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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
Siff & Associates PLLC

2. Address

Address1
3222 N Street, NW
 Address2
​Suite 340
City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20007
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Andrew M. Siff
​2024577756
​ams@scllaw.com
5. Senate ID#
​400665998-48
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
6. House ID#
​414510003
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
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
​50,000.00
$5,000 or more $
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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: Andrew M. Siff
 Date
10/17/2019 5:06:03 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code FIN

16. Specific lobbying issues

General education concerning the need to simplify anti-money laundering/Bank Secrecy Act reporting mandates and raising reporting thresholds. H.R. 1, the "For the People Act of 2019"; Title IV, Subtitle F repealing the prohibition on the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgating regulations to require a shareholder vote for a corporation to engage in spending that supports the best interests of the company on public issues directly and through trade associations and other entities. Office of Financial Research assessment of the U.S. leveraged loan market and associated markets, such as the market for collateralized loan obligations. Securities and Exchange Commission guidance to investment advisers on fulfilling their proxy voting responsibilities, particularly where they use the services of a proxy advisory firm, and proxy voting disclosures under Form N-1A, Form N-2, Form N-3, and Form N-CSR under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Securities and Exchange Commission interpretation of Exchange Act Rule 14a-1(l) that proxy voting advice under the federal proxy rules and related guidance regarding the application of the anti-fraud provisions in Exchange Act Rule 14a-9 to proxy advice. Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21574, May 9, 2018).





17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of

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
Andrew
Siff
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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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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

Department of Labor final fiduciary rule and the status of various Prohibited Transaction Exemptions following the 5th Circuit injunction of the final fiduciary rule. Section 5 of President Trump's April 10, 2019 Executive Order 13868, "Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth," regarding the voting of proxies held by Employee Retirement Income Security Act funds. Standards governing fiduciaries under section 402, section 403, section 404, and section 405 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. State efforts to impose a patchwork of fiduciary obligations on retirement plans regulated under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and the issues this poses for the uniformity Congress intended when it enacted the Employee Retirement Income Security Act with its preemption provision.



17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Treasury - Dept of

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
Andrew
Siff
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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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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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Last Name
Suffix
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

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?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)