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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1501 M STREET, N.W., Suite 600 |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005-1700 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 4675-12
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6. House ID# 312420000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2021 |
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: RALPH P. KASS |
Date | 4/17/2021 9:33:46 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
Legislative
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - single-employer pension funding stabilization
FY21 Budget Reconciliation Bill - single-employer pension funding stabilization
FY22 Budget Reconciliation Bill
Administration - Infrastructure proposal
Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA)
SECURE 2.0 - (A Secure Retirement Act) - comprehensive bipartisan proposal
Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409
Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423
Cybersecurity
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing
Financial wellness, emergency savings
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums
Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions
Telework practices
Regulatory
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - single-employer pension funding stabilization - implementation issues
DOL - Independent Contractor Rule - proposed withdrawal of final rule
PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits
DOL - best practices for missing participants
IRS - proposed regulations on automatic postponements during Federally declared disasters
IRS - Final Rule Exempting Volunteer Executives from Excise Tax
White House Memorandum - Regulatory Freeze Pending Review
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, temporary non-enforcement policy
White House Memorandum - Modernizing Regulatory Review
DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19
Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements
IRS - mandatory 60-day postponement of certain tax-related deadlines
Treasury/IRS - - request for guidance on defined benefit funding implementation
DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues
DOL (EBSA) - confirmation of effective date of prohibited transaction exemption
Treasury/IRS - Remote notarization
DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements
Cybersecurity
Emergency savings
Executive compensation
ERISA Uniformity
Form 5500 Reporting
Mortality Tables - Improvements
Multiemployer pension plan issues
Paid leave proposals and issues
State retirement plan initiatives
Student loan repayment benefit
PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House 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 |
James |
Klein |
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Lynn |
Dudley |
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Diann |
Howland |
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Janet |
Jacobson |
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Jill |
Randolph |
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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
Legislative
Employer-sponsored health coverage - robust COVID-19 testing and vaccine distribution, COBRA subsidies, telehealth, primary care and worksite clinics and more comprehensive coverage of chronic disease prevention measures
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2)
FY21 Budget Reconciliation Bill - Federal subsidies for COBRA coverage
FY 22 Budget Reconciliation Bill
FAMILY Act - H.R. 804/S.248 - Paid Family Leave
Administration Infrastructure Proposal/Outline
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
Quality, Cost & Transparency - Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895, 116th Congress)
Mental health
Paid Sick Leave
Regulatory
Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored health, paid leave and other benefit plans (flexible spending arrangements, surprise billing, transparency, mental health parity) - implementation
White House Executive Order - Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
HHS - Interim Final Regulations on COVID-19 Vaccine
White House Memorandum - Regulatory Freeze Pending Review
White House Memorandum - Modernizing Regulatory Review
White House - National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness
EEOC - Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
Treasury/IRS - clarifying guidance on FSA provisions in Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA)
Treasury/IRS - Transition relief for health coverage reporting requirements
DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19
DOL, HHS & Treasury - FAQs Part 44- COVID-19 testing, preventive, SBC relief, excepted benefits
Treasury/DOL/HHS - request for guidance on COBRA subsidies and outbreak periods
ERISA uniformity
High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs)
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans
Telehealth
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Klein |
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Lynn |
Dudley |
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Diann |
Howland |
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Jill |
Randolph |
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Ilyse |
Schuman |
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Senate HELP Committee, Chief Labor Counsel, Minority Staff Director, Chief Counsel |
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Kathryn |
Johnson |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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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)
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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
27. Add the following 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?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |