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Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 This bill adds the definitions of "longstanding interpretative rule" and "revise" to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). A longstanding interpretative rule is distinguished from an "interpretative rule" if it has been in effect for at least one year. If a rule is a longstanding interpretative rule, it remains subject to the general notice of proposed rulemaking and comment and publication provisions of the APA.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR CR S3680-3681)
Introduced in Senate
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Support HR 2631 / S 1487, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 Support HR 3438, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wish Lists Act of 2015 Support S 1807, Regulatory Impact Scale on the Economy Small Business Acr of 2015 (RISE Small Business Act of 2015) Support S 378 / HR 712 the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015.
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Support HR 2631 / S 1487, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 Support HR 3438, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wish Lists Act of 2015 Support S 1807, Regulatory Impact Scale on the Economy Small Business Acr of 2015 (RISE Small Business Act of 2015) Support S 378 / HR 712 the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Support HR 2631 / S 1487, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 Support HR 3438, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wish Lists Act of 2015 Support S 1807, Regulatory Impact Scale on the Economy Small Business Acr of 2015 (RISE Small Business Act of 2015) Support S 378 / HR 712 the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Support HR 2631 / S 1487, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 Support HR 3438, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wish Lists Act of 2015 Support S 1807, Regulatory Impact Scale on the Economy Small Business Acr of 2015 (RISE Small Business Act of 2015) Support S 378 / HR 712 the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Chemical Safety Improvement Act (S.697), TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 (H.R.2576), EPAs proposed rule titled Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(7) Risk Management Plan Rule, Regulatory reform - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act (H.R.712, S.378) and Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act (H.R.2631, S.1487)
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Support HR 2631 / S 1487, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 Support HR 3438, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wish Lists Act of 2015 Support S 1807, Regulatory Impact Scale on the Economy Small Business Acr of 2015 (RISE Small Business Act of 2015) Support S 378 / HR 712 the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R. 650Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 H.R. 1266Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1263Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1261Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act of 2015 HR. 1265Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 685 Mortgage Choice Act 2015 H.R. 1259Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1408Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act of 2015 H.R. 1480SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act H.R. 1491Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act of 2015 HR 2995 Fiscal year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations HR 2643 The State Licensing Efficiency Act H.R. 2121SAFE Transitional Licensing Act of 2015 HR. 1266Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 HR 3038 Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II HR 1210 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act HR 2631 Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 HR 3192 Homebuyers Assistance Act HR 957 CFPB-IG Act of 2015 HR 414 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act HR 766 Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 HR 2643 State Licensing Efficiency Act of 2015 HR 2214 A bill to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes HR 1263 Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015 HR 3796 Nursing Home Accountability Act of 2015 HR 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 HR 3808 To require the withdrawal and study of the Federal Housing Finance Agency's proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership, and for other purposes. S.351 Mortgage Debt Tax Relief Act S.372 SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act S.495 Mortgage Finance Act of 2015 S.510 CFPB-IG Act of 2015 S.608 Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act S.871 A bill to provide for an application process for interested parties to apply for an area to be designated as a rural area, and for other purposes. S.881 A bill to ensure that Federal financial regulators perform a comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on financial institutions, and for other purposes. S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1491 Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 S.1711 A bill to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes S.1910 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 S. 1487 Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 S. 2038 Jumpstart GSE Reform Act
2015 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 555, Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1155, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2557, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to anti-inversion policy H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to section 547 H.R. 2631/S. 1487, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, including provisions relating to anti-inversion policy H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Buy America H.R. 4000, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015 S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Data Breach and Cybersecurity Interim rule relating to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services (80 Fed. Reg. 51,739, August. 26, 2015) Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; retrospective review of existing agency regulations by federal agencies; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; FOIA requests for citizen suits; Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action;proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; use of linear no-threshold model for assessing the risks of low-level exposures of ionizing radiation; citizen suits recodifications; open internet order; petition for reconsideration for FCC protective order in Time Warner/Charter Communications licensing proceeding; OMB/OIRA policy regarding calculation of environmental, energy, and other regulations economic benefits based on estimates of social cost of carbon dioxide and social cost of other greenhouse gases
