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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 1501 M STREET, N.W., Suite 600 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005-1700 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 4675-12
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6. House ID# 312420000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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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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: RALPH P. KASS |
Date | 1/18/2021 8:47:52 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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislative
Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans)
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123)
Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127)
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136)
Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321
Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397
Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972
Womens Retirement Protection Act - S.975/H.R. 2005
Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084
Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993
Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - H.R 1865 & H.R. 1158 - SECURE Act - H.R. 1994
Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1428/H.R. 6276
Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - H.R. 6800
The Heroes Act - revised pandemic relief and economic stimulus package (House Democratic Leadership)
The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431
Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 - H.R. 1516/S. 647
Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 - S. 1587/H.R. 2923
Encouraging Americans to Save Act - S. 5035
Chris Allen Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Act of 2020 - S. 5045
The Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 5064
Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA) - H.R. 4035
Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397
Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 5676
Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act - S. 3417
Retirement Lost and Found Act - a bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings - S. 4192
Securing a Strong America - H.R. 8696
Retirees Sustainable Investment Policies Act - H.R. 8959
Sustainable Investment Policies Act of 2020 - H.R. 8960
Automatic 401 (k) Act
Cybersecurity
Defined benefit pension plan funding rules
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing
Financial wellness
Form 5500 reporting - state required plan exemptions and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums
Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions
Telework practices
Regulatory and Others
Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - including proposed and issued CARES and SECURE Acts guidance affecting employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans)
Presidential Memorandum - protecting the pensions of American workers and calling for a review of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporations (PBGC) financial position.
Executive Order on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery
Executive Order on Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth
Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America
Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Remote notarization
Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Benefits Services Administration (EBSA) -Final rule amending the DOLs investment duties regulation - regarding ESG investments in retirement plans
DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements
DOL/EBSA - final rule on proxy voting and shareholder rights
DOL/Treasury/IRS -Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements
DOL/Treasury/IRS - comments on need for service crediting guidance for PEPs
DOL - Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans - Final Rule
DOL - New Investment Advice Fiduciary Rules and related Prohibited Transaction Exemption
Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster
Presidential Memorandum on Continued Student Loan Payment Relief During the COVID-19 Pandemic
SEC Best Interest Final Rule - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits
Cybersecurity
Defined Benefit Plan Pension funding & stabilization reform - single employer plans
Emergency savings
Executive compensation
ERISA pleading standards
ERISA Uniformity
Excise tax on private foundations
Form 5500 Reporting
IRS - Relief - Amended determination letter requests for statutory hybrid plans
Missing Participants - Guidance on escheatment of missing participant retirement accounts
Mortality Tables - Improvements
Multiemployer pension plan issues
Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans - Additional Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans
Paid leave proposals and issues
PBGC funding delay guidance - revisions to VRP guidance
State retirement plan initiatives
Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program
Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules
Student loan repayment benefit
PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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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Klein |
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Dudley |
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Diann |
Howland |
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Jacobson |
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Jill |
Randolph |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislative
Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored health, paid leave and other benefit plans (flexible spending arrangements, surprise billing, transparency, mental health parity)
Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored health, paid leave and other benefit plans (Testing, COBRA subsidies, vaccines, risk corridors, health savings accounts, telehealth, on-site clinics, and high-deductible health plans, primary care)
The Worker Health Coverage Protection Act (COBRA subsidies)
Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act
Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act - H.R. 3
Prescription Drug Rebates & Costs Bill - S. 657
Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act - S. 2543
Health care cost and transparency, drug pricing
Know the Price Act - H.R. 6005
Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - H.R. 6800
The Heroes Act - revised pandemic relief and economic stimulus package (House Democratic Leadership)
Ban Surprise Billing Act - H.R. 5800
Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act - H.R. 5826
The STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act - S. 1531
Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act - H.R. 3502
No Surprises Act - H.R 3630
End Surprise Medical Billing Act - H.R. 861
Telehealth Expansion Act - S. 3539
Health Care at Home Act - H.R. 6644/S. 3741)
Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health (REACH) Act - H.R. 2328
Lower Health Care Costs Act - S. 1895
Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - S. 1628
New Parents Act - S. 920
Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - S.463/H.R. 1185
Chronic Disease Management Act - S.1948/H.R. 3709
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Regulatory and Other
Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - including proposed and final guidance affecting employer-sponsored health, paid leave and other benefit plans (Cost-sharing, testing, telehealth, COBRA Subsidies, Cafeteria plans and other group health plan time frames, health flexible spending arrangements and dependent care flexible spending arrangements, and vaccines)
Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor & Treasury - interim final regulations regarding group health plan coverage of COVID-19 vaccines
Guidance implementing the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - proposed annual Medicare regulation governing certain hospital payment and reporting rules
Department of Labor - Proposed update to Mental Health Parity Self-Compliance Tool
Executive Orders on Drug Prices and Prescription Drug Rebates - Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - final regulations addressing prescription drug rebates under the Medicare Part D program and interim final regulations regarding most favored nations drug price requirements
Multi-Part Executive Order - An America-First Healthcare Plan - surprise billing, preexisting conditions
Executive Order - Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First
Departments of Treasury, Labor and HHS - Final Price Transparency Rule
ERISA uniformity
Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service - request for extension of COVID-19 relief related to Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs)
Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) - application of employer mandate to individual coverage HRAs - Proposed Rule
High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs)
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans
Department of Labor (DOL) - Request for Information (RFI) on paid leave
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) - reporting requirements
Departments of Treasury, IRS and HHS - Grandfathered group health plans - final regulations
Department of Treasury and IRS - proposed regulations -direct primary care arrangements
Telehealth
Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association plans
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Wellness plans proposed rules
Regulations and guidance regarding Administration procedures for issuing guidance
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Schuman |
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Senate HELP Committee, Chief Labor Counsel, Minority Staff Director, Chief Counsel |
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Johnson |
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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