Disaster Protection for Workers’ Credit Act of 2020
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Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 This bill generally provides credit protections to consumers during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and other major disasters. The bill prohibits furnishers of credit information from reporting adverse credit information that is the result of any inaction or action that occurred during the COVID-19 outbreak. It also prohibits any such reporting regarding a consumer who resides in an area covered by a major disaster declaration. Credit reporting agencies are prohibited from including in a credit report any such adverse credit information. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must create a website that allows consumers to report economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak or a major disaster. Consumers may request the deletion of adverse credit information and request an extension of certain credit protections. Credit reporting agencies must provide unlimited free credit reports and free credit scores upon request (1) during the COVID-19 outbreak or a major disaster, and (2) for a year afterwards.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
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S. 215 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 463 - The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act Legislation which provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial income while taking family leave. NSBA opposes. S. 673 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 Bill increases the size of sole source contract awards for women owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, and implements a new eligibility determination process to ensure sole source awards are made to eligible firms. NSBA supports. S. 682 -Save the Internet Act of 2019 Bill would restore net neutrality rules recently repealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). NSBA supports. S. 771 - Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2019 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. S. 840 - Healthy Families Act Legislation that would allow workers to annually accrue up 56 hours of paid sick leave or seven days of paid sick leave each year. NSBA opposes. 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The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. S. 1120 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Bill requires federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S. 1149 - Main Street Certainty Act of 2019 Legislation to make permanent the 20-percent pass-through deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. NSBA supports. S. 1981 - The Women and Minority Equity Investment Act of 2019 Allows women-owned federal contracting firms to take investment by women-owned equity firms and still meet the 51 percent unconditionally owned and controlled standard set by SBA to participate in the WOSB/EDWOSB program. NSBA is monitoring. S.2082 - Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act Measure would make it easier and more affordable for patent holders to enforce their patents. NSBA supports. 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S. 2535 - Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the reasons underlying the decreasing rate of formation of new businesses (i.e., startups) in the United States. NSBA supports. S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 Amends titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2563 - ILLICIT CASH Act To improve laws relating to money laundering. NSBA opposed TITLE IV of the bill regarding beneficial ownership. S. 2733 - TRUST Act The bill establishes bipartisan commissions to make recommendations on each trust fund, and those recommendations would receive a fast-tracked vote in Congress. NSABA is monitoring. S. 3508 - Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 Legislation will provide for an immediate four-month moratorium on all negative credit reporting and longer protections for people who face lasting financial hardship from the outbreak. The bill will also provide free, unlimited credit reports and credit scores for a year from the end of the crisis. Beyond this crisis, the bill extends these protections to people impacted by future major disasters. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3515 - New Business Preservation Act The New Business Preservation Act which would create a new program at the Treasury Department that will partner with states to invest in promising new businesses alongside private investors in areas of the country that do not currently attract significant equity investment in new businesses. NSBA is monitoring. 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S. 3524 - Coronavirus Credit Expansion Act This bill increases the maximum loan amount for a small business disaster loan made in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and it requires the Small Business Administration to expedite the loan approval process for such loans. NSBA supports. S. 3531 - Small Business Relief from Communicable Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2020 This bill expands the definition of a disaster for which the Small Business Administration (SBA) may provide disaster loans to small business concerns to include communicable diseases for which the government issues a travel alert or travel warning, and it authorizes the SBA to make interest free disaster loans to small businesses affected by a disaster for which the government issues a public health emergency. NSBA is monitoring. S.3541 - A bill to modify requirements relating to small business disaster loans made in response to COVID-19, and for other pu
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Banking
PL 116-260 FY2021 Omnibus Appropriations and COVID Relief and Response Act, Division E: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to credit card interchange. PL 116-283 National Defense Authorization Act for 2021, all provisions relating to interest rates and interchange caps. S 3571 Banking for All Act, all provisions. S 3508 Disaster Protection for Workers Credit Act of 2020, all provisions relating to credit card interchange. Issues pertaining to the creation of a Central Bank for Digital Currency. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 116-136 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title IV - Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of U.S. Economy, all provisions relating to deferral or loan modifications. HR 5050 Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act, all provisions relating to interest rate caps and credit card interchange. Issues pertaining to an Administration memorandum on Congressional Review Act/Cost-Benefit Analysis by individual agencies. HR 2930/S 1389 Loan Shark Prevention Act, all provisions relating to credit rate caps. Issues pertaining to a Consumer Payments Security Act (no number), all provisions. Issues pertaining to the Payment Card Industrys standards-setting. Issues pertaining to possible FFIEC (Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council) regulations on multi-factor authentication. Issues pertaining to possible legislation relating to electronic payment of federal taxes. Issues pertaining to the US regulatory response to the EU General Data Regulatory Protection. Issues pertaining to possible legislation relating to data security. Issues pertaining to Federal Reserve study on payments fraud. Issues pertaining to the EMVCo (Europay, Mastercard, Visa) and the EMV chip cards. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-24 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, all provisions relating to interchange. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-203 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions relating to the provisions in Title X-Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to interchange. Issues pertaining to antitrust legislation relating to interchange. Issues pertaining to payment card interchange fee and merchant discount anti-trust litigation. Issues pertaining to The Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act, all provisions relating to debit card interchange. Issues pertaining to Real Time Payments.
2020 · fourth_quarter · Banking
PL 116-260 FY2021 Omnibus Appropriations and COVID Relief and Response Act, Division E: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to credit card interchange. PL 116-283 National Defense Authorization Act for 2021, all provisions relating to interest rates and interchange caps. S 3571 Banking for All Act, all provisions. S 3508 Disaster Protection for Workers Credit Act of 2020, all provisions relating to credit card interchange. Issues pertaining to the creation of a Central Bank for Digital Currency. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 116-136 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title IV - Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of U.S. Economy, all provisions relating to deferral or loan modifications. HR 5050 Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act, all provisions relating to interest rate caps and credit card interchange. Issues pertaining to an Administration memorandum on Congressional Review Act/Cost-Benefit Analysis by individual agencies. HR 2930/S 1389 Loan Shark Prevention Act, all provisions relating to credit rate caps. Issues pertaining to a Consumer Payments Security Act (no number), all provisions. Issues pertaining to the Payment Card Industrys standards-setting. Issues pertaining to possible FFIEC (Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council) regulations on multi-factor authentication. Issues pertaining to possible legislation relating to electronic payment of federal taxes. Issues pertaining to the US regulatory response to the EU General Data Regulatory Protection. Issues pertaining to possible legislation relating to data security. Issues pertaining to Federal Reserve study on payments fraud. Issues pertaining to the EMVCo (Europay, Mastercard, Visa) and the EMV chip cards. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-24 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, all provisions relating to interchange. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-203 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions relating to the provisions in Title X-Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to interchange. Issues pertaining to antitrust legislation relating to interchange. Issues pertaining to payment card interchange fee and merchant discount anti-trust litigation. Issues pertaining to The Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act, all provisions relating to debit card interchange. Issues pertaining to Real Time Payments.
2020 · fourth_quarter · Banking
PL 116-260 FY2021 Omnibus Appropriations and COVID Relief and Response Act, Division E: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to credit card interchange and credit reporting. PL 116-283 National Defense Authorization Act for 2021, all provisions relating to interest rates and interchange caps. S 3571 Banking for All Act, all provisions. S 3508 Disaster Protection for Workers Credit Act of 2020, all provisions relating to credit reporting. HR 6321 The Financial Protections and Assistance for Americas Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act, all provisions relating to credit reporting. HR 5332 Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2020,all provisions relating to credit reporting. Issues pertaining to the creation of a Central Bank for Digital Currency. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 116-136 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title IV - Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of U.S. Economy, all provisions relating to deferral or loan modification and credit reporting. HR 5050 Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act, all provisions relating to interest rate caps and credit card interchange. HR 2930/S 1389 Loan Shark Prevention Act, all provisions relating to credit rate caps. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-24 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, all provisions.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fair Debt Collection Practices Act rulemaking Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaint database Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Request for Information process Issues related to medical debt Issues related to student lending S.187 CFPB-IG Act - To require Senate confirmation of the Inspector General of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes. H.R.969 - Bring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriation process, and for other purposes H.R.969 - TABS Act of 2019 - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to bring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes. S.453 - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2019 - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to subject the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes. H.R. 3198 - Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act - To amend the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 to ensure that Federal financial regulators perform a comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on covered persons, and for other purposes. H.R. 3490 - the Small Business Lending Fairness Act - To amend TILA to prohibit anyone from extending credit pursuant to a confession of judgement provision, warrant of attorney, or any other waiver of right to be heard in a lawsuit to collect the debt. H.R. 3948 - the Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act - To amend the FDCPA to extend the provisions of that Act to cover a debt collector who is collecting debt owed to a State or local government, to index award amounts under such Act for inflation, to provide for civil injunctive relief for violations of such Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 4403 - the Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act - To amend the FDCPA to apply to debt buyers and to collectors of debt owed by a consumer to a federal agency that is 180 days or more past due; to limit fees a collector can collect for such debt to fees that are "reasonable in relation to the actual cost of collection;" that are authorized by the collector's contract wit the federal agency to collect that debt; and are not greater than 10% of the debt to be collected. H.R. 4664 - Monitoring and Curbing Abusive Debt Collection Practices Act - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act to prohibit the CFPB from issuing rules pursuant to the FDCPA that would allow a debt collector to send unlimited email and text messages to a consumer. H.R. 5001 - Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act - To amend the definition of debt collector under the FDCPA to include any person who uses any instrumentality of interstate commerce or the mails in any business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security interests. H.R. 5003 - Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act - To amend the FDCPA to prohibit debt collectors from communicating with the commanding officer or officer in charge of any servicemember regarding an outstanding debt or the location of the servicemember; and to prohibit debt collectors from stating to a servicemember that failure to cooperate will result in prosecution on the Uniform Code of Military Justice. H.R. 5013 - Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act - To amend the FDCPA to apply to the collection of "small business debts" meaning non-equity obligations less than $5 million. H.R. 5021 - Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019 - To amend the FDCPA to prohibit the CFPB from issuing a final rule on debt collection that allows unlimited electronic communications, including email or texts, from debt collectors to consumers; to prohibit collectors from contacting consumers via email or text message after a consumer has withdrawn their consent from receiving communications through these mediums or contacting them via email or text more frequently than as agreed to by the consumer; and to require collectors to send a consumer a notice of debt within five days after the initial communication with the consumer in connection with collecting a debt, even if the statutorily-required information was included in the initial communication. To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act to require rules issued by the CFPB pursuant to the FDCPA must require collectors to obtain a consumers prior consent to contact them in any method other than via postal mail or telephone; to prohibits rules issued by the CFPB pursuant to the FDCPA from waiving compliance with the ESIGN Act; and to require rules issued by the CFPB pursuant to the FDCPA must allow consumers to opt-out of any method of communication and to withdraw prior consent to modes of communication. H.R. 5034 - Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act - To amend the FDCPA to prohibit debt collectors from collecting, or attempting to collect, on a debt of a consumer with respect to which the statute of limitations has expired, and for other purposes. H.R. 5287 - Fair Student Loan Debt Collection Practice Act - To amend the FDCPA to prohibit debt collectors from attempt to collect a federal student loan debt (meaning a loan made, insured or guaranteed under Title IV) during the period when the borrower would not be required to make a payment under an income-drive repayment plan. H.R. 5330 - Consumer Protections for Medical Debt Collections Act - To amend the FDCPA and FCRA to require a debt collector and furnishers to CRAs to provide written notices to consumers about restrictions on reporting medical debt, to refrain from reporting medical debt for over 1 year and to never report certain medical debt, and imposing a 2-year waiting period to colloect certain medical debt. S.3508 - A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act - to provide for disaster protection for workers' credit. H.R. 6321- Financial Protections and Assistance for Americas Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act during the COVID-19 emergency and to recover from the emergency S. 3565 - A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) during a major disaster or emergency-such as the current COVID-19 pandemic HR 748 - CARES Act - To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. S.3548 - CARES Act - To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. H.R.6800 - The Heroes Act S. 1624 - HEALS Act S. 4186 - Driving for Opportunities Act of 2020
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislative and regulatory issues pertaining to credit reporting and scoring, including H.R. 748, H.R. 4231, H.R. 5332, H.R. 6395, H.R. 6370, H.R. 6800, H.R. 8406, S. 1828, and S. 3508.
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H. Con. Res. 59, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men H. Con. Res. 112, Abolish the Last Great Plantation in America Resolution H. J. Res. 94, Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, relating to "Relief with Respect to Employment Tax Deadlines Applicable to Employers Affected by the Ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease 2019 Pandemic" H. Res. 77, Expressing the sense of Congress that financial institutions and other entities should work proactively with their customers affected by the shutdown of the Federal Government who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness through no fault of their own H. Res. 79, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur H. Res. 84, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns H. Res. 170, Supporting the men and women who carry out the essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations of the Department of Homeland Security H. Res. 369, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H. Res. 913, Expressing support for frontline workers of the COVID-19 pandemic. H. Res. 1210, Recognizing the service of all District of Columbia veterans, condemning the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government for veterans and their families who are District of Columbia residents, and calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of H.R. 51, particularly in light of the service of District of Columbia veterans in every American war H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 39, Federal Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 135, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 164, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 191, EPIC Act S. 438, EPIC Act H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program Health Care Enhancement Act H.R. 271, No Work Without Pay Act H.R. 294, Election Day Holiday Act of 2019 H.R. 301, Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act H.R. 338, Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act H.R. 354, FEAA H.R. 371, Pay our Protectors Act H.R. 392, Secure Federal Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019 H.R. 454, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 H.R. 544, Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 H.R. 545, Financial Relief for Feds Act H.R. 588, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act S. 72, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act H.R. 657, Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 672, To provide deferment for student loans during shutdown H.R. 673, Shutdown Relief Act H.R. 710, Never Again Act H.R. 720, To deem Federal Employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 be eligible for unemployment compensation H.R. 725, Pay Federal Workers Act H.R. 750, Fairness to Essential Workers Act H.R. 760, Protect Unpaid Workers Act H.R. 765, Serve the People, not the Swamp Act H.R. 766, To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts for those affected by the shutdown H.R. 780, Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 781, Student Loan Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 782, Federal Employee Compensation Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 800, Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act H.R. 814, To provide a bonus to any federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018 and for other purposes H.R. 815, Pay our Homeland Heroes Act H.R. 819, Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act H.R. 850, Agency Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 925, The Heroes Act H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 1016, Pay Workers What They've Earned Act H.R. 1028, RIGHT Act of 2019 H.R. 1051, Back Pay Fairness Act S. 222, Back Pay Fairness Act H.R. 1064, To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients H.R. 1076, Fair Chance Act S. 387, Fair Chance Act H.R. 1117, Shutdown Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 1203, Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 1225, Restore our Parks and Public Lands H.R. 1235, MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act H.R. 1254, Equal COLA Act H.R. 1256, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 1286, Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1427, To provide for priority for lodging expenses for federal employees where people are protected from human trafficking H.R. 1433, Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 H.R. 1463, Taxpayer's DIME Act H.R. 1534, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act S. 1174, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act H.R. 1553, Fair COLA for Seniors Act H.R. 1598, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy of 2019 H.R. 1609, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 1701, To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for other purposes H.R. 1709, Scientific Integrity Act S. 775, Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 2028, Make Our Government Safe Act H.R. 2039, Fair Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 2083, Homeland Procurement Reform Act H.R. 2101, To provide for restrictions on recently appointed Federal employees and recently separated Federal employees with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes H.R. 2148, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 1082, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 2190, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 2290, To require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2544, To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2586, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 S. 1275, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 H.R. 2612, Federal Employees Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 2828, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019 H.R. 2903, Blocking Investment in Our Adversaries Act H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act H.R. 3096, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3118, Clean Up Congress Act H.R. 3197, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 3219, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3260, No Raise for Congress Act H.R. 3271, No Health Care, No Raise Act H.R. 3326, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 3348, MERIT Act of 2019 S. 1898, MERIT Act of 2019 H.R. 3357, Merit System Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3440, Do Your Job Act H.R. 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act H.R. 3468, Fair Pay for All Act of 2019 H.R. 3499, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes H.R. 3675, Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2019 H.R. 3719, CT-PAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3816, No Pensions for Pedophiles Act H.R. 3838, Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act H.R. 4015, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 S. 2272, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4020, Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019 H.R. 4072, To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a government shutdown in FY 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes H.R. 4102, Screening All Fentanyl-Enhanced Mail Act of 2019 H.R. 4149, REGION Act H.R. 4202, SCREEN Act of 2019 H.R. 4276, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 S. 2444, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 H.R. 4328, Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act H.R. 4382, Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4440, Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2019 H.R. 4452, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act H.R. 4595, Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019 H.R. 4645, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4660, National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act H.R. 4738, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 4739, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act H.R. 4755, Safe Food Act of 2019 H.R. 4761, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019 H.R. 4774, Internet of Things Cybersecurity Training for Federal Employees H.R. 4789, To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons and for other purposes S. 3706, To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons and for other purposes H.R. 4883, Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team Authorization Act H.R. 4892, Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act H.R. 4895, CFTC Reauthorization H.R. 5004, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 5018, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act S. 2791, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act H.R. 5064, Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019 H.R. 5075, Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act H.R. 5096, Cruise Passenger Protection Act H.R. 5099, Federal Employee Recruitment and Retention Plan Act of 2019 H.R. 5273, Securing America's Ports Act H.R. 5329, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 S. 2990, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 H.R. 5331, Fairness for All Act H.R. 5389, Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 H.R. 5431, FAA Family and Medical Leave Act H.R. 5456, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act S. 3071, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 5468, Border Workforce Efficiency Act H.R. 5560, To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes H.R. 5581, Access to Counsel Act of 2020 H.R. 5690, FAIR Act S. 3231, FAIR Act H.R. 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2020 H.R. 5803, Washington, D.C. Admissions Act H.R. 5838, Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act H.R. 5885, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act S. 3104, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Corrections Act H.R. 5942, DHS Cybersecurity On-the-job-Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act H.R. 5980, No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions to Incarcerated Officials Now Act H.R. 5991, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020 H.R. 5993, VAlue FAAmily Act H.R. 6036, VA Family Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness Response Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 6076, IRS Enhancement and Tax Gap Reduction Act of 2020 H.R. 6087, Public Service Appreciation Through Loan Forgiveness Act H.R. 6091, Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act H.R. 6108, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act S. 3428, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6150, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act S. 3415, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act H.R. 6189, To limit employers from requiring employees to use vacation leave before using sick leave, and for other purposes H.R. 6197, CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 6198, Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6220, Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 6221, Paid Sick Leave Credit Act of 2020 H.R. 6230, PSLF Administrative Improvements Act H.R. 6240, Federal Jobs Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6395, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6397, Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 6413, To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including any adverse item of information on the consumer report of an individual with respect to debt related to a COVID-19 related illness, and for other purposes H.R. 6414, TSP Act H.R. 6415, Inspire to Serve Act of 2020 H.R. 6433, HEROES Act of 2020 H.R. 6442, Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 S. 3513, Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6559, COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6655, Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Federal Workers Act H.R. 6733, Federal Frontline Workers Leave Protection Act H.R. 6759, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act H.R. 6812, Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act H.R. 6896, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices S. 3455, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices H.R. 6909, Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2020 H.R. 6958, COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 S. 3972, COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 H.R. 6995, To prohibit the Administrator of General Services from setting Continental United States (CONUS) per diem-reimbursements rates below a certain level, and for other purposes H.R. 7107, PLUM Act of 2020 S. 3896, PLUM Act of 2020 H.R. 7120, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 S. 3912, Justice in Policing Act of 2020 H.R. 7134, Bend Toward Justice Act of 2020 H.R. 7153, Law Enforcement Identification Act S. 3909, Law Enforcement Identification Act H.R. 7226, Federal Agency Sunset Act H.R. 7322, Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act S. 4056, Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act H.R. 7327, Child Care for Economic Recovery Act H.R. 7340, To ensure that personal protective equipment and other equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are provided to employees required to return to Federal offices, and for other purposes H.R. 7341, To provide support and flexibility for the Federal workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes H.R. 7438, Duplication Scoring Act of 2020 H.R. 7448, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act S. 4138, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act H.R. 7471, SAFE While Traveling Act H.R. 7478, COST of Relocations Act S. 4136, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 7496, COVID PREPARE Act of 2020 H.R. 7524, Wear Your Mask Act S. 4610, Wear Your Mask Act H.R. 7864, Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2020 H.R. 7901, ANTI Viruses Act H.R. 7935, Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2020 H.R. 7936, Federal Employee Access to Information Act S. 4438, Federal Employee Access to Information Act H.R. 7944, Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 S. 4224, Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 H.R. 8111, RNC Act H.R. 8170, Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act H.R. 8171, Save our Social Security Now Act H.R. 8191, CHARGE Act H.R. 8228, Our Lawn Act H.R. 8381, To prohibit employers from asking the age or date of birth of an individual before the completion and submission of an application for employment by such individual H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act H.R. 8457, To restore leave lost by Federal employees during certain public health emergencies, and for other purposes S. 4777, A bill to restore leave lost by Federal employees during certain public health emergencies, and for other purposes H.R. 8501, To establish minimum competency standards for tax return preparers H.R. 8554, To establish the Federal Sunset Commission H.R. 8567, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase to 75 the required beginning date age for mandatory retirement distributions and to exempt from such distribution rules individuals with lower account balances H.R. 8595, To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and sex stereotyping H.R. 8629, Protecting Employees from Surprise Taxes Act of 2020 S. 4810, Protecting Employees from Surprise Taxes Act of 2020 H.R. 8679, To allow certain individuals with prior service under the District of Columbia retirement system to make deposits towards annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes H.R. 8687, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 8703, Federal Skills Act H.R. 8711, Federal Workforce Accountability and Modernization Act H.R. 8720, To provide greater flexibility to agencies to make appointments to positions for which there is a severe shortage of candidates, and for other purposes H.R. 8734, A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the imposition of a nondisclosure agreement as a condition of the payment of any award or settlement in connection with a violation of such Act H.R. 8800, American Financial Markets Integrity and Security Act H.R. 8806, Rise Act of 2020 S. 1460, Rise Act of 2020 H.R. 8855, HERCULES Act H.R. 8952, CFTC Consumer Protection Fund S. 4995, CFTC Consumer Protection Fund H.R. 9001, Prohibiting Annuities for Sexual Abusers in Congress Act H.R. 9029, To improve the anti-corruption and public integrity laws, and for other purposes S. 5070, To improve the anti-corruption and public integrity laws, and for other purposes H.R. 9052, To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes S. Res. 66, A resolution rejecting the use of Government shutdowns S. Res. 280, A resolution commending the officers and personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for their work during the crisis at the Southern border S. Res. 668, A resolution commemorating the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's 50th Anniversary S. 111, Pay our Protectors Act of 2019 S. 113, Shutdown Policy Fairness Act S. 165, Federal Unemployment Compensation Equity Act of 2019 S. 204, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 S. 214, A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by the current lapse in appropriations S. 386, To waive penalties for withdrawals from retirement plans for federal employees and contractors affected by the shutdown S. 396, A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board S. 404, Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act S. 406, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2019 S. 414, Trade Facilitation and Security Enhancement Act S. 429, Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 439, End Plush Retirements Act S. 473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 493, Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2019 or the "DRAIN Act" S. 497, National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 S. 535, Protect Federal Workers Credit Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1004, Safeguarding America's Ports Act S. 1131, A bill to establish family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes S. 1175, PSLF Technical Corrections Act of 2019 S. 1314, Stop Silencing Victims Act S. 1335, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1349, Secure Traveler Act S. 1430, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1432, Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act S. 1521, To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response system task forces may include Federal employees S. 1559, Fly Smart Act S. 1753, Take Care Act S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1869, Secure Federal Leases from Espionage and Suspicious Entanglements Act S. 1990, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes S. 2119, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act S. 2135, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Custom and Border Protection Custody Act S. 2219, A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S. 2269, SWAMP Act S. 2323, SAFE Mail Act S. 2485, HOTEL Act S. 2618, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 S. 2647, Compulsory Requirement to Eliminate Employees who are Perpetrators of Sexual Assault Act of 2019 S. 2691, A bill to establish the position of Ombudsman for Border and Immigration Enforcement Related Concerns in the Department of Homeland Security S. 2694, A bill to place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border S. 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 S. 2813, CBP Hiring and Retention Innovation Act S. 2987, Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 S. 3002, U.S. Technical Assistance for Mexican Labor Capacity Building Act S. 3079, FAA and TSA Family and Medical Leave Act S. 3184, Federal employees and Retirees with Delinquent tax Debt Initiatives (FERDI Act) S. 3199, Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020 S. 3234, Social Security Solvency and Sustainability Act S. 3250, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2020 S. 3345, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act S. 3368, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2020 S. 3401, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2020 S. 3508, Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 S. 3527, A bill to waive required minimum distribution rules for retirement plans in 2020 S. 3535, Tax Filing Relief for America Act S. 3553, A bill to modify the schedule for estimated tax payments for 2020 S. 3556, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for deferral of loan repayment for graduates during the period of the coronavirus S. 3557, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate required minimum distributions under tax-favored retirement plans S. 3561, Emergency Telework Act of 2020 S. 3567, A bill to provide State funding to ensure that essential workers can access child care S. 3586, a bill to reduce Federal spending and fund the acquisition of unexpired personal protection equipment (including face masks) for the strategic national stockpile by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns S. 3708, Agency Accountability Act S. 3910, COVID-19 as a Presumptive Disease in Wildland Firefighters Act S. 3985, JUSTICE Act S. 3990, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020 S. 4136, COST of Relocations Act S. 4138, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act S. 4323, TRUST Act of 2020 S. 4372, Dependent Care Expense Relief Act of 2020 S. 4374, Federal Jobs Act S. 4476, Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020 S. 4518, Pandemic Federal Telework Act of 2020 S. 4638, Science and Transparency Over Politics Act S. 4766, A bill to ensure that personal protective equipment and other equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are provided to employees required to return to Federal offices, and for other purposes S. 4800, The Heroes Act S. 4907, A bill to nullify Executive Order 13957, entitled "Creating Schedule F in The Excepted Service" S. 4965, Public Servant Protection Act of 2020 S. 4977, Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2020 · third_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 116 - Investing in Main Street Act The bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase from 5 percent to 15 percent of its capital and surplus, the amount a national bank, a member bank of the Federal Reserve System, a nonmember insured bank (to the extent permitted under applicable state law), or a federal savings association may invest in one or more small business investment companies (SBICs), or in any entity established to invest solely in SBICs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 128 - Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act H.R. 128 allows the SBA Office of Advocacy to examine the role of small business in international economies and to represent small business views before foreign governments and international entities. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 190 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Business Act H.R. 190 raises the dollar amount of sole-source awards so that they are closer in line with the size of current contracts being awarded in the procurement landscape. NSBA supports. H.R. 206 - Encouraging Small Business Innovators Act H.R. 206 makes a series of changes to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, making them easier for small firms to use. NSBA supports. H.R. 216 - Main Street Certainty Act of 2019 Legislation to make permanent the 20-percent pass-through deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. NSBA supports. H.R. 218 - The Death Tax Repeal Act This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 222 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 226 - Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act H.R. 226 requires the SBA to report federal spending made through designated best-in-class vehicles, and to report on the dollars spent through these vehicles awarded to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 227 - Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act Bill allows large prime contractors to take credit for subcontracting to small businesses at lower tiers, provided that prime contractors keep records substantiating subcontracting credit claimed at lower tiers, and creates a new dispute process for small subcontractors to bring non-payment issues to the agencys small business advocate (Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization). NSBA supports. H.R. 246 - Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act The bill requires SBA to coordinate with the senior procurement executives of federal agencies participating in a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program or a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to assist small businesses participating in such programs with commercializing research. NSBA supports. H.R. 275 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 Bill requires the federal government to negotiate lower drug prices for seniors enrolled in the Medicare Part D program. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 448 - The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act Bill makes a series of changes relating to the prices of prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage (MA) prescription drug plans (PDPs). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 582 - The Raise the Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. NSBA opposes. H.R. 593 - Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 593 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 1046 - The Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 Bill would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices and, if drug companies refuse to negotiate in good faith, it would enable the Secretary to issue a competitive license to another company to produce the medication as a generic. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1084 - Family Savings Act of 2019 It includes a variety of provisions aimed at making it easier for smaller businesses to offer tax-qualified retirement savings plans to their employees, encouraging individuals to participate in retirement plans, and promoting savings for nonretirement expenses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1185 - The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act Legislation which provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial income while taking family leave. NSBA opposes. H.R.1384 - Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1384 would create a single-payer, government-funded health care program within two years, eliminating the age 65 threshold for Medicare eligibility. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1420 - Energy Efficient Government Technology Act This bill sets forth requirements with respect to increasing the energy efficiency of information technologies and data centers within the federal government. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1534 - Federal Employee Paid Leave Act of 2019 Bill would provide federal employees with 12 weeks paid leave for all instances covered by FMLA. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1644 - Save the Internet Act of 2019 Bill would restore net neutrality rules recently repealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). NSBA supports. H.R. 1648 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2019 Amends the Small Business Act to provide for the establishment of an enhanced cybersecurity assistance and protections for small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 1649 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 1760 - Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act This bill directs the Office of Nuclear Energy in the Department of Energy to develop and deploy high-assay low-enriched uranium for domestic commercial use and to develop a schedule for recovering costs associated with such development. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1768 - Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 a diesel emissions reduction program under which the Environmental Protection Agency provides grants, rebates, or loans for replacing diesel engines or retrofitting the engines with pollution control technologies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1784 - Healthy Families Act Legislation that would allow workers to annually accrue up 56 hours of paid sick leave or seven days of paid sick leave each year. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1909 - The HALOS Act This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Regulation D, which exempts certain offerings from SEC registration requirements but prohibits general solicitation or general advertising with respect to such offerings. NSBA supports. H.R. 1922 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. H.R. 1927 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1933 - Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2019 This bill prohibits states from imposing a sales tax collection duty on certain remote sellers. A "remote seller" is a person without a physical presence in a state who makes a sale in the state. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2114 - Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2019 The bill authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide financial assistance to states for the implementation, review, and revision of a state energy security plan that assesses the state's existing circumstances and proposes methods to strengthen the ability of the state to have a reliable, secure, and resilient energy infrastructure. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2331 - The SBA Cyber Awareness Act It require the SBA to report annually to the Congress on the state of its information technology (IT) and cybersecurity systems, the methods it could use to improve cybersecurity, any IT equipment or systems it has that were produced by an entity doing business principally in China, and any recent cybersecurity risks or incidents and subsequent responses. NSBA supports. H.R. 2345 - Clarifying the Small Business Runway Extension Act Amend the Small Business Act to clarify the intention of Congress that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration is subject to certain requirements with respect to establishing size standards for small business concerns. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2513 - The Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 Bill would amend the Bank Secrecy Act to require an applicant seeking to form a corporation or limited liability company (LLC) to disclose the beneficial owners of the entity. NSBA opposes the small business requirements section of the bill. H.R. 2603 - the Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Act Gives the Northern Mariana Islands full access to SBA grant and microloan programs. NSBA supports. H.R. 3630 - The No Surprises Act This bill expands restrictions on charging health care plan holders out-of-network rates for certain services. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 Measure would make it easier and more affordable for patent holders to enforce their patents. NSBA supports. H.R. 4069 - The Modern Worker Empowerment Act Amend the FLSA to adopt a common-law test to define the term employee. The bill would have the effect of harmonizing the definition of employee for purposes of federal law and thereby minimizing the uncertainty surrounding the determination as to whether an individual is an employee or independent contractor. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4387 - To establish Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within the Small Business Administration H.R. 4387 codifies the SBA-initiated Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within the SBA for four years. The program awards $50,000 prizes to the nations most innovative small business accelerators and incubators. NSBA supports. H.R. 4405 - Women's Business Centers Improvements Act of 2019 The Womens Business Centers Improvements Act strengthens the WBC program to ensure that women entrepreneurs across the country have access to the vital counseling and technical training services that can take them from startup to success. NSBA supports. H.R. 4406 - Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes the Small Business Development Center Program through FY2023 and otherwise revises the program. NSBA supports. H.R. 4407 - SCORE for Small Business Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) program, outlines the duties of the SCORE Association, and requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to cooperate with the association to carry out the program. NSBA supports. H.R. 4863 - United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 To promote the competitiveness of the United States, to reform and reauthorize the United States Export Finance Agency. NSBA supports. H.R. 4907 - TRUST Act The bill establishes bipartisan commissions to make recommendations on each trust fund, and those recommendations would receive a fast-tracked vote in Congress. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4931 - Incubator Act of 2019 The purposes for this Act are to support the growth and success of business incubators throughout the country and to stimulate widespread business development and economic growth. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 5065 - the Prison to Proprietorship Act for Formerly Incarcerated Act H.R. 5065 provides re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports. H.R. 5078 - the Prison to Proprietorship Act H.R. 5078 provides re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for qualified, non-violent and soon to be released incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports. H.R. 5130 - the Capturing All Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 5130 modifies the Small Business Administrations (SBAs) size calculation for employee based firms, allowing them more time to build their competitiveness. NSBA supports. H.R. 5146 - the Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 5146 would allow small businesses to leverage past performance experience obtained as part of joint ventures and subcontracts, which otherwise wouldnt be an option, Small businesses that wish to perform as prime contractors are often faced with a dilemma. NSBA supports. H.R. 5377 - Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act This bill increases the tax deduction for state and local taxes in 2019 to $20,000 for persons filing a joint tax return if the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer does not exceed $100 million. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6312 - COVID-19 RELIEF for Small Businesses Act of 2020 Legislation that would provide relief to small businesses facing consequences from the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6333 - To establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to support small businesses during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to provide loans and loan guarantees to small businesses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6349 - Continuity of Business Operations Support Act of 2020 This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide grants to small business development centers, women's business centers, and chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives to educate and advise small businesses on specified matters related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6361 - Relief for Small Businesses and Nonprofits Act Bill to provide loan and obligation payment relief for small businesses and non-profits affected by the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6367 - Entrepreneurial Development COVID-19 Response Act of 2020 This bill requires the Small Business Administration to award grants for small business development centers, women's business centers, and chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives to provide small businesses with specified assistance related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6396 - To provide tax and regulatory relief and health care flexibility to individuals and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. NSBA is monitoring. S. 92 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2019 The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports. S. 215 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 463 - The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act Legislation which provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial income while taking family leave. NSBA opposes. S. 673 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 Bill increases the size of sole source contract awards for women owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, and implements a new eligibility determination process to ensure sole source awards are made to eligible firms. NSBA supports. S. 682 -Save the Internet Act of 2019 Bill would restore net neutrality rules recently repealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). NSBA supports. S. 771 - Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2019 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. S. 840 - Healthy Families Act Legislation that would allow workers to annually accrue up 56 hours of paid sick leave or seven days of paid sick leave each year. NSBA opposes. S. 909 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. S. 996 - Microloan Program Enhancement Act of 2019 Bill modifies the microloan program of the Small Business Administration. NSBA supports. S. 1089 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. S. 1120 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Bill requires federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S. 1149 - Main Street Certainty Act of 2019 Legislation to make permanent the 20-percent pass-through deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. NSBA supports. S. 1981 - The Women and Minority Equity Investment Act of 2019 Allows women-owned federal contracting firms to take investment by women-owned equity firms and still meet the 51 percent unconditionally owned and controlled standard set by SBA to participate in the WOSB/EDWOSB program. NSBA is monitoring. S.2082 - Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act Measure would make it easier and more affordable for patent holders to enforce their patents. NSBA supports. S. 2156 - S Corporation Modernization Act Legislation that would make several pro-growth reforms to help S corporations operate more easily, which would improve their ability to raise capital. NSBA supports. S. 2189 - Veteran Small Business Export Promotion Act The Veteran Small Business Export Promotion Act would make permanent the U.S. Small Business Administrations (SBA) current policy of waiving up-front fees for veterans applying for its Export Express, Export Working Capital and International Trade loans of $150,000 or less. NSBA supports. S. 2350 - Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2019 This bill prohibits states from imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller for any sale that occurred prior to June 21, 2018. A "remote seller" is a person without a physical presence in a state who makes a sale in the state. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2535 - Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the reasons underlying the decreasing rate of formation of new businesses (i.e., startups) in the United States. NSBA supports. S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 Amends titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2563 - ILLICIT CASH Act To improve laws relating to money laundering. NSBA opposed TITLE IV of the bill regarding beneficial ownership. S. 2733 - TRUST Act The bill establishes bipartisan commissions to make recommendations on each trust fund, and those recommendations would receive a fast-tracked vote in Congress. NSABA is monitoring. S. 3508 - Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 Legislation will provide for an immediate four-month moratorium on all negative credit reporting and longer protections for people who face lasting financial hardship from the outbreak. The bill will also provide free, unlimited credit reports and credit scores for a year from the end of the crisis. Beyond this crisis, the bill extends these protections to people impacted by future major disasters. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3515 - New Business Preservation Act The New Business Preservation Act which would create a new program at the Treasury Department that will partner with states to invest in promising new businesses alongside private investors in areas of the country that do not currently attract significant equity investment in new businesses. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3518 - COVID-19 Recovery Grants for Small Businesses Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration to provide economic injury grants to certain small businesses, private nonprofit organizations, and small agricultural cooperatives that have suffered a substantial economic injury as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. S. 3519 - A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to subsidize payments on loans guaranteed under the 7(a) and 504 loan programs or made using funds under the microloan program, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to pay the principal, interest, and any associated fees owed on certain loans made to small businesses for a six month period. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3524 - Coronavirus Credit Expansion Act This bill increases the maximum loan amount for a small business disaster loan made in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and it requires the Small Business Administration to expedite the loan approval process for such loans. NSBA supports. S. 3531 - Small Business Relief from Communicable Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2020 This bill expands the definition of a disaster for which the Small Business Administration (SBA) may provide disaster loans to small business concerns to include communicable diseases for which the government issues a travel alert or travel warning, and it authorizes the SBA to make interest free disaster loans to small businesses affected by a disaster for which the government issues a public health emergency. NSBA is monitoring. S.3541 - A bill to modify requirements relating to small business disaster loans made in response to COVID-19, and for other purposes. This bill establishes certain measures related to small business disaster loans made in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. S. 3551 - Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2020 Bill to help small businesses access capital and create jobs by reauthorizing the successful State Small Business Credit Initiative. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3554 - COVID-19 RELIEF for Small Businesses Act of 2020 This bill establishes measures to provide assistance to small businesses impacted by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. S. 3565 - Small Business and Consumer Debt Collection Emergency Relief Act of 2020 Legislation that would protec
Client expense: $24,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
General issues related to privacy, cybersecurity, data security, credit reporting, and background screening. Specific issues included: issues related to the credit reporting industry and possible amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, including issues related to a common portal, disputes, scoring, and litigation; draft privacy, data security and breach notice proposals, issues related to preemption, penalties, and functional regulation; IRS data modernization, issues related to the IVES system; and corona virus relief legislation, phase III (CARES Act), the HEROES Act (HR 6800), and other draft elements of a possible phase IV, including the Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 (S. 3508)(Schatz-Brown), issues impacting credit reporting for the covid-19 disaster.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Banking
HR 7617 Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2021, Division D: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to credit card interchange. HR 6395/S 4094 National Defense Authorization Act for 2021, provisions related to interest rates and interchange caps. S 3571 Banking for All Act, all provisions. S 3508 Disaster Protection for Workers Credit Act of 2020, all provisions relating to credit card interchange. HR 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, all provisions relating to credit card interchange. Issues pertaining to the creation of a Central Bank for Digital Currency. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 116-136 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title IV - Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of U.S. Economy, all provisions relating to deferral or loan modifications. HR 5050 Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act, all provisions relating to interest rate caps and credit card interchange. Issues pertaining to an Administration memorandum on Congressional Review Act/Cost-Benefit Analysis by individual agencies. HR 2930/S 1389 Loan Shark Prevention Act, all provisions relating to credit rate caps. Issues pertaining to a Consumer Payments Security Act (no number), all provisions. Issues pertaining to the Payment Card Industrys standards-setting. Issues pertaining to possible FFIEC regulations on multi-factor authentication. Issues pertaining to possible legislation relating to electronic payment of federal taxes. Issues pertaining to the US regulatory response to the EU General Data Regulatory Protection. Issues pertaining to possible legislation relating to data security. Issues pertaining to Federal Reserve study on payments fraud. Issues pertaining to the EMVCo (Europay, Mastercard, Visa) and the EMV chip cards. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-24 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, all provisions relating to interchange. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-203 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions relating to the provisions in Title X-Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to interchange. Issues pertaining to antitrust legislation relating to interchange. Issues pertaining to payment card interchange fee and merchant discount anti-trust litigation. Issues pertaining to The Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act, all provisions relating to debit card interchange. Issues pertaining to Real Time Payments.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislative and regulatory issues pertaining to credit reporting and scoring, including H.R. 748, H.R. 3821, H.R. 4231, H.R. 5332, H.R. 6370, H.R. 6800, H.R. 8406, S. 1828, and S. 3508.
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA)
2020 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fair Debt Collection Practices Act rulemaking Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaint database Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Request for Information process Issues related to medical debt Issues related to student lending S.187 CFPB-IG Act - To require Senate confirmation of the Inspector General of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes. H.R.969 - Bring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriation process, and for other purposes H.R.969 - TABS Act of 2019 - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to bring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes. S.453 - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2019 - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to subject the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes. H.R. 3198 - Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act - To amend the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 to ensure that Federal financial regulators perform a comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on covered persons, and for other purposes. H.R. 3490 - the Small Business Lending Fairness Act - To amend TILA to prohibit anyone from extending credit pursuant to a confession of judgement provision, warrant of attorney, or any other waiver of right to be heard in a lawsuit to collect the debt. H.R. 3948 - the Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act - To amend the FDCPA to extend the provisions of that Act to cover a debt collector who is collecting debt owed to a State or local government, to index award amounts under such Act for inflation, to provide for civil injunctive relief for violations of such Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 4403 - the Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act - To amend the FDCPA to apply to debt buyers and to collectors of debt owed by a consumer to a federal agency that is 180 days or more past due; to limit fees a collector can collect for such debt to fees that are "reasonable in relation to the actual cost of collection;" that are authorized by the collector's contract wit the federal agency to collect that debt; and are not greater than 10% of the debt to be collected. H.R. 4664 - Monitoring and Curbing Abusive Debt Collection Practices Act - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act to prohibit the CFPB from issuing rules pursuant to the FDCPA that would allow a debt collector to send unlimited email and text messages to a consumer. H.R. 5001 - Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act - To amend the definition of debt collector under the FDCPA to include any person who uses any instrumentality of interstate commerce or the mails in any business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security interests. H.R. 5003 - Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act - To amend the FDCPA to prohibit debt collectors from communicating with the commanding officer or officer in charge of any servicemember regarding an outstanding debt or the location of the servicemember; and to prohibit debt collectors from stating to a servicemember that failure to cooperate will result in prosecution on the Uniform Code of Military Justice. H.R. 5013 - Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act - To amend the FDCPA to apply to the collection of "small business debts" meaning non-equity obligations less than $5 million. H.R. 5021 - Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019 - To amend the FDCPA to prohibit the CFPB from issuing a final rule on debt collection that allows unlimited electronic communications, including email or texts, from debt collectors to consumers; to prohibit collectors from contacting consumers via email or text message after a consumer has withdrawn their consent from receiving communications through these mediums or contacting them via email or text more frequently than as agreed to by the consumer; and to require collectors to send a consumer a notice of debt within five days after the initial communication with the consumer in connection with collecting a debt, even if the statutorily-required information was included in the initial communication. To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act to require rules issued by the CFPB pursuant to the FDCPA must require collectors to obtain a consumers prior consent to contact them in any method other than via postal mail or telephone; to prohibits rules issued by the CFPB pursuant to the FDCPA from waiving compliance with the ESIGN Act; and to require rules issued by the CFPB pursuant to the FDCPA must allow consumers to opt-out of any method of communication and to withdraw prior consent to modes of communication. H.R. 5034 - Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act - To amend the FDCPA to prohibit debt collectors from collecting, or attempting to collect, on a debt of a consumer with respect to which the statute of limitations has expired, and for other purposes. H.R. 5287 - Fair Student Loan Debt Collection Practice Act - To amend the FDCPA to prohibit debt collectors from attempt to collect a federal student loan debt (meaning a loan made, insured or guaranteed under Title IV) during the period when the borrower would not be required to make a payment under an income-drive repayment plan. H.R. 5330 - Consumer Protections for Medical Debt Collections Act - To amend the FDCPA and FCRA to require a debt collector and furnishers to CRAs to provide written notices to consumers about restrictions on reporting medical debt, to refrain from reporting medical debt for over 1 year and to never report certain medical debt, and imposing a 2-year waiting period to colloect certain medical debt. S.3508 - A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act - to provide for disaster protection for workers' credit. H.R. 6321- Financial Protections and Assistance for Americas Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act during the COVID-19 emergency and to recover from the emergency S. 3565 - A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) during a major disaster or emergency-such as the current COVID-19 pandemic HR 748 - CARES Act - To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. S.3548 - CARES Act - To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. H.R.6800 - The Heroes Act S. 1624 - HEALS Act
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H. Con. Res. 59, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men H. Con. Res. 112, Abolish the Last Great Plantation in America Resolution H. J. Res. 94, Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, relating to "Relief with Respect to Employment Tax Deadlines Applicable to Employers Affected by the Ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease 2019 Pandemic" H. Res. 77, Expressing the sense of Congress that financial institutions and other entities should work proactively with their customers affected by the shutdown of the Federal Government who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness through no fault of their own H. Res. 79, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur H. Res. 84, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns H. Res. 170, Supporting the men and women who carry out the essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations of the Department of Homeland Security H. Res. 369, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H. Res. 913, Expressing support for frontline workers of the COVID-19 pandemic H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 39, Federal Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 135, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 164, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 191, EPIC Act S. 438, EPIC Act H.R. 271, No Work Without Pay Act H.R. 294, Election Day Holiday Act of 2019 H.R. 301, Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act H.R. 338, Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act H.R. 354, FEAA H.R. 371, Pay our Protectors Act H.R. 392, Secure Federal Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019 H.R. 454, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 H.R. 544, Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 H.R. 545, Financial Relief for Feds Act H.R. 588, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act S. 72, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act H.R. 657, Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 672, To provide deferment for student loans during shutdown H.R. 673, Shutdown Relief Act H.R. 710, Never Again Act H.R. 720, To deem Federal Employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 be eligible for unemployment compensation H.R. 725, Pay Federal Workers Act H.R. 750, Fairness to Essential Workers Act H.R. 760, Protect Unpaid Workers Act H.R. 765, Serve the People, not the Swamp Act H.R. 766, To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts for those affected by the shutdown H.R. 780, Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 781, Student Loan Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 782, Federal Employee Compensation Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 800, Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act H.R. 814, To provide a bonus to any federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018 and for other purposes H.R. 815, Pay our Homeland Heroes Act H.R. 819, Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act H.R. 850, Agency Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 925, The Heroes Act H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 1016, Pay Workers What They've Earned Act H.R. 1028, RIGHT Act of 2019 H.R. 1051, Back Pay Fairness Act S. 222, Back Pay Fairness Act H.R. 1064, To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients H.R. 1076, Fair Chance Act S. 387, Fair Chance Act H.R. 1117, Shutdown Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 1203, Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 1225, Restore our Parks and Public Lands H.R. 1235, MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act H.R. 1254, Equal COLA Act H.R. 1256, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 1286, Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1427, To provide for priority for lodging expenses for federal employees where people are protected from human trafficking H.R. 1433, Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 H.R. 1463, Taxpayer's DIME Act H.R. 1534, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act S. 1174, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act H.R. 1553, Fair COLA for Seniors Act H.R. 1598, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy of 2019 H.R. 1609, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 1701, To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for other purposes H.R. 1709, Scientific Integrity Act S. 775, Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 2028, Make Our Government Safe Act H.R. 2039, Fair Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 2083, Homeland Procurement Reform Act H.R. 2101, To provide for restrictions on recently appointed Federal employees and recently separated Federal employees with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes H.R. 2148, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 1082, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 2190, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 2290, To require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2544, To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2586, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 S. 1275, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 H.R. 2612, Federal Employees Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 2828, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019 H.R. 2903, Blocking Investment in Our Adversaries Act H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act H.R. 3096, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3118, Clean Up Congress Act H.R. 3197, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 3219, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3260, No Raise for Congress Act H.R. 3271, No Health Care, No Raise Act H.R. 3326, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 3348, MERIT Act of 2019 S. 1898, MERIT Act of 2019 H.R. 3357, Merit System Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3440, Do Your Job Act H.R. 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act H.R. 3468, Fair Pay for All Act of 2019 H.R. 3499, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes H.R. 3675, Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2019 H.R. 3719, CT-PAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3816, No Pensions for Pedophiles Act H.R. 3838, Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act H.R. 4015, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 S. 2272, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4020, Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019 H.R. 4072, To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a government shutdown in FY 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes H.R. 4102, Screening All Fentanyl-Enhanced Mail Act of 2019 H.R. 4149, REGION Act H.R. 4202, SCREEN Act of 2019 H.R. 4276, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 S. 2444, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 H.R. 4328, Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act H.R. 4382, Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4440, Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2019 H.R. 4452, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act H.R. 4595, Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019 H.R. 4645, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4660, National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act H.R. 4738, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 4739, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act H.R. 4755, Safe Food Act of 2019 H.R. 4761, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019 H.R. 4774, Internet of Things Cybersecurity Training for Federal Employees H.R. 4789, To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons and for other purposes S. 3706, To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons and for other purposes H.R. 4883, Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team Authorization Act H.R. 4892, Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act H.R. 4895, CFTC Reauthorization H.R. 5004, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 5018, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act S. 2791, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act H.R. 5064, Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019 H.R. 5075, Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act H.R. 5096, Cruise Passenger Protection Act H.R. 5099, Federal Employee Recruitment and Retention Plan Act of 2019 H.R. 5273, Securing America's Ports Act H.R. 5329, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 S. 2990, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 H.R. 5331, Fairness for All Act H.R. 5389, Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 H.R. 5431, FAA Family and Medical Leave Act H.R. 5456, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act S. 3071, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 5468, Border Workforce Efficiency Act H.R. 5560, To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes H.R. 5581, Access to Counsel Act of 2020 H.R. 5690, FAIR Act S. 3231, FAIR Act H.R. 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2020 H.R. 5803, Washington, D.C. Admissions Act H.R. 5838, Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act H.R. 5885, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act S. 3104, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Corrections Act H.R. 5942, DHS Cybersecurity On-the-job-Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act H.R. 5980, No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions to Incarcerated Officials Now Act H.R. 5991, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020 H.R. 5993, VAlue FAAmily Act H.R. 6036, VA Family Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6076, IRS Enhancement and Tax Gap Reduction Act of 2020 H.R. 6087, Public Service Appreciation Through Loan Forgiveness Act H.R. 6091, Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act H.R. 6108, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act S. 3428, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6150, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act S. 3415, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act H.R. 6189, To limit employers from requiring employees to use vacation leave before using sick leave, and for other purposes H.R. 6197, CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 6198, Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6220, Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 6221, Paid Sick Leave Credit Act of 2020 H.R. 6230, PSLF Administrative Improvements Act H.R. 6240, Federal Jobs Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6395, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6397, Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 6413, To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including any adverse item of information on the consumer report of an individual with respect to debt related to a COVID-19 related illness, and for other purposes H.R. 6414, TSP Act H.R. 6415, Inspire to Serve Act of 2020 H.R. 6433, HEROES Act of 2020 H.R. 6442, Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 S. 3513, Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6559, COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6655, Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Federal Workers Act H.R. 6733, Federal Frontline Workers Leave Protection Act H.R. 6759, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act H.R. 6812, Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act H.R. 6896, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices S. 3455, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices H.R. 6909, Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2020 H.R. 6958, COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 S. 3972, COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 H.R. 6995, To prohibit the Administrator of General Services from setting Continental United States (CONUS) per diem-reimbursements rates below a certain level, and for other purposes H.R. 7107, PLUM Act of 2020 S. 3896, PLUM Act of 2020 H.R. 7120, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 S. 3912, Justice in Policing Act of 2020 H.R. 7134, Bend Toward Justice Act of 2020 H.R. 7153, Law Enforcement Identification Act S. 3909, Law Enforcement Identification Act H.R. 7226, Federal Agency Sunset Act H.R. 7322, Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act S. 4056, Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act H.R. 7327, Child Care for Economic Recovery Act H.R. 7340, To ensure that personal protective equipment and other equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are provided to employees required to return to Federal offices, and for other purposes H.R. 7341, To provide support and flexibility for the Federal workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes H.R. 7438, Duplication Scoring Act of 2020 H.R. 7448, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act S. 4138, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act H.R. 7471, SAFE While Traveling Act H.R. 7478, COST of Relocations Act S. 4136, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 7496, COVID PREPARE Act of 2020 H.R. 7524, Wear Your Mask Act S. 4610, Wear Your Mask Act H.R. 7864, Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2020 H.R. 7901, ANTI Viruses Act H.R. 7935, Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2020 H.R. 7936, Federal Employee Access to Information Act S. 4438, Federal Employee Access to Information Act H.R. 7944, Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 S. 4224, Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 H.R. 8111, RNC Act H.R. 8170, Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act H.R. 8171, Save our Social Security Now Act H.R. 8191, CHARGE Act H.R. 8228, Our Lawn Act H.R. 8381, To prohibit employers from asking the age or date of birth of an individual before the completion and submission of an application for employment by such individual H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act H.R. 8457, To restore leave lost by Federal employees during certain public health emergencies, and for other purposes S. 4777, A bill to restore leave lost by Federal employees during certain public health emergencies, and for other purposes S. Res. 66, A resolution rejecting the use of Government shutdowns S. Res. 280, A resolution commending the officers and personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for their work during the crisis at the Southern border S. Res. 668, A resolution commemorating the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's 50th Anniversary S. 111, Pay our Protectors Act of 2019 S. 113, Shutdown Policy Fairness Act S. 165, Federal Unemployment Compensation Equity Act of 2019 S. 204, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 S. 214, A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by the current lapse in appropriations S. 386, To waive penalties for withdrawals from retirement plans for federal employees and contractors affected by the shutdown S. 396, A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board S. 404, Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act S. 406, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2019 S. 414, Trade Facilitation and Security Enhancement Act S. 429, Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 439, End Plush Retirements Act S. 473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 493, Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2019 or the "DRAIN Act" S. 497, National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 S. 535, Protect Federal Workers Credit Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1004, Safeguarding America's Ports Act S. 1131, A bill to establish family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes S. 1175, PSLF Technical Corrections Act of 2019 S. 1314, Stop Silencing Victims Act S. 1335, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1349, Secure Traveler Act S. 1430, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1432, Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act S. 1521, To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response system task forces may include Federal employees S. 1559, Fly Smart Act S. 1753, Take Care Act S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1869, Secure Federal Leases from Espionage and Suspicious Entanglements Act S. 1990, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes S. 2119, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act S. 2135, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Custom and Border Protection Custody Act S. 2219, A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S. 2269, SWAMP Act S. 2323, SAFE Mail Act S. 2485, HOTEL Act S. 2618, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 S. 2647, Compulsory Requirement to Eliminate Employees who are Perpetrators of Sexual Assault Act of 2019 S. 2691, A bill to establish the position of Ombudsman for Border and Immigration Enforcement Related Concerns in the Department of Homeland Security S. 2694, A bill to place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border S. 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 S. 2813, CBP Hiring and Retention Innovation Act S. 2987, Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 S. 3002, U.S. Technical Assistance for Mexican Labor Capacity Building Act S. 3079, FAA and TSA Family and Medical Leave Act S. 3184, Federal employees and Retirees with Delinquent tax Debt Initiatives (FERDI Act) S. 3199, Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020 S. 3234, Social Security Solvency and Sustainability Act S. 3250, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2020 S. 3345, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act S. 3368, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2020 S. 3401, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2020 S. 3508, Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 S. 3527, A bill to waive required minimum distribution rules for retirement plans in 2020 S. 3535, Tax Filing Relief for America Act S. 3553, A bill to modify the schedule for estimated tax payments for 2020 S. 3556, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for deferral of loan repayment for graduates during the period of the coronavirus S. 3557, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate required minimum distributions under tax-favored retirement plans S. 3561, Emergency Telework Act of 2020 S. 3567, A bill to provide State funding to ensure that essential workers can access child care S. 3586, a bill to reduce Federal spending and fund the acquisition of unexpired personal protection equipment (including face masks) for the strategic national stockpile by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns S. 3708, Agency Accountability Act S. 3910, COVID-19 as a Presumptive Disease in Wildland Firefighters Act S. 3985, JUSTICE Act S. 3990, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020 S. 4136, COST of Relocations Act S. 4138, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act S. 4323, TRUST Act of 2020 S. 4372, Dependent Care Expense Relief Act of 2020 S. 4374, Federal Jobs Act S. 4476, Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020 S. 4518, Pandemic Federal Telework Act of 2020 S. 4638, Science and Transparency Over Politics Act S. 4766, A bill to ensure that personal protective equipment and other equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are provided to employees required to return to Federal offices, and for other purposes
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2020 · third_quarter · Banking
HR 7617 Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2021, Division D: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to credit card interchange. HR 6395/S 4094 National Defense Authorization Act for 2021, all provisions relating to interest rates and interchange caps. S 3571 Banking for All Act, all provisions. S 3508 Disaster Protection for Workers Credit Act of 2020, all provisions relating to credit card interchange. HR 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, all provisions relating to credit card interchange. Issues pertaining to the creation of a Central Bank for Digital Currency. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 116-136 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title IV - Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of U.S. Economy, all provisions relating to deferral or loan modifications. HR 5050 Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act, all provisions relating to interest rate caps and credit card interchange. Issues pertaining to an Administration memorandum on Congressional Review Act/Cost-Benefit Analysis by individual agencies. HR 2930/S 1389 Loan Shark Prevention Act, all provisions relating to credit rate caps. Issues pertaining to a Consumer Payments Security Act (no number), all provisions. Issues pertaining to the Payment Card Industrys standards-setting. Issues pertaining to possible FFIEC (Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council) regulations on multi-factor authentication. Issues pertaining to possible legislation relating to electronic payment of federal taxes. Issues pertaining to the US regulatory response to the EU General Data Regulatory Protection. Issues pertaining to possible legislation relating to data security. Issues pertaining to Federal Reserve study on payments fraud. Issues pertaining to the EMVCo (Europay, Mastercard, Visa) and the EMV chip cards. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-24 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, all provisions relating to interchange. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-203 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions relating to the provisions in Title X-Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to interchange. Issues pertaining to antitrust legislation relating to interchange. Issues pertaining to payment card interchange fee and merchant discount anti-trust litigation. Issues pertaining to The Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act, all provisions relating to debit card interchange. Issues pertaining to Real Time Payments.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Banking
HR 7616 Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2021, Division D: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to credit card interchange. HR 6395/S 4094 National Defense Authorization Act for 2021, all provisions relating to interest rates and interchange caps. S 3571 Banking for All Act, all provisions. S 3508 Disaster Protection for Workers Credit Act of 2020, all provisions relating to credit reporting. HR 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, all provisions relating to credit reporting. HR 6321 The Financial Protections and Assistance for Americas Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act, all provisions relating to credit reporting. HR 5332 Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2020,all provisions relating to credit reporting. Issues pertaining to the creation of a Central Bank for Digital Currency. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 116-136 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title IV - Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of U.S. Economy, all provisions relating to deferral or loan modification and credit reporting. HR 5050 Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act, all provisions relating to interest rate caps and credit card interchange. HR 2930/S 1389 Loan Shark Prevention Act, all provisions relating to credit rate caps. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-24 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 116 - Investing in Main Street Act The bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase from 5 percent to 15 percent of its capital and surplus, the amount a national bank, a member bank of the Federal Reserve System, a nonmember insured bank (to the extent permitted under applicable state law), or a federal savings association may invest in one or more small business investment companies (SBICs), or in any entity established to invest solely in SBICs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 128 - Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act H.R. 128 allows the SBA Office of Advocacy to examine the role of small business in international economies and to represent small business views before foreign governments and international entities. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 190 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Business Act H.R. 190 raises the dollar amount of sole-source awards so that they are closer in line with the size of current contracts being awarded in the procurement landscape. NSBA supports. H.R. 206 - Encouraging Small Business Innovators Act H.R. 206 makes a series of changes to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, making them easier for small firms to use. NSBA supports. H.R. 216 - Main Street Certainty Act of 2019 Legislation to make permanent the 20-percent pass-through deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. NSBA supports. H.R. 218 - The Death Tax Repeal Act This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 222 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 226 - Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act H.R. 226 requires the SBA to report federal spending made through designated best-in-class vehicles, and to report on the dollars spent through these vehicles awarded to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 227 - Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act Bill allows large prime contractors to take credit for subcontracting to small businesses at lower tiers, provided that prime contractors keep records substantiating subcontracting credit claimed at lower tiers, and creates a new dispute process for small subcontractors to bring non-payment issues to the agencys small business advocate (Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization). NSBA supports. H.R. 246 - Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act The bill requires SBA to coordinate with the senior procurement executives of federal agencies participating in a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program or a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to assist small businesses participating in such programs with commercializing research. NSBA supports. H.R.266 - Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing additional funding for small business loans, health care providers, and COVID-19 testing. NSBA supports the small business provisions. H.R. 275 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 Bill requires the federal government to negotiate lower drug prices for seniors enrolled in the Medicare Part D program. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 448 - The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act Bill makes a series of changes relating to the prices of prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage (MA) prescription drug plans (PDPs). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 582 - The Raise the Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. NSBA opposes. H.R. 593 - Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 593 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 1046 - The Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 Bill would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices and, if drug companies refuse to negotiate in good faith, it would enable the Secretary to issue a competitive license to another company to produce the medication as a generic. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1084 - Family Savings Act of 2019 It includes a variety of provisions aimed at making it easier for smaller businesses to offer tax-qualified retirement savings plans to their employees, encouraging individuals to participate in retirement plans, and promoting savings for nonretirement expenses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1185 - The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act Legislation which provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial income while taking family leave. NSBA opposes. H.R.1384 - Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1384 would create a single-payer, government-funded health care program within two years, eliminating the age 65 threshold for Medicare eligibility. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1420 - Energy Efficient Government Technology Act This bill sets forth requirements with respect to increasing the energy efficiency of information technologies and data centers within the federal government. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1534 - Federal Employee Paid Leave Act of 2019 Bill would provide federal employees with 12 weeks paid leave for all instances covered by FMLA. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1644 - Save the Internet Act of 2019 Bill would restore net neutrality rules recently repealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). NSBA supports. H.R. 1648 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2019 Amends the Small Business Act to provide for the establishment of an enhanced cybersecurity assistance and protections for small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 1649 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 1760 - Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act This bill directs the Office of Nuclear Energy in the Department of Energy to develop and deploy high-assay low-enriched uranium for domestic commercial use and to develop a schedule for recovering costs associated with such development. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1768 - Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 a diesel emissions reduction program under which the Environmental Protection Agency provides grants, rebates, or loans for replacing diesel engines or retrofitting the engines with pollution control technologies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1784 - Healthy Families Act Legislation that would allow workers to annually accrue up 56 hours of paid sick leave or seven days of paid sick leave each year. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1909 - The HALOS Act This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Regulation D, which exempts certain offerings from SEC registration requirements but prohibits general solicitation or general advertising with respect to such offerings. NSBA supports. H.R. 1922 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. H.R. 1927 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1933 - Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2019 This bill prohibits states from imposing a sales tax collection duty on certain remote sellers. A "remote seller" is a person without a physical presence in a state who makes a sale in the state. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2114 - Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2019 The bill authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide financial assistance to states for the implementation, review, and revision of a state energy security plan that assesses the state's existing circumstances and proposes methods to strengthen the ability of the state to have a reliable, secure, and resilient energy infrastructure. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2296 - The FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 Bill would require certain drug manufacturers to submit documentation to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 30 days before increasing the price of a qualifying drug. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2331 - The SBA Cyber Awareness Act It require the SBA to report annually to the Congress on the state of its information technology (IT) and cybersecurity systems, the methods it could use to improve cybersecurity, any IT equipment or systems it has that were produced by an entity doing business principally in China, and any recent cybersecurity risks or incidents and subsequent responses. NSBA supports. H.R. 2345 - Clarifying the Small Business Runway Extension Act Amend the Small Business Act to clarify the intention of Congress that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration is subject to certain requirements with respect to establishing size standards for small business concerns. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2513 - The Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 Bill would amend the Bank Secrecy Act to require an applicant seeking to form a corporation or limited liability company (LLC) to disclose the beneficial owners of the entity. NSBA opposes the small business requirements section of the bill. H.R. 2603 - the Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Act Gives the Northern Mariana Islands full access to SBA grant and microloan programs. NSBA supports. H.R. 3630 - The No Surprises Act This bill expands restrictions on charging health care plan holders out-of-network rates for certain services. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 Measure would make it easier and more affordable for patent holders to enforce their patents. NSBA supports. H.R. 4069 - The Modern Worker Empowerment Act Amend the FLSA to adopt a common-law test to define the term employee. The bill would have the effect of harmonizing the definition of employee for purposes of federal law and thereby minimizing the uncertainty surrounding the determination as to whether an individual is an employee or independent contractor. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4387 - To establish Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within the Small Business Administration H.R. 4387 codifies the SBA-initiated Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within the SBA for four years. The program awards $50,000 prizes to the nations most innovative small business accelerators and incubators. NSBA supports. H.R. 4405 - Women's Business Centers Improvements Act of 2019 The Womens Business Centers Improvements Act strengthens the WBC program to ensure that women entrepreneurs across the country have access to the vital counseling and technical training services that can take them from startup to success. NSBA supports. H.R. 4406 - Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes the Small Business Development Center Program through FY2023 and otherwise revises the program. NSBA supports. H.R. 4407 - SCORE for Small Business Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) program, outlines the duties of the SCORE Association, and requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to cooperate with the association to carry out the program. NSBA supports. H.R. 4863 - United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 To promote the competitiveness of the United States, to reform and reauthorize the United States Export Finance Agency. NSBA supports. H.R. 4907 - TRUST Act The bill establishes bipartisan commissions to make recommendations on each trust fund, and those recommendations would receive a fast-tracked vote in Congress. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4931 - Incubator Act of 2019 The purposes for this Act are to support the growth and success of business incubators throughout the country and to stimulate widespread business development and economic growth. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 5065 - the Prison to Proprietorship Act for Formerly Incarcerated Act H.R. 5065 provides re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports. H.R. 5078 - the Prison to Proprietorship Act H.R. 5078 provides re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for qualified, non-violent and soon to be released incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports. H.R. 5130 - the Capturing All Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 5130 modifies the Small Business Administrations (SBAs) size calculation for employee based firms, allowing them more time to build their competitiveness. NSBA supports. H.R. 5146 - the Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 5146 would allow small businesses to leverage past performance experience obtained as part of joint ventures and subcontracts, which otherwise wouldnt be an option, Small businesses that wish to perform as prime contractors are often faced with a dilemma. NSBA supports. H.R. 5377 - Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act This bill increases the tax deduction for state and local taxes in 2019 to $20,000 for persons filing a joint tax return if the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer does not exceed $100 million. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 5430 - the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act Bill to implement the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada attached as an Annex to the Protocol Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement. NSBA supports. H.R. 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020 This bill provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding for federal agencies to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. NSBA supports. H.R. 6201 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing paid sick leave, tax credits, and free COVID-19 testing; expanding food assistance and unemployment benefits; and increasing Medicaid funding. NSBA supports. H.R. 6312 - COVID-19 RELIEF for Small Businesses Act of 2020 Legislation that would provide relief to small businesses facing consequences from the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6333 - To establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to support small businesses during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to provide loans and loan guarantees to small businesses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6349 - Continuity of Business Operations Support Act of 2020 This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide grants to small business development centers, women's business centers, and chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives to educate and advise small businesses on specified matters related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6361 - Relief for Small Businesses and Nonprofits Act Bill to provide loan and obligation payment relief for small businesses and non-profits affected by the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6367 - Entrepreneurial Development COVID-19 Response Act of 2020 This bill requires the Small Business Administration to award grants for small business development centers, women's business centers, and chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives to provide small businesses with specified assistance related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6396 - To provide tax and regulatory relief and health care flexibility to individuals and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. NSBA is monitoring. H.R.7010 - Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 This bill modifies provisions related to the forgiveness of loans made to small businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program implemented in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA supports. S. 92 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2019 The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports. S. 215 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 463 - The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act Legislation which provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial income while taking family leave. NSBA opposes. S. 673 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 Bill increases the size of sole source contract awards for women owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, and implements a new eligibility determination process to ensure sole source awards are made to eligible firms. NSBA supports. S. 682 -Save the Internet Act of 2019 Bill would restore net neutrality rules recently repealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). NSBA supports. S. 771 - Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2019 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. S. 840 - Healthy Families Act Legislation that would allow workers to annually accrue up 56 hours of paid sick leave or seven days of paid sick leave each year. NSBA opposes. S. 909 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. S. 996 - Microloan Program Enhancement Act of 2019 Bill modifies the microloan program of the Small Business Administration. NSBA supports. S. 1089 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. S. 1120 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Bill requires federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S. 1149 - Main Street Certainty Act of 2019 Legislation to make permanent the 20-percent pass-through deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. NSBA supports. S. 1981 - The Women and Minority Equity Investment Act of 2019 Allows women-owned federal contracting firms to take investment by women-owned equity firms and still meet the 51 percent unconditionally owned and controlled standard set by SBA to participate in the WOSB/EDWOSB program. NSBA is monitoring. S.2082 - Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act Measure would make it easier and more affordable for patent holders to enforce their patents. NSBA supports. S. 2156 - S Corporation Modernization Act Legislation that would make several pro-growth reforms to help S corporations operate more easily, which would improve their ability to raise capital. NSBA supports. S. 2189 - Veteran Small Business Export Promotion Act The Veteran Small Business Export Promotion Act would make permanent the U.S. Small Business Administrations (SBA) current policy of waiving up-front fees for veterans applying for its Export Express, Export Working Capital and International Trade loans of $150,000 or less. NSBA supports. S. 2350 - Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2019 This bill prohibits states from imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller for any sale that occurred prior to June 21, 2018. A "remote seller" is a person without a physical presence in a state who makes a sale in the state. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2535 - Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the reasons underlying the decreasing rate of formation of new businesses (i.e., startups) in the United States. NSBA supports. S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 Amends titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2563 - ILLICIT CASH Act To improve laws relating to money laundering. NSBA opposed TITLE IV of the bill regarding beneficial ownership. S. 2733 - TRUST Act The bill establishes bipartisan commissions to make recommendations on each trust fund, and those recommendations would receive a fast-tracked vote in Congress. NSABA is monitoring. S. 3508 - Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 Legislation will provide for an immediate four-month moratorium on all negative credit reporting and longer protections for people who face lasting financial hardship from the outbreak. The bill will also provide free, unlimited credit reports and credit scores for a year from the end of the crisis. Beyond this crisis, the bill extends these protections to people impacted by future major disasters. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3515 - New Business Preservation Act The New Business Preservation Act which would create a new program at the Treasury Department that will partner with states to invest in promising new businesses alongside private investors in areas of the country that do not currently attract significant equity investment in new businesses. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3518 - COVID-19 Recovery Grants for Small Businesses Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration to provide economic injury grants to certain small businesses, private nonprofit organizations, and small agricultural cooperatives that have suffered a substantial economic injury as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. S. 3519 - A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to subsidize payments on loans guaranteed under the 7(a) and 504 loan programs or made using funds under
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Support the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve developing and deploy one or more liquidity facilities through which mortgage servicers covering forborne consumer payments can obtain funding to cover potential shortfalls of advances to bondholders and other parties who are compensated from borrower payments during the declared COVID-19 emergency Support Congress instituting a 36% annual interest rate cap and codifying a ban on confessions of judgments for all small business loans to ensure that small business owners are able to defend their businesses in court in light of the COVID-19 pandemic Support provisions included in the next Coronavirus response legislation to protect people's homes, cars, credit, bank accounts and more from evictions/foreclosures, debt collection, car repossessions, predatory lenders, etc Support the inclusion of the Medical Debt Relief Act (S1581 / HR 6470 Porter) in future covid-19 relief legislation Support the Treasury directing the SBA to designate returned corporate PPP funds to CDFIs and MDIs to ensure that small businesses of color can access the funds. Support the inclusion of the credit reporting protections in the HEROES Act in the next COVID-19 relief package, or pass it separately as S. 3508. These protections would establish a temporary moratorium on negative credit reporting for the COVID-19 emergency period plus four months, with the option for consumers to obtain an additional nine months of relief. It would address the looming credit reporting damage from missed bills due to lost jobs or income, which could prevent consumers from getting affordable credit, jobs, housing and more for the next seven years Support the Senate to include the debt collection protections in the HEROES Act in the next stimulus package in order to protect consumers, nonprofits and small businesses from the most aggressive forms of debt collection so that they can concentrate on getting their families, businesses and the economy back on their feet. In particular, the bill puts a moratorium on: * evictions and foreclosures * wage garnishment * bank account garnishment * car repossessions * incarceration for nonpayment of debts, including fees and fines. Support h. con. Res. 90, to overturn the OCCs rule on the Community Reinvestment Act Oppose FDICs NPRM regarding Industrial Loan Companies (ILCs). The proposal fails to consider that expansion of ILCs, including those acquired by financial companies, will erode consumer protections and expose consumers to severe harm. Existing ILCs are already disproportionately involved in rent-a-bank partnerships, including very high-cost schemes. New ILCs are likely to attract precisely the high-cost non-bank lenders that want to avoid state laws. The FDIC should crack down on existing ILCs engaged in rent-a-bank schemes and should not approve new ILC charters. [If the FDIC does approve new charters, it should impose severe limitations on the activity of the ILC itself.] No final ILC rule should permit the FDIC to waive the conditions prescribed therein. The high-cost lending that proliferation of ILCs would enable causes severe harm to communities, with a history of causing particular harm to communities of color.
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Employment & Training Administration, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S.
2020 · second_quarter · Banking
Support the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve developing and deploy one or more liquidity facilities through which mortgage servicers covering forborne consumer payments can obtain funding to cover potential shortfalls of advances to bondholders and other parties who are compensated from borrower payments during the declared COVID-19 emergency Support Congress instituting a 36% annual interest rate cap and codifying a ban on confessions of judgments for all small business loans to ensure that small business owners are able to defend their businesses in court in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Support provisions included in the next Coronavirus response legislation to protect people's homes, cars, credit, bank accounts and more from evictions/foreclosures, debt collection, car repossessions, predatory lenders, etc Support the inclusion of the Medical Debt Relief Act (S1581 / HR 6470 Porter) in future covid-19 relief legislation Support the Treasury directing the SBA to designate returned corporate PPP funds to CDFIs and MDIs to ensure that small businesses of color can access the funds. Support the inclusion of the credit reporting protections in the HEROES Act in the next COVID-19 relief package, or pass it separately as S. 3508. These protections would establish a temporary moratorium on negative credit reporting for the COVID-19 emergency period plus four months, with the option for consumers to obtain an additional nine months of relief. It would address the looming credit reporting damage from missed bills due to lost jobs or income, which could prevent consumers from getting affordable credit, jobs, housing and more for the next seven years Support the Senate to include the debt collection protections in the HEROES Act in the next stimulus package in order to protect consumers, nonprofits and small businesses from the most aggressive forms of debt collection so that they can concentrate on getting their families, businesses and the economy back on their feet. In particular, the bill puts a moratorium on: * evictions and foreclosures * wage garnishment * bank account garnishment * car repossessions * incarceration for nonpayment of debts, including fees and fines. Support h. con. Res. 90, to overturn the OCCs rule on the Community Reinvestment Act Oppose FDICs NPRM regarding Industrial Loan Companies (ILCs). The proposal fails to consider that expansion of ILCs, including those acquired by financial companies, will erode consumer protections and expose consumers to severe harm. Existing ILCs are already disproportionately involved in rent-a-bank partnerships, including very high-cost schemes. New ILCs are likely to attract precisely the high-cost non-bank lenders that want to avoid state laws. The FDIC should crack down on existing ILCs engaged in rent-a-bank schemes and should not approve new ILC charters. [If the FDIC does approve new charters, it should impose severe limitations on the activity of the ILC itself.] No final ILC rule should permit the FDIC to waive the conditions prescribed therein. The high-cost lending that proliferation of ILCs would enable causes severe harm to communities, with a history of causing particular harm to communities of color.
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Employment & Training Administration, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S.
2020 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
General issues related to privacy, cybersecurity, data security, credit reporting, and background screening. Specific issues included: issues related to the credit reporting industry and possible amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, including issues related to a common portal, disputes, scoring, and litigation; draft privacy, data security and breach notice proposals, issues related to preemption, penalties, and functional regulation; IRS data modernization, issues related to the IVES system; and corona virus relief legislation, phase III (CARES Act), the HEROES Act (HR 6800), and other draft elements of a possible phase IV, including the Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 (S. 3508)(Schatz-Brown), issues impacting credit reporting for the covid-19 disaster.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fair Debt Collection Practices Act rulemaking Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaint database Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Request for Information process Issues related to medical debt Issues related to student lending S.187 CFPB-IG Act - To require Senate confirmation of the Inspector General of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes. H.R.969 - Bring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriation process, and for other purposes H.R.969 - TABS Act of 2019 - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to bring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes. S.453 - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2019 - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to subject the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes. H.R. 3198 - Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act - To amend the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 to ensure that Federal financial regulators perform a comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on covered persons, and for other purposes. H.R. 3490 - the Small Business Lending Fairness Act - To amend TILA to prohibit anyone from extending credit pursuant to a confession of judgement provision, warrant of attorney, or any other waiver of right to be heard in a lawsuit to collect the debt. H.R. 3948 - the Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act - To amend the FDCPA to extend the provisions of that Act to cover a debt collector who is collecting debt owed to a State or local government, to index award amounts under such Act for inflation, to provide for civil injunctive relief for violations of such Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 4403 - the Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act - To amend the FDCPA to apply to debt buyers and to collectors of debt owed by a consumer to a federal agency that is 180 days or more past due; to limit fees a collector can collect for such debt to fees that are "reasonable in relation to the actual cost of collection;" that are authorized by the collector's contract wit the federal agency to collect that debt; and are not greater than 10% of the debt to be collected. H.R. 4664 - Monitoring and Curbing Abusive Debt Collection Practices Act - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act to prohibit the CFPB from issuing rules pursuant to the FDCPA that would allow a debt collector to send unlimited email and text messages to a consumer. H.R. 5001 - Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act - To amend the definition of debt collector under the FDCPA to include any person who uses any instrumentality of interstate commerce or the mails in any business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security interests. H.R. 5003 - Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act - To amend the FDCPA to prohibit debt collectors from communicating with the commanding officer or officer in charge of any servicemember regarding an outstanding debt or the location of the servicemember; and to prohibit debt collectors from stating to a servicemember that failure to cooperate will result in prosecution on the Uniform Code of Military Justice. H.R. 5013 - Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act - To amend the FDCPA to apply to the collection of "small business debts" meaning non-equity obligations less than $5 million. H.R. 5021 - Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019 - To amend the FDCPA to prohibit the CFPB from issuing a final rule on debt collection that allows unlimited electronic communications, including email or texts, from debt collectors to consumers; to prohibit collectors from contacting consumers via email or text message after a consumer has withdrawn their consent from receiving communications through these mediums or contacting them via email or text more frequently than as agreed to by the consumer; and to require collectors to send a consumer a notice of debt within five days after the initial communication with the consumer in connection with collecting a debt, even if the statutorily-required information was included in the initial communication. To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act to require rules issued by the CFPB pursuant to the FDCPA must require collectors to obtain a consumers prior consent to contact them in any method other than via postal mail or telephone; to prohibits rules issued by the CFPB pursuant to the FDCPA from waiving compliance with the ESIGN Act; and to require rules issued by the CFPB pursuant to the FDCPA must allow consumers to opt-out of any method of communication and to withdraw prior consent to modes of communication. H.R. 5034 - Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act - To amend the FDCPA to prohibit debt collectors from collecting, or attempting to collect, on a debt of a consumer with respect to which the statute of limitations has expired, and for other purposes. H.R. 5287 - Fair Student Loan Debt Collection Practice Act - To amend the FDCPA to prohibit debt collectors from attempt to collect a federal student loan debt (meaning a loan made, insured or guaranteed under Title IV) during the period when the borrower would not be required to make a payment under an income-drive repayment plan. H.R. 5330 - Consumer Protections for Medical Debt Collections Act - To amend the FDCPA and FCRA to require a debt collector and furnishers to CRAs to provide written notices to consumers about restrictions on reporting medical debt, to refrain from reporting medical debt for over 1 year and to never report certain medical debt, and imposing a 2-year waiting period to colloect certain medical debt. S.3508 - A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act - to provide for disaster protection for workers' credit. H.R. 6321- Financial Protections and Assistance for Americas Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act during the COVID-19 emergency and to recover from the emergency S. 3565 - A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) during a major disaster or emergency-such as the current COVID-19 pandemic HR 748 - CARES Act - To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. S.3548 - CARES Act - To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. H.R.6800 - The Heroes Act
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2020; all provisions related to banking H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act); Sec. 110401 H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act); Secs. 4021-4024 S. 3508, Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020; all provisions H.R. 6321, Financial Protections and Assistance for Americas Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act; Sec. 112 H.R. 6370, Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act; All Sections Data and Accountability Transparency Act of 2020; All Sections H.R. 6451, Fair Coronavirus Credit Reporting Act of 2020; All sections pertaining to medical debt
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Banking
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY2021, no number, all provisions related to credit card interchange S. 3571 Banking for All Act, all provisions S. 3508 Disaster Protection for Workers Credit Act of 2020, provisions related to credit card interchange H.R. 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, provisions related to credit card interchange Issues pertaining to the creation of a Central Bank for Digital Currency PL 116-136 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title IV - Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of U.S. Economy, provisions related to deferral or loan modifications HR 5050 Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act, all provisions related to interest rate caps and credit card interchange Issues pertaining to an Administration memorandum on Congressional Review Act/Cost-Benefit Analysis by individual agencies HR 2930/S 1389 Loan Shark Prevention Act, all provisions related to credit rate caps Consumer Payments Security Act, no bill number, all provisions Issues pertaining to the Payment Card Industrys standards-setting Issues pertaining to possible FFIEC regulations on multi-factor authentication Issues pertaining to possible legislation relating to electronic payment of federal taxes Issues pertaining to the US regulatory response to the EU General Data Regulatory Protection Issues pertaining to possible legislation relating to data security Issues pertaining to Federal Reserve study on payments fraud Issues pertaining to the EMVCo (Europay, Mastercard, Visa) and the EMV chip cards Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-24 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, all provisions relating to interchange Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-203 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions relating to the provisions in Title X-Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to interchange Issues pertaining to antitrust legislation relating to interchange Issues pertaining to payment card interchange fee and merchant discount anti-trust litigation Issues pertaining to The Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act, all provisions relating to debit card interchange Issues pertaining to Real Time Payments
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H. Con. Res. 59, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men H. Res. 77, Expressing the sense of Congress that financial institutions and other entities should work proactively with their customers affected by the shutdown of the Federal Government who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness through no fault of their own H. Res. 79, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur H. Res. 84, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns H. Res. 170, Supporting the men and women who carry out the essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations of the Department of Homeland Security H. Res. 369, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H. Res. 913, Expressing support for frontline workers of the COVID-19 pandemic H. Res. 949, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during Public Service Recognition Week, the week of May 3 through 9, 2020 S. Res. 569, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, during Public Service Recognition Week, public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 39, Federal Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 135, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 164, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 191, EPIC Act S. 438, EPIC Act H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R. 271, No Work Without Pay Act H.R. 294, Election Day Holiday Act of 2019 H.R. 301, Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act H.R. 338, Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act H.R. 354, FEAA H.R. 371, Pay our Protectors Act H.R. 392, Secure Federal Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019 H.R. 454, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 H.R. 544, Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 H.R. 545, Financial Relief for Feds Act H.R. 588, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act S. 72, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act H.R. 657, Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 672, To provide deferment for student loans during shutdown H.R. 673, Shutdown Relief Act H.R. 710, Never Again Act H.R. 720, To deem Federal Employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 be eligible for unemployment compensation H.R. 725, Pay Federal Workers Act H.R. 750, Fairness to Essential Workers Act H.R. 760, Protect Unpaid Workers Act H.R. 765, Serve the People, not the Swamp Act H.R. 766, To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts for those affected by the shutdown H.R. 780, Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 781, Student Loan Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 782, Federal Employee Compensation Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 800, Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act H.R. 814, To provide a bonus to any federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018 and for other purposes H.R. 815, Pay our Homeland Heroes Act H.R. 819, Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act H.R. 850, Agency Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 1016, Pay Workers What They've Earned Act H.R. 1028, RIGHT Act of 2019 H.R. 1051, Back Pay Fairness Act S. 222, Back Pay Fairness Act H.R. 1064, To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients H.R. 1076, Fair Chance Act S. 387, Fair Chance Act H.R. 1117, Shutdown Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 1203, Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 1225, Restore our Parks and Public Lands H.R. 1235, MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act H.R. 1254, Equal COLA Act H.R. 1256, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 1286, Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1427, To provide for priority for lodging expenses for federal employees where people are protected from human trafficking H.R. 1433, Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 H.R. 1463, Taxpayer's DIME Act H.R. 1534, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act S. 1174, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act H.R. 1553, Fair COLA for Seniors Act H.R. 1598, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy of 2019 H.R. 1609, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 1701, To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for other purposes H.R. 1709, Scientific Integrity Act S. 775, Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 2028, Make Our Government Safe Act H.R. 2039, Fair Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 2083, Homeland Procurement Reform Act H.R. 2101, To provide for restrictions on recently appointed Federal employees and recently separated Federal employees with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes H.R. 2148, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 1082, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 2190, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 2290, To require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2544, To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2586, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 S. 1275, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 H.R. 2612, Federal Employees Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 2828, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019 H.R. 2903, Blocking Investment in Our Adversaries Act H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act H.R. 3096, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3118, Clean Up Congress Act H.R. 3197, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 3219, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3260, No Raise for Congress Act H.R. 3271, No Health Care, No Raise Act H.R. 3326, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 3348, MERIT Act of 2019 S. 1898, MERIT Act of 2019 H.R. 3357, Merit System Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3440, Do Your Job Act H.R. 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act H.R. 3468, Fair Pay for All Act of 2019 H.R. 3499, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes H.R. 3675, Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2019 H.R. 3719, CT-PAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3735, Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act H.R. 3816, No Pensions for Pedophiles Act H.R. 3838, Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act H.R. 4015, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 S. 2272, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4020, Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019 H.R. 4072, To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a government shutdown in FY 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes H.R. 4102, Screening All Fentanyl-Enhanced Mail Act of 2019 H.R. 4149, REGION Act H.R. 4202, SCREEN Act of 2019 H.R. 4276, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 S. 2444, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 H.R. 4328, Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act H.R. 4382, Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4440, Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2019 H.R. 4452, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act H.R. 4595, Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019 H.R. 4645, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4660, National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act H.R. 4738, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 4739, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act H.R. 4755, Safe Food Act of 2019 H.R. 4761, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019 H.R. 4774, Internet of Things Cybersecurity Training for Federal Employees H.R. 4789, To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons and for other purposes S. 3706, To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons and for other purposes H.R. 4883, Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team Authorization Act H.R. 4892, Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act H.R. 4895, CFTC Reauthorization H.R. 5004, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 5018, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act S. 2791, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act H.R. 5064, Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019 H.R. 5075, Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act H.R. 5096, Cruise Passenger Protection Act H.R. 5099, Federal Employee Recruitment and Retention Plan Act of 2019 H.R. 5273, Securing America's Ports Act H.R. 5329, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 S. 2990, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 H.R. 5331, Fairness for All Act H.R. 5389, Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 H.R. 5431, FAA Family and Medical Leave Act H.R. 5456, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act S. 3071, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 5468, Border Workforce Efficiency Act H.R. 5560, To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes H.R. 5581, Access to Counsel Act of 2020 H.R. 5690, FAIR Act S. 3231, FAIR Act H.R. 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2020 H.R. 5803, Washington, D.C. Admissions Act H.R. 5838, Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act H.R. 5885, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act S. 3104, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Corrections Act H.R. 5942, DHS Cybersecurity On-the-job-Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act H.R. 5980, No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions to Incarcerated Officials Now Act H.R. 5991, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020 H.R. 5993, VAlue FAAmily Act H.R. 6036, VA Family Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6076, IRS Enhancement and Tax Gap Reduction Act of 2020 H.R. 6087, Public Service Appreciation Through Loan Forgiveness Act H.R. 6091, Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act H.R. 6108, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act S. 3428, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6150, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act S. 3415, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act H.R. 6189, To limit employers from requiring employees to use vacation leave before using sick leave, and for other purposes H.R. 6197, CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 6198, Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6220, Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 6221, Paid Sick Leave Credit Act of 2020 H.R. 6230, PSLF Administrative Improvements Act H.R. 6240, Federal Jobs Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6395, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6397, Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 6413, To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including any adverse item of information on the consumer report of an individual with respect to debt related to a COVID-19 related illness, and for other purposes H.R. 6414, TSP Act H.R. 6415, Inspire to Serve Act of 2020 H.R. 6433, HEROES Act of 2020 H.R. 6442, Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 S. 3513, Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6559, COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6655, Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Federal Workers Act H.R. 6733, Federal Frontline Workers Leave Protection Act H.R. 6759, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act H.R. 6812, Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act H.R. 6896, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices S. 3455, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices H.R. 6909, Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2020 H.R. 6958, COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 S. 3972, COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 H.R. 6995, To prohibit the Administrator of General Services from setting Continental United States (CONUS) per diem-reimbursements rates below a certain level, and for other purposes H.R. 7107, PLUM Act of 2020 S. 3896, PLUM Act of 2020 H.R. 7120, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 S. 3912, Justice in Policing Act of 2020 H.R. 7134, Bend Toward Justice Act of 2020 H.R. 7153, Law Enforcement Identification Act S. 3909, Law Enforcement Identification Act H.R. 7226, Federal Agency Sunset Act H.R. 7322, Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act S. 4056, Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act H.R. 7327, Child Care for Economic Recovery Act H.R. 7340, To ensure that personal protective equipment and other equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are provided to employees required to return to Federal offices, and for other purposes H.R. 7341, To provide support and flexibility for the Federal workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes S. Res. 66, A resolution rejecting the use of Government shutdowns S. Res. 280, A resolution commending the officers and personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for their work during the crisis at the Southern border S. 111, Pay our Protectors Act of 2019 S. 113, Shutdown Policy Fairness Act S. 165, Federal Unemployment Compensation Equity Act of 2019 S. 204, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 S. 214, A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by the current lapse in appropriations S. 386, To waive penalties for withdrawals from retirement plans for federal employees and contractors affected by the shutdown S. 396, A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board S. 404, Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act S. 406, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2019 S. 414, Trade Facilitation and Security Enhancement Act S. 429, Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 439, End Plush Retirements Act S. 473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 493, Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2019 or the "DRAIN Act" S. 497, National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 S. 535, Protect Federal Workers Credit Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1004, Safeguarding America's Ports Act S. 1131, A bill to establish family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes S. 1175, PSLF Technical Corrections Act of 2019 S. 1314, Stop Silencing Victims Act S. 1335, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1349, Secure Traveler Act S. 1430, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1432, Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act S. 1521, To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response system task forces may include Federal employees S. 1559, Fly Smart Act S. 1753, Take Care Act S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1869, Secure Federal Leases from Espionage and Suspicious Entanglements Act S. 1990, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes S. 2119, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act S. 2135, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Custom and Border Protection Custody Act S. 2219, A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S. 2269, SWAMP Act S. 2323, SAFE Mail Act S. 2485, HOTEL Act S. 2618, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 S. 2647, Compulsory Requirement to Eliminate Employees who are Perpetrators of Sexual Assault Act of 2019 S. 2691, A bill to establish the position of Ombudsman for Border and Immigration Enforcement Related Concerns in the Department of Homeland Security S. 2694, A bill to place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border S. 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 S. 2813, CBP Hiring and Retention Innovation Act S. 2987, Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 S. 3002, U.S. Technical Assistance for Mexican Labor Capacity Building Act S. 3079, FAA and TSA Family and Medical Leave Act S. 3184, Federal employees and Retirees with Delinquent tax Debt Initiatives (FERDI Act) S. 3199, Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020 S. 3234, Social Security Solvency and Sustainability Act S. 3250, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2020 S. 3345, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act S. 3368, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2020 S. 3401, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2020 S. 3508, Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 S. 3527, A bill to waive required minimum distribution rules for retirement plans in 2020 S. 3535, Tax Filing Relief for America Act S. 3553, A bill to modify the schedule for estimated tax payments for 2020 S. 3556, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for deferral of loan repayment for graduates during the period of the coronavirus S. 3557, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate required minimum distributions under tax-favored retirement plans S. 3561, Emergency Telework Act of 2020 S. 3567, A bill to provide State funding to ensure that essential workers can access child care S. 3586, a bill to reduce Federal spending and fund the acquisition of unexpired personal protection equipment (including face masks) for the strategic national stockpile by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns S. 3708, Agency Accountability Act S. 3910, COVID-19 as a Presumptive Disease in Wildland Firefighters Act S. 3985, JUSTICE Act S. 3990, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2020 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislative and regulatory issues pertaining to credit reporting and scoring, including H.R. 748, H.R. 3821, H.R. 4231, H.R. 5332, H.R. 6321, H.R. 6370, H.R. 6379, H.R. 6413, H.R. 6451, H.R. 6470, H.R. 6800, S. 1828, S. 3508, S. 3548, and S. 4037.
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Banking
Issues pertaining to a Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY2021 (no number), all provisions relating to credit card interchange. S 3571 Banking for All Act, all provisions. S 3508 Disaster Protection for Workers Credit Act of 2020, all provisions relating to credit card interchange. HR 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, all provisions relating to credit card interchange. Issues pertaining to the creation of a Central Bank for Digital Currency. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 116-136 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title IV - Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of U.S. Economy, all provisions relating to deferral or loan modifications. HR 5050 Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act, all provisions relating to interest rate caps and credit card interchange. Issues pertaining to an Administration memorandum on Congressional Review Act/Cost-Benefit Analysis by individual agencies. HR 2930/S 1389 Loan Shark Prevention Act, all provisions relating to credit rate caps. Issues pertaining to a Consumer Payments Security Act (no number), all provisions. Issues pertaining to the Payment Card Industrys standards-setting. Issues pertaining to possible FFIEC regulations on multi-factor authentication. Issues pertaining to possible legislation relating to electronic payment of federal taxes. Issues pertaining to the US regulatory response to the EU General Data Regulatory Protection. Issues pertaining to possible legislation relating to data security. Issues pertaining to Federal Reserve study on payments fraud. Issues pertaining to the EMVCo (Europay, Mastercard, Visa) and the EMV chip cards. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-24 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, all provisions relating to interchange. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-203 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions relating to the provisions in Title X-Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to interchange. Issues pertaining to antitrust legislation relating to interchange. Issues pertaining to payment card interchange fee and merchant discount anti-trust litigation. Issues pertaining to The Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act, all provisions relating to debit card interchange. Issues pertaining to Real Time Payments.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Banking
Issues pertaining to a Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY2021 (no number), all provisions relating to credit card interchange. S 3571 Banking for All Act, all provisions. S 3508 Disaster Protection for Workers Credit Act of 2020, all provisions relating to credit reporting. HR 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, all provisions relating to credit reporting. HR 6321 The Financial Protections and Assistance for Americas Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act, all provisions relating to credit reporting. HR 5332 Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2020,all provisions relating to credit reporting. Issues pertaining to the creation of a Central Bank for Digital Currency. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 116-136 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title IV - Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of U.S. Economy, all provisions relating to deferral or loan modification and credit reporting. HR 5050 Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act, all provisions relating to interest rate caps and credit card interchange. HR 2930/S 1389 Loan Shark Prevention Act, all provisions relating to credit rate caps. Issues pertaining to the implementation of PL 111-24 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 116 - Investing in Main Street Act The bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase from 5 percent to 15 percent of its capital and surplus, the amount a national bank, a member bank of the Federal Reserve System, a nonmember insured bank (to the extent permitted under applicable state law), or a federal savings association may invest in one or more small business investment companies (SBICs), or in any entity established to invest solely in SBICs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 128 - Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act H.R. 128 allows the SBA Office of Advocacy to examine the role of small business in international economies and to represent small business views before foreign governments and international entities. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 190 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Business Act H.R. 190 raises the dollar amount of sole-source awards so that they are closer in line with the size of current contracts being awarded in the procurement landscape. NSBA supports. H.R. 206 - Encouraging Small Business Innovators Act H.R. 206 makes a series of changes to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, making them easier for small firms to use. NSBA supports. H.R. 216 - Main Street Certainty Act of 2019 Legislation to make permanent the 20-percent pass-through deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. NSBA supports. H.R. 218 - The Death Tax Repeal Act This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 222 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 226 - Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act H.R. 226 requires the SBA to report federal spending made through designated best-in-class vehicles, and to report on the dollars spent through these vehicles awarded to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 227 - Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act Bill allows large prime contractors to take credit for subcontracting to small businesses at lower tiers, provided that prime contractors keep records substantiating subcontracting credit claimed at lower tiers, and creates a new dispute process for small subcontractors to bring non-payment issues to the agencys small business advocate (Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization). NSBA supports. H.R. 246 - Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act The bill requires SBA to coordinate with the senior procurement executives of federal agencies participating in a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program or a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to assist small businesses participating in such programs with commercializing research. NSBA supports. H.R. 275 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 Bill requires the federal government to negotiate lower drug prices for seniors enrolled in the Medicare Part D program. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 448 - The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act Bill makes a series of changes relating to the prices of prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage (MA) prescription drug plans (PDPs). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 582 - The Raise the Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. NSBA opposes. H.R. 593 - Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 593 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 1046 - The Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 Bill would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices and, if drug companies refuse to negotiate in good faith, it would enable the Secretary to issue a competitive license to another company to produce the medication as a generic. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1084 - Family Savings Act of 2019 It includes a variety of provisions aimed at making it easier for smaller businesses to offer tax-qualified retirement savings plans to their employees, encouraging individuals to participate in retirement plans, and promoting savings for nonretirement expenses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1185 - The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act Legislation which provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial income while taking family leave. NSBA opposes. H.R.1384 - Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1384 would create a single-payer, government-funded health care program within two years, eliminating the age 65 threshold for Medicare eligibility. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1420 - Energy Efficient Government Technology Act This bill sets forth requirements with respect to increasing the energy efficiency of information technologies and data centers within the federal government. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1534 - Federal Employee Paid Leave Act of 2019 Bill would provide federal employees with 12 weeks paid leave for all instances covered by FMLA. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1644 - Save the Internet Act of 2019 Bill would restore net neutrality rules recently repealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). NSBA supports. H.R. 1648 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2019 Amends the Small Business Act to provide for the establishment of an enhanced cybersecurity assistance and protections for small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 1649 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 1760 - Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act This bill directs the Office of Nuclear Energy in the Department of Energy to develop and deploy high-assay low-enriched uranium for domestic commercial use and to develop a schedule for recovering costs associated with such development. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1768 - Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 a diesel emissions reduction program under which the Environmental Protection Agency provides grants, rebates, or loans for replacing diesel engines or retrofitting the engines with pollution control technologies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1784 - Healthy Families Act Legislation that would allow workers to annually accrue up 56 hours of paid sick leave or seven days of paid sick leave each year. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1909 - The HALOS Act This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Regulation D, which exempts certain offerings from SEC registration requirements but prohibits general solicitation or general advertising with respect to such offerings. NSBA supports. H.R. 1922 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. H.R. 1927 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1933 - Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2019 This bill prohibits states from imposing a sales tax collection duty on certain remote sellers. A "remote seller" is a person without a physical presence in a state who makes a sale in the state. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2114 - Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2019 The bill authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide financial assistance to states for the implementation, review, and revision of a state energy security plan that assesses the state's existing circumstances and proposes methods to strengthen the ability of the state to have a reliable, secure, and resilient energy infrastructure. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2296 - The FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 Bill would require certain drug manufacturers to submit documentation to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 30 days before increasing the price of a qualifying drug. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2331 - The SBA Cyber Awareness Act It require the SBA to report annually to the Congress on the state of its information technology (IT) and cybersecurity systems, the methods it could use to improve cybersecurity, any IT equipment or systems it has that were produced by an entity doing business principally in China, and any recent cybersecurity risks or incidents and subsequent responses. NSBA supports. H.R. 2345 - Clarifying the Small Business Runway Extension Act Amend the Small Business Act to clarify the intention of Congress that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration is subject to certain requirements with respect to establishing size standards for small business concerns. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2513 - The Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 Bill would amend the Bank Secrecy Act to require an applicant seeking to form a corporation or limited liability company (LLC) to disclose the beneficial owners of the entity. NSBA opposes the small business requirements section of the bill. H.R. 2603 - the Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Act Gives the Northern Mariana Islands full access to SBA grant and microloan programs. NSBA supports. H.R. 3630 - The No Surprises Act This bill expands restrictions on charging health care plan holders out-of-network rates for certain services. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 Measure would make it easier and more affordable for patent holders to enforce their patents. NSBA supports. H.R. 4069 - The Modern Worker Empowerment Act Amend the FLSA to adopt a common-law test to define the term employee. The bill would have the effect of harmonizing the definition of employee for purposes of federal law and thereby minimizing the uncertainty surrounding the determination as to whether an individual is an employee or independent contractor. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4387 - To establish Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within the Small Business Administration H.R. 4387 codifies the SBA-initiated Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within the SBA for four years. The program awards $50,000 prizes to the nations most innovative small business accelerators and incubators. NSBA supports. H.R. 4405 - Women's Business Centers Improvements Act of 2019 The Womens Business Centers Improvements Act strengthens the WBC program to ensure that women entrepreneurs across the country have access to the vital counseling and technical training services that can take them from startup to success. NSBA supports. H.R. 4406 - Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes the Small Business Development Center Program through FY2023 and otherwise revises the program. NSBA supports. H.R. 4407 - SCORE for Small Business Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) program, outlines the duties of the SCORE Association, and requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to cooperate with the association to carry out the program. NSBA supports. H.R. 4863 - United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 To promote the competitiveness of the United States, to reform and reauthorize the United States Export Finance Agency. NSBA supports. H.R. 4907 - TRUST Act The bill establishes bipartisan commissions to make recommendations on each trust fund, and those recommendations would receive a fast-tracked vote in Congress. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4931 - Incubator Act of 2019 The purposes for this Act are to support the growth and success of business incubators throughout the country and to stimulate widespread business development and economic growth. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 5065 - the Prison to Proprietorship Act for Formerly Incarcerated Act H.R. 5065 provides re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports. H.R. 5078 - the Prison to Proprietorship Act H.R. 5078 provides re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for qualified, non-violent and soon to be released incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports. H.R. 5130 - the Capturing All Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 5130 modifies the Small Business Administrations (SBAs) size calculation for employee based firms, allowing them more time to build their competitiveness. NSBA supports. H.R. 5146 - the Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 5146 would allow small businesses to leverage past performance experience obtained as part of joint ventures and subcontracts, which otherwise wouldnt be an option, Small businesses that wish to perform as prime contractors are often faced with a dilemma. NSBA supports. H.R. 5377 - Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act This bill increases the tax deduction for state and local taxes in 2019 to $20,000 for persons filing a joint tax return if the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer does not exceed $100 million. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 5430 - the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act Bill to implement the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada attached as an Annex to the Protocol Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement. NSBA supports. H.R. 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020 This bill provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding for federal agencies to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. NSBA supports. H.R. 6201 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing paid sick leave, tax credits, and free COVID-19 testing; expanding food assistance and unemployment benefits; and increasing Medicaid funding. NSBA supports. H.R. 6312 - COVID-19 RELIEF for Small Businesses Act of 2020 Legislation that would provide relief to small businesses facing consequences from the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6333 - To establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to support small businesses during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to provide loans and loan guarantees to small businesses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6349 - Continuity of Business Operations Support Act of 2020 This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide grants to small business development centers, women's business centers, and chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives to educate and advise small businesses on specified matters related to COVID-19. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6361 - Relief for Small Businesses and Nonprofits Act Bill to provide loan and obligation payment relief for small businesses and non-profits affected by the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6367 - Entrepreneurial Development COVID-19 Response Act of 2020 This bill requires the Small Business Administration to award grants for small business development centers, women's business centers, and chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives to provide small businesses with specified assistance related to COVID-19. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6396 - To provide tax and regulatory relief and health care flexibility to individuals and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. NSBA is monitoring. S. 92 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2019 The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports. S. 215 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 463 - The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act Legislation which provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial income while taking family leave. NSBA opposes. S. 673 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 Bill increases the size of sole source contract awards for women owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, and implements a new eligibility determination process to ensure sole source awards are made to eligible firms. NSBA supports. S. 682 -Save the Internet Act of 2019 Bill would restore net neutrality rules recently repealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). NSBA supports. S. 771 - Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2019 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. S. 840 - Healthy Families Act Legislation that would allow workers to annually accrue up 56 hours of paid sick leave or seven days of paid sick leave each year. NSBA opposes. S. 909 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. S. 996 - Microloan Program Enhancement Act of 2019 Bill modifies the microloan program of the Small Business Administration. NSBA supports. S. 1089 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. S. 1120 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Bill requires federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S. 1149 - Main Street Certainty Act of 2019 Legislation to make permanent the 20-percent pass-through deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. NSBA supports. S. 1981 - The Women and Minority Equity Investment Act of 2019 Allows women-owned federal contracting firms to take investment by women-owned equity firms and still meet the 51 percent unconditionally owned and controlled standard set by SBA to participate in the WOSB/EDWOSB program. NSBA is monitoring. S.2082 - Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act Measure would make it easier and more affordable for patent holders to enforce their patents. NSBA supports. S. 2156 - S Corporation Modernization Act Legislation that would make several pro-growth reforms to help S corporations operate more easily, which would improve their ability to raise capital. NSBA supports. S. 2189 - Veteran Small Business Export Promotion Act The Veteran Small Business Export Promotion Act would make permanent the U.S. Small Business Administrations (SBA) current policy of waiving up-front fees for veterans applying for its Export Express, Export Working Capital and International Trade loans of $150,000 or less. NSBA supports. S. 2350 - Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2019 This bill prohibits states from imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller for any sale that occurred prior to June 21, 2018. A "remote seller" is a person without a physical presence in a state who makes a sale in the state. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2535 - Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the reasons underlying the decreasing rate of formation of new businesses (i.e., startups) in the United States. NSBA supports. S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 Amends titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2563 - ILLICIT CASH Act To improve laws relating to money laundering. NSBA opposed TITLE IV of the bill regarding beneficial ownership. S. 2733 - TRUST Act The bill establishes bipartisan commissions to make recommendations on each trust fund, and those recommendations would receive a fast-tracked vote in Congress. NSABA is monitoring. S. 3508 - Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 Legislation will provide for an immediate four-month moratorium on all negative credit reporting and longer protections for people who face lasting financial hardship from the outbreak. The bill will also provide free, unlimited credit reports and credit scores for a year from the end of the crisis. Beyond this crisis, the bill extends these protections to people impacted by future major disasters. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3515 - New Business Preservation Act The New Business Preservation Act which would create a new program at the Treasury Department that will partner with states to invest in promising new businesses alongside private investors in areas of the country that do not currently attract significant equity investment in new businesses. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3518 - COVID-19 Recovery Grants for Small Businesses Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration to provide economic injury grants to certain small businesses, private nonprofit organizations, and small agricultural cooperatives that have suffered a substantial economic injury as a result of COVID-19. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3519 - A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to subsidize payments on loans guaranteed under the 7(a) and 504 loan programs or made using funds under the microloan program, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to pay the principal, interest, and any associated fees owed on certain loans made to small businesses for a six month period. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3524 - Coronavirus Credit Expansion Act This bill increases the maximum loan amount for a small business disaster loan made in response to COVID-19, and it requires the Small Business Administration to expedite the loan approval process for such loans. NSBA supports.
Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 3621 Comprehensive Credit Act of 2020 - Issues as it relates to amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act. H.R. 5332 Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 - Issues as it relates to amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act and consumer reporting. H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Issues as it relates to COVID-19. H.R. 748 - CARES Act - Issues as it relates to consumer reporting. S. 3030 - Eviction Crisis Act- Issues as it relates to background screening. H.R. 2013 - The Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - Issues as it relates to consumer's personal information. S. 3508 - Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 - Issues as it relates to amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) related to credit repair activity and state workforce. H.R. 3621, Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020; issues pertaining to credit reporting H.R. 748, CARES Act; issues pertaining to credit reporting S.3508, Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020; issues pertaining to credit reporting S. 1829/H.R. 4231, Credit Access and Inclusion Act; issues pertaining to alternative data
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fair Debt Collection Practices Act rulemaking Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaint database Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Request for Information process Issues related to medical debt S.187 CFPB-IG Act - To require Senate confirmation of the Inspector General of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes. H.R.969 - Bring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriation process, and for other purposes H.R.969 - TABS Act of 2019 - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to bring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes. S.453 - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2019 - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to subject the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes. H.R. 3198 - Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act - To amend the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 to ensure that Federal financial regulators perform a comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on covered persons, and for other purposes. H.R. 3490 - the Small Business Lending Fairness Act - To amend TILA to prohibit anyone from extending credit pursuant to a confession of judgement provision, warrant of attorney, or any other waiver of right to be heard in a lawsuit to collect the debt. H.R. 3948 - the Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act - To amend the FDCPA to extend the provisions of that Act to cover a debt collector who is collecting debt owed to a State or local government, to index award amounts under such Act for inflation, to provide for civil injunctive relief for violations of such Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 4403 - the Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act - To amend the FDCPA to apply to debt buyers and to collectors of debt owed by a consumer to a federal agency that is 180 days or more past due; to limit fees a collector can collect for such debt to fees that are "reasonable in relation to the actual cost of collection;" that are authorized by the collector's contract wit the federal agency to collect that debt; and are not greater than 10% of the debt to be collected. H.R. 4664 - Monitoring and Curbing Abusive Debt Collection Practices Act - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act to prohibit the CFPB from issuing rules pursuant to the FDCPA that would allow a debt collector to send unlimited email and text messages to a consumer. H.R. 5001 - Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act - To amend the definition of debt collector under the FDCPA to include any person who uses any instrumentality of interstate commerce or the mails in any business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security interests. H.R. 5003 - Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act - To amend the FDCPA to prohibit debt collectors from communicating with the commanding officer or officer in charge of any servicemember regarding an outstanding debt or the location of the servicemember; and to prohibit debt collectors from stating to a servicemember that failure to cooperate will result in prosecution on the Uniform Code of Military Justice. H.R. 5013 - Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act - To amend the FDCPA to apply to the collection of "small business debts" meaning non-equity obligations less than $5 million. H.R. 5021 - Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019 - To amend the FDCPA to prohibit the CFPB from issuing a final rule on debt collection that allows unlimited electronic communications, including email or texts, from debt collectors to consumers; to prohibit collectors from contacting consumers via email or text message after a consumer has withdrawn their consent from receiving communications through these mediums or contacting them via email or text more frequently than as agreed to by the consumer; and to require collectors to send a consumer a notice of debt within five days after the initial communication with the consumer in connection with collecting a debt, even if the statutorily-required information was included in the initial communication. To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act to require rules issued by the CFPB pursuant to the FDCPA must require collectors to obtain a consumers prior consent to contact them in any method other than via postal mail or telephone; to prohibits rules issued by the CFPB pursuant to the FDCPA from waiving compliance with the ESIGN Act; and to require rules issued by the CFPB pursuant to the FDCPA must allow consumers to opt-out of any method of communication and to withdraw prior consent to modes of communication. H.R. 5034 - Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act - To amend the FDCPA to prohibit debt collectors from collecting, or attempting to collect, on a debt of a consumer with respect to which the statute of limitations has expired, and for other purposes. H.R. 5287 - Fair Student Loan Debt Collection Practice Act - To amend the FDCPA to prohibit debt collectors from attempt to collect a federal student loan debt (meaning a loan made, insured or guaranteed under Title IV) during the period when the borrower would not be required to make a payment under an income-drive repayment plan. H.R. 5330 - Consumer Protections for Medical Debt Collections Act - To amend the FDCPA and FCRA to require a debt collector and furnishers to CRAs to provide written notices to consumers about restrictions on reporting medical debt, to refrain from reporting medical debt for over 1 year and to never report certain medical debt, and imposing a 2-year waiting period to colloect certain medical debt. S.3508 - A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act - to provide for disaster protection for workers' credit. H.R. 6321- Financial Protections and Assistance for Americas Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act during the COVID-19 emergency and to recover from the emergency S. 3565 - A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) during a major disaster or emergency-such as the current COVID-19 pandemic HR 748 - CARES Act - To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. S.3548 - CARES Act - To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · first_quarter · Government Issues
House FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act Senate FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act H. Con. Res. 59, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men H. Res. 77, Expressing the sense of Congress that financial institutions and other entities should work proactively with their customers affected by the shutdown of the Federal Government who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness through no fault of their own H. Res. 79, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur H. Res. 84, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns H. Res. 170, Supporting the men and women who carry out the essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations of the Department of Homeland Security H. Res. 369, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H. Res. 913, Expressing support for frontline workers of the COVID-19 pandemic H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 39, Federal Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 135, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 164, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 191, EPIC Act S. 438, EPIC Act H.R. 271, No Work Without Pay Act H.R. 294, Election Day Holiday Act of 2019 H.R. 301, Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act H.R. 338, Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act H.R. 354, FEAA H.R. 371, Pay our Protectors Act H.R. 392, Secure Federal Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019 H.R. 454, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 H.R. 544, Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 H.R. 545, Financial Relief for Feds Act H.R. 588, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act S. 72, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act H.R. 657, Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 672, To provide deferment for student loans during shutdown H.R. 673, Shutdown Relief Act H.R. 710, Never Again Act H.R. 720, To deem Federal Employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 be eligible for unemployment compensation H.R. 725, Pay Federal Workers Act H.R. 748, CARES Act S. 3548, CARES Act H.R. 750, Fairness to Essential Workers Act H.R. 760, Protect Unpaid Workers Act H.R. 765, Serve the People, not the Swamp Act H.R. 766, To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts for those affected by the shutdown H.R. 780, Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 781, Student Loan Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 782, Federal Employee Compensation Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 800, Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act H.R. 814, To provide a bonus to any federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018 and for other purposes H.R. 815, Pay our Homeland Heroes Act H.R. 819, Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act H.R. 850, Agency Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 1016, Pay Workers What They've Earned Act H.R. 1028, RIGHT Act of 2019 H.R. 1051, Back Pay Fairness Act S. 222, Back Pay Fairness Act H.R. 1064, To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients H.R. 1076, Fair Chance Act S. 387, Fair Chance Act H.R. 1117, Shutdown Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 1203, Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 1225, Restore our Parks and Public Lands H.R. 1235, MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act H.R. 1254, Equal COLA Act H.R. 1256, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 1286, Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1427, To provide for priority for lodging expenses for federal employees where people are protected from human trafficking H.R. 1433, Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 H.R. 1463, Taxpayer's DIME Act H.R. 1534, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act S. 1174, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act H.R. 1553, Fair COLA for Seniors Act H.R. 1598, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy of 2019 H.R. 1609, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 1701, To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for other purposes H.R. 1709, Scientific Integrity Act S. 775, Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 2028, Make Our Government Safe Act H.R. 2039, Fair Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 2083, Homeland Procurement Reform Act H.R. 2101, To provide for restrictions on recently appointed Federal employees and recently separated Federal employees with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes H.R. 2148, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 1082, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 2190, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 2290, To require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2544, To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2586, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 S. 1275, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 H.R. 2612, Federal Employees Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 2828, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019 H.R. 2903, Blocking Investment in Our Adversaries Act H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act H.R. 3096, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3118, Clean Up Congress Act H.R. 3197, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 3219, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3260, No Raise for Congress Act H.R. 3271, No Health Care, No Raise Act H.R. 3326, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 3348, MERIT Act of 2019 S. 1898, MERIT Act of 2019 H.R. 3357, Merit System Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3440, Do Your Job Act H.R. 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act H.R. 3468, Fair Pay for All Act of 2019 H.R. 3499, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes H.R. 3675, Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2019 H.R. 3719, CT-PAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3735, Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act H.R. 3816, No Pensions for Pedophiles Act H.R. 3838, Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act H.R. 4015, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 S. 2272, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4020, Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019 H.R. 4072, To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a government shutdown in FY 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes H.R. 4102, Screening All Fentanyl-Enhanced Mail Act of 2019 H.R. 4149, REGION Act H.R. 4202, SCREEN Act of 2019 H.R. 4276, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 S. 2444, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 H.R. 4328, Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act H.R. 4382, Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4440, Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2019 H.R. 4452, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 4482, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 S. 2107, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act H.R. 4595, Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019 H.R. 4645, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4660, National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act H.R. 4738, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 4739, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act H.R. 4755, To Establish the Food Safety Administration H.R. 4761, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019 H.R. 4774, Internet of Things Cybersecurity Training for Federal Employees H.R. 4789, To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons and for other purposes H.R. 4883, Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team Authorization Act H.R. 4892, Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act H.R. 4895, CFTC Reauthorization H.R. 5004, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 5018, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act S. 2791, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act H.R. 5064, Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019 H.R. 5075, Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act H.R. 5096, Cruise Passenger Protection Act H.R. 5099, Federal Employee Recruitment and Retention Plan Act of 2019 H.R. 5273, Securing America's Ports Act H.R. 5329, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 S. 2990, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 H.R. 5331, Fairness for All Act H.R. 5389, Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 H.R. 5431, FAA Family and Medical Leave Act H.R. 5456, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act S. 3071, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 5468, Border Workforce Efficiency Act H.R. 5560, To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes H.R. 5581, Access to Counsel Act of 2020 H.R. 5690, FAIR Act S. 3231, FAIR Act H.R. 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2020 H.R. 5803, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 5838, Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act H.R. 5885, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Corrections Act S. 3104, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Corrections Act H.R. 5942, DHS Cybersecurity On-the-job-Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act H.R. 5980, No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions to Incarcerated Officials Now Act H.R. 5991, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020 H.R. 5993, VAlue FAAmily Act H.R. 6036, VA Family Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6076, IRS Enhancement and Tax Gap Reduction Act of 2020 H.R. 6087, Public Service Appreciation Through Loan Forgiveness Act H.R. 6091, Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act H.R. 6108, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act S. 3428, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6150, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act S. 3415, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act H.R. 6189, To limit employers from requiring employees to use vacation leave before using sick leave, and for other purposes H.R. 6197, CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 6198, Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6220, Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 6221, Paid Sick Leave Credit Act of 2020 H.R. 6230, PSLF Administrative Improvements Act H.R. 6240, Federal Jobs Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6397, Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 6413, To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including any adverse item of information on the consumer report of an individual with respect to debt related to a COVID-19 related illness, and for other purposes H.R. 6442, To provide Americans with paid sick time and paid leave so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families S. 3513, a bill to provide Americans with paid sick time and paid leave so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families S. Res. 66, A resolution rejecting the use of Government shutdowns S. Res. 280, A resolution commending the officers and personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for their work during the crisis at the Southern border S. 111, Pay our Protectors Act of 2019 S. 113, Shutdown Policy Fairness Act S. 165, Federal Unemployment Compensation Equity Act of 2019 S. 204, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 S. 214, A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by the current lapse in appropriations S. 386, To waive penalties for withdrawals from retirement plans for federal employees and contractors affected by the shutdown S. 396, A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board S. 404, Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act S. 406, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2019 S. 414, Trade Facilitation and Security Enhancement Act S. 429, Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 439, End Plush Retirements Act S. 473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 493, Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2019 or the "DRAIN Act" S. 497, National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 S. 535, Protect Federal Workers Credit Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1004, Safeguarding America's Ports Act S. 1131, A bill to establish family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes S. 1175, PSLF Technical Corrections Act of 2019 S. 1314, Stop Silencing Victims Act S. 1335, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1349, Secure Traveler Act S. 1430, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1432, Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act S. 1521, To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response system task forces may include Federal employees S. 1559, Fly Smart Act S. 1753, Take Care Act S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1869, Secure Federal Leases from Espionage and Suspicious Entanglements Act S. 1990, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes S. 2119, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act S. 2135, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Custom and Border Protection Custody Act S. 2219, A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S. 2269, SWAMP Act S. 2323, SAFE Mail Act S. 2485, HOTEL Act S. 2618, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 S. 2647, Compulsory Requirement to Eliminate Employees who are Perpetrators of Sexual Assault Act of 2019 S. 2691, A bill to establish the position of Ombudsman for Border and Immigration Enforcement Related Concerns in the Department of Homeland Security S. 2694, A bill to place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border S. 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 S. 2813, CBP Hiring and Retention Innovation Act S. 2987, Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 S. 3002, U.S. Technical Assistance for Mexican Labor Capacity Building Act S. 3079, FAA and TSA Family and Medical Leave Act S. 3184, Federal employees and Retirees with Delinquent tax Debt Initiatives (FERDI Act) S. 3199, Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020 S. 3234, Social Security Solvency and Sustainability Act S. 3250, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2020 S. 3345, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act S. 3368, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2020 S. 3401, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2020 S. 3455, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices S. 3508, Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 S. 3527, A bill to waive required minimum distribution rules for retirement plans in 2020 S. 3535, Tax Filing Relief for America Act S. 3553, A bill to modify the schedule for estimated tax payments for 2020 S. 3556, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for deferral of loan repayment for graduates during the period of the coronavirus S. 3557, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate required minimum distributions under tax-favored retirement plans S. 3561, A bill to require Federal agencies to permit employees to telework full-time during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes S. 3567, A bill to provide State funding to ensure that essential workers can access child care S. 3586, a bill to reduce Federal spending and fund the acquisition of unexpired personal protection equipment (including face masks) for the strategic national stockpile by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2020 · first_quarter · Banking
21 Jan 2020 Provided comments to Office of Comptroller of Currency on OCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Permissible Interest on Loans That Are Sold, Assigned, or Otherwise Transferred, 12 CFR Part 7 and Part 160, Docket ID OCC-2019-0027, RIN 1557-AE73 March 2020 Supported development of and introduction of The Financial Protections and Assistance for Americas Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act (H.R. 6321) by members of the House Financial Services Committee, including its provisions to cap payday loan and other interest rates at 36APR, expand protections against foreclosures and evictions to all consumers, restrict debt collections, utility shutoffs, vehicle repossessions and garnishments, Eliminate overdraft and other penalty fees, and take other actions necessary to protect consumers from unfair financial practices during the Covid19 Pandemic. This comprehensive legislation includes Rep. Brad Shermans Disaster Protection For Workers Credit Act under Section 112. March 2020 Similarly, we support Sens. Brian Schatz and Sherrod Brown to restrict negative consumer reporting, as the Disaster Protection for Workers Credit Act (S.3508). Feb 2020- Urged Senate to support The End Double Taxation of Successful Civil Claims Act (S. 2627) (Cortez-Masto).
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislative and regulatory issues pertaining to credit reporting and scoring, including H.R. 748, H.R. 3614, H.R. 3618, H.R. 3621, H.R. 3622, H.R. 3629, H.R. 3642, H.R. 3821, H.R. 4231, H.R. 4328, H.R. 5332, H.R. 6321, H.R. 6370, H.R. 6379, S. 1828, S. 3508 and S. 3548.
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)