2015 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 758, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1155, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2028, Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2557, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2631/S. 1487, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1910, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; retrospective review of existing agency regulations by federal agencies; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; FOIA requests for citizen suits; Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; OMB/IAWG responses to comments regarding social cost of carbon valuation, accuracy and completeness; technical update of the social cost of carbon for regulatory impact analysis under Executive Order 12866 as revised July 2015; multi-title energy legislation addressing modernizing and protecting infrastructure, workforce, energy security and diplomacy, and energy efficiency and accountability
2015 · third_quarter · Small Business
House: H.R. 928, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. H.R. 636, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 - support. H.R. 550, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) Transparency and Accountability Act - support. H.R. 549, the Litigation Oversight Act of 2015 - support. H.R. 548, the Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2015 - support. H.R. 1189, the Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act - support. H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - support. H.R. 1199, the Innocent Sellers Fairness Act - support. H.R. 1671, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. H.Con. Res. 27, the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution - support. H.R. 1147, the Legal Workforce Act of 2015 - support. H.R. 863, the STARS Act of 2015 - support. H.R. 1270, the Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 - support. H.R. 622, State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2015 - support. H.R. 2911, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - support. Section 105 to H.R. 2028, the FY2016 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - support. Sections 113, 407, and 408 of FY2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - support. H.R. 540 and S. 255, the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act, or FAIR Act - support. H.R. 2524, Support Our Start-Ups Act - support. H.R. 2310, Helping Our Middle Class Entrepreneurs (HOME) Act - support. Mulvaneys (R-S.C.) amendment ensuring fair and open competition for federal construction contracts authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2016 (H.R. 1735) - support. Section 132 and 134 of the Houses Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation-Housing Appropriations Bill - support. H.R. 629, the Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gain Recognition Period Act of 2015 - support. H.R. 3328, the Small Business Regulatory Sunset Act - support. H.R. 758, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015 - support. H.R. 2698, Tanning Tax Repeal Act - support. H.R. 1624, the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act. - support. H.R. 3318, the Reducing Tax Preparation Burdens for American Investments and Repairs Act - support. H.R. 3110, National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 - support. H.R. 3459, the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act - support. H.R. 1266 - the Financial Product Safety Commission Act - support Senate: S. 183, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act of 2015 - support. S. 30, Forty Hours is Full-Time Act of 2015 - support. S.J. Res. 8, a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval in response to the National Labor Relations Boards (NLRB) ambush election rule related to the union election process - support. S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act - support. S. 71, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. S. 709, the Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 - support. S. 1697, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - support. S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act - support. S. 1536, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 - support. S. 1827, Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act - support. S. 1487, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 - support. Sec. 134 (HOS) and 135 (insurance) of H.R. 2577, FY2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Bill - support. Section 913 of S 1269 - oppose. S. 2006, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 - support. S. 1607, the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 -support. S. 1099, the Protect Affordable Coverage for Employees Act - support. S. 2015, the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act - support. Hearings: -Karen Harned testified before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law. July 15, 2015. -Nick Karellas testified before the Senate Small Business Committee on Targeted Tax Reform: Solutions to Relieve the Tax Compliance Burdens for Americas Small Businesses. July 22, 2015. -Beth Milito testified before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, the Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2015. September 29, 2015. Comments: -U.S. Department of Labor, RIN: 1235-AA11, Request for Extension of Comment Deadline on Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees, July 13, 2015. -U.S. Department of Labor, RIN 1210-AB32 - Definition of the Term Fiduciary; Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice and associated proposed exemptions, July 21, 2015. -U.S. Department of Labor, RIN 1235-AA11; Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees - Request for Extension of Comment Period, August 4, 2015. -U.S. Department of Labor, RIN 1235-AA11; Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees, September 3, 2015. -U.S. Department of Labor, RIN: 1235-AA11, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees, September 4, 2015. Other Issues: -Tax Reform -Regulatory Reform -H-2B visas -Tax Extenders -Section 179 - business expensing -Surface Bill Financial Responsibility -Overtime Rule -Fiduciary Rule
