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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 420 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Des Moines |
State | IA |
Zip Code | 50392 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 32178-12
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6. House ID# 315880000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2019 |
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. | ||||||||
Method A.
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: Christopher D. Payne |
Date | 4/17/2019 10:46:19 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.
15. General issue area code RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1994 - Not Yet Titled - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement savings, and for other purposes.
HR 1993 - Not Yet Titled - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans.
HR 1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement savings, and for other purposes.
HR 982 - Not Yet Titled - To avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Labor to cooperate to modify specified returns required for deferred compensation plans and other employee benefit plans to permit all members of a group of plans to file a single aggregated annual return or report satisfying the requirements of both the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
The requirement applies to a group in which all of the plans
are individual account plans or defined contribution plans;
have the same trustee, the same one or more named fiduciaries, the same administrator, and plan years beginning on the same date; and
provide the same investments or investment options to participants and beneficiaries.
The bill also specifies that, for the purposes of applying the numerical limitations related to the electronic filing of returns for deferred compensation plans, each plan for which information is provided on the return must be treated as a separate return.
HR 1084 - Family Savings Act of 2019 - o amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes.
HR 1439 - Increasing Access to s Secure Retirement Act of 2019 - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide a fiduciary safe harbor for the selection of a lifetime income provider, and for other purposes.
S 354 - Not Yet Titled - To avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
his bill requires the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Labor to cooperate to modify specified returns required for deferred compensation plans and other employee benefit plans to permit all members of a group of plans to file a single aggregated annual return or report satisfying the requirements of both the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
The requirement applies to a group in which all of the plans
are individual account plans or defined contribution plans;
have the same trustee, the same one or more named fiduciaries, the same administrator, and plan years beginning on the same date; and
provide the same investments or investment options to participants and beneficiaries.
The bill also specifies that, for the purposes of applying the numerical limitations related to the electronic filing of returns for deferred compensation plans, each plan for which information is provided on the return must be treated as a separate return.
S 972 - Not Yet Titled - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement savings, and for other purposes.
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 |
Christopher D. |
Payne |
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Rachel |
Stanley Nguyen |
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Laricke |
Blanchard |
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Eric |
Shimp |
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Lance |
Schoening |
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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
S22 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of dental services under the Medicare program.
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 |
Christopher D. |
Payne |
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Rachel |
Stanley Nguyen |
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Laricke |
Blanchard |
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Eric |
Shimp |
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Lance |
Schoening |
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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
HR1418 Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 - To restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers.
S350 Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 - To restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers.
HR1862 Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019 - To abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.
S463 Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.
HR1185 Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.
S920 New Parents Act - To amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes.
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 |
Christopher D. |
Payne |
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Rachel |
Stanley Nguyen |
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Laricke |
Blanchard |
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Eric |
Shimp |
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Lance |
Schoening |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
S630 Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 with respect to arbitration.
S592 Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 - To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to promote transparency in the oversight of cybersecurity risks at publicly traded companies.
HR1815 SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act - To require the Securities and Exchange Commission, when developing rules and regulations about disclosures to retail investors, to conduct investor testing, including a survey and interviews of retail investors, and for other purposes.
S1010 Corporate Executive Accountability Act - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal liability for negligent executive officers of major corporations, and for other purposes.
S603 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 - 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.
S142 American Data Dissemination Act of 2019 - To impose privacy requirements on providers of internet services similar to the requirements imposed on Federal agencies under the Privacy Act of 1974.
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 |
Christopher D. |
Payne |
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Rachel |
Stanley Nguyen |
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Laricke |
Blanchard |
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Eric |
Shimp |
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Lance |
Schoening |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S386 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 - This bill increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, and eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas. It also removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China. The bill also establishes transition rules for employment-based visas from FY2020-FY2022, by reserving a percentage of EB-2 (workers with advanced degrees or exceptional ability) and EB-3 (skilled and other workers) visas for individuals not from the two countries with the largest number of recipients of such visas. Of the unreserved visas, not more than 85% shall be allotted to immigrants from any single country.
HR1044 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 - This bill increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, and eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas. It also removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China. The bill also establishes transition rules for employment-based visas from FY2020-FY2022, by reserving a percentage of EB-2 (workers with advanced degrees or exceptional ability) and EB-3 (skilled and other workers) visas for individuals not from the two countries with the largest number of recipients of such visas. Of the unreserved visas, not more than 85% shall be allotted to immigrants from any single country.
HR 1283 - Not Yet Titled - To establish a nonpartisan commission on immigration reform and border security -
S874 Dream Act of 2019 - To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
HR6 American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 - To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes.
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 |
Christopher D |
Payne |
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Laricke |
Blanchard |
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Rachel |
Stanley Nguyen |
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Lance |
Schoening |
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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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ISSUE UPDATE
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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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