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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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Signature | Digitally Signed By: Gregg Dykstra |
Date | 1/18/2021 11:07:30 AM |
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.
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16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.243 - To exempt certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain environmental requirements, and for other purposes (Doug LaMalfa, R-CA)
H.R.1306 - To amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act to develop a study regarding streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments, and for other purposes (Mark Meadows, R-NC-11)
H.R.1307 - To provide for an online repository for certain reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance, and for other purposes (Mark Meadows, R-NC-11)
H.R.1317 - To improve the resilience of the built and natural environment to natural disasters and climate change using, among other measures, natural and nature-based features, and for other purposes (Harley Rouda, D-CA-48)
H.R.1402 - To transfer functions related to the preparation of flood maps from the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the Director of the United States Geological Survey, and for other purposes (Rick Crawford, R-AR-1)
H.R.876 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out a plan for the purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for the Cascadia Subduction Zone, and for other purposes (Peter DeFazio, D-OR-4)
H.R.1666 - To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow for the consideration of private flood insurance for the purposes of applying continuous coverage requirements, and for other purposes (Kathy Castor, D-FL-14)
H.R.1984 - To amend chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to annually submit to Congress a report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the Federal Government (Scott Peters, D-CA-52)
H.R.342 - To improve mapping under the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes (Bill Posey, R-FL)
H.R.469 - To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes (Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-MO)
H.R.470 - To repeal the mandatory flood insurance coverage requirement for commercial properties located in flood hazard areas, and for other purposes (Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-MO)
H.R.471 - To provide for greater transfer of risk under the National Flood Insurance Program to private capital and reinsurance markets, and for other purposes (Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-MO)
H.R.472 - To allow communities to develop alternative flood insurance rate maps, and for other purposes (Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-MO)
S.355 - A bill to establish a grant program to provide assistance to prevent and repair damage to structures due to pyrrhotite (Richard Blumenthal, D-CT)
S.356 - A bill to establish a grant program to provide assistance to States to prevent and repair damage to structures due to pyrrhotite (Chris Murphy, D-CT)
H.R.2318 - To amend the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to improve mapping under the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes (Bill Posey, R-FL)
S.1058 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income earthquake loss mitigation received under State-based earthquake loss mitigation programs (Kamala Harris, D-CA)
H.R.2125 - To provide coverage under the Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program to certain crop, tree, bush, and vine losses due to flooding occurring in Iowa in calendar year 2019 (Cynthia Axne, D-IA-3)
S.1133 - A bill to provide disaster tax relief for certain disasters occurring in 2019 (Deb Fischer, R-NE)
H.R.2284 - To provide disaster tax relief for certain disasters occurring in 2019 (Adrian Smith, R-NE-3)
H.R.2145 - To provide disaster relief (Tom Rice, R-SC-7)
H.R.2318 - To amend the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to improve mapping under the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes (Bill Posey, R-FL)
H.R.2462 - To establish a pilot program to enhance the mapping of urban flooding and associated property damage and the availability of such mapped data to homeowners, businesses, and localities to help understand and mitigate the risk of such flooding, and for other purposes (Mike Quigley, D-IL-5)
S.1276 - A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out a pilot program to enhance the mapping of urban flooding and associated property damage and the availability of that mapped data to homeowners, businesses, and localities to help understand and mitigate the risk of such flooding, and for other purposes (Dick Durbin, D-IL)
H.R.2578 - National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2019 - To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes (Maxine Waters, D-CA-43)
H.R.2548 - To modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance programs, and for other purposes (Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7)
S.1520 - A bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (John Kennedy, R-LA)
S.1533 - A bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (John Kennedy, R-LA)
H.R.3060 - To provide for reform and reorganization of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes (Sheila Jackson Lee, D-TX-18)
S.1579 - Budgeting for Disasters Act - To require Congress to budget in advance for disasters, and for other purposes (Mitt Romney, R-UT)
H.R.3251 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the temporary rule limiting personal casualty losses to only disaster-related losses (Joe Courtney, D-CT-2)
S.1909 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to ensure that Federal-aid highways and bridges are more resilient, and for other purposes (Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY)
H.R.3111 - National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2019 (Nydia Velazquez, D-NY-7)
S.1958 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for disaster mitigation expenditures (Michael Bennet, D-CO)
H.R.3462 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for disaster mitigation expenditures (Gus Bilirakis, R-FL-12)
H.R.3531 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide assistance to reduce the harmful impacts to people and property from multiple hazards, and for other purposes (Sam Graves, R-MO-6)
H.R.3258 - Flood Insurance Integrity Act of 2019 - To require the Government Accountability Office to conduct periodic reviews of the flood insurance rates and flood insurance rate maps under the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes (Gus Bilirakis, R-FL-12)
S.2266 - A bill to extend group flood insurance policy assistance for victims of the 2016 West Virginia floods, and for other purposes (Joe Manchin III, D-WV)
S.2301 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide disaster assistance to States, insular areas, units of general local government, and Indian tribes under a community development block grant disaster recovery program, and for other purposes (Brian Schatz, D-HI)
H.R.3872 - To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes (Frank Pallone, Jr., D-NJ-6)
S.2187 - A bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes (Bob Menendez, D-NJ)
S.2192 - A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to reduce flood risks, and for other purposes (Jack Reed, D-RI)
H.R.3779 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide capitalization grants to eligible entities to establish revolving funds to provide assistance to reduce disaster risks, and for other purposes (Angie Craig, D-MN-2)
S.2122 - A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to terminate certain contracts on the basis of detrimental conduct to the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes (John Kennedy, R-LA)
S.2129 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to develop best practices for incorporating resilience into emergency relief projects, and for other purposes (Tammy Baldwin, D-WI)
S.2172 - Small Business Surcharge Relief Act - A bill to deliver relief for small business owners and nonprofits by allowing surcharges to be used for mitigation (Roger Wicker, R-MI)
S.2170 - MEMA Act of 2019- A bill to empower local communities to take an active role in flood mapping (Roger Wicker, R-MI)
S.2171 - Flood Insurance Continuing Education and Training Act- A bill to provide continuing education for insurance agents to ensure that accurate information about flood policies is being presented to consumers (Roger Wicker, R-MI)
S.2088 - Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act (Tim Scott, R-SC)
S.2421 - Disaster Contract Transparency Act of 2019 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve accountability of disaster contracts, and for other purposes (Rick Scott, R-FL)
S.2410 - Flood Reduction, Wildlife Habitat, and Water Quality Improvement Act of 2019 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify the requirements for permits for dredged or fill material, and for other purposes (Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-MS)
H.R.4496 - To extend indemnity for wildfires and hurricanes, and for other purposes (Austin Scott, R-GA-8)
H.R.4376 - Streamlining The Official Response and Monetary Aid for Disasters Act (Neal Dunn, R-FL-2)
H.R.4347 - To enhance the Federal Government's planning and preparation for extreme weather and the Federal Government's dissemination of best practices to respond to extreme weather, thereby increasing resilience, improving regional coordination, and mitigating the financial risk to the Federal Government from such extreme weather, and for other purposes (Matt Cartwright, D-PA-8)
H.R.4759 - To increase emergency and disaster relief response, build safer communities, strengthen Second Amendment rights, streamline administrative reviews, and for other purposes (Kevin Hern, R-OK-1)
H.R.5059 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the authority to reimburse local governments for interest expenses, and for other purposes (Neal Dunn, R-FL-2)
H.R.5493 - Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 (Rob Bishop, R-UT-1)
H.R.5494 - Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 (Mike Thompson, D-CA-5)
H.R.5709 - To require the Comptroller General to evaluate and issue a report on the structural and economic impacts of climate resiliency at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including recommendations on how to improve the building codes and standards that the Agency uses to prepare for climate change and address resiliency in housing, public buildings, and infrastructure such as roads and bridges (Joe Neguse, D-CO-2)
H.R.6071 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify the Federal share requirement and establish a period of performance requirement for the hazard mitigation grant program, to amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to modify the Federal share requirement of emergency management performance grants, and for other purposes (John Garamendi, D-CA-3)
S.3418 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide hazard mitigation assistance to reduce risks from disasters and natural hazards, and other related environmental harm (Gary Peters, D-MI)
H.R.5776 - Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act - To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to ensure community accountability for areas repetitively damaged by floods, and for other purposes (Earl Blumenauer, D-OR-3)
S.3285 - A bill to modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance programs, and for other purposes (Thom Tillis, R-NC)
H.R.6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Nita Lowey, D-NY-17)
S.3548 - CARES Act (Mitch McConnell, R-KY)
H.R.6265 - To provide the sense of Congress related to the joint release on Coronavirus issued by Federal and State financial regulators, to require a report analyzing the effectiveness of the joint release, and for other purposes (Steve Stivers, R-OH-15)
H.R.6268 - To establish a business stabilization direct loan program and the authority to establish a secondary market guarantee in the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes (Nydia, Velazquez, D-NY-7)
H.R.6307 - To provide contracting flexibility to small business concerns, and for other purposes (Chrissy Houlahan, D-PA-6)
H.R.6269 - To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require business continuity planning for insured depository institutions, and for other purposes (Ann Wagner, R-MO-2)
S.3531 - A bill to amend the Small Business Act to ensure small businesses affected by the onset of communicable diseases are eligible for disaster relief (Bob Menendez, D-NJ)
H.R.6288 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include a public health emergency in the definition of a major disaster, and for other purposes (Cedric Richmond, D-LA-2)
S.3541 - A bill to modify requirements relating to small business disaster loans made in response to COVID-19, and for other purposes (Tammy Baldwin, D-WI)
S.3554 - A bill to provide assistance to small businesses impacted by COVID-19, and for other purposes (Ben Cardin, D-MD)
H.R.6333 - To establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to support small businesses during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes (Joyce Beatty, D-OH-3)
H.R.6337 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create an epidemic tax credit, and for other purposes (Ted Budd, R-NC-13)
H.R.6342 - To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to provide additional assistance for small businesses affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, and for other purposes (Sharice Davids, D-KS-3)
H.R.6343 - To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to provide economic injury grants for small business concerns affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes (Adriano Espaillat, D-NY-13)
H.R.6378 - To require the Federal financial regulators to issue interagency regulatory guidance in order to provide forms of relief to borrowers and customers during pandemics and major disasters, to continue to operate and provide services and lending, and to require such regulators to conduct testing with financial institutions to assess pandemic or disaster preparedness, and for other purposes (Jennifer Wexton, D-VA-10)
S.3578 - A bill to provide oversight for the care and assistance provided to businesses under the coronavirus relief package (Chuck Grassley, R-IA)
H.R.6380 - To temporarily provide for Federal insurance of transaction accounts during the COVID-19 emergency (Al Green, D-TX, 9)
H.R.6465 - To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, R-PR-At Large)
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H.R.6431 - To require the creation of a national commission to prepare for future national emergencies, and for other purposes (Brian Fitzpatrick, R-PA-1)
H.R.6547 - To modify terms related to the economic injury disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration for applicants affected by COVID-19, and for other purposes (Chip Roy, R-TX-21)
S.4017 - A bill to extend the period for obligations or expenditures for amounts obligated for the National Disaster Resilience competition (John Hoeven, R-ND)
S.4135 - HEAL Act - To provide forgivable physical disaster loans to businesses damaged due to civil unrest, and for other purposes (Pat Toomey, R-PA)
H.R.7552 - To reauthorize and limit the pre-disaster mitigation program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes (Joseph Morelle, D-NY-25)
S.4431 - A bill to increase wildfire preparedness and response throughout the United States, and for other purposes (Dianne Feinstein, D-CA)
H.R.7979 - Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2020 (Bill Pascrell, Jr., D-NJ-9)
H.R.7978 - To increase wildfire preparedness and response throughout the United States, and for other purposes (Jimmy Panetta, D-CA-20)
H.R.7979 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for owning certain disaster resilient property (Bill Pascrell, D-NJ-9)
H.R.8311 - To require a report regarding the potential impacts of any changes to the risk-rating methodology for the National Flood Insurance Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency before implementation, and for other purposes (Max Rose, D-NY-11)
H.R.8406 - The Heroes Act - Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes (Nita Lowey, D-NY-17)
S.4764 - A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a pilot program for public-private partnerships for disaster mitigation projects, and for other purposes (Thom Tillis, R-NC)
S.4699 - A bill to reauthorize and limit the pre-disaster mitigation program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes (Marco Rubio, R-FL)
H.R.8462 - Flood Resiliency and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2020 - (David Price, D-NC-4)
S.4596 - Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 - To provide tax relief for persons affected by certain 2020 disasters (Joni Ernst, R-IA)
S.4780 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for qualified Hurricane Laura recovery opportunity zones, and for other purposes (John Kennedy, R-LA)
H.R.8616 - To eliminate any subsidies for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program for new construction, and for other purposes (Scott Peters, D-CA-52)
S.4815 - A bill to provide for a National Disaster Safety Board (Brian Schatz, D-HI)
H.R.8761 - To reduce premiums under the National Flood Insurance Program for certain properties, and for other purposes (Greg Gianforte, R-MT-At Large)
S.4931 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to reduce the risk of wildfires caused by power lines, and for other purposes (Ron Wyden, D-OR)
H.R.8882 - To establish a national integrated flood information system within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes (Mikie Sherrill, D-NJ-11)
S.5022 - A bill to establish a Federal standard in order to improve the Nation's resilience to current and future flood risk (Chris Van Hollen, D-MD)
S.5015 - A bill to establish an Outdoor Restoration Fund for restoration and resilience projects, and for other purposes (Michael Bennet, D-CO)
H.R.8945 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assistance, and for other purposes (Joe Neguse, D-CO-2)
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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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.
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16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1862 - To Abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes (Alexander Mooney, R-WV-2)
S.1586 - Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019 (Ted Cruz, R-TX)
H.R.2684 - To require the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury to conduct a study to identify disparities between communities in auto insurance costs and payout amounts based on the predominant racial makeup of such communities, and for other purposes (Mark Takano, D-CA-41)
S.1868 - A bill to provide support to States to establish invisible high-risk pool or reinsurance programs (Susan Collins, R-ME)
H.R.2479 - Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2019 (Denny Heck, D-WA-10)
S.1298 - Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2019 (Tim Scott, R-SC)
H.R.4074 - To create a safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related business, and for other purposes (Nydia Velazquez, D-NY-7)
H.R.4037 - To promote uniformity and reciprocity among States that license insurance claims adjusters and to facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of insurance claims, and for other purposes (David Kustoff, R-TN-8)
S.2201 - CLAIM Act (Robert Menendez, D-NJ)
oHouse bill: H.R.4074 (Nydia Velazquez, D-NY-7)
H.R.3693 - Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act (Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-NJ-12)
H.R.4523 - To amend the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 to expand the types of commercial insurance authorized for risk retention groups serving nonprofit organizations, and for other purposes (Al Green, D-TX-9)
H.R.4592 - To preserve the State-based system of insurance regulation and provide greater oversight of and transparency on international insurance standards setting processes, and for other purposes (Denny Heck, D-WA-10)
H.R.4598 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption from FIRPTA for interests held by certain foreign insurance companies (Thomas Suozzi, D-NY-3)
H.R.4634 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 - To reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, and for other purposes (Maxine Waters, D-CA-43)
S.2877 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 (Thom Tillis, R-NC)
H.R.5265 - To provide for the restoration of legal rights for claimants under holocaust-era insurance policies (Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-FL-23)
S.3123 - State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act (Thom Tillis, R-NC)
S.2964 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to issue non-premium aviation insurance (Roger Wicker, R-MS)
H.R.5746 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for purposes of determining if financial guaranty insurance companies are qualifying insurance corporations under the passive foreign investment company rules (Gwen Moore, D-WI-4)
H.R.7412 - To establish a temporary voluntary program for support of insurers providing business interruption insurance coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes (Mike Thompson, D-CA-5)
H.R.6494 - To make available insurance coverage for business interruption losses due to viral pandemics, forced closures of businesses, mandatory evacuations, and public safety power shut-offs, and for other purposes (Mike Thompson, D-CA-5)
H.R.6497 - To make available insurance coverage for business interruption losses due to national emergencies, and for other purposes (Mike Thompson, D-CA-5)
H.R.6732 - To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds (Brad Wenstrup, R-OH-2)
H.R.7011 - To establish a Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program, and for other purposes (Carolyn Maloney, D-NY-12)
H.R.7977 - To require federally licensed firearms manufacturers, importers, and dealers and their employees to undergo annual training to be eligible to sell a firearm, to require a notice to be posted at retail firearms locations that describes the signs of unlawful firearms purchases, to require such licensees to maintain a minimum level of business liability insurance, and for other purposes (Debbie Mucarsel-Powell)
S.4755 - A bill to prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility (Cory Booker, D-NJ)
H.R.8576 - To require the Government Accountability Office to conduct biennial studies of personal private automobile insurance coverage, and for other purposes (Rashida Tlaib, D-MI-13)
H.R.8872 - To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to enable captive insurance companies to apply for membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, to add additional membership criteria for captive insurance companies, to require a study on Federal Home Loan Bank membership, and for other purposes (Trey Hollingsworth, R-IN-9)
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16. Specific lobbying issues
S.306 - A bill to promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, increasing antitrust enforcement resources, and improving the information provided to antitrust enforcers (Amy Klobuchar, D-MN)
S.1978 - A bill to ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes (Ron Wyden, D-OR)
H.R.2749 - To prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes (Jerrold Nadler, D-NY-10)
H.R.1423 - Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (Hank Johnson, Jr., D-GA-4)
S.610 - Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (Richard Blumenthal, D-CT)
H.R.2474 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 (Robert Bobby Scott, D-VA-3)
H.R.5712 - To repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other purposes (Brad Sherman, D-CA-30)
Senate Version: S.3255 - A bill to repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other purposes (Elizabeth Warren, D-MA)
H.R.6664 - To educate businesses on COVID-19 based public health practices, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action, and for other purposes (Tim Burchett, R-TN-2)
S.3630 - A bill to provide certain limitations on liability for actions taken by health care providers to combat COVID-19 (Ben Sasse, R-NE)
H.R.6844 - To provide expanded unemployment protection for employees and a limitation on liability for employers with respect to exposure to COVID-19 (Michael Turner, R-OH-10)
H.R.6976 - To provide liability protection for nonprofit organizations during the COVID-19 outbreak, and for other purposes (Vicky Hartzler, R-MO-4)
H.R.6909 - To provide for the establishment of a COVID-19 Compensation Fund, and for other purposes (Carolyn Maloney, D-NY-12)
S.3915 - A bill to exempt certain businesses from liability arising from claims relating to an individual contracting COVID-19 as a result of patronizing a business or healthcare entity (Kelly Loeffler, R-GA)
H.R.7179 - To provide liability protection for covered providers during the COVID-19 outbreak, and for other purposes (Gregory Murphy, R-NC-3)
S.3941 - A bill to reopen the United States by rescinding, modifying, waiving, or providing exemptions from regulations and other requirements that may inhibit economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes (Kelly Loeffler, R-GA)
H.R.7266 - To prohibit COVID-19 liability waiver enforceability for large indoor gatherings (Mark Pocan, D-WI-2)
H.R.7528 - To limit the civil liability of persons for the spread or possible transmission of SARS-COV-2 caused by an act or omission while acting in good faith during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes (Garret Graves, R-LA-6)
S.4317 - SAFE TO WORK Act (John Cornyn, R-TX)
H.R.1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020 (Peter DeFazio, D-OR-4)
H.R.8698 - To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify that disparate impacts on certain populations constitute a sufficient basis for rights of action under such Act, and for other purposes (Rashida Tlaib, D-MI-13)
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), U.S. SENATE
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H.R.25 - To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States (Rob Woodall, R-GA)
H.R.216 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (Jason Smith, R-MO)
S.3280 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that high-taxed amounts are excluded from tested income for purposes of determining global intangible low-taxed income only if such amounts would be foreign base company income or insurance income (Ron Wyden, D-OR)
H.R.6354 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a one-time emergency tax credit to small businesses to cover rent and mortgage payments (Ron Kind, D-WI-3)
S.3553 - A bill to modify the schedule for estimated tax payments for 2020 (David Perdue, R-GA)
H.R.6551 - To amend the CARES Act to ensure that the temporary relief from CECL standards does not terminate in the middle of a company's fiscal year (Brad Sherman, D-CA-30)
H.R.6619 - Restore America's Main Street Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide advance tax refunds to small businesses, and for other purposes (Madeline Dean, D-PA-4)
H.R.6629 - To provide a payroll tax credit to employers for employee bonuses (Bill Huizenga, R-MI-2)
S.3596 - A bill to make technical corrections to the CARES Act to remove all tax liability associated with loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (Mike Braun, R-IN)
H.R.6781 - To provide for improved coordination between the paycheck protection program and the employee retention tax credit (Chris Pappas, D-NH-1)
H.R.6776 - To provide for improvements related to the employee retention tax credit (Stephanie Murphy, D-FL-7)
H.R.6754 - To provide clarification regarding the tax treatment of expenses paid or incurred with proceeds from Paycheck Protection Program loans (Lizzie Fletcher, D-TX-7)
H.R.6821 - To clarify for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that receipt of coronavirus assistance does not affect the tax treatment of ordinary business expenses (George Holding, R-NC-2)
H.R.6886 - To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to modify certain provisions related to the forgiveness of loans under the paycheck protection program, to allow recipients of loan forgiveness under the paycheck protection program to defer payroll taxes, and for other purposes (Chip Roy, R-TX-21)
H.R.6920 - To temporarily suspend payroll taxes during the emergency relating to COVID-19 (Ross Spano, R-FL-15)
S.3793 - A bill to amend the CARES Act to modify the employee retention tax credit to secure the paychecks and benefits of workers, to provide a refundable credit against payroll taxes for the operating costs of employers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a small business rebate, and for other purposes (Mark Warner, D-VA)
H.R.7058 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain bonuses paid to employees who worked continuously during the COVID-19 pandemic (Tom Reed, R-NY-23)
H.R.7079 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit ensure that businesses are properly cleaned and disinfected when "stay-at-home" restrictions are lifted and to help prevent further infections (Darin LaHood, R-IL-18)
H.R.7216 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for personal protective equipment to small businesses, non-profits, independent contractors, veterans' organizations, and farmers, among other entities, in any year in which the President declares a national emergency relating to COVID-19 (Brenda Lawrence, D-MI-14)
H.R.7222 - To provide for a credit against employment taxes for certain virus transmission prevention expenses, and for other purposes (Jimmy Panetta, D-CA-20)
S.3966 - A bill to provide a tax credit to businesses that provide testing for COVID-19 to their employees (Ted Cruz, R-TX)
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H.R.2338 - Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act of 2019 - To provide that an individual who uses marijuana in compliance with State law may not be denied occupancy of federally assisted housing, and for other purposes (Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-DC-At Large)
H.R.2402 - To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes (Bradley Schneider, D-IL-10)
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H.R. 1756 - To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance with respect to a consumer, and for other purposes (Rashida Tlaib, D-MI-13)
H.R.514 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard requiring motor vehicles to be equipped with an ignition interlock device that prevents a vehicle from being operated if the operator is intoxicated (Debbie Dingell, D-MI)
H.R.1374 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes (Trey Hollingsworth, R-IN-9)
S.665 - A bill to reduce the number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes, to improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety, and for other purposes (Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY)
H.R.1511 - Stop Underrides Act - To reduce the number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes, to improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety, and for other purposes (Steve Cohen, D-TN-9)
H.R.3293 - Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2019 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the installation of pulsating light systems for high mounted stop lamps, and for other purposes (Eliot Engel, D-NY-16)
H.R.2416 - To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to provide States applying for distracted driving grants an explanation of the eligibility decision with respect to such State, and for other purposes (Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-IL-8)
H.R.2510 - To establish a voluntary program in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to encourage consumers to purchase or lease new automobiles made in the United States, and for other purposes (Rashida Tlaib, D-MI-13)
S.1254 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to review and report on certain laws, safety measures, and technologies relating to the illegal passing of school buses, and for other purposes (Todd Young, R-IN)
H.R.2542 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for the operation of a clearinghouse to collect, conduct, and fund research on the influences of highly automated vehicles on land use, urban design, transportation, real estate, and municipal budgets, and for other purposes (Earl Blumenauer, D-OR-3)
H.R.3011 - End Drunk Driving Act of 2019 - To improve the safety of individuals by taking measures to end drunk driving (Kathleen Rice, D-NY-4)
H.R.3159 - To amend title 23, United States Code, to create a pilot program concerning drugged driving prevention, and for other purposes (Carol Miller, R-WV-3)
S.2033 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate standards and regulations requiring all new commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with technology to limit maximum operating speed, to require existing speed-limiting technologies already installed in certain commercial motor vehicles to be used while in operation, and to require that maximum safe operating speed of commercial motor vehicles shall not exceed 65 miles per hour (Johnny Isakson, R-GA)
H.R.3593 - To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring all new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system, and for other purposes (Tim Ryan, D-OH-13)
S.2302 - America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 (John Barrasso, R-WY)
H.R.3888 - To require the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct a study on motor vehicle safety and impaired driving, and for other purposes (Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-5)
H.R.3890 - To require the Secretary of Transportation to provide funds to address motor vehicle safety and impaired driving, and for other purposes (Larry Bucshon, R-IN-8)
S.2182 - A bill to protect consumers from security and privacy threats to their motor vehicles, and for other purposes (Ed Markey, D-MA)
H.R.3888 - Impaired Driving Study Act of 2019 (Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-WA-5)
H.R.3890 - Combatting Impaired Driving Act of 2019 (Larry Bucshon, R-IN-8)
H.R.3773 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard requiring new commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking system, to require automatic emergency braking installed in commercial motor vehicles to be used while in operation, and for other purposes (Hank Johnson, D-GA-4)
H.R.3628 - To require motor carriers to mitigate hardships due to unwarranted and excessive passenger delays and to assess fines to bolster motor carriers' accountability to consumers, and for other purposes (Bennie Thompson, D-MS-2)
H.R.3612 - To repeal a section of the FAST Act, and for other purposes (Colin Allred, D-TX-32)
H.R.3593 - Hot Cars Act of 2019 (Tim Ryan, D-OH-13)
S.1601 - Helping Overcome Trauma for Children Alone in Rear Seats Act of 2019 (Roger Wicker, R-MS)
H.R.4311 - End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2019 (Steve Cohen, D-TN-9)
H.R.4354 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard requiring motor vehicles to be equipped with an advanced alcohol detection device that prevents a vehicle from being operated if the operator is intoxicated, to provide for a fleet demonstration of such devices, and for other purposes (Debbie Dingell, D-MI-12)
H.R.3145 - Protecting Americans from the Risks of Keyless Ignition Technology Act (Janice Schakowsky, D-IL-9)
H.R.3781 - Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per Event (INSURANCE) Act of 2019 (Jesus Chuy Garcia, D-IL-4)
S.2604 - A bill to require the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to work with vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, and other interested parties to advance the technology developed by the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety Research Program, and for other purposes (Tom Udall, D-NM)
S.2611 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the definition of commercial motor vehicle, and for other purposes (Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY)
H.R.4697 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the definition of commercial motor vehicle, and for other purposes (Antonio Delgado, D-NY-19)
S.2605 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to award grants to States that have enacted and are enforcing certain laws with respect to stretch limousines, and for other purposes (Chuck Schumer, D-NY)
H.R.4709 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to award grants to States that have enacted and are enforcing certain laws with respect to stretch limousines, and for other purposes (Paul Tonko, D-NY-20)
S.2606 - A bill to establish safety standards for certain limousines, and for other purposes (Chuck Schumer, D-NY)
H.R.4708 - To establish safety standards for certain limousines, and for other purposes (Paul Tonko, D-NY-20)
S.2700 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for efforts relating to Move Over laws, to amend title 49, United States Code, to require crash avoidance technology on motor vehicles, and for other purposes (Dick Durbin, D-IL)
H.R.4871 - To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for efforts relating to Move Over laws, to amend title 49, United States Code, to require crash avoidance technology on motor vehicles, and for other purposes (Cheri Bustos, D-IL-17)
S.3005 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate standards and regulations requiring all new commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with technology to limit maximum operating speed, to require existing speed-limiting technologies already installed in commercial motor vehicles manufactured after 1992 to be used while in operation, and to require that the maximum safe operating speed of commercial motor vehicles shall not exceed 65 miles per hour, or 70 miles per hour with certain safety technologies (Johnny Isakson, R-GA)
S.2979 - Preventing Opioid and Drug Impairment in Transportation Act (Roger Wicker, R-MS)
H.R.5462 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to take actions to address issues affecting motorcoach and school bus operators, and for other purposes (Scott Perry, R-PA-10)
H.R.5426 - To require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on the unsafe use of electric scooters, and for other purposes (Albio Sires, D-NJ-8)
H.R.6256 - To require the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to update the motor vehicle information required to be submitted to the Administration to assist a consumer in buying a passenger motor vehicle (Frank Pallone, Jr., D-NJ-6)
H.R.7095 - To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes (Peter DeFazio, D-OR-4)
H.R.2 - INVEST in America Act - To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes (Peter DeFazio, D-OR,4)
S.4123 - SAFE Act of 2020 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct research regarding and require the use of driver monitoring systems to minimize or eliminate motor vehicle driver distraction (Ed Markey, D-MA)
S.4122 - Modernizing Seat Back Safety Act - To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a final rule revising motor vehicle seat back safety standards (Ed Markey, D-MA)
H.R.8129 - Drug-Impaired Driving Education Act of 2020 (Kathleen Rice, D-NY-4)
H.R.8350 - To amend title 49, United States Code, regarding the authority of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over highly automated vehicles, to provide safety measures for such vehicles, and for other purposes (Bob Lotta, R-OH-5)
H.R.8933 - To modernize the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive program (Tony Cardenas, D-CA-29)
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H.R.111 - To amend section 416 of title 39, United States Code, to remove the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue semipostals except as provided for by an Act of Congress, and for other purposes (Michael Burgess, R-TX)
H.R.7015 - To provide financial stability to the United States Postal Service during the coronavirus pandemic, and for other purposes (Carolyn Maloney, D-NY-12)
S.4174 - A bill to provide emergency appropriations to the United States Postal Service to cover losses related to the COVID-19 crisis and to direct the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service to develop a plan for ensuring the long term solvency of the Postal Service (Susan Collins, R-ME)
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S.287 - A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose limitations on the authority of the President to adjust imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security, and for other purposes (Pat Toomey, R-PA)
H.R.764 - To authorize the President to take certain actions relating to reciprocal trade, and for other purposes (Sean Duffy, R-WI-7)
S.2409 - United States Reciprocal Trade Act - To authorize the President to take certain actions relating to reciprocal trade, and for other purposes (Lindsey Graham, R-SC)
S.2362 - American Business Tariff Relief Act of 2019 - To establish a process for United States businesses to obtain exclusions from certain duties imposed under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, and for other purposes (Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI)
H.R.5430 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (Steny Hoyer, D-MD-5)
S.3052 - A bill to implement the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada attached as an Annex to the Protocol Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement (Chuck Grassley, R-IA)
H.R.5430 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (Steny Hoyer, D-MD-5)
H.R.8132 - American COMPETE Act - To require the Federal Trade Commission and the Secretary of Commerce to conduct studies and submit reports on the impact of artificial intelligence and other technologies on United States businesses conducting interstate commerce, and for other purposes (Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-WA-5)
S.5043 - A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission and the Secretary of Commerce to conduct studies and submit reports on the impact of artificial intelligence and other technologies on United States businesses conducting interstate commerce, and for other purposes (Deb Fischer, R-NE)
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H.R. 1595 - SAFE Banking Act of 2019 (Ed Perlmutter, D-CO-7)
H.R.1119 - To amend the Controlled Substances Act to reduce the gap between Federal and State marijuana policy, and for other purposes (Earl Blumenauer, D-OR-3)
H.R.2012 - To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law (Diana DeGette, D-CO-1)
S.2400 - A bill to promote cannabis research, and for other purposes (Dick Durbin, D-IL)
H.R.3884 - Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 (Jerrold Nadler, D-NY-10)
H.R.3884 - To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes (Jerrold Nadler, D-NY-10)
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H.R.3797 - To amend the Controlled Substances Act to make marijuana accessible for use by qualified marijuana researchers for medical purposes, and for other purposes (Earl Blumenauer, D-OR-3)
H.R.4322 - Expanding Cannabis Research and Information Act (Donna Shalala, D-FL-27)
H.R.4323 - Marijuana 1-to-3 Act of 2019 - To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (Gregory Steube, R-FL-17)
S.2979 - A bill to improve drug testing for transportation-related activities (Roger Wicker, R-MS)
S.3070 - A bill to modify reporting requirements under the Controlled Substances Act (Dianne Feinstein, D-CA)
S.4386 - A bill to decriminalize and reschedule cannabis, to provide for the regulation of cannabis and cannabis products to protect public health and safety, and for other purposes (Tina Smith, D-MN)
H.R.8179 - Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2020 (Kurt Schrader, D-OR-5)
H.R.8732 - To modify reporting requirements under the Controlled Substances Act (Kathy Castor, D-FL-14)
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S.435 - A bill to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance on electronic consent forms, and for other purposes (Thomas Carper, D-DE)
S.278 - A bill to require the Congressional Budget Office to make publicly available the fiscal and mathematical models, data, and other details of computations used in cost analysis and scoring (Mike Lee, R-UT)
H.R.7668 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 (Mike Quigley, D-IL-5)
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H.R.741 - To require the Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions, and for other purposes (Scott Tipton, R-CO-3)
S.453 - A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to subject the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes (David Perdue, R-GA)
H.R.758 - To provide a safe harbor for financial institutions that maintain a customer account or customer transaction at the request of a Federal or State law enforcement agency (French Hill, R-AR-2)
S.603 - A bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes (Mike Rounds, R-SD)
H.R.2479 - To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, and for other purposes (Denny Heck, D-WA-10)
S.1298 - A bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, and for other purposes (Tim Scott, R-SC)
S.1335 - A bill to eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Ted Cruz, R-TX)
S.1478 - A bill to repeal the Office of Financial Research, and for other purposes (Ted Cruz, R-TX)
H.R.2743 - To repeal the Office of Financial Research, and for other purposes (Ted Budd, R-NC)
H.R.3198 - To amend the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 to ensure that Federal financial regulators perform a comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on covered persons, and for other purposes (Barry Loudermilk, R-GA-11)
H.R.3561 - To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes (Bill Foster, D-IL-11)
H.R.3617 - To sunset new Federal regulatory rules after 3 years, and for other purposes (Bill Posey, R-FL-8)
H.R.4329 - ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 - To provide for disclosure of additional material information about public companies and establish a Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, and for other purposes (Juan Vargas, D-CA-51)
H.R.2513 - Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 (Carolyn Maloney, D-NY-12)
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H.R.4378 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 (Nita Lowey, D-NY-17)
H.R.4767 - To promote innovation in financial services, and for other purposes (Patrick McHenry, R-NC-10)
S.2919 - A bill to require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes (Chris Van Hollen, D-MD)
H.R.5300 - To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to preserve the independent funding the Office of Financial Research, to establish minimum staffing levels for the Financial Stability Oversight Council, to establish minimum funding levels for such staff, and for other purposes (Bill Foster, D-IL-11)
S.2649 - A bill to amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes (Jerry Moran, R-KS)
H.R.6116 - Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to make the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection an independent Consumer Financial Protection Commission, and for other purposes (Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-MO-3)
H.R. 3182 - CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 (Vincente Gonzalez, D-TX-15)
S.3205 - SECURE Small Business Act - To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to assist small business concerns with purchasing cybersecurity products and services, and for other purposes (Catherine Cortez Masto, D-NV)
H.R.4544 - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of disputes arising from private education loans, and for other purposes (Madeleine Dean, D-PA-4)
S.4325 - A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator, and for other purposes (Tim Scott, R-SC)
S.5041 - A bill to establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Dianne Feinstein, D-CA)
H.R.9059 - To require Federal financial supervisory agencies to evaluate a financial institution's record of meeting community environmentally sustainable investment needs as part of examinations, and for other purposes (Joseph Kennedy III, D-MA-4)
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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 TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 142 - To impose privacy requirements on providers of internet services similar to the requirements imposed on Federal agencies under the Privacy Act of 1974 (Marco Rubio, R-FL)
S. 189 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 - To protect the privacy of users of social media and other online platforms (Amy Klobuchar, D-MN)
S.151 - TRACED Act - A bill to deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes (John Thune, R-SD)
H.R. 1602 - TRACED Act - To deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes (David Kustoff, R-TN-8)
H.R.946 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act-To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the prohibitions on making robocalls, and for other purposes (Frank Pallone Jr., D-NJ)
S.553 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a working group to recommend to Congress a definition of blockchain technology, and for other purposes (Todd Young, R-IN)
H.R.1361 - To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a working group to recommend to Congress a definition of blockchain technology, and for other purposes (Doris Matsui, D-CA-6)
H.R.1575 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to lengthen the statute of limitations for enforcing robocall violations, and for other purposes (Jefferson Van Drew, D-NJ-2)
S.583 - DATA Privacy Act (Catherine Cortez Masto, D-NV)
H.R.2015 - To deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes (David Kustoff, R-TN-8)
S.1214 - A bill to establish and protect individual and collective privacy rights, and for other purposes (Ed Markey, D-MA)
H.R.2176 - To repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called "Glass-Steagall Act", and for other purposes (Marcy Kaptur, D-OH-9)
S.1108 - A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to require entities that use, store, or share personal information to conduct automated decision system impact assessments and data protection impact assessments (Ron Wyden, D-OR)
S.1241 - A bill to expand the private right of action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for calls in violation of the Do Not Call rules (Dick Durbin, D-IL)
S.1239 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish within the Enforcement Bureau of the Commission a division that specifically addresses the issue of robocalls, and for other purposes (Jeff Merkley, D-OR)
H.R.2386 - STOP Robocalls Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for information sharing regarding robocall and spoofing violations, to authorize the provision of a robocall blocking service with opt-out customer approval, and to provide for a study on information requirements for certain VoIP service providers (Robert Latta, R-OH-5)
H.R.2355 - Regulatory Oversight Barring Obnoxious Calls and Texts Act of 2019 - To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish within the Enforcement Bureau of the Commission a division that specifically addresses the issue of robocalls, and for other purposes (Anna Eshoo, D-CA-18)
S.1826 - DO NOT Call Act - To modify the penalties for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1993 (Catherine Cortez Masto, D-NV)
H.R.3325 - To require the Federal Communications Commission to provide evidence of certain robocall violations to the Attorney General (Donald McEachin, D-VA-4)
H.R.3375 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the prohibitions on making robocalls, and for other purposes (Frank Pallone, Jr., D-NJ-6)
H.R.946 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the prohibitions on making robocalls, and for other purposes (Frank Pallone, Jr., D-NJ-6)
H.R.3434 - To require the Federal Communications Commission to publish an annual report on suspected unlawful robocalls, and for other purposes (G.K. Butterfield, D-NC-1)
H.R.3605 - To expand the private right of action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for calls in violation of the Do Not Call rules (Janice Schakowsky, D-IL-9)
H.R.2231 - Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2019 - To direct the Federal Trade Commission to require entities that use, store, or share personal information to conduct automated decision system impact assessments and data protection impact assessments (Yvette Clarke, D-NY-9)
S.1116 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2019 (BOWSER Act) (Marsha Blackburn, R-TN)
S.806 - Own Your Own Data Act - To prohibit the collection of data or information generated on the internet (John Kennedy, R-LA)
S.2204 - A bill to allow the Federal Communications Commission to carry out a pilot program under which voice service providers could block certain automated calls, and for other purposes (Mike Crapo, R-ID)
S.2186 - A bill to require entities to provide consumers with the opportunity to prohibit the entity from collecting or using certain data concerning the consumer and to request deletion of such data (Jeff Merkley, D-OR)
H.R.3780 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish an advisory committee to develop best practices regarding how to combat unlawful robocalls made to hospitals and how hospitals can protect themselves from such calls, and for other purposes (Debbie Dingell, D-MI-12)
H.R.3810 - To modify the penalties for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1993 (Susie Lee, D-NV-3)
H.R.3707 - To increase the penalties for certain robocall, spoofing, and telemarketing violations (Brian Babin, R-TX-36)
H.R.4170 - ENCRYPT Act of 2019 - To preempt State data security vulnerability mandates and decryption requirements (Ted Lieu, D-CA-33)
S.2431 - Stop Unwanted Calls for All Act - To require the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations requiring voice service providers to provide consumers opt-out call-blocking programs by default and free of charge (Joe Manchin III, D-WV)
S.2577 - A bill to require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure the accuracy of collected personal information, and for other purposes (Ed Markey, D-MA)
H.R.4501 - Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2019 (Roger Williams, R-TX-25)
H.R.4978 - To provide for individual rights relating to privacy of personal information, to establish privacy and security requirements for covered entities relating to personal information, and to establish an agency to be known as the United States Digital Privacy Agency to enforce such rights and requirements, and for other purposes (Anna Eshoo, D-CA-18)
S.2968 - A bill to provide consumers with foundational data privacy rights, create strong oversight mechanisms, and establish meaningful enforcement (Maria Cantwell, D-WA)
S.3108 - Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2019 (Doug Jones, D-AL)
H.R.5669 - SECURE Small Business Act - To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to assist small business concerns with purchasing cybersecurity products and services, and for other purposes (Abby Finkenauer, D-IA-1)
H.R.5985 - Foreign Robocall Elimination Act - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish an interagency taskforce on unlawful robocalls (Ted Budd, R-NC-13)
S.3456 - A bill to protect the privacy of consumer (Jerry Moran, R-KS)
H.R.6677 - To provide for greater transparency in and user control over the treatment of data collected by mobile applications and to enhance the security of such data (Hank Johnson, D-GA-4)
S.4626 - A bill to establish data privacy and data security protections for consumers in the United States (Roger Wicker, R-MS)
H.R.8524 - To amend the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act to clarify the applicability of such Act to electronic records, electronic signatures, and smart contracts created, stored, or secured on or through a blockchain, to provide uniform national standards regarding the legal effect, validity, and enforceability of such records, signatures, and contracts, and for other purposes (David Schweikert, R-AZ-6)
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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.
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16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1375 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency of Medicare secondary payer reporting information, and for other purposes (Ron Kind, D-WI)
S.1842 - A bill to protect the personal health data of all Americans (Amy Klobuchar, D-MN)
S.1989 - PAID Act - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency of Medicare secondary payer reporting information, and for other purposes (Tim Scott, R-SC)
H.R.7059 - To provide for liability protection for health care providers for damages with respect to any harm caused by any act or omission of such health care professional or related health care entity in the course of arranging for or providing health care services during the COVID-19 public health emergency period, and for other purposes (David Roe, R-TN-1)
S.4734 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the application of Medicare secondary payer rules to certain workers' compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions (Rob Portman, R-OH)
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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.
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S.766 - PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 (Thom Tillis, R-NC)
S.471 - Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 (Chuck Grassley, R-IA)
H.R.8222 - Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2020 - To preclude absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for projects receiving Federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development, and for other purposes (Chris Jacobs, R-NY-27)
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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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.3885 - To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to defer part of the compensation of senior employees of large bank holding companies (and their subsidiaries) for 10 years, to use such deferred amounts to pay any civil or criminal fines that may be levied on the bank holding company (or subsidiary), and for other purposes (Tulsi Gabbard, D-HI-2)
H.R.5180 - To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to restore the separation between banking and commerce by prohibiting bank holding company ownership of nonfinancial assets, and for other purposes (Jesus Garcia, D-IL-4)
H.R.6249 - To temporarily prohibit the Federal financial regulators from requiring compliance with the CECL Rule by persons impacted by Coronavirus, and for other purpose (Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-MO-3)
S.3502 - A bill to delay the implementation date of the current expected credit losses methodology for estimating allowances for credit losses, and for other purposes (Kevin Cramer, R-ND)
S.4270 - A bill to amend the CARES Act to ensure that the temporary relief from CECL standards does not terminate in the middle of a company's fiscal year (Thom Tillis, R-NC)
H.R.7914 - To specify that no person shall be required to comply with the CECL Rule under any Federal statute or regulation (Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-MO-3)
S.4835 - A bill to prohibit bank holding companies from facilitating fossil fuel production from new sources or new or expanded fossil infrastructure that would drive such production, and for other purposes (Jeff Merkley, D-OR)
S.2563 - ILLICIT CASH Act - To improve laws relating to money laundering, and for other purposes (Mark Warner, D-VA)
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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 AVI
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H.R.3787 - To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator, and for other purposes (Scott Perry, R-PA-10)
H.R.4432 - Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act - To require the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a terrorism threat assessment relating to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes (Cedric Richmond, D-LA-2)
S.2607 - A bill to prescribe zoning authority with respect to commercial unmanned aircraft systems and to preserve State, local, and Tribal authorities and private property with respect to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes (Mike Lee, R-UT)
S.2730 - A bill to establish and ensure an inclusive transparent Drone Advisory Committee (Gary Peters, D-MI)
H.R.5040 - To direct the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to study the effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression, and for other purposes (John Curtis, R-UT-3)
H.R.5109 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand the priorities of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in develop plans and policy for the use of the navigable airspace (Jackie Speier, D-CA-14)
H.R.5275 - To make continuing appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal year 2020 (Jefferson Van Drew, D-NJ-2)
S.3413 - AIR Safety Act of 2020 - A bill to direct the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to study the effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression, and for other purposes (Catherine Cortez Masto, D-NV)
H.R.6943 - To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on unmanned delivery service, and for other purposes (Bob Latta, R-OH-5)
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15. General issue area code CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.2987 - Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 - To authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection to seize imported merchandise that infringes a design patent, and for other purposes (Thom Tillis, R-NC)
H.R.6058 - SHOP SAFE Act of 2020 (Jerrold Nadler, D-NY-10)
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15. General issue area code SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.7010 - Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Dean Phillips, D-MN-3)
H.R.6522 - To amend the Small Business Act to include certain business and labor organizations in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes (Christopher Smith, R-NJ-4)
H.R.6893 - To amend the CARES Act and the Small Business Act to make certain adjustments to the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes (Joyce Beatty, D-OH-3)
S.3782 - Small Business Lending Continuity Act of 2020 (Tammy Duckworth, D-IL)
S.3833 - A bill to extend the loan forgiveness period for the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes (Marco Rubio, R-FL)
S.3814 - A bill to establish a loan program for businesses affected by COVID-19 and to extend the loan forgiveness period for paycheck protection program loans made to the hardest hit businesses, and for other purposes (Michael Bennet, D-CO)
S.3859 - A bill to extend the covered period for the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes (Kelly Loeffler, R-GA)
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
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