2015 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427 / S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 585 / S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712 / S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029 / S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/ S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1155, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 H.R. 1320 / S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327 / S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388 / S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1735/ S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 H.R. 2028, Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2557, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy American, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2631/S. 1487, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; retrospective review of existing agency regulations by federal agencies; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; FOIA requests for citizen suits; Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform
2015 · second_quarter · Small Business
House: -H.R. 928, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. -H.R. 636, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 - support. -H.R. 596, to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and healthcare-related provisions in the Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes support. -H.R. 550, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) Transparency and Accountability Act - support. -H.R. 549, the Litigation Oversight Act of 2015 - support. -H.R. 548, the Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2015 - support. -H.R. 1189, the Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act - support. -H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - support. -H.R. 1199, the Innocent Sellers Fairness Act - support. -H.R. 1671, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. -H.Con. Res. 27, the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution - support. -H.R. 1147, the Legal Workforce Act of 2015 - support. -H.R. 863, the STARS Act of 2015 - support. -H.R. 1270, the Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 - support. -H.R. 1624, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act - support. -H.R. 622, State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2015 - support. -H.R. 2911, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - support. -Section 105 to H.R. 2028, the FY2016 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - support. -H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 - support. -H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - support. -Sections 113, 407, and 408 of FY2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - support. -H.R. 540 and S. 255, the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act, or FAIR Act - support. -H.R. 1932, a bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 - support. -H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection Act - support. -H.R. 2524, Support Our Start-Ups Act - support. -H.R. 758, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015 - support. -H.R. 2310, Helping Our Middle Class Entrepreneurs (HOME) Act - support. -Mulvaneys (R-S.C.) amendment ensuring fair and open competition for federal construction contracts authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2016 (H.R. 1735) - support. -Section 132 and 134 of the Houses Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation-Housing Appropriations Bill - support. -Section 913 of S 1269 - oppose. -H.R. 629, the Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gain Recognition Period Act of 2015 - support. Senate: -S. 183, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act of 2015 - support. -S. 341, Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act - support. -S. 168, the Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 - support. -S. 30, Forty Hours is Full-Time Act of 2015 - support. -S. 860, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - support. -S.J. Res. 8, a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval in response to the National Labor Relations Boards (NLRB) ambush election rule related to the union election process - support. -S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act - support. -S. 71, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. -S. 709, the Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 - support. -S. 1697, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - support. -S. 1141, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act - support. -S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act - support. -S. 1536, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 - support. -S. 1324, the Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 - support. -Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act - support. -S. 1281, Helping Our Middle Class Entrepreneurs (HOME) Act - support. -S. 1099, the PACE Act - support. -S. 1487, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 - support. -Sec. 134 (HOS) and 135 (insurance) of H.R. 2577, FY2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Bill - support. -Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management - NFIB letter in response to their March 18, 2015 request seeking assistance in identifying existing and proposed regulations that have had or will have a real impact on members of the National Federation of Independent Business. April 24, 2015. -Senate Finance Committee, Tax Reform Working Groups, April 15, 2015. Hearings: -Holly Wade testified before the Joint Economic Committee on Small Business, Big Taxes: Are Taxes Holding Back Small Business Growth? April 15, 2015. -Scott Lipps testified before the House Committee on Small Business on Tax Reform: Enduring that Main Street Isnt Left Behind, April 15, 2015. -Elizabeth Milito testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on An Examination of Proposed Environmental Regulations Impacts on Americas Small Businesses, May 19, 2015. -Joe Sergio testified before the Joint Economic Committee on Examining the Effectiveness of the ACA, June 3, 2015. Comments: -Internal Revenue Service, Notice 2015-16 - Section 4980I-Excise Tax on High Cost Employer- Sponsored Health Coverage May 15, 2015 -U.S. Department of Labor, RIN 1210-AB32 - Request of comment deadline extension for the Definition of the Term Fiduciary; Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice and associated proposed exemptions, May 5, 2015. -U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Docket ID No. FWS-R5-ES-2011-0024 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status for the Northern Long-Eared Bat with 4(d) Rule, April 24, 2015. Other Issues: -5-year recognition period for built-in gains, basis adjustment for charitable giving by S corporations. -Tax Reform -Regulatory Reform -Expansion of the small group health insurance market -Estate tax repeal -The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014, Public Law No. 113-76, authorized this grant funding for for activities to address the misclassification of workers. -H-2B visas
Client expense: $814,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $14,690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $16,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $832,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $17,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)