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Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
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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). The definition of "rule" under the RFA is expanded to include all agency rules, except for: (1) rules that pertain to the protection of the rights of and benefits for veterans or that impose limitations on the cost and terms of consumer credit extended to service members and their dependents, or (2) rules of particular (and not general) applicability relating to rates, wages, and other financial indicators. Under a new definition of "economic impact," agencies are required to consider any direct economic effect of a proposed rule on small entities and any indirect economic effect on small entities that is reasonably foreseeable and that results from such rule. Under the bill, agencies are required to modify their rulemaking procedures to: include within initial and final regulatory flexibility analyses a detailed statement of information relating to a proposed rule; include in the agency regulatory flexibility agenda a description of the sector of the North American Industrial Classification System that is affected by a proposed agency rule that is likely to have a significant economic impact of a substantial number of small entities; require each initial regulatory flexibility analysis to contain detailed information about a proposed rule, including why agency action is being considered, the objectives and legal basis for the proposed rule, and an estimate of the number and types of small entities to which the proposed rule will apply; eliminate waivers or delays of an initial regulatory flexibility analysis; modify the procedures for participation of small entities in the promulgation of a proposed rule and the review panel advocacy process; and publish a plan for the periodic review of existing rules and new rules that have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities to determine whether such rules should be continued, changed, or rescinded. Judicial review of an agency final rule for compliance with RFA requirements is allowed after the publication of such rule, instead of after completion of the rulemaking process. The Small Business Act is amended to authorize the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make small business size-standard determinations for all purposes other than for the purposes of such Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. SBREFA is amended to require agencies, in preparing small entity compliance guides, to solicit input from affected small entities or associations of small entities. The Government Accountability Office must complete and publish a study that examines whether the SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy has the capacity and resources to carry out duties under this bill. An agency may not impose a civil fine on a small business for a violation of the agency's information collection requirements if the small business has not previously violated a similar requirement during the preceding five years, unless there is: (1) a potential for serious harm to the public interest; (2) an impediment to detection of criminal activity; (3) a violation of an internal revenue law or a law concerning the assessment or collection of any tax, debt, revenue, or receipt; (4) a violation that is not corrected within six months; or (5) a danger to public health or safety, subject to a possible exception if the violation is corrected within 24 hours. The agency shall not take into account a small business's violation of another agency's information collection requirements.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 284.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 115-194. Minority views filed.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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2019 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 5, S951, Regulatory Accountability Act S.584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
Client expense: $769,460 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · third_quarter · Government Issues
S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 5, S951, Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1033, S378, Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act S.584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
Client expense: $793,895 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · second_quarter · Government Issues
S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 5, S951, Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1033, S378, Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act S.584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
Client expense: $935,559 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · first_quarter · Government Issues
S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 5, S951, Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1033, S378, Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act S.584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
Client expense: $783,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 33 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3381, Child Poverty Reduction Act 2017; H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; H.R. 4460, Disaster Recovery Reform Act; H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the FY ending 9/30/18, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes; H.R. 5228, Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulation and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN)Act H.R. 5310, Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act; H.R. 5752, Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018; H.R. 6022, Accurate Labels Act; H.R. 6653, IMAGINE Act; H. Res 71, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (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", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; H. Res. 223; H. Res. 229; H. Res. 1082, Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, with an amendment. (Sec. 1234 Natl. Public Infrastructure Predisaster Hazard Mitigation, and Sec. 1235 Addl. Mitigation Activities); S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S. 625 Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 1866, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017; S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; S. 3041, Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018; S. 3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018; S. 3341, IMAGINE Act; S. 3381, PFAS Accountability Act of 2018; S. 3382, PFAS Detection Act of 2018; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act 2018; S. 3551, SOFFA; S. 3671 A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; S. Res. 301; S. Resolution Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations of Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations Financial Services and General Government FY 2018 Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nomination; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; NIOSH studies; OSHA Letters of Interpretation (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety, RAGAGEP); Permitting Reform; Phthalates; Plastics; Rare Earths; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide
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| FL |
| Orrin G. Hatch | Republican | UT |
| Pat Roberts | Republican | KS |
| HR 33 |
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| Related bill |
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; H.R. 33, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 59, Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act; H.R. 1443, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation Reform and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act; H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 5729, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018; H.R. 6992, Protecting and securing chemical facilities from terrorist attacks Act of 2018; S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; S. 763, Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Act; S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017; S. 1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; S. 3094, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018; S. 3405, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018; Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Re-authorization and Reform; Cyber Security Executive Order; Drones Regulation; Hazardous Materials Transportation; Transportation Identification Credential (TWIC) Requirements including 81 F.R. 57625
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; H.R. 33, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 59, Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act; H.R. 1443, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation Reform and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act; H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 5729, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; S. 763, Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Act; S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017; S. 1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; S. 3094, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018; S. 3405, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018; Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Re-authorization and Reform; Cyber Security Executive Order; Drones Regulation; Hazardous Materials Transportation; Transportation Identification Credential (TWIC) Requirements including 81 F.R. 57625
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 33 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3381, Child Poverty Reduction Act 2017; H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; H.R. 4460, Disaster Recovery Reform Act; H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the FY ending 9/30/18, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes; H.R. 5228, Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulation and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN)Act H.R. 5310, Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act; H.R. 5752, Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018 H.R. 6022, Accurate Labels Act H. Res 71, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (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", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; H. Res. 223; H. Res. 229; H. Res. 1082, Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, with an amendment. (Sec. 1234 Natl. Public Infrastructure Predisaster Hazard Mitigation, and Sec. 1235 Addl. Mitigation Activities); S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S. 625 Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 1866, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017; S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; S. 3041, Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018; S. 3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018; S. 3382, PFAS Detection Act of 2018; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act 2018; S. 3551, SOFFA; S. Res. 301; S. Resolution Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations of Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations Financial Services and General Government FY 2018 Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nomination; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; NIOSH studies; OSHA Letters of Interpretation (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety, RAGAGEP); Permitting Reform; Phthalates; Plastics; Rare Earths; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 33 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3381, Child Poverty Reduction Act 2017; H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; H.R. 4460, Disaster Recovery Reform Act; H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the FY ending 9/30/18, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes; H.R. 5228, Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulation and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN)Act H.R. 5310, Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act; H.R. 5752, Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018; H.R. 6022, Accurate Labels Act; H.R. 6653, IMAGINE Act; H. Res 71, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (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", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; H. Res. 223; H. Res. 229; H. Res. 1082, Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, with an amendment. (Sec. 1234 Natl. Public Infrastructure Predisaster Hazard Mitigation, and Sec. 1235 Addl. Mitigation Activities); S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S. 625 Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 1866, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017; S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; S. 3041, Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018; S. 3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018; S. 3341, IMAGINE Act; S. 3381, PFAS Accountability Act of 2018; S. 3382, PFAS Detection Act of 2018; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act 2018; S. 3551, SOFFA; S. 3671 A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; S. Res. 301; S. Resolution Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations of Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations Financial Services and General Government FY 2018 Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nomination; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; NIOSH studies; OSHA Letters of Interpretation (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety, RAGAGEP); Permitting Reform; Phthalates; Plastics; Rare Earths; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; H.R. 33, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 59, Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act; H.R. 1443, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation Reform and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act; H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 5729, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018; H.R. 6992, Protecting and securing chemical facilities from terrorist attacks Act of 2018; S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; S. 763, Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Act; S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017; S. 1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; S. 3094, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018; S. 3405, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018; Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Re-authorization and Reform; Cyber Security Executive Order; Drones Regulation; Hazardous Materials Transportation; Transportation Identification Credential (TWIC) Requirements including 81 F.R. 57625
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 33 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3381, Child Poverty Reduction Act 2017; H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; H.R. 4460, Disaster Recovery Reform Act; H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the FY ending 9/30/18, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes; H.R. 5228, Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulation and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN)Act H.R. 5310, Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act; H.R. 5752, Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018 H.R. 6022, Accurate Labels Act H. Res 71, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (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", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; H. Res. 223; H. Res. 229; H. Res. 1082, Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, with an amendment. (Sec. 1234 Natl. Public Infrastructure Predisaster Hazard Mitigation, and Sec. 1235 Addl. Mitigation Activities); S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S. 625 Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 1866, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017; S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; S. 3041, Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018; S. 3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018; S. 3382, PFAS Detection Act of 2018; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act 2018; S. 3551, SOFFA; S. Res. 301; S. Resolution Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations of Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations Financial Services and General Government FY 2018 Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nomination; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; NIOSH studies; OSHA Letters of Interpretation (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety, RAGAGEP); Permitting Reform; Phthalates; Plastics; Rare Earths; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; H.R. 33, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 59, Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act; H.R. 1443, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation Reform and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act; H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 5729, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; S. 763, Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Act; S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017; S. 1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; S. 3094, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018; S. 3405, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018; Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Re-authorization and Reform; Cyber Security Executive Order; Drones Regulation; Hazardous Materials Transportation; Transportation Identification Credential (TWIC) Requirements including 81 F.R. 57625
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; H.R. 33, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 59, Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act; H.R. 1443, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation Reform and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act; H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 5729, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; S. 763, Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Act; S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017; S. 1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; S. 3094, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Re-authorization and Reform; Cyber Security Executive Order; Drones Regulation; Hazardous Materials Transportation; Transportation Identification Credential (TWIC) Requirements
Client expense: $3,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 33 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; H.R. 5228, Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulation and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN)Act H.R. 5310, Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act; H.R. 5752, Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018 H.R. 6022, Accurate Labels Act H. Res 71, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (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", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; H. Res. 223; H. Res. 229; S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S. 625 Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 1866, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017; S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018; S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act S. Res. 301 S. Resolution Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations of Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations Financial Services and General Government FY 2018 Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nomination; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; NIOSH studies; OSHA Letters of Interpretation (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety, RAGAGEP); Permitting Reform; Phthalates; Plastics; Rare Earths; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide
Client expense: $3,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Legislation H.R. 469/S. 119 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 725 - The Innocent Party Protection Act H.R. 720/S. 237 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 985 - Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 906 - Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 953 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 H.R 725 - Innocent Party Protection Act H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 1179 - Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act H.R 1004 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 HR 1009 - OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 998 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act H.R. 1430 - Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (115th Congress, 2017-2018), Public law no. 115-97 HR 3117 - Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017 HR 732/ S. 333 - Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 111/S.J. Res. 47 - CFPB Arbitration Rule CRA H.R. 2359 - FCRA Liability Harmonization Act H.R. 3141 - Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 2233 - American Jobs First Act of 2017 H.R. 2437/ S. 1134 - Back the Blue Act H.R. 620 - the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 4396 - the ME TOO Congress Act H.R. 4423 - N. Texas Water Supply Security Act H.R. 4809 - Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act H.R. 5468 - Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018 H.R. 6754 - CIRCUIT Act of 2018 S. 1609 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 584 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 580 - Truth in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 579 - Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 578 - Better Evaluation of Science and Technology (BEST) Act S. 577 - Providing Accountability through Transparency Act of 2017 S. 951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S. 1615 - Dream Act of 2017 S. 2014 - Prove it Act of 2017 S. 565 - Judgment Fund Transparency Act S. 386 - Judgment Fund Transparency and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act of 2017 S. 276 - Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017 Rulemakings EO 13781 - Presidential Executive Order on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch, 82 FR 13959 (March 13, 2017) EO 13777 - Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, 82 FR 12285 (March 1, 2017) EO 13783 - Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth, 82 FR 16093 (March 28, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Justice Action Agenda 2016-2020 (EJ 2020) Environmental Protection Agency, Evaluation of Existing Regulations, 82 Fed. Reg. 17,793 (Apr. 13, 2017) (Docket ID EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and Human Services, Proposed Changes to Strip Legal Rights from Vulnerable Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities, CMS-3342-P, 82 FR 26649, (June 8, 2017) Nominations Jeffrey Clark for Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State Andrew Oldham for United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Damien Schiff for United States Court of Federal Claims Andrew Brasher for United States Court for the Middle District of Alabama Patrick Wyrick for United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma Brett Kavanaugh for United States Supreme Court Jonathan Kobes for United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit William Barr for U.S. Attorney General, Department of Justice Thomas Farr for United States District Judge for the Eastern District of NC Eric Miller for United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Client expense: $74,132 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
ACCESS TO CAPITAL The JOBS and Investor Confidence Act (JOBS Act 3.0): Advocated for Senate action following House passage. H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act. Support. Unlocking Small Business Access to Capital Act, H.R. 6127: Support. Other issues: Continue to advocate for reforms to improve the rules governing equity and debt-based crowdfunding. TAX REFORM & TAX POLICY H.R. 3717, Small Business Tax Simplification Act of 2017. Continue to support legislation. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Section 199A, 20% Small Business Deduction: Supportive of proposed regulations by the Internal Revenue Service. Deferred Section 965 Tax Liabilities. Urged the Internal Revenue Service/Treasury Department to revise relevant guidance to allow taxpayers with deferred 965 tax liabilities to choose how their tax overpayments are applied. REGULATORY REFORM AND MODERNIZATION Continue to support reforms that make the regulatory process more transparent, accountable and that provide for meaningful input from small businesses. Also support: cost-benefit analysis, look-back provisions, and sunsetting. Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (S.584): Support full Senate passage. Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951): Support full Senate passage. Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34): Support full Senate passage. Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S.21): Support full Senate passage. Provide Accountability Through Transparency Act (S.577): Support full Senate passage. Early Participation in Regulations Act (S.579): Support full Senate passage. Support forthcoming action by the National Labor Relation Board on the joint employer standard. Privacy Regulation: Urging the Congress to design and advance one national rule for data privacy. Terminal Dues Rates Set by the Universal Postal Union (UPU): Supportive of the Trump Administrations actions to bring parity to U.S. small businesses by reforming the rates paid by overseas shippers. Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services Proposed Rule, Medicare Programs, International Pricing Index (IPI) Model for Medicare Part B Drugs: Submitted comments in opposition to the IPI model, which imports price controls. Small Business Runway Extension Act (H.R. 6630/S. 3562): Supported House and Senate passage and the signing into law. Support Federal Communication Commission (FCC) action (on TV White Spaces) to dedicate at least three usable channels (below 700 MHZ) to remain available in markets across the country to increase access to broadband. HEALTH CARE REFORM Continue to support reform efforts to fix provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are driving costs higher and making the marketplace less competitive for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Including: Repeal of taxes within the ACA including the Health Insurance Tax (HIT Tax), net investment tax and Cadillac tax. Also support repealing the employer mandate and liberalizing the mandates and types of coverage required of health plans. SJ Res. 63, Disapproval of Short Term, Limited Duration Insurance Rule: Opposed SJ Res. 63 Health Insurance Tax (HIT): Advocated for the extension of the 2019 moratorium of the HIT through 2020 and 2021. Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs): Supportive of the proposed regulations advanced by the Department of Labor to improve HRAs. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Continue to educate and advocate on the importance of protecting and strengthening IP for small businesses. Small Business Innovation Act (H.R. 2655/S.971). Supported House and Senate passage and the Presidents signature into law. The STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 (S.1390 and H.R. 5340). Support the legislation. TRADE & GLOBAL MARKETS Continue to support trade expansion and trade agreements to open overseas markets to small businesses. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): Supported President Trumps signing of the agreement and support Congressional approval of the accord. Trade Agreement with Japan, EU and Great Britain: Supportive of Administrations intentions to negotiate agreements with the three entities. Tariffs: General education aimed at Congress and Administration about the impact of tariffs on small businesses and the economy. GOVERNMENT REFORM First Step Act of 2018 (S.3649): Supported passage in the Senate and House.
Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
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. 88 -- Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 and Taxpayer First Act of 2018 H.R. 88 would make a variety of changes to the tax code. Division A of the bill would extend many tax provisions that expired at the end of 2017 and provide tax relief for victims of disasters. The bill would also modify the requirements for tax-favored savings accounts and employer-provided retirement plans, change the deduction for start-up and organizational expenditures, make technical corrections to Public Law 115-97, and eliminate the increase in unrelated business taxable income related to certain transportation fringe benefits. Division B of the bill would make numerous changes to rules governing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 pass-through 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.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.
Client expense: $27,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Regulatory Reform (HHS regulations, small business) H.R. 26-Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 (REINS Act) H.R. 33-Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 1628-Better Care Reconciliation Act H.R. 3446-Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017 S. 21-Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 (REINS Act) S. 584-Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 21-Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R.469-Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R.5, S.951 -Regulatory Accountability Act H.R.1033, S378-Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act S.584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
Client expense: $667,210 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Regulatory Reform HR5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 HR26 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act HR33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act HR998 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act HR1004 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 HR1009 - OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act HR__ - FY 2018 CFPB Appropriations S584 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
Client expense: $19,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 50 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017); regulatory reform, restricting agency mandates. H.R 4423 (North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017)/ H.R. 5468 (Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018); regulatory reform targeting judicial review of the environmental review process. S.J.Res. 57 (providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity). H.R. 5954 (Anti-terrorism Clarification Act); amends existing law to make is easier to file civil cases against foriegn countries for their role in terrorist activities. H.R. 6730 (Injunctive Authority Clarification Act); eliminates the ability of federal district courts to grant universal injunctions. H.R. 3487 (Complete Diversity Jurisdiction); eliminates the current requirement for complete diversity of parties, and changes the rule to minimal diversity. H.R. 6754 (CIRCUIT Act); splits up the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. H.R. 6755 (Judiciary ROOM Act); makes several changes to court structures and procedures. Report Language on Conference Report (H.R. 6157 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act). Representative Bobby Scott Amendment to H.R. 6157 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, to overturn executive order on Administrative Law Judges. Draft legislation on international evidence parity rules; more specifically the ability to obtain discovery of American companies in foriegn tribunals. S. 2296 (GOOD Act); a regulatory reform bill. Draft legislation on reducing or eliminating the Feres Doctrine. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence; Rule 23, MDLs, Rule 30(b)(6), social security appeals, residual hearsay exception. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements. General lobbying with regard to intermediate care facility class actions. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States. Lobbying with regard to federal executive agency nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Peter Feldmen to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and with specific regard to the nomination of Diana Furchtgott-Roth to be Assistant Secretary of Transportation. General lobbying on forced arbitration in claims by members of the armed forces. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Chad Readler of Ohio to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Eric Miller of Washington to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Client expense: $1,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
EDA supports the passage of H.R. 1101, the Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017. This bill would allow small businesses to be exempt from certain healthcare obligations under the Affordable Care Act. EDA supports the passage of H.R. 33 and S. 584, The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017. These bills would modify the rulemaking requirements to include initial and final regulatory analysis. This would increase small business participation in the regulatory process and would require agencies to consider the economic impact of proposed rules. EDA supports the passage of H.R. 76, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017. This bill would modify the legal standard applied by judges to rules implemented by administrative agencies. EDA supports the including the Tillis-Harris Amendment to the House Appropriations Bill. If adopted, this amendment would increase the number of H-2B visas from 66,000 to 132,000 and implement various accountability requirements including the use of E-Verify.
Client expense: $183,119 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
EDA supports the passage of H.R. 1101. the Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017. This bill would allow small businesses to be exempt from certain health care obligations under the Affordable Care Act. EDA supports the passage of H.R. 33 and S. 584, The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017. These bills would modify the rulemaking requirements to include initial and final regulatory analysis. This would increase small business participation in the regulatory process and would require agencies to consider the economic impact of proposed rules. EDA supports the passage of H.R. 76, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017. This bill would modify the legal standard applied by judges to rules implemented by administrative agencies. EDA supported the Tillis-Harris Amendment to the 2018 Appropriations Bill related to H-2B visas. If it had been adopted, the amendment would provide a permanent increase in the cap from 66,000 to 132,000.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Legislation H.R. 469/S. 119 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 725 - The Innocent Party Protection Act H.R. 720/S. 237 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 985 - Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 906 - Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 953 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 H.R 725 - Innocent Party Protection Act H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 1179 - Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act H.R 1004 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 HR 1009 - OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 998 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act H.R. 1430 - Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (115th Congress, 2017-2018), Public law no. 115-97 HR 3117 - Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017 HR 732/ S. 333 - Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 111/S.J. Res. 47 - CFPB Arbitration Rule CRA H.R. 2359 - FCRA Liability Harmonization Act H.R. 3141 - Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 2233 - American Jobs First Act of 2017 H.R. 2437/ S. 1134 - Back the Blue Act H.R. 620 - the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 4396 - the ME TOO Congress Act H.R. 4423 - N. Texas Water Supply Security Act H.R. 4809 - Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act H.R. 5468 - Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018 H.R. 6754 - CIRCUIT Act of 2018 S. 1609 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 584 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 580 - Truth in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 579 - Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 578 - Better Evaluation of Science and Technology (BEST) Act S. 577 - Providing Accountability through Transparency Act of 2017 S. 951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S. 1615 - Dream Act of 2017 S. 2014 - Prove it Act of 2017 S. 565 - Judgment Fund Transparency Act S. 386 - Judgment Fund Transparency and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act of 2017 S. 276 - Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017 Rulemakings EO 13781 - Presidential Executive Order on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch, 82 FR 13959 (March 13, 2017) EO 13777 - Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, 82 FR 12285 (March 1, 2017) EO 13783 - Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth, 82 FR 16093 (March 28, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Justice Action Agenda 2016-2020 (EJ 2020) Environmental Protection Agency, Evaluation of Existing Regulations, 82 Fed. Reg. 17,793 (Apr. 13, 2017) (Docket ID EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and Human Services, Proposed Changes to Strip Legal Rights from Vulnerable Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities, CMS-3342-P, 82 FR 26649, (June 8, 2017) Nominations Jeffrey Clark for Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State Andrew Oldham for United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Damien Schiff for United States Court of Federal Claims Andrew Brasher for United States Court for the Middle District of Alabama Patrick Wyrick for United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma Brett Kavanaugh for United States Supreme Court Jonathan Kobes for United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit William Barr for U.S. Attorney General, Department of Justice Thomas Farr for United States District Judge for the Eastern District of NC Eric Miller for United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Client expense: $77,132 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
S 21/HR 26, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS) S 34/HR 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act S 119/ HR 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S 237/HR 720, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 S 584/HR 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S 686, Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act of 2017 S 791/HR 2655, Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 S 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement Act or the TITLE Act HR 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 HR 41, POWERS Act of 2017 HR 725, Innocent Party Protection Act HR 6446, The White House Conference on Small Business Act of 2018
Client expense: $245,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Support H.R. 998, the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act Support H.R. 1009, the OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act Support H.R. 33/S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Support Occupational Safety and Health Administrations delay of the crystalline silica rule Support modifications or repeal of the Department of Labors rule expanding overtime payments Support modifications or repeal of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration fall protection directive Support modification, delay or repeal of Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injury and Illnesses Reports. Support delay or modification of Occupational Safety and Health Administration Cranes and Derricks Rule. Oppose H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, the Workplace Democracy Act Support H.R. 5861, the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act of 2018 Monitor Executive Order: Expanding Apprenticeships in America
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Parity for construction in SBA loan programs, small business lending and tax issues, small business immigration issues, small business health care issues, regulatory reform. H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017. S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act. S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017. S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017.
Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; H.R. 33, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 59, Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act; H.R. 1443, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation Reform and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act; H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 5729, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018; H.R. 6992, Protecting and securing chemical facilities from terrorist attacks Act of 2018; S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; S. 763, Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Act; S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017; S. 1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; S. 3094, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018; S. 3405, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018; Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Re-authorization and Reform; Cyber Security Executive Order; Drones Regulation; Hazardous Materials Transportation; Transportation Identification Credential (TWIC) Requirements including 81 F.R. 57625
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 33 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3381, Child Poverty Reduction Act 2017; H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; H.R. 4460, Disaster Recovery Reform Act; H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the FY ending 9/30/18, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes; H.R. 5228, Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulation and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN)Act H.R. 5310, Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act; H.R. 5752, Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018; H.R. 6022, Accurate Labels Act; H.R. 6653, IMAGINE Act; H. Res 71, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (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", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; H. Res. 223; H. Res. 229; H. Res. 1082, Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, with an amendment. (Sec. 1234 Natl. Public Infrastructure Predisaster Hazard Mitigation, and Sec. 1235 Addl. Mitigation Activities); S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S. 625 Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 1866, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017; S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; S. 3041, Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018; S. 3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018; S. 3341, IMAGINE Act; S. 3381, PFAS Accountability Act of 2018; S. 3382, PFAS Detection Act of 2018; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act 2018; S. 3551, SOFFA; S. 3671 A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; S. Res. 301; S. Resolution Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations of Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations Financial Services and General Government FY 2018 Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nomination; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; NIOSH studies; OSHA Letters of Interpretation (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety, RAGAGEP); Permitting Reform; Phthalates; Plastics; Rare Earths; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 S. 584 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 Letters to support House Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill to defund the FEC prior approval requirement
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 33/S. 584: the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017. Regulatory Reform, generally. S.1454: the True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act. Government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. Executive Order 13208: Amendment to Executive Order 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects - April 6, 2001. Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects- February 17, 2001. DoD-GSA-NASA (Reg) Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2009-005, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (RIN 9000-AL31). PLA surveys, generally. Federal agencies policies on Project Labor Agreements including: GSA, PBS, DOT, HUD, VA, USACE, and NAVFAC.
