payday or similar lenders, such as H.R. 1566, the so-called Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act. . Urge CFPB, and other regulators to prevent banks from offering similar predatory payday advance products. Support legislation to hold credit bureaus accountable including proposals to provide free credit scores, such as S 471/HR 1002. Work to protect consumer privacy notices from full repeal (HR 749, S 635). Oppose efforts to add layers of unnecessary cost-benefit analysis or other so-called accountability constraints onto any federal financial agency or independent agency, including REINS ACT (S 15) and any similar bills. Support full funding and authority for all othe financial regulators, including CFTC and SEC. Urge CFPB and other regulators to enact strongest possible rules to protect homeowners and consumers from financial, foreclosure, mortgage servicing and other weakenings. Oppose efforts in Congress to weaken any other consumer laws (Support efforts to eliminate forced arbitration in consumer contracts, such as support for Arbitration Fairness Act (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (or AFA), S. 878, ). Support efforts to make large, interconnected financial institutions more accountable to taxpayers, depositors and investors, including support for Volcker rule, other too-big-to-fail and capital reforms. Oppose efforts to weaken that authority, including HR 797, which would weaken protections for municipal borrowers. Urge CFPB/DeptofEd and administration to support strong gainful employment rules for for-profit schools. (13) Support CFPB/DOE efforts to protect students from unfair provate student loan practices. Urge financial agencies and FTC to protect consumer privacy and to regulate Internet credit scoring models, data brokers and other practices involving the sale or mining of of consumer social networking and other information and regulate tracking of consumers. Support efforts to establish anti-speculation Financial Transactions Tax (HR 880, S 410). Oppose efforts to weaken investor protections, including under guise of implementing JOBS Act of 2012. Support efforts to eliminate Deceptive Loan Checks (S 187); Urge that any cybersecurity legislation includes privacy protections in Title VII of S. 3414 (2012). Urge CFPB to use authority to ensure private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans and urge CFPB/DeptofEd to protect students;Urge opposition to H.R. 1256, the so-called Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act and similar proposals to weaken CFTC authority. Generally urge CFPB to implement strongest possible consumer protections, including to protect consumers from unfair pre-dispute arbitration agreements, from credit bureau mistakes, from fee-harvester credit cards, unfair debt collector practices, as well as strongest mortgage and foreclosure rules, etc. Urge FTC to enact and enforce strong consumer rules on issues ranging from privacy to used car rules to debt collection and debt settlement firms. Protect and enhance Durbin amendment limiting so-called merchant swipe or interchange fees on debit cards. (22) Support Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, HR 3137 (Schakowsky) and S 1534 (Harkin). Oppose HR 2538 to allow full file credit reporting without adequate safeguards.Support HR 2998, Investor Choice Act to eliminate mandatory arbitration in investor disputes (Ellison). Urge FTC to strengthen Telemarketing Sales Rule.Urge Defense to strengthen Military Lending Act regarding Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents Oppose S. 710, the so-called Municipal Advisors Relief Act of 2013. Oppose oppose H.R. 2655, the so-called Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. Support efforts by CFPB and prudential regulators to end discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers.

Legislative and regulatory issues involving or impacting credit scores. H.R. 1002 - Free Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013. H.R. 2538 - The Credit Access and Inclusion Act. S.471 - Free Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013. CFPB's "Ability to Pay"/QM Rule. Inter Agency "Credit Risk Retention"/QRM Rule.

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Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 3 Northern Route Approval Act of 2013 Bill to expedite approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. NSBA is monitoring.H.R. 8 Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 Bill would extend for an additional year, through 2013, the Bush-era tax reductions originally enacted in 2001 and 2003, and set to expire at the end of this year. NSBA supports. H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2013 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supports. H.R. 30 Small Business Investment enhancement and Tax Relief Act - Establishes an early-stage investment program to provide equity financing to support early-stage businesses and provide a small business investment tax credit of 20%. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 168 Business Freedom of Commerce Act Bill would allow a small business operating in the United States to elect to be exempt from any federal rule or regulation issued on or after January 20, 2009, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 309 Regulatory Sunset and Review Act Bill requires federal agencies (either by someone who has been adversely affected or via a Congressional committee) to review their covered rules and modify, consolidate, or terminate such rules on a periodic basis. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 367 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 Bill would require Congressional approval for major regulations. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 375 Made in America Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor to establish a program for the joint award of incentive grants to a state or a regional partnership to support the U.S. manufacturing industry, among other things. NSBA supports. H.R. 400 Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Assistance Act Bill establishes a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to ensure that U.S. clean energy technology firms have the information and assistance they need to be competitive and to create clean energy technology sector jobs, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 407 Clean Vehicles Incentive Act of 2013 Bill allows certain businesses located in areas designated as nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act a general business tax credit for the cost of certain clean-fuel vehicle property and the use of clean-burning fuel. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 596 Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to each establishes a wind and solar leasing pilot program and establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund for use in regions impacted by the development of wind or solar energy on public lands. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 624 Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act of 2013 Bill seeks to help foster voluntary cyber threat information sharing between the private sector and the federal government, while at the same time hope to ensure certain privacy and civil liberties protections. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 684 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 Bill would allow states to require that Internet retailers located outside their borders collect sales taxes on purchases by their residents. Businesses with less than $1 million in annual online sales would be exempt, and the sponsors have estimated that fewer than 1,000 businesses would be required to collect sales taxes. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 688 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013 - Increases the credit union member business lending limit from 12.25 percent to 27.5 percent, among other things. NSBA supports. H.R. 701 Bill amends a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under the Act and to provide a deadline for doing so. NSBA supports.H.R. 756 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 Bill seeks to improve information sharing between the private sector and the federal government and continue much-needed cybersecurity research and development programs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 763 The Jobs and Premium Protection Act Bill will act to amend the PPACA to repeal provisions imposing an annual fee on health insurance providers. NSBA supports. H.R. 933 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 Includes appropriations bills for Defense and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs and an extension of the current CR for all other federal agencies. The bill caps 2013 spending at $984 billion, down approximately $59 billion from 2012. The bill does, however, build in some flexibility for military programs to deal with the sequester. NSBA supports. H.R. 967 Advancing Americas Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013 Bill seeks to foster information sharing between the private sector and the federal government and develop a strategic plan for information sharing and cybersecurity research and development within various relevant federal agencies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1002 Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 Provides consumers with free access to their credit scores along with free access to their credit reports once each year. NSBA supports. H.R. 1062 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act Bill requires the SEC to undertake an enhanced cost-benefit analysis before adopting any new regulations. NSBA supports. H.R. 1072 Freedom from Government Competition Act - Requires each executive or military department or independent establishment to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of its authorized functions by procurement from private sources, with certain exceptions. NSBA supports. H.R. 1120 Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act Bill would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate. NSBA supports. H.R. 1127 Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 Bill directs President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. NSBA supports. H.R. 1138 Small Business Clean Energy Financing Act of 2013 Bill would establish a new loan guarantee program within the U.S. Small Business Administration for clean technology companies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1219 Gulf Fisheries Fairness Act Bill would increase state water boundaries to 120 feet or 9 nautical miles (whichever is greater) and gives states greater control over their reef fisheries to open up more waters for commercial and recreational fishermen. NSBA supports. H.R. 1240 - Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013, which will extend for five years the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Program of the Small Business Administration. NSBA supports. H.R. 1321 Small Business Paperwork Relief Act Bill would suspend civil fines for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns unless there is potential for serious harm to the public interest and other relevant conditions. NSBA supports. H.R. 1332 American Jobs Matter Act of 2013 Bill to allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarded a federal contract. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1406 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 Bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to authorize private employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of 1 1/2 hours per hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required. NSBA supports.H.R. 1557 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 Bill requires all new or substantially revised federal regulations to be written in clear, concise and easy to understand, or plain language. NSBA supports. H.R. 1772 The Legal Workforce Act Bill would make the use of E-Verify mandatory for new hires and impose severe employer penalties. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1773 The Agricultural Guestworker Act Bill would create a simplified and expanded agricultural guest worker program. NSBA supports. H.R. 1909 Export Coordination Act of 2013 Bill would establish stronger congressional oversight and coordination of trade assistance across 20 agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1916 TRADE (Transparent Rules Allow Direct Exporting) for Small Businesses and Jobs Act Bill is directed at helping SMEs stay current on changing foreign regulations. It requires Commerce (via MAC) to publish changes in tariff/non-tariff and technical barriers on export.gov or a successor website. NSBA supports. H.R. 1926 State Trade Coordination Act of 2013 Bill would establish the framework to ensure that federal and state trade agencies work in unison to assist their local exporters. NSBA supports. H.R. 2122 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 Bill to reform the process by which federal agencies analysis and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2131 The Supplying Knowledge Based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act Bill would allocate green cards to foreign graduates of U.S. universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, increase H-1B visas, repeal the employment-based per-country cap, establish a new entrepreneur visa program and strengthen the investor visa program. NSBA supports. H.R. 2232 Make Every Small Business Count Act of 2013 Bill would allow prime contractors covered by a subcontracting plan under a single contract with a federal agency to receive credit against such a plan for using small business subcontractors and any level of subcontracting. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2429 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. H.R. 2542 Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 Bill amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of federal rules. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2593 Cost-Benefit and Regulatory Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 Bill requires reports on the results of and methods used to calculate any cost-benefit or regulatory impact analysis. NSBA is monitoring. S. 15 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013 - Bill would require Congressional approval for major regulations. NSBA is monitoring. S. 17 Energy Production and Project Delivery Act Bill would promote an all-of-the-above energy policy by opening up more areas to leasing, expediting energy projects, and preventing regulation of CO2 under the CAA. NSBA is monitoring. S. 21 Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 Sense of Congress bill to highlight the need for improved coordination and collaboration between the private sector and the federal government regarding cyber threat and cyber-attack information, and the need to incorporate certain privacy and civil liberties protections in any future cybersecurity-related legislation. NSBA is monitoring.S. 63 Made in America Manufacturing Act - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor to establish a program for the joint award of incentive grants to a state or a regional partnership to support the U.S. manufacturing industry. NSBA supports. S. 169 I-Squared Act Bill increase H-1B visa cap and establishes an economic demand model to determine future increases or decreases in cap, eliminates per country numerical limitation for employment-based visas, exempts certain categories of persons from employment-based green card cap (i.e. students w/ advanced degree in STEM field), increases fees on H-1B applications which will be used towards STEM education and training. NSBA is monitoring. S. 189 Startup Visa Act Creates a new visa category for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. S. 192 Expedited LNG for America Allies Act of 2013 Bill would expedite the approval process for LNG exports to allies of America. NSBA is monitoring. S. 196 Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2013 Increases govt wide contracting goal for small biz from 23% to 25 percent and requires federal agencies to consult with SBA to determine standards for procurement officers to follow re: past compliance of potential contractors with small business subcontracting goals. NSBA supports. S. 279 - Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to each establishes a wind and solar leasing pilot program and establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund for use in regions impacted by the development of wind or solar energy on public lands. NSBA is monitoring. S. 289 Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013, which will extend for five years the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Program of the Small Business Administration (SBA). NSBA supports. S. 310 Startup Act 3.0 - This bill seeks to provide capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA supports. S. 320 Closing Regulatory Loopholes Act of 2013 Bill would require Congressional review over federal agency guidance documents and major guidance documents prior to implementation. NSBA supports. S. 418 Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 Bill would require the promulgating of regulations to address the collection and use of personal information obtained via the tracking of online activity. NSBA is monitoring. S. 450 Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 Bill requires enhanced cost-benefit analysis and justification for certain regulations proposed by federal banking, securities, commodities, and housing regulators. NSBA supports. S. 471 Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 - Provides consumers with free access to their credit scores along with free access to their credit reports once each year. NSBA supports. S. 537 Communicating Lending Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act (CLEAR SBA) Act - require the SBA Administrator make publically available on the SBA website certain information regarding lenders making covered loans to small firms. NSBA is monitoring. S. 544 Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Bill directs President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. NSBA supports. S. 601 Water Resources Development Act Bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources and to authorize the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the U.S. NSBA is monitoring. S. 603 The Jobs and Premium Protection Act The legislation would repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the PPACA. NSBA supports. S. 718 Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 -- Directs the President to establish a comprehensive U.S. strategy for public and private investment, trade, and development in Africa that focuses on: (1) increasing exports of U.S. goods and services to Africa by 200% in real dollar value within 10 years and fostering partnership opportunities between U.S. and African small- and medium-sized enterprises. NSBA supports. S. 743 Marketplace Fairness Act Bill would allow states to require that Internet retailers located outside their borders collect sales taxes on purchases by their residents. Businesses with less than $1 million in annual online sales would be exempt, and the sponsors have estimated that fewer than 1,000 businesses would be required to collect sales taxes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act Bill would comprehensively reform immigration system and impose mandatory E-Verify. NSBA supports some provisions and opposes other provisions. S. 749 15-Year Depreciation bill A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property. NSBA supports.S. 761 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Bill would promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 786 Restoring Honesty for our Economy Act Bill to require agencies to quantify costs associated with proposed economically significant regulations. NSBA is monitoring S. 787 Restoring Integrity to our Government Act Bill to require agencies to set forth reasons for determining that a proposed regulatory action is significant. NSBA is monitoring. S. 807 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 - Bill requires all new or substantially revised federal regulations to be written in clear, concise and easy to understand, or plain language. NSBA supports. S. 884 Deter Cyber Theft Act Bill requires the Director of National Intelligence to develop a watch list and a priority watch list of foreign countries that engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace regarding U.S. trade secrets or other proprietary information. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1009 Chemical Safety Improvement Act Bill to reauthorize and modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1029 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 - Bill to reform the process by which federal agencies analysis and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1102 Export-Import Bank Termination Act -- Bill to abolish the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after enactment of this Act. NSBA opposes. S.1179 Small Business Export Growth Act of 2013 Bill will further lower barriers to exporting for small businesses by improving federal export assistance programs. NSBA supports. S. 1183 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. White House Conference on Small Business National Conference to develop a comprehensive, long-term small business agenda. NSBA supports. Patent Litigation Reform Discussion Draft Bill seeks to address the perceived increase in patent litigation through various reform measures. House and Senate Minimum Wage Legislation NSBA opposes an increase in minimum wage. House and Senate National Regulatory Budget NSBA supports implementation of a national regulatory budget. EEOC - NSBA opposes efforts to treat educational attainment requirements as discrimination. NSBA opposes efforts to limit employer criminal background screening. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights NSBA opposes efforts to limit employer criminal background screening. SEC NSBA supports reasonable regulations implementing the JOBS Act (in particular relating to general solicitation, crowdfunding, Regulation A and emerging growth companies). NSBA supports safe harbor from registration as broker-dealers for finders and business brokers. NSBA opposed increases in the accredited investor thresholds. DOL, HHS, IRS NSBA opposes efforts to restrict employer provided health care benefit self-insurance with stop loss. DOL NSBA opposes proposed rule under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act that would require employers to report on consultants assisting with speech-writing, public relations advice, labor campaigns, web sites, emails or other materials for employer communication to employees or the public, no matter how minor or indirect the relation to any labor dispute. In addition, modification of personnel policies and practices fall under the persuader activities list. Therefore, arrangements with and the content of the work by attorneys, insurance agents, HR consultants, pension consultants, accountants or financial advisers who review benefits packages or other personnel practices would be reportable. HHS Federally Facilitated Exchanges. NSBA supports health insurance exchanges and is seeking rapid implementation and adequate guidance. NSBA supports allowing any QHP that meets all certification standards to sell insurance on the exchanges. HHS SHOPS. NSBA supports immediate implementation of SHOPs in the health insurance exchanges. HHS Age Rating Bands. NSBA supports transition relief on age rating bands. IRS Health care FSAs. NSBA supports elimination of the so-called use-it or lose-it rule. NSBA also supports revision of the uniform coverage rule if the use-it or lose-it rule is changed. IRS Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage. NSBA supports the affordability safe harbors and deferral of employer penalties. OPM Multi-State Plan Program. NSBA supports immediate implementation of SHOPs in the MSPP.

