Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017

Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, domestic telecommunications supply chain security, cross border law enforcement requests, implementation of the First Responder Network; and legislation designed to streamline infrastructure deployment. Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: H.R.4795-Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; H.R.4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; H.R.4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; H.R. 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; H.R. 4810 - MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; H.R.4813 - WIFI STUDY Act; H.R.4814 - Community Broadband Act of 2018; H.R. 4817 - PEERING Act of 2018; H.R.4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; H.R.4839 - RESTORED Act of 2018; ; H.R.4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; H.R4847/S.1363 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; H.R.4858 - CLIMB ONCE Act; H.R.4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; H.R.2903/S.2418 - Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017 (provisions related to broadband metrics); H.R.288/S.288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions ); S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband act of 2017 (issues concerning rural broadband deployment); H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents); S.1676/H.R.4232 - B-CROP Act (issues related to rural broadband support); H.R.4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017 (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4842/H.R.4847 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 (issues related go communication facility placement); and S.2343/H.R,4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act (provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment). H.R.2/S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); H.R.686/S.88 - DIGIT Act (provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability); H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (issues concerning federal universal service programs); H.R.1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 (to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government Spectrum for commercial use); H.R.2520 - Browser Act of 2017 (to require providers of broadband Internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information); H.R.2810/S.1519 - National Defense Authorization Act (provisions related to supply chain); H.R.2870/S.1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (to amend the IRs Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones); H.R.4151 -- STREET Act (provisions relating to smart cities); H.R.5661 - Tribal Connect Act of 2018 (issues related to e-rate eligible services); H.R.5983/S,2973 - Kelsey Smith Act (provisions related to service provider obligations to provide location information in emergencies); H.R.5815/S.2639 - CONSENT Act (privacy provisions); H.R.6032 - SMART IoT Act (issues related to connected devices); H.R.6073 - Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Ares and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); H.R.6286 - Bus Act of 2018 (issues related to e-rate eligible services); S.123 - Karis Law Act of 2017 (issues concerning on premises notification requirements); S.964 - MY DATA (to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security); S.1405/H.R.2997 - FAA Appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems and unmarked towers; S.1682/H.R.4953 - AIRWAVES Act (issues relating to spectrum auctions); S.1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 (issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices); S.1809/H.R.3901 -- Moving FIRST Act (provisions relating to smart cities); S.1904 -- Smart Cities Community Act of 2017 (issues relating to smart cities); S.2391/H.R.4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act (procurement related issues); and S.2510/H.R.4682 - Internet Preservation Act (Issues relating to the preservation of the open internet); S.2694 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018 (provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling); S.2728 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Protection Rights Act of 2018 (provisions related to online privacy protections); S.3149 - DO NOT CALL Act (provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling); S.3157 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act; and S.JRes.52/H.J.Res129 - Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S.Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to Restoring Internet Freedom.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. General lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 50 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017); regulatory reform, restricting agency mandates. H.R 4423 (North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017)/ H.R. 5468 (Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018); regulatory reform targeting judicial review of the environmental review process. S.J.Res. 57 (providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity). H.R. 5954 (Anti-terrorism Clarification Act); amends existing law to make is easier to file civil cases against foriegn countries for their role in terrorist activities. Draft legislation on international evidence parity rules; more specifically the ability to obtain discovery of American companies in foriegn tribunals. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence; Rule 23, MDLs, Rule 30(b)(6), social security appeals, Residual hearsay exception. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements. General lobbying with regard to intermediate care facility class actions.

H.R.45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R.522, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.R.732, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.R.850, Agency Accountability Act of 2017 H.R.978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R.1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R.1525, Stop Taxpayer Funded Settlements Act S.288, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017 S.299, Agency Accountability Act of 2017 S.333, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 S.951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S.1734,Regulatory Improvement and Transparency Act of 2017

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, proposed AT&T-Time Warner, Inc. merger transaction, cross border law enforcement requests, and implications of the First Responder Network; and legislation designed to streamline infrastructure deployment. H.R.1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 provisions--numerous issues related to the regulation of telecommunications carriers, including: spectrum; communications facility deployment; broadband deployment; law enforcement requests for customer data; Division P - RAY BAUMs Act of 2018; Title I, FCC Reauthorization (provisions related to spectrum auction deposits); Title III (securing access to networks in disasters); Title IV (FCC Process Reforms); Title V (provisions related to spoofing prevention, broadband mapping, infrasgructure deployment and cybersecurity); and Title VI (MOBILE NOW provisions). Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: H.R.4795-Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; H.R.4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; H.R.4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; H.R. 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; H.R. 4810 - MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; H.R.4813 - SIFI STUDY Act; H.R.4814 - Community Broadband Act of 2018; H.R. 4817 - PEERING Act of 2018; H.R.4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; H.R.4839 - RESTORED Act of 2018; ; H,R.4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; H.R4847/S.1363 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; H.R.4858 - CLIMB ONCE Act; H.R.4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; H.R.2903/S.2418 - Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017 (provisions related to broadband metrics); H.R.288/S.288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions ); S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband act of 2017 (issues concerning rural broadband deployment); H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents); S.1676/H.R.4232 - B-CROP Act (issues related to rural broadband support); H.R.4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017 (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4842/H.R.4847 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 (issues related go communication facility placement; and S.2343/H.R,4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act (provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment). H.R.460/S.96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.686/S.88 - DIGIT Act (provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability); H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (issues concerning federal universal service programs); H.R.1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 (to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government Spectrum for commercial use); H.R.2520 - Browser Act of 2017 (to require providers of broadband Internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information); H.R.2870/S.1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (to amend the IRs Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones); H.R.4151 -- STREET Act (provisions relating to smart cities); S.123 - Karis Law Act of 2017 (issues concerning on premises notification requirements); S.964 - MY DATA (to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security); S.1405/H.R.2997 - FAA Appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems and unmarked towers; S.1682/H.R.4953 - AIRWAVES Act (issues relating to spectrum auctions); S.1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 (issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices); S.1809/H.R.3901 -- Moving FIRST Act (provisions relating to smart cities); S.1904 -- Smart Cities Community Act of 2017 (issues relating to smart cities); S.2391/H.R.4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act (procurement related issues); and S.2510/H.R.4682 - Internet Preservation Act (Issues relating to the preservation of the open internet); and S.JRes.52/H.J.Res129 - Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S.Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to Restoring Internet Freedom.

H.R.45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R.522, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.R.732, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.R.850, Agency Accountability Act of 2017 H.R.978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R.1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R.1525, Stop Taxpayer Funded Settlements Act S.288, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017 S.299, Agency Accountability Act of 2017 S.333, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 S.951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S.1734,Regulatory Improvement and Transparency Act of 2017

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. General lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. General lobbying with regard to alternative litigation funding. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to Federal judicial selection. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements. General lobbying with regard to intermediate care facility class actions.

H.R.45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R.522, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.R.732, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.R.850, Agency Accountability Act of 2017 H.R.978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R.1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R.1525, Stop Taxpayer Funded Settlements Act S.288, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017 S.299, Agency Accountability Act of 2017 S.333, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 S.951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S.1734,Regulatory Improvement and Transparency Act of 2017

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 601: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements; provisions related to hurricane relief and government funding HR 1370: An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes; provisions related government funding H. Con. Res. 71: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027; provisions related to funding levels S. 21: Regulations from the Executive in Need for Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2017; provisions related to regulatory reform S. 34: Midnight Rules Act; provisions related to regulatory reform S. 69: Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017; provisions related to regulations S. 288: Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017; provisions related to regulations S. 316: Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; provisions related to the Bureau of Land Management S. 335: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2017; provisions related to land use S. 341: Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017; provisions related to energy development and competitive impacts S. 452: Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017; provisions related to implementation S. 579: Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017: provisions related to regulatory reform S. 951: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; provisions related to regulatory reform Discussions related to energy regulations Discussions related to nominations for Security Exchange Commission, Consumer Product Safety Commission, and various agencies

H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. General lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. General lobbying with regard to alternative litigation funding. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to Federal judicial selection. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements.

HR 601: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements; provisions related to hurricane relief and government funding S. 21: Regulations from the Executive in Need for Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2017; provisions related to regulatory reform S. 27: A bill to establish an independent commission to examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national election, and for other purposes; provisions related to cybersecurity S. 69: Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017; provisions related to regulations S. 288: Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017; provisions related to regulations S. 299: Agency Accountability Act of 2017; provisions related to regulations S. 316: Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; provisions related to the Bureau of Land Management S. 335: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2017; provisions related to land use S. 341: Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017; provisions related to energy development and competitive impacts S. 452: Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017; provisions related to implementation S. 534: Midnight Rules Act; provisions related to regulatory reform S. 579: Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017: provisions related to regulatory reform S. 584: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; provisions related to regulatory reform S. 951: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; provisions related to regulatory reform Discussions related to the Bureau of Land Management regulations pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976; provisions related to resource management Discussions related to the Environmental Protection Agency risk management program regulations; provisions related to security and safety

H.R.45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R.522, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.R.732, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.R.850, Agency Accountability Act of 2017 H.R.978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R.1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R.1525, Stop Taxpayer Funded Settlements Act S.288, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017 S.299, Agency Accountability Act of 2017 S.333, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 S.951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S.1734,Regulatory Improvement and Transparency Act of 2017

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S.119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. General lobbying with regard to alternative litigation funding. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to Federal judicial selection.

House Bills H.R. 33, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 - support. H.R. 116, the Main Street Fairness Act - support. H.R. 631, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - support. H.R. 5, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - support. H.R. 720, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 - support. H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act - support. H.R. 620, the ADA Education and Reform Act - support. H.J. Res. 66 and H.J. Res. 67, resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to invalidate the DOLs safe harbor regulations on Savings Arrangements Established by State and Political Subdivisions for Non-Governmental Employees - support. H.R. 1552, Fair and Open Competition Act - support. H.R. 246, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. H.R. 1180, the Working Families Flexibility Act - support. H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act - support. H.R. 2353, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act - support. H.R. 1696, S Corporation Moderation Act of 2017 - support. House Financial Services & General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee FY2018 bills: include language that would transition the governance structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) - support. H.R. 2629, the Representation Fairness Restoration Act - support. H.R. 1555, the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017, or FAIR Act - support. H.R. 978 - Regulatory Improvement Act - support. H.R. 3441, the Save Local Business Act - support. H.R. 3282, the ELD Extension Act of 2017 - support. Senate Bills S. 205, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - support. S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 - support. S. 69, the Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 - support. S. 288, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017 - support. the Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 - support. S. 951, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - support. S. 622, Fair and Open Competition Act - support. S. 707, the Main Street Fairness Act - support. Senate Financial Services & General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee FY2018 bills: include language that would transition the governance structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) - support. S. 711, S Corporation Moderation Act of 2017 - support. H.J. Res. 66 and H.J. Res. 67 a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act - support. S. 1217, the Representation Fairness Restoration Act - support. S. 642, the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017, or FAIR Act - support. S.1558, the Advocacy Empowerment Act of 2017 - support. S. 237, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 - support. S.1559, the Hearing Small Business Act of 2017 American Health Care Act - support. Other Issues Joint Employer Standard Tax Reform Withdrawal of the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Services Proposed Regulations on Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions on Liquidation of an Interest Repeal the Health Insurance Tax Comments Comments in Response to OPIC Notice on Form OPIC-252 82 Fed. Reg. 44220. Overseas Private Investment Corporation, September 22, 2017. Comments in Response to Request for Information; Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees, RIN 1235-AA20, 82 Fed. Reg. 34616 (July 26, 2017). U.S. Department of Labor, September 1, 2017. Comments on Rulemaking Procedures Update, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Docket No. FMCSA-2016-0341, 82 Fed. Reg. 36719 (August 7, 2017). Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, August 8, 2017. Comments on Second set of comments regarding the Request for Information Regarding the Fiduciary Rule and Prohibited Transaction Exemptions; RIN 1210-AB82; Docket ID: EBSA-2017-0004 (82 Fed. Reg. 31278). U.S. Department of Labor. August 1, 2017. Comments regarding the Request for Information Regarding the Fiduciary Rule and Prohibited Transaction Exemptions; RIN 1210-AB82; Docket ID: EBSA-2017-0004 (82 Fed. Reg. 31278). U.S. Department of Labor, July 6, 2017. Comments in Response to the Department of the Treasury Request for Information on Review of Regulations, 82 Fed. Reg. 27217 (June 14, 2017). Department of the Treasury, July 31, 2017. Comments on Request for Information Regarding the Small Business Lending Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0011, 82 Fed. Reg. 22318 (May 15, 2017); Extension of Comment Period, 82 Fed. Reg. 32177 (July 12, 2017) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, July 28, 2017. Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the Bureau of Land Management of the U.S. Department of the Interior titled, Oil and Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands; Rescission of a 2015 Rule, 82 Fed. Reg. 34464 (July 25, 2017). Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, July 28, 2017. Comments on Definition of Waters of the United States - Recodification of Pre-existing Rules, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203, 82 Fed. Reg. 34889 (July 27, 2017). Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Army, July 27, 2017. Comments regarding Notice 2017-38: Implementation of Executive Order 13789 (Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens). Department of Treasury, IRS. July 21, 2017. Comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers notice titled, United States Army, Corps of Engineers; Subgroup to the DOD Regulatory Reform Task Force, Review of Existing Rules, Docket No. COE-2017-0004, 82 Fed. Reg. 33470 (July 20, 2017). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, July 20, 2017. Comments in response to OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2013-0023; Proposed Rule to Delay Compliance Date for Reporting Requirement under Final Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 29261, June 28, 2017). Department of Labor, July 13, 2017. Comments regarding the Request for Information on Reducing Regulatory Burdens Imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act & Improving Healthcare Choices to Empower Patients; Notice ID: CMS-9928-NC (82 Fed. Reg. 26885). Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. July 10, 2017.

HJR 44: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976; all provisions HJR 59: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act"; provisions related to security and safety S. 21: Regulations from the Executive in Need for Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2017; provisions related to regulatory reform S. 27: A bill to establish an independent commission to examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national election, and for other purposes; provisions related to cybersecurity S. 34: Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017; provisions related to regulatory reform S. 69: Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017; provisions related to regulations S. 288: Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017; provisions related to regulations S. 299: Agency Accountability Act of 2017; provisions related to regulations S. 316: Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; provisions related to the Bureau of Land Management S. 335: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2017; provisions related to land use S. 341: Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017; provisions related to energy development and competitive impacts S. 452: Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017; provisions related to implementation of standards S. 579: Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017: provisions related to regulatory reform S. 584: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; provisions related to regulatory reform S. 951: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; provisions related to regulatory reform SJR 28: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to accidental release prevention requirements of risk management programs under the Clean Air Act; provisions related to security and safety

S.21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017; S.34 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017; S.56 - Regulations Endanger Democracy Act of 2017 or the RED Tape Act of 2017; S.69 - Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017; S.119 - Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; S.288 - Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017; S.299 - Agency Accountability Act of 2017; S.577 - Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017; S.578 - Better Evaluation of Science And Technology Act or the BEST Act; S.579 - Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017; S.580 - Truth in Regulations Act of 2017; S.584 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S.___ - Draft legislation previously introduced as the "Regulatory Accountability Act"; H.R.5 - Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R.21 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017; H.R.26 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017; H.R.998 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Actor the SCRUB Act; H.R.1004 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017; H.R.1009 - OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act; H.R.31 - Federal Sunset Act of 2017; H.R.33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R.41 - Preventing Overreach Within the Executive Rulemaking System Act of 2017 or the POWERS Act of2017; H.R.45 - Regulatory Accountability Actof 2017; H.R.50 - Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Actof 2017; H.R.74 - Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2017 or the REVIEW Act of 2017; H.R.75 - All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2017 or the ALERT Act of 2017; H.R.76 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017; H.R.77 - Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017; H.R.462 - Reforming Executive Guidance Act of 2017 or the REG Act of 2017; H.R.469- Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; H.R.674- One In, One Out Act; H.R.978- Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; H.R.1170- Require CRA Compliance Act of 2017; H.R.1430 -Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 or the HONEST Act.

House Bills H.R. 33, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 - support. H.R. 116, the Main Street Fairness Act - support. H.R. 631, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - support. H.R. 5, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - support. H.R. 720, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 - support. H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act - support. H.R. 620, the ADA Education and Reform Act - support. H.J. Res. 66 and H.J. Res. 67, resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to invalidate the DOLs safe harbor regulations on Savings Arrangements Established by State and Political Subdivisions for Non-Governmental Employees - support. H.R. 1552, Fair and Open Competition Act - support. H.R. 246, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. H.R. 1180, the Working Families Flexibility Act - support. H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act - support. H.R. 2353, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act - support. H.R. 1696, S Corporation Moderation Act of 2017 - support. House Financial Services & General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee FY2018 bills: include language that would transition the governance structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) - support. H.R. 2629, the Representation Fairness Restoration Act - support. H.R. 1555, the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017, or FAIR Act - support. H.R. 978 - Regulatory Improvement Act - Support Senate Bills S. 205, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - support. S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 - support. S. 69, the Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 - support. S. 288, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017 - support. the Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 - support. S. 951, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - support. S. 622, Fair and Open Competition Act - support. S. 707, the Main Street Fairness Act - support. Senate Financial Services & General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee FY2018 bills: include language that would transition the governance structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) - support. S. 711, S Corporation Moderation Act of 2017 - support. H.J. Res. 66 and H.J. Res. 67 a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act - support. S. 1217, the Representation Fairness Restoration Act - support. S. 642, the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017, or FAIR Act - support. Other Issues Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court - support. Joint Employer Standard Executive Order, titled Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs PLAs Tax Reform Withdrawal of the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Services Proposed Regulations on Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions on Liquidation of an Interest Repeal the Health Insurance Tax Hearings Dr. William C. Dunkelberg testified before the Committee on the Budget on Private Sector Growth and the Economy on May 3, 2017. Comments Notice of Development of Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account (to Define and Measure the Economic Impact of Outdoor Recreation, RIN 0691-XC068, 82 Fed. Reg. 28818 (June 26, 2017) Comments regarding the Proposed Delay of Compliance Date for the Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses rule; Docket ID: OSHA-2013-0023 (82 Fed. Reg. 29261) (June 28, 2017) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Rescission of Rule Interpreting Advice Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, RIN 1245-AA07, 82 Fed. Reg. 26877 (June 12, 2017) Notice CFDA Number: 93.085, Awards Unsolicited Proposal for the Professionalism and Integrity Research Program, published by the HHS, 82 Fed. Reg. 28329 (June 21, 2017) Notice Evaluation of Existing Regulations, 82 Fed. Reg. 28431 (June 22, 2017), implementing Executive Order 13777 Comments regarding the Request for Comments on Food Labeling; Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments; Docket ID: FDA-2011-F-0172 (82 Fed. Reg. 20825) (June 14, 2017) Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Elimination of Main Studio Rule MB Docket No. 17-106, 82 Fed. Reg. 25590 (June 2, 2017) Request for Information Regarding the Small Business Lending Market (Docket No. CFPB-2017-0011) (May 23, 2017) Comments for Improvements in the Organization and Functioning of the Executive Branch in Response to Executive Order 13781 of March 13, 2017, and Office of Management and Budget Notice of Request for Comment on Government-Wide Reform, 82 Fed. Reg. 22355 (May 15, 2017) Comments regarding the Request for Comment on Evaluation of Existing Regulations; Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190 (82 Fed. Reg. 17793) (April 28, 2017)

H.R.45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R.522, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.R.732, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.R.850, Agency Accountability Act of 2017 H.R.978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R.1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R.1525, Stop Taxpayer Funded Settlements Act S.288, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017 S.299, Agency Accountability Act of 2017 S.333, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 S.951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); require agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. S.119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. H.R. 1103 (Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act); amends title 10, United States Code, to provide for garnishment pursuant to a court order to satisfy a judgment against a retired member of the uniformed services for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child. H.R. 459 (Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017); provides for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. General lobbying with regard to alternative litigation funding. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial selection generally. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to the Congressional Review Act.

H.R.45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R.522, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.R.732, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.R.850, Agency Accountability Act of 2017 H.R.978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R.1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R.1525, Stop Taxpayer Funded Settlements Act S.288, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017 S.299, Agency Accountability Act of 2017 S.333, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HJR 38: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule; all provisions HJR 41: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers"; provisions related to reporting requirements HJR 44: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976; provisions related to resource management HJR 59: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act"; provisions related to security and safety S. 27: A bill to establish an independent commission to examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national election, and for other purposes; provisions related to cybersecurity S. 69: Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017; provisions related to regulations S. 288: Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017; provisions related to regulations S. 299: Agency Accountability Act of 2017; provisions related to regulations S. 316: Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; provisions related to the Bureau of Land Management S. 335: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2017; provisions related to land use S. 341: Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017; provisions related to regulations S. Con Res. 3: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026; all provisions SJR 28: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to accidental release prevention requirements of risk management programs under the Clean Air Act; provisions related to security and safety Discussions related to regulatory efficiency

S.21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017; S.34 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017; S.56 - Regulations Endanger Democracy Act of 2017 or the RED Tape Act of 2017; S.69 - Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017; S.119 - Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; S.288 - Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017; S.299 - Agency Accountability Act of 2017; S.577 - Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017; S.578 - Better Evaluation of Science And Technology Act or the BEST Act; S.579 - Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017; S.580 - Truth in Regulations Act of 2017; S.584 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S.___ - Draft legislation previously introduced as the "Regulatory Accountability Act"; H.R.5 - Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R.21 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017; H.R.26 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017; H.R.998 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Actor the SCRUB Act; H.R.1004 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017; H.R.1009 - OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act; H.R.31 - Federal Sunset Act of 2017; H.R.33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R.41 - Preventing Overreach Within the Executive Rulemaking System Act of 2017 or the POWERS Act of2017; H.R.45 - Regulatory Accountability Actof 2017; H.R.50 - Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Actof 2017; H.R.74 - Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2017 or the REVIEW Act of 2017; H.R.75 - All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2017 or the ALERT Act of 2017; H.R.76 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017; H.R.77 - Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017; H.R.462 - Reforming Executive Guidance Act of 2017 or the REG Act of 2017; H.R.469- Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; H.R.674- One In, One Out Act; H.R.978- Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; H.R.1170- Require CRA Compliance Act of 2017; H.R.1430 -Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 or the HONEST Act.

House Bills H.R. 33, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 - support. H.R. 1101, the Small Business Health Fairness Act - support. H.R. 116, the Main Street Fairness Act - support. H.R. 631, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - support. H.R. 5, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - support. H.R. 720, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 - support. H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act - support. H.R. 620, the ADA Education and Reform Act - support. H.J. Res. 66 and H.J. Res. 67, resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to invalidate the DOLs safe harbor regulations on Savings Arrangements Established by State and Political Subdivisions for Non-Governmental Employees - support. H.R. 1552, Fair and Open Competition Act - support. H.R. 246, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. Senate Bills S. 205, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - support. S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 - support. S. 69, the Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 - support. S. 288, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017 - support. the Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 - support. the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - support. Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to invalidate the Obama Administrations OSHA regulation overturning the decision in Volks1 regarding the statute of limitations for recordkeeping violations - support. S. 622, Fair and Open Competition Act - support. Other Issues Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court - support. Joint Employer Standard Executive Order, titled Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs PLAs Tax Reform Small Business Rate Parity Hearings NFIBs Karen Harned testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management on Improving Small Business Input on Federal Regulations: Ideas for Congress and a New Administration. (January 19, 2017) Scott Bollenbacher testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Rescuing Americans from the Failed Health Care Law and Advancing Patient-Centered Solutions. (February 1, 2017) Kevin Kuhlman testified before the House Committee on Small Business on Reimagining the Health Care Marketplace for Americas Small Businesses. (February 7, 2017) NFIB signed onto a Statement issued by the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace regarding a House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing titled, Restoring Balance and Fairness to the National Labor Relations Board. (February 14, 2017) Holly Wade testified before the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access on the State of the Small Business Economy. (February 16, 2017) Karen Harned testified before the Senate Committee on Judiciary on the Nomination of the Honorable Neil M. Gorsuch to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. (March 20, 2017) NFIB Statement to the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on Examining How Small Businesses Confront and Shape Regulations. (March 29, 2017) Comments January 4, 2017 - Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Comments on OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2012-0007, Standards Improvement Project-Phase IV, 81 Fed. Reg. 68504, (October 4, 2016) February 7, 2017 - Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs - Regulations of Particular Concern to Small and Independent Businesses. March 3, 2017 - DOL - Comments in Support of 60-Day Delay in Applicability Date of Fiduciary Rule Employee Benefits Security Administration, RIN 1210-AB79 (82 Fed. Reg. 12319, March 2, 2017) (NPRM of March 2, 2017) March 13, 2017 - Department of Commerce - Comments on Impact of Federal Regulations on Domestic Manufacturing, DOC-2017-0001, Docket 170302221-7221-01, 82 Fed. Reg. 12787 (March 7, 2017) March 16, 2017 - DOL - Comments regarding the examination of the Fiduciary Duty Rule described in the Presidents Memorandum of February 3, 2017, RIN 1210-AB79 (82 Fed. Reg 12319)