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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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State | OH |
Zip Code | 43215 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 26411-12
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
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
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Steven M. English |
Date | 7/19/2017 4:03:19 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
S. 812 and HR 1879 - Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act of 2017 - to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles
"General patent reform"
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
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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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 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 of a breach. Criminalizes illicit overseas trade in identities
(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)
Public Law 114-1- Terrorism Risk Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2015 - Extended 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 Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
S.1484- Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015
Yet To be introduced- National Mitigation Investment Strategy - building resiliency to natural disasters through a set of 6 reforms
HR 985- Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 - to amend the procedures used in Federal court class actions and multidistrict proceedings to assure fairer, more efficient outcomes for claimants and defendants, and for other purposes
HR 906 - Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2017 - 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
Public Law 114-113- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016-specifically the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 included in the law
FAA Small Unmanned Aircraft Rule Part 107
Yet to be published FAA rules on small unmanned aircraft flight over people and flight beyond line of sight
Yet to be introduced infrastructure package
"Dodd Frank Act Implementation and Amendments"
HR 5983- Financial CHOICE Act of 2016- Implements a number of changes to the 2010 Dodd Frank law, including changes to the Federal Insurance Office, the FSOC Independent Member with Insurance Expertise, and the authorities of the Financial Stability Oversight Council. The legislation also establishes new notice, consultation, and reporting requirements for federal prudential regulators participating in the development of international financial standards
S 1157-PATCH Act of 2017 - A bill to establish the Vulnerability Equities Review Board, and for other purposes
HB 2481-PATCH Act of 2017- To establish the Vulnerability Equities Review Board, and for other purposes
HR 2997- 21st Century AIRR Act- To transfer operation of air traffic services currently provided by the Federal Aviation Administration to a separate not-for-profit corporate entity, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes
S 1405-Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes
Amendment to HR 2997 offered by Mr. Lewis of Minnesota - to provide parameters for private airspace as related to drone activity
S 1272- Drone Federalism Act of 2017 - A bill to preserve State, Local, and tribal authorities and private property rights with respect to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes
HR 2930- Drone Innovation Act of 2017 - To develop a civil unmanned aircraft policy framework, a pilot program, and for other purposes
Amendment to HR 4441 offered by Mr. Curbelo - Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue or revise regulations and coordinate with other appropriate Federal agencies, to ensure that a provider of property or casualty insurance may utilize, in a safe manner, an unmanned aircraft system in a disaster-impacted area, for the purpose of conducting insurance-related activities, including assessment activities, and for expediting repairs and the payment of claims
HR 2874, the 21st Century Flood Reform Act- To achieve reforms to improve the financial stability of the National Flood Insurance Program, to enhance the development of more accurate estimates of flood risk through new technology and better maps, to increase the role of private markets in the management of flood insurance risks and to provide alternate methods to insure against flood peril, and for other purposes
HR 2868- The National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection Act of 2017 - To protect National Flood Insurance Program policyholders from unreasonable premium rates and to require the Program to consider the unique characteristics of urban properties, and for other purposes
HR 1558- The Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act - To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to ensure community accountability for a areas repetitively damaged by floods, and for other purposes
HR - 1422 - The Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act - To amend the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to require that certain buildings and personal property be covered by flood insurance, and for other purposes
HR 2875 - The National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 - To make administrative reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program to increase fairness and accuracy and protect the taxpayer from program fraud and abuse, and for other purposes
HR 2565 - 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
HR 2246 - The Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017 - To repeal the mandatory flood insurance coverage requirement for commercial properties located in flood hazard areas and to provide for greater transfer of risk under the National Flood Insurance Program to private capital and reinsurance markets, and for other purposes
S 1368 - Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 - A bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes
HR 1879/S 812 PARTS Act - To amend Title 35, United States Code, to provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles
Discussion draft - To preserve State, local, and other tribal authorities and private property rights with respect to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes
Discussion Drafts:
LEAD'R Act - Prohibits states or political subdivisions of a State from regulating the design, construction, mechanical systems, software systems, or communications systems of highly automated vehicles and highly automated vehicle equipment. Does not prohibit a State or political subdivision from regulating registration or licensing, (liability) driving education and training, insurance, or traffic laws
PAVE Act - Expands the number of vehicles the Secretary of Transportation is permitted to exempt from a Federal Motor vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) from 2,500 to100,000
ROAD Act - Expands the number of years that a manufacturer can maintain a FMVSS exemption (and request a renewal for an exemption) from 2 years to 5 years
EXEMPT Act - Authorizes vehicle manufacturers to obtain a FMVSS exemption in order to promote the public adoption and acceptance of facilitate meaningful commercial deployment of a new vehicle technology, and to promote transportation access for the disability community,that would provide an overall safety level at least equal to the overall safety level of nonexempt vehicles
MORE Act - Extends the authority created in the FAST Act test vehicles not in compliance with FMVSS to equipment manufacturers, suppliers, universities, and new market entrants
INFORM Act - Directs the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to notify the appropriate state authority when a highly automated vehicle is exempted from FMVSS
Disability Mobility Advisory Council Act-Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Federal Advisory Committee to undertake information gathering activities, develop technical advice, and present recommendations to the Secretary regarding advancing mobility access for the disabled community with respect to the deployment of highly automated vehicles
Improving Mobility Access for Underserved Populations and Senior Citizens Advisory Council Act-Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Federal Advisory Committee to undertake information gathering activities, develop technical advice, and present recommendations to the Secretary on how to advance mobility access for seniors and populations underserved by traditional public transportation services with respect to the testing and deployment of highly automated vehicles
Automated Driving System Cybersecurity Advisory Council Act-Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Federal Advisory Committee to undertake information gathering activities, develop technical advice, and present recommendations to the Secretary regarding cybersecurity for the testing, deployment, and updating of automated driving systems with respect to supply chain risk management, interactions with ISACs and ISAOs, and a framework for identifying and implementing recalls
SHARES Act-Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Federal Advisory Committee within the NHTSA to develop a framework that allows for the sharing of relevant, situational information among highly automated vehicle manufacturers in a manner that does not risk the public dissemination or sharing of confidential business information
HAV PROMPT Act-Establishes that the Secretary may not institute a pre-market approval or pre-certification process for highly automated vehicles
GUARD Act-Requires that certain information submitted to NHTSA by highly automated vehicle manufacturers or highly automated vehicle equipment manufacturers be treated as confidential business information
MEMO Act-Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and NHTSA to develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the agencies' oversight of highly automated vehicle privacy and cybersecurity
DECAL Act-Directs manufacturers to include a description of the level of driving automation for any highly automated vehicle on the Monroney label
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
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Steven M. |
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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)
House Republican Tax Reform Blueprint - A draft, broad plan for reforming the US Tax Code
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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Benjamin E. |
Brewster |
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Parmar |
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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)
Department of Labor's Conflict of Interest Rule - to update the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 -(maybe full name needed now)
Senator Warren Letter on Annuities-Responding to request for information on incentives for annuity sales
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
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 stakeholder's due process rights are being processed
Repeal Section 202(b) of the 2014 Budget Act, and Amend Section 190(d)(3) of he Medicaid Act- (not in bill form)- Would rebalance distribution of recoveries between the states and 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
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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 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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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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