Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

- S. 1236 - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.1236 - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019 Would alter the MSRB's governance and transparency, making MSRB activities more apparent to the public.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

S.1236 - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019 Would alter the MSRB's governance and transparency, making MSBR activities more apparent to the public.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Equity market structure issues; LIBOR transition issues; SEC Final Regulation Best Interest; Implementation of Electronic Signature in Global and National Commerce Act; Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) - US House and US Senate; Legislation related to changes in certain private activity bond treatment; H.R. 2474/S. 1306 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019; H.R. 3967, Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2019; Federal Reserve Board and Prudential Agency Covid-19 Actions; S. 2563 - ILLICIT Cash Act; S. 3550 - Municipal Bonds Emergency Relief Act; Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) Reform; H.R. 2772 - Investing in Our Communities Act; S. 1236 - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; S. 4129 - Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure (LOCAL Infrastructure) Act; S. 4203 - American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2020; Federal government market support programs (e.g. TALF); H.R.2, Moving Forward Act (municipal finance provisions); Public Law 116-136, CARES Act (retirement and savings provisions), (Municipal Liquidity provisions); S. 1428/H.R. 6276, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act; S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 (various retirement and savings provisions); SBA Paycheck Protection Program; Net Stable Funding Ratio Regulatory Proposal; S. 2866 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; H.R. 7857 - Connect America Now (CAN) Act; S. 4159 - E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020; SEC Temporary Exemptive Order related to municipal advisors; LIBOR; Stress Testing Reform; H.R. 2923 - Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; Increase in the bank qualified bond limit - Rep. Sewell Bill; H.R.6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020; Department of Labor - Proposed Rule - Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act .

H.R. 1876 (Senior Security Act of 2019); H.R. 2513 (Corporate Transparency Act of 2019); Senior investors/diminished capacity investors; Diversity & Inclusion initiatives in the financial services industry; P.L. 106-229 (E-Sign Act); Issues related to restitution and disgorgement (not yet introduced); Housing finance reform (general); SEC Proposed Exemptive Order on Municipal Advisors Acting As Placement Agents; S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 609, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019; S. 1719 - Senior Security Act of 2019; Public Law 116-136, CARES Act; S. 4129 - LOCAL Infrastructure Act; S. 4203 - American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2020; H.R.6242 - SEC Relief to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus Act of 2020; S.945/H.R. 7000 - Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act; H.R. 2 - Moving Forward Act; S. 2866 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; H.R. 7857 - Connect America Now (CAN) Act; H.R. 8696 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020.

Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 1236, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board reform Act of 2019; MSRB governance issues.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.1236 - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.1236 - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE

H.R. 1876 (Senior Security Act of 2019); H.R. 2513 (Corporate Transparency Act of 2019); S. 452 (Fostering Innovation Act of 2019); S. 2499 (A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority. 115th Cong.); Accounting standards for municipalities; CFTC cross-border guidance exemptive order; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Release No. 34-71958, Security-Based Swap Dealers Recordkeeping; Regulation AB II (asset backed securities - Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau); Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Inter-affiliate swap transactions; Trade policy issues (general); China "Secure and Controllable" information and communication technologies (ICT) regulations; Mutual Fund 12b-1 Fees; Senior investors/diminished capacity investors; Diversity & Inclusion initiatives in the financial services industry; P.L. 106-229 (E-Sign Act); Issues related to restitution and disgorgement (not yet introduced); Legislation related to the FINRA arbitration system for broker-dealers; Housing finance reform (general); SEC Proposed Exemptive Order on Municipal Advisors Acting As Placement Agents; S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 609, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019; H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act of 2019; S. 1719 - Senior Security Act of 2019; H.R. 5336 - Investor Choice Act of 2019; Public Law 116-136, CARES Act; S. 4129 - LOCAL Infrastructure Act; S. 4203 - American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2020; H.R.6242 - SEC Relief to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus Act of 2020; S.945/H.R. 7000 - Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act; H.R. 2 - Moving Forward Act; S. 2866 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; H.R. 7857 - Connect America Now (CAN) Act; S. 3550 - Municipal Bonds Emergency Relief Act.

Equity market structure issues; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation; Standardized Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR) reform proposal; Housing Finance Reform; LIBOR transition issues; SEC Final Regulation Best Interest; Implementation of Electronic Signature in Global and National Commerce Act; Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) - US House and US Senate; Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review - US Senate; Legislation related to changes in certain private activity bond treatment; H.R. 2513 - Corporate Transparency Act of 2019; H.R. 2474/S. 1306 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019; H.R. 1595 and S. 1200 - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019; SEC Proposed Exemptive Order on Municipal Advisors Acting As Placement Agents; S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 4762, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act; H.R. 3967, Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2019; S. 482 - Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 and other Issues related to foreign policy and the blocking of and/or trade restrictions; Federal Reserve Board and Prudential Agency Covid-19 Actions; S. 2563 - ILLICIT Cash Act; S. 3550 - Municipal Bonds Emergency Relief Act; Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) Reform; H.R. 2772 - Investing in Our Communities Act; S. 2992 - Investor Choice Act of 2019; S. 1236 - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; S. 4129 - Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure (LOCAL Infrastructure) Act; S. 4203 - American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2020; S. 3798 - Hong Kong Autonomy Act; Federal government market support programs (e.g. TALF); H.R.2, Moving Forward Act (municipal finance provisions); Public Law 116-136, CARES Act (retirement and savings provisions), (Municipal Liquidity provisions); H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act (retirement and savings provisions); S. 1428/H.R. 6276, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act; S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 (various retirement and savings provisions); SBA Paycheck Protection Program; Net Stable Funding Ratio Regulatory Proposal; Off-Cycle CCAR; Financial Stability Board TooBigToFail Paper; Foreign Banking Organization RRP and Tailoring Proposal; Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee (LISCC) Review; S. 2866 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; H.R. 7857 - Connect America Now (CAN) Act; S. 4159 - E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020; SEC Temporary Exemptive Order related to municipal advisors; LIBOR; Federal Reserve G-SIB capital surcharge; Stress Testing Reform; Foreign Banking Organizations Tailoring Proposal Comment Letter; H.R. 2923 - Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; Increase in the bank qualified bond limit - Rep. Sewell Bill.

S. 1236, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board reform Act of 2019; MSRB governance issues.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 609 (Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019); H.R. 1815 (SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act); H.R. 1876 (Senior Security Act of 2019); H.R. 2513 (Corporate Transparency Act of 2019); H.R. 2515 (To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower); S. 452 (Fostering Innovation Act of 2019); S. 536 (Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019); S. 2499 (A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority. 115th Cong.); Swap execution facilities; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (including Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); India Market Access Issues; Accounting standards for municipalities; CFTC cross-border guidance exemptive order; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; Release No. 34-71958, Security-Based Swap Dealers Recordkeeping; Regulation AB II (asset backed securities - Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau); Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Inter-affiliate swap transactions; Trade policy issues (general); China "Secure and Controllable" information and communication technologies (ICT) regulations; Mutual Fund 12b-1 Fees; Senior investors/diminished capacity investors; Broker-dealers/investment advisers mitigation of accounts; Diversity & Inclusion initiatives in the financial services industry; Data localization requirements in the Trans-Pacific Partnership; Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) and clearing for swaps; Global FX Code of Conduct; Decision to delay implementation for margin for non-centrally cleared swaps; Municipal information disclosure regulation; Data Breach Notification Federal Standard; The Brokaw Act (not yet reintroduced); Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act (not yet reintroduced); Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (not yet reintroduced); Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 (not yet reintroduced); Options Markets Stability Act (not yet reintroduced); National Senior Investor Initiative Act of 2018 (not yet reintroduced); Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2018 (not yet reintroduced); P.L. 106-229 (E-Sign Act); United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); Legislation related to Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation A; Issues related to restitution and disgorgement (not yet introduced); Legislation related to the FINRA arbitration system for broker-dealers; Housing finance reform (general); Financial technology (FinTech) issues (general); Issues related to the proposed Bad Actor Disqualification Act of 2019; Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (not yet reintroduced); SEC Proposed Exemptive Order on Municipal Advisors Acting As Placement Agents; S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 609, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019; H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act of 2019; SEC Regulation Best Interest; S. 1719 - Senior Security Act of 2019; H.R. 4233 - Options Markets Stability Act; H.R. 5336 - Investor Choice Act of 2019; Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; Public Law 116-136, CARES Act; S. 3550 - Municipal Bonds Emergency Relief Act; LOCAL Infrastructure Act (Wicker Advance Refunding); American Infrastructure Bonds Act (Wicker direct pay bonds); H.R.6242 - SEC Relief to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus Act of 2020; S.945/H.R. 7000 - Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act; H.R. 2 - Moving Forward Act.

Equity market structure issues; Single Security/Common Securitization Platform (Federal Housing Finance Agency); Federal Reserve Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) proposal; Federal Reserve G-SIB capital surcharge; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation; Stress testing reform; Foreign Banking Organizations Tailoring Proposal comment letter; Living Will comment letters from the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Control Proposal by the Federal Reserve Board; Standardized Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR) reform proposal; Housing Finance Reform; LIBOR transition issues; SEC Final Regulation Best Interest; Implementation of Electronic Signature in Global and National Commerce Act; Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) - US House and US Senate; Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review - US Senate; Legislation related to changes in certain private activity bond treatment; H.R. 2513 - Corporate Transparency Act of 2019; H.R. 2474/S. 1306 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019; H.R. 1595 and S. 1200 - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019; SEC Proposed Exemptive Order on Municipal Advisors Acting As Placement Agents; S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 4762, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act; S. 2724, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2019; H.R. 3967, Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2019; SEC Regulation Best Interest; S. 482 - Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 and other Issues related to foreign policy and the blocking of and/or trade restrictions; H.R. 2923, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; H.R. 748 - The CARES Act; Federal Reserve Board and Prudential Agency Covid-19 Actions; Brokered Deposit Comment Proposal from the FDIC; S. 2563 - ILLICIT Cash Act; S. 3550 - Municipal Bonds Emergency Relief Act; Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) Reform; H.R. 2772 - Investing in Our Communities Act; S. 2992 - Investor Choice Act of 2019; Increase in the bank qualified bond limit, Rep. Sewell Bill; S. 1236 - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; S. 4129 - Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure (LOCAL Infrastructure) Act; American Infrastructure Bond Act (Wicker direct pay bonds) ; S. 3798 - Hong Kong Autonomy Act; Federal government market support programs (e.g. TALF); GSE Credit Risk Transfer Securities; H.R.2, Moving Forward Act (municipal finance provisions); Public Law 116-136, CARES Act (retirement and savings provisions), (Municipal Liquidity provisions); H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act (retirement and savings provisions); S. 1428/H.R. 6276, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act; S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 (various retirement and savings provisions); SBA Paycheck Protection Program.

S.1236 - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1236, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board reform Act of 2019; MSRB governance issues.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Equity market structure issues; Single Security/Common Securitization Platform (Federal Housing Finance Agency); Federal Reserve Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) proposal; Federal Reserve G-SIB capital surcharge; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation; Stress testing reform; Foreign Banking Organizations Tailoring Proposal comment letter; Living Will comment letters from the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Control Proposal by the Federal Reserve Board; Standardized Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR) reform proposal; Housing Finance Reform; LIBOR transition issues; SEC Final Regulation Best Interest; Implementation of Electronic Signature in Global and National Commerce Act; Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) - US House and US Senate; Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review - US Senate; Legislation related to changes in certain private activity bond treatment; H.R. 2513 - Corporate Transparency Act of 2019; H.R. 2474/S. 1306 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019; H.R. 1595 and S. 1200 - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019; SEC Proposed Exemptive Order on Municipal Advisors Acting As Placement Agents; S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 4762, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act; S. 2724, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2019; H.R. 3967, Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2019; SEC Regulation Best Interest; S. 482 - Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 and other Issues related to foreign policy and the blocking of and/or trade restrictions; H.R. 2923, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; H.R. 748 - The CARES Act; Federal Reserve Board and Prudential Agency Covid-19 Actions; Brokered Deposit Comment Proposal from the FDIC; H.R. 5336 - Investor Choice Act of 2019; Diverse Investment Advisers Act (not introduced); H.R. 5084 - Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019; S. 2563 - ILLICIT Cash Act; S. 3550 - Municipal Bonds Emergency Relief Act; Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) Reform; H.R. 2772 - Investing in Our Communities Act; S. 2992 - Investor Choice Act of 2019; Increase in the bank qualified bond limit, Rep. Sewell Bill; MSRB Bill, Rep. Kennedy Bill.

H.R. 609 (Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019); H.R. 1815 (SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act); H.R. 1876 (Senior Security Act of 2019); H.R. 2513 (Corporate Transparency Act of 2019); H.R. 2515 (To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower); H.R. 3351 (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020); S. 452 (Fostering Innovation Act of 2019); S. 536 (Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019); S. 2499 (A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority. 115th Cong.); Senate Banking Committee request for information on privacy and data protection for consumers. Swap execution facilities; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (including Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); India Market Access Issues; India Financial Sector Reform; Accounting standards for municipalities; Privacy, cybersecurity, and data aggregation issues (general); CFTC cross-border guidance exemptive order; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; Release No. 34-71958, Security-Based Swap Dealers Recordkeeping; Regulation AB II (asset backed securities - Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau); Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Inter-affiliate swap transactions; Trade policy issues (general); China "Secure and Controllable" information and communication technologies (ICT) regulations; Mutual Fund 12b-1 Fees; Senior investors/diminished capacity investors; Broker-dealers/investment advisers mitigation of accounts; Diversity & Inclusion initiatives in the financial services industry; Data localization requirements in the Trans-Pacific Partnership; Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) and clearing for swaps; Global FX Code of Conduct; Decision to delay implementation for margin for non-centrally cleared swaps; Municipal information disclosure regulation; US and China 100-day trade talks; Data Breach Notification Federal Standard; The Brokaw Act (not yet reintroduced); Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act (not yet reintroduced); Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (not yet reintroduced); Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 (not yet reintroduced); Options Markets Stability Act (not yet reintroduced); National Senior Investor Initiative Act of 2018 (not yet reintroduced); Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2018 (not yet reintroduced); Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (not yet reintroduced); P.L. 106-229 (E-Sign Act); Section 956 of the Dodd Frank Act (Incentive Compensation); United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); Legislation related to Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation A; Issues related to restitution and disgorgement (not yet introduced); Legislation related to the FINRA arbitration system for broker-dealers; Housing finance reform (general); Financial technology (FinTech) issues (general); Issues related to the proposed Bad Actor Disqualification Act of 2019; Issues related to H.R.264, the Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act; Options Markets Stability Act (not yet reintroduced); Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2018 (not yet reintroduced); Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (not yet reintroduced); SEC Proposed Exemptive Order on Municipal Advisors Acting As Placement Agents; S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 609, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019; H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act of 2019; SEC Regulation Best Interest; S. 1719 - Senior Security Act of 2019; H.R. 4233 - Options Markets Stability Act; H.R. 5336 - Investor Choice Act of 2019; S. 2992 - Investor Choice Act of 2019; Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; H.R. 748 - CARES Act; S. 3550 - Municipal Bonds Emergency Relief Act.

S. 1236, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board reform Act of 2019; MSRB governance issues.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Provide technical feedback and information regarding S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Reform Act of 2019, which addresses MSRB governance issues.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

H.R. 609 (Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019); H.R. 1815 (SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act); H.R. 1876 (Senior Security Act of 2019); H.R. 2513 (Corporate Transparency Act of 2019); H.R. 2515 (To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower); H.R. 3351 (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020); S. 452 (Fostering Innovation Act of 2019); S. 536 (Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019); S. 2499 (A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority. 115th Cong.); Senate Banking Committee request for information on privacy and data protection for consumers. Swap execution facilities; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (including Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); India Market Access Issues; India Financial Sector Reform; Accounting standards for municipalities; Privacy, cybersecurity, and data aggregation issues (general); CFTC cross-border guidance exemptive order; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; Release No. 34-71958, Security-Based Swap Dealers Recordkeeping; Regulation AB II (asset backed securities - Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau); Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Inter-affiliate swap transactions; Trade policy issues (general); China "Secure and Controllable" information and communication technologies (ICT) regulations; Mutual Fund 12b-1 Fees; Senior investors/diminished capacity investors; Broker-dealers/investment advisers mitigation of accounts; Diversity & Inclusion initiatives in the financial services industry; Data localization requirements in the Trans-Pacific Partnership; Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) and clearing for swaps; Global FX Code of Conduct; Decision to delay implementation for margin for non-centrally cleared swaps; Municipal information disclosure regulation; US and China 100-day trade talks; Data Breach Notification Federal Standard; The Brokaw Act (not yet reintroduced); Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act (not yet reintroduced); Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (not yet reintroduced); Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 (not yet reintroduced); Options Markets Stability Act (not yet reintroduced); National Senior Investor Initiative Act of 2018 (not yet reintroduced); Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2018 (not yet reintroduced); Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (not yet reintroduced); P.L. 106-229 (E-Sign Act); Section 956 of the Dodd Frank Act (Incentive Compensation); United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); Issues related to the Investor Choice Act (not yet reintroduced); Legislation related to Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation A; Issues related to restitution and disgorgement (not yet introduced); Legislation related to the FINRA arbitration system for broker-dealers; Housing finance reform (general); Financial technology (FinTech) issues (general); Issues related to the proposed Bad Actor Disqualification Act of 2019; Issues related to H.R.264, the Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act; Options Markets Stability Act (not yet reintroduced); Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2018 (not yet reintroduced); Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (not yet reintroduced); SEC Proposed Exemptive Order on Municipal Advisors Acting As Placement Agents; S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 609, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019; H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act of 2019; SEC Regulation Best Interest.

Equity market structure issues; Single Security/Common Securitization Platform (Federal Housing Finance Agency); Federal Reserve Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) proposal; Federal Reserve G-SIB capital surcharge; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation; Stress testing reform; Foreign Banking Organizations Tailoring Proposal comment letter; Living Will comment letters from the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Control Proposal by the Federal Reserve Board; Standardized Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR) reform proposal; Too Big to Fail comment requests from U.S. and global bodies; Investor Protection Act (not introduced)/Investor Choice Act - Rep. Bill Foster (not introduced); H.R. 1815 SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act; Housing Finance Reform; LIBOR transition issues; SEC Final Regulation Best Interest; Implementation of Electronic Signature in Global and National Commerce Act; Data Aggregation; Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) - US House and US Senate; Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review - US Senate; Legislation related to changes in certain private activity bond treatment; Increase in the bank qualified bond limit, Rep. Sewell Bill; MSRB Bill, Rep. Kennedy Bill; H.R. 2513 - Corporate Transparency Act of 2019; H.R. 2474/S. 1306 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019; H.R. 1595 and S. 1200 - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019; SEC Proposed Exemptive Order on Municipal Advisors Acting As Placement Agents; S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 4762, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act; S. 2724, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2019; H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act; H.R. 3967, Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2019; SEC Regulation Best Interest; S. 482 - Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 and other Issues related to foreign policy and the blocking of and/or trade restrictions; H.R. 2923, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019.

S. 1236, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board reform Act of 2019; MSRB governance issues.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Provide technical feedback and information regarding S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Reform Act of 2019, which addresses MSRB governance issues.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; MSRB governance issues.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Provide technical feedback and information regarding S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Reform Act of 2019, which addresses MSRB governance issues.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Provide technical feedback and information regarding S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Reform Act of 2019, which addresses MSRB governance issues.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE