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Butch Lewis Act of 2017 This bill establishes the Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury and a related trust fund to make loans to certain multiemployer defined benefit pension plans. To receive a loan, a plan must be either in critical and declining status (including any plan with respect to which a suspension of benefits has been approved) or insolvent, if the plan became insolvent after December 16, 2014, and has not been terminated. Treasury must issue bonds to fund the loan program and transfer amounts equal to the proceeds to the trust fund established by this bill. The Pension Rehabilitation Administration may use the funds, without a further appropriation, to make loans, pay principal and interest on the bonds, or for administrative and operating expenses. The bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow the sponsor of a multiemployer pension plan that is applying for a loan under this bill to also apply to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) for financial assistance if, after receiving the loan, the plan will still become (or remain) insolvent within the 30-year period beginning on the date of the loan. The bill also appropriates to the PBGC the funds that are necessary to provide the financial assistance required by this bill.
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Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-161.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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2019 · third_quarter · Retirement
Proposals relating to multiemployer pension plans, including S. 2147, the Butch Lewis Act of 2018 and H.R. 4444, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, and additional proposals to modernize multiemployer plans.
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Retirement
Proposals relating to multiemployer pension plans, including S. 2147, the Butch Lewis Act of 2018 and H.R. 4444, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, and additional proposals to modernize multiemployer plans.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2019 · first_quarter · Retirement
Proposals relating to multiemployer pension plans, including S. 2147, the Butch Lewis Act of 2018 and H.R. 4444, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, and additional proposals to modernize multiemployer plans.
Client expense: $260,000 · 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 Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Pension issues; H.R.3596 - Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017; H.R.4997 - GROW Act; S.2147 - Butch Lewis Act of 2017
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Lobbied the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate on pension security and in support of S. 2147, the Butch Lewis Act. Lobbied Democratic and Republican Members and staff of the Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multiemployer Pensions. Attended all Washington, DC, Columbus, OH and other field hearings on this matter.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,306
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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| Cory A. Booker | Democratic | NJ |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | MI |
| Doug Jones | Democratic | AL |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | MA |
| Gary C. Peters | Democratic | MI |
| Heidi Heitkamp | Democratic | ND |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | NH |
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| Joe Donnelly | Democratic | IN |
| Joe Manchin, III | Independent | WV |
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| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
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| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democratic | PA |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
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| Tina Smith | Democratic | MN |
2018 · third_quarter · Retirement
- HR4444,S.2147 "Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act"MEPPRA Funding - advocate for multi-employer pension reform.
Client expense: $2,197,767 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Multiemployer pension reform issues. S.2147 - Butch Lewis Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2018 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Pension Reform Legislation S 2147, HR 4444 "Butch Lewis Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R.4444/S.2147, the Butch Lewis Act, legislation to assist multiemployer pension plans through creation of the Pension Rehabilitation Administration that would provide financial resources to certain plans in distress.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Proposals relating to multiemployer pension plans, including S. 2147, the Butch Lewis Act of 2018, and H.R. 4444, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, and other proposals and related issues under consideration by the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans
Client expense: $115,580 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Proposals relating to multiemployer pension plans, including S. 2147, the Butch Lewis Act of 2018 and H.R. 4444, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, and additional proposals to modernize multiemployer plans.
Client expense: $380,000 · 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 Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbied for changes to cross-border trucking provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Lobbied in support of the Butch Lewis Act (H.R. 4444 & S. 2147), which would provide the necessary tools and regulatory framework to rehabilitate critical and declining multiemployer pension plans. Lobbied in opposition to a provision in the FAA Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4, H.R. 302) to preempt states' rights to regulate meal and rest breaks for truck drivers. Educated Members on the safety impacts of allowing commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21 to cross state lines, as permitted under H.R. 5358, the Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Lobbied in support of the Butch Lewis Act (HR 4444 & S 2147), which would provide the necessary tools and regulatory framework to rehabilitate critical and declining multiemployer pension plans.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the Butch Lewis Act (S. 2147) and its companion legislation, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (H.R. 4444). The Butch Lewis Act would provide long-term, low-interest loans to distressed multiemployer defined benefit pension plans. The intended effect of this legislation is to protect the defined pensions of over one million retirees and active workers in the United States and maintain the long-term solvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). The IBEW is the sponsor of the second largest multiemployer defined benefit pension plan in the United States, the National Electrical Benefit Fund.
Client expense: $65,825 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 2723 "Employee Rights Act," all provisions. HR 6544 "The Employee Rights Act of 2018," all provisions. S 2147 "Butch Lewis Act of 2017," all provisions. Issues pertaining to bailing out pensions funds, in particular multiemployer pensions.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
S. 2147, The Butch Lewis Act; all provisions.
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 4444, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act H.R. 4997, Giving Retirement Options to Workers (GROW) Act of 2018 H.R. 5282/S. 2526, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018 S. 2147, Butch Lewis Act of 2017 Nomination of Gordon Hartogensis to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Various issues relating to multiemployer pension plan financial condition and reform; audit procedures for employee stock option plans
Client expense: $15,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Multiemployer pension plan issues S. 2147 - Butch Lewis Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Issues regarding the funding of Multi-Employer Pension Plans, Funding and solvency of the PBGC Multi-Employer Fund. S 2147 Butch Lewis Act of 2017 - This bill establishes the Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury and a related trust fund to make loans to certain multi-employer defined benefit pension plans. HR 4997 GROW Act of 2018 - This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize a new composite multi-employer pension plan design. Issues regarding the Joint Select Committee on Multi-Employer Pension Funds - no bills filed
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Issues regarding the funding of Multi-Employer Pension Plans, Funding and solvency of the PBGC Multi-Employer Fund. S 2147 Butch Lewis Act of 2017 - This bill establishes the Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury and a related trust fund to make loans to certain multi-employer defined benefit pension plans. HR 4997 GROW Act of 2018 - This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize a new composite multi-employer pension plan design. Issues regarding the Select Committee on Multi-Employer Pensions - no bills filed.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Provisions in the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA) included in H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. Law 113-235); S. 2147, the Butch Lewis Act of 2018 and H.R. 4444, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act; and additional proposals to modernize multiemployer plans.
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
- HR4444,S.2147 "Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act"MEPPRA Funding - advocate for multi-employer pension reform.
Client expense: $1,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Multiemployer Pension Reform, House and Senate; S. 2147, Butch Lewis Act of 2017; H.R. 4444, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense Logistics Agency, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Proposals relating to multiemployer pension plans, including S. 2147, the Butch Lewis Act of 2017 and H.R. 4444, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, and other proposals and related issues under consideration by the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Administrative and legislative monitoring and outreach related pension reform. S. 2147, Butch Lewis Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Administrative and legislative monitoring and outreach related pension reform. S. 2147, Butch Lewis Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Joint Committee on Multiemployer Pension Plan Reform H.R. 4444 - Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act S. 2147 - Butch Lewis Act of 2017
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Issues relating to multi-employer pension plans. H.R. 4997: The GROW Act S. 2147: The Butch Lewis Act
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), President of the U.S., SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Proposals relating to multiemployer pension plans, including S.2147, the Butch Lewis Act of 2018 and H.R. 4444, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act; and additional proposals and related issues under consideration by the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans Withdrawal liability. Multi-employer pension plans & legacy/ orphan issues; proposed retiree benefit cuts; proposed premium increases S. 2147, the Butch Lewis Act of 2017 H.R. 4444, The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pension Act
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Investor Protection Fiduciary Regulations; FY 19 Budget; Butch Lewis multiemployer pension reform S.2147
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Support Butch Lewis Act. H.R. 4444 & S. 2147 Oppose Grow Act H.R. 4997 Oppose Joint Select Committee on Multi-employer Pension Proposal (No Bill Number)
Client expense: $445,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
1. Proposals to change the Social Security annual Cost of Living Adjustment formula 2. Proposals to raise the Social Security normal retirement age 3. Proposals to "means test" Social Security benefits 4. Beneficiary information available through Social Security Administration field offices 5. Status of the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund 6. Closing of Social Security Administration field offices 7. H.R. 1251,CPI-E Act of 2017, entire bill 8. H.R. 1637, Save Social Security Act of 2017, entire bill 9. Implementation of the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 10. S. 427, Social Security Expansion Act, entire bill 11. H.R. 1114, Social Security Expansion Act, entire bill 12. S. 1255, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2017, entire bill 13. H.R. 2896, Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2017, entire bill 14. Status of Social Security Disability claims backlog 15. S. 2147, Butch Lewis Act of 2017, entire bill 16. S. 2227, EMPOWER Care Act, entire bill 17. H.R. 5306, EMPOWER Care Act, entire bill 18. S. 3147, Social Security Administration Fairness Act, entire bill 19. U.S. House and Senate Expand Social Security Caucuses 20. Social Security Administration online COLA notifications 21. S. 3457, Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment Act of 2018, or the SWIFT Act," entire bill 22. H.R. 6929, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2018, entire bill 23. Proposals for loan guarantees for multi-employer pension plans 24. Proposals for multiple employer retirement accounts 25. Proposals for Social Security online Cost of Living Adjustment statements 26. H.R. 1902, Social Security 2100 Act, entire bill
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Pension Reform Multiemployer Pension Reform The Giving Retirement Options for Workers (GROW) Act - HR 4997 The Butch Lewis Act - S. 2147
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
General transportation matters, including weight and length variances and the elimination of empty miles on back hauls for automobile transporters; S. 1885, AV START Act; H.R. 3388, SELF-DRIVE Act; S. 2147, Butch Lewis Act; Implementation and oversight of the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 4997, the "Giving Retirement Options to Workers (GROW) Act of 2018", to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize a new composite multiemployer pension plan design; entire bill. S. 2147, the "Butch Lewis Act of 2017," to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund, and to establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans; entire bill. H.R. 4444, the "Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act," to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund, and to establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans; entire bill.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
General advocacy, clarification and guidance on policy concerning multi-employer pension legislation. No bill number. H.R. 4997 - Giving Retirement Options to Workers Act - To amend the Employee Retire Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize a new composite multi employer pension plan design. Entire bill. S. 2147 - Butch Lewis Act of 2017 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund to establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury to make loans to multi-employer defined benefit plans. Entire bill.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trucking/Shipping
Multiemployer pension plan reform legislation including S.2147 and H.R.4444. Federal preemption of state regulation of interstate trucking. Legislative proposals to reform the tax code. Regulation of the development and testing of autonomous vehicles including S.1885 and H.R.3388. Proposals to eliminate the Federal Excise Tax on new trucks, tractors and trailers including H.R.2946.
