Unlocking Capital for Small Businesses Act of 2024

H.R. 869/S.343, Keep Our PACT Act, all provisions H.R. 1520/S. 1782, CharlotteWoodwardOrgan Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, all provisions H.R. 2540/S.1234, SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act, all provisions H.R. 2598/S.1277, IDEA Full Funding Act, all provisions H.R. 3049, HEADs UP Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3939, RISE Act, all provisions H.R. 4086, Autism Family Caregivers Act, all provisions H.R. 4644/S.2459, ABLE Employment Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 8620, CARES Hotline Act, all provisions H.R.8298, SSISavingsandEfficiencyAct of 2026, all provisions H.R.9495, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027, provisions related to funding for the congressionally directed medical research autism research program H.R. 9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs and special education at the Department of Education H.R. 8845, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, provisions related to funding for the Kevin and Avonte's Law Program H.R. 6602/S.4089 - Supporting Blue Envelope Programs Act, all provisions S. 4492, ABLE MATCH (Making Able a Tool to Combat Hardship) Act, all provisions S. 4493, A bill to clarify the use of direct deposit for contributions to ABLE programs, all provisions S. 4498, ABLE Tomorrow Act, all provisions S.4784, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, provisions related to the Exceptional Family Member Program and TRICARE Autism Care Demonstration Implementation of Public Law 118-80, Autism CARES Act of 2024, all provisions Implementation of recommendations from the Independent Analysis of the Department of Defense's Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration Program Implementation of Medicaid home and community-based services policies Implementation of policies affecting employment opportunities for people with disabilities Staffing, funding, and structure of Department of Education special education programs A bill not introduced related to Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations by the Senate, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs and special education at the Department of Education; study of housing needs of autistic adults at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, funding for the Kevin and Avonte's Law Program; and the congressionally directed medical research autism research program A bill not yet introduced to enhance incentives to create accessible and inclusive workplaces A bill not yet introduced to increase housing opportunities for people with disabilities A bill not yet introduced in the Senate to enhance skills related to family caregivers and developmental disabilities

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

31 U.S.C. 5336 - Filed in the 116th Congress as H.R.2513/S.1978 Corporate Transparency Act of 2019. To ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes; H.R.20/S.567 Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes; S.866 American Innovation and Jobs Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance tax benefits for research activities; H.R.1332 Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act. To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours per week to 32 hours per week, and for other purposes; H.R.4721/S.1706 Main Street Tax Certainty Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income; H.R.3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act/Association Health Plans Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage; H.R.3938 Build It in America Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage economic growth; H.R.3937 Small Business Jobs Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the establishment and growth of small businesses; H.R.3936 Tax Cuts for Working Families Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to rename the standard deduction the guaranteed deduction, and to add a bonus amount to the guaranteed deduction for taxable years 2024 and 2025; H.R.3881/S.1838 Credit Card Competition Act. To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system to prescribe regulations relating to network competition in credit card transactions, and for other purposes; H.R. 4035/S.2623 Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023. To require the Secretary of the Treasury to harmonize the effective dates of all rules required under the Corporate Transparency Act, and for other purposes; S.1411 Prove It Act of 2023. To amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses, and for other purposes; H.R.7198 Prove It Act of 2024. To amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses, and for other purposes; S.1896 SCORE Act of 2023. To reauthorize the SCORE program, and for other purposes. H.R.2744 Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2023. To require that the Federal Government procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and management of certain Government agencies, and for other purposes. H.R.4666 To require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on fraud relating to certain COVID-19 loans. H.R.4667 Returning Erroneous COVID Loans Addressing Illegal and Misappropriated Taxpayer Funds (RECLAIM Taxpayer Funds) Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue guidance and rules for lenders and the Small Business Administration on handling amounts of Paycheck Protection Loans returned by borrowers, and for other purposes. H.R.4668 Providing Opportunities to Show Transparency via Information Technology (POST IT) Act of 2023. To amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to publish guidance documents for certain rules, and for other purposes. H.R.4670 Small Business Contracting Transparency Act of 2023. To amend the Small Business Act to require reporting on additional information with respect to small business concerns owned and controlled by women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, and for other purposes. H.R.5427 To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.4480 Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to report on the veterans interagency task force, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to report on access to credit for small business concerns owned and controlled by covered individuals, and for other purposes. S.3528 Supporting Disabled Entrepreneurs Act. To amend the Small Business Act to establish the position of Coordinator for Disabled Small Business Concerns within the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.5119/S.3625 Protect Small Businesses and Prevent Illicit Financial Activity Act of 2024. To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide small businesses with additional time to file beneficial ownership information, and for other purposes. H.R.7024 Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. To make improvements to the child tax credit, to provide tax incentives to promote economic growth, to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States, to provide tax relief with respect to certain Federal disasters, to make improvements to the low-income housing tax credit, and for other purposes. H.R.7668 ADA 30 Days to Comply Act. To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to provide for a remediation period before the commencement of a civil action. H.R.7473 Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act. To ensure continued appropriations for certain Small Business Administration programs during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes. H.R.7963 Small Business Red Tape Relief Act of 2024. To amend title 31, United States Code, to require FinCEN to submit to Congress a quarterly report on certain beneficial ownership data. H.R.2590/S.4493 Unlocking Capital for Small Businesses Act of 2024. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to create a safe harbor for finders and private placement brokers, and for other purposes. H.R.4764 Coordinated Support for Rural Small Businesses Act. To amend the Small Business Act to enhance the Office of Rural Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R.8132 Balancing Incentives Act of 2024. To amend title 35, United States Code, require a patent owner to consent to the filing of a petition for inter partes review or post-grant review, and for other purposes. H.R.8134 Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2024. To promote the leadership of the United States in global innovation by establishing a robust patent system that restores and protects the right of inventors to own and enforce private property rights in inventions and discoveries, and for other purposes. H.R.8147/S.4297 Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act. To repeal the Corporate Transparency Act. H.R.9278 To amend section 5336 of title 31, United States Code, to provide existing small businesses with an additional year to file beneficial ownership information, and for other purposes. H.R.8033 Regulatory Transparency for Small Businesses Act. To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the information required to be included in a certification by an agency that a rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. H.R.9031 Assurance for Small Business Act of 2024. To require Federal agency heads to submit a report on the implementation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and for other purposes. H.R.9032 Enhanced Regulatory Flexibility Assessment Act. To amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. H.R.9030 Regulatory Agenda Clarity Act. To amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete disclosure of an agencys annual regulatory agenda. H.R.9085 Regulatory Review Improvement Act of 2024. To amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications to how agencies conduct periodic reviews of agency rules, and for other purposes. H.R.9033 Let American Businesses be On Record Act of 2024. To amend title 5, United States Code, to apply regulatory flexibility analysis requirements for the Department of Labor. S.5063 Helping Small Businesses To Hedge Risk and Insure against Volatile Expenses Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to allow small business concerns to purchase certain commodities futures, and for other purposes. H.R.8639/S.4260 Warehouse Worker Protection Act. To establish protections for warehouse workers, and for other purposes. H.R. 10445 Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2025. Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. H.R. 10515 American Relief Act of 2025. Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. H.R. 10545 American Relief Act of 2025. Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. S.4880 Child Care Workforce Act. To implement or strengthen programs that increase the supply of quality child care services by enhancing the wages of child care workers, and for other purposes. S.4874 Child Care Availability and Affordability Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the employer-provided child care credit and the dependent care assistance exclusion. H.R. 9595 Federal Improvement in Technology (FIT) Procurement Act. To improve Federal technology procurement, and for other purposes. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act Small business tax relief Small Business Administration staffing Small Business Administration lending requirements and rules Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lending requirements Federal regulatory reform Federal privacy issues State privacy issues Independent contractor rules Joint employer rules Overtime/White-Collar Exemption rules Noncompete provisions Government funding and shutdown concerns Healthcare and paid leave issues White House Conference on Small Business Yellow Pages Test and government competition with the private sector Commodities markets and small business commodity risks Adherence to and improvement of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) Adherence to and improvement of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Artificial Intelligence Implementation & Impacts Reducing Monopolistic Business Practices Preparation for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 Preparation for Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provision expirations in 2025 Export and import concerns for small companies Streamlining federal resources and support for access to international markets Accessibility of Federal Awards for small businesses Supply chain stability DOL-OSHA Proposed Rule on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings SBA Proposed Rule on Increasing Small Business Participation on Multiple Award Contracts DoD-Defense Acquisition Regulations System Proposed Rule on Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements

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

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

31 U.S.C. 5336 - Filed in the 116th Congress as H.R.2513/S.1978 Corporate Transparency Act of 2019. To ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes; H.R.20/S.567 Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes; S.866 American Innovation and Jobs Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance tax benefits for research activities; H.R.1332 Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act. To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours per week to 32 hours per week, and for other purposes; H.R.4721/S.1706 Main Street Tax Certainty Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income; H.R.3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act/Association Health Plans Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage; H.R.3938 Build It in America Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage economic growth; H.R.3937 Small Business Jobs Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the establishment and growth of small businesses; H.R.3936 Tax Cuts for Working Families Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to rename the standard deduction the guaranteed deduction, and to add a bonus amount to the guaranteed deduction for taxable years 2024 and 2025; H.R.3881/S.1838 Credit Card Competition Act. To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system to prescribe regulations relating to network competition in credit card transactions, and for other purposes; H.R. 4035/S.2623 Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023. To require the Secretary of the Treasury to harmonize the effective dates of all rules required under the Corporate Transparency Act, and for other purposes; S.1411 Prove It Act of 2023. To amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses, and for other purposes; H.R.7198 Prove It Act of 2024. To amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses, and for other purposes; S.1896 SCORE Act of 2023. To reauthorize the SCORE program, and for other purposes. H.R.2744 Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2023. To require that the Federal Government procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and management of certain Government agencies, and for other purposes. H.R.4666 To require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on fraud relating to certain COVID-19 loans. H.R.4667 Returning Erroneous COVID Loans Addressing Illegal and Misappropriated Taxpayer Funds (RECLAIM Taxpayer Funds) Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue guidance and rules for lenders and the Small Business Administration on handling amounts of Paycheck Protection Loans returned by borrowers, and for other purposes. H.R.4668 Providing Opportunities to Show Transparency via Information Technology (POST IT) Act of 2023. To amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to publish guidance documents for certain rules, and for other purposes. H.R.4670 Small Business Contracting Transparency Act of 2023. To amend the Small Business Act to require reporting on additional information with respect to small business concerns owned and controlled by women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, and for other purposes. H.R.5427 To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.4480 Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to report on the veterans interagency task force, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to report on access to credit for small business concerns owned and controlled by covered individuals, and for other purposes. S.3528 Supporting Disabled Entrepreneurs Act. To amend the Small Business Act to establish the position of Coordinator for Disabled Small Business Concerns within the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.5119/S.3625 Protect Small Businesses and Prevent Illicit Financial Activity Act of 2024. To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide small businesses with additional time to file beneficial ownership information, and for other purposes. H.R.7024 Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. To make improvements to the child tax credit, to provide tax incentives to promote economic growth, to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States, to provide tax relief with respect to certain Federal disasters, to make improvements to the low-income housing tax credit, and for other purposes. H.R.7668 ADA 30 Days to Comply Act. To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to provide for a remediation period before the commencement of a civil action. H.R.7473 Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act. To ensure continued appropriations for certain Small Business Administration programs during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes. H.R.7963 Small Business Red Tape Relief Act of 2024. To amend title 31, United States Code, to require FinCEN to submit to Congress a quarterly report on certain beneficial ownership data. H.R.2590/S.4493 Unlocking Capital for Small Businesses Act of 2024. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to create a safe harbor for finders and private placement brokers, and for other purposes. H.R.4764 Coordinated Support for Rural Small Businesses Act. To amend the Small Business Act to enhance the Office of Rural Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R.8132 Balancing Incentives Act of 2024. To amend title 35, United States Code, require a patent owner to consent to the filing of a petition for inter partes review or post-grant review, and for other purposes. H.R.8134 Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2024. To promote the leadership of the United States in global innovation by establishing a robust patent system that restores and protects the right of inventors to own and enforce private property rights in inventions and discoveries, and for other purposes. H.R.8147/S.4297 Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act. To repeal the Corporate Transparency Act. H.R.9278 To amend section 5336 of title 31, United States Code, to provide existing small businesses with an additional year to file beneficial ownership information, and for other purposes. H.R.8033 Regulatory Transparency for Small Businesses Act. To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the information required to be included in a certification by an agency that a rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. H.R.9031 Assurance for Small Business Act of 2024. To require Federal agency heads to submit a report on the implementation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and for other purposes. H.R.9032 Enhanced Regulatory Flexibility Assessment Act. To amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. H.R.9030 Regulatory Agenda Clarity Act. To amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete disclosure of an agencys annual regulatory agenda. H.R.9085 Regulatory Review Improvement Act of 2024. To amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications to how agencies conduct periodic reviews of agency rules, and for other purposes. H.R.9033 Let American Businesses be On Record Act of 2024. To amend title 5, United States Code, to apply regulatory flexibility analysis requirements for the Department of Labor. S.5063 Helping Small Businesses To Hedge Risk and Insure against Volatile Expenses Act. To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to allow small business concerns to purchase certain commodities futures, and for other purposes. H.R.8639/S.4260 Warehouse Worker Protection Act. To establish protections for warehouse workers, and for other purposes. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act Small business tax relief Small Business Administration staffing Small Business Administration lending requirements and rules Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lending requirements Federal regulatory reform Federal privacy issues State privacy issues Independent contractor rules Joint employer rules Overtime/White-Collar Exemption rules Noncompete provisions Government funding and shutdown concerns Healthcare and paid leave issues White House Conference on Small Business Yellow Pages Test and government competition with the private sector Commodities markets and small business commodity risks Adherence to and improvement of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) Adherence to and improvement of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Artificial Intelligence Implementation & Impacts Reducing Monopolistic Business Practices Preparation for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 Preparation for Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provision expirations in 2025 Export and import concerns for small companies Streamlining federal resources and support for access to international markets Accessibility of Federal Awards for small businesses Supply chain stability

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

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)