1) Support confirmation of Richard Cordray as CFPB director. (2) Support bank overdraft fee reform (HR 1261) (3) Support independent funding, authority and structure of CFPB and oppose all bills to weaken including HR 450,.S 18., S. 205, S 190, S. 238, S. 450 and any similar bills or budgetary line items or appropriations riders.4) Support legislation to rein in payday lending and similar predatory loan practices, including HR 990 and S 172. Oppose any bills to provide special status or create non-bank federal charters for payday or similar lenders, such as H.R. 1566, the so-called Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act. . Urge CFPB, and other regulators to prevent banks from offering simlar predatory payday advance products. (5) Support legislation to hold credit bureaus accountable including proposals to provide free credit scores, such as S 471/HR 1002. (6) Work to protect consumer privacy notices from full repeal (HR 749, S 635). (6) Oppose efforts to add layers of unnecessary cost-benefit analysis or other so-called accountability constraints onto any federal financial agency or independent agency, including REINS ACT (S 15) and any similar bills. (7) Support full funding and authority for all othe financial regulators, including CFTC and SEC. (8) Urge CFPB and other regulators to enact strongest possible rules to protect homeowners and consumers from financial, foreclosure, mortgage servicing and other weakenings. (9) Oppose efforts in Congress to weaken any other consumer laws (10) Support efforts to eliminate forced arbitration in consumer contracts, such as support for Arbitration Fairness Act (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (or AFA), S. 878, ). (11) Support efforts to make large, interconnected financial institutions more accountable to taxpayers, depositors and investors, including support for Volcker rule, other too-big-to-fail and capital reforms. Oppose efforts to weaken that authority, including HR 797, which would weaken protections for municipal borrowers (12) Urge CFPB/DeptofEd and administration to support strong gainful employment rules for for-profit schools. (13) Support CFPB/DOE efforts to protect students from unfair provate student loan practices. (14) Urge financial agencies and FTC to protect consumer privacy and to regulate Internet credit scoring models, data brokers and other practices involving the sale or mining of of consumer social networking and other information and regulate tracking of consumers. (15) Support efforts to establish anti-speculation Financial Transactions Tax (HR 880, S 410). (16) Oppose efforts to weaken investor protections, including under guise of implementing JOBS Act of 2012. (17) Support efforts to eliminate Deceptive Loan Checks (S 187); Urge that any cybersecurity legislation includes privacy protections in Title VII of S. 3414 (2012). (18) Urge CFPB to use authority to ensure private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans and urge CFPB/DeptofEd to protect students;(19) Urge opposition to H.R. 1256, the so-called Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act and similar proposals to weaken CFTC authority. (20) Generally urge CFPB to implement strongest possible consumer protections, including to protect consumers from unfair pre-dispute arbitration agreements, from credit bureau mistakes, from fee-harvester credit cards, unfair debt collector practices, as well as strongest mortgage and foreclosure rules, etc. (21) Urge FTC to enact and enforce strong consumer rules on issues ranging from privacy to used car rules to debt collection and debt settlement firms. (22) Protect and enhance Durbin amendment limiting so-called merchant swipe or interchange fees on debit cards.

S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2013 S.3468, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012 (112th Congress) S.114, Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2013 S.190, Restoring the Constitutional Balance of Power Act of 2013H.R.5714, Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Banking Act of 2012 S.160, Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013 S.4041, Prepaid Card Consumer Protection Act Issues related to free credit scores, fair lending, and the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform (P.L. 111-203) Issues related to the issuance of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's overdraft, qualified mortgage, home mortgage, and privacy rules Issues relatd to electronic fund transfers, the CFPB complaint database, defining larger nonbank participants, and the CFPB technology "big data" initiative Issues related to student loan relief, prepaid payment cards, and ATM fees Issues related to direct deposit Issues related to financial privacy Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, including mortgage servicing, the mortgage complaint database, and the confirmation of first CFPB director Issues related to the nomination of Mary Jo White to serve as Chairman of the SEC Issues related to medical debt relief Issues related debt collection abuses and scams Issues related to non-bank regulations Issues related to investor protection Issues related to auto financing Issues related to Rulemaking Petition to require public companies to disclose to shareholders the use of corporate resources for political activities Issues related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act regarding student loans Issues related to closing and opening bank accounts, including disclosures to customers regarding closing accounts, limits on the re-opening of accounts, and the reporting of closed account balances to credit reporting bureaus S.471, Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 H.R.1002, Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 Issues related to a financial speculation tax. *Agencies also included the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203), specifically, Title IX, Section 941, Regulation of Credit Risk Retention; S. 471, Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013; Issues related to credit scoring, including free scores, medical collections, and mortgage score

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203), specifically, Title IX, Section 941, Regulation of Credit Risk Retention; S. 471, Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013; Issues related to credit scoring, including free scores, medical collections, and mortgage score

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of