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Multiemployer Pension Funds Butch Lewis Act/S.2147
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 88, the Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parkers Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act, to add the text of the Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 and the Taxpayer First Act of 2018; Title III, section 302 (Delay in implementation of excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage). H.R. 4997, the "Giving Retirement Options to Workers (GROW) Act of 2018," legislation to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize a new composite multiemployer pension plan design; entire bill. S. 2147, the "Butch Lewis Act of 2017," legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund and to establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans; entire bill. Development of recommendations of the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans to improve the solvency of the multiemployer pension system. Draft legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform retirement provisions of the tax code (no bill introduced). General education concerning the need for the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans to address more than just "red zone" plans, to provide solutions for the long-term stability of the multiemployer pension system, and to avoid proposals that would cause additional multiemployer plans to face insolvency.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Retirement
Issues regarding the funding of Multi-Employer Pension Plans, Funding and solvency of the PBGC Multi-Employer Fund. S 2147 Butch Lewis Act of 2017 - This bill establishes the Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury and a related trust fund to make loans to certain multi-employer defined benefit pension plans. HR 4997 GROW Act of 2018 - This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize a new composite multi-employer pension plan design. Issues regarding the Joint Select Committee on Multi-Employer Pension Funds - no bills filed
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Retirement
Issues regarding the funding of Multi-Employer Pension Plans, Funding and solvency of the PBGC Multi-Employer Fund. S 2147 Butch Lewis Act of 2017 - This bill establishes the Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury and a related trust fund to make loans to certain multi-employer defined benefit pension plans. HR 4997 GROW Act of 2018 - This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize a new composite multi-employer pension plan design. Issues regarding the Select Committee on Multi-Employer Pensions - no bills filed.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Retirement
Pension issues; H.R.3596 - Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017; H.R.4997 - GROW Act; S.2147 - Butch Lewis Act of 2017
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Retirement
Pension Reform Multiemployer Pension Reform The Giving Retirement Options for Workers (GROW) Act - HR 4997 The Butch Lewis Act - S. 2147
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
2018 · third_quarter · Retirement
Monitoring of Proposals relating to multiemployer pension plans, including S. 2147, the Butch Lewis Act of 2018 and H.R. 4444, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, and additional proposals to modernize the multiemployer pension plan system.
Client expense: $98,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Retirement
Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans Withdrawal liability. Multi-employer pension plans & legacy/ orphan issues; proposed retiree benefit cuts; proposed premium increases S. 2147, the Butch Lewis Act of 2017 H.R. 4444, The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pension Act
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Lobbied in support of the Butch Lewis Act (HR 4444 & S 2147), which would provide the necessary tools and regulatory framework to rehabilitate critical and declining multiemployer pension plans.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbied for changes to cross-border trucking provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Lobbied in support of the Butch Lewis Act (HR 4444 & S 2147), which would provide the necessary tools and regulatory framework to rehabilitate critical and declining multiemployer pension plans. Lobbied in opposition to a provision in the FAA reauthorization act (HR 4, HR 302) to preempt states' rights to regulate meal and rest breaks for truck drivers. Educated Members on the safety impacts of allowing commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21 to cross state lines, as permitted under HR 5358, the Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R.4444/S.2147, the Butch Lewis Act, legislation to assist multiemployer pension plans through creation of the Pension Rehabilitation Administration that would provide financial resources to certain plans in distress.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Retirement
Proposals relating to multiemployer pension plans, including S. 2147, the Butch Lewis Act of 2018 and H.R. 4444, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, and additional proposals to modernize multiemployer plans.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of