Commodity End-User Relief Act

DAVID GILBERT: House / Senate HR 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act / S. 2917 - Commodity End-User Relief Act

Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

DAVID GILBERT: House HR 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act / S. 2917 - Commodity End-User Relief Act

Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Derivatives reform legislation; Farm Credit Administration regulatory proposals; CFTC regulations impacting financial regulatory reform; Prudential Regulators derivatives regulatory proposals; CFTC re-authorization Commodity End User Relief Act, Sen. Roberts, S. 2917

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Appropriations; budget; derivatives reform legislation; implementation of the 2014 Farm bill; CFTC Re-authorization; USDA Rural Development Programs; USDA Rural Utilities Service Programs; legislation to regulate the labelling of genetically engineered food ingredients. Commodity End User Relief Act, Sen. Roberts, S. 2917 A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes. (GMO Labeling Agreement) Senate Amendment 4935 to S. 764, Original Sponsor, Sen. Wicker (S.A. 4935 of Sen. Roberts and Sen. Stabenow)

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Derivative reform legislation; Farm Credit Administration Regulatory Proposals; CFTC regulations impacting financial regulatory reform legislation; Prudential Regulators Derivatives Regulatory Proposals; CFTC Re-authorization Commodity End User Relief Act, Sen. Roberts, S. 2917

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Legislative oversight of implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Commodities and derivatives regulatory reform in non-U.S. jurisdictions. Commodity Exchange Act Reauthorization issues, including: -Protection of Customer Collateral -Oversight of Commodity Pool Operators -Protections for Sensitive and Proprietary Data -Position Limits -International Coordination -CFTC/SEC Coordination of CTA, CPO Oversight and Data Collection H.R. 1954 - To align exemptions for general solicitation of investment in commodity pools similar to the exemption provided for general solicitation of securities under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. H.R. 2289 - To reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to better protect futures customers, to provide end-users with market certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure transparency and accountability at the Commission, to help farmers, ranchers, and end-users manage risks, to help keep consumer costs low, and for other purposes. S. 2917 - To reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to ensure protections of futures customers, to provide relief for farmers, ranchers, and end-users that manage risk to help keep consumer costs low, and for other purposes.

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

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 37 (Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act); H.R. 1163 (Futures Investor Protection Act); H.R. 2289 (Commodity End-User Relief Act); H.R. 5592 (Derivatives Oversight and Taxpayer Protection Act); H.R. 5983 (Financial CHOICE Act of 2016); S. 174 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act); S. 2917 (Commodity End-User Relief Act); S. 3118 (Derivatives Oversight and Taxpayer Protection Act); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Regulatory rulemaking regarding swap dealer capital requirements and margin segregation); Regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives (standardization of derivatives - all aspects including exchange trading, clearing, and reporting requirements); Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) Reauthorization; Core Principles and Other Requirements for Swap Execution Facilities (SEF Final Rule); CFTC Cross-border Guidance and Exemptive Order (13-69); Make available to trade determination for Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs); Position limits; Concept Release on Risk Controls and System Safeguards for Automated Trading Environments; Block trades; Transaction-Level Requirements in Certain Cross-Border Situations (CFTC letters Nos. 13-17 and 14-01); CFTC Regulation 1.35; Block trades on swap execution facilities (SEFs); Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) as it relates to commodities; Commodities (general); CFTC no action relief for packaged trades; Security based swaps rules under Title VII; Dodd-Frank Title VII; Derivatives regulation (general); Federal Reserve commodities advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR); CFTC Letter 14-140 on transaction-level requirements in certain cross-border situations; Inter-affiliate swap transaction; Margin requirements for uncleared swaps; Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) and clearing for swaps; Global FX Code of Conduct; Decision to delay implementation for margin for non-centrally cleared swaps; Federal Reserve proposed rule on merchant banking and commodities; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposed rule on commodities; CFTC proposed cross border rule; CFTC capital requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants.

Client expense: $2,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 2289, Commodity End-User Relief Act (End-user protections); S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act (End-user protections).

Client expense: $2,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Expressed thoughts and concerns regarding the proposed rule to establish position limits for commodities (RIN 3038-AD99). Opposed the Commodity End-user Relief Act, H.R.2289 and S.2917.

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

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2289 and S. 2917 - Commodity End-User Relief Act

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General financial services issues. General banking issues. General derivatives issues. On-going implementation of the Dodd Frank Act. Market structure issues; NMS Governance. Commodities Future Trading Commission Reauthorization. Implementation of title VII of Dodd Frank Act, including cross border regulations, margin and capital requirements. S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. H.R. 1550 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015. H.R. 2289 Commodity End-User Relief Act.S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act Tax treatment of foreign companies in the U.S.

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

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

CFTC Procedural Reform. Dodd-Frank end-users recordkeeping reform. Commodity end user reform, judicial review of CFTC regulations and the applicable APA review. These issues arose in: H.R.2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act S. 2917 - Commodity End-User Relief Act This legislation would reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). H.Res.927, Expressing support for the designation of the third Wednesday of November as "Utility Scam Awareness Day"; H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act (Facilitate vegetation management on rights-of-way across federal land to the benefit of electric reliability and forest fire risk reduction); H.R. 2289, Commodity End-User Relief Act (End-user protections); S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act (End-user protections). S 337,A bill to improve the Freedom of Information Act S 1140,bill to require the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to propose a regulation revising the definition of the term "waters of the United States", and for other purposes. S. 1363,A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report assessing the capability of the Department of Energy to authorize, host, and oversee privately funded fusion and fission reactor prototypes and related demonstration facilities at sites owned by the Department of Energy. S 2461,A bill to enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions, to expand theoretical and practical knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science, and for other purposes. S 2795,A bill to modernize the regulation of nuclear energy. HR 1732,To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States, and for other purposes. HR 4066,To enable high-performance computation and supportive research and nuclear energy innovation. HR 4084,To enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions and to expand theoretical and practical knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science. HR 4979,To foster civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies and enhance the licensing and commercial deployment of such technologies. HR 5879,To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities.

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act - end-user protections and treatment of physical commodity forward contracts with embedded volumetric optionality S. 2917 - Commodity End-User Relief Act - end-user protections and treatment of physical commodity forward contracts with embedded volumetric optionality FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations - Swap dealer de minimus exception, bona fide hedging exemption, treatment of forward contacts with volumetric optionality General discussion of Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules providing end-user protections General discussion of Commodity Futures Trading Commission record-keeping and reporting requirements General discussion of Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules regarding the treatment of forward contracts with volumetric optionality Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed rule regarding position limits Commodity Futures Trading Commission amended proposed regarding aggregation of positions

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

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

CFTC administrative procedure and judicial review reform; judicial review of CFTC regulations and the applicable APA review. Dodd-Frank end-users record keeping reform. Commodity end user reform. These issues arose in: H.R.2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act S. 2917 - Commodity End-User Relief Act This legislation would reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Language in both bill clarifies that commodity end-users, including gas utilities, are not treated as financial entities for the purpose of Dodd-Frank financial recordkeeping rules. More specifically, the legislation clarifies that physical natural gas contracts with delivery optionality are not treated the same as sophisticated derivatives trading or swaps. The bill also includes AGA supported language that would subject CFTC decision-making to standard administrative procedures and judicial review proceedings (note: The Senate version does not include administrative procedures reform).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Discussion draft to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; S. 386, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015; H.R. 2315, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015; H.R. 2510, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; Support incentives for energy efficiency buildings (179D); Charitable Contributions Carry Forward - working to develop legislation that would extend the carry forward from 5 to 20 years; S.1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015; H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act; House Amendment #2 to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2029, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015; S. 2045, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage; S. 2075, American Worker Healthcare Tax Relief Act of 2015; S. 1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015; HR 905: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; H.R. 4016, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions; H.R. 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015; The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; Tax Parity: S. 1516 - Power Efficiency and Resiliency Act (POWER Act); Tax Credits: Combined Heat and Power, Fuel Cells and Microturbines Investment Tax Credit Extension Past 2016; H.R. 4955, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act; S. 3240, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat qualified smart grid technology as a 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4016, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1086 to extend the limitation of the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions; S.386, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015. Cost Recovery Reform & Simplification Act; Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2016; American Business Competitiveness Act Support lower rates on taxation of dividends Tax reform proposals Tax extenders Support incentives for high efficiency natural gas furnaces, boilers and water heaters (25C tax credits) Support incentives for energy efficiency buildings (179D) H.R. 2657, Power Efficiency and Resiliency Act (POWER Act) S. 1516, Power Efficiency and Resiliency Act (POWER Act) Tax Credits- Combined Heat and Power, Fuel Cells and Microturbines Investment Tax Credit Extension Past 2016 H.R. 2315, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act; H.R. 4955, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; H.R. 5879, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities; S. 2917; Commodity End-User Relief Act; S. 3240, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat qualified smart grid technology as a 5-year property for purposes of depreciation Extend the Sec. 45 tax credit for hydro H.R. 5440, to allow companies to voluntarily opt-out of normalizing the Sec. 48 solar investment tax credit

Client expense: $1,420,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.2289, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R.4353, To extend the exemption of small banks and savings associations from classification as a financial entity for purposes of the swaps clearing requirements of the Commodity Exchange Act to their holding companies S.2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act Issues other than legislation: Bankruptcy, Agriculture credit. Small business credit.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R.2289/S.2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act; S.1560, A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide end-users with a reasonable amount of time to meet their margin requirements and to repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities; issues related to Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2289 Commodity End-User Relief Act - all provisions impacting the electric utility industry. S. 2917 Commodity End-User Relief Act - all provisions impacting the electric utility industry.

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2289, Commodity End-User Relief Act (End-user protections); S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act (End-user protections).

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 636, "Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015"; H.R. 879, "Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act"; H.R. 2050, the "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015"; H.R. 2315, the "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015"; H.R. 4016, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions; S. 386, the "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015"; S. 2045, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage; Cost Recovery Reform & Simplification Act; Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2016; American Business Competitiveness Act; The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; Discussion draft of repatriation proposals; Discussion draft to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the energy credit for certain property under construction; Tax extenders (investment tax credit for geothermal power); General discussion on comprehensive tax reform; H.R. 5879, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities; S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat qualified smart grid technology as a 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 636, "Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015"; H.R. 879, "Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act"; H.R. 2050, the "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015"; H.R. 2315, the "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015"; H.R. 4016, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions; S. 386, the "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015"; S. 2045, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage; Cost Recovery Reform & Simplification Act; Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2016; American Business Competitiveness Act; The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; Discussion draft of repatriation proposals; Discussion draft to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the energy credit for certain property under construction; Tax extenders (investment tax credit for geothermal power); General discussion on comprehensive tax reform; H.R. 5879, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities; S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat qualified smart grid technology as a 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office

S. 2917/H.R.2289, Commodity End-User Relief Act: provisions pertaining to reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), clarifying treatment of commodity end users, judicial review of CFTC regulations and the utility industry generally.

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2315, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act;H.R. 4016, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions;H.R. 4955, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act;H.R. 5879, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities;S. 386, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act;S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act;S. 3240, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act;Cost Recovery Reform & Simplification Act;Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2016;American Business Competitiveness Act;To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat qualified smart grid technology as a 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.

Client expense: $2,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 2917/H.R.2289, Commodity End-User Relief Act: provisions pertaining to reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), clarifying treatment of commodity end users, judicial review of CFTC regulations and the utility industry generally.

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

DAVID BROWN: House, Senate Nuclear Investment Tax Credits DAVID GILBERT: House and Senate H.R. 2315, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act H.R. 4016, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions H.R. 4955, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act H.R. 5879, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities S. 386, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act S. 3240, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act Cost Recovery Reform & Simplification Act Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2016 Nuclear Investment Tax Credits JACQUELINE CARNEY: House, Senate Nuclear Investment Tax Credits KATHERINE OTT: House, Senate H.R. 4016, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions Nuclear Investment Tax Credits SALLY MCALLISTER: House, Senate H.R. 5879, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities Nuclear Investment Tax Credits

Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Legislative oversight of implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Commodities and derivatives regulatory reform in non-U.S. jurisdictions. Commodity Exchange Act Reauthorization issues, including: -Protection of Customer Collateral -Oversight of Commodity Pool Operators -Protections for Sensitive and Proprietary Data -Position Limits -International Coordination -CFTC/SEC Coordination of CTA, CPO Oversight and Data Collection H.R. 1954 - To align exemptions for general solicitation of investment in commodity pools similar to the exemption provided for general solicitation of securities under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. H.R. 2289 - To reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to better protect futures customers, to provide end-users with market certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure transparency and accountability at the Commission, to help farmers, ranchers, and end-users manage risks, to help keep consumer costs low, and for other purposes. S. 2917 - To reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to ensure protections of futures customers, to provide relief for farmers, ranchers, and end-users that manage risk to help keep consumer costs low, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $960,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 37 (Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act); H.R. 1163 (Futures Investor Protection Act); H.R. 2289 (Commodity End-User Relief Act); H.R. 5592 (Derivatives Oversight and Taxpayer Protection Act); H.R. 5983 (Financial CHOICE Act of 2016); S. 174 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act); S. 2917 (Commodity End-User Relief Act); S. 3118 (Derivatives Oversight and Taxpayer Protection Act); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Regulatory rulemaking regarding swap dealer capital requirements and margin segregation); Regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives (standardization of derivatives - all aspects including exchange trading, clearing, and reporting requirements); Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) Reauthorization; Core Principles and Other Requirements for Swap Execution Facilities (SEF Final Rule); CFTC Cross-border Guidance and Exemptive Order (13-69); Make available to trade determination for Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs); Position limits; Concept Release on Risk Controls and System Safeguards for Automated Trading Environments; Block trades; Transaction-Level Requirements in Certain Cross-Border Situations (CFTC letters Nos. 13-17 and 14-01); CFTC Regulation 1.35; Block trades on swap execution facilities (SEFs); Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) as it relates to commodities; Commodities (general); CFTC no action relief for packaged trades; Security based swaps rules under Title VII; Dodd-Frank Title VII; Derivatives regulation (general); Federal Reserve commodities advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR); CFTC Letter 14-140 on transaction-level requirements in certain cross-border situations; Inter-affiliate swap transaction; Margin requirements for uncleared swaps; Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) and clearing for swaps; Global FX Code of Conduct; Decision to delay implementation for margin for non-centrally cleared swaps; Federal Reserve proposed rule on merchant banking and commodities; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposed rule on commodities.

Client expense: $1,620,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S.2917 - Commodity End-User Relief Act-Provision relating to commodity pool operators

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Expressed thoughts and concerns regarding the proposed rule to establish position limits for commodities (RIN 3038-AD99), and the membership and management of the CFTC Energy & Environmental Markets Advisory Committee. Opposed the Commodity End-user Relief Act, H.R.2289 and S.2917.

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

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act S. 2917 - Commodity End-User Relief Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 37 - Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act - end-user reporting and recordkeeping H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act - end-user protections and treatment of physical commodity forward contracts with embedded volumetric optionality S. 2917 - Commodity End-User Relief Act - end-user protections and treatment of physical commodity forward contracts with embedded volumetric optionality FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations - Swap dealer de minimus exception, bona fide hedging exemption, treatment of forward contacts with volumetric optionality General discussion of Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules providing end-user protections General discussion of Commodity Futures Trading Commission record-keeping and reporting requirements General discussion of Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules regarding the treatment of forward contracts with volumetric optionality Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed rule regarding position limits Commodity Futures Trading Commission amended proposed regarding aggregation of positions

Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Derivatives reform legislation; Farm Credit Administration regulatory proposals; CFTC regulations impacting financial regulatory reform; Prudential Regulators derivatives regulatory proposals; CFTC re-authorization Commodity End User Relief Act, Sen. Roberts, S. 2917

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Appropriations; budget; derivatives reform legislation; implementation of the 2014 Farm bill; CFTC Re-authorization; USDA Rural Development Programs; USDA Rural Utilities Service Programs; legislation to regulate the labelling of genetically engineered food ingredients. Commodity End User Relief Act, Sen. Roberts, S. 2917 A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes. (GMO Labeling Agreement) Senate Amendment 4935 to S. 764, Original Sponsor, Sen. Wicker (S.A. 4935 of Sen. Roberts and Sen. Stabenow)

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Derivative reform legislation; Farm Credit Administration Regulatory Proposals; CFTC regulations impacting financial regulatory reform legislation; Prudential Regulators Derivatives Regulatory Proposals; CFTC Re-authorization Commodity End User Relief Act, Sen. Roberts, S. 2917

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Issues related to renewable energy tax incentives generally and amendments to the investment tax credit for renewables; Issues related to corporate tax reform generally - including issues related to corporate integration. H.R. 2315, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act; H.R. 4016, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions; H.R. 4955, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; H.R. 5879, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities; S. 386, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act; HR 2289/S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act; S. 3240, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; Cost Recovery Reform & Simplification Act; Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2016; American Business Competitiveness Act; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat qualified smart grid technology as a 5-year property for purposes of depreciation; H.R.5440 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain regulated companies to elect out of the public utility property energy investment tax credit limitation in the case of solar energy property.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.2289, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R.4353, To extend the exemption of small banks and savings associations from classification as a financial entity for purposes of the swaps clearing requirements of the Commodity Exchange Act to their holding companies S.2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act Issues other than legislation: Bankruptcy, Agriculture credit. Small business credit.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 4016, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1086 to extend the limitation of the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions; S.386, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015. Cost Recovery Reform & Simplification Act; Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2016; American Business Competitiveness Act Support lower rates on taxation of dividends Tax reform proposals Tax extenders Support incentives for high efficiency natural gas furnaces, boilers and water heaters (25C tax credits) Support incentives for energy efficiency buildings (179D) H.R. 2657, Power Efficiency and Resiliency Act (POWER Act) S. 1516, Power Efficiency and Resiliency Act (POWER Act) Tax Credits- Combined Heat and Power, Fuel Cells and Microturbines Investment Tax Credit Extension Past 2016 H.R. 2315, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act; H.R. 4955, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; H.R. 5879, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities; S. 2917; Commodity End-User Relief Act; S. 3240, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat qualified smart grid technology as a 5-year property for purposes of depreciation Extend the Sec. 45 tax credit for hydro H.R. 5440, to allow companies to voluntarily opt-out of normalizing the Sec. 48 solar investment tax credit

Client expense: $1,420,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General financial services issues. General banking issues. General derivatives issues. On-going implementation of the Dodd Frank Act. Market structure issues; NMS Governance. Commodities Future Trading Commission Reauthorization. Implementation of title VII of Dodd Frank Act, including cross border regulations, margin and capital requirements. S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. H.R. 1550 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015. H.R. 2289 Commodity End-User Relief Act.S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act Tax treatment of foreign companies in the U.S.

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

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Discussion draft to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; S. 386, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015; H.R. 2315, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015; H.R. 2510, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; Support incentives for energy efficiency buildings (179D); Charitable Contributions Carry Forward - working to develop legislation that would extend the carry forward from 5 to 20 years; S.1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015; H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act; House Amendment #2 to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2029, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015; S. 2045, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage; S. 2075, American Worker Healthcare Tax Relief Act of 2015; S. 1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015; HR 905: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; H.R. 4016, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions; H.R. 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015; The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; Tax Parity: S. 1516 - Power Efficiency and Resiliency Act (POWER Act); Tax Credits: Combined Heat and Power, Fuel Cells and Microturbines Investment Tax Credit Extension Past 2016; H.R. 4955, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act; S. 3240, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat qualified smart grid technology as a 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 (Ross) H.R. 4216 - Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act (Moore) H.R. 4854 - Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 (McHenry) H.R. 5311 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 (Duffy) H.R. 5322 - U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act of 2016 (Velazquez) H.R. 5983 - Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 (Hensarling) S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 (Shelby) S. 1802 - Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act (Toomey) S. 2917 - Commodity End-User Relief Act (Roberts) S. 3092 - Fair Access to Investment Reseach Act of 2016 (Heller) FSOC Review of Asset Management Sector for Potential SIFI Designations Financial Stability Board Exchange-Traded Funds SEC Proposed Rule on Electronic Delivery of Mutual Fund Shareholder Reports SEC Proposed Rule on use of Derivatives by Registered Funds SEC Proposed Rule on Liquidity Risk Management National Market System Plans

Client expense: $1,546,831 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

CFTC administrative procedure and judicial review reform; judicial review of CFTC regulations and the applicable APA review. Dodd-Frank end-users record keeping reform. Commodity end user reform. These issues arose in: H.R.2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act S. 2917 - Commodity End-User Relief Act This legislation would reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Language in both bill clarifies that commodity end-users, including gas utilities, are not treated as financial entities for the purpose of Dodd-Frank financial recordkeeping rules. More specifically, the legislation clarifies that physical natural gas contracts with delivery optionality are not treated the same as sophisticated derivatives trading or swaps. The bill also includes AGA supported language that would subject CFTC decision-making to standard administrative procedures and judicial review proceedings (note: The Senate version does not include administrative procedures reform).

Client expense: $306,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.2289/S.2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act; S.1560, A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide end-users with a reasonable amount of time to meet their margin requirements and to repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities; issues related to Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization.

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

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Tax incentives for low carbon energy resources; H.R. 2315, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act; H.R. 4016, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions; H.R. 4955, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; H.R. 5879, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities; S. 386, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act; S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act; S. 3240, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2016; American Business Competitiveness Act; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat qualified smart grid technology as a 5-year property for purposes of depreciation. H.R. 5440, amending the internal revenue code of 1986 to allow certain regulated companies to elect out of the public utility property energy investment tax credit limitation in the case of solar energy property.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 636, "Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015"; H.R. 879, "Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act"; H.R. 2050, the "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015"; H.R. 2315, the "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015"; H.R. 4016, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions; S. 386, the "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015"; S. 2045, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage; Cost Recovery Reform & Simplification Act; Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2016; American Business Competitiveness Act; The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; Discussion draft of repatriation proposals; Discussion draft to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the energy credit for certain property under construction; Tax extenders (investment tax credit for geothermal power); General discussion on comprehensive tax reform; H.R. 5879, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities; S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat qualified smart grid technology as a 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office