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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for: Departmental Offices, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, the U.S. Mint, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account, and the Internal Revenue Service. Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides appropriations to the Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President for: the White House, the Executive Residence at the White House, White House Repair and Restoration, the Council of Economic Advisers, the National Security Council and Homeland Security Council, the Office of Administration, Presidential Transition Administrative Support, the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Information Technology Oversight and Reform, Special Assistance to the President, and the Official Residence of the Vice President. Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides appropriations to the judiciary for: the Supreme Court of the United States; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; the U.S. Court of International Trade; Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services; the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; the Federal Judicial Center; and the U.S. Sentencing Commission. District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides appropriations to the District of Columbia, including Federal Funds and District of Columbia Funds. Provides appropriations to independent agencies, including: the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Election Assistance Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Election Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the Federal Trade Commission, the General Services Administration, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, the Merit Systems Protection Board, Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, the National Archives and Records Administration, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of Government Ethics, the Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Special Counsel, the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Selective Service System, the Small Business Administration, the U.S. Postal Service, and the U.S. Tax Court. Sets forth permissible and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 520.
Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Boozman. With written report No. 114-280.
Introduced in Senate
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-433.
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-433.
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-433.
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2017 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
General government appropriations related to federal records management: H.R. 5485 (114th Congress) - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 & S. 3067 (114th Congress) - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017; Issues related to Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
general government appropriations related to federal records management H.R. 5485/S.3067 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 3280 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
General government appropriations related to federal records management: H.R. 5485 (114th Congress) - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 & S. 3067 (114th Congress) - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017; Issues related to Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
general government appropriations related to federal records management H.R. 5485 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 3067 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY2018
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
General government appropriations related to federal records management: H.R. 5485 (114th Congress) - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 & S. 3067 (114th Congress) - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017; Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
general government appropriations related to federal records management H.R. 5485 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 3067 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY2018
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Banking
*Supported legislative proposal adding a cap to class action awards under the Fair Credit Report Act (FCRA). *Supported H.R. 898, the Credit Score Competition Act of 2015, that would require Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) to adopt more than one credit scoring model for mortgage finance underwriting. *Supported HR 435, the Credit Access and Inclusion Act, to amend to Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)to remove impediments found in state or local laws which restrict full file reporting to consumer reporting agencies by such non-traditional information furnishers as energy and telecommunications utilities and other service providers. *Reviewed S. 744, Protecting Veterans Credit Act, which would prohibit credit bureaus from reporting medical debt arising from the Veterans Choice program. *Reviewed legislative proposal to reform the Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA) seeking to exempt nationwide consumer reporting agencies from certain provision in the law. *Reviewed legislative proposal to prevent synthetic identity theft by allow nationwide consumer reporting agencies to verify social security numbers directly with the Social Security Administration. *Reviewed Tester Amendment adopted to S. 3067, FY '17 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill adding an active duty file freeze alert to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
General government appropriations related to federal records management;H.R. 5485 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017;S. 3067 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Banking
Issues Related to Cyber Security & Data Security Issues Related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Legislation related to establishing a commission at the CFPB and S. 105, Consumer Financial Protection Board Act of 2017 Issues related to the CFPBs rulemaking for prepaid cards Issues related to the CFPBs rulemaking under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Issues related to Implementation of the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosures Issues related to anticipated rulemaking that would affect overdraft products and services Issues related to Campus Banking Products Issues related to Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to CFPB Consumer Response Portal Issues related to Auto Guidance Issues related to CFPB Arbitration Rule Issues related to CFPB Small-dollar Rule Issues related to CFPB Semi-annual report to Congress Issues related to Bankruptcy Reform Issues related to Financial Choice Act Issues related to Dodd-Frank Act,including Section 1071 S. 387 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2017 Issues Related to Student Loans Issues related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Issues related to the CFPBs and Department of Educations actions on student lending H.R. 1283/S. 749, Transparency in Student Lending H.R. 1635, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act Issues related to disclosures for federal student loans Legislation related to student loan refinancing programs Issues related to bankruptcy protections for student loans Issues related to federal student loan reform Issues Related to Appropriations H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 (114th Congress) Issues Related to budget reconciliation HR. 1667 - Financial Institutions Bankruptcy Act Issues Related to the Community Reinvestment Act Issues Related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act Issues Related to the Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule Issues Related to Flood Insurance Issues Related to unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices under Dodd-Frank Act Issues Related to systemic risk designations Issues Related to Debit Interchange Legislation related to repealing section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes Issues Related to EMV (Europay, MasterCard, and Visa) Issues Related to the Restructuring of the Fed Dividend Issues Related to FinTech HR. 1457 - MOBILE Act Issues related to the E-SIGN Act Regulations: Equal Credit Opportunity issues, Regulation B, 12 CFR Part 1002 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Issues, Regulation C, 12 CFR Part 1003 Fair Debt Collection Practices Issues, Regulation F, 12 CFR Part 1006 Privacy Issues, 12 CFR Parts 40, 216, 332, 1016 Fair Credit Reporting Issues, 12 CFR Parts 41, 171, 334, 1022 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Issues, Regulation X, 12 CFR Part 1024 Truth in Lending Issues, Regulation Z, 12 CFR Part 1026 Disclosure of Records and Information, 12 CFR Part 1070 Regulations related to the Dodd-Frank Act, Pub. L. No. 111-203 Issues related to the Higher Education Act Issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. 227 Issues related to Electronic Fund Transfer Act, 15 U.S.C. 1693 Department of Education Cash Management Rules Issues related to FDIC Deposit Insurance Issues related to the Paperwork Reduction Act Issues related to the Military Lending Act Community Reinvestment Act Regulations & Q&A issues Issues related to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2017 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
general government appropriations related to federal records management H.R. 5485 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 3067 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
The association follows the federal budget and appropriations process as it relates to agencies, and their respective policies, that have jurisdiction over rural telecommunications matters. Primarily the association monitors the Federal Communications Commission(FCC), the National Telecommunications and Information Administration(NTIA), and the Rural Utilities Service(RUS), and the budget, programs, and policies of each. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following: Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations discussions regarding the perspective of rural broadband providers as they relate to: - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service Telecommunications Loan and Grant program funding; applicant review and approval sequencing; and applicant compliance with related National Environmental Protection Act and National Historic Preservation Act requirements - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service budgets and policies for permitting access to federal lands and property - Federal Communications Commission oversight of Universal Service Fund and related policies as well as policies tied to other aspects of rural communications operations - Federal Election Commission regulations dealing with solicitation prior approvals S.2956 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - Title III (Rural Development Programs). S.3067 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 - Sections 501, 502, 633. H.R.5054 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - Title III (Rural Development Programs). H.R.5485 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 - Sections 631, 636, and section dealing with trade association prior approvals under FEC rules.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2017 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
General government appropriations related to federal records management: H.R. 5485 (114th Congress) - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 & S. 3067 (114th Congress) - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Banking
*Supported legislative proposal adding a cap to class action awards under the Fair Credit Report Act (FCRA). *Supported H.R. 898, the Credit Score Competition Act of 2015, that would require Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) to adopt more than one credit scoring model for mortgage finance underwriting. *Supported HR 435, the Credit Access and Inclusion Act, to amend to Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)to remove impediments found in state or local laws which restrict full file reporting to consumer reporting agencies by such non-traditional information furnishers as energy and telecommunications utilities and other service providers. *Reviewed S. 744, Protecting Veterans Credit Act, which would prohibit credit bureaus from reporting medical debt arising from the Veterans Choice program. *Reviewed legislative proposal to reform the Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA) seeking to exempt nationwide consumer reporting agencies from certain provision in the law. *Reviewed legislative proposal to prevent synthetic identity theft by allow nationwide consumer reporting agencies to verify social security numbers directly with the Social Security Administration. *Reviewed Tester Amendment adopted to S. 3067, FY '17 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill adding an active duty file freeze alert to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S 3000/HR 5293 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to aircraft and technology programs including development and procurement, Army and Missile Defense Agency procurement, Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDTE), Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), Operations & Maintenance (O&M), U.S. Coast Guard and joint federal firefighting aircraft programs, acquisition reform; S 2943/HR 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 including issues related to Army and Missile Defense Agency procurement, RDTE, S 3346 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2016 including issues related to space programs, OCO, O&M, aircraft and technology programs, acquisition reform; HR 2039 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017 including issues related to space programs; S 2837/HR 5393 and S.Rept.114-239 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to biometric programs, information technology programs, National Science Foundation programs, space programs; S 3117 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to foreign military sales and foreign military pricing; S 2806/HR 4974 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to Veterans Healthcare programs, electronic patient care records, compensation and pension examinations, military construction; S 2844/HR 5394 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to aviation, airport security, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Information Technology Fund, Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Transformation Fund Initiatives; S 3067/HR 5485 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to the Treasury and financial systems, General Services Administration, Internal Revenue Service; S 3040/HR 5926 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to Social Security Administration information technology infrastructure, Centers for Medicare/Medicaid services, National Institutes of Health, Department of Education; HR 5325 - Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act including issues related to aircraft and technology programs; S 3001/HR 5634 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to U.S. Coast Guard long range surveillance aircraft and border security domain awareness technology, Coast Guard funding; S 3068/HR 5538 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to US Forest Service wildland firefighting technology and management funding provisions; HR 4851 - Electronic Warfare Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2016 including issues related to defense; S 3240/HR 4955 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2016 to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to exclude the receipt and disbursement of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) from the federal budget and to prohibit the use of premiums paid to the PBGC premiums from being counted as general revenue for purposes of budgetary scorekeeping; H. Con. Res. 125, the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Resolution including issues related to defense, aircraft and technology programs
Client expense: $3,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2016 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S 3000/HR 5293 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 and Titles I, II, XV including all issues related to aircraft and technology programs, shipbuilding, missile programs, electronic warfare systems, remote mine hunting systems, Army and Missile Defense Agency procurement, Research Development Test Evaluation (RDTE), Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), Operations & Maintenance (O&M) provisions, US Coast Guard and joint federal firefighting aircraft programs, Army/Navy/Air Force missile programs; S 2943/HR 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 and Titles I, II, XV including all issues related to Army and Missile Defense Agency procurement, RDTE, OCO, O&M provisions, Army/Navy/Air Force missile programs; HR 2039 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017 including issues related to NASA programs and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) programs; S 2837/HR 5393 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including all issues related to biometric programs, information technology programs, science programs, NASA programs, NOAA programs; S 2806/HR 4974 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including all issues related to Veterans healthcare information technology programs, Veterans healthcare programs, electronic patient care records, compensation and pension examinations, military construction provisions; S 2844/HR 5394 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to aviation and airport security, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Information Technology Fund, Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Transformation Fund Initiatives; S 3067/HR 5485 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to the Treasury and financial systems, Internal Revenue System (IRS), General Services Administration (GSA); S 3117/HR 5912 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to foreign military sales and foreign military financing; S 3040/HR (not yet introduced) - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to the Social Security Administration Information technology infrastructure, Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services, National Institutes of Health and the Department of Education programs; S 3001/HR 5634 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to the US Coast Guard aviation programs and Customs and Border Protection border surveillance programs, Coast Guard funding provisions; S 3068/HR 5538 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to the US Forest Service aerial wildland firefighting programs and funding provisions; HR 4955 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2016 to amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to exclude the receipt and disbursement of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) from the federal budget; HR 4851 - Enhancement of Electronic Warfare Capabilities; H. Con. Res. 125, the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Resolution
Client expense: $3,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2016 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY17 Energy and Water Appropriations bill HR 5055 and S 2804 for the US Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Budget and FY17 Homeland Security Appropriations bill HR 5485 and S3067 for the Port Security Grant Program
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY17 Energy and Water Appropriations bill HR 5055 and S 2804 for the US Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Budget and FY17 Homeland Security Appropriations bill HR 5485 and S3067 for the Port Security Grant Program
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · second_quarter · Banking
Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act;H.R. 2121 SAFE Transitional Licensing Act of 2015; S. 1484Financial Regulatory Improvement Act; S. 1910 FY2017 Financial Services and General Government Act; H.R. 5485 / S. 3067. 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.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Banking
Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act;H.R. 2121 SAFE Transitional Licensing Act of 2015; S. 1484Financial Regulatory Improvement Act; S. 1910 FY2017 Financial Services and General Government Act; H.R. 5485 / S. 3067. 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.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act;H.R. 2121 SAFE Transitional Licensing Act of 2015; S. 1484Financial Regulatory Improvement Act; S. 1910 FY2017 Financial Services and General Government Act; H.R. 5485 / S. 3067. 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.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
115th Congress Rules Package for the 115th Congress, H.Res 5. + House and Senate - Recommended Transparency, Civil Liberties, and Good Government Provisions 114th Congress No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act, H.R. 2666 + House - oppose legislation CURB Lifeline Act of 2016, H.R. 4884 + House - oppose legislation Financial Services and General Government Bill H.R. 5485 and S. 3067 + House and Senate - oppose anti-net neutrality provisions, include transparency provisions Equal Access to Congressional Research Reports Act of 2016, H.R. 4702, S. 2639 + House and Senate - supported legislation Unintroduced legislation to subject independent agencies to cost-benefit analysis + Senate, House - oppose legislation Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 2017, S. 2955, H.R. 5325 + House and Senate - Recommended Transparency and National Security Provisions; support COLA for Members, Support Public Access to CRS Reports, Support Restoration of Office of Technology Assessment + As continuing resolution, fought to keep out anti open-internet provisions Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act of 2017, S. 2837, H.R. 5393 + House and Senate - Recommended Transparency and National Security Provisions, oppose ECTR, oppose weakening the PCLOB, oppose anti net-neutrality provisions Presidential Library Donation Reform Act, H.R. 1069, S. 558 + House and Senate --support legislation MERIT Act, unintroduced this Congress, prohibits Members and families from benefiting from campaigns + House --support reintroduction Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act, puts all agency reports on GPO website, H.R. 5876 + House --support reintroduction Bill in support of better access to Congressional Budget Justifications, unintroduced + House + Senate --support introduction Bill in support of better public access to IG reports, unintroduced + House + Senate --support introduction
Client expense: $201,346 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.5485/S.3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY2017, Online travel issues; and FTC issues Public Law 114-254, Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, FY2017, generally Monitor the following: S.3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2017, generally S.3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, Fy2017, generally
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.5485/S.3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY2017, Online travel issues; and FTC issues Monitor the following: S.3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2017, generally S.3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, Fy2017, generally
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.5485/S.3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY2017, GSA related issues; online travel issues S.3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2017, generally S.3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, Fy2017, generally
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Support adequate funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); Advocated for appropriations for research and development to improve natural gas technologies and natural gas vehicles; H. Con. Res. 125, FY 2017 Budget Resolution (budget issues generally); H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Continuing Appropriations (budget issues generally); H.R. 4955, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; H.R. 5054 (H. Rept. 114-531), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); H.R. 5055 (H. Rept. 114-532), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); H.R. 5293 (H. Rept. 114-577), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced DoD Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); H.R. 5325, FY 2017 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (budget issues generally); H.R. 5394 (H. Rept. 114-606), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); H.R. 5485 (H. Rep. 114-624), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); H.R. 5538 (H. Rept. 114-632), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R. 5926 (H. Rept. 114-699), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); H.R. 5634 (H. Rept. 114-668), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); H. Con. Res. 125 (H. Rept. 114-470), FY 2017 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally, CBO scoring of ESPCs and UESCs); S. 2804 (S. Rept. 114-236), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); S. 2844 (S. Rept. 114-243), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); S. 2956 (S. Rept. 114-259), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); S. 3000 (S. Rept. 114-263), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced Dod Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); S. 3001 (S. Rept. 114-264), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 3040 (S. Rept. 114-274), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); S.3067 (S. Rept. 114-280), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); S. 3068 (S. Rept. 114-281), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); S.3240, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act.
Client expense: $280,000 · 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
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 5485/S. 3067 - Financial Services & Government Appropriations Act, FY17 P.L. 114-254 - Making Further Continuing Appropriations for FY 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
FY2017 Appropriations, (H.R. 5054, H.R.5485, S. 2956, S. 3067) S. 2126, H.R. 207 (Women's Business Centers) Women's Business Center Program, Access to Capital, Technical Assistance, Rural Entrepreneurship, Alternative Lending
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
HUBZone Contracting Program FY17 SBA Appropriations (H.R. 5485, S. 3067) S. 2838 & H.R. 5250 (HUBZone Redesignation)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
FY2017 Appropriations, (S.3067, H.R. 5485) S. 2126/H.R. 207 (Women's Business Centers)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
FY2017 Appropriations, (H.R. 5054, H.R.5485, S. 2956, S. 3067) S. 2126, H.R. 207 (Women's Business Centers) Women's Business Center Program, Access to Capital, Technical Assistance, Rural Entrepreneurship, Alternative Lending
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
FY2017 Appropriations, (H.R. 5485, H.R. 5054, S. 2956, S. 3067) Access to Capital Technical Assistance S.2850 (Microloan Program) Alternative Lending
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 3069 FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation (budget issues generally, Waters of the U.S., Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); Draft FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations legislation (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program; The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; S. 2956 (S. Rept. 114-259), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriation legislation, (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); H.R. 5054 (H. Rept. 114-531), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriation legislation, (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); H.R. 5055 (H. Rept. 114-532), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations legislation (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for FY2017; H.R. 5394 (H. Rept. 114-606), FY 2017 Transportation Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); H.R. 5538 (H. Rept. 114-632), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R. 5634 (H. Rept. 114-668), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 2804 (S. Rept. 114-236), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); S. 2844 (S. Rept. 114-243), FY 2017 Transportation Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); S. 3000 (S. Rept. 114-263), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Enhanced Dod Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); S. 3001 (S. Rept. 114-281), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S.3067 (S. Rept. 114-280), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); H.R. 5485 (H. Rep. 114-624), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); H.R. 5293 (H. Rept. 114-577), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Enhanced Dod Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); S. 3068 (S. Rept. 114-281), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R. 2029, "Consolidated Appropriations Act"; H.R. 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (budget issues generally); H.R. 5926 (H. Rept. 114-699), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); H. Con. Res. 125 (H. Rept. 114-470), FY 2017 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally, CBO scoring of ESPCs and UESCs); S. 3040 (S. Rept. 114-274), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Continuing Appropriations (budget issues generally); H.R. 4955, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; H.R. 5634 (H. Rept. 114-668), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S.3240, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 1261- Appropriations H.R. 2577- Appropriations H.R. 2995- Appropriations Insurance Language H.R. 5393- CJS Appropriations H.R. 5394- THUD Appropriations H.R. 5485- FSGG Appropriations (Crenshaw Bill) S. 1645- Appropriations S. 1910- Appropriations S. 2132- Appropriations S. 2837- CJS Appropriations S. 2844- THUD Appropriations S. 3067- FSGG Appropriations
Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R.196/S.40 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2015 (issues related to potential regulation of Internet networks); H.R.283/S.356 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 (provisions relating to location information and cybersecurity); H.R.699 - Email Privacy Act (provisions related to location information and cybersecurity); H.R.734/S.253 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015 (provisions on agency reporting obligations); H.R.821/S.424 - Wi-Fi Innovation Act (as related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); H.R.1174/S.512 - Law Enforcement Access to Stored Data Abroad (LEADS) Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.1396/S.760 - FCC Collaboration Act of 2015 (provisions related to agency reporting obligations); H.R.1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act (provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability standards); H.R.1641/S.887 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2015 (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); H.R.1731 - National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 (provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability standards); H.R.1770 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data); H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act 9provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability/standards); H.R.2205/S.961 - Data Security Act of 2015 (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data and service provider notice obligations); H.R.2666/H.Rpt. 114-478/H.Res. 672/S.2283 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R. 3805 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2015 9provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R. 4187 - Secure and Protect Americans Data Act (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data and service provider notice obligations); H.R.4528 - ENCRYPT Act of 2016 (provisions related to carrier obligation to protect consumer data and service provider notice obligations); H.R.4884 - CURB Lifeline Act of 2016 (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.5117 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.5834/S.1949 -- Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2016 (all provisions); S. 240 - Community Broadband Act of 2015 (provisions related to requirements on broadband service providers); S.421 - FCC Process Reform Act of 2015 (all proviions); S.424/H.R.821 - Wi-Fi Innovation Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers; S.827/H.R.2566 - Improving Rural Call Quality And Reliability Act of 2015 (provisions related to service provider obligations); S.1035/S.1357 - To extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (provisions related to service provider obligations); S.1540 - Robocall and Call Spoofing Enforcement Improvements Act of 2015 (issues related to Caller ID spoofing, applicability to voice and data services and enforcement provisions); S.1618 - Wireless Innovation Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); S.1759 - Phone Scam Prevention Act of 2015 (issues related to caller ID spoofing); S. 2163 - Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); S.2227 - Private Spectrum Relocation Funding act of 2015 (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); S.2283/H.R.2666/H.R.4596 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions); S.2366/S.2555/H.R.4190 - Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015 (all provisions); S. 2372 - Requiring Reporting of Online Terrorist Activity Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); S.2555 - MOBILE NOW Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); S.2558/S.1759 - Spoofing Prevention Act (issues related to caller ID spoofing); S.2283/H.R.2666/H.R.4596 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions); S.2604/H.R.4651 - Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data and service provider notice obligations); S.2607 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act (provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability); S.2644/S2319 - FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016 (all provisions); S.2684 - UAVs for Energy Infrastructure Act (provisions related to UAV use); S.2943/H.R.4909 - National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2017 (federal contractor labor law compliance issues); S.2986;H.R.5323 - International Communications Privacy Act (provisions related to provider production of stored data abroad in response to law enforcement requests); S.3026/HR.4932 - ROBOCOP Act; S.3067/H.R.5485 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (provisions related to FCC use of funding); S.3408 - Broadband connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act of 2016 (provisions related to increasing broadband deployment in rural areas); S.3429 - Small Business Survival from Disaster Act (measure related to extension of the new overtime rules for small businesses); DRAFT, Telemarketing and Robocall Least Wanted List ACT (all provisions); and House Energy and Commerce Discussion Draft on vehicle and highway safety (provisions related to service provider obligations). General discussion of issues related to the following issues: 1) availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, including the upcoming auction; 2) the integrity and security of communications networks, including encryption and data security; 3) appropriate regulatory framework for privacy; 4) appropriate regulatory framework for Internet Communications Services and Video Delivery Systems; 5) broadband availability,; 6) universal service; 7) infrastructure investment; and 8) development and proper regulation of business access services; 9) Telephone Consumer Protection Act (compliance with existing rules, impact of rule revisions on consumer call management features, technological context of current robocalling environment and company and industry efforts to address illegal robocalls); and 10) issues related to the proposed AT&T/Time Warner Inc. merger transaction.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Travel/Tourism
S. 299-Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015, H.R.664 - Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015, H.R. 5485-Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, S. 3067-Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Paper Options, H.R. 5485-Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, S. 3067-Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
DAVID BROWN: House, Senate Energy and water appropriations H.R. 2028 and S. 2804 H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Continuing Appropriations (budget issues generally); H.R. 5055 Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. DAVID GILBERT: House, Senate H. Con. Res. 125, FY 2017 Budget Resolution (budget issues generally); H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Continuing Appropriations (budget issues generally); H.R. 4955, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; H.R. 5054 (H. Rept. 114-531), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); H.R. 5055 (H. Rept. 114-532), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); H.R. 5293 (H. Rept. 114-577), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced DoD Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); H.R. 5394 (H. Rept. 114-606), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); H.R. 5485 (H. Rep. 114-624), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); H.R. 5926 (H. Rept. 114-699), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); H.R. 5634 (H. Rept. 114-668), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); H. Con. Res. 125 (H. Rept. 114-470), FY 2017 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally, CBO scoring of ESPCs and UESCs); S. 2804 (S. Rept. 114-236), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); S. 2844 (S. Rept. 114-243), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); S. 2956 (S. Rept. 114-259), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); S. 3000 (S. Rept. 114-263), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations (budget issues generally, Enhanced Dod Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); S. 3001 (S. Rept. 114-264), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 3040 (S. Rept. 114-274), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)); S.3067 (S. Rept. 114-280), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); S.3240, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act. JACQUELINE CARNEY: House, Senate Energy and water appropriations H.R. 2028 and S. 2804 H.R. 5055 Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. KATHERINE OTT: House, Senate H. Con. Res. 125, FY 2017 Budget Resolution (budget issues generally); H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Continuing Appropriations (budget issues generally); H.R. 5926 (H. Rept. 114-699), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)) S. 2844 (S. Rept. 114-243), FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification) S. 3040 (S. Rept. 114-274), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP))
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
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 3067 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 Issues relating to computer science education
Client expense: $3,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 2772 and S. 3117: FY2017 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations H.R. 4909 and S. 2943: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5293 and S. 3000: Defense Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5485 and S. 3067: Financial Services Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055 and S. 2805: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R.5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act H.R.2028 Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $874,706
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
- HR 83, "Consolidate and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015", provisions related to emergency supplemental funding to address the Ebola epidemic domestically and internationally. - Issues related to the funding of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. - Issues related to FDA Funding. - Issues related to VA procurement. - S. 3067/ HR 5485 - Financial Services and General Appropriations Act of 2017 - Issues related to FTC funding.
Client expense: $1,460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Bayh-Dole Act/Tech Transfer ---March-In Rights Drug Patent Settlements ---S. 2019: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act of 2015 Inter Partes Review ---H.R.5485-S.3067: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY 2017 ---Implementation of the America Invents Act of 2011 ---S.1137: The PATENTS Act of 2015 Patent Reform ---H.R. 9: Innovation Act TransPacific Partnership ---Data and Intellectual Property Protection for Pharmaceuticals UN High Level Commission on Access to Medicines
Client expense: $2,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Biofuels (Non-Funding) ---Production Tax Credit Extension Capital Formation Investment Incentives ---Reform of Capital Gains Rules ---Reform of Net Operating Loss Rules ---Reform of Passive Loss Rules ---S. 341: Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act ---H.R. 2179: PARTNER Act ---S. 537: COMPETE Act Inversions ---H.R.5485-S.3067: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY 2017 Treatment of Financial Interests as Stock or Indebtedness ---Section 385 Proposed Regulations Orphan Drug Act Tax Credit No sub-issues Renewable Chemicals/Bio-based Products (Non-Funding) ---Investment Tax Credit for Renewable Chemicals and Bio-based Products ---New Production Tax Credit ---H.R. 3390: Qualifying Renewable Chemicals Production or Investment Tax Credit Act ---S. 2271: The Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act
Client expense: $2,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Capital Formation Investment Incentives ---Reform of Capital Gains Rules ---Reform of Net Operating Loss Rules ---Reform of Passive Loss Rules ---S. 341: Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act ---S. 537: COMPETE Act ---H.R. 2179: PARTNER Act Capital Market Enhancements ---Financial CHOICE Act (House Discussion Draft) ---H.R. 1675/S. 576: Encouraging Employee Ownership Act ---H.R. 1675: Capital Markets Improvement Act ---H.R. 2187: Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act ---H.R. 2354: Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act ---H.R. 2357: Accelerating Access to Capital Act ---H.R. 3784/S.2867: Securities & Exchange Commission Small Business Advocate Act ---H.R. 4168: Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act ---H.R. 4638: Main Street Growth Act ---H.R. 6427: Creating Financial Prosperity for Businesses and Investors Act ---PCAOB Audit Cost Increases Legislative Amendments to SEC Rule 12b-2 Filing Status Definitions ---Financial CHOICE Act (House Discussion Draft) ---H.R. 5311: Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act ---Impact of Policies on Small Public Companies Proxy Advisory Services ---Financial CHOICE Act (House Discussion Draft) ---H.R. 5311: Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act ---Impact of Policies on Small Public Companies Reform of SEC Regulation D ---Financial CHOICE Act (House Discussion Draft) ---H.R. 4498/S. 978: HALOS Act Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 (b) ---Financial CHOICE Act (House Discussion Draft) ---H.R. 4139: Fostering Innovation Act ---PCAOB Audit Cost Increases ---Small Issuer Exemption Short Selling Transparency ---H.R.5485-S.3067: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY 2017 Stock Exchange Tick Size XBRL Exemption for Small Public Companies ---Financial CHOICE Act (House Discussion Draft) ---H.R. 1675: Capital Markets Improvement Act ---H.R. 1965: Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act
Client expense: $2,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 2028 Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act of 2017 H.R. 5325 Continuing Resolution H.R. 5485 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2017 S. 3067 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2017 SBA 7a Funding
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
-H.R. 6336/S. 3408, the Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act of 2016 -H.R. 2666, the No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act -H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act - Preserving the Open Internet/Broadband Practices; Issues related to customer premises equipment and consumer services, including set-top boxes -S. 827 - Improving Rural Call quality and Reliability Act of 2016 -Broadband, video and telephone regulations, including privacy, business data services, privacy, and rural call completion -Diversity and Inclusion Issues -Retransmission consent and channel carriage issues -Issues related to picture quality standards, spectrum, and channel carriage negotiations
Client expense: $2,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 2028 Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, general issues regarding appropriations; H.R. 3020 / S. 3040 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, general issues regarding appropriations; H.R. 2578 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, general issues regarding appropriations; H.R. 5634 / S. 3001 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017, general issues regarding authorization and appropriations; H.R. 4909 / S. 2814 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, general issues regarding national defense authorizations and appropriations; H.R. 5485 / S. 3067 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, general issues regarding appropriations; General issues regarding government funding and the President's Budget; and H.R. 5394 / S. 2844 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, general issues regarding authorization and appropriations.
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Constitution
Support efforts that oppose burdensome regulations on political or trade association activity via executive orders, IRS rules, SEC mandates or legislative activity (FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations-H.R. 5485, S. 3067; Continuing Resolution (H.R. 5325)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Implementation of Public Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, specifically, provisions on risk, insurance oversight (Federal Insurance Office), and potential CFPB activities related to P&C insurance. Discussions on U.S. and global designation of systemically relevant non-bank financial firms. General discussions on Insurance Capital Investment. General discussions on Commercial Insurance regulation. General issues related to resilience and mitigation, as related to P&C insurance. Legislation and proposals regarding natural catastrophe related policies. Legislation and proposals regarding the insurability of cyber exposures, including: S.456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015; S.754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; H.R.1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act; H.R.234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; S.177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R.580, Data Accountability and Trust Act; H.R. 1704, Personal Data Notification and Protection Act; H.R. 2205/S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015; and H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act. General discussions on issues related to Surety Bonds, including: surety provisions in public-private partnerships; H.R. 413, Partnership to Build America Act of 2015; S. 1526, Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2015; H.R. 5293/S. 3000, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, provisions on construction procurement; S. 2848/H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016. Implementation of Pub. L. No. 1144, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, data collection provisions and control/ownership clarifications. Legislation and proposals regarding the development of international capital standards for internationally-active insurance groups, including: S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act; S. 1086, International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015; H.R. 2141, International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policy Protection Act of 2015; S. 1491, Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015; H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2017; S. 798/H.R. 1478, Policyholder Protection Act of 2015; H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016. H.R. 3794, Nonprofit Property Protection Act. General discussions related to the national flood insurance program focused on pre-event mitigation and long term resilience.
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
Monitor revisions to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations; monitor legislation and amendments regarding travel access to Cuba, including H.R. 5485 and S. 3067, the fiscal year 2017 Financial Services Appropriations bills.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
S. 3067, H.R. 5485, H.R. 5325, H.R. 2028, Financial Services & General Government Appropriations bill, FY 2017 - Discussed potential hostile riders concerning SEC and DOL fiduciary duty rules with House and Senate Appropriations Committee staff.
Client expense: $2,530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office