NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act
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NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to consider small businesses when it facilitates and supports the development of voluntary, consensus-based, industry-led guidelines and procedures to cost-effectively reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure. NIST must disseminate, and publish on its website, standard and method resources that small business may use voluntarily to help identify, assess, manage, and reduce their cybersecurity risks. The resources must be: (1) technology-neutral, (2) based on international standards to the extent possible, (3) able to vary with the nature and size of the implementing small business and the sensitivity of the data collected or stored on the information systems, and (4) consistent with the national cybersecurity awareness and education program under the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014. Additionally, the resources must include case studies of practical application. Other federal agencies may also elect to publish the resources on their own websites.
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Became Public Law No: 115-236.
Became Public Law No: 115-236.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 770 by Unanimous Consent. (text as Senate agree to the House amendment: CR S5561)
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 770 by Unanimous Consent.(text as Senate agree to the House amendment: CR S5561)
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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Sources: Congress.gov
2018 · second_quarter · Banking
Monitor data security and cybersecurity legislation and working drafts. Monitor and discuss emerging mobile payment marketplace. Legislation and federal activities related to credit card swipe fees and changes to card network surcharging rules. S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017. H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act. Federal Reserve policies. H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017. Draft legislation, the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act. H.R. 5388, Data Accountability and Trust Act.
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Healthcare cybersecurity, medical device cybersecurity, patient safety, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Patient Identification/Patient Data Matching, electronic health records, healthcare data standards, interoperability, S. 770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act, S. 1656- Medical Device Cybersecurity Act, H.R. 4191 - HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act, Stark Exemption for Cybersecurity Donation
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Healthcare Cybersecurity, medical device cybersecurity, cybersecurity threat information sharing, Ransomware/Malware, Breach notification, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, S. 770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act, S.1656 - Medical Device Cybersecurity Act, H.R. 4191 - HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act, H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Monitor privacy, data security, and cybersecurity legislation and working drafts. Monitor and discuss emerging mobile payment marketplace. Legislation and federal activities related to credit card swipe fees and changes to card network surcharging rules. S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017. H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act. Federal Reserve policies. H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017. Draft legislation, the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act. H.R. 5388, Data Accountability and Trust Act. H.R. 6743, Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act.
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
S. 770: Making Information Available Now to Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance Enterprise Technology (MAIN STREET) Act (generally); H.R. 3975: Cyber Breach Notification Act of 2017 (generally); matters related to cybersecurity, information sharing, critical infrastructure protection, liability protection, cyber institutional norms.
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H7201)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H7201)
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7201-7202)
Mr. Webster (FL) asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-300.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6233)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6233)
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6232-6233)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 217.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-153.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
| Senate |
| Referred to |
| March 29, 2017 |
| September 11, 2017 |
| Introduced in Senate | March 29, 2017 |
| Enrolled Bill | -- |
| Republican |
| CO |
| James E. Risch | Republican | ID |
| John Thune | Republican | SD |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | NY |
| Margaret Wood Hassan | Democratic | NH |
| Maria Cantwell | Democratic | WA |
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
TEC - TELECOMMUNICATIONS H.R.192 - Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017 (introduced 1/3/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.19 - MOBILE NOW Act (introduced 1/3/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (introduced 1/3/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.290 - Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2017 (introduced 1/4/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.423 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017(introduced 1/10/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.460 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 (introduced 1/11/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 (introduced 1/11/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.102 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017 (introduced 1/11/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.123 - Kari's Law Act of 2017 (introduced 1/12/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.134 - Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 (introduced 1/12/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.557 - FCC "ABCs" Act of 2017 (introduced 1/13/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.53 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way". (introduced 1/13/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.582 - Kari's Law Act of 2017 (introduced 1/17/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.588 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act (introduced 1/17/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.174 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 (introduced 1/17/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.599 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 (introduced 1/23/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.228 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2017 (introduced 1/24/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 (introduced 2/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (introduced 2/16/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.421 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (introduced 2/16/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1335 - Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017(introduced 3/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1340 - Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act (introduced 3/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.J.Res.34 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". (introduced 3/7/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1439 - Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017 (introduced 3/8/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1440 - Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act (introduced 3/8/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.J.Res.86 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". (introduced 3/8/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1534 - 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act (introduced 3/15/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.645 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 (introduced 3/15/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.742 - Community Broadband Act of 2017 (introduced 3/28/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 (introduced 3/29/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1868 - Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017 (introduced 4/4/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.875 - A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs. (Introduced 4/6/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.878 - A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications service (introduced 4/6/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.Res.137 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month. (introduced 4/24/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.964 - MY DATA Act of 2017 (introduced 4/27/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.987 - 100 by '50 Act (introduced 4/27/2017) - all provisions related to cable S. 993 - Restoring Internet Freedom Act (introduced 5/1/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.2356 - MY DATA Act of 2017 (introduced 5/4/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act (introduced 5/17/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 (introduced 5/18/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 (introduced 6/15/2017) - all provisions related to able S.1475 - Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017 (introduced 6/29/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3175 - Online Privacy Act (introduced 7/11/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3314 - 100 by '50 Act (introduced 7/19/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3347 - Viewer Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 7/20/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3478 - Local and Independent Television Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 7/27/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.Res.242 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States. (introduced 8/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3671 - Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act (introduced 9/1/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3787 - Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act of 2017 (introduced 9/14/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.521 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States. (introduced 9/14/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3806 - Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 9/18/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3839 - Today's American Dream Act (introduced 9/26/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act (introduced 10/6/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4081 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 10/19/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4232 - B-CROP Act (introduced 11/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 (introduced 11/7/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4291 - Precision Farming Act (introduced 11/7/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act (introduced 11/8/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.2124 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 11/14/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4543 - To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children, and for other purposes. (introduced 12/4/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.2187 - A bill to establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children, and for other purposes. (introduced 12/4/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4585 - Save Net Neutrality Act of 2017 (introduced 12/7/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4682 - Open Internet Preservation Act (introduced 12/19/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.687 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal, State, and local taxes, fees, regulations, and permitting policies should be coordinated and reconciled to maximize the benefits of broadband investment. (introduced 1/11/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.690 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal funds granted, awarded, or loaned pursuant to any legislation, infrastructure-specific or otherwise, should be used to fund the construction, improvement, or acquisition of broadband facilities or service in areas where there is an existing broadband provider that meets certain minimum standards. (introduced 1/11/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.691 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any infrastructure legislation to promote broadband internet access or communications facilities deployment should treat all broadband and communications facilities in a competitively and technologically neutral manner. (introduced 1/11/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4795 - Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 (introduced 1/16/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 (introduced 1/16/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018 (introduced 1/16/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4810 - MAPPING NOW Act of 2018 (introduced 1/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4813 - WIFI STUDy Act (introduced 1/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4814 - Community Broadband Act of 2018 (introduced 1/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4817 - PEERING Act of 2018 (introduced 1/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018 (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4832 - RESTORED Act of 2018 (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4839 - Broadband Infrastructure Inventory Act of 2018 (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4842 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.701 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that with respect to any study required to be conducted by the Federal Communications Commission, or any entity regulated by the Commission under the Federal Communications Act of 1934, under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code (formerly known as the National Historic Preservation Act), for the provision of broadband infrastructure, the area to be studied should be limited to the area of impact. (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018 (introduced 1/19/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4847 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act (introduced 1/19/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4858 - CLIMB ONCE Act (introduced 1/19/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4986 - RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018 (introduced 2/8/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2418 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 (introduced 2/13/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.5093 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018 (introduced 2/26/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.J.Res.129 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom". (introduced 2/27/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.J.Res.52 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom". (introduced 2/27/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5172 - To assist Indian tribes in maintaining, expanding, and deploying broadband systems. (introduced 3/6/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2510 - Open Internet Preservation Act (introduced 3/7/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5213 - Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act (introduced 3/8/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.J.Res.131 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom". (introduced 3/29/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.5497 - Office of Rural Telecommunications Act (introduced 4/12/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.5573 - ROBOCOP Act (introduced 4/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2694 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018 (introduced 4/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2705 - ROBOCOP Act (introduced 4/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2728 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018 (introduced 4/23/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2853 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure Internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority. (introduced 5/16/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.5930 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2018 (introduced 5/23/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2932 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2018 (introduced 5/23/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.5969 - Speed Up Broadband Access Act of 2018 (introduced 5/24/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2959 - Office of Rural Broadband Act (introduced 5/24/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.Res.523 - A resolution encouraging companies to apply privacy protections included in the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union to citizens of the United States. (introduced 5/24/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6026 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (introduced 6/7/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.3078 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (introduced 6/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6393 - 21st Century Internet Act (introduced 7/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.3232 - Go Pack Go Act of 2018 (introduced 7/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6465 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act (introduced 7/23/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.3255 - E-FRONTIER Act (introduced 7/23/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.1039 - Encouraging edge providers, broadband providers, and data brokers to include certain data protections in their policies. (introduced 7/31/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.3346 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act (introduced 8/1/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6822 - Discourage Dishonest Dialing Act (introduced 9/13/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6864 - Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act (introduced 9/24/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6943 - CEASE Robocalls Act (introduced 9/27/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6954 - To provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes. (introduced 9/27/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.3524 - A bill to provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes. (introduced 9/27/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6987 - TRUE Fees Act of 2018 (introduced 9/28/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.7131 - Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2018 (introduced 11/14/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.7151 - Stop Harassing Calls Act of 2018 (introduced 11/16/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.3668 - REAL PEACE Act of 2018 (introduced 11/28/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.3744 - Data Care Act of 2018 (12/12/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.3714 - Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 (introduced 12/06/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.7365 - To require the Federal Communications Commission to approve or deny a license transfer application within 180 days of submission, and for other purposes. (introduced 12/20/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.7392 - TRACED Act (introduced 12/21/2018) - all provisions related to cable
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3010, Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017 H.R. 3089/S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3101, Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4036, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act H.R. 4747/S. 2391, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 5576, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018 H.R. 5729, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 H.R. 6032, State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of (SMART) IoT Act H.R. 6378/S. 2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 6743, Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act H.R. 7214, Cybersecurity Education Integration Act H.R. 7283, Internet of Things (IoT) Federal Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2018 S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 770, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 S. 2392, Cyber SAFETY Act of 2018 S. 2785, Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes (DETER) Act S. 3057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 S. 3085, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3336, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2018 S. 3405, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018 Draft legislation titled Sharing Urgent, Potentially Problematic Locations that Yield Communications Hazards in American Internet Networks (SUPPLY CHAIN) Act Draft legislation titled American Internet Netorks Act of 2018, or the Supply Chain Act of 2018 Draft legislation titled Customs Modernization Act II (Mod Act 2.0) Proposed rule regulation on hours of service for drivers (83 Fed. Reg. 42,631-42,635, August 23, 2018) Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization; cybersecurity protections; cyber workforce, including cybersecurity professionals securing business and government networks; cyber incident reporting of breaches, hacks, and other security incidents; potential cybersecurity legislation regarding Internet of Things (IoT); potential legislation on anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act; draft NIST internal report (NISTIR) 8228, Considerations for Managing Internet of Things; federal standards for third party logistics providers mandated in Drug Supply Chain Security Act of 2013 (P.L. 113-54, Title II); FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; petition for determination of preemption of California meal and rest-break rules; proposal regarding foreign disposition of certain commodities
Client expense: $15,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Implementation of Public Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, specifically, provisions on risk, insurance oversight (Federal Insurance Office), and potential CFPB activities related to P&C insurance. Discussions on U.S. and global designation of systemically relevant non-bank financial firms. Discussions related to Holocaust era insurance claims payments. Discussions regarding data privacy. General discussions on Insurance Capital Investment. General discussions on Commercial Insurance regulation. General issues related to resilience and mitigation, as related to P&C insurance. Legislation and proposals regarding natural catastrophe related policies. Legislation and proposals regarding the insurability of cyber exposures, including: Repeal and replacement legislation to Dodd-Frank; H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017; H.R. 2350, Small Business Know-Before-You-Bid Construction Transparency Act of 2017; S.770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017. Notification and Protection Act. Data Security Act. General discussions on issues related to Surety Bonds, including: surety provisions in public-private partnerships; Partnership to Build America Act; Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, provisions on construction procurement, specifically issues related to the Miller Act and indexing project amounts needed for surety bond protections; Water Resources Development Act. Legislation and proposals related to the national flood insurance program focused on pre-event mitigation and long term resilience, including: H.R. 2875, the National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 1558, the Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act; H.R. 1422, the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act; H.R. 2246, the Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017; H.R. 2565, a bill to require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes. Legislative proposals related to autonomous vehicles, including: H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE Act; S. 1885, AV START Act. Issues related to Risk Retention Groups. H.R. 3110/S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act (P.L. 115-61). H.R. 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017. H.R. 3762/S. 1360, International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2017. H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Act of 2017. H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017. H.R. 3808, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017. H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act. H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017. S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Military Lending Act, provisions related to the sale GAP and credit insurance to service members. S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018, inclusion of the "International Insurance Standards Act of 2018". S. 1182, National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018 H.R. 2874, 21st Century Flood Reform Act. H.R. 6743, Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act.
