An original bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies, including the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. The independent agencies funded in the bill include the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Election Assistance Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Election Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, the Federal Trade Commission, the General Services Administration, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, the National Archives and Records Administration, the Office of Government Ethics, the Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Special Counsel, the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Selective Service System, the Small Business Administration, the U.S. Postal Service, and the U.S. Tax Court. The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.
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Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-481.
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-481.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.
Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy. With written report No. 116-111.
Introduced in Senate
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-481.
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-481.
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-481.
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2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 21 2019 Appropriations H.R. 264 Financial Services and Government Appropriations Act H.R. 266 Department of the Interior Environment Appropriations H.R. 267 Transportation Housing and Urban Development H.R. 268 2019 Supplemental Appropriations S. 63 Budget and Appropriations Process Reform H.R. 2157 Supplemental Appropriations H.R. 4378 Continuing Appropriations Act and Health Extenders Act S. 2520 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development S. 2524 Financial Service and General Government Appropriations H.J.Res. 31 Consolidated Appropriations FY2020 H.R. 648 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2019 H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 748 CARES Act H.R. 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act **Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021
Client expense: $1,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 21 2019 Appropriations H.R. 264 Financial Services and Government Appropriations Act H.R. 266 Department of the Interior Environment Appropriations H.R. 267 Transportation Housing and Urban Development H.R. 268 2019 Supplemental Appropriations S. 63 Budget and Appropriations Process Reform H.R. 2157 Supplemental Appropriations H.R. 4378 Continuing Appropriations Act and Health Extenders Act S. 2520 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development S. 2524 Financial Service and General Government Appropriations H.J.Res. 31 Consolidated Appropriations FY2020 H.R. 648 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2019 H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 748 CARES Act H.R. 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act **Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021
Client expense: $1,710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
- Supported increasing FY 2020 302(b) Allocation for the Legislative Branch - Supported including provisions in S.2524, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020, to provide funds to the Election Assistance Commission for necessary expenses to make payments to states for activities to improve the administration and security of federal elections. - Supported increasing funding to the Election Assistance Commission in S. 3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, so that states could have additional funding to prepare for COVID-19's impact on voting in the 2020 federal election cycle.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 21 2019 Appropriations H.R. 264 Financial Services and Government Appropriations Act H.R. 266 Department of the Interior Environment Appropriations H.R. 267 Transportation Housing and Urban Development H.R. 268 2019 Supplemental Appropriations S. 63 Budget and Appropriations Process Reform H.R. 2157 Supplemental Appropriations H.R. 4378 Continuing Appropriations Act and Health Extenders Act S. 2520 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development S. 2524 Financial Service and General Government Appropriations H.J.Res. 31 Consolidated Appropriations FY2020 H.R. 648 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2019 H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 748 CARES Act H.R. 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act **Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 7617 Appropriations Package H.R. 8319 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions H.R. 8337 Continuing Appropriations Act H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 6395 Military Activity Appropriations H.R. 8900 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions
Client expense: $1,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
- Supported increasing FY 2020 302(b) Allocation for the Legislative Branch - Supported including provisions in S.2524, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020, to provide funds to the Election Assistance Commission for necessary expenses to make payments to states for activities to improve the administration and security of federal elections. - Supported increasing funding to the Election Assistance Commission in S. 3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, so that states could have additional funding to prepare for COVID-19's impact on voting in the 2020 federal election cycle. -Supported Congress appropriating additional funds to the Election Assistance Commission so that states would have adequate funding to carry out a safe and secure election in the 2020 federal election cycle.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organization Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUA's low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUA's regulation regarding its regulatory emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUA's rulemaking process Issues related to NCUA's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Alternative Capital Issues related to NCUA's regulatory review process Issues related to Federal Credit Union Bylaws Issues related to credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union By-laws Issues related to credit unions' incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to credit union service to marijuana businesses Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to credit union conversions Issues related to credit union call report modernization Issues related to NCUA's Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Plan Issues related to NCUA's budget and the overhead transfer rate Issues related to Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSO) Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB rule to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to CFPB's Leadership Structure and Installing a Board rather than a Director Issues related to codifying the CFPB's Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices Issues related to mortgage servicing Issues related to mortgage loan originator compensation and qualifications Issues related to the CFPB's rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to the CFPB's regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the CFPB's regulation on Truth-In-Lending Act / Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosures Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to the CFPB's consumer complaint database Issues related to the Department of Justice's investigation entitled, "Operation Choke Point" Issues related to the Department of Defenese Poposal regarding Credit Extending to Service Members under MLA Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to secure payments Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulation D Issues related to the Fed's implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to the USDA Rural Development Loan Program Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to Fannie Mae Capital Issues related to membership eligibility in the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to financial literacy Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to student lending Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to retirement security Issues related to flood insurance Issues related to consumer's access to records Issues related to economic growth Issues related to Interchange Fees Issues related to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to the Fair Housing act Issues related to the merger of credit unions Issues related to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Issues related to Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to Regulation Z Issues related to Military Lending Act Issues related to Financial Technology Issues related to Small Business Lending Data Collection requirements Issues related to Involuntary liquidation of Federal Credit Unions and Claims procedures Issues related to Web-Based Quantitative Testing of Point of Sale / ATM Overdraft Disclosure Forms Issues related to residential appraisals Issues related to FHA appraisal certification Issues related to FHA and USDA Loan Modifications Issues related to payments innovation Issues related to Faster Payments Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act Issues related to cooperative funding sources in federal appropriations legislation Issues related to debt collection requirements Issues related to capital reform for credit unions Issues related to procurement reform for private voluntary organizations Issues related to Federal Credit Union Charter Modernization Issues related to diversity and inclusion in Financial Services Issues related to Section 124 of the Federal Credit Union Act Issues related to NCUA's Fidelity Bonds Proposed Rule Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's No-Acton Letters and the BCFP Product Sandbox Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposal to extend the Payday Rule's compliance daedline Issues related to enterprise validation and approval of credit score models Issues related to the availability of Funds and Collection of Checks (Regulation CC) Issues related to arbitration clauses Issues related to SBA 79(a) loan program Issues related to financial institutions operating on military installations Issues related to postal banking Issues related to robocalls and the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act Issues related to financial technology (FINTECH) Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Payday Rule Issues related to appraisals Issues related to student lending Issues related to robocalls and the draft Declaratory Ruling (the ruling) and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) CG Docket No 17-59, WC Docket No. 17-97 Issues related to FY 2020 Foreign Assistance Budget and Policy Priorities Issues related to payday and small dollar lending Issues related to leases of non-excess property on military bases Issues related to Opportunity Zones Issues related to minority homeownership Issues related to permit Federal Credit Unions to establish their own fiscal year Issues related to striking a requirement that Federal credit unions file certain information regarding loan officers Issues related to enhance flexibility of Federal Credit Unions to schedule board meetings Issues related to remove certain outdated responsibilities of Federal credit union board of directors Issues related to permit Federal credit unions to expel disruptive members for just cause without a vote Issues related to permit balloting for conversions from state to federal charter and from federal to state charter to be conducted electronically Issues related to the draft bill improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Issues related to tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holding (ILLICIT CASH Act) Issues related to PACE loans Issues related to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's HMDA reporting thresholds Issues on NCUA Executive compensation rules Issues related to business access to financial services Issues related to Strengthening Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector Act of 2019 Issues related to minority depository institutions Issues related to the Federal Reserve's Faster Payments Proposal Issues related to AI and cloud computing Issues related to the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act Issues related to Credit Union Board Meeting Frequency Issues related to COVID-19 crisis response legislation Issues related to the regulation of overtime Issues related to the Paycheck Protection Program Issues related to Taxi Medallion loans Issues related to essential services designation for financial services during COVID-19 Issues related to QRM Risk Retention review Issues related to NCUA's proposed rule on Combination transactions Issues related to the Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorist and Enemy Recruits Act of 2020 Issues related to the regulation of credit unions as employers Issues related to liability protections for businesses Issues related to remote notary Issues related to Federal Home Loan Bank liquidity Issues related to digital identity legislation Issues related to Paid Leave Payroll Tax Credits Issues related to the Central Liquidity Facility (CLF) Issues related to Economic Impact Payments Issues related to Fed Accounts Issues related to the Federal Reserve's Main Street Lending Program Issues related to the legislation to temporarily halt the Federal financial regulators from carrying out rulemakings unrelated to the COVID-19 emergency until the end of such emergency Issues related to troubled debt restructuring Issues related to Prompt Corrective Action requirements Issues related to NCUA subordinated debt rulemaking Issues related to Uniform Residential Loan application Issues related to digitalization of money Issues related to electronic signatures on wire transfer documents Issues related to cybercriminal activity during COVID-19 Issues related to lender forbearance Issues related to Paycheck Protection Program forgiveness process Issues related to Agriculture Lending Issues related to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Issues related to Diversity in Financial Regulatory Advisory Committees Act Issues related to Federal Home Loan Bank Board Diversity Act Issues related to Federal Reserve Bank Board Diversity Act Issues related to the FHFA market fee increase Issues related to OCC payment charters Issues related to the Student Empowerment and Financial Literacy Act Issues related to provision 4013 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act Issues related to setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency and Accountability Issues related to Tax provisions in the CARES Act Issues related to the Federal Reserve on FedNOW Issues related to support of legislation to create CDFI National Crisis Fund Issues related to OCC National Bank and Savings Association Digital Activities Issues related to FHFA's proposed Adverse Market Refinance Fee Issues related to the treatment of certain COVID-19 Loss Mitigation options under RESPA (Reg X) Issues related to the NCUA 2020 Regulatory Review Issues related to premium assessments by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Issues related to the proposed exclusion of PPP Loans from financial institution asset calculations Issues related to Provision 4013 of the CARES Act Issues related to Provision 4016 of the CARES Act Issues related to the oversight of prudential regulators Issues related to Section 1071 Small Business data collection rulemaking Issues related to PAL 1 Program Issues related to credit union asset size thresholds for regulatory compliance Issues related to NCUA 2020-2021 Budget Issues related to NCUA MERIT examination system Issues related to NCUA Derivatives rulemaking Issues related to mortgage servicer assistance Issues related to Section 4022 of the CARES Act Issues related to the ability of NCUA to offer forbearance from Prompt Corrective Action Requirements Issues related to Temporarily Excluding Certain Low-Risk Assets from the Credit Union Net Worth Ratio Issues related to London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Issues related to the regulation of Federal Employment Laws Issues related to the Office of Comptroller Charter Issues related to the Crypto Charter Issues related to the Solar Winds Data Breach Issues related to PPP Loan Necessity Questionnaires Issues related to SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advances Issues related to Seasoned QM Loan Definition Issues related to FHFA Strategic Plan for 2021-2024 Issues related to GSE Housing Goals H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2021 H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Healthcare Enhancement Act H.R. 388, the Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act H.R. 442, to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to extend the supervisory authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to include assessing compliance with the Military Lending Act H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title I and Secs. 4008, 4012, 4014 of Title IV H.R.1039, to streamline requirements for currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports and for other purposes H.R. 1158, the FY2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act (funding for the CDFI Fund as well as the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund) H.R. 1500, the Consumers First Act H.R. 1595, the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking act of 2019 H.R. 1661, to provide the National Credit Union Administration Board flexibility to increase Federal credit Union loan maturities, and for other purposes H.R. 1737, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 1865, FY2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (funding for the Cooperative Development Program, tax extenders, repeal of "parking tax") H.R. 1957, the Taxpayers First Act of 2019 H.R. 2093, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act of marijuana, and for other purposes H.R. 2157, Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019 H.R. 2162, Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2019 H.R. 2290, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act H.R. 2305, Veterans Members Business Loan Act H.R. 2445, Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2513, Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 2514, Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, the State and Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act H.R. 2852, Homebuyer Assistance Act of 2019 H.R. 3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, flood insurance provision H.R. 3111, National Flood Insurance Program Administration Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 3167, National Flood Insurance Program Re-authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3182, Current Expected Credit Loss Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 H.R. 3198, the Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 3300, the Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 3301, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2020 H.R. 3375, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 4458, Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act H.R. 4464, Monitoring and Curbing Abusive Debt Collection Clarification Act H.R. 4565, the Responsible Accounting Standards Act of 2019 H.R. 5001, Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5050, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act H.R. 5132, Gun Violence Prevention through Financial Intelligence Act H.R. 5315, Expanding Opportunities for Minority Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5322, Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protection your Credit Score Act of 2019, Sec. 5 H.R. 5513, the Expanding Opportunities for Minority Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5981, Credit Union Board Modernization Act H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 6116, the Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act of 2020 H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, paid and sick leave provisions H.R. 6321, the Financial Protections and Assistance for America's Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6423, to provide a temporary debt collection moratorium during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes H.R. 6550, Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020 H.R. 6551, the CARES Act Section 4014, Technical Corrections Act H.R. 6729, the COVID-19 Homeowner Assistance Fund Act H.R. 6735, the COVID-19 Fraud Prevention Act H.R. 6736, the Protect Rural Renters Act of 2020 H.R. 6741, the COVID-19 Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 6789, Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020 H.R. 6790, the Business Borrowers Protection Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act of 2020 H.R. 6820, the Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020 H.R. 6861, Paycheck Protection Program Data and Diversity Accountability Act of 2020 H.R. 6873, the Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act of 2020 H.R. 6874, Paycheck Protection Program Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 7084, the Emergency Housing Voucher Act of 2020 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act of 2021 H.R. 7777, Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act H.R. 7963, Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2020 H.R. 8160, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act of 2020 H.R. 8484, Student Empowerment and Financial Literacy Act H.R. 8675, Preventing Regulatory Penalties for PPP Lenders Act H.R. 8740, the Strengthening Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector Act of 2020 H.R. ____, the Protecting Consumers and Small Businesses through Forbearance Act H.R. ____, the Diversity in Financial Regulatory Advisory Committees Act H.Res 275, Supporting the goals and ideals of "Financial Literacy Month" H.Res 327, Encouraging greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults H.Res 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy H. Res 602, Support of resolution in support of cooperatives S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act S. 787, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 S. 1028, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment through Entrusting States (STATES Act) S. 1200, Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 (SAFE Act) S. 1564, Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act S. 1624, HEALS Act S. 2524, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2020 S. 2563, The Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information S. 2583, the State-Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act for FY2020 S. 2833, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act of 2019 S. 2834, Veterans member Business Loan Act S. 3003, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act S. 3032, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States S. 3323, Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2020 S. 3326, Credit Union Modernization Act of 2019 S. 3389, Expanding Access to Lending Options Act S. 3533, the Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security act, payroll tax provisions S. 3571, the Financial Protections and Assistance for America's Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act S. 3620, A Bill to establish a Housing Assistance Fund at the Department of Treasury S. 3676, Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020 S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 S. 4116, to extend the authority for commitments for the paycheck protection program and separate amounts authorized for other loans under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes S. 4117, Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act S. 4159 the E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4317, the SAFE to WORK Act S. 4430, CDFI Crisis Fund Act S. 4470, Rural Equal Aid Act of 2020 Sec. 2821 of S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2020
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 2524/H.R. 3351 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act - Alcohol, Tobacco, Tax and Trade Bureau - Budget for FY2021 H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act - funding for small businesses S. 4012/H.R. 7197 - RESTAURANTS Act - support for businesses impacted by COVID-19 H.R. 266 - Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act - support for small businesses impacted by COVID-19 H.R. 7010 - Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act - flexibility for small business programs S. 4116 - Extension of the Paycheck Protection Program
Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.3351-"Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020", the NRLCA supports the inclusion of the mandatory 6-day mail delivery language S. 2524-"Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020", the NRLCA supports the inclusion of the mandatory 6-day mail delivery language H.R. 1158-"Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020", The NRLCA supported the inclusion of the mandatory 6-day mail delivery language. H.R. 2500-"National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020", the NRLCA worked on getting Postal Service employees included in granting federal employees up to 12 weeks paid maternity leave. H.R. 748-"CARES Act", Public Law 116-136, the NRLCA worked to include provisions within the stimulus package to help the Postal Service remain financially viable. H.R. 6800-"HEROES Act", the NRLCA worked to include emergency financial relief for the Postal Service as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. H.R. 133-"Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021" Public law 116-260. The NRLCA worked to include financial relief for the Postal Service as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic.
Client expense: $125,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Education
H.R. 2434/S. 1121 College Transparency Act; H.R. 4479/S. 2169 Student Right to Know Before You Go Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; H.R. 6543, Aim Higher Act; S. 2191, PARTNERSHIPS Act; S. 2394, Free Expression in Education Act; Keep STEM Talent Act S. 1198, Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Act; Digital Equity Act; H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act; H.R. 1298, Higher Education Dream Act; S. 874 Dream Act; S 2524, Paced Act; House and Senate NDAA bills; S. 1732, College Admissions Fairness Act; Hr. 1994, Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement; HR 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled American Act; Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Reauthorization Act of 2019; Research Security regulations and legislation; COVID 19 Response Legislation; HEROES Act; COVID Relief Package; Omnibus Appropriations bill;
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
-S.1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. (Portman/Cardin II) -H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act - To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations. -H.R. 1043, S. 460, the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - This bill expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender. -H.R. 4610 (2017), RETIRE Act - authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. -H.R.1043; S. 460, Participation in Repayment Act of 2019, Student Debt repayments through employer contributions -H.R.7203 (2018), Long-Term Care Account Act - allows tax-exempt long-term care accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. S. 1019, Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - allow employers to automatically enroll their workers into emergency savings accounts (ESAs) in addition to retirement accounts. S. 1018, Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act -allow individuals to defer receipt of 20 percent of their tax refund for 180 days, at which time the deferred amount is paid with interest. H.R. 2120, S. 1053, Saving for the Future Act - require employers with 10 or more employees to contribute 50 cents for every hour worked by an employee (including part-time employees) to a savings account. S. 354/H.R. 982, A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services. H.R. 1907, Retirement Security for American Workers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the qualification requirements with respect to certain multiple employer plans with pooled plan providers, and for other purposes. H. Res. 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy - expresses the understanding that continued education and cooperation among law enforcement, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and private sector organizations are necessary to combat elder financial exploitation. S. 975/H.R. 2005, Women's Retirement Protection Act - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans Issue: SEC/DOL Best Interest Standard of Care H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 - government funding package including certain retirement security changes. Add: S. 2962, the Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement (HELPER) Act -- individuals to take up to $5,250 from their 401(k) or IRA each year to help pay for college or pay down student loan debt HR 5991, S. 3358, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act -- ERISA to give part-time workers who have worked at least 500 hours for two consecutive years access to retirement plans if they are offered by their employers to full-time workers. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act--require the Social Security Administration to mail annual earnings statements to everyone who pays into the program. HR 5726, Senior Housing IRA Act of 2020 -- amends capital gains treatment from the sale or exchange of a principal residence qualified individuals so long as money is used for retirement. HR 5296, S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act - Paid family leave to allow advance of child tax credits for birth/adoption S. 3341, CEO and Worker Pension Fairness Act - to make NQDC plans taxable when they vest. H.R. 5958, Senior Health Planning Account Act -allow seniors to use life settlement proceeds, tax-free, to pay for health care costs via Senior Heath Planning Accounts HR 6257, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act - permit 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts (CITs) DRAFT, HR __, to allow ETFs within variable insurance products. HR 6276 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act 2020- permit retirement plans to make matching contributions to workers as if their student loan payments were retirement contributions H.R. 6562, Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act - temporarily raises contribution limits on tax-preferred retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts. H.R. 6994, S. 3795, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - directs SEC to devise a new filing form for registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) H.R. 6732, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - to allow ETFs in variable insurance products DRAFT, Emergency Savings Account Act - establish short term emergency savings account similar to short term savings account idea similar to S. 1018 (Young, Cotton, Jones, Booker) S 4173Military Spouses Retirement Security - improve retirement security for military families S 4192Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - to coordinate lost retirement plans HR 7668 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021- FSGG appropriations S.2524 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 - Senate FSGG appropriations S 4297 Addressing Missed-savings Opportunities for Retirement due to an Epidemic Act (AMORE Act) - to make additional retirement contributions to such plans for any taxable year beginning in 2021 or 2022 S 4323TRUST Act - special committee to make Social Security trust fund reconditions HR 8083 Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act of 2020 - tax credit to encourage business to continue matching retirement contributions S 5064 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act-- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. S 5035Encouraging Americans to Save Act -- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide matching payments for retirement savings contributions by certain individuals. HR 8990 Lifetime Income for Employees Act -- To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit default investment arrangements in annuities, and for other purposes. HR 8695 Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act -- To impose a limitation on taxation and fees on transactions by certain securities industry participants, and for other purposes. HR 8696 Securing a Strong Retirement Act -- To increase retirement savings, simplify and clarify retirement plan rules, and for other purposes. S 4820Long-term Care Affordability Act-- allows the use of tax-exempt retirement plan distributions to pay for long-term health care insurance HR 8606 Savings for All Vocations Enhancement (SAVE) Act -- To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. HR 895p Retirees Sustainable Investment Policies Act -- o amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require retirement plans to establish Sustainable Investment Policies. HR 8960 Sustainable Investment Policies Act -- amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require large asset managers to establish Sustainable Investment Policies. DRAFT Auto(k) Retirement Plan Act -- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand retirement plan coverage, increase retirement security, and for other purposes
Client expense: $1,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HCONRES 36, "Supporting efforts to enact a bold jobs and infrastructure package that benefits all Americans, not just billionaires.", all provisions. HR 1, "For the People Act of 2019", all provisions. HR 2, "Moving Forward Act", all provisions. HR 779, "Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019", all provisions. HR 935, "Miners Pension Protection Act", all provisions. HR 397, "Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019", all provisions. HR 1129, "Union Transparency and Accountability Act", all provisions. HR 1133, "VA Employee Fairness Act of 2019", all provisions. HR 1140, "Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020", all provisions. HR 1154, "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act", all provisions. HR 1316, "Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2019", all provisions. HR 1319, "Davis-Bacon Repeal Act", all provisions. HR 1417, "Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2019", all provisions. HR 1612, "To ensure election security, enhance Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics through transparency, establish accountability and integrity measures for Congress, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants, a, all provisions. HR 1775, "Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2019", all provisions. HR 1855, "Employee Rights Act", all provisions. HR 2103, "Tax Fairness for Workers Act", all provisions. HR 2190, "Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019", all provisions. HR 2259, "Truth in Employment Act of 2019", all provisions. HR 2317, "Peter J. McGuire Labor Day Landmark Act", all provisions. HR 2474, "Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019", all provisions. HR 2571, "National Right-to-Work Act", all provisions. HR 2741, "Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act", all provisions. HR 2977, "DISCLOSE Act of 2019", all provisions. HR 2992, "RAISE Act", all provisions. HR 3068, "Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act", all provisions. HR 3091, "National Flood Research and Education Center Act", all provisions. HR 3315, "Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act", all provisions. HR 3368, "Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2019", all provisions. HR 3463, "Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019", all provisions. HR 4090, "Do Your Job Act of 2019", all provisions. HR 4101, "Build Local, Hire Local Act", all provisions. HR 4256, "Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2019", all provisions. HR 5004, "Schedules That Work Act", all provisions. HR 5073, "A Just Society: The Uplift Our Workers Act", all provisions. HR 5104, "Respect Graduate Student Workers Act", all provisions. HR 5143, "OPEN Act", all provisions. HR 5147, "Worker's Choice Act of 2019", all provisions. HR 5185, "Green New Deal for Public Housing Act", all provisions. HR 5712, "Nationwide Right to Unionize Act", all provisions. S 27, "American Miners Act of 2019", all provisions. S 219, "Corporate Freeloader Fee Act", all provisions. S 226, "Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019", all provisions. S 462, "Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2019", all provisions. S 525, "National Right-to-Work Act", all provisions. S 530, "Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2019", all provisions. S 664, "Protecting Workers Freedom to Organize Act", all provisions. S 671, "Miners Pension Protection Act", all provisions. S 735, "Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act", all provisions. S 1026, "Tax Fairness for Workers Act", all provisions. S 1147, "DISCLOSE Act of 2019", all provisions. S 1306, "Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019", all provisions. S 1356, "Honest Ads Act", all provisions. S 1394, "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act", all provisions. S 1633, "RAISE Act", all provisions. S 1769, "Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act", all provisions. S 1878, "Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act", all provisions. S 1970, "Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019", all provisions. S 2046, "Protect Health Care for Retired Public Safety Officers Act of 2019", all provisions. S 2185, "Good Jobs for 21st Century Energy Act", all provisions. S 2254, "Butch Lewis Act of 2019", all provisions. S 2302, "America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019", all provisions. S 2368, "Nuclear Energy Renewal Act of 2019", all provisions. S 2404, "Build Local, Hire Local Act", all provisions. S 2524, "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020", all provisions. S 2709, "Protecting American Jobs Act", all provisions. S 2788, "Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019", all provisions. S 2876, "Green New Deal for Public Housing Act", all provisions. S 3146, "A bill to ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code.", all provisions. S 3219, "Respect Graduate Student Workers Act", all provisions. S 3245, "WORKER Act", all provisions. S 3255, "Nationwide Right To Unionize Act", all provisions. S 3256, "Schedules That Work Act", all provisions.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.3351 / S.2524 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 21 2019 Appropriations H.R. 264 Financial Services and Government Appropriations Act H.R. 266 Department of the Interior Environment Appropriations H.R. 267 Transportation Housing and Urban Development H.R. 268 2019 Supplemental Appropriations S. 63 Budget and Appropriations Process Reform H.R. 2157 Supplemental Appropriations H.R. 4378 Continuing Appropriations Act and Health Extenders Act S. 2520 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development S. 2524 Financial Service and General Government Appropriations H.J.Res. 31 Consolidated Appropriations FY2020 H.R. 648 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2019 H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 748 CARES Act H.R. 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act **Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 7617 Appropriations Package H.R. 8319 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions H.R. 8337 Continuing Appropriations Act
Client expense: $1,570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Support H.R. 588 / S. 72, the Federal Employees Civil Relief Act, which would temporarily suspend judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that could adversely affect the rights of civilian federal workers during a government shutdown and the following 30 days. Support H.R.1073/S.426 the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to increase the rates of basic pay for federal civilian employees for calendar year 2020 by 3.6 percent. Support H.R. 1254, The Equal COLA Act, which would provide Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) retirees with the same annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees. Support including at least a 3.1 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY20 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support the House version, H.R. 3351, which included a 2.6 percent across-the-board increase and 0.5 percent average increase to locality pay. Oppose the Senate version, S. 2524, which was silent on the issue. Support the minibus, H.R. 1158, which included the House language. Support H.R. 1534/S.1174, the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, to provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to a federal employee shall be paid leave. Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, to incorporate the text of H.R. 1534 into the bill. Support a motion to instruct the Senate conferees on the NDAA to support inclusion of the House language. Support the final compromise, S. 1790, for its inclusion of language to provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave to federal workers in connection with the birth, adoption or foster placement of a new child. Support H.R. 2478, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, which allows federal employees who started their careers in temporary positions before transitioning into permanent roles to retroactively contribute toward their retirement for the years they held a temporary position. Oppose proposed reorganization of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Support denying funds to carry out the reorganization (in the Financial Service and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2020 and for Fiscal Year 2021). Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, that would prevent reorganization. Support inclusion in the final NDAA (S. 1790) of compromise language preventing the elimination and reorganization of OPM at least until 180 days after the release of a report by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) on challenges facing OPM and recommended solutions. Oppose proposals included in the administrations' FY2021 budget request to Congress that would cut earned federal retirement benefits. Support including at least a 3.0 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY21 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, H.R. 5690/S.3231, to provide federal workers a 3.5 percent average pay raise in FY21. Support provisions of H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act, to do the following: - require FEHB plans to fully cover the cost of COVID-19 treatment, without any cost-sharing imposed on participants. - provide $10 billion in hazard premium pay for executive, legislative (excluding members of Congress and staff) and judicial branch employees working in public-facing positions or where both social distancing is not possible and preventative measures for COVID-19 exposure are unavailable at the worksite. - establish a presumption of eligibility for workers compensation for federal employees who are unable to work due to a COVID-19 infection and required to come into contact with patients, members of the public or coworkers. - extend provision of ten weeks of partially paid leave to federal workers unable to work due to the need to care for a child who school or child care provider is unavailable due to COVID-19. - require agencies to allow all eligible employees to telework through the end of 2020. Support including the following in COVID-19-related legislation: - requiring all Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program plans to cover the cost of telehealth services, where practicable. - giving federal and postal employees who are not currently enrolled in an FEHB plan the opportunity to enroll now by deeming a public health emergency (such as the COVID-19 outbreak) as a qualifying life event, permitting open enrollment and changes in coverage. - extend weather and safety leave to employees who cannot safely travel to their duty stations because of the coronavirus outbreak but who are not able to perform their duties remotely, and authorize the use of weather and safety leave to cover child and dependent care responsibilities arising from the pandemic. - provide adequate funding for and supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline and essential federal and postal workers. Support allowing federal employees to change their flexible spending account allocations in the middle of the plan year. Support expanding provisions in the FY20 NDAA that provided paid parental leave to federal employees to cover all federal and postal employees. Support consideration of the recommendations of the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service. Oppose mandatory application of payroll tax deferral to federal employees. Support providing federal employees choice as to whether to defer payroll taxes or not.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues relating to white spaces. Issues relating to broadcast spectrum auctions. Issues relating to the Federal Communications Commission's rules governing broadcast ownership. H.R. 1367 Children and Media Research Advancement Act, all provisions. S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act, provisions relating to use of consumer data. Issues relating to emergency communications. Issues relating to FCC oversight. Issues relating to changes to Daylight Saving Time. S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019, provisions relating to use of consumer data. H.R. 1789, To eliminate the discount for UHF television stations for purposes of the limitation on the aggregate national audience reach of television broadcast stations in which a party may have a cognizable interest, all provisions. Issues relating to broadcast use within the c-band. S. 670, A bill to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 1556, Sunshine Protection Act of 2019, all provisions. H.R. 1601, To allow States to elect to observe daylight savings time for the duration of the year, and for other purposes, all provisions. Pirate Radio, Issues relating to pirate radio stations. H.R. 1220, Truth-in-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees Act of 2019. S. 510, Truth-in-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees Act of 2019. Issues relating to carriage of television broadcast signals. Issues relating to broadcast spectrum auctions. Issues relating to the ATSC 3.0 next generation television standard Department of Justices view of the broadcast television marketplace Issues relating to broadcast use within the 6GHz band H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Provisions relating to the distant signal satellite license, good faith negotiation, and billing transparency H.R. 4856, Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2019, Provisions relating to broadcast emergency alert systems S. 2693, Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2019, Provisions relating to broadcast emergency alert systems H.R. 4401, Restore the Fairness Doctrine Act of 2019 S. 2789, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 5140, Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019 S. 2829, Western Expanded In-State Television Access Act of 2019 S. 3189, A bill to use proceeds from spectrum auctions to support supply chain innovation and multilateral security. S. 2223, Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act H.R. 4855, Clearing Broad Air-waves for New Deployment Act S. 2921, Clearing Broad Air-waves for New Deployment Act H.R. 1601, Daylight Act S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act H.R. 451, Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2019 S. 2748, Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2019 H.R. 5564, Enhancing Broadcaster DIVERSITY Data Act H.R. 3957, Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019 S. 2433, Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 2524, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 2454, Go Pack Go Act of 2019 S. 2956, Investing in America's Digital Infrastructure Act S. 2581, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 5567, Measuring the Economics Driving Investments and Access for Diversity Act of 2020 H.R. 3994, Modern Television Act of 2019 H.Res. 549, Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity. S.Res. 306, Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity. H.R. 5926, Reinforcing and Evaluating Service Integrity, Local Infrastructure, and Emergency Notification for Today's Networks Act H.R. 6096, Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2020 S. 3246, Spectrum Management And Reallocation for Taxpayers Act H.R. 4462, Studying How to Harness Airwave Resources Efficiently Act of 2019 H.R. 3475, Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless Act S. 1968, Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless Act H.R. 3255, Telecommunications Opportunities for Workers Engaging in Real Infrastructure Deployment Act of 2019 S. 2363, Telecommunications Opportunities for Workers Engaging in Real Infrastructure Deployment Act of 2019 H.R. 5035, Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4171, WIN 5G Act Issues relating to economic stimulus of broadcast stations in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Issues related to pirate radio stations. H.R. 2389, To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and for other purposes. H.R. 7774, Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act (Provisions relating to broadcast spectrum) H.R. 7782, Eliminating Local News Deserts Act of 2020 H.R. 8154, Broadcast Diversity in Leadership Act S. 4331, Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act (Provisions relating to broadcast spectrum) S. 4582, A bill to extend, temporarily, daylight saving time, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $2,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.3351 / S.2524 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Banking
Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organization Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUA's low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUA's regulation regarding its regulatory emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUA's rulemaking process Issues related to NCUA's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Alternative Capital Issues related to NCUA's regulatory review process Issues related to Federal Credit Union Bylaws Issues related to credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union By-laws Issues related to credit unions' incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to credit union service to marijuana businesses Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to credit union conversions Issues related to credit union call report modernization Issues related to NCUA's Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Plan Issues related to NCUA's budget and the overhead transfer rate Issues related to Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSO) Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB rule to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to CFPB's Leadership Structure and Installing a Board rather than a Director Issues related to codifying the CFPB's Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices Issues related to mortgage servicing Issues related to mortgage loan originator compensation and qualifications Issues related to the CFPB's rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to the CFPB's regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the CFPB's regulation on Truth-In-Lending Act / Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosures Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to the CFPB's consumer complaint database Issues related to the Department of Justice's investigation entitled, "Operation Choke Point" Issues related to the Department of Defenese Poposal regarding Credit Extending to Service Members under MLA Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to secure payments Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulation D Issues related to the Fed's implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to the USDA Rural Development Loan Program Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to Fannie Mae Capital Issues related to membership eligibility in the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to financial literacy Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to student lending Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to retirement security Issues related to flood insurance Issues related to consumer's access to records Issues related to economic growth Issues related to Interchange Fees Issues related to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to the Fair Housing act Issues related to the merger of credit unions Issues related to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Issues related to Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to Regulation Z Issues related to Military Lending Act Issues related to Financial Technology Issues related to Small Business Lending Data Collection requirements Issues related to Involuntary liquidation of Federal Credit Unions and Claims procedures Issues related to Web-Based Quantitative Testing of Point of Sale / ATM Overdraft Disclosure Forms Issues related to residential appraisals Issues related to FHA appraisal certification Issues related to FHA and USDA Loan Modifications Issues related to payments innovation Issues related to Faster Payments Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act Issues related to cooperative funding sources in federal appropriations legislation Issues related to debt collection requirements Issues related to capital reform for credit unions Issues related to procurement reform for private voluntary organizations Issues related to Federal Credit Union Charter Modernization Issues related to diversity and inclusion in Financial Services Issues related to Section 124 of the Federal Credit Union Act Issues related to NCUA's Fidelity Bonds Proposed Rule Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's No-Acton Letters and the BCFP Product Sandbox Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposal to extend the Payday Rule's compliance daedline Issues related to enterprise validation and approval of credit score models Issues related to the availability of Funds and Collection of Checks (Regulation CC) Issues related to arbitration clauses Issues related to SBA 79(a) loan program Issues related to financial institutions operating on military installations Issues related to postal banking Issues related to robocalls and the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act Issues related to financial technology (FINTECH) Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Payday Rule Issues related to appraisals Issues related to student lending Issues related to robocalls and the draft Declaratory Ruling (the ruling) and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) CG Docket No 17-59, WC Docket No. 17-97 Issues related to FY 2020 Foreign Assistance Budget and Policy Priorities Issues related to payday and small dollar lending Issues related to leases of non-excess property on military bases Issues related to Opportunity Zones Issues related to minority homeownership Issues related to permit Federal Credit Unions to establish their own fiscal year Issues related to striking a requirement that Federal credit unions file certain information regarding loan officers Issues related to enhance flexibility of Federal Credit Unions to schedule board meetings Issues related to remove certain outdated responsibilities of Federal credit union board of directors Issues related to permit Federal credit unions to expel disruptive members for just cause without a vote Issues related to permit balloting for conversions from state to federal charter and from federal to state charter to be conducted electronically Issues related to the draft bill improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Issues related to tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holding (ILLICIT CASH Act) Issues related to PACE loans Issues related to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's HMDA reporting thresholds Issues on NCUA Executive compensation rules Issues related to business access to financial services Issues related to Strengthening Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector Act of 2019 Issues related to minority depository institutions Issues related to the Federal Reserve's Faster Payments Proposal Issues related to AI and cloud computing Issues related to the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act Issues related to Credit Union Board Meeting Frequency Issues related to COVID-19 crisis response legislation Issues related to the regulation of overtime Issues related to the Paycheck Protection Program Issues related to Taxi Medallion loans Issues related to essential services designation for financial services during COVID-19 Issues related to QRM Risk Retention review Issues related to NCUA's proposed rule on Combination transactions Issues related to the Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorist and Enemy Recruits Act of 2020 Issues related to the regulation of credit unions as employers Issues related to liability protections for businesses Issues related to remote notary Issues related to Federal Home Loan Bank liquidity Issues related to digital identity legislation Issues related to Paid Leave Payroll Tax Credits Issues related to the Central Liquidity Facility (CLF) Issues related to Economic Impact Payments Issues related to Fed Accounts Issues related to the Federal Reserve's Main Street Lending Program Issues related to the legislation to temporarily halt the Federal financial regulators from carrying out rulemakings unrelated to the COVID-19 emergency until the end of such emergency Issues related to troubled debt restructuring Issues related to Prompt Corrective Action requirements Issues related to NCUA subordinated debt rulemaking Issues related to Uniform Residential Loan application Issues related to digitalization of money Issues related to electronic signatures on wire transfer documents Issues related to cybercriminal activity during COVID-19 Issues related to lender forbearance Issues related to Paycheck Protection Program forgiveness process Issues related to Agriculture Lending Issues related to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Issues related to Diversity in Financial Regulatory Advisory Committees Act Issues related to Federal Home Loan Bank Board Diversity Act Issues related to Federal Reserve Bank Board Diversity Act Issues related to the FHFA market fee increase Issues related to OCC payment charters Issues related to the Student Empowerment and Financial Literacy Act Issues related to provision 4013 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act Issues related to setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency and Accountability Issues related to Tax provisions in the CARES Act Issues related to the Federal Reserve on FedNOW Issues related to support of legislation to create CDFI National Crisis Fund Issues related to OCC National Bank and Savings Association Digital Activities Issues related to FHFA's proposed Adverse Market Refinance Fee Issues related to the treatment of certain COVID-19 Loss Mitigation options under RESPA (Reg X) Issues related to the NCUA 2020 Regulatory Review H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Healthcare Enhancement Act H.R. 388, the Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act H.R. 442, to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to extend the supervisory authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to include assessing compliance with the Military Lending Act H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title I and Secs. 4008, 4012, 4014 of Title IV H.R.1039, to streamline requirements for currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports and for other purposes H.R. 1158, the FY2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act (funding for the CDFI Fund as well as the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund) H.R. 1500, the Consumers First Act H.R. 1595, the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking act of 2019 H.R. 1661, to provide the National Credit Union Administration Board flexibility to increase Federal credit Union loan maturities, and for other purposes H.R. 1737, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 1865, FY2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (funding for the Cooperative Development Program, tax extenders, repeal of "parking tax") H.R. 1957, the Taxpayers First Act of 2019 H.R. 2093, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act of marijuana, and for other purposes H.R. 2157, Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019 H.R. 2162, Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2019 H.R. 2290, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act H.R. 2305, Veterans Members Business Loan Act H.R. 2445, Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2513, Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 2514, Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, the State and Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act H.R. 2852, Homebuyer Assistance Act of 2019 H.R. 3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, flood insurance provision H.R. 3111, National Flood Insurance Program Administration Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 3167, National Flood Insurance Program Re-authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3182, Current Expected Credit Loss Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 H.R. 3198, the Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 3300, the Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 3301, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2020 H.R. 3375, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 4458, Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act H.R. 4464, Monitoring and Curbing Abusive Debt Collection Clarification Act H.R. 4565, the Responsible Accounting Standards Act of 2019 H.R. 5001, Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5050, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act H.R. 5132, Gun Violence Prevention through Financial Intelligence Act H.R. 5315, Expanding Opportunities for Minority Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5322, Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protection your Credit Score Act of 2019, Sec. 5 H.R. 5513, the Expanding Opportunities for Minority Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5981, Credit Union Board Modernization Act H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 6116, the Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act of 2020 H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, paid and sick leave provisions H.R. 6321, the Financial Protections and Assistance for America's Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6423, to provide a temporary debt collection moratorium during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes H.R. 6550, Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020 H.R. 6551, the CARES Act Section 4014, Technical Corrections Act H.R. 6729, the COVID-19 Homeowner Assistance Fund Act H.R. 6735, the COVID-19 Fraud Prevention Act H.R. 6736, the Protect Rural Renters Act of 2020 H.R. 6741, the COVID-19 Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 6789, Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020 H.R. 6790, the Business Borrowers Protection Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act of 2020 H.R. 6820, the Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020 H.R. 6861, Paycheck Protection Program Data and Diversity Accountability Act of 2020 H.R. 6873, the Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act of 2020 H.R. 6874, Paycheck Protection Program Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 7084, the Emergency Housing Voucher Act of 2020 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act of 2021 H.R. 7777, Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act H.R. 7963, Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2020 H.R. 8160, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act of 2020 H.Res 275, Supporting the goals and ideals of "Financial Literacy Month" H.Res 327, Encouraging greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults H.Res 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy H. Res 602, Support of resolution in support of cooperatives S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act S. 787, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 S. 1028, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment through Entrusting States (STATES Act) S. 1200, Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 (SAFE Act) S. 1564, Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act S. 1624, HEALS Act S. 2524, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2020 S. 2563, The Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information S. 2583, the State-Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act for FY2020 S. 2833, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act of 2019 S. 2834, Veterans member Business Loan Act S. 3003, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act S. 3032, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States S. 3323, Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2020 S. 3326, Credit Union Modernization Act of 2019 S. 3389, Expanding Access to Lending Options Act S. 3533, the Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security act, payroll tax provisions S. 3571, the Financial Protections and Assistance for America's Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act S. 3620, A Bill to establish a Housing Assistance Fund at the Department of Treasury S. 3676, Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020 S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 S. 4116, to extend the authority for commitments for the paycheck protection program and separate amounts authorized for other loans under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes S. 4117, Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act S. 4159 the E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4317, the SAFE to WORK Act S. 4430, CDFI Crisis Fund Act Sec. 2821 of S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2020
Client expense: $1,030,510 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 2524/H.R. 3351 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act - Alcohol, Tobacco, Tax and Trade Bureau - Budget for FY2021 H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act - funding for small businesses S. 4012/H.R. 7197 - RESTAURANTS Act - support for businesses impacted by COVID-19 H.R. 266 - Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act - support for small businesses impacted by COVID-19 H.R. 7010 - Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act - flexibility for small business programs S. 4116 - Extension of the Paycheck Protection Program
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Education
H.R. 2434/S. 1121 College Transparency Act; H.R. 4479/S. 2169 Student Right to Know Before You Go Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; H.R. 6543, Aim Higher Act; S. 2191, PARTNERSHIPS Act; S. 2394, Free Expression in Education Act; Keep STEM Talent Act S. 1198, Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Act; Digital Equity Act; H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act; H.R. 1298, Higher Education Dream Act; S. 874 Dream Act; S 2524, Paced Act; House and Senate NDAA bills; S. 1732, College Admissions Fairness Act; Hr. 1994, Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement; HR 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled American Act; Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Reauthorization Act of 2019; Research Security regulations and legislation; COVID 19 Response Legislation; CARES Act; HEROES Act;
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
- Supported increasing FY 2020 302(b) Allocation for the Legislative Branch - Supported including provisions in S.2524, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020, to provide funds to the Election Assistance Commission for necessary expenses to make payments to states for activities to improve the administration and security of federal elections. - Supported increasing funding to the Election Assistance Commission in S. 3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, so that states could have additional funding to prepare for COVID-19's impact on voting in the 2020 federal election cycle. -Supported Congress appropriating additional funds to the Election Assistance Commission so that states would have adequate funding to carry out a safe and secure election in the 2020 federal election cycle.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Retirement
-S.1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. (Portman/Cardin II) -H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act - To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations. -H.R. 1043, S. 460, the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - This bill expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender. -H.R. 4610 (2017), RETIRE Act - authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. -H.R.1043; S. 460, Participation in Repayment Act of 2019, Student Debt repayments through employer contributions -H.R.7203 (2018), Long-Term Care Account Act - allows tax-exempt long-term care accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. S. 1019, Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - allow employers to automatically enroll their workers into emergency savings accounts (ESAs) in addition to retirement accounts. S. 1018, Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act -allow individuals to defer receipt of 20 percent of their tax refund for 180 days, at which time the deferred amount is paid with interest. H.R. 2120, S. 1053, Saving for the Future Act - require employers with 10 or more employees to contribute 50 cents for every hour worked by an employee (including part-time employees) to a savings account. S. 354/H.R. 982, A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services. H.R. 1907, Retirement Security for American Workers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the qualification requirements with respect to certain multiple employer plans with pooled plan providers, and for other purposes. H. Res. 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy - expresses the understanding that continued education and cooperation among law enforcement, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and private sector organizations are necessary to combat elder financial exploitation. S. 975/H.R. 2005, Women's Retirement Protection Act - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans Issue: SEC/DOL Best Interest Standard of Care H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 - government funding package including certain retirement security changes. Add: S. 2962, the Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement (HELPER) Act -- individuals to take up to $5,250 from their 401(k) or IRA each year to help pay for college or pay down student loan debt HR 5991, S. 3358, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act -- ERISA to give part-time workers who have worked at least 500 hours for two consecutive years access to retirement plans if they are offered by their employers to full-time workers. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act--require the Social Security Administration to mail annual earnings statements to everyone who pays into the program. HR 5726, Senior Housing IRA Act of 2020 -- amends capital gains treatment from the sale or exchange of a principal residence qualified individuals so long as money is used for retirement. HR 5296, S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act - Paid family leave to allow advance of child tax credits for birth/adoption S. 3341, CEO and Worker Pension Fairness Act - to make NQDC plans taxable when they vest. H.R. 5958, Senior Health Planning Account Act -allow seniors to use life settlement proceeds, tax-free, to pay for health care costs via Senior Heath Planning Accounts HR 6257, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act - permit 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts (CITs) DRAFT, HR __, to allow ETFs within variable insurance products. HR 6276 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act 2020- permit retirement plans to make matching contributions to workers as if their student loan payments were retirement contributions H.R. 6562, Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act - temporarily raises contribution limits on tax-preferred retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts. H.R. 6994, S. 3795, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - directs SEC to devise a new filing form for registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) H.R. 6732, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - to allow ETFs in variable insurance products DRAFT, Emergency Savings Account Act - establish short term emergency savings account similar to short term savings account idea similar to S. 1018 (Young, Cotton, Jones, Booker) DRAFT, SECURE Act 2.0 - to make improvements to retirement security S 4173Military Spouses Retirement Security - improve retirement security for military families S 4192Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - to coordinate lost retirement plans HR 7668 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021- FSGG appropriations S.2524 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 - Senate FSGG appropriations S 4297 Addressing Missed-savings Opportunities for Retirement due to an Epidemic Act (AMORE Act) - to make additional retirement contributions to such plans for any taxable year beginning in 2021 or 2022 S 4323TRUST Act - special committee to make Social Security trust fund reconditions HR 8083 Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act of 2020 - tax credit to encourage business to continue matching retirement contributions
Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.3351-"Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020", the NRLCA supports the inclusion of the mandatory 6-day mail delivery language S. 2524-"Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020", the NRLCA supports the inclusion of the mandatory 6-day mail delivery language H.R. 1158-"Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020", The NRLCA supported the inclusion of the mandatory 6-day mail delivery language. H.R. 2500-"National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020", the NRLCA worked on getting Postal Service employees included in granting federal employees up to 12 weeks paid maternity leave. H.R. 748-"CARES Act", Public Law 116-136, the NRLCA worked to include provisions within the stimulus package to help the Postal Service remain financially viable. H.R. 6800-"HEROES Act", the NRLCA worked to include emergency financial relief for the Postal Service as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic.
Client expense: $125,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1, "For the People Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 2, "INVEST in America Act", all provisions. H.R. 397, "Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 779, "Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 935, "Miners Pension Protection Act", all provisions. H.R. 1129, "Union Transparency and Accountability Act", all provisions. H.R. 1133, "VA Employee Fairness Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1140, "Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1154, "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act", all provisions. H.R. 1316, "Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1319, "Davis-Bacon Repeal Act", all provisions. H.R. 1417, "Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1612, "Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1775, "Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1855, "Employee Rights Act", all provisions. H.R. 2103, "Tax Fairness for Workers Act", all provisions. H.R. 2190, "Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 2259, "Truth in Employment Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 2317, "Peter J. McGuire Labor Day Landmark Act", all provisions. H.R. 2474, "Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 2571, "National Right-to-Work Act", all provisions. H.R. 2741, "Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act", all provisions. H.R. 2977, "DISCLOSE Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 2992, "RAISE Act", all provisions. H.R. 3068, "Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act", all provisions. H.R. 3091, "National Flood Research and Education Center Act", all provisions. H.R. 3315, "Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act", all provisions. H.R. 3368, "Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 3463, "Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 4090, "Do Your Job Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 4101, "Build Local, Hire Local Act", all provisions. H.R. 4256, "Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 5004, "Schedules That Work Act", all provisions. H.R. 5073, "A Just Society: The Uplift Our Workers Act", all provisions. H.R. 5104, "Respect Graduate Student Workers Act", all provisions. H.R. 5143, "OPEN Act", all provisions. H.R. 5147, "Worker's Choice Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 5185, "Green New Deal for Public Housing Act", all provisions. H.R. 5712, "Nationwide Right to Unionize Act", all provisions. HCONRES 36, "Supporting efforts to enact a bold jobs and infrastructure package that benefits all Americans, not just billionaires.", all provisions. S. 27, "American Miners Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 219, "Corporate Freeloader Fee Act", all provisions. S. 226, "Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 462, "Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 525, "National Right-to-Work Act", all provisions. S. 530, "Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 664, "Protecting Workers' Freedom to Organize Act", all provisions. S. 671, "Miners Pension Protection Act", all provisions. S. 735, "Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act", all provisions. S. 1026, "Tax Fairness for Workers Act", all provisions. S. 1147, "Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 1306, "Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 1356, "Honest Ads Act", all provisions. S. 1394, "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act", all provisions. S. 1633, "RAISE Act", all provisions. S. 1769, "Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act", all provisions. S. 1878, "Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act", all provisions. S. 1970, "Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 2046, "Protect Health Care for Retired Public Safety Officers Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 2185, "Good Jobs for 21st Century Energy Act", all provisions. S. 2254, "Butch Lewis Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 2302, "America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 2368, "Nuclear Energy Renewal Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 2404, "Build Local, Hire Local Act", all provisions. S. 2524, "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020", all provisions. S. 2709, "Protecting American Jobs Act", all provisions. S. 2788, "Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 2876, "Green New Deal for Public Housing Act", all provisions. S. 3146, "A bill to ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code.", all provisions. S. 3219, "Respect Graduate Student Workers Act", all provisions. S. 3245, "WORKER Act", all provisions. S. 3255, "Nationwide Right To Unionize Act", all provisions. S. 3256, "Schedules That Work Act", all provisions.
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Education
H.R. 2434/S. 1121 College Transparency Act; H.R. 4479/S. 2169 Student Right to Know Before You Go Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; H.R. 6543, Aim Higher Act; S. 2191, PARTNERSHIPS Act; S. 2394, Free Expression in Education Act; Keep STEM Talent Act S. 1198, Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Act; Digital Equity Act; H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act; H.R. 1298, Higher Education Dream Act; S. 874 Dream Act; S 2524, Paced Act; House and Senate NDAA bills; S. 1732, College Admissions Fairness Act; Hr. 1994, Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement; HR 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled American Act; Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Reauthorization Act of 2019; Research Security regulations and legislation; COVID 19 Response Legislation; CARES Act; HEROES Act;
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues relating to white spaces. Issues relating to broadcast spectrum auctions. Issues relating to the Federal Communications Commission's rules governing broadcast ownership. H.R. 1367 Children and Media Research Advancement Act, all provisions. S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act, provisions relating to use of consumer data. Issues relating to emergency communications. Issues relating to FCC oversight. Issues relating to changes to Daylight Saving Time. S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019, provisions relating to use of consumer data. H.R. 1789, To eliminate the discount for UHF television stations for purposes of the limitation on the aggregate national audience reach of television broadcast stations in which a party may have a cognizable interest, all provisions. Issues relating to broadcast use within the c-band. Issues relating to children's television programming. S. 670, A bill to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 1556, Sunshine Protection Act of 2019, all provisions. H.R. 1601, To allow States to elect to observe daylight savings time for the duration of the year, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 583, Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act, all provisions. Pirate Radio, Issues relating to pirate radio stations. H.R. 1220, Truth-in-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees Act of 2019. S. 510, Truth-in-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees Act of 2019. Issues relating to carriage of television broadcast signals. Issues relating to broadcast spectrum auctions. Issues relating to the ATSC 3.0 next generation television standard Department of Justices view of the broadcast television marketplace Issues relating to broadcast use within the 6GHz band H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Provisions relating to the distant signal satellite license, good faith negotiation, and billing transparency H.R. 4856, Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2019, Provisions relating to broadcast emergency alert systems S. 2693, Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2019, Provisions relating to broadcast emergency alert systems H.R. 4401, Restore the Fairness Doctrine Act of 2019 S. 2789, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 5140, Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019 S. 2829, Western Expanded In-State Television Access Act of 2019 S. 3189, A bill to use proceeds from spectrum auctions to support supply chain innovation and multilateral security. S. 2223, Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act H.R. 4855, Clearing Broad Air-waves for New Deployment Act S. 2921, Clearing Broad Air-waves for New Deployment Act H.R. 1601, Daylight Act S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act H.R. 451, Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2019 S. 2748, Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2019 H.R. 5564, Enhancing Broadcaster DIVERSITY Data Act H.R. 3957, Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019 S. 2433, Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 2524, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 2454, Go Pack Go Act of 2019 S. 2956, Investing in America's Digital Infrastructure Act S. 2581, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 5567, Measuring the Economics Driving Investments and Access for Diversity Act of 2020 H.R. 3994, Modern Television Act of 2019 H.Res. 549, Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity. S.Res. 306, Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity. H.R. 5926, Reinforcing and Evaluating Service Integrity, Local Infrastructure, and Emergency Notification for Today's Networks Act H.R. 6096, Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2020 S. 3246, Spectrum Management And Reallocation for Taxpayers Act H.R. 4462, Studying How to Harness Airwave Resources Efficiently Act of 2019 H.R. 3475, Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless Act S. 1968, Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless Act H.R. 3255, Telecommunications Opportunities for Workers Engaging in Real Infrastructure Deployment Act of 2019 S. 2363, Telecommunications Opportunities for Workers Engaging in Real Infrastructure Deployment Act of 2019 H.R. 5035, Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4171, WIN 5G Act Issues relating to economic stimulus of broadcast stations in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Issues related to pirate radio stations. H.R.266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
Client expense: $2,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 2524/H.R. 3351 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act - Alcohol, Tobacco, Tax and Trade Bureau - Budget for FY2021 H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act - funding for small businesses S. 4012/H.R. 7197 - RESTAURANTS Act - support for businesses impacted by COVID-19 H.R. 266 - Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act - support for small businesses impacted by COVID-19 H.R. 7010 - Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act - flexibility for small business programs S. 4116 - Extension of the Paycheck Protection Program
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 21 2019 Appropriations H.R. 264 Financial Services and Government Appropriations Act H.R. 266 Department of the Interior Environment Appropriations H.R. 267 Transportation Housing and Urban Development H.R. 268 2019 Supplemental Appropriations S. 63 Budget and Appropriations Process Reform H.R. 2157 Supplemental Appropriations H.R. 4378 Continuing Appropriations Act and Health Extenders Act S. 2520 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development S. 2524 Financial Service and General Government Appropriations H.J.Res. 31 Consolidated Appropriations FY2020 H.R. 648 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2019 H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 748 CARES Act H.R. 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act **Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021
Client expense: $2,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · second_quarter · Banking
Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organization Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUA's low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUA's regulation regarding its regulatory emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUA's rulemaking process Issues related to NCUA's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Alternative Capital Issues related to NCUA's regulatory review process Issues related to Federal Credit Union Bylaws Issues related to credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union By-laws Issues related to credit unions' incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to credit union service to marijuana businesses Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to credit union conversions Issues related to credit union call report modernization Issues related to NCUA's Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Plan Issues related to NCUA's budget and the overhead transfer rate Issues related to Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSO) Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB rule to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to CFPB's Leadership Structure and Installing a Board rather than a Director Issues related to codifying the CFPB's Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices Issues related to mortgage servicing Issues related to mortgage loan originator compensation and qualifications Issues related to the CFPB's rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to the CFPB's regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the CFPB's regulation on Truth-In-Lending Act / Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosures Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to the CFPB's consumer complaint database Issues related to the Department of Justice's investigation entitled, "Operation Choke Point" Issues related to the Department of Defenese Poposal regarding Credit Extending to Service Members under MLA Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to secure payments Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulation D Issues related to the Fed's implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to the USDA Rural Development Loan Program Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to Fannie Mae Capital Issues related to membership eligibility in the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to financial literacy Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to student lending Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to retirement security Issues related to flood insurance Issues related to consumer's access to records Issues related to economic growth Issues related to Interchange Fees Issues related to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to the Fair Housing act Issues related to the merger of credit unions Issues related to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Issues related to Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to Regulation Z Issues related to Military Lending Act Issues related to Financial Technology Issues related to Small Business Lending Data Collection requirements Issues related to Involuntary liquidation of Federal Credit Unions and Claims procedures Issues related to Web-Based Quantitative Testing of Point of Sale / ATM Overdraft Disclosure Forms Issues related to residential appraisals Issues related to FHA appraisal certification Issues related to FHA and USDA Loan Modifications Issues related to payments innovation Issues related to Faster Payments Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act Issues related to cooperative funding sources in federal appropriations legislation Issues related to debt collection requirements Issues related to capital reform for credit unions Issues related to procurement reform for private voluntary organizations Issues related to Federal Credit Union Charter Modernization Issues related to diversity and inclusion in Financial Services Issues related to Section 124 of the Federal Credit Union Act Issues related to NCUA's Fidelity Bonds Proposed Rule Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's No-Acton Letters and the BCFP Product Sandbox Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposal to extend the Payday Rule's compliance daedline Issues related to enterprise validation and approval of credit score models Issues related to the availability of Funds and Collection of Checks (Regulation CC) Issues related to arbitration clauses Issues related to SBA 79(a) loan program Issues related to financial institutions operating on military installations Issues related to postal banking Issues related to robocalls and the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act Issues related to financial technology (FINTECH) Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Payday Rule Issues related to appraisals Issues related to student lending Issues related to robocalls and the draft Declaratory Ruling (the ruling) and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) CG Docket No 17-59, WC Docket No. 17-97 Issues related to FY 2020 Foreign Assistance Budget and Policy Priorities Issues related to payday and small dollar lending Issues related to leases of non-excess property on military bases Issues related to Opportunity Zones Issues related to minority homeownership Issues related to permit Federal Credit Unions to establish their own fiscal year Issues related to striking a requirement that Federal credit unions file certain information regarding loan officers Issues related to enhance flexibility of Federal Credit Unions to schedule board meetings Issues related to remove certain outdated responsibilities of Federal credit union board of directors Issues related to permit Federal credit unions to expel disruptive members for just cause without a vote Issues related to permit balloting for conversions from state to federal charter and from federal to state charter to be conducted electronically Issues related to the draft bill improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Issues related to tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holding (ILLICIT CASH Act) Issues related to PACE loans Issues related to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's HMDA reporting thresholds Issues on NCUA Executive compensation rules Issues related to business access to financial services Issues related to Strengthening Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector Act of 2019 Issues related to minority depository institutions Issues related to the Federal Reserve's Faster Payments Proposal Issues related to AI and cloud computing Issues related to the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act Issues related to Credit Union Board Meeting Frequency Issues related to COVID-19 crisis response legislation Issues related to the regulation of overtime Issues related to the Paycheck Protection Program Issues related to Taxi Medallion loans Issues related to essential services designation for financial services during COVID-19 Issues related to QRM Risk Retention review Issues related to NCUA's proposed rule on Combination transactions Issues related to the Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorist and Enemy Recruits Act of 2020 Issues related to the regulation of credit unions as employers Issues related to liability protections for businesses Issues related to remote notary Issues related to Federal Home Loan Bank liquidity Issues related to digital identity legislation Issues related to Paid Leave Payroll Tax Credits Issues related to the Central Liquidity Facility (CLF) Issues related to Economic Impact Payments Issues related to Fed Accounts Issues related to the Federal Reserve's Main Street Lending Program Issues related to the legislation to temporarily halt the Federal financial regulators from carrying out rulemakings unrelated to the COVID-19 emergency until the end of such emergency Issues related to troubled debt restructuring Issues related to Prompt Corrective Action requirements Issues related to NCUA subordinated debt rulemaking Issues related to Uniform Residential Loan application Issues related to digitalization of money Issues related to electronic signatures on wire transfer documents Issues related to cybercriminal activity during COVID-19 Issues related to lender forbearance Issues related to Paycheck Protection Program forgiveness process H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Healthcare Enhancement Act H.R. 388, the Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act H.R. 442, to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to extend the supervisory authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to include assessing compliance with the Military Lending Act H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title I and Secs. 4008, 4012, 4014 of Title IV H.R.1039, to streamline requirements for currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports and for other purposes H.R. 1158, the FY2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act (funding for the CDFI Fund as well as the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund) H.R. 1500, the Consumers First Act H.R. 1595, the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking act of 2019 H.R. 1661, to provide the National Credit Union Administration Board flexibility to increase Federal credit Union loan maturities, and for other purposes H.R. 1737, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 1865, FY2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (funding for the Cooperative Development Program, tax extenders, repeal of "parking tax") H.R. 1957, the Taxpayers First Act of 2019 H.R. 2093, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act of marijuana, and for other purposes H.R. 2157, Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019 H.R. 2162, Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2019 H.R. 2290, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act H.R. 2305, Veterans Members Business Loan Act H.R. 2445, Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2513, Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 2514, Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, the State and Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act H.R. 2852, Homebuyer Assistance Act of 2019 H.R. 3111, National Flood Insurance Program Administration Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 3167, National Flood Insurance Program Re-authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3182, Current Expected Credit Loss Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 H.R. 3198, the Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 3300, the Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 3301, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2020 H.R. 3375, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 4458, Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act H.R. 4464, Monitoring and Curbing Abusive Debt Collection Clarification Act H.R. 4565, the Responsible Accounting Standards Act of 2019 H.R. 5001, Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5050, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act H.R. 5132, Gun Violence Prevention through Financial Intelligence Act H.R. 5315, Expanding Opportunities for Minority Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5322, Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protection your Credit Score Act of 2019, Sec. 5 H.R. 5513, the Expanding Opportunities for Minority Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5981, Credit Union Board Modernization Act H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 6116, the Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act of 2020 H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, paid and sick leave provisions H.R. 6321, the Financial Protections and Assistance for America's Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6423, to provide a temporary debt collection moratorium during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes H.R. 6550, Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020 H.R. 6551, the CARES Act Section 4014, Technical Corrections Act H.R. 6736, the Protect Rural Renters Act of 2020 H.R. 6741, the COVID-19 Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 6789, Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020 H.R. 6790, the Business Borrowers Protection Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act of 2020 H.R. 6820, the Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020 H.R. 6873, the Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act of 2020 H.R. 7084, the Emergency Housing Voucher Act of 2020 H.Res 275, Supporting the goals and ideals of "Financial Literacy Month" H.Res 327, Encouraging greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults H.Res 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy H. Res 602, Support of resolution in support of cooperatives S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act S. 787, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 S. 1028, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment through Entrusting States (STATES Act) S. 1200, Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 (SAFE Act) S. 1564, Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act S. 2524, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2020 S. 2563, The Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information S. 2583, the State-Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act for FY2020 S. 2833, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act of 2019 S. 2834, Veterans member Business Loan Act S. 3003, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act S. 3032, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States S. 3323, Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2020 S. 3326, Credit Union Modernization Act of 2019 S. 3389, Expanding Access to Lending Options Act S. 3533, the Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security act, payroll tax provisions S. 3571, the Financial Protections and Assistance for America's Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act S. 3620, A Bill to establish a Housing Assistance Fund at the Department of Treasury S. 3676, Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020 S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Sec. 2821 of S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2020
Client expense: $1,050,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2020 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.3351 / S.2524 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020. H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act. H.R. 748 / S. 2538 - The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). H.R.2513 - Corporate Transparancy Act of 2019. H.R.2514 - Counter Act of 2019.
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
- Supported increasing FY 2020 302(b) Allocation for the Legislative Branch - Supported including provisions in S.2524, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020, to provide funds to the Election Assistance Commission for necessary expenses to make payments to states for activities to improve the administration and security of federal elections. - Supported increasing funding to the Election Assistance Commission in S. 3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, so that states could have additional funding to prepare for COVID-19's impact on voting in the 2020 federal election cycle. -Supported Congress appropriating additional funds to the Election Assistance Commission so that states would have adequate funding to carry out a safe and secure election in the 2020 federal election cycle.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Support H.R. 588 / S. 72, the Federal Employees Civil Relief Act, which would temporarily suspend judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that could adversely affect the rights of civilian federal workers during a government shutdown and the following 30 days. Support H.R.1073/S.426 the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to increase the rates of basic pay for federal civilian employees for calendar year 2020 by 3.6 percent. Support H.R. 1254, The Equal COLA Act, which would provide Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) retirees with the same annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees. Support including at least a 3.1 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY20 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support the House version, H.R. 3351, which included a 2.6 percent across-the-board increase and 0.5 percent average increase to locality pay. Oppose the Senate version, S. 2524, which was silent on the issue. Support the minibus, H.R. 1158, which included the House language. Support H.R. 1534/S.1174, the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, to provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to a federal employee shall be paid leave. Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, to incorporate the text of H.R. 1534 into the bill. Support a motion to instruct the Senate conferees on the NDAA to support inclusion of the House language. Support the final compromise, S. 1790, for its inclusion of language to provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave to federal workers in connection with the birth, adoption or foster placement of a new child. Support H.R. 2478, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, which allows federal employees who started their careers in temporary positions before transitioning into permanent roles to retroactively contribute toward their retirement for the years they held a temporary position. Oppose proposed reorganization of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Support denying funds to carry out the reorganization (in the Financial Service and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2020 and for Fiscal Year 2021). Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, that would prevent reorganization. Support inclusion in the final NDAA (S. 1790) of compromise language preventing the elimination and reorganization of OPM at least until 180 days after the release of a report by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) on challenges facing OPM and recommended solutions. Oppose proposals included in the administrations' FY2021 budget request to Congress that would cut earned federal retirement benefits. Support including at least a 3.0 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY21 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, H.R. 5690/S.3231, to provide federal workers a 3.5 percent average pay raise in FY21. Support provisions of H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act, to do the following: - require FEHB plans to fully cover the cost of COVID-19 treatment, without any cost-sharing imposed on participants. - provide $10 billion in hazard premium pay for executive, legislative (excluding members of Congress and staff) and judicial branch employees working in public-facing positions or where both social distancing is not possible and preventative measures for COVID-19 exposure are unavailable at the worksite. - establish a presumption of eligibility for workers compensation for federal employees who are unable to work due to a COVID-19 infection and required to come into contact with patients, members of the public or coworkers. - extend provision of ten weeks of partially paid leave to federal workers unable to work due to the need to care for a child who school or child care provider is unavailable due to COVID-19. - require agencies to allow all eligible employees to telework through the end of 2020. Support including the following in COVID-19-related legislation: - requiring all Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program plans to cover the cost of telehealth services, where practicable. - giving federal and postal employees who are not currently enrolled in an FEHB plan the opportunity to enroll now by deeming a public health emergency (such as the COVID-19 outbreak) as a qualifying life event, permitting open enrollment and changes in coverage. - extend weather and safety leave to employees who cannot safely travel to their duty stations because of the coronavirus outbreak but who are not able to perform their duties remotely, and authorize the use of weather and safety leave to cover child and dependent care responsibilities arising from the pandemic. - provide adequate funding for and supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline and essential federal and postal workers. Support allowing federal employees to change their flexible spending account allocations in the middle of the plan year. Support expanding provisions in the FY20 NDAA that provided paid parental leave to federal employees to cover all federal and postal employees. Support consideration of the recommendations of the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1, "For the People Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 2, "INVEST in America Act", all provisions. H.R. 397, "Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 779, "Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 935, "Miners Pension Protection Act", all provisions. H.R. 1129, "Union Transparency and Accountability Act", all provisions. H.R. 1133, "VA Employee Fairness Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1140, "Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1154, "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act", all provisions. H.R. 1316, "Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1319, "Davis-Bacon Repeal Act", all provisions. H.R. 1417, "Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1612, "Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1775, "Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1855, "Employee Rights Act", all provisions. H.R. 2103, "Tax Fairness for Workers Act", all provisions. H.R. 2190, "Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 2259, "Truth in Employment Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 2317, "Peter J. McGuire Labor Day Landmark Act", all provisions. H.R. 2474, "Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 2571, "National Right-to-Work Act", all provisions. H.R. 2741, "Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act", all provisions. H.R. 2977, "DISCLOSE Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 2992, "RAISE Act", all provisions. H.R. 3068, "Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act", all provisions. H.R. 3091, "National Flood Research and Education Center Act", all provisions. H.R. 3315, "Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act", all provisions. H.R. 3368, "Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 3463, "Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 4090, "Do Your Job Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 4101, "Build Local, Hire Local Act", all provisions. H.R. 4256, "Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 5004, "Schedules That Work Act", all provisions. H.R. 5073, "A Just Society: The Uplift Our Workers Act", all provisions. H.R. 5104, "Respect Graduate Student Workers Act", all provisions. H.R. 5143, "OPEN Act", all provisions. H.R. 5147, "Worker's Choice Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 5185, "Green New Deal for Public Housing Act", all provisions. H.R. 5712, "Nationwide Right to Unionize Act", all provisions. HCONRES 36, "Supporting efforts to enact a bold jobs and infrastructure package that benefits all Americans, not just billionaires.", all provisions. S. 27, "American Miners Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 219, "Corporate Freeloader Fee Act", all provisions. S. 226, "Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 462, "Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 525, "National Right-to-Work Act", all provisions. S. 530, "Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 664, "Protecting Workers' Freedom to Organize Act", all provisions. S. 671, "Miners Pension Protection Act", all provisions. S. 735, "Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act", all provisions. S. 1026, "Tax Fairness for Workers Act", all provisions. S. 1147, "Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 1306, "Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 1356, "Honest Ads Act", all provisions. S. 1394, "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act", all provisions. S. 1633, "RAISE Act", all provisions. S. 1769, "Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act", all provisions. S. 1878, "Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act", all provisions. S. 1970, "Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 2046, "Protect Health Care for Retired Public Safety Officers Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 2185, "Good Jobs for 21st Century Energy Act", all provisions. S. 2254, "Butch Lewis Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 2302, "America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 2368, "Nuclear Energy Renewal Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 2404, "Build Local, Hire Local Act", all provisions. S. 2524, "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020", all provisions. S. 2709, "Protecting American Jobs Act", all provisions. S. 2788, "Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019", all provisions. S. 2876, "Green New Deal for Public Housing Act", all provisions. S. 3146, "A bill to ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code.", all provisions. S. 3219, "Respect Graduate Student Workers Act", all provisions. S. 3245, "WORKER Act", all provisions. S. 3255, "Nationwide Right To Unionize Act", all provisions. S. 3256, "Schedules That Work Act", all provisions.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.3351-"Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020", the NRLCA supports the inclusion of the mandatory 6-day mail delivery language S. 2524-"Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020", the NRLCA supports the inclusion of the mandatory 6-day mail delivery language H.R. 1158-"Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020", The NRLCA supported the inclusion of the mandatory 6-day mail delivery language. H.R. 2500-"National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020", the NRLCA worked on getting Postal Service employees included in granting federal employees up to 12 weeks paid maternity leave. H.R. 748-"CARES Act", Public Law 116-136, the NRLCA worked to include provisions within the stimulus package to help the Postal Service remain financially viable. H.R. 6800-"HEROES Act", the NRLCA worked to include emergency financial relief for the Postal Service as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic.
Client expense: $125,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Education
H.R. 2434/S. 1121 College Transparency Act; H.R. 4479/S. 2169 Student Right to Know Before You Go Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; H.R. 6543, Aim Higher Act; S. 2191, PARTNERSHIPS Act; S. 2394, Free Expression in Education Act; Keep STEM Talent Act S. 1198, Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Act; Digital Equity Act; H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act; H.R. 1298, Higher Education Dream Act; S. 874 Dream Act; S 2524, Paced Act; House and Senate NDAA bills; S. 1732, College Admissions Fairness Act; Hr. 1994, Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement; HR 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled American Act; Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Reauthorization Act of 2019; Research Security regulations and legislation; COVID 19 Response Legislation;
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 21 2019 Appropriations H.R. 264 Financial Services and Government Appropriations Act H.R. 266 Department of the Interior Environment Appropriations H.R. 267 Transportation Housing and Urban Development H.R. 268 2019 Supplemental Appropriations S. 63 Budget and Appropriations Process Reform H.R. 2157 Supplemental Appropriations H.R. 4378 Continuing Appropriations Act and Health Extenders Act S. 2520 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development S. 2524 Financial Service and General Government Appropriations H.J.Res. 31 Consolidated Appropriations FY2020 H.R. 648 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2019 H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 748 CARES Act H.R. 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act **Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021
Client expense: $1,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 21 2019 Appropriations H.R. 264 Financial Services and Government Appropriations Act H.R. 266 Department of the Interior Environment Appropriations H.R. 267 Transportation Housing and Urban Development H.R. 268 2019 Supplemental Appropriations S. 63 Budget and Appropriations Process Reform H.R. 2157 Supplemental Appropriations H.R. 4378 Continuing Appropriations Act and Health Extenders Act S. 2520 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development S. 2524 Financial Service and General Government Appropriations H.J.Res. 31 Consolidated Appropriations FY2020 H.R. 648 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2019 H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 748 CARES Act H.R. 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act **Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021
Client expense: $1,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2020-H.R.2968, S.1790; Financial Services & General Government Appropriations Act of 2020-H.R.3351, S.2524
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Support H.R. 588 / S. 72, the Federal Employees Civil Relief Act, which would temporarily suspend judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that could adversely affect the rights of civilian federal workers during a government shutdown and the following 30 days. Support H.R.1073/S.426 the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to increase the rates of basic pay for federal civilian employees for calendar year 2020 by 3.6 percent. Support H.R. 1254, The Equal COLA Act, which would provide Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) retirees with the same annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees. Support including at least a 3.1 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY20 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support the House version, H.R. 3351, which included a 2.6 percent across-the-board increase and 0.5 percent average increase to locality pay. Oppose the Senate version, S. 2524, which was silent on the issue. Support the minibus, H.R. 1158, which included the House language. Support H.R. 1534/S.1174, the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, to provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to a federal employee shall be paid leave. Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, to incorporate the text of H.R. 1534 into the bill. Support a motion to instruct the Senate conferees on the NDAA to support inclusion of the House language. Support the final compromise, S. 1790, for its inclusion of language to provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave to federal workers in connection with the birth, adoption or foster placement of a new child. Support H.R. 2478, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, which allows federal employees who started their careers in temporary positions before transitioning into permanent roles to retroactively contribute toward their retirement for the years they held a temporary position. Oppose proposed reorganization of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Support denying funds to carry out the reorganization (in the Financial Service and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2020). Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, that would prevent reorganization. Support inclusion in the final NDAA (S. 1790) of compromise language preventing the elimination and reorganization of OPM at least until 180 days after the release of a report by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) on challenges facing OPM and recommended solutions. Oppose proposals included in the administrations' FY2021 budget request to Congress that would cut earned federal retirement benefits. Support including at least a 3.0 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY21 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, H.R. 5690/S.3231, to provide federal workers a 3.5 percent average pay raise in FY21.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. Rept. 116-111 to accompany S. 2524, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020; Committee recommendations related to wire fraud in real estate. S. Rept. 116-127 to accompany S. 2584, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; Committee recommendations related to wire fraud in real estate.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues relating to white spaces. Issues relating to broadcast spectrum auctions. Issues relating to the Federal Communications Commission's rules governing broadcast ownership. H.R. 1367 Children and Media Research Advancement Act, all provisions. S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act, provisions relating to use of consumer data. Issues relating to emergency communications. Issues relating to FCC oversight. Issues relating to changes to Daylight Saving Time. S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019, provisions relating to use of consumer data. H.R. 1789, To eliminate the discount for UHF television stations for purposes of the limitation on the aggregate national audience reach of television broadcast stations in which a party may have a cognizable interest, all provisions. Issues relating to broadcast use within the c-band. Issues relating to children's television programming. S. 670, A bill to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 1556, Sunshine Protection Act of 2019, all provisions. H.R. 1601, To allow States to elect to observe daylight savings time for the duration of the year, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 583, Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act, all provisions. Pirate Radio, Issues relating to pirate radio stations. H.R. 1220, Truth-in-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees Act of 2019. S. 510, Truth-in-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees Act of 2019. Issues relating to carriage of television broadcast signals. Issues relating to broadcast spectrum auctions. Issues relating to the ATSC 3.0 next generation television standard Department of Justices view of the broadcast television marketplace Issues relating to broadcast use within the 6GHz band H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Provisions relating to the distant signal satellite license, good faith negotiation, and billing transparency H.R. 4856, Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2019, Provisions relating to broadcast emergency alert systems S. 2693, Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2019, Provisions relating to broadcast emergency alert systems H.R. 4401, Restore the Fairness Doctrine Act of 2019 S. 2789, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 5140, Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019 S. 2829, Western Expanded In-State Television Access Act of 2019 S. 3189, A bill to use proceeds from spectrum auctions to support supply chain innovation and multilateral security. S. 2223, Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act H.R. 4855, Clearing Broad Air-waves for New Deployment Act S. 2921, Clearing Broad Air-waves for New Deployment Act H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1601, Daylight Act S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act H.R. 451, Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2019 S. 2748, Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2019 H.R. 5564, Enhancing Broadcaster DIVERSITY Data Act H.R. 3957, Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019 S. 2433, Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 2524, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 2454, Go Pack Go Act of 2019 S. 2956, Investing in America's Digital Infrastructure Act S. 2581, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 5567, Measuring the Economics Driving Investments and Access for Diversity Act of 2020 H.R. 3994, Modern Television Act of 2019 H.Res. 549, Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity. S.Res. 306, Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity. H.R. 5926, Reinforcing and Evaluating Service Integrity, Local Infrastructure, and Emergency Notification for Today's Networks Act H.R. 6096, Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2020 S. 3246, Spectrum Management And Reallocation for Taxpayers Act H.R. 4462, Studying How to Harness Airwave Resources Efficiently Act of 2019 H.R. 3475, Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless Act S. 1968, Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless Act H.R. 3255, Telecommunications Opportunities for Workers Engaging in Real Infrastructure Deployment Act of 2019 S. 2363, Telecommunications Opportunities for Workers Engaging in Real Infrastructure Deployment Act of 2019 H.R. 5035, Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4171, WIN 5G Act Issues relating to economic stimulus of broadcast stations in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Issues related to pirate radio stations.
Client expense: $2,720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
- Supported increasing FY 2020 302(b) Allocation for the Legislative Branch - Supported including provisions in S.2524, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020, to provide funds to the Election Assistance Commission for necessary expenses to make payments to states for activities to improve the administration and security of federal elections. - Supported increasing funding to the Election Assistance Commission in S. 3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, so that states could have additional funding to prepare for COVID-19's impact on voting in the 2020 federal election cycle.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Beverage Industry
FY 20 Appropriations (HR 3164, HR 3055, S 2524) related to the Commodity Futures Trade Commission and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. APEX Act (HR 1406, S 1953).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1, "For the People Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 397, "Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 779, "Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 935, "Miners Pension Protection Act", all provisions. H.R. 1129, "Union Transparency and Accountability Act", all provisions. H.R. 1133, "VA Employee Fairness Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1140, "Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1154, "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act", all provisions. H.R. 1316, "Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1319, "Davis-Bacon Repeal Act", all provisions. H.R. 1417, "Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1612, "Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1775, "Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 1855, "Employee Rights Act", all provisions. H.R. 2103, "Tax Fairness for Workers Act", all provisions. H.R. 2190, "Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 2259, "Truth in Employment Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 2317, "Peter J. McGuire Labor Day Landmark Act", all provisions. H.R. 2474, "Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 2571, "National Right-to-Work Act", all provisions. H.R. 2741, "Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act", all provisions. H.R. 2977, "DISCLOSE Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 2992, "RAISE Act", all provisions. H.R. 3068, "Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act", all provisions. H.R. 3091, "National Flood Research and Education Center Act", all provisions. H.R. 3315, "Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act", all provisions. H.R. 3368, "Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 3463, "Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 4090, "Do Your Job Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 4101, "Build Local, Hire Local Act", all provisions. H.R. 4256, "Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 5004, "Schedules That Work Act", all provisions. H.R. 5073, "A Just Society: The Uplift Our Workers Act", all provisions. H.R. 5104, "Respect Graduate Student Workers Act", all provisions. H.R. 5143, "OPEN Act", all provisions. H.R. 5147, "Worker's Choice Act of 2019", all provisions. H.R. 5185, "Green New Deal for Public Housing Act", all provisions. H.R. 5712, "Nationwide Right to Unionize Act", all provisions. HCONRES 36, "Supporting efforts to enact a bold jobs and infrastructure package that benefits all Americans, not just billionaires.", all provisions. S 27, "American Miners Act of 2019", all provisions. S 219, "Corporate Freeloader Fee Act", all provisions. S 226, "Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019", all provisions. S 462, "Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2019", all provisions. S 525, "National Right-to-Work Act", all provisions. S 530, "Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2019", all provisions. S 664, "Protecting Workers' Freedom to Organize Act", all provisions. S 671, "Miners Pension Protection Act", all provisions. S 735, "Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act", all provisions. S 1026, "Tax Fairness for Workers Act", all provisions. S 1147, "Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2019", all provisions. S 1306, "Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019", all provisions. S 1356, "Honest Ads Act", all provisions. S 1394, "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act", all provisions. S 1633, "RAISE Act", all provisions. S 1769, "Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act", all provisions. S 1878, "Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act", all provisions. S 1970, "Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019", all provisions. S 2046, "Protect Health Care for Retired Public Safety Officers Act of 2019", all provisions. S 2185, "Good Jobs for 21st Century Energy Act", all provisions. S 2254, "Butch Lewis Act of 2019", all provisions. S 2302, "America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019", all provisions. S 2368, "Nuclear Energy Renewal Act of 2019", all provisions. S 2404, "Build Local, Hire Local Act", all provisions. S 2524, "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020", all provisions. S 2709, "Protecting American Jobs Act", all provisions. S 2788, "Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019", all provisions. S 2876, "Green New Deal for Public Housing Act", all provisions. S 3146, "A bill to ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code.", all provisions. S 3219, "Respect Graduate Student Workers Act", all provisions. S 3245, "WORKER Act", all provisions. S 3255, "Nationwide Right To Unionize Act", all provisions. S 3256, "Schedules That Work Act", all provisions.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.3351/S.2524 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020. COVID-19 Response, including Families First Coronavirus Response Act & CARES Act.
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
- House and Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, FY 2020 (HR 2779, S 2581);Pro-transparency provisions - House and Senate CJS Appropriations Bill, FY 2020 (HR 3055, S 2584); Public access to OLC opinions, FARA Reform - House and Senate FSGG Appropriations Bill, FY 2020 (HR 3351, S 2524); Public Access to Congressional Budget Justifications, WAVES records - FY2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act -- Defense, CJS, FSGG, Homeland Security (H.R. 1158); Support transparency + stronger Congress provisions - FY2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act -- LHHSED, AG, Energy Water, Interior, Leg. Branch, MCVA, State-For. Ops, T-HUD (HR 1865); Support transparency + stronger Congress provisions - Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2019 (HR 4894, S 2560); Transparency around Congressional Budget Justifications
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Financial services appropriations, including H.R.3351 and S. 2524 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 2524/H.R. 3351 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act - Alcohol, Tobacco, Tax and Trade Bureau - Budget for FY2021 H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act - funding for small businesses
Client expense: $1,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.3351-"Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020", the NRLCA supports the inclusion of the mandatory 6-day mail delivery language S. 2524-"Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020", the NRLCA supports the inclusion of the mandatory 6-day mail delivery language H.R. 1158-"Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020", The NRLCA supported the inclusion of the mandatory 6-day mail delivery language. H.R. 2500-"National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020", the NRLCA worked on getting Postal Service employees included in granting federal employees up to 12 weeks paid maternity leave. H.R. 748-"CARES Act", Public Law 116-136, the NRLCA worked to include provisions within the stimulus package to help the Postal Service remain financially viable.
Client expense: $125,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY 2020 Financial Services and General Government Relations Appropriations Bill, H.R.3351 and S. 2524. S. 996 Microloan Program Enhancement Act of 2019. SBA Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2019.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,400
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2020 · first_quarter · Banking
Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organization Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUA's low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUA's regulation regarding its regulatory emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUA's rulemaking process Issues related to NCUA's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Alternative Capital Issues related to NCUA's regulatory review process Issues related to Federal Credit Union Bylaws Issues related to credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union By-laws Issues related to credit unions' incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to credit union service to marijuana businesses Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to credit union conversions Issues related to credit union call report modernization Issues related to NCUA's Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Plan Issues related to NCUA's budget and the overhead transfer rate Issues related to Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSO) Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB rule to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to CFPB's Leadership Structure and Installing a Board rather than a Director Issues related to codifying the CFPB's Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices Issues related to mortgage servicing Issues related to mortgage loan originator compensation and qualifications Issues related to the CFPB's rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to the CFPB's regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the CFPB's regulation on Truth-In-Lending Act / Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosures Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to the CFPB's consumer complaint database Issues related to the Department of Justice's investigation entitled, "Operation Choke Point" Issues related to the Department of Defenese Poposal regarding Credit Extending to Service Members under MLA Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to secure payments Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulation D Issues related to the Fed's implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to the USDA Rural Development Loan Program Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to Fannie Mae Capital Issues related to membership eligibility in the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to financial literacy Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to student lending Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to retirement security Issues related to flood insurance Issues related to consumer's access to records Issues related to economic growth Issues related to Interchange Fees Issues related to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to the Fair Housing act Issues related to the merger of credit unions Issues related to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Issues related to Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to Regulation Z Issues related to Military Lending Act Issues related to Financial Technology Issues related to Small Business Lending Data Collection requirements Issues related to Involuntary liquidation of Federal Credit Unions and Claims procedures Issues related to Web-Based Quantitative Testing of Point of Sale / ATM Overdraft Disclosure Forms Issues related to residential appraisals Issues related to FHA appraisal certification Issues related to FHA and USDA Loan Modifications Issues related to payments innovation Issues related to Faster Payments Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act Issues related to cooperative funding sources in federal appropriations legislation Issues related to debt collection requirements Issues related to capital reform for credit unions Issues related to procurement reform for private voluntary organizations Issues related to Federal Credit Union Charter Modernization Issues related to diversity and inclusion in Financial Services Issues related to Section 124 of the Federal Credit Union Act Issues related to NCUA's Fidelity Bonds Proposed Rule Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's No-Acton Letters and the BCFP Product Sandbox Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposal to extend the Payday Rule's compliance daedline Issues related to enterprise validation and approval of credit score models Issues related to the availability of Funds and Collection of Checks (Regulation CC) Issues related to arbitration clauses Issues related to SBA 79(a) loan program Issues related to financial institutions operating on military installations Issues related to postal banking Issues related to robocalls and the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act Issues related to financial technology (FINTECH) Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Payday Rule Issues related to appraisals Issues related to student lending Issues related to robocalls and the draft Declaratory Ruling (the ruling) and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) CG Docket No 17-59, WC Docket No. 17-97 Issues related to FY 2020 Foreign Assistance Budget and Policy Priorities Issues related to payday and small dollar lending Issues related to leases of non-excess property on military bases Issues related to Opportunity Zones Issues related to minority homeownership Issues related to permit Federal Credit Unions to establish their own fiscal year Issues related to striking a requirement that Federal credit unions file certain information regarding loan officers Issues related to enhance flexibility of Federal Credit Unions to schedule board meetings Issues related to remove certain outdated responsibilities of Federal credit union board of directors Issues related to permit Federal credit unions to expel disruptive members for just cause without a vote Issues related to permit balloting for conversions from state to federal charter and from federal to state charter to be conducted electronically Issues related to the draft bill improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Issues related to tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holding (ILLICIT CASH Act) Issues related to PACE loans Issues related to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's HMDA reporting thresholds Issues on NCUA Executive compensation rules Issues related to business access to financial services Issues related to Strengthening Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector Act of 2019 Issues related to minority depository institutions Issues related to the Federal Reserve's Faster Payments Proposal Issues related to AI and cloud computing Issues related to the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act Issues related to Credit Union Board Meeting Frequency Issues related to COVID-19 crisis response legislation Issues related to the regulation of overtime Issues related to the Paycheck Protection Program Issues related to Taxi Medallion loans Issues related to essential services designation for financial services during COVID-19 Issues related to QRM Risk Retention review Issues related to NCUA's proposed rule on Combination transactions Issues related to the Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorist and Enemy Recruits Act of 2020 H.R. 388, the Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act H.R. 442, to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to extend the supervisory authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to include assessing compliance with the Military Lending Act H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title I and Secs. 4008, 4012, 4014 of Title IV H.R.1039, to streamline requirements for currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports and for other purposes H.R. 1158, the FY2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act (funding for the CDFI Fund as well as the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund) H.R. 1500, the Consumers First Act H.R. 1595, the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking act of 2019 H.R. 1661, to provide the National Credit Union Administration Board flexibility to increase Federal credit Union loan maturities, and for other purposes H.R. 1737, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 1865, FY2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (funding for the Cooperative Development Program, tax extenders, repeal of "parking tax") H.R. 1957, the Taxpayers First Act of 2019 H.R. 2093, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act of marijuana, and for other purposes H.R. 2157, Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019 H.R. 2162, Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2019 H.R. 2290, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act H.R. 2305, Veterans Members Business Loan Act H.R. 2445, Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2513, Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 2514, Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, the State and Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act H.R. 2852, Homebuyer Assistance Act of 2019 H.R. 3111, National Flood Insurance Program Administration Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 3167, National Flood Insurance Program Re-authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3182, Current Expected Credit Loss Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 H.R. 3198, the Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 3300, the Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 3301, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2020 H.R. 3375, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 4458, Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act H.R. 4464, Monitoring and Curbing Abusive Debt Collection Clarification Act H.R. 4565, the Responsible Accounting Standards Act of 2019 H.R. 5001, Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5050, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act H.R. 5132, Gun Violence Prevention through Financial Intelligence Act H.R. 5315, Expanding Opportunities for Minority Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5322, Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5513, the Expanding Opportunities for Minority Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5981, Credit Union Board Modernization Act H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, paid and sick leave provisions H.R. 6116, the Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act of 2020 H.Res 275, Supporting the goals and ideals of "Financial Literacy Month" H.Res 327, Encouraging greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults H.Res 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy H. Res 602, Support of resolution in support of cooperatives S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act S. 787, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 S. 1028, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment through Entrusting States (STATES Act) S. 1200, Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 (SAFE Act) S. 1564, Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act S. 2524, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2020 S. 2563, The Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information S. 2583, the State-Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act for FY2020 S. 2833, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act of 2019 S. 2834, Veterans member Business Loan Act S. 3003, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act S. 3032, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States S. 3323, Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2020 S. 3326, Credit Union Modernization Act of 2019 S. 3389, Expanding Access to Lending Options Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security act, payroll tax provisions Sec. 2821 of S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2020
Client expense: $1,160,480 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)