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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 101 CONSTITUTION AVE., NW #912 WEST |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Minneapolis |
State | MN |
Zip Code | 55474 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 302313-12
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6. House ID# 378270000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Elizabeth Varley, Vice President, Federal Government Affairs |
Date | 10/20/2016 3:47:22 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 554 - Enhancing Educational Opportunities for All Students Act; entire bill
H.R. 1098 - The Investor Choice Act; entire bill
H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015; entire bill
H.R. 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act; entire bill
H.R. 1731 - National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; entire bill
H.R. 1770 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; entire bill
H.R. 2141 - International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act; entire bill
H.R. 2205 - Data Security Act; entire bill
H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act; entire bill
H.R. 2356 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015; entire bill
H.R. 2896 - Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2015 or the TAILOR Act of 2015; entire bill
H.R. 3524 - Equal Employment for All Act of 2015; entire bill
H.R. 5143 - the Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016; entire bill
H.R. 5311 - the Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act; entire bill
H.R. 5485 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017; provisions relating to SECs proposed Rule 30e-3 on e-delivery of shareholder reports
H.R. 6118 - Financial Services Innovation Act of 2016; entire bill
S. 177 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; entire bill
S. 1086 - The International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act, entire bill
S. 1158 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2015; entire bill
S. 1560 - To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide end-users with a reasonable amount of time to meet their margin requirements and to repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities; entire bill
S. 1722 - Salary Collection Regulatory Relief Act; entire bill
S. 3092 - Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016; entire bill
S. 3153 - Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2016 or TAILOR Act of 2016; entire bill
Administrations package of legislative and regulatory initiatives designed to improve U.S. cybersecurity and protect customers from data breaches.
Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 Discussion Draft; provisions relating to SIFI designation, international capital standards, FIO restructuring, Senior$afe Act, DOL ERISA Fiduciary rule
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Elizabeth |
Varley |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2901 - The Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act; entire bill
S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015; provisions relating to insurance; asset management, and thresholds for designation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Elizabeth |
Varley |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code POS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 5714 - Post Service Reform Act of 2016; provisions relating to postal rates and delivery services
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Elizabeth |
Varley |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 506 - Automatic IRA Act of 2015; entire bill
H.R. 557 - Retirement Security Act of 2015; entire bill
H.R. 2317 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act; entire bill
H.R. 2656 - Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act; entire bill
H.R. 4045 - USAccounts: Investing in Americas Future Act of 2015; entire bill
H.R. 4293 - Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act; entire bill
H.R. 4294 - Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act; entire bill
H.R. 4773 - Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act; entire bill
H.R. 4538 - Senior$afe Act of 2016; entire bill
H.R. 5731 - Secure, Accessible, Valuable, Efficient Universal Pension Accounts Act or SAVE UP Act; entire bill
S. 245 - Automatic IRA Act of 2015; entire bill
S. 266 - Retirement Security Act of 2015; entire bill
S. 1317 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act; entire bill
S. 2216 - Senior$afe Act of 2015; entire bill
S. 2472 - The American Savings Act; entire bill
S. 2497 - Retail Investor Protection Act of 2016; entire bill
S. 2502 - Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act; entire bill
S. 2505 - SAVERS Act; entire bill
S. 2702 - ABLE to Work Act of 2016; entire bill
S. 3307 - To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to avoid duplicative annual reporting, and for other purposes; entire bill
S. 3417 -Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act or RETIRE Act; entire bill
Appropriations bills for Department of Labor funding; provisions relating to the DOLs proposed ERISA fiduciary regulation
Not Yet Introduced: Secure Annuities for Employee Retirement Act, provisions relating to use of private annuities in retirement plans
Not Yet Introduced: Draft legislation to allow new multi-employer pension plan designs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Varley |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 529 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans; entire bill
H.R. 879 - Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act; entire bill
H.R. 1270 - Restoring Access to Medication and Improving Health Savings Act of 2016; provisions relating to HSAs and FSAs
H.R. 2483 - Independent Contractor Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2015; entire bill
H.R. 4094 - Universal Savings Account Act; entire bill
H.R. 4377 - American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015; entire bill
H.R. 4469 - Health Savings Act of 2016; entire bill
H.R. 4794 - ABLE Financial Planning Act; entire bill
H.R. 4491 - MyRA Act; entire bill
H.R. 5261 - Protecting the U.S. Corporate Tax Base Act of 2016; entire bill
H.R. 5973 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes; entire bill
H.R. 6126 - Corporate Transparency and Accountability Act; entire bill
S. 335 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans; entire bill
S. 2492 - Encouraging Americans to Save Act; entire bill
S. 2499 - Health Savings Act of 2016; entire bill
S. 2703 - ABLE Financial Planning Act; entire bill
S. 3338 - Small Business Employee Retirement Savings Act; entire bill
Not Yet Introduced: Original Bill to Prevent Identity Theft and Tax Refund Fraud
Tax reform discussions relating to life insurers and insurance product taxation, property casualty insurance taxation, savings incentives (both qualified and non-qualified), long-term capital investment, municipal bond interest exclusion, corporate tax rate, corporate business deductions, international corporate taxation, and employee benefits, as well as discussions on tax extenders
Not Yet Introduced: Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2016 - Senator Ron Wyden Tax Discussion Draft
Not Yet Introduced: Senator Orrin Hatchs corporate integration plan
Proposed Treasury regulations under Section 385 relating to debt/equity regs effect on ordinary course of business transactions
GOP Blueprint for Tax Reform: provisions relating to individual tax rates, corporate tax rates, charitable contribution deductions, retirement savings incentives, estate taxes, AMT
Not Yet Introduced: Retirement Improvements and Savings Enhancements (RISE) Act
Chairmans Mark: Retirement and Enhancement Savings Act of 2016; provisions relating to open MEPs, annuity selection safe harbor, LIDA and lifetime income portability, and Stretch IRAs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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