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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform - HJ Res 22, SJ Res 5, HR20; Corporate Political Spending Disclosure; Election Reform, Registration Modernization; Advocating in favor of corporate political expenditure disclosure; In favor of Voting Rights Advancement Act; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule; Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
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U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP via U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
2015 · third_quarter · 3A
Department of Labor Overtime Rule;
Campaign Finance Reform - HJ Res 22, SJ Res 5, HR20; Corporate Political Spending Disclosure; Election Reform, Registration Modernization; Advocating in favor of corporate political expenditure disclosure; In favor of Voting Rights Advancement Act; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule; Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Source: Senate LDA
Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20 and S1538; HJ Res 22 and SJ Res 5- Democracy for All Amendment; HR 20 - Government by the People Act; S.2023 - Fair Elections Now Act; Department of Labor Overtime Rule; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule; Truth in Settlements Act of 2015; Democracy - proposed rule that would require federal contractors to disclose political contributions
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform - HJ Res 22, SJ Res 5, HR20; Corporate Political Spending Disclosure; Election Reform, Registration Modernization; Advocating in favor of corporate political expenditure disclosure; In favor of Voting Rights Advancement Act; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule; Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20; Democracy for All Amendment: S.J.Res.5 & H.J.Res.22; Tax policy/Tax reform; Repatriation tax holidays; earnings stripping and inversions; Stop Corporate Inversions Act (S. 198, HR 415); Infrastructure and Global Tax Competitiveness Act (2014); Partnership to Build America Act (HR 413); Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 174, H.R. 297); Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Regulatory Reform (H.R. 37, H.R. 50); Startup Act; Truth in Settlements Act, S. 1898; Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act S. 1654
Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
(1) Oppose efforts such as the REINS Act to hamstring consumer health and safety agencies with layers of bureaucracy. Oppose a variety of similar bills designed to cripple agency rulemaking or impose duplicative brudensome requirements on independent agencies, including the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 50/S 189), the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) and any similar bills (2) Urge Office of Management and Budget to complete their work on the delayed Department of Transportation (DOT) Enhancing Consumer Protections III air passenger rulemaking. (3) Urge FTC to strictly enforce all privacy settlements; (4) Urge FCC to protect privacy, including of CPNI and E911 calls. (5) Support FCC efforts to place broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and to impose strong protections known as Net Neutrality. (6) Urge regulators (FCC, DOJ, FTC) to reject anti-competitive mergers, such as Comcast/TWC; (6) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer commissioners to CPSC and other agencies (7) Urge passage of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act (HR 1375/S142); (13) Urge strong privacy protections for consumer data and metadata (CPNI) held by telecommunications firms. (8) Oppose all efforts to use Appropriations bill line items or riders to weaken any agency's ability to protect consumer, worker and community health, safety or finances. (9) In meetings and letters, urge FCC to oppose efforts to weaken the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, especially its privacy protections re robocalls. (10) Urge FTC to enact strongest possible pro-consumer Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. (11) Urge FDA to enact strongest possible rule re Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological Products, (12) Urge CPSC to adopt strongest possible phthalate protections. (13) Support strongest possible efforts by agencies and enforcers to prevent "pay for delay" or "product hopping" or other anti-competitive strategies by pharmaceutical firms. (14) Support strong rules and enforcement by DOJ, FRB and others to prevent market manipulation by payment card oligopoly. (15) Support enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act and other competition laws generally. (16) oppose efforts to place barriers on consumer private rights of action, including restrictions on joining class actions or any other restriction on the right to trial by jury. Generally oppose any laws or practices that place limits on consumer access to the civil justice system, caps on damages to aggrieved consumers or on the ability of judges and juries to do their jobs. (17) Urge CFPSC in petition to enact strong window cord safety rule (Docket 2013-0028). (18) In letters, urge House/Senate to oppose legislation eliminating CPSC authority over Recreational Offroad Vehicles (ROV) HR 999/S 1840. (19) Oppose HR 1927 to weaken consumer/worker class action rights. (20) Support HR 436, Sunshine In Litigation Act to prevent powerful special interests from seeking court seals/secrecy orders on matters pertaining to health and safety. CFPB Payday Rule
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2015
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Oppose any efforts to weaken the Commodities Futures Trading Commission's authority over derivatives or futures or to reduce its funding; Antiobiotics in Food, H.R. 1552
Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2016
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
(1) Oppose efforts such as the REINS Act to hamstring consumer health and safety agencies with layers of bureaucracy. Oppose a variety of similar bills designed to cripple agency rulemaking or impose duplicative brudensome requirements on independent agencies, including the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 50/S 189), the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) and any similar bills (2) Urge Office of Management and Budget to complete their work on the delayed Department of Transportation (DOT) Enhancing Consumer Protections III air passenger rulemaking. (3) Urge FTC to strictly enforce all privacy settlements; (4) Urge FCC to protect privacy, including of CPNI and E911 calls. (5) Support FCC efforts to place broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and to impose strong protections known as Net Neutrality. (6) Urge regulators (FCC, DOJ, FTC) to reject anti-competitive mergers, such as Comcast/TWC; (6) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer commissioners to CPSC and other agencies (7) Urge passage of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act (HR 1375/S142); (13) Urge strong privacy protections for consumer data and metadata (CPNI) held by telecommunications firms. (8) Oppose all efforts to use Appropriations bill line items or riders to weaken any agency's ability to protect consumer, worker and community health, safety or finances. (9) In meetings and letters, urge FCC to oppose efforts to weaken the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, especially its privacy protections re robocalls. (10) Urge FTC to enact strongest possible pro-consumer Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. (11) Urge FDA to enact strongest possible rule re Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological Products, (12) Urge CPSC to adopt strongest possible phthalate protections. (13) Support strongest possible efforts by agencies and enforcers to prevent "pay for delay" or "product hopping" or other anti-competitive strategies by pharmaceutical firms. (14) Support strong rules and enforcement by DOJ, FRB and others to prevent market manipulation by payment card oligopoly. (15) Support enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act and other competition laws generally. (16) oppose efforts to place barriers on consumer private rights of action, including restrictions on joining class actions or any other restriction on the right to trial by jury. Generally oppose any laws or practices that place limits on consumer access to the civil justice system, caps on damages to aggrieved consumers or on the ability of judges and juries to do their jobs. (17) Urge CFPSC in petition to enact strong window cord safety rule (Docket 2013-0028). (18) In letters, urge House/Senate to oppose legislation eliminating CPSC authority over Recreational Offroad Vehicles (ROV) HR 999/S 1840. (19) Oppose HR 1927 to weaken consumer/worker class action rights. (20) Support HR 436, Sunshine In Litigation Act to prevent powerful special interests from seeking court seals/secrecy orders on matters pertaining to health and safety. CFPB Payday Rule
Government By the People Act of 2015
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20; Democracy for All Amendment: S.J.Res.5 & H.J.Res.22; Tax policy/Tax reform; Repatriation tax holidays; earnings stripping and inversions; Stop Corporate Inversions Act (S. 198, HR 415); Infrastructure and Global Tax Competitiveness Act (2014); Partnership to Build America Act (HR 413); Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 174, H.R. 297); Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Regulatory Reform (H.R. 37, H.R. 50); Startup Act; Truth in Settlements Act, S. 1898; Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act S. 1654
Government By the People Act of 2015
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform - HJ Res 22, SJ Res 5, HR20; Corporate Political Spending Disclosure; Election Reform, Registration Modernization; Advocating in favor of corporate political expenditure disclosure; In favor of Voting Rights Advancement Act; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule; Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
Government By the People Act of 2015
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform - HJ Res 22, SJ Res 5, HR20; Corporate Political Spending Disclosure; Election Reform, Registration Modernization; Advocating in favor of corporate political expenditure disclosure; In favor of Voting Rights Advancement Act; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule; Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
Government By the People Act of 2015
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20 and S1538; HJ Res 22 and SJ Res 5- Democracy for All Amendment; HR 20 - Government by the People Act; S.2023 - Fair Elections Now Act; Department of Labor Overtime Rule; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule; Truth in Settlements Act of 2015; Democracy - proposed rule that would require federal contractors to disclose political contributions
Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
(1) Oppose any efforts to weaken the Commodities Futures Trading Commission's authority over derivatives or futures or to reduce its funding. (Note that in the Senate these primarily financial bills originate in the Agriculture Committee, for historic reasons dealing with agricultural commodities.) (2) Urged, in group letter, that House not repeal Country of Origin Labeling (Cool) for safe food Oppose HR 2393 (Caraway)). Antibiotics in Food Meeting
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20; Democracy for All Amendment: S.J.Res.5 & H.J.Res.22; Tax policy/Tax reform; Repatriation tax holidays; earnings stripping and inversions; Stop Corporate Inversions Act (S. 198, HR 415); Infrastructure and Global Tax Competitiveness Act (2014); Partnership to Build America Act (HR 413); Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 174, H.R. 297); Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Regulatory Reform (H.R. 37, H.R. 50); Startup Act; Truth in Settlements Act, S. 1898; Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act S. 1654
Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20; Democracy for All Amendment: S.J.Res.5 & H.J.Res.22; Tax policy/Tax reform; Repatriation tax holidays; earnings stripping and inversions; Stop Corporate Inversions Act (S. 198, HR 415); Infrastructure and Global Tax Competitiveness Act (2014); Partnership to Build America Act (HR 413); Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 174, H.R. 297); Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Regulatory Reform (H.R. 37, H.R. 50); Startup Act; Truth in Settlements Act, S. 1898; Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act S. 1654
Partnership to Build America Act of 2015
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20; Democracy for All Amendment: S.J.Res.5 & H.J.Res.22; Tax policy/Tax reform; Repatriation tax holidays; earnings stripping and inversions; Stop Corporate Inversions Act (S. 198, HR 415); Infrastructure and Global Tax Competitiveness Act (2014); Partnership to Build America Act (HR 413); Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 174, H.R. 297); Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Regulatory Reform (H.R. 37, H.R. 50); Startup Act; Truth in Settlements Act, S. 1898; Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act S. 1654
Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2015
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20; Democracy for All Amendment: S.J.Res.5 & H.J.Res.22; Tax policy/Tax reform; Repatriation tax holidays; earnings stripping and inversions; Stop Corporate Inversions Act (S. 198, HR 415); Infrastructure and Global Tax Competitiveness Act (2014); Partnership to Build America Act (HR 413); Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 174, H.R. 297); Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Regulatory Reform (H.R. 37, H.R. 50); Startup Act; Truth in Settlements Act, S. 1898; Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act S. 1654
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2015
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
(1) Oppose efforts such as the REINS Act to hamstring consumer health and safety agencies with layers of bureaucracy. Oppose a variety of similar bills designed to cripple agency rulemaking or impose duplicative brudensome requirements on independent agencies, including the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 50/S 189), the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) and any similar bills (2) Urge Office of Management and Budget to complete their work on the delayed Department of Transportation (DOT) Enhancing Consumer Protections III air passenger rulemaking. (3) Urge FTC to strictly enforce all privacy settlements; (4) Urge FCC to protect privacy, including of CPNI and E911 calls. (5) Support FCC efforts to place broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and to impose strong protections known as Net Neutrality. (6) Urge regulators (FCC, DOJ, FTC) to reject anti-competitive mergers, such as Comcast/TWC; (6) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer commissioners to CPSC and other agencies (7) Urge passage of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act (HR 1375/S142); (13) Urge strong privacy protections for consumer data and metadata (CPNI) held by telecommunications firms. (8) Oppose all efforts to use Appropriations bill line items or riders to weaken any agency's ability to protect consumer, worker and community health, safety or finances. (9) In meetings and letters, urge FCC to oppose efforts to weaken the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, especially its privacy protections re robocalls. (10) Urge FTC to enact strongest possible pro-consumer Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. (11) Urge FDA to enact strongest possible rule re Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological Products, (12) Urge CPSC to adopt strongest possible phthalate protections. (13) Support strongest possible efforts by agencies and enforcers to prevent "pay for delay" or "product hopping" or other anti-competitive strategies by pharmaceutical firms. (14) Support strong rules and enforcement by DOJ, FRB and others to prevent market manipulation by payment card oligopoly. (15) Support enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act and other competition laws generally. (16) oppose efforts to place barriers on consumer private rights of action, including restrictions on joining class actions or any other restriction on the right to trial by jury. Generally oppose any laws or practices that place limits on consumer access to the civil justice system, caps on damages to aggrieved consumers or on the ability of judges and juries to do their jobs. (17) Urge CFPSC in petition to enact strong window cord safety rule (Docket 2013-0028). (18) In letters, urge House/Senate to oppose legislation eliminating CPSC authority over Recreational Offroad Vehicles (ROV) HR 999/S 1840. (19) Oppose HR 1927 to weaken consumer/worker class action rights. (20) Support HR 436, Sunshine In Litigation Act to prevent powerful special interests from seeking court seals/secrecy orders on matters pertaining to health and safety. CFPB Payday Rule
Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20; Democracy for All Amendment: S.J.Res.5 & H.J.Res.22; Tax policy/Tax reform; Repatriation tax holidays; earnings stripping and inversions; Stop Corporate Inversions Act (S. 198, HR 415); Infrastructure and Global Tax Competitiveness Act (2014); Partnership to Build America Act (HR 413); Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 174, H.R. 297); Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Regulatory Reform (H.R. 37, H.R. 50); Startup Act; Truth in Settlements Act, S. 1898; Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act S. 1654
Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Consumer Debit Card Protection Act of 2014; (1) Oppose efforts such as the REINS Act to hamstring consumer health and safety agencies with layers of bureaucracy. Oppose a variety of similar bills designed to cripple agency rulemaking or impose duplicative burdensome requirements on independent agencies, including the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 50/S 189), the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) and any similar bills (2) Urge Office of Management and Budget to complete their work on the delayed Department of Transportation (DOT) Enhancing Consumer Protections III air passenger rulemaking. (3) Urge FTC to strictly enforce all privacy settlements; (4) Urge FCC to protect privacy, including of CPNI and E911 calls. (5) Support FCC efforts to place broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and to impose strong protections known as Net Neutrality. (6) Urge regulators (FCC, DOJ, FTC) to reject anti-competitive mergers, such as Comcast/TWC; (6) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer commissioners to CPSC and othe ragencies (7) Urge passage of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act; (13) Urge strong privacy protections for consumer data and metadata (CPNI) held by telecommunications firms. (8) Oppose all efforts to use Appropriations bill line items or riders to weaken any agency's ability to protect consumer, worker and community health, safety or finances. (9) Urge FCC to oppose efforts to weaken the Telephonc Consumer Protection Act, especially its privacy protections. (10) Urge FTC to enact strongest possible pro-consumer Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. (11) Urge FDA to enact strongest possible rule re Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological Products, (12) Urge CPSC to adopt strongest possible phthalate protections. (13) Support strongest possible efforts by agencies and enforcers to prevent "pay for delay" or "product hopping" or other anti-competitive strategies by pharmaceutical firms. (14) Support strong rules and enforcement by DOJ, FRB and others to prevent market manipulation by payment card oligopoly. (15) Support enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act and other competition laws generally. (16) oppose efforts to place barriers on consumer private rights of action, including restrictions on joining class actions or any other restriction on the right to trial by jury. Generally oppose any laws or practices that place limits on consumer access to the civil justice system, caps on damages to aggrieved consumers or on the ability of judges and juries to do their jobs.
Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
(1) Oppose efforts such as the REINS Act to hamstring consumer health and safety agencies with layers of bureaucracy. Oppose a variety of similar bills designed to cripple agency rulemaking or impose duplicative brudensome requirements on independent agencies, including the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 50/S 189), the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) and any similar bills (2) Urge Office of Management and Budget to complete their work on the delayed Department of Transportation (DOT) Enhancing Consumer Protections III air passenger rulemaking. (3) Urge FTC to strictly enforce all privacy settlements; (4) Urge FCC to protect privacy, including of CPNI and E911 calls. (5) Support FCC efforts to place broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and to impose strong protections known as Net Neutrality. (6) Urge regulators (FCC, DOJ, FTC) to reject anti-competitive mergers, such as Comcast/TWC; (6) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer commissioners to CPSC and other agencies (7) Urge passage of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act (HR 1375/S142); (13) Urge strong privacy protections for consumer data and metadata (CPNI) held by telecommunications firms. (8) Oppose all efforts to use Appropriations bill line items or riders to weaken any agency's ability to protect consumer, worker and community health, safety or finances. (9) In meetings and letters, urge FCC to oppose efforts to weaken the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, especially its privacy protections re robocalls. (10) Urge FTC to enact strongest possible pro-consumer Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. (11) Urge FDA to enact strongest possible rule re Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological Products, (12) Urge CPSC to adopt strongest possible phthalate protections. (13) Support strongest possible efforts by agencies and enforcers to prevent "pay for delay" or "product hopping" or other anti-competitive strategies by pharmaceutical firms. (14) Support strong rules and enforcement by DOJ, FRB and others to prevent market manipulation by payment card oligopoly. (15) Support enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act and other competition laws generally. (16) oppose efforts to place barriers on consumer private rights of action, including restrictions on joining class actions or any other restriction on the right to trial by jury. Generally oppose any laws or practices that place limits on consumer access to the civil justice system, caps on damages to aggrieved consumers or on the ability of judges and juries to do their jobs. (17) Urge CFPSC in petition to enact strong window cord safety rule (Docket 2013-0028). (18) In letters, urge House/Senate to oppose legislation eliminating CPSC authority over Recreational Offroad Vehicles (ROV) HR 999/S 1840. (19) Oppose HR 1927 to weaken consumer/worker class action rights. (20) Support HR 436, Sunshine In Litigation Act to prevent powerful special interests from seeking court seals/secrecy orders on matters pertaining to health and safety. CFPB Payday Rule
ROV In-Depth Examination Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
(1) Oppose efforts such as the REINS Act to hamstring consumer health and safety agencies with layers of bureaucracy. Oppose a variety of similar bills designed to cripple agency rulemaking or impose duplicative brudensome requirements on independent agencies, including the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 50/S 189), the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) and any similar bills (2) Urge Office of Management and Budget to complete their work on the delayed Department of Transportation (DOT) Enhancing Consumer Protections III air passenger rulemaking. (3) Urge FTC to strictly enforce all privacy settlements; (4) Urge FCC to protect privacy, including of CPNI and E911 calls. (5) Support FCC efforts to place broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and to impose strong protections known as Net Neutrality. (6) Urge regulators (FCC, DOJ, FTC) to reject anti-competitive mergers, such as Comcast/TWC; (6) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer commissioners to CPSC and other agencies (7) Urge passage of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act (HR 1375/S142); (13) Urge strong privacy protections for consumer data and metadata (CPNI) held by telecommunications firms. (8) Oppose all efforts to use Appropriations bill line items or riders to weaken any agency's ability to protect consumer, worker and community health, safety or finances. (9) In meetings and letters, urge FCC to oppose efforts to weaken the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, especially its privacy protections re robocalls. (10) Urge FTC to enact strongest possible pro-consumer Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. (11) Urge FDA to enact strongest possible rule re Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological Products, (12) Urge CPSC to adopt strongest possible phthalate protections. (13) Support strongest possible efforts by agencies and enforcers to prevent "pay for delay" or "product hopping" or other anti-competitive strategies by pharmaceutical firms. (14) Support strong rules and enforcement by DOJ, FRB and others to prevent market manipulation by payment card oligopoly. (15) Support enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act and other competition laws generally. (16) oppose efforts to place barriers on consumer private rights of action, including restrictions on joining class actions or any other restriction on the right to trial by jury. Generally oppose any laws or practices that place limits on consumer access to the civil justice system, caps on damages to aggrieved consumers or on the ability of judges and juries to do their jobs. (17) Urge CFPSC in petition to enact strong window cord safety rule (Docket 2013-0028). (18) In letters, urge House/Senate to oppose legislation eliminating CPSC authority over Recreational Offroad Vehicles (ROV) HR 999/S 1840. (19) Oppose HR 1927 to weaken consumer/worker class action rights. (20) Support HR 436, Sunshine In Litigation Act to prevent powerful special interests from seeking court seals/secrecy orders on matters pertaining to health and safety. CFPB Payday Rule
Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
(1) Oppose efforts such as the REINS Act to hamstring consumer health and safety agencies with layers of bureaucracy. Oppose a variety of similar bills designed to cripple agency rulemaking or impose duplicative brudensome requirements on independent agencies, including the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 50/S 189), the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) and any similar bills (2) Urge Office of Management and Budget to complete their work on the delayed Department of Transportation (DOT) Enhancing Consumer Protections III air passenger rulemaking. (3) Urge FTC to strictly enforce all privacy settlements; (4) Urge FCC to protect privacy, including of CPNI and E911 calls. (5) Support FCC efforts to place broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and to impose strong protections known as Net Neutrality. (6) Urge regulators (FCC, DOJ, FTC) to reject anti-competitive mergers, such as Comcast/TWC; (6) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer commissioners to CPSC and other agencies (7) Urge passage of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act (HR 1375/S142); (13) Urge strong privacy protections for consumer data and metadata (CPNI) held by telecommunications firms. (8) Oppose all efforts to use Appropriations bill line items or riders to weaken any agency's ability to protect consumer, worker and community health, safety or finances. (9) In meetings and letters, urge FCC to oppose efforts to weaken the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, especially its privacy protections re robocalls. (10) Urge FTC to enact strongest possible pro-consumer Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. (11) Urge FDA to enact strongest possible rule re Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological Products, (12) Urge CPSC to adopt strongest possible phthalate protections. (13) Support strongest possible efforts by agencies and enforcers to prevent "pay for delay" or "product hopping" or other anti-competitive strategies by pharmaceutical firms. (14) Support strong rules and enforcement by DOJ, FRB and others to prevent market manipulation by payment card oligopoly. (15) Support enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act and other competition laws generally. (16) oppose efforts to place barriers on consumer private rights of action, including restrictions on joining class actions or any other restriction on the right to trial by jury. Generally oppose any laws or practices that place limits on consumer access to the civil justice system, caps on damages to aggrieved consumers or on the ability of judges and juries to do their jobs. (17) Urge CFPSC in petition to enact strong window cord safety rule (Docket 2013-0028). (18) In letters, urge House/Senate to oppose legislation eliminating CPSC authority over Recreational Offroad Vehicles (ROV) HR 999/S 1840. (19) Oppose HR 1927 to weaken consumer/worker class action rights. (20) Support HR 436, Sunshine In Litigation Act to prevent powerful special interests from seeking court seals/secrecy orders on matters pertaining to health and safety. CFPB Payday Rule
Fair Elections Now Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20 and S1538; HJ Res 22 and SJ Res 5- Democracy for All Amendment; HR 20 - Government by the People Act; S.2023 - Fair Elections Now Act; Department of Labor Overtime Rule; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule; Truth in Settlements Act of 2015; Democracy - proposed rule that would require federal contractors to disclose political contributions
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20; Democracy for All Amendment: S.J.Res.5 & H.J.Res.22; Tax policy/Tax reform; Repatriation tax holidays; earnings stripping and inversions; Stop Corporate Inversions Act (S. 198, HR 415); Infrastructure and Global Tax Competitiveness Act (2014); Partnership to Build America Act (HR 413); Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 174, H.R. 297); Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Regulatory Reform (H.R. 37, H.R. 50); Startup Act; Truth in Settlements Act, S. 1898; Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act S. 1654
Taxpayer Protection and Responsible Resolution Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
(1) Oppose efforts such as the REINS Act to hamstring consumer health and safety agencies with layers of bureaucracy. Oppose a variety of similar bills designed to cripple agency rulemaking or impose duplicative brudensome requirements on independent agencies, including the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 50/S 189), the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) and any similar bills (2) Urge Office of Management and Budget to complete their work on the delayed Department of Transportation (DOT) Enhancing Consumer Protections III air passenger rulemaking. (3) Urge FTC to strictly enforce all privacy settlements; (4) Urge FCC to protect privacy, including of CPNI and E911 calls. (5) Support FCC efforts to place broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and to impose strong protections known as Net Neutrality. (6) Urge regulators (FCC, DOJ, FTC) to reject anti-competitive mergers, such as Comcast/TWC; (6) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer commissioners to CPSC and other agencies (7) Urge passage of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act (HR 1375/S142); (13) Urge strong privacy protections for consumer data and metadata (CPNI) held by telecommunications firms. (8) Oppose all efforts to use Appropriations bill line items or riders to weaken any agency's ability to protect consumer, worker and community health, safety or finances. (9) In meetings and letters, urge FCC to oppose efforts to weaken the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, especially its privacy protections re robocalls. (10) Urge FTC to enact strongest possible pro-consumer Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. (11) Urge FDA to enact strongest possible rule re Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological Products, (12) Urge CPSC to adopt strongest possible phthalate protections. (13) Support strongest possible efforts by agencies and enforcers to prevent "pay for delay" or "product hopping" or other anti-competitive strategies by pharmaceutical firms. (14) Support strong rules and enforcement by DOJ, FRB and others to prevent market manipulation by payment card oligopoly. (15) Support enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act and other competition laws generally. (16) oppose efforts to place barriers on consumer private rights of action, including restrictions on joining class actions or any other restriction on the right to trial by jury. Generally oppose any laws or practices that place limits on consumer access to the civil justice system, caps on damages to aggrieved consumers or on the ability of judges and juries to do their jobs. (17) Urge CFPSC in petition to enact strong window cord safety rule (Docket 2013-0028). (18) In letters, urge House/Senate to oppose legislation eliminating CPSC authority over Recreational Offroad Vehicles (ROV) HR 999/S 1840. (19) Oppose HR 1927 to weaken consumer/worker class action rights. (20) Support HR 436, Sunshine In Litigation Act to prevent powerful special interests from seeking court seals/secrecy orders on matters pertaining to health and safety. CFPB Payday Rule
Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
(1) Oppose efforts such as the REINS Act to hamstring consumer health and safety agencies with layers of bureaucracy. Oppose a variety of similar bills designed to cripple agency rulemaking or impose duplicative brudensome requirements on independent agencies, including the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 50/S 189), the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) and any similar bills (2) Urge Office of Management and Budget to complete their work on the delayed Department of Transportation (DOT) Enhancing Consumer Protections III air passenger rulemaking. (3) Urge FTC to strictly enforce all privacy settlements; (4) Urge FCC to protect privacy, including of CPNI and E911 calls. (5) Support FCC efforts to place broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and to impose strong protections known as Net Neutrality. (6) Urge regulators (FCC, DOJ, FTC) to reject anti-competitive mergers, such as Comcast/TWC; (6) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer commissioners to CPSC and other agencies (7) Urge passage of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act (HR 1375/S142); (13) Urge strong privacy protections for consumer data and metadata (CPNI) held by telecommunications firms. (8) Oppose all efforts to use Appropriations bill line items or riders to weaken any agency's ability to protect consumer, worker and community health, safety or finances. (9) In meetings and letters, urge FCC to oppose efforts to weaken the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, especially its privacy protections re robocalls. (10) Urge FTC to enact strongest possible pro-consumer Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. (11) Urge FDA to enact strongest possible rule re Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological Products, (12) Urge CPSC to adopt strongest possible phthalate protections. (13) Support strongest possible efforts by agencies and enforcers to prevent "pay for delay" or "product hopping" or other anti-competitive strategies by pharmaceutical firms. (14) Support strong rules and enforcement by DOJ, FRB and others to prevent market manipulation by payment card oligopoly. (15) Support enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act and other competition laws generally. (16) oppose efforts to place barriers on consumer private rights of action, including restrictions on joining class actions or any other restriction on the right to trial by jury. Generally oppose any laws or practices that place limits on consumer access to the civil justice system, caps on damages to aggrieved consumers or on the ability of judges and juries to do their jobs. (17) Urge CFPSC in petition to enact strong window cord safety rule (Docket 2013-0028). (18) In letters, urge House/Senate to oppose legislation eliminating CPSC authority over Recreational Offroad Vehicles (ROV) HR 999/S 1840. (19) Oppose HR 1927 to weaken consumer/worker class action rights. (20) Support HR 436, Sunshine In Litigation Act to prevent powerful special interests from seeking court seals/secrecy orders on matters pertaining to health and safety. CFPB Payday Rule
Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Consumer Debit Card Protection Act of 2014; (1) Oppose efforts such as the REINS Act to hamstring consumer health and safety agencies with layers of bureaucracy. Oppose a variety of similar bills designed to cripple agency rulemaking or impose duplicative burdensome requirements on independent agencies, including the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 50/S 189), the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) and any similar bills (2) Urge Office of Management and Budget to complete their work on the delayed Department of Transportation (DOT) Enhancing Consumer Protections III air passenger rulemaking. (3) Urge FTC to strictly enforce all privacy settlements; (4) Urge FCC to protect privacy, including of CPNI and E911 calls. (5) Support FCC efforts to place broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and to impose strong protections known as Net Neutrality. (6) Urge regulators (FCC, DOJ, FTC) to reject anti-competitive mergers, such as Comcast/TWC; (6) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer commissioners to CPSC and othe ragencies (7) Urge passage of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act; (13) Urge strong privacy protections for consumer data and metadata (CPNI) held by telecommunications firms. (8) Oppose all efforts to use Appropriations bill line items or riders to weaken any agency's ability to protect consumer, worker and community health, safety or finances. (9) Urge FCC to oppose efforts to weaken the Telephonc Consumer Protection Act, especially its privacy protections. (10) Urge FTC to enact strongest possible pro-consumer Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. (11) Urge FDA to enact strongest possible rule re Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological Products, (12) Urge CPSC to adopt strongest possible phthalate protections. (13) Support strongest possible efforts by agencies and enforcers to prevent "pay for delay" or "product hopping" or other anti-competitive strategies by pharmaceutical firms. (14) Support strong rules and enforcement by DOJ, FRB and others to prevent market manipulation by payment card oligopoly. (15) Support enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act and other competition laws generally. (16) oppose efforts to place barriers on consumer private rights of action, including restrictions on joining class actions or any other restriction on the right to trial by jury. Generally oppose any laws or practices that place limits on consumer access to the civil justice system, caps on damages to aggrieved consumers or on the ability of judges and juries to do their jobs.
Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2015
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20; Democracy for All Amendment: S.J.Res.5 & H.J.Res.22; Tax policy/Tax reform; Repatriation tax holidays; earnings stripping and inversions; Stop Corporate Inversions Act (S. 198, HR 415); Infrastructure and Global Tax Competitiveness Act (2014); Partnership to Build America Act (HR 413); Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 174, H.R. 297); Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Regulatory Reform (H.R. 37, H.R. 50); Startup Act; Truth in Settlements Act, S. 1898; Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act S. 1654
Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20; Democracy for All Amendment: S.J.Res.5 & H.J.Res.22; Tax policy/Tax reform; Repatriation tax holidays; earnings stripping and inversions; Stop Corporate Inversions Act (S. 198, HR 415); Infrastructure and Global Tax Competitiveness Act (2014); Partnership to Build America Act (HR 413); Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 174, H.R. 297); Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Regulatory Reform (H.R. 37, H.R. 50); Startup Act; Truth in Settlements Act, S. 1898; Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act S. 1654
Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20 and S1538; HJ Res 22 and SJ Res 5- Democracy for All Amendment; HR 20 - Government by the People Act; S.2023 - Fair Elections Now Act; Department of Labor Overtime Rule; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule; Truth in Settlements Act of 2015; Democracy - proposed rule that would require federal contractors to disclose political contributions
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20 and S1538; HJ Res 22 and SJ Res 5- Democracy for All Amendment; HR 20 - Government by the People Act; S.2023 - Fair Elections Now Act; Department of Labor Overtime Rule; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule; Truth in Settlements Act of 2015; Democracy - proposed rule that would require federal contractors to disclose political contributions
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform - HJ Res 22, SJ Res 5, HR20; Corporate Political Spending Disclosure; Election Reform, Registration Modernization; Advocating in favor of corporate political expenditure disclosure; In favor of Voting Rights Advancement Act; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule; Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform - HJ Res 22, SJ Res 5, HR20; Corporate Political Spending Disclosure; Election Reform, Registration Modernization; Advocating in favor of corporate political expenditure disclosure; In favor of Voting Rights Advancement Act; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule; Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20; Democracy for All Amendment: S.J.Res.5 & H.J.Res.22; Tax policy/Tax reform; Repatriation tax holidays; earnings stripping and inversions; Stop Corporate Inversions Act (S. 198, HR 415); Infrastructure and Global Tax Competitiveness Act (2014); Partnership to Build America Act (HR 413); Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 174, H.R. 297); Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Regulatory Reform (H.R. 37, H.R. 50); Startup Act; Truth in Settlements Act, S. 1898; Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act S. 1654
Truth in Settlements Act of 2014
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20 and S1538; HJ Res 22 and SJ Res 5- Democracy for All Amendment; HR 20 - Government by the People Act; S.2023 - Fair Elections Now Act; Department of Labor Overtime Rule; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule; Truth in Settlements Act of 2015; Democracy - proposed rule that would require federal contractors to disclose political contributions
Truth in Settlements Act of 2014
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20; Democracy for All Amendment: S.J.Res.5 & H.J.Res.22; Tax policy/Tax reform; Repatriation tax holidays; earnings stripping and inversions; Stop Corporate Inversions Act (S. 198, HR 415); Infrastructure and Global Tax Competitiveness Act (2014); Partnership to Build America Act (HR 413); Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 174, H.R. 297); Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Regulatory Reform (H.R. 37, H.R. 50); Startup Act; Truth in Settlements Act, S. 1898; Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act S. 1654
Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20; Democracy for All Amendment: S.J.Res.5 & H.J.Res.22; Tax policy/Tax reform; Repatriation tax holidays; earnings stripping and inversions; Stop Corporate Inversions Act (S. 198, HR 415); Infrastructure and Global Tax Competitiveness Act (2014); Partnership to Build America Act (HR 413); Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 174, H.R. 297); Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Regulatory Reform (H.R. 37, H.R. 50); Startup Act; Truth in Settlements Act, S. 1898; Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act S. 1654
Truth in Settlements Act of 2014
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20; Democracy for All Amendment: S.J.Res.5 & H.J.Res.22; Tax policy/Tax reform; Repatriation tax holidays; earnings stripping and inversions; Stop Corporate Inversions Act (S. 198, HR 415); Infrastructure and Global Tax Competitiveness Act (2014); Partnership to Build America Act (HR 413); Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 174, H.R. 297); Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Regulatory Reform (H.R. 37, H.R. 50); Startup Act; Truth in Settlements Act, S. 1898; Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act S. 1654
Truth in Settlements Act of 2014
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20 and S1538; HJ Res 22 and SJ Res 5- Democracy for All Amendment; HR 20 - Government by the People Act; S.2023 - Fair Elections Now Act; Department of Labor Overtime Rule; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule; Truth in Settlements Act of 2015; Democracy - proposed rule that would require federal contractors to disclose political contributions
Fair Elections Now Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20 and S1538; HJ Res 22 and SJ Res 5- Democracy for All Amendment; HR 20 - Government by the People Act; S.2023 - Fair Elections Now Act; Department of Labor Overtime Rule; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule; Truth in Settlements Act of 2015; Democracy - proposed rule that would require federal contractors to disclose political contributions
U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP via U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
2015 · third_quarter · Q3
Department of Labor Overtime Rule;
Campaign Finance Reform - HJ Res 22, SJ Res 5, HR20; Corporate Political Spending Disclosure; Election Reform, Registration Modernization; Advocating in favor of corporate political expenditure disclosure; In favor of Voting Rights Advancement Act; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule; Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP via U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
2015 · second_quarter · Q2
Oppose fast track trade authority (so-called trade promotion authority). Oppose efforts in trade treaties and legislation, including activities under the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) or through any Transatlantic Free Trade Area (TAFTA) or Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) or Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) or similar trade agreement that would scuttle strong consumer health, safety, privacy, and pocketbook protections in favor of weaker rules or grant corporations unacceptable powers such as ISDS (Investor-State Dispute Resolution powers). Oppose efforts to preempt or harmonize local or state or federal laws with weaker laws or throough trade agreements. Support strongest possible transparency in trade negotiations including public availability of real-time negotiating text. Urge USTR to disclose any surveillance by NSA or others of organizations working on trade policy.
Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20 and S1538; HJ Res 22 and SJ Res 5- Democracy for All Amendment; HR 20 - Government by the People Act; S.2023 - Fair Elections Now Act; Department of Labor Overtime Rule; Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule; Truth in Settlements Act of 2015; Democracy - proposed rule that would require federal contractors to disclose political contributions
(1) Oppose efforts such as the REINS Act to hamstring consumer health and safety agencies with layers of bureaucracy. Oppose a variety of similar bills designed to cripple agency rulemaking or impose duplicative brudensome requirements on independent agencies, including the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 50/S 189), the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) and any similar bills (2) Urge Office of Management and Budget to complete their work on the delayed Department of Transportation (DOT) Enhancing Consumer Protections III air passenger rulemaking. (3) Urge FTC to strictly enforce all privacy settlements; (4) Urge FCC to protect privacy, including of CPNI and E911 calls. (5) Support FCC efforts to place broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and to impose strong protections known as Net Neutrality. (6) Urge regulators (FCC, DOJ, FTC) to reject anti-competitive mergers, such as Comcast/TWC; (6) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer commissioners to CPSC and other agencies (7) Urge passage of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act (HR 1375/S142); (13) Urge strong privacy protections for consumer data and metadata (CPNI) held by telecommunications firms. (8) Oppose all efforts to use Appropriations bill line items or riders to weaken any agency's ability to protect consumer, worker and community health, safety or finances. (9) In meetings and letters, urge FCC to oppose efforts to weaken the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, especially its privacy protections re robocalls. (10) Urge FTC to enact strongest possible pro-consumer Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. (11) Urge FDA to enact strongest possible rule re Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological Products, (12) Urge CPSC to adopt strongest possible phthalate protections. (13) Support strongest possible efforts by agencies and enforcers to prevent "pay for delay" or "product hopping" or other anti-competitive strategies by pharmaceutical firms. (14) Support strong rules and enforcement by DOJ, FRB and others to prevent market manipulation by payment card oligopoly. (15) Support enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act and other competition laws generally. (16) oppose efforts to place barriers on consumer private rights of action, including restrictions on joining class actions or any other restriction on the right to trial by jury. Generally oppose any laws or practices that place limits on consumer access to the civil justice system, caps on damages to aggrieved consumers or on the ability of judges and juries to do their jobs. (17) Urge CFPSC in petition to enact strong window cord safety rule (Docket 2013-0028). (18) In letters, urge House/Senate to oppose legislation eliminating CPSC authority over Recreational Offroad Vehicles (ROV) HR 999/S 1840. (19) Oppose HR 1927 to weaken consumer/worker class action rights. (20) Support HR 436, Sunshine In Litigation Act to prevent powerful special interests from seeking court seals/secrecy orders on matters pertaining to health and safety. CFPB Payday Rule
(1) Oppose any efforts to weaken the Commodities Futures Trading Commission's authority over derivatives or futures or to reduce its funding. (Note that in the Senate these primarily financial bills originate in the Agriculture Committee, for historic reasons dealing with agricultural commodities.) (2) Urged, in group letter, that House not repeal Country of Origin Labeling (Cool) for safe food Oppose HR 2393 (Caraway)). Antibiotics in Food Meeting
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP via U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
2015 · first_quarter · Q1
Oppose any efforts to weaken the Commodities Futures Trading Commission's authority over derivatives or futures or to reduce its funding; Antiobiotics in Food, H.R. 1552
Consumer Debit Card Protection Act of 2014; (1) Oppose efforts such as the REINS Act to hamstring consumer health and safety agencies with layers of bureaucracy. Oppose a variety of similar bills designed to cripple agency rulemaking or impose duplicative burdensome requirements on independent agencies, including the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 50/S 189), the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) and any similar bills (2) Urge Office of Management and Budget to complete their work on the delayed Department of Transportation (DOT) Enhancing Consumer Protections III air passenger rulemaking. (3) Urge FTC to strictly enforce all privacy settlements; (4) Urge FCC to protect privacy, including of CPNI and E911 calls. (5) Support FCC efforts to place broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and to impose strong protections known as Net Neutrality. (6) Urge regulators (FCC, DOJ, FTC) to reject anti-competitive mergers, such as Comcast/TWC; (6) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer commissioners to CPSC and othe ragencies (7) Urge passage of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act; (13) Urge strong privacy protections for consumer data and metadata (CPNI) held by telecommunications firms. (8) Oppose all efforts to use Appropriations bill line items or riders to weaken any agency's ability to protect consumer, worker and community health, safety or finances. (9) Urge FCC to oppose efforts to weaken the Telephonc Consumer Protection Act, especially its privacy protections. (10) Urge FTC to enact strongest possible pro-consumer Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. (11) Urge FDA to enact strongest possible rule re Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological Products, (12) Urge CPSC to adopt strongest possible phthalate protections. (13) Support strongest possible efforts by agencies and enforcers to prevent "pay for delay" or "product hopping" or other anti-competitive strategies by pharmaceutical firms. (14) Support strong rules and enforcement by DOJ, FRB and others to prevent market manipulation by payment card oligopoly. (15) Support enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act and other competition laws generally. (16) oppose efforts to place barriers on consumer private rights of action, including restrictions on joining class actions or any other restriction on the right to trial by jury. Generally oppose any laws or practices that place limits on consumer access to the civil justice system, caps on damages to aggrieved consumers or on the ability of judges and juries to do their jobs.
Campaign Finance Reform, specifically H.R.20; Democracy for All Amendment: S.J.Res.5 & H.J.Res.22; Tax policy/Tax reform; Repatriation tax holidays; earnings stripping and inversions; Stop Corporate Inversions Act (S. 198, HR 415); Infrastructure and Global Tax Competitiveness Act (2014); Partnership to Build America Act (HR 413); Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 174, H.R. 297); Government Transparency and tax deductibility in civil settlements; Truth in Settlements Act (2014, S. 1898, HR 4324); Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act (S. 413); Regulatory Reform (H.R. 37, H.R. 50); Startup Act; Truth in Settlements Act, S. 1898; Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act S. 1654
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office