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Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017
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Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to establish and implement a "safe harbor" for certain investment fund research reports published by brokers and dealers. Such reports shall be deemed not to be "offers" under specified provisions of securities law, even if the broker or dealer participates in the registered offering of the investment fund's securities. In implementing the safe harbor, the SEC must prohibit a self-regulatory organization from maintaining or enforcing a rule that would prevent a member from: (1) publishing or distributing a covered investment fund research report solely because the member is also participating in a registered offering of the fund, or (2) participating in a registered offering of a covered investment fund solely because the member has published a research report about the fund. The bill restricts the SEC from conditioning the safe harbor upon specified requirements. The safe harbor shall generally not apply to reports about a business development company or a registered closed-end investment company published by a broker or dealer during a specified time frame.
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Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7547-7548)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7547-7548)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 327.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7547-7549)
Mr. Hill moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Held at the desk.
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2018 · third_quarter · Aerospace
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4028/S. 1982, Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5192/S. 2498, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2282, Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2018 S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution 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 Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,945-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Civil Investigative Demands and Associated Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 3,686-3,687, January 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rules and Practices for Adjudication Proceedings (83 Fed. Reg. 5,055-5,056, February 5, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Enforcement Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 5,999-6,000, February 12, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau External Engagements (83 Fed. Reg. 8,247-8,249, February 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Public Reporting Practices of Consumer Complaint Information (83 Fed. Reg. 9,499-9,501, March 6, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rulemaking Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 10,437-10,440, March 9, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Adopted Regulations and New Rulemaking Authorities (83 Fed. Reg. 12,286-12,289, March 21, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Inherited Regulations and Inherited Rulemaking Authorities (83 Fed. Reg. 12,881-12,883, March 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Supervision Program (83 Fed. Reg. 7,166-7,168, February 20, 2018) Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Certain of Their Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies; Federal Reserve System Docket No. R-1604 and OCC Docket ID OCC-2018-0002 Nomination of Governor Jerome Powell to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; consolidated asset thresholds related to the Advanced Approaches capital framework, the net stable fund ratio rule, and the liquidity coverage ratio rule; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; testimony by the Vice Chairman for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board, to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; blockchain and fintech
Client expense: $15,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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), 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), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1849, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2319, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3903, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4028/S. 1982, Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2282, Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2018 S. 2498, Protecting Children From Identity Theft Act Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Nomination of Governor Jerome Powell to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 2.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending
Client expense: $15,390,000 · 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 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), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), 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), 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. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2017 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues relating to: Reforms to Dodd-Frank Act; Cyber Security; H.R. 910, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; S. 327,Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; S.223, Senior Safe Act; Fintech Policy; Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) Reform; H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2017 (MOBILE Act); DOL Fiduciary Rule specifically the following resolutions, H.J.Res.66, H.J.Res 67, S.J.Res 32. S.J.Res 33, "Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees."; S.J.Res 19, and H.J.Res 73,Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act"; and International insurance issues; H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act; H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017; H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017; and H.R. 3758, Senior Safe Act of 2017; and matters related to Interaffiliate Margin treatment
Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2017 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues relating to: Reforms to Dodd-Frank Act; Cyber Security; H.R. 910, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; S. 327,Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; S.223, Senior Safe Act; Fintech Policy; Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) Reform; H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2017 (MOBILE Act); DOL Fiduciary Rule specifically the following resolutions, H.J.Res.66, H.J.Res 67, S.J.Res 32. S.J.Res 33, "Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees."; S.J.Res 19, and H.J.Res 73,Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. "; and International insurance issues