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
The association bases its approaches on whether or not policies are flexible in their application to rural carriers that have different needs and capabilities and that have far different economies of scale and competitive opportunities than larger carriers. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following: S. 604 - Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 - all sections. S. 770 - NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act - all sections. S. 1676 - B-CROP Act - all sections. S. 2343 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2735 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2970 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2987 - National Defense Authorization Act 2019 - all sections relating to telecommunications network equipment. S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - all sections related to broadband. S. 3085 - Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 3157 - STREAMLINE Act - all sections. S. 3346 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act - all sections. S. 3655 - TRACED Act - all sections. H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - all sections related to broadband. H.R. 2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 3359 - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act - all sections. H.R. 4232 - B-CROP Act - all sections. H.R. 4668 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act - all sections. H.R. 4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 5213 - Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act - all sections. H.R. 5497 - Office of Rural Telecommunications Act - all sections. H.R. 5515 - National Defense Authorization Act 2019 - all sections relating to telecommunications network equipment. H.R. 6073 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 6430 - Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 6465 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - all sections. H.R. 6703 - Rural Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 6871 - Rural Broadband Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. Legislative and regulatory issues related to implementing Connect America Fund Phase II. Legislative and regulatory issues related to FCC Order adopted March 23, 2016 concerning USF support for rate-of-return carriers. Legislative and regulatory issues related to FCC Order adopted December 14, 2017 concerning net neutrality. Legislative and regulatory issues related to USF contributions. Legislative and regulatory issues related to USDA/RUS Telecom Loan Portfolio. Legislative and regulatory issues related to IP interconnection. Legislative and regulatory issues related to broadband mapping. Legislative and regulatory issues related to CAF accountability. Legislative and regulatory issues related to federal broadband grants and financing, including a unified federal broadband benchmark, loan guarantees, loan sequencing, and gigabit service. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the provision of video, including retransmission consent and compulsory copyright. Legislative and regulatory issues related to 2018 Farm Bill. Legislative and regulatory issues related to Community Connect. Legislative and regulatory issues related to cable franchise fees. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the proposed Sprint/T-Mobile merger. Legislative and regulatory issues related to data security and consumer privacy. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the USDAs ReConnect Program.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 135 Cyber Privacy H.R. 239 Innovative Research and Development H.R. 387 Electronic Communication Privacy Protections H.R. 584 Enhanced Preparedness for Cyber Attacks H.R. 686 Internet of Things Support S. 395 Geolocation Information Acquisition Circumstances S. 536 Publicly Traded Companies Cybersecurity Transparency H.R. 3010 Cyber Hygiene Best Practices Documentation H.R. 3202 Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Report H.R. 3359 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency H.R. 3806 National Data Breach Notification Standard H.R. 3816 Notification Following a Breach of Security of a System H.R. 3896 Information Security H.R. 4163 Cybersecurity and Data Security H.R. 4668 Enhanced Cybersecurity Assistance and Protections H.R. 5074 Cyber Incident Response Team S. 2289 Federal Trade Commission Office of Cybersecurity S. 2392 Cybersecurity Technology Protections H.R. 6032 Internet Connected Devices Industry Study S. 2735 Enhanced Cybersecurity Assistance and Protections H.R. 6443 Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program H.R. 6638 Cybersecurity Risks at Publicly Traded Companies H.R. 6743 Financial Institution Data Security Standard S. 3464 Diagnostics and Mitigation Program S. 88 DIGIT Act S. 770 NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act
Client expense: $1,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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 · Banking
Monitor data security and cybersecurity legislation and working drafts. Monitor and discuss emerging mobile payment marketplace. Legislation and federal activities related to credit card swipe fees and changes to card network surcharging rules. S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017. H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act. Federal Reserve policies. H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017. Draft legislation, the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act. H.R. 5388, Data Accountability and Trust Act. H.R. 6743, Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act.
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
-HR 129 - No Armed Drones Act (NADA) of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 135 - Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 239 - Support for Rapid Innovation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 240 - Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 584 - Cyber Preparedness Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 666 - Department of Homeland Security Insider Threat and Mitigation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 923 - To repeal the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 940 - Securing Communications of Utilities from Terrorist Threats (SCOUTS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 945 - Terrorism Prevention and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1110 - Stopping Mass Hacking Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1224 - NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1272 - Cold Case Record Collections Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1324 - Securing Internet of Things Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1335 - Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1340 - Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1846 - Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2105 - NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2481 - Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2930 - Drone Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2997 - 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3010 - Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3101 - Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3180 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3202 - Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3219 - Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3359 - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3470 - GPS Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3644 - Drone Operator Safety Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3718 - International Communications Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3776 - Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3968 - Small Business Cybersecurity Enhancement Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3975 - Cyber Breach Notification Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3989 - USA Liberty Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4036 - Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4124 - USA RIGHTS Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4163 - Cyber Shield Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4311 - Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4447 - CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4478 - To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve foreign intelligence collection and the safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence, to extend title VII of such Act, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4668 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4943 - Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5074 - DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5099 - Enhancing DHS Fusion Center Technical Assistance Program Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5166 - Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5204 - Andrew T. Finch Memorial Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5239 - Cyber Sense Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5331 - The Foreign Entities Reform Act of 2018 (FERA) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5388 - Data Accountability and Trust Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5576 - Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5733 - Department of Homeland Security Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5822 - Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5823 - Secure Data Act of 2018- all provisions related to cable. -HR 5841 - Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6001 - Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6044 - Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications (ENCRYPT) Act- all provisions related to cable. -HR 6053 - Stop Sanctions Violators Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6229 - National Institute of Standards and Technology Reauthorization Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6430 - Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6438 - DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6638 - Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 200 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. should develop and adopt a comprehensive cybersecurity policy - all provisions related to cable. -S 102 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 133 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 151 - Terror Intelligence Improvement Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 278 - Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 406 - Stopping Mass Hacking Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 412 - State and Local Cyber Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 536 - Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 631 - Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 770 - Making Available Information Now to Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance Enterprise Technology Cybersecurity (MAIN STREET) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1157 - Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1272 - A bill to preserve State, local, and tribal authorities and private property rights with respect to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 1339 - Liberty Through Strength Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1405 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration - all provisions related to cable. -S 1410 - A bill to further the development of unmanned aircraft system technology through investing in additional research, building a trained workforce, and establishing working groups to address near-term and long-term challenges - all provisions related to cable. -S 1475 - A bill to provide for the identification and documentation of best practices for cyber hygiene by the National Institute of Standards and Technology - all provisions related to cable. -S 1671 - International Communications Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1755 - Drone Operator Safety Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1761 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1997 - USA RIGHTS Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2010 - FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2020 - Cyber Shield Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2098 - Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2234 - IOT Consumer TIPS Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2289 - Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2296 - Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2383 - Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2385 - Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2391 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2392 - Cyber SAFETY Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2397 - DHS Security Data Framework Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2593 - Secure Elections Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2620 - Federal Cyber Joint Duty Program Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2735 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2806 - National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2836 - Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2847 - Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3013 - A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security - all provisions related to cable. -S 2999 - National Cybersecurity Exercise Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3085 - Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3109 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3309 - DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -SRes 23 - Resolution establishing the Select Committee on Cybersecurity - all provisions related to cable.
Client expense: $2,780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
Matters related to cybersecurity, information sharing, critical infrastructure protection, liability protection, cyber institutional norms, S. 770: Making Information Available Now to Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance Enterprise Technology (MAIN STREET) Act (generally), H.R. 3975: Cyber Breach Notification Act of 2017 (generally).
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
TEC - TELECOMMUNICATIONS H.R.192 - Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017 (introduced 1/3/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.19 - MOBILE NOW Act (introduced 1/3/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (introduced 1/3/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.290 - Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2017 (introduced 1/4/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.423 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017(introduced 1/10/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.460 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 (introduced 1/11/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 (introduced 1/11/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.102 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017 (introduced 1/11/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.123 - Kari's Law Act of 2017 (introduced 1/12/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.134 - Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 (introduced 1/12/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.557 - FCC "ABCs" Act of 2017 (introduced 1/13/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.53 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way". (introduced 1/13/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.582 - Kari's Law Act of 2017 (introduced 1/17/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.588 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act (introduced 1/17/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.174 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 (introduced 1/17/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.599 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 (introduced 1/23/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.228 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2017 (introduced 1/24/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 (introduced 2/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (introduced 2/16/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.421 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (introduced 2/16/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1335 - Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017(introduced 3/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1340 - Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act (introduced 3/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.J.Res.34 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". (introduced 3/7/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1439 - Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017 (introduced 3/8/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1440 - Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act (introduced 3/8/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.J.Res.86 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". (introduced 3/8/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1534 - 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act (introduced 3/15/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.645 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 (introduced 3/15/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.742 - Community Broadband Act of 2017 (introduced 3/28/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 (introduced 3/29/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1868 - Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017 (introduced 4/4/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.875 - A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs. (Introduced 4/6/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.878 - A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications service (introduced 4/6/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.Res.137 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month. (introduced 4/24/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.964 - MY DATA Act of 2017 (introduced 4/27/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.987 - 100 by '50 Act (introduced 4/27/2017) - all provisions related to cable S. 993 - Restoring Internet Freedom Act (introduced 5/1/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.2356 - MY DATA Act of 2017 (introduced 5/4/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act (introduced 5/17/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 (introduced 5/18/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 (introduced 6/15/2017) - all provisions related to able S.1475 - Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017 (introduced 6/29/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3175 - Online Privacy Act (introduced 7/11/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3314 - 100 by '50 Act (introduced 7/19/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3347 - Viewer Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 7/20/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3478 - Local and Independent Television Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 7/27/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.Res.242 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States. (introduced 8/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3671 - Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act (introduced 9/1/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3787 - Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act of 2017 (introduced 9/14/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.521 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States. (introduced 9/14/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3806 - Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 9/18/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3839 - Today's American Dream Act (introduced 9/26/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act (introduced 10/6/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4081 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 10/19/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4232 - B-CROP Act (introduced 11/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 (introduced 11/7/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4291 - Precision Farming Act (introduced 11/7/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act (introduced 11/8/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.2124 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 11/14/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4543 - To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children, and for other purposes. (introduced 12/4/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.2187 - A bill to establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children, and for other purposes. (introduced 12/4/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4585 - Save Net Neutrality Act of 2017 (introduced 12/7/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4682 - Open Internet Preservation Act (introduced 12/19/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.687 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal, State, and local taxes, fees, regulations, and permitting policies should be coordinated and reconciled to maximize the benefits of broadband investment. (introduced 1/11/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.690 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal funds granted, awarded, or loaned pursuant to any legislation, infrastructure-specific or otherwise, should be used to fund the construction, improvement, or acquisition of broadband facilities or service in areas where there is an existing broadband provider that meets certain minimum standards. (introduced 1/11/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.691 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any infrastructure legislation to promote broadband internet access or communications facilities deployment should treat all broadband and communications facilities in a competitively and technologically neutral manner. (introduced 1/11/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4795 - Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 (introduced 1/16/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 (introduced 1/16/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018 (introduced 1/16/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4810 - MAPPING NOW Act of 2018 (introduced 1/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4813 - WIFI STUDy Act (introduced 1/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4814 - Community Broadband Act of 2018 (introduced 1/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4817 - PEERING Act of 2018 (introduced 1/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018 (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4832 - RESTORED Act of 2018 (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4839 - Broadband Infrastructure Inventory Act of 2018 (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4842 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.701 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that with respect to any study required to be conducted by the Federal Communications Commission, or any entity regulated by the Commission under the Federal Communications Act of 1934, under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code (formerly known as the National Historic Preservation Act), for the provision of broadband infrastructure, the area to be studied should be limited to the area of impact. (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018 (introduced 1/19/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4847 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act (introduced 1/19/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4858 - CLIMB ONCE Act (introduced 1/19/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4986 - RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018 (introduced 2/8/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2418 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 (introduced 2/13/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.5093 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018 (introduced 2/26/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.J.Res.129 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom". (introduced 2/27/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.J.Res.52 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom". (introduced 2/27/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5172 - To assist Indian tribes in maintaining, expanding, and deploying broadband systems. (introduced 3/6/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2510 - Open Internet Preservation Act (introduced 3/7/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5213 - Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act (introduced 3/8/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.J.Res.131 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom". (introduced 3/29/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.5497 - Office of Rural Telecommunications Act (introduced 4/12/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.5573 - ROBOCOP Act (introduced 4/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2694 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018 (introduced 4/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2705 - ROBOCOP Act (introduced 4/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2728 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018 (introduced 4/23/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2853 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure Internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority. (introduced 5/16/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.5930 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2018 (introduced 5/23/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2932 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2018 (introduced 5/23/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.5969 - Speed Up Broadband Access Act of 2018 (introduced 5/24/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2959 - Office of Rural Broadband Act (introduced 5/24/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.Res.523 - A resolution encouraging companies to apply privacy protections included in the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union to citizens of the United States. (introduced 5/24/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6026 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (introduced 6/7/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.3078 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (introduced 6/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6393 - 21st Century Internet Act (introduced 7/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.3232 - Go Pack Go Act of 2018 (introduced 7/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6465 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act (introduced 7/23/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.3255 - E-FRONTIER Act (introduced 7/23/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.1039 - Encouraging edge providers, broadband providers, and data brokers to include certain data protections in their policies. (introduced 7/31/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.3346 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act (introduced 8/1/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6822 - Discourage Dishonest Dialing Act (introduced 9/13/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6864 - Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act (introduced 9/24/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6943 - CEASE Robocalls Act (introduced 9/27/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6954 - To provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes. (introduced 9/27/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.3524 - A bill to provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes. (introduced 9/27/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6987 - TRUE Fees Act of 2018 (introduced 9/28/2018) - all provisions related to cable
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Insurance
Implementation of Public Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, specifically, provisions on risk, insurance oversight (Federal Insurance Office), and potential CFPB activities related to P&C insurance. Discussions on U.S. and global designation of systemically relevant non-bank financial firms. General discussions on Insurance Capital Investment. General discussions on Commercial Insurance regulation. General issues related to resilience and mitigation, as related to P&C insurance. Legislation and proposals regarding natural catastrophe related policies. Legislation and proposals regarding the insurability of cyber exposures, including: Repeal and replacement legislation to Dodd-Frank; H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017; H.R. 2350, Small Business Know-Before-You-Bid Construction Transparency Act of 2017; S.770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017. Notification and Protection Act. Data Security Act. General discussions on issues related to Surety Bonds, including: surety provisions in public-private partnerships; Partnership to Build America Act; Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, provisions on construction procurement, specifically issues related to the Miller Act and indexing project amounts needed for surety bond protections; Water Resources Development Act. Legislation and proposals related to the national flood insurance program focused on pre-event mitigation and long term resilience, including: H.R. 2875, the National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 1558, the Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act; H.R. 1422, the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act; H.R. 2246, the Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017; H.R. 2565, a bill to require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes. Legislative proposals related to autonomous vehicles, including: H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE Act; S. 1885, AV START Act. Issues related to Risk Retention Groups. H.R. 3110/S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act (P.L. 115-61). H.R. 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017. H.R. 3762/S. 1360, International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2017. H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Act of 2017. H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017. H.R. 3808, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017. H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act. H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017. S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Military Lending Act, provisions related to the sale GAP and credit insurance to service members. S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018, inclusion of the "International Insurance Standards Act of 2018". S. 1182, National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018 H.R. 2874, 21st Century Flood Reform Act. H.R. 6743, Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act.
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3010, Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017 H.R. 3089/S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4036, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act H.R. 4176, Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 4747, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 5576, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018 H.R. 5729, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 H.R. 6032, State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of (SMART) IoT Act H.R. 6378, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 6743, Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 770, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1872, TSA Modernization Act S. 2392, Cyber SAFETY Act of 2018 S. 2735, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 S. 2785, Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes (DETER) Act S. 2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 S. 3057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 S. 3085, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3336, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2018 S. 3405, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018 Nomination of Christopher C. Krebs to be undersecretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Cyber Reserves Act of 2018 Draft legislation titled Sharing Urgent, Potentially Problematic Locations that Yield Communications Hazards in American Internet Networks (SUPPLY CHAIN) Act Draft legislation on Customs Modernization Act II (Mod Act 2.0) Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization; cybersecurity protections; Federal Trade Commission hearings on competition and consumer protection in the 21st century; air cargo advance screening pilot and proposed regulation; potential cybersecurity legislation regarding Internet of Things (IoT)
Client expense: $17,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 135 Cyber Privacy H.R. 239 Innovative Research and Development H.R. 387 Electronic Communication Privacy Protections H.R. 584 Enhanced Preparedness for Cyber Attacks H.R. 686 Internet of Things Support S. 395 Geolocation Information Acquisition Circumstances S. 536 Publicly Traded Companies Cybersecurity Transparency H.R. 3010 Cyber Hygiene Best Practices Documentation H.R. 3202 Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Report H.R. 3359 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency H.R. 3806 National Data Breach Notification Standard H.R. 3816 Notification Following a Breach of Security of a System H.R. 3896 Information Security H.R. 4163 Cybersecurity and Data Security H.R. 4668 Enhanced Cybersecurity Assistance and Protections H.R. 5074 Cyber Incident Response Team S. 2289 Federal Trade Commission Office of Cybersecurity S. 2392 Cybersecurity Technology Protections H.R. 6032 Internet Connected Devices Industry Study S. 2735 Enhanced Cybersecurity Assistance and Protections H.R. 6443 Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program H.R. 6638 Cybersecurity Risks at Publicly Traded Companies H.R. 6743 Financial Institution Data Security Standard S. 3464 Diagnostics and Mitigation Program S. 88 DIGIT Act S. 770 NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act
Client expense: $1,070,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Computer Industry
S. 2124 and H.R. 4018, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017: Issues related to cybersecurity and data breach. S. 1904 and H. 3895, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017: Issues related to cybersecurity. S. 770, Main Street Act: Issues related to cybersecurity. H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act: Entire bill. H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017: Entire bill. S. 88 and H.R. 686, DIGIT Act: Issues related to cybersecurity. H.R. 1865, Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017: Entire bill. S. 1693, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017: Entire bill. FY2019 Commerce, Justice, Science and Homeland Security Appropriations: Issues related to cybersecurity and the Domain Name System (DNS). Political appointments to Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Homeland Security
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
The association bases its approaches on whether or not policies are flexible in their application to rural carriers that have different needs and capabilities and that have far different economies of scale and competitive opportunities than larger carriers. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following: S. 96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - all sections. S. 604 - Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 - all sections. S. 770 - NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act - all sections. S. 1676 - B-CROP Act - all sections. S. 1682 - AIRWAVES Act - all sections. S. 1988 - SPEED Act - all sections. S. 2205 - Tribal Connect Act - all sections. S. 2343 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2418 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2735 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2970 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2987 - National Defense Authorization Act 2019 - all sections relating to telecommunications network equipment. S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - all section related to broadband. S. 3085 - Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - all sections related to broadband H.R. 460 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act - all sections. H.R. 2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 3359 - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act - all sections. H.R. 4232 - B-CROP Act - all sections. H.R. 4668 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act - all sections. H.R. 4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 4953 - AIRWAVES Act - all sections. H.R. 5213 - Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act - all sections. H.R. 5497 - Office of Rural Telecommunications Act - all sections. H.R. 5515 - National Defense Authorization Act 2019 - all sections relating to telecommunications network equipment. H.R. 6073 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 6430 - Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 6465 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - all sections. H.R. 6703 - Rural Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 6871 - Rural Broadband Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. Legislative and regulatory issues related to implementing Connect America Fund Phase II. Legislative and regulatory issues related to FCC Order adopted March 23, 2016 concerning USF support for rate-of-return carriers. Legislative and regulatory issues related to FCC Order adopted December 14, 2017 concerning net neutrality. Legislative and regulatory issues related to USF contributions. Legislative and regulatory issues related to USDA/RUS Telecom Loan Portfolio. Legislative and regulatory issues related to IP interconnection. Legislative and regulatory issues related to broadband mapping. Legislative and regulatory issues related to reauthorizing the FCC. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the provision of telehealth. Legislative and regulatory issues related to federal broadband grants and financing, including a unified federal broadband benchmark, loan guarantees, loan sequencing, and gigabit service. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the provision of video, including retransmission consent and compulsory copyright. Legislative and regulatory issues related to 2018 Farm Bill. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the Tribal Connect Act (House draft version). Legislative and regulatory issues related to Community Connect.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
Healthcare Cybersecurity, medical device cybersecurity, cybersecurity threat information sharing, Ransomware/Malware, Breach notification, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, S. 770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act, S.1656 - Medical Device Cybersecurity Act, H.R. 4191 - HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act, H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
Healthcare cybersecurity, medical device cybersecurity, patient safety, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Patient Identification/Patient Data Matching, electronic health records, healthcare data standards, interoperability, S. 770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act, S. 1656- Medical Device Cybersecurity Act, H.R. 4191 - HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act, Stark Exemption for Cybersecurity Donation
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Bill makes widespread changes to the Internal Revenue Code. NSBA supports. 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. 2333 - The Small Business Investment Opportunity Act Bill will increase the individual leverage limit within the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program. 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. 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 -To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage 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. 4743 - Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight and 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 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. 2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Bill would scale back key rules from the 2010 Dodd-Frank law to the benefit of the nation's lenders. NSBA is monitoring. 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.
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 · second_quarter · Banking
Monitor data security and cybersecurity legislation and working drafts. Monitor and discuss emerging mobile payment marketplace. Legislation and federal activities related to credit card swipe fees and changes to card network surcharging rules. S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017. H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act. Federal Reserve policies. H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017. Draft legislation, the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act. H.R. 5388, Data Accountability and Trust Act.
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
Healthcare Cybersecurity, medical device cybersecurity, cybersecurity threat information sharing, Ransomware/Malware, Breach notification, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, S. 770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act, S.1656 - Medical Device Cybersecurity Act, H.R. 4191 - HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act, H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
Healthcare cybersecurity, medical device cybersecurity, patient safety, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Patient Identification/Patient Data Matching, electronic health records, healthcare data standards, interoperability, S. 770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act, S. 1656- Medical Device Cybersecurity Act, H.R. 4191 - HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act, Stark Exemption for Cybersecurity Donation
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
-HR 129 - No Armed Drones Act (NADA) of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 135 - Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 239 - Support for Rapid Innovation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 240 - Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 584 - Cyber Preparedness Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 588 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act (SANDy ACT) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 666 - Department of Homeland Security Insider Threat and Mitigation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 923 - To repeal the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 940 - Securing Communications of Utilities from Terrorist Threats (SCOUTS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 945 - Terrorism Prevention and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1110 - Stopping Mass Hacking Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1224 - NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1272 - Cold Case Record Collections Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1324 - Securing Internet of Things Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1335 - Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1340 - Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2105 - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2481 - Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2930 - Drone Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2997 - 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3010 - Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3101 - Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3180 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3202 - Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3219 - Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3355 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3359 - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3644 - Drone Operator Safety Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3718 - International Communications Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3776 - Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3968 - Small Business Cybersecurity Enhancement Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3975 - Cyber Breach Notification Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3989 - USA Liberty Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4036 - Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4124 - USA RIGHTS Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4163 - Cyber Shield Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4311 - Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4447 - CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4478 - To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve foreign intelligence collection and the safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence, to extend title VII of such Act, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4668 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4943 - Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5074 - DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5099 - Enhancing DHS Fusion Center Technical Assistance Program Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5166 - Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5204 - Andrew T. Finch Memorial Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5239 - Cyber Sense Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5331 - The Foreign Entities Reform Act of 2018 (FERA) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5388 - Data Accountability and Trust Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5576 - Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5733 - Department of Homeland Security Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5822 - To establish a National Office for Cyberspace, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5823 - Secure Data Act of 2018- all provisions related to cable. -HR 5841 - Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6001 - Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6044 - Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications (ENCRYPT) Act- all provisions related to cable. -HR 6053 - Stop Sanctions Violators Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6229 - To authorize the programs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 200 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. should develop and adopt a comprehensive cybersecurity policy - all provisions related to cable. -S 102 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 133 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 151 - Terror Intelligence Improvement Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 406 - Stopping Mass Hacking Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 412 - State and Local Cyber Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 536 - Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 631 - Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 770 - Making Available Information Now to Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance Enterprise Technology Cybersecurity (MAIN STREET) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1157 - Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1272 - A bill to preserve State, local, and tribal authorities and private property rights with respect to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 1339 - Liberty Through Strength Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1405 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration - all provisions related to cable. -S 1410 - A bill to further the development of unmanned aircraft system technology through investing in additional research, building a trained workforce, and establishing working groups to address near-term and long-term challenges - all provisions related to cable. -S 1475 - A bill to provide for the identification and documentation of best practices for cyber hygiene by the National Institute of Standards and Technology - all provisions related to cable. -S 1519 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1671 - International Communications Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1755 - Drone Operator Safety Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1761 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1997 - USA RIGHTS Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2010 - FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2020 - Cyber Shield Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2098 - Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2234 - A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to develop cybersecurity resources for consumer education and awareness regarding the purchase and use of devices that are part of the Internet of Things, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 2289 - Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2296 - Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2383 - Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2385 - Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats (ALERT) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2391 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2392 - Cyber SAFETY Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2397 - Department of Homeland Security Data Framework Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2593 - Secure Elections Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2620 - Federal Cyber Joint Duty Program Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2735 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2806 - National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2836 - Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2847 - Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3013 - A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security - all provisions related to cable. -S 2999 - National Cybersecurity Exercise Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3085 - Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3109 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -SRes 23 - Resolution establishing the Select Committee on Cybersecurity - all provisions related to cable.
Client expense: $3,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
Matters related to cybersecurity, information sharing, critical infrastructure protection, liability protection, cyber institutional norms, S. 770: Making Information Available Now to Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance Enterprise Technology (MAIN STREET) Act (all provisions), H.R. 3975: Cyber Breach Notification Act of 2017 (all provisions).
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
Matters related to cybersecurity, information sharing, critical infrastructure protection, liability protection, cyber institutional norms, S. 770: Making Information Available Now to Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance Enterprise Technology (MAIN STREET) Act (all provisions), H.R. 3975: Cyber Breach Notification Act of 2017 (all provisions).
Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
TEC - TELECOMMUNICATIONS H.R.192 - Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017 (introduced 1/3/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.19 - MOBILE NOW Act (introduced 1/3/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (introduced 1/3/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.290 - Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2017 (introduced 1/4/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.423 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017(introduced 1/10/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.460 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 (introduced 1/11/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 (introduced 1/11/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.102 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017 (introduced 1/11/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.123 - Kari's Law Act of 2017 (introduced 1/12/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.134 - Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 (introduced 1/12/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.557 - FCC "ABCs" Act of 2017 (introduced 1/13/2017)-all provisions related to cable H.Res.53 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way". (introduced 1/13/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.582 - Kari's Law Act of 2017 (introduced 1/17/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.588 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act (introduced 1/17/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.174 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 (introduced 1/17/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.599 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 (introduced 1/23/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.228 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2017 (introduced 1/24/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 (introduced 2/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (introduced 2/16/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.421 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (introduced 2/16/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1335 - Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017(introduced 3/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1340 - Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act (introduced 3/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.J.Res.34 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". (introduced 3/7/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1439 - Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017 (introduced 3/8/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1440 - Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act (introduced 3/8/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.J.Res.86 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". (introduced 3/8/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1534 - 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act (introduced 3/15/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.645 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 (introduced 3/15/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.742 - Community Broadband Act of 2017 (introduced 3/28/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 (introduced 3/29/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1868 - Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017 (introduced 4/4/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.875 - A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs. (Introduced 4/6/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.878 - A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications service (introduced 4/6/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.Res.137 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month. (introduced 4/24/2017) S.964 - MY DATA Act of 2017 (introduced 4/27/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.987 - 100 by '50 Act (introduced 4/27/2017) - all provisions related to cable S. 993 - Restoring Internet Freedom Act (introduced 5/1/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.2356 - MY DATA Act of 2017 (introduced 5/4/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act (introduced 5/17/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 (introduced 5/18/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 (introduced 6/15/2017) - all provisions related to able S.1475 - Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017 (introduced 6/29/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3175 - Online Privacy Act (introduced 7/11/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3314 - 100 by '50 Act (introduced 7/19/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3347 - Viewer Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 7/20/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3478 - Local and Independent Television Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 7/27/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.Res.242 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States. (introduced 8/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3671 - Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act (introduced 9/1/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3787 - Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act of 2017 (introduced 9/14/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.521 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States. (introduced 9/14/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3806 - Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 9/18/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3839 - Today's American Dream Act (introduced 9/26/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act (introduced 10/6/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4081 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 10/19/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4232 - B-CROP Act (introduced 11/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 (introduced 11/7/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4291 - Precision Farming Act (introduced 11/7/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act (introduced 11/8/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.2124 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 11/14/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4543 - To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children, and for other purposes. (introduced 12/4/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.2187 - A bill to establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children, and for other purposes. (introduced 12/4/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4585 - Save Net Neutrality Act of 2017 (introduced 12/7/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4682 - Open Internet Preservation Act (introduced 12/19/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.687 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal, State, and local taxes, fees, regulations, and permitting policies should be coordinated and reconciled to maximize the benefits of broadband investment. (introduced 1/11/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.690 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal funds granted, awarded, or loaned pursuant to any legislation, infrastructure-specific or otherwise, should be used to fund the construction, improvement, or acquisition of broadband facilities or service in areas where there is an existing broadband provider that meets certain minimum standards. (introduced 1/11/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.691 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any infrastructure legislation to promote broadband internet access or communications facilities deployment should treat all broadband and communications facilities in a competitively and technologically neutral manner. (introduced 1/11/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4795 - Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 (introduced 1/16/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 (introduced 1/16/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018 (introduced 1/16/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4810 - MAPPING NOW Act of 2018 (introduced 1/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4813 - WIFI STUDy Act (introduced 1/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4814 - Community Broadband Act of 2018 (introduced 1/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4817 - PEERING Act of 2018 (introduced 1/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018 (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4832 - RESTORED Act of 2018 (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4839 - Broadband Infrastructure Inventory Act of 2018 (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4842 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.701 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that with respect to any study required to be conducted by the Federal Communications Commission, or any entity regulated by the Commission under the Federal Communications Act of 1934, under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code (formerly known as the National Historic Preservation Act), for the provision of broadband infrastructure, the area to be studied should be limited to the area of impact. (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018 (introduced 1/19/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4847 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act (introduced 1/19/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4858 - CLIMB ONCE Act (introduced 1/19/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4986 - RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018 (introduced 2/8/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2418 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 (introduced 2/13/2018) H.R.5093 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018 (introduced 2/26/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.J.Res.129 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom". (introduced 2/27/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.J.Res.52 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom". (introduced 2/27/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5172 - To assist Indian tribes in maintaining, expanding, and deploying broadband systems. (introduced 3/6/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2510 - Open Internet Preservation Act (introduced 3/7/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5213 - Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act (introduced 3/8/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.J.Res.131 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom". (introduced 3/29/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.5497 - Office of Rural Telecommunications Act (introduced 4/12/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.5573 - ROBOCOP Act (introduced 4/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2694 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018 (introduced 4/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2705 - ROBOCOP Act (introduced 4/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2728 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018 (introduced 4/23/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2853 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure Internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority. (introduced 5/16/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.5930 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2018 (introduced 5/23/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2932 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2018 (introduced 5/23/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.5969 - Speed Up Broadband Access Act of 2018 (introduced 5/24/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2959 - Office of Rural Broadband Act (introduced 5/24/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.Res.523 - A resolution encouraging companies to apply privacy protections included in the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union to citizens of the United States. (introduced 5/24/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6026 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (introduced 6/7/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.3078 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (introduced 6/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Insurance
Implementation of Public Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, specifically, provisions on risk, insurance oversight (Federal Insurance Office), and potential CFPB activities related to P&C insurance. Discussions on U.S. and global designation of systemically relevant non-bank financial firms. General discussions on Insurance Capital Investment. General discussions on Commercial Insurance regulation. General issues related to resilience and mitigation, as related to P&C insurance. Legislation and proposals regarding natural catastrophe related policies. Legislation and proposals regarding the insurability of cyber exposures, including: Repeal and replacement legislation to Dodd-Frank; H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017; H.R. 2350, Small Business Know-Before-You-Bid Construction Transparency Act of 2017; S.770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017. Notification and Protection Act. Data Security Act. General discussions on issues related to Surety Bonds, including: surety provisions in public-private partnerships; Partnership to Build America Act; Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, provisions on construction procurement, specifically issues related to the Miller Act and indexing project amounts needed for surety bond protections; Water Resources Development Act. Legislation and proposals related to the national flood insurance program focused on pre-event mitigation and long term resilience, including: H.R. 2875, the National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 1558, the Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act; H.R. 1422, the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act; H.R. 2246, the Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017; H.R. 2565, a bill to require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes. Legislative proposals related to autonomous vehicles, including: H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE Act; S. 1885, AV START Act. Issues related to Risk Retention Groups. H.R. 3110/S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act (P.L. 115-61). H.R. 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017. H.R. 3762/S. 1360, International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2017. H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Act of 2017. H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017. H.R. 3808, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017. H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act. H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017. S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Military Lending Act, provisions related to the sale GAP and credit insurance to service members.
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Computer Industry
S. 2124 and H.R. 4018, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017: Issues related to cybersecurity and data breach. S. 1904 and H. 3895, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017: Issues related to cybersecurity. S. 770, Main Street Act: Issues related to cybersecurity. H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act: Entire bill. H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017: Entire bill. S. 88 and H.R. 686, DIGIT Act: Issues related to cybersecurity. H.R. 1865, Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017: Entire bill. S. 1693, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017: Entire bill. FY2019 Commerce, Justice, Science and Homeland Security Appropriations: Issues related to cybersecurity and the Domain Name System (DNS). Political appointments to Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Homeland Security
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
Matters related to cybersecurity; S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · first_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. 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. 21 - the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Congressional Review Act to allow Congress to consider a joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations that federal agencies have submitted for congressional review within the last 60 legislative days of a session of Congress during the final year of a President's term. NSBA supports. 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. 26 - The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 This bill states that its purpose is to increase accountability for and transparency in the federal regulatory process by requiring Congress to approve all new major regulations. 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. 198 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 277 - American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective January 1, 2018. The bill restores provisions amended by the repealed provisions. NSBA is monitoring. 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. 998 -- Searching for and Cutting Regulations That Are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act (SCRUB Act) Bill would establish a temporary commission of nine people, picked by the president and confirmed by the Senate, to review rules 15 years and older that are outdated, unnecessary or otherwise ripe for repeal. NSBA supports. H.R. 1004 - The Regulatory Integrity Act The Regulatory Integrity Act would require agencies to disclose actions about pending rules along with their public communications about those rules. NSBA supports. HR. 1009 - The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Bill seeks to put OIRA, an agency in the White House Office of Management and Budget, under congressional oversight. It would require a report on proposed rules and retrospective reviews to eliminate outdated standards. NSBA supports. H.R. 1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for the establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans sponsored by business associations. NSBA opposes. 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. 1628 - The American Health Care Act of 2017 The AHCA would repeal the parts of the Affordable Care Act within the scope of the federal budget, including provisions contained within the Internal Revenue Code such as the individual and employer mandates and various taxes, and also modifications to the federal Medicaid program. NSBA is monitoring. 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. 2056 - The Microloan Modernization Act H.R. 2056 modernizes the Small Business Administrations (SBA) Microloan program, which offers small businesses microloans of $50,000 or less through nonprofit lending intermediaries. In addition to providing lending services, the intermediary is also required to provide technical assistance and training to their borrowers and prospective borrowers. H.R. 2056 raises the total limit on outstanding loans held by microloan intermediaries from $5 million to $6 million. NSBA supports. H.R. 2105 - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 Bill amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to consider small businesses when it facilitates and supports the development of voluntary, consensus-based, industry-led guidelines and procedures to cost-effectively reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure. NSBA supports. H.R. 2201 - Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2201 brings clarity to the Securities Act of 1933. By defining what qualifies under the non-public offering exemption, this legislation will provide certainty to small-business owners and entrepreneurs as they work to startup or grow their businesses. This legislation requires three specific criteria to be met simultaneously in order to trigger a safe harbor exemption for a security offering. NSBA supports H.R. 2333 - The Small Business Investment Opportunity Act Bill will increase the individual leverage limit within the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program. 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. 2763 - Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017 Bill would siphon off $100 million in small business/university team R&D funding over five years to give to university R&D and commercialization programs. NSBA opposes. H.R. 2810 - The FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) This bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. NSBA supports the small business contracting provisions in the NDAA. 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. 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. 4318 - The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act Trims the duties on more than 1,800 imports deemed to not pose a competitive threat to U.S. producers. NSBA supports. H.R. 4743 - Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight and 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. 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.____ -- the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Of particular concern to NSBA is section 9 of this bill, titled Transparent Incorporation Practices, which is directed squarely at the smallest businesses - specifically, those firms with 20 or fewer employees would be subject to the rules. NSBA is monitoring. 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 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 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. 2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Bill would scale back key rules from the 2010 Dodd-Frank law to the benefit of the nation's lenders. NSBA is monitoring. 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.
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 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
Healthcare Cybersecurity, medical device cybersecurity, cybersecurity threat information sharing, Ransomware/Malware, Breach notification, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, S. 770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act, S.1656 - Medical Device Cybersecurity Act, H.R. 4191 - HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
Healthcare cybersecurity, medical device cybersecurity, patient safety, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Patient Identification/Patient Data Matching, electronic health records, healthcare data standards, interoperability, S. 770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act, S. 1656- Medical Device Cybersecurity Act, H.R. 4191 - HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act, Stark Exemption for Cybersecurity Donation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Banking
Monitor data security and cybersecurity legislation and working drafts. Monitor and discuss emerging mobile payment marketplace. Monitor legislation and federal activities related to credit card swipe fees and changes to card network surcharging rules. S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017. H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act. Federal Reserve policies. H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017. Draft legislation, the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act.
Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Insurance
Implementation of Public Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, specifically, provisions on risk, insurance oversight (Federal Insurance Office), and potential CFPB activities related to P&C insurance. Discussions on U.S. and global designation of systemically relevant non-bank financial firms. General discussions on Insurance Capital Investment. General discussions on Commercial Insurance regulation. General issues related to resilience and mitigation, as related to P&C insurance. Legislation and proposals regarding natural catastrophe related policies. Legislation and proposals regarding the insurability of cyber exposures, including: Repeal and replacement legislation to Dodd-Frank; H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017; H.R. 2350, Small Business Know-Before-You-Bid Construction Transparency Act of 2017; S.770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017. Notification and Protection Act. Data Security Act. General discussions on issues related to Surety Bonds, including: surety provisions in public-private partnerships; Partnership to Build America Act; Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, provisions on construction procurement, specifically issues related to the Miller Act and indexing project amounts needed for surety bond protections; Water Resources Development Act. Legislation and proposals related to the national flood insurance program focused on pre-event mitigation and long term resilience, including: H.R. 2875, the National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 1558, the Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act; H.R. 1422, the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act; H.R. 2246, the Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017; H.R. 2565, a bill to require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes. Legislative proposals related to autonomous vehicles, including: H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE Act; S. 1885, AV START Act. Issues related to Risk Retention Groups. H.R. 3110/S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act (P.L. 115-61). H.R. 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017. H.R. 3762/S. 1360, International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2017. H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Act of 2017. H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017. H.R. 3808, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017. H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act. H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017. S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Military Lending Act, provisions related to the sale GAP and credit insurance to service members.
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
-HR 129 - No Armed Drones Act (NADA) of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 135 - Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 239 - Support for Rapid Innovation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 240 - Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 584 - Cyber Preparedness Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 588 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act (SANDy ACT) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 666 - Department of Homeland Security Insider Threat and Mitigation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 923 - To repeal the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 940 - Securing Communications of Utilities from Terrorist Threats (SCOUTS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 945 - Terrorism Prevention and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1110 - Stopping Mass Hacking Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1224 - National Institutes of Science and Technology Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1272 - Cold Case Record Collections Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1301 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1324 - Securing Internet of Things Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1335 - Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1340 - Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2105 - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2481 - Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2930 - Drone Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2997 - 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3010 - Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3101 - Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3180 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3202 - Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3219 - Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3355 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3359 - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3644 - Drone Operator Safety Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3718 - International Communications Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3776 - Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3968 - Small Business Cybersecurity Enhancement Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3975 - Cyber Breach Notification Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3989 - USA Liberty Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4036 - Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4124 - USA RIGHTS Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4163 - Cyber Shield Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4311 - Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4447 - CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4478 - To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve foreign intelligence collection and the safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence, to extend title VII of such Act, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4668 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4943 - Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5074 - DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5099 - Enhancing DHS Fusion Center Technical Assistance Program Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5166 - Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5204 - Andrew T. Finch Memorial Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5239 - Cyber Sense Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5331 - The Foreign Entities Reform Act of 2018 (FERA) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5388 - Data Accountability and Trust Act - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 200 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. should develop and adopt a comprehensive cybersecurity policy - all provisions related to cable. -S 102 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 133 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 151 - Terror Intelligence Improvement Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 406 - Stopping Mass Hacking Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 412 - State and Local Cyber Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 536 - Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 631 - Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 770 - Making Available Information Now to Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance Enterprise Technology Cybersecurity (MAIN STREET) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1157 - Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1272 - A bill to preserve State, local, and tribal authorities and private property rights with respect to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 1339 - Liberty Through Strength Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1405 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration - all provisions related to cable. -S 1410 - A bill to further the development of unmanned aircraft system technology through investing in additional research, building a trained workforce, and establishing working groups to address near-term and long-term challenges - all provisions related to cable. -S 1475 - A bill to provide for the identification and documentation of best practices for cyber hygiene by the National Institute of Standards and Technology - all provisions related to cable. -S 1519 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1671 - International Communications Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1755 - Drone Operator Safety Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1761 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1997 - USA RIGHTS Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2010 - FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2020 - Cyber Shield Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2098 - Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2234 - A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to develop cybersecurity resources for consumer education and awareness regarding the purchase and use of devices that are part of the Internet of Things, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 2289 - Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2296 - Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2383 - Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2385 - Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats (ALERT) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2391 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2392 - Cyber SAFETY Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2397 - Department of Homeland Security Data Framework Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2593 - Secure Elections Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2620 - Federal Cyber Joint Duty Program Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -SRes 23 - Resolution establishing the Select Committee on Cybersecurity - all provisions related to cable.
Client expense: $3,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2018 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
Matters related to cybersecurity, information sharing, critical infrastructure protection, liability protection, cyber institutional norms, S. 770: Making Information Available Now to Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance Enterprise Technology (MAIN STREET) Act (all provisions), H.R. 3975: Cyber Breach Notification Act of 2017 (all provisions).
Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
TEC - TELECOMMUNICATIONS H.R.192 - Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017 (introduced 01/03/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.19 - MOBILE NOW Act (introduced 01/03/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (introduced 01/03/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.290 - Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2017 (introduced 01/04/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.423 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017(introduced 01/10/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.460 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 (introduced 01/11/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 (introduced 01/11/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.102 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017 (introduced 01/11/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.123 - Kari's Law Act of 2017 (introduced 01/12/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.134 - Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 (introduced 01/12/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.557 - FCC "ABCs" Act of 2017 (introduced 01/13/2017)-all provisions related to cable H.Res.53 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way". (introduced 01/13/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.582 - Kari's Law Act of 2017 (introduced 01/17/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.588 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act (introduced 01/17/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.174 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 (introduced 01/17/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.599 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 (introduced 01/23/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.228 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2017 (introduced 01/24/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 (introduced 02/02/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (introduced 02/16/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.421 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (introduced 02/16/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1335 - Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017(introduced 03/02/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1340 - Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act (introduced 03/02/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.J.Res.34 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". (introduced 03/07/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1439 - Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017 (introduced 03/08/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1440 - Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act (introduced 03/08/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.J.Res.86 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". (introduced 03/08/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1534 - 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act (introduced 03/15/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.645 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 (introduced 03/15/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.742 - Community Broadband Act of 2017 (introduced 03/28/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 (introduced 03/29/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1868 - Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017 (introduced 04/04/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.875 - A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs. (Introduced 04/06/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.878 - A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications service (introduced 04/06/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.Res.137 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month. (introduced 04/24/2017) S.964 - MY DATA Act of 2017 (introduced 04/27/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.987 - 100 by '50 Act (introduced 04/27/2017) - all provisions related to cable S. 993 - Restoring Internet Freedom Act (introduced 05/01/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.2356 - MY DATA Act of 2017 (introduced 05/04/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act (introduced 5/17/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 (introduced 05/18/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 (introduced 06/15/2017) - all provisions related to able S.1475 - Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017 (introduced 06/29/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3175 - Online Privacy Act (introduced 7/11/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3314 - 100 by '50 Act (introduced 7/19/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3347 - Viewer Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 7/20/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3478 - Local and Independent Television Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 7/27/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.Res.242 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States. (introduced 8/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3671 - Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act (introduced 9/1/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3787 - Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act of 2017 (introduced 9/14/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.521 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States. (introduced 9/14/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3806 - Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 09/18/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3839 - Today's American Dream Act (introduced 9/26/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act (introduced 10/6/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4081 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 10/19/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4232 - B-CROP Act (introduced 11/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 (introduced 11/7/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4291 - Precision Farming Act (introduced 11/7/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act (introduced 11/8/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.2124 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 (introduced 11/14/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4543 - To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children, and for other purposes. (introduced 12/4/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.2187 - A bill to establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children, and for other purposes. (introduced 12/4/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4585 - Save Net Neutrality Act of 2017 (introduced 12/7/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4682 - Open Internet Preservation Act (introduced 12/19/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.687 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal, State, and local taxes, fees, regulations, and permitting policies should be coordinated and reconciled to maximize the benefits of broadband investment. (introduced 1/11/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.690 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal funds granted, awarded, or loaned pursuant to any legislation, infrastructure-specific or otherwise, should be used to fund the construction, improvement, or acquisition of broadband facilities or service in areas where there is an existing broadband provider that meets certain minimum standards. (introduced 1/11/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.691 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any infrastructure legislation to promote broadband internet access or communications facilities deployment should treat all broadband and communications facilities in a competitively and technologically neutral manner. (introduced 1/11/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4795 - Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 (introduced 1/16/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 (introduced 1/16/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018 (introduced 1/16/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4810 - MAPPING NOW Act of 2018 (introduced 1/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4813 - WIFI STUDy Act (introduced 1/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4814 - Community Broadband Act of 2018 (introduced 1/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4817 - PEERING Act of 2018 (introduced 1/17/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018 (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4832 - RESTORED Act of 2018 (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4839 - Broadband Infrastructure Inventory Act of 2018 (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4842 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.Res.701 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that with respect to any study required to be conducted by the Federal Communications Commission, or any entity regulated by the Commission under the Federal Communications Act of 1934, under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code (formerly known as the National Historic Preservation Act), for the provision of broadband infrastructure, the area to be studied should be limited to the area of impact. (introduced 1/18/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018 (introduced 1/19/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4847 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act (introduced 1/19/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4858 - CLIMB ONCE Act (introduced 1/19/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.4986 - RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018 (introduced 2/8/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2418 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 (introduced 2/13/2018) H.R.5093 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018 (introduced 2/26/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.J.Res.129 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom". (introduced 2/27/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.J.Res.52 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom". (introduced 2/27/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5172 - To assist Indian tribes in maintaining, expanding, and deploying broadband systems. (introduced 3/6/2018) - all provisions related to cable S.2510 - Open Internet Preservation Act (introduced 3/7/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5213 - Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act (introduced 3/8/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.J.Res.131 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom". (introduced 3/29/2018) - all provisions related to cable
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Computer Industry
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018: Issues related to CLOUD Act and MOBILE Now Act. Issues related to the Domain Name System, ICANN, IANA (no specific legislation). S. 2124 and H.R. 4018, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017: Issues related to cybersecurity and data breach. S. 1904 and H. 3895, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017: Issues related to cybersecurity. S. 770, Main Street Act: Issues related to cybersecurity. H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act: Entire bill. H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017: Entire bill. S. 88 and H.R. 686, DIGIT Act: Issues related to cybersecurity. H.R. 1865, Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017: Entire bill. S. 1693, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017: Entire bill. FY2019 Commerce, Justice, Science and Homeland Security Appropriations: Issues related to cybersecurity and the Domain Name System (DNS). Political appointments to Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Homeland Security
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 H.R. 2213/S. 595, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3089/S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, including provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology budget H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 H.R. 3548, Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4036, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act H.R. 4176, Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 4478, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 H.R. 4747, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 S. 1157, Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1872, TSA Modernization Act S. 1904, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 S. 2083, Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2289, Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2018 S. 2392, Cyber SAFETY Act of 2018 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Air Cargo Advance Screening Program and Explosives Detection Canine Teams for Air Cargo Security Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and 4 Technology Accountability and Security Act Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization; cybersecurity protections; Executive Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure; National Telecommunications and Information Administration request for public comment, Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats; National Institute of Standards and Technology proposed update to the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) (P.L. 114-113, Division N); implementation of Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-91, Subtitle G); Department of Commerce/Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposed rule on Wassenaar Arrangement intrusion software and surveillance items; Department of Commerce/National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity framework-like effort on IoT security and resilience; Department of Justice Cyber-Digital Task Force; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission notice of proposed rulemaking, Cyber Security Incident Reporting Reliability Standards; National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) cybersecurity vulnerabilities disclosure initiative; Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) statement and guidance on public company cybersecurity disclosures
Client expense: $15,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, and the Lifeline Program Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Issues relating to Copyright Reform and Mobile Device Unlocking Issues relating to Spectrum Auctions, including the incentive Auction, and implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Issues relating to Device exclusivity and availability Issues related to Data Roaming Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission Authority and Process Issues related to in-truth billing Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity Issues relating to Rural Broadband Issues relating to Updates to the Communications Act of 1934 Issues relating to FCC Appropriations and FY18 budget and funding requests Issues relating to Infrastructure siting, including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal lands Issues relating to FCC Reauthorization Issues relating to NTIA Reauthorization Issues relating to 2016 FAA Reauthorization Act; including tower marking and lighting Issues relating to Section 3303 of H.R. 1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Issues relating to Wireless Emergency Alerts Issues relating to supply chain sourcing H.R. 290, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 557, FCC 'ABCs' Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform S. 174, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 599, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 1591, Wi-Fi Capable Mobile Devices Act - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 1546, Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform S. 102, SANDy Act - Issues pertaining to Public Safety and Network Resiliency H.R. 588, SANDy Act - Issues pertaining to Public Safety and Network Resiliency S. 88, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access H.R. 686, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access H.R. 800, New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Rural Broadband S. 277, A bill to establish a Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Advisory Committee within the Federal Communications Commission. - Issues pertaining to Rural Broadband S.19, MOBILE NOW Act - Issues pertaining to Spectrum and Broadband Infrastructure deployment H.R. 135, Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 1324, Securing IoT Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity ACT - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity S. 181, A bill to ensure that certain Federal public works and infrastructure projects use materials produced in the United States, and for other purposes. - Issues pertaining to Broadband Infrastructure H.R. 547, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Broadband Infrastructure H.R. 1139, Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Universal Service Fund and Lifeline S. 421, Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Universal Service Fund and Lifeline S. 645, the Measuring of The Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues pertaining to Broadband H.R. 890, Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act - Issues pertaining to Copyright Reform H.R. 1695, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act - Issues pertaining to Copyright Reform H.R. 1754, To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers. - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order H.R. 2425, The Public Lands Telecommunications Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 or the BROWSER Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order in regards to Privacy H.R. 3175, To establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services. - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order in regards to Privacy H.R. 2997, the 21st Century AIRR Act - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues S. 1405, The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues S. 1104, the Rural Wireless Access Act - Issues relating to FCC Process Reform H.R. 2903, the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and mapping S. 1363, the Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - issues relating to broadband siting processes. S. 1013, The Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and incentives H.R. 2870, the Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and incentives H.R. 1814 - The Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act - Issues relating to Federal Spectrum Management S. 964, My Data Act of 2017 - Issues relating to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order and Privacy H.R. 2356, MY DATA Act of 2017 - Issues relating to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order and Privacy H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 770, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 1157, Protecting our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 3002, Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 2479, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America (LIFT America) Act - Issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment S. 645, The Measuring the Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 1888, The Federal Spectrum incentive Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Federal Spectrum Management S. 1390, Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act of 2017 - Issues relating to patent litigation reform H.R. 3787, Small Entity Regulatory Relief Act - issues relating to regulatory reform S. Res. 242 5G Resolution - issues relating to Broadband Deployment S. 1691, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 1900, The Data Breach Accountability and Enforcement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Privacy S. 1682, The AIRWAVES Act - issues relating to Spectrum H.R. 3685, Radio Consumer Protection Act - Issues relating to Spectrum Auction H.R. 3347 - The Viewer Protection Act - Issues relating to Spectrum Auction S. 1632, The Viewer and Listener Protection Act - Issues relating to Spectrum Auction H.R. 3897, The Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act - issues relating to regulatory reform S. 2061, The NextGen 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - issues relating to public safety networks H.R. 4727 - The Next Gen 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - issues relating to public safety networks H.R. 4682, The Open Internet Preservation Act - issues relating to network governance S. 1988 The SPEED Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4287, The Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 - issues related to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4232, Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program (B-CROP Act) - issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act - issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 3685, The Radio Consumer Protection Act - issues relating to Spectrum Incentive Auction Repack H.R. 4109, The Spectrum Auction Deposits Act - issues relating to spectrum and FCC spectrum auctions H.R. 4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act - issues relating to supply chain and cybersecurity S. 2391 Defending U.S. Government Communications Act - issues relating to supply chain and cybersecurity H.R. 4232, Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program (B-CROP) Act - issues relating to infrastructure and broadband deployment H.R. 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 1534, 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 2870 Gigabit Opportunity Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 2497, Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow's America Act (LIFT America Act) - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 547, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4287, Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 521 5G Resolution - issues relating to infrastructure and 5G Networks H.R. 3994, ACCESS BROADBAND Act - issues relating to infrastructure H. Res 690 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal money be granted to fund overlapping broadband services. - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 691, Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for technology broadband and communications facilities and services. - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 689, Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for tying wireless broadband funds to States that have enacted streamlined siting requirements for small cells. - issues relating to infrastructure H. Res 687Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal, State, and local taxes, fees, regulations, and permitting policies should be coordinated and reconciled to maximize the benefits of broadband investment. - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4795, Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4798, Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R 4802, Tracking of the Applications for Locating Communications Act of 2018 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4800 The Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018 (Dig Once) - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4810, Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generations Networks Without Overbuilding and Waste (MAPPING NOW) Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4817, Promoting Exchanges for Enhanced Routing of Information so Networks are Great (PEERING) Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4813, Wireless Internet Focus on Innovation in Spectrum Technology for Unlicensed Deployment (WIFI STUDy) Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4814, Community Broadband Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 701, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that NEPA and Section 106 of NHPA studies should be limited to actual areas of impact when it comes to broadband infrastructure. - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4842, The Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4839, To provide for the establishment of an inventory of Federal assets to provide information to entities that construct or operate communications facilities or provide communications service. - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4812, Restoring Economic Strength and Telecommunications Operations by Releasing Expected Dollars (RESTORED) Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4847, Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4845, Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4858, CLIMB ONCE Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4846, Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - Issues relating to Infrastructure H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 - issues related to Incentive Auction Repack, Spectrum, Infrastructure, FAA Tower Marking and Lighting, Broadband Funding, and Spectrum H.R. 4986, RAY BAUMS ACT - Issues relating to FCC Reauthorization, FCC Consolidated Reporting, Public Safety, Mobile coverage data, 9-1-1 Location Accuracy, Infrastructure and Spectrum H.R. 5378, The RAPID Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment S. 2576, The RAPID Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment H.R. 4953, the AIRWAVES Act - issues relating to Spectrum acquisition and management S. 2418, the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2018 - issues relating to broadband access S. 2381, Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats (ALERT) Act - issues related to public safety and wireless emergency alerting
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
Matters related to cybersecurity; S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Matters related to cybersecurity, information sharing, critical infrastructure protection, liability protection, cyber institutional norms, S. 770: Making Information Available Now to Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance Enterprise Technology (MAIN STREET) Act (all provisions), H.R. 3975: Cyber Breach Notification Act of 2017 (all provisions), Presidential Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure.
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to reduce tax rates and modify policies, credits, and deductions for individuals and businesses. NSBA supports. 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. 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. 21 - the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Congressional Review Act to allow Congress to consider a joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations that federal agencies have submitted for congressional review within the last 60 legislative days of a session of Congress during the final year of a President's term. NSBA supports. 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. 26 - The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 This bill states that its purpose is to increase accountability for and transparency in the federal regulatory process by requiring Congress to approve all new major regulations. 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. 198 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 277 - American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective January 1, 2018. The bill restores provisions amended by the repealed provisions. NSBA is monitoring. 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. 998 -- Searching for and Cutting Regulations That Are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act (SCRUB Act) Bill would establish a temporary commission of nine people, picked by the president and confirmed by the Senate, to review rules 15 years and older that are outdated, unnecessary or otherwise ripe for repeal. NSBA supports. H.R. 1004 - The Regulatory Integrity Act The Regulatory Integrity Act would require agencies to disclose actions about pending rules along with their public communications about those rules. NSBA supports. HR. 1009 - The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Bill seeks to put OIRA, an agency in the White House Office of Management and Budget, under congressional oversight. It would require a report on proposed rules and retrospective reviews to eliminate outdated standards. NSBA supports. H.R. 1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for the establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans sponsored by business associations. NSBA opposes. 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. 1628 - The American Health Care Act of 2017 The AHCA would repeal the parts of the Affordable Care Act within the scope of the federal budget, including provisions contained within the Internal Revenue Code such as the individual and employer mandates and various taxes, and also modifications to the federal Medicaid program. NSBA is monitoring. 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. 2056 - The Microloan Modernization Act H.R. 2056 modernizes the Small Business Administrations (SBA) Microloan program, which offers small businesses microloans of $50,000 or less through nonprofit lending intermediaries. In addition to providing lending services, the intermediary is also required to provide technical assistance and training to their borrowers and prospective borrowers. H.R. 2056 raises the total limit on outstanding loans held by microloan intermediaries from $5 million to $6 million. NSBA supports. H.R. 2105 - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 Bill amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to consider small businesses when it facilitates and supports the development of voluntary, consensus-based, industry-led guidelines and procedures to cost-effectively reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure. NSBA supports. H.R. 2201 - Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2201 brings clarity to the Securities Act of 1933. By defining what qualifies under the non-public offering exemption, this legislation will provide certainty to small-business owners and entrepreneurs as they work to startup or grow their businesses. This legislation requires three specific criteria to be met simultaneously in order to trigger a safe harbor exemption for a security offering. NSBA supports H.R. 2333 - The Small Business Investment Opportunity Act Bill will increase the individual leverage limit within the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program. 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. 2763 - Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017 Bill would siphon off $100 million in small business/university team R&D funding over five years to give to university R&D and commercialization programs. NSBA opposes. H.R. 2810 - The FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) This bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. NSBA supports the small business contracting provisions in the NDAA. 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. 4318 - The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act Trims the duties on more than 1,800 imports deemed to not pose a competitive threat to U.S. producers. NSBA supports. H.R. 4743 - Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight and 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. H.R.____ -- the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Of particular concern to NSBA is section 9 of this bill, titled Transparent Incorporation Practices, which is directed squarely at the smallest businesses - specifically, those firms with 20 or fewer employees would be subject to the rules. NSBA is monitoring. 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 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 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.
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
2017 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Implementation of Public Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, specifically, provisions on risk, insurance oversight (Federal Insurance Office), and potential CFPB activities related to P&C insurance. Discussions on U.S. and global designation of systemically relevant non-bank financial firms. General discussions on Insurance Capital Investment. General discussions on Commercial Insurance regulation. General issues related to resilience and mitigation, as related to P&C insurance. Legislation and proposals regarding natural catastrophe related policies. Legislation and proposals regarding the insurability of cyber exposures, including: Repeal and replacement legislation to Dodd-Frank; H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017; H.R. 2350, Small Business Know-Before-You-Bid Construction Transparency Act of 2017; S.770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017. Notification and Protection Act. Data Security Act. General discussions on issues related to Surety Bonds, including: surety provisions in public-private partnerships; Partnership to Build America Act; Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, provisions on construction procurement, specifically issues related to the Miller Act and indexing project amounts needed for surety bond protections; Water Resources Development Act. Legislation and proposals related to the national flood insurance program focused on pre-event mitigation and long term resilience, including: H.R. 2875, the National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 1558, the Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act; H.R. 1422, the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act; H.R. 2246, the Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017; H.R. 2565, a bill to require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes. Legislative proposals related to autonomous vehicles, including: H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE Act; S. 1885, AV START Act. Issues related to Risk Retention Groups. H.R. 3110/S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act (P.L. 115-61). H.R. 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017. H.R. 3762/S. 1360, International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2017. H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Act of 2017. H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017. H.R. 3808, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017. H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act. H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017. S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2017 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, and the Lifeline Program Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Issues relating to Copyright Reform and Mobile Device Unlocking Issues relating to Spectrum Auctions, including the incentive Auction, and implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Issues relating to the IP Transition and Interconnection Issues relating to Device exclusivity and availability Issues related to Data Roaming Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission Authority and Process Issues related to in-truth billing Issues related to Business Data Services (Formerly known as Special Access) Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity Issues relating to Patent litigation reform Issues relating to Rural Broadband Issues relating to Updates to the Communications Act of 1934 Issues relating to Internet Tax Reform Issues relating to FCC Appropriations and FY18 budget and funding requests Issues relating to Number Portability Issues relating to FirstNet Issues relating to Infrastructure siting, including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal lands Issues relating to LTE-U Issues relating to FCC Reauthorization Issues relating to NTIA Reauthorization Issues relating to Encryption Issues relating to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order Issues relating to telecommunications infrastructure Issues relating to 2016 FAA Reauthorization Act; including tower marking and lighting Issues relating to Wireless Emergency Alerts H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 - issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 (REINS) Act - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.R. 31, Federal Sunset Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.R. 75, ALERT Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.RES. 53, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way". - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.R. 1576, Innovation Corps Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.R. 1581, Tribal Digital Access Act - Issues retaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.R. 290, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 557, FCC 'ABCs' Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform S. 174, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 599, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 1591, Wi-Fi Capable Mobile Devices Act - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 1546, Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform S. 102, SANDy Act - Issues pertaining to Public Safety and Network Resiliency H.R. 588, SANDy Act - Issues pertaining to Public Safety and Network Resiliency H.R. 460, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Call Completion S. 96, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Call Completion S. 123, Kari's Law Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Public Safety H.R. 582, Kari's Law Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Public Safety S. 88, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access H.R. 686, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access H.R. 288, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act - Issues pertaining to FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order S. 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act - Issues pertaining to FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order H.R. 800, New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Rural Broadband S. 277, A bill to establish a Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Advisory Committee within the Federal Communications Commission. - Issues pertaining to Rural Broadband S.19, MOBILE NOW Act - Issues pertaining to Spectrum and Broadband Infrastructure deployment H.R. 387, Email Privacy Act - issues pertaining to Consumer Privacy S.J.Res. 34, (Privacy CRA) a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services. - Issues pertaining to Consumer Privacy H. J. Res. 86, (Privacy CRA) a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services. - Issues pertaining to Consumer Privacy H.R. 135, Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 1335, Cybersecurity Responsibility Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 1340, Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 1324, Securing IoT Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity S. 516, State Cyber Resiliency Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity ACT - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 423, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Consumer Experience S. 134, Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Consumer Experience S. 181, A bill to ensure that certain Federal public works and infrastructure projects use materials produced in the United States, and for other purposes. - Issues pertaining to Broadband Infrastructure H.R. 547, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Broadband Infrastructure H.R. 1139, Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Universal Service Fund and Lifeline S. 421, Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Universal Service Fund and Lifeline S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Small Business Funding S. 526, Microloan Modernization Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Small Business Funding H.R. 1645, Fostering Innovation Act - Issues pertaining to Small Business Funding H.R. 1534, 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act - Issues pertaining to Broadband S. 645, the Measuring of The Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues pertaining to Broadband H.R. 890, Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act - Issues pertaining to Copyright Reform H.R. 1695, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act - Issues pertaining to Copyright Reform H.R. 1754, To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers. - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order H.R. 2425, The Public Lands Telecommunications Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 or the BROWSER Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order in regards to Privacy H.R. 3175, To establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services. - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order in regards to Privacy H.R. 2997, the 21st Century AIRR Act - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues S. 1405, The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues Discussion Draft, 5G Acceleration Act (DOYLE) - Issues relating to Spectrum management S. 1104, the Rural Wireless Act - Issues relating to FCC Process Reform H.R. 2903, the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and mapping S. 1363, the Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - issues relating to broadband siting processes. S. 1013, The Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and incentives H.R. 2870, the Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and incentives H.R. 1814 - The Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act - Issues relating to Federal Spectrum Management S. 964, My Data Act of 2017 - Issues relating to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order and Privacy H.R. 2356, MY DATA Act of 2017 - Issues relating to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order and Privacy H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 770, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 1157, Protecting our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 3002, Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 2479, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America (LIFT America) Act - Issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment S. 645, The Measuring the Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 1888, The Federal Spectrum incentive Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Federal Spectrum Management S. 1390, Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act of 2017 - Issues relating to patent litigation reform H.R. 3787, Small Entity Regulatory Relief Act - issues relating to regulatory reform S. 242/H.Res 521 - 5G Resolution - issues relating to Broadband Deployment S. 1815, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act - Issues relating to Privacy and Cybersecurity H.R. 3806, Personal Data Notification and Protection Act - issues relating to Privacy and Cybersecurity S. 1691, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 1900, The Data Breach Accountability and Enforcement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Privacy S. 1682 AIRWAVES Act - issues relating to Spectrum H.R. 3685, Radio Consumer Protection Act - Issues relating to Spectrum Auction H.R. 3347 - The Viewer Protection Act - Issues relating to Spectrum Auction S. 1632, The Viewer and Listener Protection Act - Issues relating to Spectrum Auction S. 1811, The Merger Enforcement Improvement Act - Issues relating to competition and transactions S. 1812, Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act - Issues relating to competition and transactions H.R. 3994, ACCESS Broadband Act - issues relating to broadband deployment DISCUSSION DRAFT, House FCC Reauthorization bill - Issues relating to FCC Process Reform. H.R. 3897, The Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act - issues relating to regulatory reform H.R. 3994, ACCESS Broadband Act - issues relating to wireless broadband deployment S. 2061, The NextGen 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - issues relating to public safety networks H.R. 4727 - The Next Gen 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - issues relating to public safety networks H.R. 4682, The Open Internet Preservation Act - issues relating to network governance H.Res 521, The 5G Resolution - issues relating to next-generation networks S. 1815, The Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act - issues relating to privacy S. 1900, Data Breach Accountability and Enforcement Act - issues relating to privacy H.R. 4163 the Cyber Shield Act of 2017 - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2020, The Cyber Sheild Act of 2017 - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 1988 The SPEED Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4287, The Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 - issues related to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4232, Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program (B-CROP Act) - issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act - issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 3685, The Radio Consumer Protection Act - issues relating to Spectrum Incentive Auction Repack H.R. 4109, The Spectrum Auction Deposits Act - issues relating to spectrum and FCC spectrum auctions S. 1811, Merger Enforcement Improvement Act - issues relating to competition and transactions S. 1812, Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act - issues relating to competition and transactions
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Monitor data security and cybersecurity legislation and working drafts. Monitor and discuss emerging mobile payment marketplace. Monitor legislation and federal activities related to credit card swipe fees and changes to card network surcharging rules. S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017. H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act. Federal Reserve policies.
Client expense: $770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE