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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 | ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA, 1-38-17 |
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City | COLUMBUS |
State | OH |
Zip Code | 43215 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 26411-12
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6. House ID# 329850000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Steven M. English |
Date | 7/17/2015 3:18:45 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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 9 - "Innovation Act" - To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes
HR 1057,/S. 560 - "Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales (PARTS) Act of 2015" - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles
Patent Act S.1137 - "A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith American Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Copyright Office
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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Steven M. |
English |
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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
S 2244-Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends TRIA 2002 to extend the Terrorism Insurance program through December 31, 2021
S 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015(CISA)-an original bill to improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes
HR 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act - To improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes
HR 1731 - National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 - Overall, requires Government to work harder to share both classified and declassified threat information with the private sector
HR 1770/S. 177- Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 - Would replace a patchwork of state data security breach notification laws with a national standard
HR 1704 - Personal Data Notification & Protection Act of 2015 - Establishes a national 30-day notification standard from the discovery of a breach. Criminalizes illicit overseas trade in identities
S. 456 - Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015 - A bill to codify mechanisms for enabling cybersecurity threat indicator sharing between private and government entities, as well as among private entities, to better protect information systems
(No bill number yet) - Carper-Blunt Data Security Act of 2015 - Sets a national standard for notification (preempting state laws) and gives the FTC authority to enforce (unless enforced by the SEC or FDIC)
HR - 526 - Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act - To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos; and for other purposes
Upcoming Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (No bill number)
HR 26 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 - To extend the termination date of the Terrorism Insurance Program established under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, and for other purposes
Public Law 113-279 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 - A bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer protection Act
Section 333 of the 2012 FAA Reauthorization - allows the Dept. of Transportation to regulate the use of UAS (drones)
FAA Small UAS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - The FAA proposal offers safety arules for small UAS (under 55 pounds) conducting non-recreational operations. The rule would limit flights to daylight and visual-line-of-sight operations. It also addresses height restrictions, operator certification, optional use of a visual observer, aircraft registration and marking, and operational limits
HR 2205/S. 961 - Data Security Act of 2015 - To protect financial information relating to consumers, to require notice of security breaches, and for other purposes
HR 1471 - FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015- Authorizes Appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for FY2016-FY2018 for mamagement and administration. Directs FEMA to: (1) study and report on physical tresting standards for electric utility facilities, (2) report to specified congressional committees on agency plans to provide guidance to applicants for disaster assistance on FEMA disaster funding procedures and to maintain appropriate records during the lifecycle of a disaster, and (3) identify in its report new technologies to assist the disaster workforce during a disaster or emergency
HR 1478 Safe Building Code Incentive Act- Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act to authorize the President to increase the maximum total of contributions for a major disaster by an amount equal to 4% of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made under the Act, if at that time of a declaration of a major disaster the affected state has in effect and is actively enforcing anapproved state building code
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Reserve System, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. SENATE, Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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 |
Steven M. |
English |
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Benjamin E. |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbying Congress on proposals related to both corporate and product taxation. Specifically, proposals regarding: capital loss rule temporary relief: STOLI: Benefits of current tax treatment for life insurance and retirement products. (not in legislative form) Obama Administration's proposals on COLI and SADRD (not yet in legislative form)
"The Tax Reform Act of 2014" - provisions relating to the tax treatment of insurance companies and products
HR 2995 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016
S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015
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 |
Benjamin E. |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Congressional activity surrounding the Department of Labor's proposed regulation to redefine "fiduciary" (not yet in legislative form)
HR 1090 - Retail Investor Protection Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from prescribing any regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) defining the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule governing standards of conduct for brokers and dealers under specified law
Department of Labor's Conflict of Interest (proposed rule) - To update the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
HR 2317/S. 1317 - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a lifetime income disclosure
Senator Warren Letter on Annuities - Responding to request for information on incentives for annuity sales.
HR 2656 - Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act-To amend the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the electronic delivery of pension plan information
HR 3020/S. 1695 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, 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 |
Benjamin E. |
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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
Appropriations language to improve the MSP debt collection process (not in legislative form) - Efforts to have Congress, through the appropriations process, prohibit CMS from referring any more MSP debt to Treasury until such time as the Agency has investigated its processes, remedied any faults, and certified to Congress that the program is in compliance with law and stakeholders' due process rights are being processed
HR 943 - Medicare Employer Relief Act of 2015 - Amends Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to Medicare as secondary payer to repeal requirements for identification of secondary payer situations
Repeal Section 202(b) of the 2014 Budget Act, and Amend Section 1904(d)(3) of the Medicaid Act - (not in bill form) - Would rebalance distribution of recoveries between the states and the federal government in the Medicaid program
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Steven M. |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
None
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 |
Benjamin E. |
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
None
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Steven M. |
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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 HOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
None
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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