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10 (Financial CHOICE Act of 2017); H.R. 477 (Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017); H.R. 910 (Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017); H.R. 1343 (Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017); H.R. 1459 (Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act); H.R. 1585 (To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to codify certain qualifications of individuals as accredited investors for purposes of the securities laws); H.R. 1645 (Fostering Innovation Act of 2017); H.R. 1667 (Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2017); H.R. 3299 (Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017); H.R. 3758 (Senior Safe Act of 2017); H.R. 3857 (PASS Act of 2017); H.R. 3903 (Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017); S. 178 (Robert Matava Elder Abuse Prosecution Act of 2017); S. 223 (Senior$afe Act of 2017); S. 327 (Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017); S. 488 (Encouraging Employee Ownership Act); Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Swap execution facilities; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (including Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); China - strategic and economic dialogue; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India, China; Transpacific Partnership; India Market Access Issues; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; India Financial Sector Reform; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Privacy and cybersecurity issues (general); Municipal advisor regulation; CFTC cross-border guidance exemptive order; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act implementation; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; Release No. 34-71958, Security-Based Swap Dealers Recordkeeping; Regulation AB II (asset backed securities - Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau); Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Inter-affiliate swap transactions; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; Trade policy issues (general); China "Secure and Controllable" information and communication technologies (ICT) regulations; Mutual Fund 12b-1 Fees; Senior investors/diminished capacity investors; Broker-dealers/investment advisers mitigation of accounts; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board small broker/dealer exemption; U.S./EU financial markets regulatory dialogue; Trade and international issues (general); Diversity & Inclusion initiatives in the financial services industry; Data localization requirements in the Trans-Pacific Partnership; Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) and clearing for swaps; Global FX Code of Conduct; Decision to delay implementation for margin for non-centrally cleared swaps; North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA); Infrastructure finance and agenda; Municipal information disclosure regulation; Executive Order 13771 (Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost); Executive Order 13772 (Core Principles for Regulation of the US Financial System) Executive Order 13777 (Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda); US and China 100-day trade talks; Fiscal Year 2018 Transportations, HUD Appropriations Bill; Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Services and General Government Bill; Housing finance reform.
2017 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1849, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2319, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2359, FCRA Liability Harmonization Act H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3903, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3971, Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4028/S. 1982, Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation At Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE)Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act H.J. Res. 111/S.J. Res. 47, 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 "Arbitration Agreements" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Potential legislation similar to H.R 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 347, Facilitating Access to Credit Act of 2015 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Nomination of Governor Jerome Powell to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; CFPB arbitration rulemaking; Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128) modernization; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 2.0; Small Business Lending Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0011; Consumer Credit Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0006; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128)
2017 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10 (Financial CHOICE Act of 2017); H.R. 50 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017); H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 316 (Futures Investor Protection Act); H.R. 477 (Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017); H.R. 910 (Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017); H.R. 1343 (Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017); H.R. 1459 (Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act); H.R. 1585 (To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to codify certain qualifications of individuals as accredited investors for purposes of the securities laws); H.R. 1645 (Fostering Innovation Act of 2017); H.R. 1667 (Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2017); H.R. 2266 (Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017); H.R. 3299 (Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017); H.R. 3758 (Senior Safe Act of 2017); H.R. 3857 (PASS Act of 2017); H.R. 3903 (Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017); S. 18 (Fair Tax Act of 2017); S. 178 (Robert Matava Elder Abuse Prosecution Act of 2017); S. 223 (Senior$afe Act of 2017); S. 327 (Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017); S. 488 (Encouraging Employee Ownership Act); Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Swap execution facilities; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (including Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); China - strategic and economic dialogue; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India, China; Transpacific Partnership; India Market Access Issues; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; India Financial Sector Reform; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Privacy and cybersecurity issues (general); Municipal advisor regulation; CFTC cross-border guidance exemptive order; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act implementation; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; Release No. 34-71958, Security-Based Swap Dealers Recordkeeping; Regulation AB II (asset backed securities - Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau); Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Inter-affiliate swap transactions; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; Trade policy issues (general); China "Secure and Controllable" information and communication technologies (ICT) regulations; Mutual Fund 12b-1 Fees; Senior investors/diminished capacity investors; Broker-dealers/investment advisers mitigation of accounts; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board small broker/dealer exemption; U.S./EU financial markets regulatory dialogue; Trade and international issues (general); Diversity & Inclusion initiatives in the financial services industry; Data localization requirements in the Trans-Pacific Partnership; Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) and clearing for swaps; Global FX Code of Conduct; Decision to delay implementation for margin for non-centrally cleared swaps; Financial CHOICE Act; Crapo, Brown requests for proposals to foster economic growth; North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA); Infrastructure finance and agenda; Municipal information disclosure regulation; Executive Order 13771 (Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost); Executive Order 13772 (Core Principles for Regulation of the US Financial System) Executive Order 13777 (Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda); US and China 100-day trade talks; Fiscal Year 2018 Transportations, HUD Appropriations Bill; Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Services and General Government Bill; Support of financial literacy.
2017 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act of 2017; provisions relating to SIFI designation, international capital standards, FIO restructuring, Senior$afe Act H.R. 135 - Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017; entire bill H.R. 585 - Investor Choice Act of 2017; entire bill H.R. 910 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; entire bill H.R. 1585 - to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to codify certain qualifications of individuals as accredited investors for purposes of the securities laws; entire bill H.R. 1669 - Partnership to Build America Act of 2017; entire bill H.R. 1670 - the Infrastructure Act; entire bill H.R. 2396 - Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act; entire bill H.R. 3312 - Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017; entire bill S. 327 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; entire bill S. 647 - Mandatory Arbitration Transparency Act of 2017; entire bill S. 1893 - Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017; entire bill Senate FY17 FSGG Spending Bill; provisions relating to e-delivery Not Yet Introduced: 913 Uniform Standard of Care; entire bill Not Yet Introduced: legislation to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require certain entities to develop internal risk control mechanisms to safeguard and govern the storage of market data
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1849, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2359, FCRA Liability Harmonization Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 111/S.J. Res. 47, 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 "Arbitration Agreements" Draft legislation titled Facilitating Access to Credit Act Draft legislation titled Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled TRID Improvement Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R 6392, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Proposed rule on bylaws; bank conversions and mergers; and voluntary mergers of federally insured credit unions (82 Fed. Reg. 26,605-26,615, June 8, 2017) Request for comments on proprietary trading and certain interests in and relationships with covered funds (Volcker Rule) (82 Fed. Reg. 36,692-36,697, August 7, 2017) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; CFPB arbitration rulemaking; Clarifying the Exemption of Business of Insurance from CFPB Regulation; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; FSOC reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; proxy voting system; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 2.0; Small Business Lending Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0011; Consumer Credit Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0006; Use of Alternative Data and Modeling Techniques in the Credit Process, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0005; Remittance Rule Assessment, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0004; beneficial ownership
2017 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Monitor issues impacting state securities regulation and investor protection. Monitor the CHOICE Act and capital formation legislation. Monitor the following legislation: H.R. 910/ S 327 Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; H.R. 1219/ S 444 Supporting Americas Innovators Act of 2017; H.R. 1257/ S 462 Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act; H.R. 1366/ S 484 US Territories Investor Protection Act of 2017; H.R. 1343/S 488 Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017; and H.R. 1312, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (Hensarling) H.R. 2319 - Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 (Rothfus) H.R. 3555 - Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act (Loudermilk) H.R. 3758 - Senior Safe Act of 2017 (Sinema) H.R. 3857 - Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act of 2017 (Wagner) S. 223 - Senior Safe Act of 2017 (Collins) S. 327 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (Heller) FSOC Procedures for SIFI Designation of Nonbank Financial Companies Financial Stability Board Electronic Delivery of Mutual Fund Shareholder Reports CFTC Rule 4.5 Exchange-Traded Funds US Equity and Fixed Income Market Structure Maker-Taker Pricing Model Volcker Rule Proxy Advisory Services Proxy Voting by Mutual Funds MiFID II
Client expense: $1,515,146 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R.910, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (All sections of full text) S.327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (All sections of full text) Monitored S.J. Res.19, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 1624, Municipal Finance Support Act of 2017, issues related to municipal bonds liquidity; S 828, A bill to amend the FDIC Act to require the appropriate Federal banks agencies to treat certain municipal objectives as level 2B liquid assets, issues related to municipal bonds liquidity; HR 910, S 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017, issues related to exchange-traded funds research.
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues relating to: Reforms to Dodd-Frank Act; Cyber Security; H.R. 910, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; S. 327,Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; S.223, Senior$afe Act; Fintech Policy; Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) Reform; H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2017 (MOBILE Act); DOL Fiduciary Rule specifically the following resolutions, H.J.Res.66, H.J.Res 67, S.J.Res 43, S.J.Res 32. S.J.Res 33, "Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees."; S.J.Res 19, and H.J.Res 73,Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act"; and International insurance issues; H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act; H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017; H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017; and H.R. 3758, Senior Safe Act of 2017; and matters related to Interaffiliate Margin treatment
Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act of 2017; provisions relating to SIFI designation, international capital standards, FIO restructuring, Senior$afe Act H.R. 135 - Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017; entire bill H.R. 585 - Investor Choice Act of 2017; entire bill H.R. 910 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; entire bill H.R. 1585 - to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to codify certain qualifications of individuals as accredited investors for purposes of the securities laws; entire bill H.R. 1669 - Partnership to Build America Act of 2017; entire bill H.R. 1670 - the Infrastructure Act; entire bill S. 327 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; entire bill S. 647 - Mandatory Arbitration Transparency Act of 2017; entire bill Senate FY17 FSGG Spending Bill; provisions relating to e-delivery Not Yet Introduced: 913 Uniform Standard of Care; entire bill Not Yet Introduced: FY17 Omnibus; provisions relating to e-delivery of mutual fund shareholder reports
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Monitor issues impacting state securities regulation and investor protection. Monitor the CHOICE Act and capital formation legislation. Monitor the following legislation: H.R. 910/ S 327 Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; H.R. 1219/ S 444 Supporting Americas Innovators Act of 2017; H.R. 1257/ S 462 Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act; H.R. 1366/ S 484 US Territories Investor Protection Act of 2017; H.R. 1343/S 488 Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017; and H.R. 1312, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10 (Financial CHOICE Act of 2017); H.R. 50 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015); H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 316 (Futures Investor Protection Act); H.R. 477 (Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017); H.R. 910 (Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017); H.R. 1343 (Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017); H.R. 1459 (Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act); H.R. 1667 (Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2017); S. 18 (Fair Tax Act of 2017); S. 223 (Senior$afe Act of 2017); S. 327 (Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017); S. 488 (Encouraging Employee Ownership Act); Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Swap execution facilities; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (including Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); China - strategic and economic dialogue; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India, China; Transpacific Partnership; India Market Access Issues; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; India Financial Sector Reform; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Privacy and cybersecurity issues (general); Municipal advisor regulation; CFTC cross-border guidance exemptive order; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act implementation; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; Release No. 34-71958, Security-Based Swap Dealers Recordkeeping; Regulation AB II (asset backed securities - Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau); Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Inter-affiliate swap transactions; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; Trade policy issues (general); China "Secure and Controllable" information and communication technologies (ICT) regulations; Mutual Fund 12b-1 Fees; Senior investors/diminished capacity investors; Broker-dealers/investment advisers mitigation of accounts; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board small broker/dealer exemption; U.S./EU financial markets regulatory dialogue; Trade and international issues (general); Diversity & Inclusion initiatives in the financial services industry; Data localization requirements in the Trans-Pacific Partnership; Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) and clearing for swaps; Global FX Code of Conduct; Decision to delay implementation for margin for non-centrally cleared swaps; Financial CHOICE Act; Presidential Executive Order on Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Executive Order on Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda; Crapo, Brown requests for proposals to foster economic growth; North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA); Infrastructure finance and agenda; Municipal information disclosure regulation; Executive Order 13771 (Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost); Executive Order 13772 (Core Principles for Regulation of the US Financial System); US and China 100-day trade talks; Fiscal Year 2018 Transportations, HUD Appropriations Bill; Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Services and General Government Bill; Support of financial literacy.
2017 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act of 2017; provisions relating to SIFI designation, international capital standards, FIO restructuring, Senior$afe Act H.R. 135 - Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017; entire bill H.R. 585 - Investor Choice Act of 2017; entire bill H.R. 910 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; entire bill H.R. 1585 - to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to codify certain qualifications of individuals as accredited investors for purposes of the securities laws; entire bill H.R. 1669 - Partnership to Build America Act of 2017; entire bill H.R. 1670 - the Infrastructure Act; entire bill S. 327 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; entire bill S. 647 - Mandatory Arbitration Transparency Act of 2017; entire bill Senate FY17 FSGG Spending Bill; provisions relating to e-delivery Not Yet Introduced: 913 Uniform Standard of Care; entire bill Not Yet Introduced: FY17 Omnibus; provisions relating to e-delivery of mutual fund shareholder reports
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues relating to: Reforms to Dodd-Frank Act; Cyber Security; H.R. 910, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; S. 327,Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; S.223, Senior$afe Act; Fintech Policy; Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) Reform; H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2017 (MOBILE Act); DOL Fiduciary Rule specifically the following resolutions, H.J.Res.66, H.J.Res 67, S.J.Res 43, S.J.Res 32. S.J.Res 33, "Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees."; S.J.Res 19, and H.J.Res 73,Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. "; and International insurance issues
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (Hensarling) H.R. 910 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (Hill) H.R. 1219 - Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 (McHenry) H.R. 1366 - US Territories Investor Protection Act of 2017 (Velazquez) H.R. 2319 - Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 (Rothfus) S. 223 - Senior Safe Act of 2017 (Collins) S. 327 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (Heller) S. 1117 - Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 (Toomney) Financial Stability Board Electronic Delivery of Mutual Fund Shareholder Reports CFTC Rule 4.5 Exchange-Traded Funds US Equity Market Structure Volcker Rule Antitrust Implications of Common Ownership Proxy Advisory Services Proxy Voting by Mutual Funds MiFID II SEC standards of conduct for investment advisers and broker-dealers
Client expense: $1,159,465 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 910, S 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017, issues related to investment research; HR 10, Financial Choice Act of 2017, issues related to investment research and issues related to reauthorization of National Flood Insurance Program; General issues related to Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) II.
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2017 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act Potential legislation similar to H.R 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act(114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R 6392, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on arbitration agreements (81 Fed. Reg. 32,830-32,934, May 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments and including the proposed regulations on amendments relating to disclosure of records and information (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB small business data collection; CFPB arbitration rulemaking; CFPB Commission; CFPB alternative data; CFPB rule assessments; CFPB card issue (deferred interest); Clarifying the Exemption of Business of Insurance from CFPB Regulation; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; FSOC reform; Office of Financial Research Transparency and Accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; proxy voting system; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 2.0; initial public offerings and private placements; Small Business Lending Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0011; Consumer Credit Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0006; Use of Alternative Data and Modeling Techniques in the Credit Process, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0005; Remittance Rule Assessment, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0004; beneficial ownership
2017 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R.910, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (All sections of full text) S.327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (All sections of full text) Monitored S.J. Res.19, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 50 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015); H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 316 (Futures Investor Protection Act); H.R. 477 (Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017); H.R. 910 (Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017); H.R. 1343 (Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017); H.R. 1459 (Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act); H.R. 1667 (Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2017); H.R. 1948 (To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes); H.R. 5485 (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017); S. 18 (Fair Tax Act of 2017); S. 223 (Senior$afe Act of 2017); S. 327 (Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017); S. 488 (Encouraging Employee Ownership Act); Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Swap execution facilities; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (including Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); China - strategic and economic dialogue; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India, China; Transpacific Partnership; India Market Access Issues; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; India Financial Sector Reform; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cybersecurity issues (general); Municipal advisor regulation; CFTC cross-border guidance exemptive order; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act implementation; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; Release No. 34-71958, Security-Based Swap Dealers Recordkeeping; Regulation AB II (asset backed securities - Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau); Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Inter-affiliate swap transactions; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; Trade policy issues (general); China "Secure and Controllable" information and communication technologies (ICT) regulations; Mutual Fund 12b-1 Fees; Senior investors/diminished capacity investors; Broker-dealers/investment advisers mitigation of accounts; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board small broker/dealer exemption; U.S./EU financial markets regulatory dialogue; Trade and international issues (general); Diversity (general); National Market System (NMS) discussion draft; Data localization requirements in the Trans-Pacific Partnership; Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) and clearing for swaps; Global FX Code of Conduct; Decision to delay implementation for margin for non-centrally cleared swaps; Financial CHOICE Act; Presidential Executive Order on Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Executive Order on Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda; Crapo, Brown requests for proposals to foster economic growth; North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA); Infrastructure finance and agenda; Municipal information disclosure regulation.
2017 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 135 - Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017; entire bill H.R. 585 - Investor Choice Act of 2017; entire bill H.R. 910 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; entire bill H.R. 1585 - to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to codify certain qualifications of individuals as accredited investors for purposes of the securities laws; entire bill H.R. 1669 - Partnership to Build America Act of 2017; entire bill H.R. 1670 - the Infrastructure Act; entire bill S. 327 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; entire bill S. 647 - Mandatory Arbitration Transparency Act of 2017; entire bill Not Yet Introduced: Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 Discussion Draft; provisions relating to SIFI designation, international capital standards, FIO restructuring, Senior$afe Act Not Yet Introduced: 913 Uniform Standard of Care; entire bill Not Yet Introduced: FY17 Omnibus; provisions relating to e-delivery of mutual fund shareholder reports
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues relating to: Reforms to Dodd-Frank Act; Cyber Security; H.R. 910, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; S. 327,Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; S.223, Senior$afe Act; Fintech Policy; Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) Reform; H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2017 (MOBILE Act); DOL Fiduciary Rule; H.J. Res 66; H.J. Res 67; S.J. Res 32; S.J. Res 33; S.J. Res 19; H.J. Res 73; International insurance issues
Client expense: $1,970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act H.J. Res. 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" Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act(114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on arbitration agreements (81 Fed. Reg. 32,830-32,934, May 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed regulations on amendments relating to disclosure of records and information (81 Fed. Reg. 58,310-58,340, August 24, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Security and Exchange Commission order recognizing the resource extraction payment disclosure requirements of the European Union, Canada and the U.S. extractive industries transparency initiative as substantially similar to the requirements of rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (81 Fed. Reg. 49,163-49,164, July 27, 2016) Final regulation on prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) and the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z) (81 Fed. Reg. 83,934-84,387, November 22, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Office of Financial Research Transparency and Accountability; Volcker rule; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; proxy voting system; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 2.0; initial public offerings and private placements
2017 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Monitor issues impacting state securities regulation and investor protection. Monitor the CHOICE Act. Monitor the following legislation: H.R. 910/ S 327 Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017; H.R. 1219/ S 444 Supporting Americas Innovators Act of 2017; H.R. 1257/ S 462 Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act; H.R. 1366/ S 484 US Territories Investor Protection Act of 2017; H.R. 1343/S 488 Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017; and H.R. 1312, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 910, S 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017, issues related to research on exchange-traded funds.
Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, White House Office
2017 · first_quarter · Banking
HR 78-SEC Regulatory Accountability Act, HR 79-HALOS Act-Helping Angels Lead our startup Act, HR 790-Return to prudent banking, Financial CHOICE Act, Dodd-Frank Sec. 953B,Defend Dodd-Frank, Glass-Steagall, S 327-Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017, S 488-Encouraging employee ownership Act, CFPB defense, SEC Protection, SEC chair Nomination
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Government Ethics (OGE), Office of Special Counsel, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 78 - SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (Wagner) H.R. 238 - Commodity End-User Relief Act (Conaway) H.R. 910 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (Hill) H.R. 1219 - Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 (McHenry) H.R. 1366 - US Territories Investor Act of 2017 (Velazquez) Financial CHOICE Act (Hensarling) S. 223 - Senior Safe Act of 2017 (Collins) S. 327 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (Heller) S. 484 - US Territories Investor Protection Act of 2017 (Menendez) FSOC Review of Asset Management Sector for Potential SIFI Designations Financial Stability Board SEC Proposal on Electronic Delivery of Mutual Fund Shareholder Reports CFTC Rule 4.5 Money Market Mutual Funds Exchange-Traded Funds National Market System Plans Volcker Rule Antitrust Implications of Common Ownership
Client expense: $1,269,683 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · first_quarter · Banking
H.R.910, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (All sections of full text) S.327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (All sections of full text) Monitored S.J. Res.19, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5167-5168)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5167-5168)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5166-5168)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 11.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported by Senator Crapo with amendments. Without written report.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
| February 7, 2017 |
| Enrolled Bill | -- |
Client expense: $2,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $16,830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), 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), 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. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $1,830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $13,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $1,680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $11,680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $1,780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $17,150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of