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Policy Development, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Occupational safety and health; mine safety and health; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act of 1980; H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; nomination of Small Business Administration chief counsel.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act - All provisions. S.69 - Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 - All provisions. H.R. 33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 - All provisions. S. 584 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 - All provisions. H.R. 26 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 - All provisions. S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 - All provisions.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. General lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 50 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017); regulatory reform, restricting agency mandates. H.R 4423 (North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017)/ H.R. 5468 (Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018); regulatory reform targeting judicial review of the environmental review process. S.J.Res. 57 (providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity). H.R. 5954 (Anti-terrorism Clarification Act); amends existing law to make is easier to file civil cases against foriegn countries for their role in terrorist activities. Draft legislation on international evidence parity rules; more specifically the ability to obtain discovery of American companies in foriegn tribunals. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence; Rule 23, MDLs, Rule 30(b)(6), social security appeals, Residual hearsay exception. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements. General lobbying with regard to intermediate care facility class actions.
Client expense: $1,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Small Business
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.
Client expense: $27,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Small Business
ACCESS TO CAPITAL Advocated for various capital formation and access bills as part of House-passed "JOBS Act 3.0" (S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act) including: Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (H.R. 79), Fostering Innovation Act (H.R. 1645), Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 477), Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act (H.R. 2201), SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R. 78), Small Business Credit Availability Act (H.R. 4267), Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R. 4263), Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R. 3312), and Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act (H.R. 4821). Support Action by the Senate H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act. Support. Unlocking Small Business Access to Capital Act, H.R. 6127: Support. Title III Crowdfunding: Expressed support to Securities and Exchange Commission to lift the fundraising cap from $1 million to $20 million. Small Business Stock: Urging Congress to update the threshold (last updated in 1978) to Section 1224 Small Business Stock, which allows investors to deduct losses taken on investments in C Corp startups. Other issues: Continue to advocate for reforms to improve the rules governing equity and debt-based crowdfunding, and policies that lighten the regulatory burden on community banks and the financial system in general to improve capital formation and capital access for startups and entrepreneurs. This includes changes to Dodd-Frank, reform of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and SEC regulatory reforms to reduce red tape and costs for small firms. TAX REFORM & TAX POLICY H.R. 3717, Small Business Tax Simplification Act of 2017. Continue to support legislation. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Section 199A, 20% Small Business Deduction: Supportive of proposed regulations by the Internal Revenue Service. REGULATORY REFORM, WORKPLACE AND HUMAN CAPITAL ISSUES Continue to support reforms that make the regulatory process more transparent, accountable and that provide for meaningful input from small businesses. Also support: cost-benefit analysis, look-back provisions, and sunsetting. Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (S.584): Support full Senate passage. Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951): Support full Senate passage. Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34): Support full Senate passage. Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S.21): Support full Senate passage. Provide Accountability Through Transparency Act (S.577): Support full Senate passage. Early Participation in Regulations Act (S.579): Support full Senate passage. Association Retirement Plans: Supported President Trumps Executive Order to create a framework for these plans. Small Business Regulatory Improvements Act (S. 584): Testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on the importance of fundamental regulatory reform and passing S. 584. Support forthcoming action by the National Labor Relation Board on the joint employer standard. House Joint Resolution 129 Congressional Review Act to Restore Internet Regulation: Oppose the CRA in the U.S. House. Telecommunications Policy and Access to Broadband Comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on action to reaffirm the national framework for regulating cable infrastructure, which includes facilities used to deliver broadband. SBE Council supported the action. 5G: Supported various actions and votes by the FCC to help transition to 5G including a NPRM on freeing up 3.7-4.2 GHz of mid-band spectrum, streamlining rules (and establishing a time limit) on small-cell site approvals and limiting what local governments could charge service providers for such sites. Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991: Urged the FCC to make changes to update and fix the outdated TCPA. Support FCC action (on TV White Spaces) to dedicate at least three usable channels (below 700 MHZ) to remain available in markets across the country. HEALTH CARE REFORM Continue to support reform efforts to fix provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are driving costs higher and making the marketplace less competitive for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Including: Repeal of taxes within the ACA including the Health Insurance Tax (HIT Tax), net investment tax and Cadillac tax. Also support repealing the employer mandate and liberalizing the mandates and types of coverage required of health plans. Improving and expanding health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), short-term limited duration plans. Final Rule from the Departments of Treasury, Health and Human Services and Labor on Short-Term Limited-Duration Health Plans: Supported the final rule. Durbin-Grassley Amendment on Direct-To-Consumer Advertising Mandate: Opposed this proposed amendment to the Defense-Labor-HHS Appropriations package. Continue to urge Senators to develop a consensus bill that provides marketplace stability, and small businesses with cost relief, more choices and affordable health coverage options. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Continue to educate and advocate on the importance of protecting and strengthening IP for small businesses. The Music Modernization Act of 2017, H. R. 4706. Supported House and Senate passage. The Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Protection Act (STOP ACT), H.R. 1057 and S.372. Supported the legislation and House/Senate passage. Comments to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) regarding proposed changes to the claim construction standard used in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) hearings. SBE Council supports the proposed changes. The STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 (S.1390 and H.R. 5340). Support the legislation. TRADE & GLOBAL MARKETS Continue to support trade expansion and trade agreements to open overseas markets to small businesses. Continued to educate about the benefits of NAFTA, and the need to update some of the provisions (with respect to intellectual property, for example) but to maintain the core agreement to encourage commerce and business growth for U.S. small businesses. Section 232 Automobile Parts Imports Investigation: Comments and verbal testimony to United States Trade Representative expressing concern about tariffs/increasing tariffs in the automobile sector. Trade Agreements: Voiced support for advancing trade agreements with the European Union, finishing up the new NAFTA agreement with strong IP protections and keeping the agreement a trilateral one. The U.S. Postal Service and Shipping Rates Comments to the Postal Rate Commission on global postal rate parity and reforming terminal dues rates at the Universal Postal Union. SBE Council supports reforms to modernize terminal dues to create level playing field for U.S. small businesses. Supportive of President Trumps Memorandum - Modernizing the Monetary Reimbursement Model for the Delivery of Goods Through the International Postal System and Enhancing the Security and Safety of International Mail - to bring global shipping rate parity to small businesses. Legal Reform and Judges Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court: Expressed support for Judge Kavanaugh. Government Procurement Project Labor Agreements (PLA): Expressed support and urged President Donald Trump to repeal Obama-era PLA executive order, which is a cost barrier for small businesses to compete on government contracts.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 33/S. 584: the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017. Regulatory Reform, generally. S.1454: the True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act.
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Policy Development, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Small Business
Occupational safety and health; mine safety and health; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act of 1980; H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; nomination of Small Business Administration chief counsel.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 50 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017); regulatory reform, restricting agency mandates. H.R 4423 (North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017)/ H.R. 5468 (Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018); regulatory reform targeting judicial review of the environmental review process. S.J.Res. 57 (providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity). H.R. 5954 (Anti-terrorism Clarification Act); amends existing law to make is easier to file civil cases against foriegn countries for their role in terrorist activities. H.R. 6730 (Injunctive Authority Clarification Act); eliminates the ability of federal district courts to grant universal injunctions. H.R. 3487 (Complete Diversity Jurisdiction); eliminates the current requirement for complete diversity of parties, and changes the rule to minimal diversity. H.R. 6754 (CIRCUIT Act); splits up the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. H.R. 6755 (Judiciary ROOM Act); makes several changes to court structures and procedures. Report Language on Conference Report (H.R. 6157 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act). Representative Bobby Scott Amendment to H.R. 6157 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, to overturn executive order on Administrative Law Judges. Draft legislation on international evidence parity rules; more specifically the ability to obtain discovery of American companies in foriegn tribunals. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence; Rule 23, MDLs, Rule 30(b)(6), social security appeals, residual hearsay exception. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements. General lobbying with regard to intermediate care facility class actions. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States. Lobbying with regard to federal executive agency nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Peter Feldmen to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and with specific regard to the nomination of Diana Furchtgott-Roth to be Assistant Secretary of Transportation.
Client expense: $1,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 Permits CWA, Section 401 Certs. CAA, Clean Power Plan Good Samaritan Permit Programs HR 8 - Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (WRDA) S. 2800 & S. 3021 - America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 S.584 & HR 33 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexability Improvement Act of 2017, All Titles S.168 - Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (CVIDA), All Titles HR 2917 & S. 3009 - Regulatory Certainty Act, All Titles HR 3128 - To amend section III of the Clean Air Act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification, All Titles S. 2760 & S. 2761 - To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification. HR 3117 - Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017, All Titles S. 3303 & HR 6889 - Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018
Client expense: $365,947 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Regulatory Reform HR5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 HR26 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act HR33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act HR998 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act HR1004 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 HR1009 - OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act HR__ - FY 2018 CFPB Appropriations S584 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Discussions with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding regulatory reform.
Client expense: $26,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
S. 21-Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R.469-Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R.5, S.951 -Regulatory Accountability Act H.R.1033, S378-Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act S.584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
Client expense: $667,210 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 S. 584 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 Letters to support House Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill to defund the FEC prior approval requirement
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
EDA supports the passage of H.R. 1101, the Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017. This bill would allow small businesses to be exempt from certain healthcare obligations under the Affordable Care Act. EDA supports the passage of H.R. 33 and S. 584, The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017. These bills would modify the rulemaking requirements to include initial and final regulatory analysis. This would increase small business participation in the regulatory process and would require agencies to consider the economic impact of proposed rules. EDA supports the passage of H.R. 76, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017. This bill would modify the legal standard applied by judges to rules implemented by administrative agencies.
Client expense: $183,119 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
EDA supports the passage of H.R. 1101. the Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017. This bill would allow small businesses to be exempt from certain health care obligations under the Affordable Care Act. EDA supports the passage of H.R. 33 and S. 584, The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017. These bills would modify the rulemaking requirements to include initial and final regulatory analysis. This would increase small business participation in the regulatory process and would require agencies to consider the economic impact of proposed rules. EDA supports the passage of H.R. 76, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017. This bill would modify the legal standard applied by judges to rules implemented by administrative agencies.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Small Business
S 21/HR 26, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS) S 34/HR 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act S 119/ HR 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S 237/HR 720, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 S 584/HR 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S 686, Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act of 2017 S 791/HR 2655, Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 S 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement Act or the TITLE Act HR 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 HR 41, POWERS Act of 2017 HR 725, Innocent Party Protection Act HR 6446, The White House Conference on Small Business Act of 2018
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 33 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3381, Child Poverty Reduction Act 2017; H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; H.R. 4460, Disaster Recovery Reform Act; H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the FY ending 9/30/18, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes; H.R. 5228, Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulation and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN)Act H.R. 5310, Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act; H.R. 5752, Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018 H.R. 6022, Accurate Labels Act H. Res 71, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (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", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; H. Res. 223; H. Res. 229; H. Res. 1082, Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, with an amendment. (Sec. 1234 Natl. Public Infrastructure Predisaster Hazard Mitigation, and Sec. 1235 Addl. Mitigation Activities); S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S. 625 Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 1866, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017; S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; S. 3041, Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018; S. 3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018; S. 3382, PFAS Detection Act of 2018; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act 2018; S. 3551, SOFFA; S. Res. 301; S. Resolution Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations of Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations Financial Services and General Government FY 2018 Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nomination; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; NIOSH studies; OSHA Letters of Interpretation (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety, RAGAGEP); Permitting Reform; Phthalates; Plastics; Rare Earths; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; H.R. 33, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 59, Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act; H.R. 1443, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation Reform and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act; H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 5729, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; S. 763, Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Act; S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017; S. 1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; S. 3094, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018; S. 3405, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018; Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Re-authorization and Reform; Cyber Security Executive Order; Drones Regulation; Hazardous Materials Transportation; Transportation Identification Credential (TWIC) Requirements including 81 F.R. 57625
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Legislation H.R. 469/S. 119 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 725 - The Innocent Party Protection Act H.R. 720/S. 237 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 985 - Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 906 - Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 953 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 H.R 725 - Innocent Party Protection Act H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 1179 - Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act H.R 1004 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 HR 1009 - OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 998 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act H.R. 1430 - Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (115th Congress, 2017-2018), Public law no. 115-97 HR 3117 - Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017 HR 732/ S. 333 - Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 111/S.J. Res. 47 - CFPB Arbitration Rule CRA H.R. 2359 - FCRA Liability Harmonization Act H.R. 3141 - Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 2233 - American Jobs First Act of 2017 H.R. 2437/ S. 1134 - Back the Blue Act H.R. 620 - the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 4396 - the ME TOO Congress Act H.R. 4809 - Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act H.R. 5468 - Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018 S. 1609 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 584 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 580 - Truth in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 579 - Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 578 - Better Evaluation of Science and Technology (BEST) Act S. 577 - Providing Accountability through Transparency Act of 2017 S. 951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S. 1615 - Dream Act of 2017 S. 2014 - Prove it Act of 2017 S. 565 - Judgment Fund Transparency Act S. 386 - Judgment Fund Transparency and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act of 2017 S. 276 - Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017 Rulemakings EO 13781 - Presidential Executive Order on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch, 82 FR 13959 (March 13, 2017) EO 13777 - Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, 82 FR 12285 (March 1, 2017) EO 13783 - Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth, 82 FR 16093 (March 28, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Justice Action Agenda 2016-2020 (EJ 2020) Environmental Protection Agency, Evaluation of Existing Regulations, 82 Fed. Reg. 17,793 (Apr. 13, 2017) (Docket ID EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and Human Services, Proposed Changes to Strip Legal Rights from Vulnerable Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities, CMS-3342-P, 82 FR 26649, (June 8, 2017) Nominations Jeffrey Clark for Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State Andrew Oldham for United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Damien Schiff for United States Court of Federal Claims Andrew Brasher for United States Court for the Middle District of Alabama Patrick Wyrick for United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma Brett Kavanaugh for United States Supreme Court Jonathan Kobes for United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit
Client expense: $100,495 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · third_quarter · Small Business
H.R.33/S.584 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act - to ensure reatment of co-ops as small businesses for regulatory purposes. Issues related to streamlining of regulations.
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE