PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019
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Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency for Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 or the PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 This bill modifies several aspects of the asbestos bankruptcy trust system. An asbestos bankruptcy trust is established when a company subject to asbestos-related liability files for bankruptcy under chapter 11. Among other things, the bill provides statutory authority for the U.S. Trustee Program within the Department of Justice to investigate the administration and operation of asbestos bankruptcy trusts; and creates new criminal offenses for making a false representation to, or a false claim for payment by, an asbestos bankruptcy trust.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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2021 · fourth_quarter · Bankruptcy
H.R. 2096, Stop Shielding Assets from Corporate Known Liability by Eliminating non-debtor Releases (SACKLER) Act H.R. 4777/S. 2497, Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to S. 766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues relating to the U.S. Trustees authority to oversee the administration of bankruptcy trust funds; United States bankruptcy code; Chapter 11 bankruptcies including third-party releases
Client expense: $19,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · third_quarter · Bankruptcy
H.R. 2096, Stop Shielding Assets from Corporate Known Liability by Eliminating non-debtor Releases (SACKLER) Act H.R. 4777/S. 2497, Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to S. 766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues relating to the U.S. Trustees authority to oversee the administration of bankruptcy trust funds; United States bankruptcy code; Chapter 11 bankruptcies including third-party releases
Client expense: $16,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · second_quarter · Bankruptcy
H.R. 2096, Stop shielding Assets from Corporate Known Liability by Eliminating non-debtor Releases (SACKLER) Act Potential legislation similar to S. 766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues relating to the U.S. Trustees authority to oversee the administration of bankruptcy trust funds; litigation bankruptcy trusts
Client expense: $11,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · first_quarter · Bankruptcy
Potential legislation similar to S. 766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues relating to the U.S. Trustees authority to oversee the administration of bankruptcy trust funds; litigation bankruptcy trusts
Client expense: $17,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · fourth_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1423 / S. 610 - Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act - oppose H.R. 5216 / S. 2943 - Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act - oppose H.R. 5326 - Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act - oppose H.R. 2749 / S. 1491 - Restoring Justice for Workers Act - oppose S. 630 - Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act - oppose S. 620 - Safety Over Arbitration Act - oppose S. 2627 - End Double Taxation of Successful Civil Claims Act- oppose H.R. 4982 - Health Care Workforce Protection Act - support H.R. 269 / S. 1379 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Pub. Law No. 116-22) - support S. 766 - PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act - support S. 471 - Litigation Funding Transparency Act - support H.R. 7059, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act - support H.R. 6021, Families First Coronavirus Response Act - support H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) - support
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Bankruptcy
S. 766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues relating to the U.S. Trustees authority to oversee the administration of bankruptcy trust funds
Client expense: $22,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Torts
S. 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 (PROTECT Act) Tort issues including asbestos bankruptcy trust reform Liability protection policy related to COVID-19
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Torts
S.766 - PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 S.4317 - Safe to Work Act Various issues related to transparency in asbestos bankruptcy trusts. Other tort reform and liability related issues. Various liability protections related to COVID-19 and reopening, Safe to Work Act (S.4317).
Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR), which would eliminate forced arbitration in consumer and employment contracts. S. 610, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR), which would eliminate forced arbitration in consumer and employment contracts. S. 608, A bill to provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education. H.R. 1430, A bill to provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education S. 630, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act, a bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 with respect to arbitration. H.R. 1443, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment act of 2019, bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in cases of sexual harassment, assault, discrimination. S. 635, A bill to restore statutory rights to the people of the United States from forced arbitration. S. 620, Safety Over Arbitration, a bill to amend title 9, United States Code, with respect to arbitration. S. 726, Personal Care Products Safety Act, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of cosmetics. H.R. 4296, Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2019. H.R. 269, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, specifically regarding preemption and immunity provisions. H.R. 2750, Justice for Servicemembers Act, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration against members of the armed forces. H.R. 2749/ S. 1491 Restoring Justice for Workers Act, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in employment disputes. H.R. 3764, Justice for Student Borrowers Act, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in student loan agreements. S. 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019. H.R. 1603/ S. 717, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019. H.R. 1816, Children's Product Warning Label Act of 2019. Dingell and Cicilline amendments to H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act, regarding PFAS CERCLA designation (Dingell), and prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in SCRA claims (Cicilline). H.R. 5216/ S. 2943, Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019. H.R. 5326, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 4544, Ensuring Fair Legal Recourse for Private Student Loan Borrowers Act. H.R. 5279, Cosmetic Safety Enhancement Act of 2019. H.R. 5017, Natural Cosmetics Act. H.R. 535, PFAS Action of 2019. S. 2838, A bill to amend the Ted Stevens Olympic Amateur Sports Act to improve transparency of the United States Center for Safe Sport, to provide grant accountability, and to protect victims of abuse from retaliation, and for other purposes. H.R. 4982, Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2019. S. 3372, Health Care Workforce Protection Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act, with specific regard to immunity provisions. S. 3548, CARES Act, with specific regard to immunity provisions. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, with specific regard to immunity provisions. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, with specific regard to immunity provisions. H.R. 6101/ S. 3400, Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration. H.R. 6058, SHOP SAFE Act of 2020. H.R. 6044, Accurate Labels Act. H.R. 6395/ S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with specific regard to servicemember forced arbitration amendments. H.R. 7940, Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act. S. 4317, Safe to Work Act. S. 178, Delivering Immediate Relief to American Families, Schools, and Small Businesses Act. H.R. 7528, Get America Back to Work Act. H.R. 8237, Protecting the Employment Rights of Service Members. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Portman/ Cornyn COVID Relief Draft Proposal. Draft Ending Mandatory Arbitration for Sexual Assault Claims Act. Draft legislation regarding additions to the PREP Act. General lobbying with regard to asbestos in talc and related liability issues. General lobbying with regard to asbestos exposure and related health and environmental issues. General lobbying with regard to liability issues related to regulation of cosmetics products. General lobbying with regard to preemption of state causes of action. General lobbying with regard to PFAS liability issues. General lobbying with regard to evidence availability in pipeline safety legislation. General lobbying with regard to immunity provisions and liability frameworks in COVID-19 legislation. General lobbying with regard to nursing home COVID-19 liablity.
Client expense: $1,110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Issues related to arbitration clauses; S 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act; S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act; S471 Litigation Funding Transparency Act; proposals to modify CDA 230; civil justice reforms in Senate
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Bankruptcy
S. 766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues relating to the U.S. Trustees authority to oversee the administration of bankruptcy trust funds
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Torts
S.766 - PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 (Thom Tillis, R-NC) S.471 - Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 (Chuck Grassley, R-IA) H.R.8222 - Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2020 - To preclude absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for projects receiving Federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development, and for other purposes (Chris Jacobs, R-NY-27)
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
-H.R.1756, Preventing Credit Score Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act - prohibit the use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance -H.R.1862, To abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury -H.R.1595, SAFE Banking Act of 2019 - To create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses -H.R. 1832, Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019 - to prevent the denial of life insurance coverage for certain holders of Narcan/naloxone prescriptions -H.R. 1375, S. 1989 - Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act - to improve Medicare Secondary Payer process for Medicare Parts C and D -S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 - to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System -S.766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) for Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 - to promote the investigation of fraudulent claims against certain trusts and to provide penalties against fraudulent claims against certain trusts -H.R. 1185, S. 463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals -S.583, DATA Privacy Act - to establish federal data privacy standards S. 1028, H.R. 2093, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act - creates safe harbor from federal laws when doing business with legal state marijuana business PL111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Issue: International Insurance Capital Standards S.1214 - A bill to establish and protect individual and collective privacy rights, and for other purposes. S. 1298, H.R. 2479, Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act - to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council S. 1628, Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - would extend the program until 2022. S.1586, H.R. 1862, Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019 - This bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury H.R. 3279, A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a Diversity Advisory Group to study and make recommendations on strategies to increase gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures to shareholders with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, and for other purposes Insurance Underwriting Insurance Capital Standards Autonomous Vehicles Data Privacy and Security H.R. 3693 - Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act - prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility. H.R. 4075, S.2201, the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act - To create a safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related business H.R. 1224, S. 511, Living Donor Protection Act - To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2019 - to amend labor requirements H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 - bill to establish federal data privacy framework. H.R. ___, Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorists and Enemy Recruits (FASTER) Act -- require financial institutions to freeze the assets of people under suspicion of domestic terrorism H.R. 4523, Nonprofit Property Protection Act -- allows certain risk-retention groups that serve nonprofit organizations to offer additional types of commercial insurance. H.R. ___, House Energy & Commerce Committee Staff Bipartisan Data Privacy Draft - data privacy H.R. 5494, the Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 -- ensure that state-based grants received by homeowners for disaster mitigation are not be subject to federal income tax. Issue: Rising Cost of Auto Repair H.R. 3462/S. 1958, SHELTER Act -- to provide tax credits to property owners who make qualified mitigation investments (based on the model of long-standing energy tax credits). HR.3781, Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per Event (INSURANCE) Act of 2019 -- increase the minimum levels of insurance for commercial vehicles S.3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 - to establish a Federal data protection agency, and for other purposes. HR __, Insurance Data Protection Act - to reform FIO data requests. DRAFT HR ___, Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking (FAIR) Study Act of 2020 - to study discrimination in auto-insurance H.R.7412, Business Interruption Relief Act of 2020 - Federal subsidies for insurers that pay Business Interruption losses caused by the Coronavirus HR 6494, Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Act- Invalidate existing virus exclusions and mandate future BI coverage DRAFT, Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020 - Federal data privacy law S.3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 - federal data privacy H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act - Transportation and highway infrastructure package including COVID, insurance, and motor safety provisions. HR 7011, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) of 2020 - Govt backed program modeled after TRIA DRAFT, Business Continuity Protection Program - Joint trades pandemic risk proposal DRAFT, COVID-19 Business and Employee Continuity and Recovery Fund - Recovery fund DRAFT, Workplace Recovery Act (WRA) - Establishes government-funded business interruption insurance add-on HR 6497, Never Again Small Business Protection Act - Prospective coverage mandate Issue: Employer COVID-19 Liability DRAFT, Coronavirus Liability Act - proposal to create a liability safe harbor for businesses H.R. 7197, Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed to Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act of 2020 - $120b restaurant grant program H.R. 6364, S. 3533, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2020 - authorize minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations Issue Diversity and Inclusion DRAFT, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2020 - to establish federal data breach standards (Portman/Carper) DRAFT, GAO study of insurance rating factors ISSUE: Pandemic Risk Insurance Programs DRAFT, Pandemic Business Interruption Program - Pandemic insurance program (Chubb) DRAFT, Business Continuity Coalition/New PRIA - pandemic insurance program (BCC) S 4159ESIGN Modernization Act - to modernize use of electronic documents S 4317SAFE to WORK Act - COVID liability protections for businesses S 4318American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act - COVID relief S 4320Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations - COVID relief funding S 4321Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act - PPP extensions and reform S 4325Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act - clarification of CFPB jurisdiction related to insurance HR 7809 Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act of 2020 - equity facility in the Department of the Treasury to assist commercial mortgage borrowers S 178Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, School, and Small Businesses - omnibus COVID relief package HR 7978/S 4431 Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 - to improve wildfire preparedness HR 8129 Drug Impaired Driving Education Act of 2020 - impaired driving education initiative HR 8132 American COMPETE Act - to study use of AI, drones, and autonomous vehicles HR 8015 Delivering for America Act - Postal service funding and operational changes S 4626SAFE DATA Act - to establish a federal privacy standard and other data use regulations HR 8350 SELF Drive Act - to establish a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicle regulation S. 4755 PAID Act - prohibit the use of certain auto insurance underwriting factors S.2604 Reduce Impaired Driving for Everyone Act of 2019 -- NHTSA to work with vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, and other entities to advance the technology developed by the Driver Alcohol Detection S.2968 Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act - bill to establish federal data privacy regulation HR 8524 Blockchain Records and Transactions Act -- To amend the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act HR 11Commitment to American GROWTH Act-- to encourage investment to renew, restore, and rebuild the American economy for our workers, families, and small businesses, maximize innovation through research and development, and secure Americas medical supplies. HR 8576 PAID Study Act -- require the Government Accountability Office to conduct biennial studies of personal private automobile insurance coverage, and for other purposes. DRAFT LIBOR Transition Assistance Act -- deem certain references to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as referring to a replacement benchmark rate if LIBOR is no longer available, and for other purposes. S 4801Fair Access to Financial Services Act -- prohibits financial institutions from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, including sexual orientation and gender identity. HR 8698 Justice for All Act -- amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify that disparate impacts on certain populations constitute a sufficient basis for rights of action under such Act S 5041Addressing Climate Financial Risk Act -- o establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council. HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 - short-term appropriations
Client expense: $1,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · third_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1423 / S. 610 - Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act - oppose H.R. 5216 / S. 2943 - Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act - oppose H.R. 5326 - Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act - oppose H.R. 2749 / S. 1491 - Restoring Justice for Workers Act - oppose S. 630 - Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act - oppose S. 620 - Safety Over Arbitration Act - oppose S. 2627 - End Double Taxation of Successful Civil Claims Act- oppose H.R. 4982 - Health Care Workforce Protection Act - support H.R. 269 / S. 1379 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Pub. Law No. 116-22) - support S. 766 - PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act - support S. 471 - Litigation Funding Transparency Act - support H.R. 7059, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act - support H.R. 6021, Families First Coronavirus Response Act - support H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) - support
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Bankruptcy
S. 766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues relating to the U.S. Trustees authority to oversee the administration of bankruptcy trust funds
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Torts
S. 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 (PROTECT Act) Tort issues including asbestos bankruptcy trust reform Liability protection policy related to COVID-19
Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · first_quarter · Torts
S.766 - PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues related to transparency in asbestos bankruptcy trusts. Other tort reform and liability related issues.
Client expense: $950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · third_quarter · Torts
S.766 - PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 S.4317 - Safe to Work Act Various issues related to transparency in asbestos bankruptcy trusts. Other tort reform and liability related issues. Various liability protections related to COVID-19 and reopening.
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR), which would eliminate forced arbitration in consumer and employment contracts. S. 610, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR), which would eliminate forced arbitration in consumer and employment contracts. S. 608, A bill to provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education. H.R. 1430, A bill to provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education S. 630, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act, a bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 with respect to arbitration. H.R. 1443, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment act of 2019, bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in cases of sexual harassment, assault, discrimination. S. 635, A bill to restore statutory rights to the people of the United States from forced arbitration. S. 620, Safety Over Arbitration, a bill to amend title 9, United States Code, with respect to arbitration. S. 726, Personal Care Products Safety Act, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of cosmetics. H.R. 4296, Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2019. H.R. 269, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, specifically regarding preemption and immunity provisions. H.R. 2750, Justice for Servicemembers Act, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration against members of the armed forces. H.R. 2749/ S. 1491 Restoring Justice for Workers Act, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in employment disputes. H.R. 3764, Justice for Student Borrowers Act, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in student loan agreements. S. 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019. H.R. 1603/ S. 717, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019. H.R. 1816, Children's Product Warning Label Act of 2019. Dingell and Cicilline amendments to H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act, regarding PFAS CERCLA designation (Dingell), and prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in SCRA claims (Cicilline). H.R. 5216/ S. 2943, Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019. H.R. 5326, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 4544, Ensuring Fair Legal Recourse for Private Student Loan Borrowers Act. H.R. 5279, Cosmetic Safety Enhancement Act of 2019. H.R. 5017, Natural Cosmetics Act. H.R. 535, PFAS Action of 2019. S. 2838, A bill to amend the Ted Stevens Olympic Amateur Sports Act to improve transparency of the United States Center for Safe Sport, to provide grant accountability, and to protect victims of abuse from retaliation, and for other purposes. H.R. 4982, Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2019. S. 3372, Health Care Workforce Protection Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act, with specific regard to immunity provisions. S. 3548, CARES Act, with specific regard to immunity provisions. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, with specific regard to immunity provisions. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, with specific regard to immunity provisions. H.R. 6101/ S. 3400, Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration. H.R. 6058, SHOP SAFE Act of 2020. H.R. 6044, Accurate Labels Act. H.R. 6395/ S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with specific regard to servicemember forced arbitration amendments. H.R. 7940, Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act. S. 4317, Safe to Work Act. S. 178, Delivering Immediate Relief to American Families, Schools, and Small Businesses Act. H.R. 7528, Get America Back to Work Act. H.R. 8237, Protecting the Employment Rights of Service Members. Draft Ending Mandatory Arbitration for Sexual Assault Claims Act. Draft legislation regarding additions to the PREP Act. General lobbying with regard to asbestos in talc and related liability issues. General lobbying with regard to asbestos exposure and related health and environmental issues. General lobbying with regard to liability issues related to regulation of cosmetics products. General lobbying with regard to preemption of state causes of action. General lobbying with regard to PFAS liability issues. General lobbying with regard to evidence availability in pipeline safety legislation. General lobbying with regard to immunity provisions in COVID-19 legislation. General lobbying with regard to nursing home COVID-19 liablity.
Client expense: $1,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2020 · third_quarter · Bankruptcy
S. 766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues relating to the U.S. Trustees authority to oversee the administration of bankruptcy trust funds
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Torts
Issues related to arbitration clauses; S 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act; S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act; S471 Litigation Funding Transparency Act; proposals to modify CDA 230; civil justice reforms in Senate
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Insurance
-H.R.1756, Preventing Credit Score Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act - prohibit the use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance -H.R.1862, To abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury -H.R.1595, SAFE Banking Act of 2019 - To create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses -H.R. 1832, Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019 - to prevent the denial of life insurance coverage for certain holders of Narcan/naloxone prescriptions -H.R. 1375, S. 1989 - Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act - to improve Medicare Secondary Payer process for Medicare Parts C and D -S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 - to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System -S.766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) for Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 - to promote the investigation of fraudulent claims against certain trusts and to provide penalties against fraudulent claims against certain trusts -H.R. 1185, S. 463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals -S.583, DATA Privacy Act - to establish federal data privacy standards S. 1028, H.R. 2093, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act - creates safe harbor from federal laws when doing business with legal state marijuana business PL111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Issue: International Insurance Capital Standards S.1214 - A bill to establish and protect individual and collective privacy rights, and for other purposes. S. 1298, H.R. 2479, Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act - to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council S. 1628, Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - would extend the program until 2022. S.1586, H.R. 1862, Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019 - This bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury H.R. 3279, A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a Diversity Advisory Group to study and make recommendations on strategies to increase gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures to shareholders with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, and for other purposes Insurance Underwriting Insurance Capital Standards Autonomous Vehicles Data Privacy and Security H.R. 3693 - Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act - prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility. H.R. 4075, S.2201, the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act - To create a safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related business H.R. 1224, S. 511, Living Donor Protection Act - To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors H.R.4592 -International Insurance Standards Act of 2019 (Budd-Heck) H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2019 - to amend labor requirements H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 - bill to establish federal data privacy framework. H.R. ___, Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorists and Enemy Recruits (FASTER) Act -- require financial institutions to freeze the assets of people under suspicion of domestic terrorism H.R. 4523, Nonprofit Property Protection Act -- allows certain risk-retention groups that serve nonprofit organizations to offer additional types of commercial insurance. H.R. ___, House Energy & Commerce Committee Staff Bipartisan Data Privacy Draft - data privacy H.R. 535, PFAS Action Act - to increase EPA oversight of PFAS chemicals. H.R. 5494, the Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 -- ensure that state-based grants received by homeowners for disaster mitigation are not be subject to federal income tax. Issue: Rising Cost of Auto Repair H.R. 3462/S. 1958, SHELTER Act -- to provide tax credits to property owners who make qualified mitigation investments (based on the model of long-standing energy tax credits). HR.3781, Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per Event (INSURANCE) Act of 2019 -- increase the minimum levels of insurance for commercial vehicles S.3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 - to establish a Federal data protection agency, and for other purposes. HR __, Insurance Data Protection Act - to reform FIO data requests. H.R. 224, Protect Taxpayer Dollars, Small Contractors, Suppliers and Workers - requiring indexing for Miller Act bonding requirements. HR 6359, Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Tax Payers Act - require bonds or sufficient security on public construction projects that receive federal financing from TIFIA loans DRAFT HR ___, Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking (FAIR) Study Act of 2020 - to study discrimination in auto-insurance .R.7412, Business Interruption Relief Act of 2020 - Federal subsidies for insurers that pay Business Interruption losses caused by the Coronavirus HR 6494, Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Act- Invalidate existing virus exclusions and mandate future BI coverage DRAFT, Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020 - Federal data privacy law S.3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 - federal data privacy H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act - Transportation and highway infrastructure package including COVID, insurance, and motor safety provisions. HR 7011, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) of 2020 - Govt backed program modeled after TRIA DRAFT, Business Continuity Protection Program - Joint trades pandemic risk proposal DRAFT, COVID-19 Business and Employee Continuity and Recovery Fund - Recovery fund DRAFT, Workplace Recovery Act (WRA) - Establishes government-funded business interruption insurance add-on HR 6497, Never Again Small Business Protection Act - Prospective coverage mandate Issue: Employer COVID-19 Liability DRAFT, Coronavirus Liability Act - proposal to create a liability safe harbor for businesses H.R. 7197, Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed to Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act of 2020 - $120b restaurant grant program H.R. 6364, S. 3533, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2020 - authorize minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations Issue Diversity and Inclusion DRAFT, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2020 - to establish federal data breach standards (Portman/Carper) DRAFT, Diverse Investment Advisers Act - to encourage asset manager diversity DRAFT, GAO study of insurance rating factors ISSUE: Pandemic Risk Insurance Programs DRAFT, Pandemic Business Interruption Program - Pandemic insurance program (Chubb) DRAFT, Business Continuity Coalition/New PRIA - pandemic insurance program (BCC) S 4159ESIGN Modernization Act - to modernize use of electronic documents S 4317SAFE to WORK Act - COVID liability protections for businesses S 4318American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act - COVID relief S 4320Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations - COVID relief funding S 4321Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act - PPP extensions and reform S 4325Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act - clarification of CFPB jurisdiction related to insurance HR 7809 Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act of 2020 - equity facility in the Department of the Treasury to assist commercial mortgage borrowers S 178Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, School, and Small Businesses - omnibus COVID relief package HR 7978/S 4431 Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 - to improve wildfire preparedness HR 8129 Drug Impaired Driving Education Act of 2020 - impaired driving education initiative HR 8132 American COMPETE Act - to study use of AI, drones, and autonomous vehicles DRAFT PAID Study Act - for GAO to study impact of certain auto insurance underwriting factors and reporting requirements HR 8015 Delivering for America Act - Postal service funding and operational changes S 4626SAFE DATA Act - to establish a federal privacy standard and other data use regulations HR 8350 SELF Drive Act - to establish a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicle regulation S. 4755 PAID Act - prohibit the use of certain auto insurance underwriting factors S.2604 Reduce Impaired Driving for Everyone Act of 2019 -- NHTSA to work with vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, and other entities to advance the technology developed by the Driver Alcohol Detection S.2968 Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act - bill to establish federal data privacy regulation
Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · third_quarter · Torts
S.766 - PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 (Thom Tillis, R-NC) , ALL PROVISIONS S.471 - Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 (Chuck Grassley, R-IA) , ALL PROVISIONS
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · second_quarter · Torts
S. 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 (PROTECT Act) Tort issues including asbestos bankruptcy trust reform Liability protection policy related to COVID-19
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · second_quarter · Torts
S.766 - PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues related to transparency in asbestos bankruptcy trusts. Other tort reform and liability related issues. Various legal reforms related to COVID-19 and reopening.
Client expense: $1,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 267, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2019; H.R. 535, PFAS Action Act of 2019; H.R. 748, CARES Act; H.R. 1152, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 1159 IMAGINE Act; H.R. 1567, Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019; H.R. 1603, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019; H.R. 1863, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; H.R. 1976, PFAS Detection Act of 2019; H.R. 2051, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019; H.R. 2102, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans, members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and dependents who were stationed at military installations at which they were exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid or other per; and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to provide for a presumption of service connection for those veterans and members of the reserve components, and for other purposes; H.R. 2195, PFAS Registry Act of 2019; H.R. 2377, Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act; H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; H.R. 2533, A bill to assist community water systems affected by PFAS contamination, and for other purposes; H.R. 2566, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise the Safer Choice Standard to provide for a Safer Choice Standard to provide for a Safer Choice label for pots, pans, and cooking utensils that do not contain PFAS, and for other purposes; H.R. 2570, PFAS User Fee Act; H.R. 2577, PFAS Right-To-Know Act; H.R. 2591, A bill to prohibit the waste incineration of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; H.R. 2596, protecting communities from New PFAS Act; H.R. 2600, Toxic PFAS Control Act; H.R. 2605, Prevent Release of Toxics Emissions, Contamination, and Transfer Act of 2019; H.R. 2608, PFAS Testing Act; H.R. 2626, PFAS Accountability Act; H.R. 2638, A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue guidance on minimizing the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS, and for other purposes; H.R. 2647, SOFFA; H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 2800, PFAS Monitoring Act; H.R. 2827, Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act; H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 3616, Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2019; H.R. 4088, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 4295, Protect Our Military Children Act; H.R. 4636, Partnering and Leveraging Assistance to Stop Trash for International Cleaner Seas Act; H.R. 4687, SMART Infrastructure Act; H.R. 5115, RECOVER Act; H.R. 5544, American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019; H.R. 5845, Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020; H.R. 5906, Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education (RECYCLE) Act of 2020; H.R. 6160, To extend the chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the Department of Homeland Security; H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 6395, William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021; H.R. 7228; Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act; H.R. 7528; To limit the civil liability of persons for the spread or possible transmission of SARS-COV-2 caused by an act or omission while acting in good faith during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes; S. 403, IMAGINE Act; S. 458, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; S. 483, Pesticide Registration Improvement Act; S. 638, PFAS Action Act of 2019; S. 675, Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019; S. 717, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019; S. 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019; S. 858, Protecting Military Firefighters from PFAS Act; S. 950, PFAS Detection Act of 2019; S. 999, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019; S. 1023, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans, members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and dependents who were stationed at military installations at which they were exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid or other per; and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to provide for a presumption of service connection for those veterans and members of the reserve components, and for other purposes; S. 1038, A bill to strengthen highway funding in the near term, to offer States additional financing tools, and for other purposes; S. 1105, PFAS Registry Act of 2019; S. 1215, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2020; S. 1251, Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act of 2019; S. 1341, SOFFA; S. 1372, PFAS Accountability Act; S. 1473, Protect drinking water from PFAS Act of 2019; S. 1507, PFAS Release Disclosure Act; S. 1534, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to conduct an assessment of quantum computing technology to address problems associated with exposure to PFAS, and for other purposes; S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2020; S. 2353, Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act of 2019; S. 2754, American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019; S. 2941, Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education (RECYCLE) Act of 2020; S. 3263, Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020; S. 3480, PFAS Testing and Treatment Act of 2020; S. 3415, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal Family Care Act; S. 3475, COVID-19 Health CARE Worker Protection Act of 2020; S. 3499, Free COVID-19 Testing Act; S. 3506, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act of 2020; S. 3548, CARES Act; S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021; FY2021 House Interior Appropriations bill; FY2021 Appropriations of House efforts to address congressional plastics use, bans, alternatives and advanced recycling efforts; Unintroduced recycling infrastructure legislation; Unintroduced Plastics Ban Bill; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Deselection Policies; Chemical Industry as critical infrastructure; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; Corona virus agency response; Covid-19 Stimulus; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; Enforcement guidance during COVID-19; EPA Nominations; FDA product registrations during COVID-19; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS; Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Infrastructure Procurement Policy and Innovative Materials; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens; Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Mass balance certification; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; National Environmental Policy Act; NIOSH studies; OSHA (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety); Permitting Reform, PFAS, including EPA Action Plan; Phthalates; Plastics, including Plastics Recycling; Portland Cement Associations NHSM Petition; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development; Sustainable Municipal Access to Resilient Technology in Infrastructure Act; Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide
Client expense: $2,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR), which would eliminate forced arbitration in consumer and employment contracts. S. 610, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR), which would eliminate forced arbitration in consumer and employment contracts. S. 608, A bill to provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education. H.R. 1430, A bill to provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education S. 630, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act, a bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 with respect to arbitration. H.R. 1443, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment act of 2019, bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in cases of sexual harassment, assault, discrimination. S. 635, A bill to restore statutory rights to the people of the United States from forced arbitration. S. 620, Safety Over Arbitration, a bill to amend title 9, United States Code, with respect to arbitration. S. 726, Personal Care Products Safety Act, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of cosmetics. H.R. 4296, Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2019. H.R. 269, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, specifically regarding preemption and immunity provisions. H.R. 2750, Justice for Servicemembers Act, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration against members of the armed forces. H.R. 2749/ S. 1491 Restoring Justice for Workers Act, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in employment disputes. H.R. 3764, Justice for Student Borrowers Act, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in student loan agreements. S. 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019. H.R. 1603/ S. 717, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019. H.R. 1816, Children's Product Warning Label Act of 2019. Dingell and Cicilline amendments to H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act, regarding PFAS CERCLA designation (Dingell), and prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in SCRA claims (Cicilline). H.R. 5216/ S. 2943, Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019. H.R. 5326, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 4544, Ensuring Fair Legal Recourse for Private Student Loan Borrowers Act. H.R. 5279, Cosmetic Safety Enhancement Act of 2019. H.R. 5017, Natural Cosmetics Act. H.R. 535, PFAS Action of 2019. S. 2838, A bill to amend the Ted Stevens Olympic Amateur Sports Act to improve transparency of the United States Center for Safe Sport, to provide grant accountability, and to protect victims of abuse from retaliation, and for other purposes. H.R. 4982, Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2019. S. 3372, Health Care Workforce Protection Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act, with specific regard to immunity provisions. S. 3548, CARES Act, with specific regard to immunity provisions. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, with specific regard to immunity provisions. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, with specific regard to immunity provisions. H.R. 6101/ S. 3400, Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration. H.R. 6058, SHOP SAFE Act of 2020. H.R. 6044, Accurate Labels Act. H.R. 6395/ S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with specific regard to servicemember forced arbitration amendments. Draft legislation regarding additions to the PREP Act. General lobbying with regard to asbestos in talc and related liability issues. General lobbying with regard to asbestos exposure and related health and environmental issues. General lobbying with regard to liability issues related to regulation of cosmetics products. General lobbying with regard to preemption of state causes of action. General lobbying with regard to PFAS liability issues. General lobbying with regard to evidence availability in pipeline safety legislation. General lobbying with regard to immunity provisions in COVID-19 legislation. General lobbying with regard to nursing home COVID-19 liablity.
Client expense: $1,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Torts
S.766 - PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 (Thom Tillis, R-NC), ALL PROVISIONS S.471 - Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 (Chuck Grassley, R-IA) , ALL PROVISIONS
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · second_quarter · Torts
Issues related to arbitration clauses; S 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act; S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act; S471 Litigation Funding Transparency Act; proposals to modify CDA 230
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1603: The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 H.R. 4296: The "Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2019" H.R. 5279: Cosmetic Safety Enhancement Act of 2019 S. 766: The PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Insurance
-H.R.1756, Preventing Credit Score Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act - prohibit the use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance -H.R.1862, To abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury -H.R.1595, SAFE Banking Act of 2019 - To create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses -H.R. 1832, Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019 - to prevent the denial of life insurance coverage for certain holders of Narcan/naloxone prescriptions -H.R. 1375, S. 1989 - Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act - to improve Medicare Secondary Payer process for Medicare Parts C and D -S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 - to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System -S.766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) for Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 - to promote the investigation of fraudulent claims against certain trusts and to provide penalties against fraudulent claims against certain trusts -H.R. 1185, S. 463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals -H.R.2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - to require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information -S. ___, Consumer Data Protection Act - to establish requirements and responsibilities for entities that use, store, or share personal information, to protect personal information -S.583, DATA Privacy Act - to establish federal data privacy standards S. 1028, H.R. 2093, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act - creates safe harbor from federal laws when doing business with legal state marijuana business PL111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Issue: International Insurance Capital Standards S.1214 - A bill to establish and protect individual and collective privacy rights, and for other purposes. S. 1298, H.R. 2479, Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act - to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council S. 1628, Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - would extend the program until 2022. S.1586, H.R. 1862, Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019 - This bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury H.R. 3279, A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a Diversity Advisory Group to study and make recommendations on strategies to increase gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures to shareholders with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, and for other purposes Insurance Underwriting Insurance Capital Standards Autonomous Vehicles Data Privacy and Security H.R. 3693 - Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act - prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility. H.R. 4075, S.2201, the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act - To create a safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related business H.R. 2013 - Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - To require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information H.R. __, S. ___, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act - amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator H.R. 1224, S. 511, Living Donor Protection Act - To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors H.R.4592 -International Insurance Standards Act of 2019 (Budd-Heck) H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2019 - to amend labor requirements H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 - bill to establish federal data privacy framework. H.R. ___, Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorists and Enemy Recruits (FASTER) Act -- require financial institutions to freeze the assets of people under suspicion of domestic terrorism H.R. 4523, Nonprofit Property Protection Act -- allows certain risk-retention groups that serve nonprofit organizations to offer additional types of commercial insurance. S. __ U.S. Consumer Data Privacy Act (USCDPA) - draft data privacy legislation (Wicker) S. ___, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act of 2019 (COPRA) - draft data privacy legislation (Cantwell) H.R. ___, House Energy & Commerce Committee Staff Bipartisan Data Privacy Draft - data privacy H.R. ___, draft legislation to direct a federal study of factors impacting auto-insurance rates - auto insurance H.R. 535, PFAS Action Act - to increase EPA oversight of PFAS chemicals. H.R. 5494, the Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 -- ensure that state-based grants received by homeowners for disaster mitigation are not be subject to federal income tax. Issue: Rising Cost of Auto Repair H.R. 3462/S. 1958, SHELTER Act -- to provide tax credits to property owners who make qualified mitigation investments (based on the model of long-standing energy tax credits). HR.3781, Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per Event (INSURANCE) Act of 2019 -- increase the minimum levels of insurance for commercial vehicles S.3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 - to establish a Federal data protection agency, and for other purposes. HR __, Insurance Data Protection Act - to reform FIO data requests. H.R. 224, Protect Taxpayer Dollars, Small Contractors, Suppliers and Workers - requiring indexing for Miller Act bonding requirements. HR 6359, Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Tax Payers Act - require bonds or sufficient security on public construction projects that receive federal financing from TIFIA loans DRAFT HR ___, Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking (FAIR) Study Act of 2020 - to study discrimination in auto-insurance .R.7412, Business Interruption Relief Act of 2020 - Federal subsidies for insurers that pay Business Interruption losses caused by the Coronavirus HR 6494, Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Act- Invalidate existing virus exclusions and mandate future BI coverage DRAFT, Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020 - Federal data privacy law S.3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 - federal data privacy H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act - Transportation and highway infrastructure package including COVID, insurance, and motor safety provisions. HR 7011, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) of 2020 - Govt backed program modeled after TRIA DRAFT, Business Continuity Protection Program - Joint trades pandemic risk proposal DRAFT, COVID-19 Business and Employee Continuity and Recovery Fund - Recovery fund DRAFT, Workplace Recovery Act (WRA) - Establishes government-funded business interruption insurance add-on HR 6497, Never Again Small Business Protection Act - Prospective coverage mandate Issue: Employer COVID-19 Liability DRAFT, Coronavirus Liability Act - proposal to create a liability safe harbor for businesses H.R. 7197, Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed to Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act of 2020 - $120b restaurant grant program H.R. 6364, S. 3533, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2020 - authorize minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations Issue Diversity and Inclusion
Client expense: $1,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · second_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1423 / S. 610 - Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act - oppose H.R. 5216 / S. 2943 - Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act - oppose H.R. 5326 - Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act - oppose H.R. 2749 / S. 1491 - Restoring Justice for Workers Act - oppose S. 630 - Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act - oppose S. 620 - Safety Over Arbitration Act - oppose S. 2627 - End Double Taxation of Successful Civil Claims Act- oppose H.R. 4982 - Health Care Workforce Protection Act - support H.R. 269 / S. 1379 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Pub. Law No. 116-22) - support S. 766 - PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act - support S. 471 - Litigation Funding Transparency Act - support H.R. 7059, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act - support H.R. 6021, Families First Coronavirus Response Act - support H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) - support
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 267, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2019; H.R. 535, PFAS Action Act of 2019; H.R. 748, CARES Act; H.R. 1152, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 1159 IMAGINE Act; H.R. 1567, Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019; H.R. 1603, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019; H.R. 1863, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; H.R. 1976, PFAS Detection Act of 2019; H.R. 2051, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019; H.R. 2102, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans, members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and dependents who were stationed at military installations at which they were exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid or other per; and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to provide for a presumption of service connection for those veterans and members of the reserve components, and for other purposes; H.R. 2195, PFAS Registry Act of 2019; H.R. 2377, Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act; H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; H.R. 2533, A bill to assist community water systems affected by PFAS contamination, and for other purposes; H.R. 2566, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise the Safer Choice Standard to provide for a Safer Choice Standard to provide for a Safer Choice label for pots, pans, and cooking utensils that do not contain PFAS, and for other purposes; H.R. 2570, PFAS User Fee Act; H.R. 2577, PFAS Right-To-Know Act; H.R. 2591, A bill to prohibit the waste incineration of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; H.R. 2596, protecting communities from New PFAS Act; H.R. 2600, Toxic PFAS Control Act; H.R. 2605, Prevent Release of Toxics Emissions, Contamination, and Transfer Act of 2019; H.R. 2608, PFAS Testing Act; H.R. 2626, PFAS Accountability Act; H.R. 2638, A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue guidance on minimizing the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS, and for other purposes; H.R. 2647, SOFFA H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 2800, PFAS Monitoring Act; H.R. 2827, Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act; H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 3616, Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2019; H.R. 4088, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 4295, Protect Our Military Children Act; H.R. 4636, Partnering and Leveraging Assistance to Stop Trash for International Cleaner Seas Act; H.R. 4687, SMART Infrastructure Act; H.R. 5115, RECOVER Act; H.R. 5544, American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019; H.R. 5845, Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020; H.R. 5906, Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education (RECYCLE) Act of 2020; H.R. 6160, To extend the chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the Department of Homeland Security; H.R. 6201, Families Fist Coronavirus Response Act; S. 403, IMAGINE Act; S. 458, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; S. 483, Pesticide Registration Improvement Act; S. 638, PFAS Action Act of 2019; S. 675, Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019; S. 717, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019; S. 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019; S. 858, Protecting Military Firefighters from PFAS Act; S. 950, PFAS Detection Act of 2019; S. 999, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019; S. 1023, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans, members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and dependents who were stationed at military installations at which they were exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid or other per; and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to provide for a presumption of service connection for those veterans and members of the reserve components, and for other purposes; S. 1038, A bill to strengthen highway funding in the near term, to offer States additional financing tools, and for other purposes; S. 1105, PFAS Registry Act of 2019; S. 1215, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2020; S. 1251, Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act of 2019; S. 1341, SOFFA; S. 1372, PFAS Accountability Act; S. 1473, Protect drinking water from PFAS Act of 2019; S. 1507, PFAS Release Disclosure Act; S. 1534, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to conduct an assessment of quantum computing technology to address problems associated with exposure to PFAS, and for other purposes; S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2020; S. 2353, Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act of 2019; S. 2754, American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019; S. 2941, Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education (RECYCLE) Act of 2020; S. 3263, Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020; S. 3480, PFAS Testing and Treatment Act of 2020; S. 3415, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal Family Care Act; S. 3475, COVID-19 Health CARE Worker Protection Act of 2020; S. 3499, Free COVID-19 Testing Act; S. 3506, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act of 2020; S. 3548, CARES Act; FY2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY2021 Appropriations of House efforts to address congressional plastics use, bans, alternatives and advanced recycling efforts; Unintroduced recycling infrastructure legislation; Unintroduced Plastics Ban Bill; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Deselection Policies; Chemical Industry as critical infrastructure; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; Corona virus agency response; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nominations; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS; Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Infrastructure Procurement Policy and Innovative Materials; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens; Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; National Environmental Policy Act; NIOSH studies; OSHA (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety); Permitting Reform, PFAS, including EPA Action Plan; Phthalates; Plastics, including Plastics Recycling; Portland Cement Associations NHSM Petition; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development; Sustainable Municipal Access to Resilient Technology in Infrastructure Act; Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide
Client expense: $2,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Torts
S.766 - PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues related to transparency in asbestos bankruptcy trusts. Other tort reform and liability related issues.
Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · first_quarter · Torts
S. 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 (PROTECT Act) Tort issues including asbestos bankruptcy trust reform
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR), which would eliminate forced arbitration in consumer and employment contracts. S. 610, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR), which would eliminate forced arbitration in consumer and employment contracts. S. 608, A bill to provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education. H.R. 1430, A bill to provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education S. 630, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act, a bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 with respect to arbitration. H.R. 1443, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment act of 2019, bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in cases of sexual harassment, assault, discrimination. S. 635, A bill to restore statutory rights to the people of the United States from forced arbitration. S. 620, Safety Over Arbitration, a bill to amend title 9, United States Code, with respect to arbitration. S. 726, Personal Care Products Safety Act, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of cosmetics. H.R. 4296, Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2019. H.R. 269, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, specifically regarding preemption and immunity provisions. H.R. 2750, Justice for Servicemembers Act, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration against members of the armed forces. H.R. 2749/ S. 1491 Restoring Justice for Workers Act, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in employment disputes. H.R. 3764, Justice for Student Borrowers Act, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in student loan agreements. S. 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019. H.R. 1603/ S. 717, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019. H.R. 1816, Children's Product Warning Label Act of 2019. Dingell and Cicilline amendments to H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act, regarding PFAS CERCLA designation (Dingell), and prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in SCRA claims (Cicilline). H.R. 5216/ S. 2943, Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019. H.R. 5326, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 4544, Ensuring Fair Legal Recourse for Private Student Loan Borrowers Act. H.R. 5279, Cosmetic Safety Enhancement Act of 2019. H.R. 5017, Natural Cosmetics Act. H.R. 535, PFAS Action of 2019. S. 2838, A bill to amend the Ted Stevens Olympic Amateur Sports Act to improve transparency of the United States Center for Safe Sport, to provide grant accountability, and to protect victims of abuse from retaliation, and for other purposes. H.R. 4982, Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2019. S. 3372, Health Care Workforce Protection Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act, with specific regard to immunity provisions. S. 3548, CARES Act, with specific regard to immunity provisions. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, with specific regard to immunity provisions. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, with specific regard to immunity provisions. H.R. 6101/ S. 3400, Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration. H.R. 6058, SHOP SAFE Act of 2020. H.R. 6044, Accurate Labels Act. Draft legislation regarding additions to the PREP Act. General lobbying with regard to asbestos in talc and related liability issues. General lobbying with regard to asbestos exposure and related health and environmental issues. General lobbying with regard to liability issues related to regulation of cosmetics products. General lobbying with regard to preemption of state causes of action. General lobbying with regard to PFAS liability issues. General lobbying with regard to evidence availability in pipeline safety legislation. General lobbying with regard to immunity provisions in COVID-19 legislation.
Client expense: $1,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2020 · first_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1603: The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 H.R. 4296: The "Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2019" H.R. 5279: Cosmetic Safety Enhancement Act of 2019 S. 766: The PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1603: The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 H.R. 4296: The "Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2019" H.R. 5279: Cosmetic Safety Enhancement Act of 2019 S. 766: The PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Torts
Issues related to arbitration clauses; S 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act; S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act; S471 Litigation Funding Transparency Act; proposals to modify CDA 230
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Insurance
-H.R.1756, Preventing Credit Score Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act - prohibit the use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance -H.R.1862, To abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury -H.R.1595, SAFE Banking Act of 2019 - To create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses -H.R. 1832, Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019 - to prevent the denial of life insurance coverage for certain holders of Narcan/naloxone prescriptions -H.R. 1375, S. 1989 - Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act - to improve Medicare Secondary Payer process for Medicare Parts C and D -S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 - to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System -S.766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) for Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 - to promote the investigation of fraudulent claims against certain trusts and to provide penalties against fraudulent claims against certain trusts -H.R. 1185, S. 463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals -S. 142, The American Data Dissemination Act - a bill to create federal data privacy laws and regulations through the FTC -H.R.2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - to require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information -S. 3744 (2018), Data Care Act Of 2018 - to establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use -S. ___, Consumer Data Protection Act - to establish requirements and responsibilities for entities that use, store, or share personal information, to protect personal information -S.583, DATA Privacy Act - to establish federal data privacy standards S. 1028, H.R. 2093, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act - creates safe harbor from federal laws when doing business with legal state marijuana business PL111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Issue: International Insurance Capital Standards S.1214 - A bill to establish and protect individual and collective privacy rights, and for other purposes. S. 1298, H.R. 2479, Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act - to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council H.R. 1500, Consumer First Act - To repeal changes made to the CFPB. Amendment offered by Rep. Takano to direct a FIO study of insurance. See standalone bill. S. 1628, Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - would extend the program until 2022. S.1586, H.R. 1862, Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019 - This bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury H.R. 3279, A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a Diversity Advisory Group to study and make recommendations on strategies to increase gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures to shareholders with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, and for other purposes Insurance Underwriting Insurance Capital Standards Autonomous Vehicles Data Privacy and Security H.R. 3693 - Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act - prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility. H.R. 4075, S.2201, the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act - To create a safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related business H.R. 2013 - Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - To require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information H.R. __, S. ___, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act - amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator H.R. 1224, S. 511, Living Donor Protection Act - To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors H.R.4592 -International Insurance Standards Act of 2019 (Budd-Heck) H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2019 - to amend labor requirements H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 - bill to establish federal data privacy framework. H.R. ___, Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorists and Enemy Recruits (FASTER) Act -- require financial institutions to freeze the assets of people under suspicion of domestic terrorism H.R. 4523, Nonprofit Property Protection Act -- allows certain risk-retention groups that serve nonprofit organizations to offer additional types of commercial insurance. S. __ U.S. Consumer Data Privacy Act (USCDPA) - draft data privacy legislation (Wicker) S. ___, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act of 2019 (COPRA) - draft data privacy legislation (Cantwell) H.R. ___, House Energy & Commerce Committee Staff Bipartisan Data Privacy Draft - data privacy H.R. ___, draft legislation to direct a federal study of factors impacting auto-insurance rates - auto insurance H.R. 535, PFAS Action Act - to increase EPA oversight of PFAS chemicals. H.R. 5494, the Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 -- ensure that state-based grants received by homeowners for disaster mitigation are not be subject to federal income tax. Issue: Rising Cost of Auto Repair H.R. 3462/S. 1958, SHELTER Act -- to provide tax credits to property owners who make qualified mitigation investments (based on the model of long-standing energy tax credits). HR.3781, Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per Event (INSURANCE) Act of 2019 -- increase the minimum levels of insurance for commercial vehicles S.3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 - to establish a Federal data protection agency, and for other purposes. HR __, Insurance Data Protection Act - to reform FIO data requests. H.R. 224, Protect Taxpayer Dollars, Small Contractors, Suppliers and Workers - requiring indexing for Miller Act bonding requirements. HR 6359, Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Tax Payers Act - require bonds or sufficient security on public construction projects that receive federal financing from TIFIA loans S. 3533, SECURE Notarization Act - to allow remote notarization DRAFT HR ___, Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking (FAIR) Study Act of 2020 - to study discrimination in auto-insurance
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · first_quarter · Torts
S.766 - PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 (Thom Tillis, R-NC), ALL PROVISIONS S.471 - Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 (Chuck Grassley, R-IA) , ALL PROVISIONS
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · first_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1423 / S. 610 - Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act - oppose H.R. 5216 / S. 2943 - Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act - oppose H.R. 5326 - Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act - oppose H.R. 2749 / S. 1491 - Restoring Justice for Workers Act - oppose S. 630 - Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act - oppose S. 620 - Safety Over Arbitration Act - oppose S. 2627 - End Double Taxation of Successful Civil Claims Act- oppose H.R. 4982 - Health Care Workforce Protection Act - support H.R. 269 / S. 1379 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Pub. Law No. 116-22) - support S. 766 - PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act - support S. 471 - Litigation Funding Transparency Act - support
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · first_quarter · Torts
Background on federal civil and criminal enforcement against business, and over criminalization of federal laws (no specific legislation); general background on the False Claims Act; general background on legal reform; S. 766, Protect Asbestos Victims Trust Fund Act of 2019, and other asbestos reform policy; S.471, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019; class action reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · first_quarter · Insurance
-H.R. 4537 (2018), International Insurance Standards Act - to provide oversight of and transparency on international insurance standards setting processes -H.R.1756, Preventing Credit Score Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act - prohibit the use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance -H.R.1862, To abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury -H.R.1595, SAFE Banking Act of 2019 - To create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses -H.R. 1832, Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019 - to prevent the denial of life insurance coverage for certain holders of Narcan/naloxone prescriptions -H.R. 1375, Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act - to improve Medicare Secondary Payer process for Medicare Parts C and D -Reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) -S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 - to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System -S.766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) for Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 - to promote the investigation of fraudulent claims against certain trusts and to provide penalties against fraudulent claims against certain trusts -S.471, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 - to increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding in certain actions -H.R. 748, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act - This bill repeals the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans). The repeal applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019. (Cadillac Tax) -H.R. 1940, S. 920, New Parents Act - A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes. -S. ___, Child Rearing and Development Leave Empowerment (CRADLE) Act- to make available paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child through Social Security -H.R. 1185, S. 463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals -S. 142, The American Data Dissemination Act - a bill to create federal data privacy laws and regulations through the FTC -H.R.2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - to require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information -S. 3744 (2018), Data Care Act Of 2018 - to establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use -S. ___, Consumer Data Protection Act - to establish requirements and responsibilities for entities that use, store, or share personal information, to protect personal information -S.583, DATA Privacy Act - to establish federal data privacy standards
Client expense: $1,070,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2019 · third_quarter · Torts
S.766 - PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues related to transparency in asbestos bankruptcy trusts. Other tort reform related issues.
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Torts
S. 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 (PROTECT Act) Tort issues including asbestos bankruptcy trust reform
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2019 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 267, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2019; H.R. 535, PFAS Action Act of 2019; H.R. 1152, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 1159 IMAGINE Act; H.R. 1567, Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019; H.R. 1603, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019; H.R. 1863, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; H.R. 1976, PFAS Detection Act of 2019; H.R. 2051, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019; H.R. 2102, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans, members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and dependents who were stationed at military installations at which they were exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid or other per; and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to provide for a presumption of service connection for those veterans and members of the reserve components, and for other purposes; H.R. 2195, PFAS Registry Act of 2019; H.R. 2377, Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act; H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; H.R. 2533, A bill to assist community water systems affected by PFAS contamination, and for other purposes; H.R. 2566, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise the Safer Choice Standard to provide for a Safer Choice Standard to provide for a Safer Choice label for pots, pans, and cooking utensils that do not contain PFAS, and for other purposes; H.R. 2570, PFAS User Fee Act; H.R. 2577, PFAS Right-To-Know Act; H.R. 2591, A bill to prohibit the waste incineration of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; H.R. 2596, protecting communities from New PFAS Act; H.R. 2600, Toxic PFAS Control Act; H.R. 2605, Prevent Release of Toxics Emissions, Contamination, and Transfer Act of 2019; H.R. 2608, PFAS Testing Act; H.R. 2626, PFAS Accountability Act; H.R. 2638, A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue guidance on minimizing the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS, and for other purposes; H.R. 2647, SOFFA H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 2800, PFAS Monitoring Act; H.R. 2827, Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act; H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 3616, Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2019; H.R. 4088, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 4295, Protect Our Military Children Act; H.R. 4687, SMART Infrastructure Act; H.R. 5115, Realizing the Economic Opportunities and Value of Expanding Recycling Act; S. 403, IMAGINE Act; S. 458, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; S. 483, Pesticide Registration Improvement Act; S. 638, PFAS Action Act of 2019; S. 675, Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019; S. 717, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019; S. 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019; S. 858, Protecting Military Firefighters from PFAS Act; S. 950, PFAS Detection Act of 2019; S. 999, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019; S. 1023, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans, members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and dependents who were stationed at military installations at which they were exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid or other per; and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to provide for a presumption of service connection for those veterans and members of the reserve components, and for other purposes; S. 1038, A bill to strengthen highway funding in the near term, to offer States additional financing tools, and for other purposes; S. 1105, PFAS Registry Act of 2019; S. 1215, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2020; S. 1251, Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act of 2019; S. 1341, SOFFA; S. 1372, PFAS Accountability Act; S. 1473, Protect drinking water from PFAS Act of 2019; S. 1507, PFAS Release Disclosure Act; S. 1534, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to conduct an assessment of quantum computing technology to address problems associated with exposure to PFAS, and for other purposes; S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2020; S. 2353, Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act of 2019; S. 2941, Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education Act of 2019; FY2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; Unintroduced recycling infrastructure legislation; Unintroduced Plastics Ban Bill; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Deselection Policies; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nominations; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS; Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Infrastructure Procurement Policy and Innovative Materials; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens; Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; National Environmental Policy Act; NIOSH studies; OSHA (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety); Permitting Reform, Phthalates; Plastics, including Plastics Recycling; Portland Cement Associations NHSM Petition; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development; Sustainable Municipal Access to Resilient Technology in Infrastructure Act; Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide
Client expense: $2,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · fourth_quarter · Torts
S.766 - PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues related to transparency in asbestos bankruptcy trusts. Other tort reform related issues.
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR), which would eliminate forced arbitration in consumer and employment contracts. S. 610, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR), which would eliminate forced arbitration in consumer and employment contracts. S. 608, A bill to provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education. H.R. 1430, A bill to provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education S. 630, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act, a bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 with respect to arbitration. H.R. 1443, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment act of 2019, bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in cases of sexual harassment, assault, discrimination. S. 635, A bill to restore statutory rights to the people of the United States from forced arbitration. S. 620, Safety Over Arbitration, a bill to amend title 9, United States Code, with respect to arbitration. S. 726, Personal Care Products Safety Act, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of cosmetics. H.R. 4296, Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2019. H.R. 269, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, specifically regarding preemption and immunity provisions. H.R. 2750, Justice for Servicemembers Act, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration against members of the armed forces. H.R. 2749/ S. 1491 Restoring Justice for Workers Act, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in employment disputes. H.R. 3764, Justice for Student Borrowers Act, prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in student loan agreements. S. 766 PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019. H.R. 1603/ S. 717 Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019. H.R. 1816, Children's Product Warning Label Act of 2019. Dingell and Cicilline amendments to H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act, regarding PFAS CERCLA designation (Dingell), and prohibiting the use of forced arbitration in SCRA claims (Cicilline). H.R. 5216/ S. 2943 Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019. H.R. 5326 Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 4544 Ensuring Fair Legal Recourse for Private Student Loan Borrowers Act. H.R. 5279 Cosmetic Safety Enhancement Act of 2019. H.R. 5017 Natural Cosmetics Act. H.R. 535 PFAS Action of 2019. S. 2838, A bill to amend the Ted Stevens Olympic Amateur Sports Act to improve transparency of the United States Center for Safe Sport, to provide grant accountability, and to protect victims of abuse from retaliation, and for other purposes. H.R.4982 - Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2019. Draft legislation regarding additions to the PREP Act. Draft legislation regarding the Accurate Labels Act. General lobbying with regard to asbestos in talc and related liability issues. General lobbying with regard to Asbestos exposure and related health and environmental issues. General lobbying with regard to liability issues related to regulation of cosmetics products. General lobbying with regard to preemption of state causes of action. General lobbying with regard to PFAS liability issues. General lobbying with regard to evidence availability in pipeline safety legislation.
Client expense: $1,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Issues related to arbitration clauses; S 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act; S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act; S471 Litigation Funding Transparency Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE