Economic Security for New Parents Act

S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act--Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. H.R. 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017-- FIO reform. H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017--Reform of FSOC non-bank SIFI designation process. S.1360, International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2017--International capital standards H.R.4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017--International Capital Standards H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act--Dodd Frank Act reforms S. 1157, H.B. 2481, PATCH Act of 2017-A bill to establish the Vulnerabilities Equities Review Board Tort Reform H.R. 906 - The Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency Act H.R. 985; H.Res.180 - The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act H.R. 720; H.Res 180; S.237 - The Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R. 1215; H.Res.382 - The Protecting Access to Care Act H.R. 1118 - The Innocent Sellers Fairness Act Trade Recently concluded bilateral covered agreement with the EU Disaster Relief S. 161, A bill to improve hurricane forecasting and for other purposes. S. 153, A bill to ensure reliable observation of hurricanes. H.R.1423 - National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2017 S.600 - Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2017 H.R. 1422 - Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R.1183 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve mitigation assistance. H.R.1481 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. H.R. 1558 - Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act H.R.1665 - To ensure that Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency considers severe local impact in making a recommendation to the President for a major disaster declaration. H.R.1679 - To ensure that the Federal Emergency Management Agency's current efforts to modernize its grant management system includes applicant accessibility and transparency, and for other purposes. H.R. 1789 H.R.1691 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based earthquake loss mitigation programs. H.R. 2246 - Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017 H.R. 2548 - FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2565 - a bill to require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2818 - Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2017 H.R. 2868 - National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2874 - 21st Century Flood Reform Act H.R. 2875 - National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 S. 1368 - Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R.3672 - Making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. S.1768 - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R.3732 - Emergency Aid to American Survivors of Hurricanes Irma and Jose Overseas Act S.1798 - Federal Flood Management Act of 2017 S.1823 - Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2017 S.1842 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act S.1853 - Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2017 H.R.3823 - Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 H.R.3824 - Texas Flood Accountability Act of 2017 H.R.3854 - Federal Infrastructure Flood Resiliency Act of 2017 H.R. 601 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R.3936 - National Flood Insurance Program Debt Forgiveness Act of 2017 S.1932 - Wildfire Mitigation Assistance Act H.R.4056 - Disaster Insurance Risk Equality Act H.R.4008 - Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 S.1991 - Wildland Fires Act of 2017 H.R.4148 - Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2017 S.2104 - Earthquake Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2017 S.2092 - Flood Insurance Continuing Education and Training Act H.R.4397 - California Wildfire Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2017 S.1907 - National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2017 H.R.4460 - Disaster Recovery Reform Act H.R.4455 - SMART Rebuilding Act H.R.4667 - Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. H.J.Res.123 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.1370 - An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes. H.R.4739 - Build America Act of 2018 H.R.4995 - Due Diligence for FEMA Disaster Contractors Act of 2018 H.R.4905 - IMAGES Act of 2018 (NFIP) H.R.5200 - Hardest Hit Housing Act of 2018 S.2447 - Smart Building Acceleration Act H.R.5069 - Smart Building Acceleration Act of 2018 H.R.4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018 H.R.5016 - Revitalize Rural America Act of 2018 Regulation of the insurance industry H.R.1708 - To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage. Monitor implementation of (Pub. L. 114-1), the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 Monitor implementation of Pub. L. 114-113, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (contains the Policyholder Protection Act) Monitor the Federal Insurance Offices activities at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors Recently concluded bilateral covered agreement with the EU H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 S. 1360 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2017 S.1579 - Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act H.R. 3110 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R.3312 - Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.J.Res.111 - 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" H.R.3363 - CLAIM Act S.1773/H.R. 3698 - A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to limit the overall rate of return for crop insurance providers and remove the requirement of budget neutrality in the Standard Reinsurance Agreement. H.R.3746 - Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 S.1835 - Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S.1893 - Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R.3762 - International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R.4309 - Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 H.R.4483 - Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2017 H.R.4537 - International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R.4755 - Federal Reserve Regulatory Oversight Act S.2299 - Wildfire Regulatory Relief Act of 2018 S.2512 - A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require producers to elect to receive price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage under that Act or Federal crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act. H.R.5203 - To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require producers to elect to receive price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage under that Act or Federal crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act. (related bill to above) H.R.4865 - Crop Insurance Modernization Act of 2018 H.R.4771 - Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R.5076 - Small Bank Exam Cycle Improvement Act of 2018 (to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to extend the examination cycle for certain insured depository institutions) H.R.5266 - Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 (to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to make the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection an independent Financial Product Safety Commission, and for other purposes) H.R.5381 - GRATER Act of 2018 (To reduce and minimize the credit, guarantee, and insurance risk of all Federal Government programs by transferring such risk to the private sector at market terms, and for other purposes) Automotive H.R. 1266 - To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to assist units of local government in developing and implementing plans, known as Vision Zero plans, to H.R.1568 - To enhance interstate commerce by creating a national hiring standard for motor carriers, and for other purposes. H.R.3388 - SELF DRIVE Act H.R.3404 - To provide for the establishment in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of a Highly Automated Vehicle Advisory Council. H.R.3411 - To establish in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration an Automated Driving System Cybersecurity Advisory Council to make recommendations regarding cybersecurity for the testing, deployment, and updating of automated driving systems. H.R.3412 - LEAD'R Act H.R.3421 - INFORM Act H.R.3407 - To amend chapter 301 of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, to require a cybersecurity plan for highly automated vehicles, and for other purposes. H.R.3430 - SHARES Act S.1666 - HOT CARS Act of 2017 H.R.3449 - Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act H.Res.493 - Recognizing the dangers of distracted driving. S.1885 - AV START Act S.2017/H.R. 4156 - Driver Fatigue Prevention Act H.R.4542 - Distracted Driving Education Act of 2017 H.R.5131 - Surface Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2018 H.R.5358 - DRIVE-Safe Act Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines (House, Senate) S. 631 - A bill to amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to provide guidance and limitations regarding the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into United States airspace, and for other purposes. Monitor implementation of (Pub. L. 114-190), FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 H.R. 2997 - 21st Century AIRR Act H.R. 2930 - Drone Innovation Act of 2017 S.1272 - Drone Federalism Act of 2017 H.R. 3644/S.1755 - Drone Operator Safety Act of 2017 H.R.3823 - Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 Postal Reform (House, Senate) H.R. 756 - Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 760 - Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 5666, S. 3177 the Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act-a bill to allow for a state insurance member to have a vote on FSOC H.R. 5881, S. _____, PAID ACT-- Provide Accurate Information Directly Act--A bill to improve claim resolution through CMS systems related to Medicare part C, D and Medicaid. H.R. 4219 Workflex in the 21st Century Act- Federal uniformity on paid leave requirements (HR) Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 372 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017. This bill would restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers. Issue: McCarran-Ferguson Act. H.R. 1270 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2017. The bill would promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors. Issue: underwriting. Tort Reform HR 3808, New York Scaffold Law-- This bill precludes absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for projects receiving federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development for any injury associated with an elevation or gravity related risk occurring on those projects S. 2815 - Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2018 Trade Disaster Relief H.R.4177 - PREPARE Act of 2017 - To enhance the Federal Governments planning and preparation for extreme weather and the Federal Governments dissemination of best practices to respond to extreme weather, thereby increasing resilience, improving regional coordination, and mitigating the financial risk to the Federal Government from such extreme weather, and for other purposes. S. 2701 - A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out a pilot program to enhance the mapping of urban flooding and associated property damage and the availability of that mapped data to homeowners, businesses, and localities to help understand and mitigate the risk of such flooding, and for other purposes. H.R. 5559 - To transfer functions related to the preparation of flood maps from the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the Director of the United States Geological Survey, and for other purposes. H.R. 5543 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for a credit against tax for certain flood insurance expenses. S.2767 - A bill to make improvements to certain wildfire and disaster recovery programs of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. H.R.5618 - To exempt properties located in flood hazard areas that are participating in an approved buy-out program from the mandatory purchase requirement under the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.5973 - Disaster Assistance Risk Transfer Act of 2018 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require a report on risk transfer, and for other purposes Regulation of the insurance industry Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R.___ - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards; SIFI de-risking. H.R. 4537 Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2017. Issue: international insurance standards. H.R. 4483 - Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2017. Issue: FIO reform. H.R. 5323 - Derivatives Fairness Act. Issue: establish an exemption from the credit valuation adjustment calculation for uncleared derivatives transactions with end-users. H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018. Issue: postal reform. H.R.___/S.___ - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards; SIFI de-risking. H.R.__ - Draft legislation regarding the designations or titles of financial professionals. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreement on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Whole or universal life insurance premiums. Issue: Swap margin rule. The rule establishes margin requirements for swaps not cleared through a clearinghouse. No bill number assigned. H.R. 1303/S. 180 - H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017. This bill would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the U.S. Issue: immigration reform. H.R. 1226/S. 447 - Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2017. This bill would require reporting on acts of certain foreign countries on Holocaust era assets and related issues. Issue: Holocaust era insurance claims. H.R. 762/S.258 - Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2017. This bill would provide for the restoration of legal rights for claimants under holocaust-era insurance policies. S. 2702 - A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator, and for other purposes H.R. 4061 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 - To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to improve the transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, to improve the SIFI designation process, and for other purposes. S.3177 - A bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, and for other purposes Automotive H.R.5502 - Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act - To prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility. Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines (House, Senate) Postal Reform (House, Senate) S.2755 - A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service may provide certain basic financial services, and for other purposes. H.R.6076 - To restore the financial solvency and improve the governance of the United States Postal Service in order to ensure the efficient and affordable nationwide delivery of mail, and for other purposes Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2018, S. 3177-allow for the state representative to be a voting member of FSOC S. 488, the JOBS and Investor Confidence Act (JOBS 3.0)-Including Duffy-Heck International Capital Standard bill. oH.R. 6321, the Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act-- require the SEC to revise its definition of a "small business," requiring the SEC to look beyond assets under management and include other factors, such as employment at an advisory firm. oH.R.6323, the National Senior Investor Initiative Act, would require the SEC to set up an interagency task force to focus on challenges facing senior investors. HR 1585, the Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act. It would Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to modify the definition of accredited investor H.R. 6021, the Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 H.R. 6743, the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act-a preemptive federal standard for data breach and cyber security applied to financial services companies H.R. 6021, the Small Business Audit Correction Act. the legislation would ease audit requirements for small broker-dealers Disaster H.R.6379 - National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018 - Passed House H.R.6402 - National Flood Insurance Program Extension and Enhanced Consumer and Community Protections Act of 2018 H.R.6499 - To amend the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue loans to homeowners in areas at risk for disasters to carry out pre-disaster mitigation activities, and for other purposes H.R.6650 - To reauthorize and amend the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, and for other purposes S.3265 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to undertake certain activities to support waterfront community revitalization and resiliency, and for other purposes (Tammy Baldwin) H.R.6826 - To amend the Small Business Act to provide for disaster loans to repair, rehabilitate, or replace property damaged or destroyed by hurricane Harvey, Irma, or Maria, and for other purposes H.R.6799 - To authorize disaster recovery assistance for areas affected by wildfires on Federal Lands, and for other purposes H.R.6944 - To establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure, and for other purposes Auto (House, Senate) S.3491 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a pilot program to develop and provide to States and transportation planning organizations accessibility data sets, and for other purposes S.3215 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the development of a bus operations safety risk reduction program, and for other purposes S.3432 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules requiring the inclusion of new safety equipment in school buses, and for other purposes Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines (House, Senate) H.R.6438 - To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator, and for other purposes S.3511 - A bill to broaden unmanned aircraft systems safety awareness, and for other purposes S.3513 - A bill to establish a deadline for the establishment of a process to allow applicants to petition the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prohibit or restrict the operation of an unmanned aircraft in close proximity to a fixed site facility Homeland Security (House, Senate) H.R.6864 - Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - To require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information or behavioral data, and for other purposes H.R.6913 - To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a working group to recommend to Congress a definition of blockchain technology, and for other purposes S.3437 - A bill to establish a Federal rotational cyber workforce program for the Federal cyber workforce PAID FAMILY LEAVE H.R. 4219 Workflex in the 21st C. Act-- This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to establish a voluntary workflex option under which employers who provide flexible workplace arrangement plans that include a combination of paid leave and flexible work options are exempt from certain state and local laws regarding employee benefits. S.3345 - Economic Security for New Parents Act - Parental leave only. Allows new parents to drawdown on future Social Security benefits. Rubio Introduced bill week of 7/31, Rep. Ann Wagner to intro companion in Sept. H.R. 1516 Healthy Families Act--Mandate paid sick leave S. 337/H.R 847 FAMILY (Family and Medical Insurance Leave) Act-- Creates a new trust fund within Social Security Admin. For sick leave. H.R. 2282/S. 1006, Equality Act--This bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation in places of public accommodation. H.R.7037 - State Flood Mitigation Revolving Fund Act of 2018- To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to reduce flood risks, and for other purposes (Charlie Crist, D-FL) H.R.7166 - Hurricane Michael Tax Relief Act - To provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Michael, and for other purposes (Neal Dunn, R-FL) S.3679 - A bill to ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters, and for other purposes (Bob Casey) H.R.7200 - To extend indemnity for wildfires and hurricanes, and for other purposes (Austin Scott, R-GA) S.3648 - Hurricanes Florence and Michael and California Wildfire Tax Relief Act - To provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Michael, and certain California wildfires (Richard Burr, NC) H.R.7024 - Federal Flood Management Act of 2018 - To establish a Federal standard in order to improve the Nations resilience to current and future flood risk (Jamie Raskin, D-MD) H.R.7315 - To protect American communities from wildfire, and for other purposes (Bruce Westerman, R-AR) H.R.7242 - Disaster Recovery and Opportunity Act of 2018 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain areas affected by certain Federally declared disasters to be designated as opportunity zones (Mark Meadows, R-NC) H.R.7333 - FEMA Modernization Act of 2018- To provide for reform and reorganization of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes (Sheila Jackson Lee, D-TX) H.R.7322 - H.R 7133,H.R.7192,H.R.7260, H.R.7357,S.3744,S.ConsumerProtectionAct Wyden,H.R.7343,H.R.7392,S.3655,S.3577,H.R. 7383,H.R. 7394

Client expense: $1,070,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Improvements to Social Security Act Title II and Title XVI for people with disabilities. Supplemental Security Income program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities. Social Security Disability program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities. Solvency of the Social Security Trust funds. Disability claims processing. Social Security's Representative Payee Program. H.R. 3309, Social Security Online Tools Innovation Act S.3345, Economic Security for New Parents Act S.3457, Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment Act

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

Social Security disability determination process, S. 3457; S. 3345; HR 3309

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

H.R.5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 8 - Water Resources Development Act of 2018 H.R. 8 authorizes Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) civil works activities and builds on previous reform efforts to ensure improvements are made to the Nations ports, inland waterways, locks, dams, flood protection, ecosystem restoration, and other water resources infrastructure. NSBA supports. H.R. 10 - The Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 Bill repeals provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, aims to eliminate red tape to increase access to capital and credit and create opportunities for investors, consumers and entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act This bill modifies the rulemaking requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). NSBA supports. H.R.76 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 79 - Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act The legislation will make it easier for businesses to notify potential investors of their offerings as well as provide a statutory definition for angel investor group. Additionally, it would require the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise the Regulation D rules regarding general solicitation. NSBA supports. H.R. 184 -- Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on the sale of a medical device by the manufacturer, producer, or importer. NSBA supports. H.R. 198 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 477 - Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales & Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 The bill alleviates costs to small-business owners by simplifying the securities registration system for mergers and acquisition brokers who help transfer the ownership of small, privately held companies. It also disqualifies bad actors from utilizing the simplified process and does not allow transactions involving shell companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 561 - Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine "applicable large employer," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance for their employees, to mean an employer with at least 100 full-time employees (currently, 50). NSBA supports. H.R. 631 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. H.R. 1105 - Stop WOTUS Act To repeal the rule entitled "Clean Water Rule: Definition of 'Waters of the United States. NSBA supports H.R.1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of not less than 1 1/2 hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required, but only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. NSBA supports. H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act The bill would remove the renewable fuel standard. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1339 - Freedom from Government Competition Act Legislation that would require federal agencies to rely on the private sector when providing goods and services that are readily available. NSBA supports. H.R. 1585 - Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act It modernizes the definition of accredited investor so those who do not have a high income or high net worth but do have the education and job experience to evaluate investment risks and merits can participate in the growth of promising companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1680 - Womens Business Centers Improvements Act The bill revises the duties of the Office of Women's Business Ownership and declares it is the Office's mission to assist women entrepreneurs to start, grow, and compete in global markets by providing quality support with access to capital, access to markets, job creation, growth, and counseling. NSBA supports. H.R. 1702 - Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act This bill amends the Small Business Act with respect to the authority of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use certain SBA programs, including the small business development center (SBDC) program, to provide grants, financial assistance, loans, export assistance, and subcontracting opportunities on federal contracts to specified small businesses, organizations, state governments, universities, companies, and other entities that assist smaller enterprises. NSBA supports. H.R. 1773 - The Clarity for Americas Small Contractors Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to improve reporting on small business goals, achieve uniformity in procurement terminology, clarify the role of small business advocates, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 1774 - The Developing the Next Generation of Small Business Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to provide for improvements to small business development centers, the women's business center program, the SCORE program, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 2364 - The Investing in Main Street Act H.R. 2364 increases the amount of capital and surplus that a financial institution and federal savings association can invest in a SBIC from 5 percent to 15 percent in order to assist small businesses in obtaining venture capital and private equity. NSBA supports. H.R. 3170 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 3717 - the Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act H.R 3717 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 3972 - Family Office Technical Correction Act The bill clarifies that family offices and family clients, as defined in section 275.202(a)(11)(G)-1 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, are accredited investors under Regulation D of the Securities and Exchange Commission. NSBA supports. H.R. 3798 -- Save American Workers Act It delays the ACAs employer mandate, further postpones the so-called Cadillac tax on high-cost health plans and changes the definition of a full-time worker to someone employed 40 hours a week, up from 30 hours. In a win for the sun-tanning lobby, it would repeal ACAs 10 percent tax on indoor tanning salons. NSBA supports. H.R. 4111 - Spurring Business in Communities Act This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to: require the Small Business Administration (SBA), in reviewing and processing a small business investment company's (SBIC's) application, to give first priority to an SBIC applicant located in an underlicensed state (i.e., a state in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all states) with below median financing; and exempt applicants in underlicensed states from certain SBA capital requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 4616 - Employer Relief Act of 2018 It provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate until Jan. 1, 2019 and delay for one year- until after Dec. 31, 2020-the implementation of the Cadillac Tax. NSBA supports. H.R. 4754 - Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act Amend the Small Business Act to provide prospective construction contractors with information about an agency's policies on the administration of change orders to allow such contractors to make informed business decisions regarding the pricing of bids or proposals, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 4886 - Permanent Tax Cuts for Americans Act This bill makes permanent the provisions of subtitle A (Individual Tax Reform) and subtitle B (Alternative Minimum Tax) of P.L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) that are currently scheduled to terminate on December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. H.R. 5236 - Main Street Employee Ownership Act Expands opportunities available to employee-owned business concerns through Small Business Administration loan programs, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 5340 - Support Technology & Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act The STRONGER Patents Act would restore patents as property rights, make standards of protections in courts uniform, and protect start-ups from being out-resourced by technology incumbents. NSBA supports. H.R. 5515 -John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 The bill authorizes FY2019 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. NSBA supports the small business contracting provisions. H.R. 5660 - The Small Business Credit Card Act The measure provides small-business owners the same consumer protections as individual credit card holders, by protecting small-business owners credit cards from unfair and deceptive practices of credit card companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 5728 - The Workplace Democracy Act The bill narrows who can lawfully be classified an independent contractor, nullify state right-to-work laws, and allow workers to vote in a union campaign through the informal method of card check instead of a secret-ballot vote. NSBA opposes. H.R. 6199 -- Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2018 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. H.R. 6264 - Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act Bill offers various reforms and other improvements to the current U.S. patent system and helps to reverse prior bills discouraging innovation in the U.S. by weakening patents. NSBA supports. H.R. 6301 - Promoting High-Value Health Care Through Flexibility for High Deductible Health Plans Act of 2018 It expands access and enhances the utility of HSAs by offering health plans a certain amount of flexibility in their plan design while still maintaining eligibility for HSA contributions. This flexibility will allow insurers to offer coverage for high-value, low-cost services like telehealth, chronic disease management (e.g. diabetic testing strips), or primary care visits below the deductible. NSBA supports. H.R. 6305 - Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 The bill would allow eligible individuals to make HSA contributions if a spouse has a flexible spending account and permit flexible spending accounts and health reimbursement account terminations or conversions to fund HSAs. NSBA supports. H.R. 6306 - Health Care Security Act of 2018 It expands access and enhances the utility of HSAs by: (1) increasing the contributions limits for HSAs; (2) permitting spousal catch-up contributions into the same account; and (3) creating a grace period for medical expenses incurred before the establishment of an HSA. NSBA supports. H.R. 6311 - The Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act The bill expands access and use of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and lowers premiums on health care plans. NSBA supports. H.R. 6314 - Health Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6314 expands eligibility and access to HSAs by allowing plans categorized as catastrophic and bronze in the individual and small group markets to qualify for HSA contributions. NSBA supports. H.R. 6316 - Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2018 H.R. 6316 allows the SBA Office of Advocacy to examine the role of small business in international economies and to represent small business views before foreign governments and international entities. NSBA supports. H.R. 6321 - Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act The legislation directs the SEC to consider alternative methods for businesses or organizations to qualify as a small business or small organization for the purposes of assessing the regulatory impact on investment advisors. NSBA supports. H.R. 6330 - Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 H.R. 6330 modifies SBAs size calculation to provide small businesses with more time to be considered small for the purposes of SBAs small business programs. NSBA supports. H.R. 6347 - 7 (a) Real Estate Harmonization Act H.R. 6347 updates SBAs 7(a) Loan Programs commercial real estate appraisal threshold. NSBA supports. H.R. 6348 - Small Business Access to Capital and Efficiency (ACE) Act H.R. 6348 reduces burdens and conflicting regulations for small businesses by updating the Small Business Administrations 504/Certified Development Company Loan Programs commercial real estate appraisal threshold. NSBA supports. H.R. 6367 - Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting H.R. 6367 allows large prime contractors to take credit for subcontracting to small businesses at lower tiers, provided that prime contractors keep records substantiating subcontracting credit claimed at lower tiers, and creates a new dispute process for small subcontractors to bring nonpayment issues to the agencys small business advocate (Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization). NSBA supports. H.R. 6368 - Encouraging Small Business Innovators Act H.R. 6368 makes a series of changes to the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, making them easier for small firms to use. NSBA supports. H.R. 6369 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2018 H.R. 6369 increases the size of sole source contract awards for women owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, and implements a new eligibility determination process to ensure sole source awards are made to eligible firms. NSBA supports. H.R. 6382 -Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018 H.R. 6382 requires the SBA to report federal spending made through designated best-in-class vehicles, and to report on the dollars spent through these vehicles awarded to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 6446 - White House Conference on Small Business Act of 2018 It reauthorizes, and amends, the White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act from the early 1990s, which is Public Law 101-409. The bill requires the state conferences, regional conferences and the National Conference to occur no earlier than December 31, 2018 and no later than December 1, 2019. NSBA supports. H.R. 6695 -The Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2018 The bill clarifies that licensing trademarks, and controlling or exercising those trademarks, do not create an employment relationship. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6757 - The Family Savings Act of 2018 It includes a variety of provisions aimed at making it easier for smaller businesses to offer tax-qualified retirement savings plans to their employees, encouraging individuals to participate in retirement plans, and promoting savings for nonretirement expenses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6756 - The American Innovation Act of 2018 It includes two provisions intended to boost innovation by allowing new businesses to write off larger amounts of their costs up front as well as allowing a corporation that buys a start-up to retain some of the acquired entitys net operating losses or other tax attributes, like research and development tax credits. NSBA supports. H.R. 6760 - the Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 Bill would make permanent provisions from the 2017 tax law such as the lower individual income tax rates, the higher standard deduction, the increased and modified child tax credit, the increased exemption and phase-out threshold for the individual alternative minimum tax, the increased estate and gift tax exemption, and the 20 percent deduction for certain passthrough income, all of which are currently set to expire after 2025. NSBA supports. S. 18 - the Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports. S. 34 - Midnight Rule Relief Act The bill would prevent agencies from proposing or finalizing regulations from the day after elections to the day of the next presidential inauguration. NSBA supports S. 205 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 584 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act To require federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S.770 - NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S.791 - Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 951 - the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) This bill codifies and revises notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider: (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing federal laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives for a new rule. NSBA supports. S.1390 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 The STRONGER Patents Act takes critical steps to improve the patent system. It treats patents like any other property, permitting injunctions to protect patent owners against infringement during and after court cases. It ensures fairness in Patent Office administrative proceedings, limiting repetitive and harassing challenges against inventors and it ends the diversion of patent application fees to other government spending, ensuring the Patent Office has the funding needed to grant high-quality patents without harmful delay. NSBA supports. S.2108 - The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 Trims the duties on more than 1,800 imports deemed to not pose a competitive threat to U.S. producers. NSBA supports. S.2283 - The Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018 Amends the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S.2708 - Choose Medicare Act Bill creates a Medicare health plan for all ages that would be offered in state and federal health exchanges, as well as the employer-sponsored market. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2800 - Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 2810 - The Workplace Democracy Act The bill narrows who can lawfully be classified an independent contractor, nullify state right-to-work laws, and allow workers to vote in a union campaign through the informal method of card check instead of a secret-ballot vote. NSBA opposes. S. 3345 - Economic Security for New Parents Act Bill allows those who choose to withdraw from their Social Security benefits early will be able to get at least two months of leave after the arrival of a child by birth or adoption. NSBA is monitoring.

H.R. 1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act (Allows for compensable time off.) H.R. 2359 - FCRA Liability Harmonization Act (Fair Credit Reporting Act class action lawsuit cap.) H.R. 2533 - Working Parents Flexibility Act (Establish parental leave savings accounts.) H.R. 3441 - Save Local Business Act (Clarifying joint employer standard.) H.R. 4219 - Workflex in the 21st Century Act (Encouraging voluntary paid leave and workflex policies.) H.R. 6080 - Workers Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 (NLRA - card check, joint employer, excelsior list, arbitration, etc.) H.R. 947 / S. 397 - FAMILY Act (Mandating paid family leave insurance.) H.R. 1516 / S. 636 - Healthy Families Act (Mandating paid sick leave.) H.R. 5728 / S. 2810 - Workplace Democracy Act (NLRA - card check, joint employer, preempting right-to-work, etc.) S. 2994 / H.R. 6406 - Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act-Part I. (Prohibiting Non-disparagement and Nondisclosure Clauses for workplace harassment) S. 3345 - Economic Security for New Parents Act (Delay Social Security benefits for paid parental leave) Apprenticeships - House and Senate / DOL Apprenticeships and Training Programs - DOL / White House Voluntary Approaches to Paid Sick Leave - House and Senate / White House Voluntary Approaches to Paid Parental Leave - House and Senate / White House Representation Election Rules - NLRB Fair Labor Standards Act 541 Overtime Regulations - DOL / White House / SBA Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (E.O. 13673) - DOL / White House / SBA Paid Leave Executive Order (E.O. 13706) - DOL / White House Regulatory Relief to Help Hurricane and Other Disaster-Related Areas - SBA

Client expense: $723,049 · Firm income: Not reported

Legislation related to FMLA and Sick Leave Reform. Legislation related to the minimum wage. Legislation and federal issues related to the Regulations on Overtime. Legislation and federal issues related to the Regulations on Joint Employer. H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017. Proposals to reform ADA Title III. Proposals regarding joint employers. H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017. H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act. Department of Labor policies on tip pooling and micro-unions. FLSA tip credit issues. H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act. S. 3345, Economic Security for New Parents Act.

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

Improvements to Social Security Act Title II and Title XVI for people with disabilities. Supplemental Security Income program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities. Social Security Disability program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities. Solvency of the Social Security Trust funds. Disability claims processing. Social Security's Representative Payee Program. H.R. 3309, Social Security Online Tools Innovation Act S.3345, Economic Security for New Parents Act S.3457, Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment Act

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

-H.R.4219 - Workflex in the 21st Century Act -H.R.6098 - Family Medical Leave Modernization Act -S.3065 - Protecting JOBs Act -H.R.947 - FAMILY Act -S.337 - FAMILY Act -H.R.5861 - Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act -H.R.1516 - Healthy Families Act -H.Res.1100 - Designating September 2018 as "National Workforce Development Month" and recognizing the necessity of investing in workforce development to support workers and to help employers succeed in a global economy - S.3345 - Economic Security for New Parents Act

Client expense: $17,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act--Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. H.R. 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017-- FIO reform. H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017--Reform of FSOC non-bank SIFI designation process. S.1360, International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2017--International capital standards H.R.4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017--International Capital Standards H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act--Dodd Frank Act reforms S. 1157, H.B. 2481, PATCH Act of 2017-A bill to establish the Vulnerabilities Equities Review Board Tort Reform H.R. 906 - The Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency Act H.R. 985; H.Res.180 - The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act H.R. 720; H.Res 180; S.237 - The Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R. 1215; H.Res.382 - The Protecting Access to Care Act H.R. 1118 - The Innocent Sellers Fairness Act Trade Recently concluded bilateral covered agreement with the EU Disaster Relief S. 161, A bill to improve hurricane forecasting and for other purposes. S. 153, A bill to ensure reliable observation of hurricanes. H.R.1423 - National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2017 S.600 - Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2017 H.R. 1422 - Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R.1183 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve mitigation assistance. H.R.1481 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. H.R. 1558 - Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act H.R.1665 - To ensure that Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency considers severe local impact in making a recommendation to the President for a major disaster declaration. H.R.1679 - To ensure that the Federal Emergency Management Agency's current efforts to modernize its grant management system includes applicant accessibility and transparency, and for other purposes. H.R. 1789 H.R.1691 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based earthquake loss mitigation programs. H.R. 2246 - Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017 H.R. 2548 - FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2565 - a bill to require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2818 - Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2017 H.R. 2868 - National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2874 - 21st Century Flood Reform Act H.R. 2875 - National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 S. 1368 - Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R.3672 - Making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. S.1768 - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R.3732 - Emergency Aid to American Survivors of Hurricanes Irma and Jose Overseas Act S.1798 - Federal Flood Management Act of 2017 S.1823 - Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2017 S.1842 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act S.1853 - Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2017 H.R.3823 - Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 H.R.3824 - Texas Flood Accountability Act of 2017 H.R.3854 - Federal Infrastructure Flood Resiliency Act of 2017 H.R. 601 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R.3936 - National Flood Insurance Program Debt Forgiveness Act of 2017 S.1932 - Wildfire Mitigation Assistance Act H.R.4056 - Disaster Insurance Risk Equality Act H.R.4008 - Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 S.1991 - Wildland Fires Act of 2017 H.R.4148 - Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2017 S.2104 - Earthquake Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2017 S.2092 - Flood Insurance Continuing Education and Training Act H.R.4397 - California Wildfire Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2017 S.1907 - National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2017 H.R.4460 - Disaster Recovery Reform Act H.R.4455 - SMART Rebuilding Act H.R.4667 - Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. H.J.Res.123 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.1370 - An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes. H.R.4739 - Build America Act of 2018 H.R.4995 - Due Diligence for FEMA Disaster Contractors Act of 2018 H.R.4905 - IMAGES Act of 2018 (NFIP) H.R.5200 - Hardest Hit Housing Act of 2018 S.2447 - Smart Building Acceleration Act H.R.5069 - Smart Building Acceleration Act of 2018 H.R.4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018 H.R.5016 - Revitalize Rural America Act of 2018 Regulation of the insurance industry H.R.1708 - To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage. Monitor implementation of (Pub. L. 114-1), the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 Monitor implementation of Pub. L. 114-113, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (contains the Policyholder Protection Act) Monitor the Federal Insurance Offices activities at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors Recently concluded bilateral covered agreement with the EU H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 S. 1360 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2017 S.1579 - Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act H.R. 3110 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R.3312 - Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.J.Res.111 - 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" H.R.3363 - CLAIM Act S.1773/H.R. 3698 - A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to limit the overall rate of return for crop insurance providers and remove the requirement of budget neutrality in the Standard Reinsurance Agreement. H.R.3746 - Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 S.1835 - Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S.1893 - Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R.3762 - International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R.4309 - Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 H.R.4483 - Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2017 H.R.4537 - International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R.4755 - Federal Reserve Regulatory Oversight Act S.2299 - Wildfire Regulatory Relief Act of 2018 S.2512 - A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require producers to elect to receive price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage under that Act or Federal crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act. H.R.5203 - To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require producers to elect to receive price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage under that Act or Federal crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act. (related bill to above) H.R.4865 - Crop Insurance Modernization Act of 2018 H.R.4771 - Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R.5076 - Small Bank Exam Cycle Improvement Act of 2018 (to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to extend the examination cycle for certain insured depository institutions) H.R.5266 - Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 (to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to make the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection an independent Financial Product Safety Commission, and for other purposes) H.R.5381 - GRATER Act of 2018 (To reduce and minimize the credit, guarantee, and insurance risk of all Federal Government programs by transferring such risk to the private sector at market terms, and for other purposes) Automotive H.R. 1266 - To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to assist units of local government in developing and implementing plans, known as Vision Zero plans, to H.R.1568 - To enhance interstate commerce by creating a national hiring standard for motor carriers, and for other purposes. H.R.3388 - SELF DRIVE Act H.R.3404 - To provide for the establishment in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of a Highly Automated Vehicle Advisory Council. H.R.3411 - To establish in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration an Automated Driving System Cybersecurity Advisory Council to make recommendations regarding cybersecurity for the testing, deployment, and updating of automated driving systems. H.R.3412 - LEAD'R Act H.R.3421 - INFORM Act H.R.3407 - To amend chapter 301 of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, to require a cybersecurity plan for highly automated vehicles, and for other purposes. H.R.3430 - SHARES Act S.1666 - HOT CARS Act of 2017 H.R.3449 - Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act H.Res.493 - Recognizing the dangers of distracted driving. S.1885 - AV START Act S.2017/H.R. 4156 - Driver Fatigue Prevention Act H.R.4542 - Distracted Driving Education Act of 2017 H.R.5131 - Surface Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2018 H.R.5358 - DRIVE-Safe Act Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines (House, Senate) S. 631 - A bill to amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to provide guidance and limitations regarding the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into United States airspace, and for other purposes. Monitor implementation of (Pub. L. 114-190), FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 H.R. 2997 - 21st Century AIRR Act H.R. 2930 - Drone Innovation Act of 2017 S.1272 - Drone Federalism Act of 2017 H.R. 3644/S.1755 - Drone Operator Safety Act of 2017 H.R.3823 - Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 Postal Reform (House, Senate) H.R. 756 - Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 760 - Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 5666, S. 3177 the Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act-a bill to allow for a state insurance member to have a vote on FSOC H.R. 5881, S. _____, PAID ACT-- Provide Accurate Information Directly Act--A bill to improve claim resolution through CMS systems related to Medicare part C, D and Medicaid. H.R. 4219 Workflex in the 21st Century Act- Federal uniformity on paid leave requirements (HR) Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 372 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017. This bill would restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers. Issue: McCarran-Ferguson Act. H.R. 1270 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2017. The bill would promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors. Issue: underwriting. Tort Reform HR 3808, New York Scaffold Law-- This bill precludes absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for projects receiving federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development for any injury associated with an elevation or gravity related risk occurring on those projects S. 2815 - Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2018 Trade Disaster Relief H.R.4177 - PREPARE Act of 2017 - To enhance the Federal Governments planning and preparation for extreme weather and the Federal Governments dissemination of best practices to respond to extreme weather, thereby increasing resilience, improving regional coordination, and mitigating the financial risk to the Federal Government from such extreme weather, and for other purposes. S. 2701 - A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out a pilot program to enhance the mapping of urban flooding and associated property damage and the availability of that mapped data to homeowners, businesses, and localities to help understand and mitigate the risk of such flooding, and for other purposes. H.R. 5559 - To transfer functions related to the preparation of flood maps from the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the Director of the United States Geological Survey, and for other purposes. H.R. 5543 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for a credit against tax for certain flood insurance expenses. S.2767 - A bill to make improvements to certain wildfire and disaster recovery programs of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. H.R.5618 - To exempt properties located in flood hazard areas that are participating in an approved buy-out program from the mandatory purchase requirement under the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.5973 - Disaster Assistance Risk Transfer Act of 2018 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require a report on risk transfer, and for other purposes Regulation of the insurance industry Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R.___ - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards; SIFI de-risking. H.R. 4537 Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2017. Issue: international insurance standards. H.R. 4483 - Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2017. Issue: FIO reform. H.R. 5323 - Derivatives Fairness Act. Issue: establish an exemption from the credit valuation adjustment calculation for uncleared derivatives transactions with end-users. H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018. Issue: postal reform. H.R.___/S.___ - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards; SIFI de-risking. H.R.__ - Draft legislation regarding the designations or titles of financial professionals. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreement on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Whole or universal life insurance premiums. Issue: Swap margin rule. The rule establishes margin requirements for swaps not cleared through a clearinghouse. No bill number assigned. H.R. 1303/S. 180 - H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017. This bill would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the U.S. Issue: immigration reform. H.R. 1226/S. 447 - Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2017. This bill would require reporting on acts of certain foreign countries on Holocaust era assets and related issues. Issue: Holocaust era insurance claims. H.R. 762/S.258 - Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2017. This bill would provide for the restoration of legal rights for claimants under holocaust-era insurance policies. S. 2702 - A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator, and for other purposes H.R. 4061 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 - To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to improve the transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, to improve the SIFI designation process, and for other purposes. S.3177 - A bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, and for other purposes Automotive H.R.5502 - Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act - To prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility. Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines (House, Senate) Postal Reform (House, Senate) S.2755 - A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service may provide certain basic financial services, and for other purposes. H.R.6076 - To restore the financial solvency and improve the governance of the United States Postal Service in order to ensure the efficient and affordable nationwide delivery of mail, and for other purposes Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2018, S. 3177-allow for the state representative to be a voting member of FSOC S. 488, the JOBS and Investor Confidence Act (JOBS 3.0)-Including Duffy-Heck International Capital Standard bill. oH.R. 6321, the Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act-- require the SEC to revise its definition of a "small business," requiring the SEC to look beyond assets under management and include other factors, such as employment at an advisory firm. oH.R.6323, the National Senior Investor Initiative Act, would require the SEC to set up an interagency task force to focus on challenges facing senior investors. HR 1585, the Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act. It would Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to modify the definition of accredited investor H.R. 6021, the Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 H.R. 6743, the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act-a preemptive federal standard for data breach and cyber security applied to financial services companies H.R. 6021, the Small Business Audit Correction Act. the legislation would ease audit requirements for small broker-dealers Disaster H.R.6379 - National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018 - Passed House H.R.6402 - National Flood Insurance Program Extension and Enhanced Consumer and Community Protections Act of 2018 H.R.6499 - To amend the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue loans to homeowners in areas at risk for disasters to carry out pre-disaster mitigation activities, and for other purposes H.R.6650 - To reauthorize and amend the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, and for other purposes S.3265 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to undertake certain activities to support waterfront community revitalization and resiliency, and for other purposes (Tammy Baldwin) H.R.6826 - To amend the Small Business Act to provide for disaster loans to repair, rehabilitate, or replace property damaged or destroyed by hurricane Harvey, Irma, or Maria, and for other purposes H.R.6799 - To authorize disaster recovery assistance for areas affected by wildfires on Federal Lands, and for other purposes H.R.6944 - To establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure, and for other purposes Auto (House, Senate) S.3491 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a pilot program to develop and provide to States and transportation planning organizations accessibility data sets, and for other purposes S.3215 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the development of a bus operations safety risk reduction program, and for other purposes S.3432 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules requiring the inclusion of new safety equipment in school buses, and for other purposes Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines (House, Senate) H.R.6438 - To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator, and for other purposes S.3511 - A bill to broaden unmanned aircraft systems safety awareness, and for other purposes S.3513 - A bill to establish a deadline for the establishment of a process to allow applicants to petition the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prohibit or restrict the operation of an unmanned aircraft in close proximity to a fixed site facility Homeland Security (House, Senate) H.R.6864 - Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - To require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information or behavioral data, and for other purposes H.R.6913 - To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a working group to recommend to Congress a definition of blockchain technology, and for other purposes S.3437 - A bill to establish a Federal rotational cyber workforce program for the Federal cyber workforce PAID FAMILY LEAVE H.R. 4219 Workflex in the 21st C. Act-- This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to establish a voluntary workflex option under which employers who provide flexible workplace arrangement plans that include a combination of paid leave and flexible work options are exempt from certain state and local laws regarding employee benefits. S.3345 - Economic Security for New Parents Act - Parental leave only. Allows new parents to drawdown on future Social Security benefits. Rubio Introduced bill week of 7/31, Rep. Ann Wagner to intro companion in Sept. H.R. 1516 Healthy Families Act--Mandate paid sick leave S. 337/H.R 847 FAMILY (Family and Medical Insurance Leave) Act-- Creates a new trust fund within Social Security Admin. For sick leave. H.R. 2282/S. 1006, Equality Act--This bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation in places of public accommodation.