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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 600 13th Street NW |
Address2 | Suite 400B |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Zip Code | 21202 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 44093-12
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6. House ID# 343550000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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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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: Maurice Perkins |
Date | 1/20/2021 4:24:09 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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation, Global Capital Standards and Regulatory reform.
H.R. 4978 - Online Privacy Act. Issue: Data Privacy
H.R. 2013 - Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act. Issue: Data Privacy
S. 4626 - A bill to establish data privacy and data security protections for consumers in the United States. Issue: Data privacy
H.___ - Draft data privacy legislation. Issue: Data Privacy
S.___ - United States Consumer Data Privacy Act of 2019. Issue: Data Privacy
S.__2968_ - Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act. Issue: Data Privacy
S.___- Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020. Issue: Data Privacy
Issue: Business interruption insurance.
Issue: Draft legislation that would require notice of data security breaches. Issue: Cybersecurity and Privacy.
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 |
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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
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards.
Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III
Implementation of H.R. 748 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Issue: CECL, TDR, Remote Online Notarization, SBA loans.
H.R. 1832 - Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019. The bill would establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates. Issue: underwriting.
H.R. 1224 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2019. The bill would promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors. Issue: underwriting.
S. 2201/H.R. 4074 - Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana Act. To create a safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related business. Issue: underwriting, anti-money laundering.
H.R. 5265/S. 2621 - Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2019.*
H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. Year-end funding and COVID relief bill. Issue: The CARES Act temporarily suspends the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requirements for the Troubled Debt Restructuring (TDR) classifications on loans. Extends this provision for an additional year, to January 1, 2022.
S.4325 - Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2020 Issue: Insurance exclusion from CFPB jurisdiction.
H.R. 1418/S. 350 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020 Issue: McCarran-Ferguson
H.R.___.S._- Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act. Issue: Senior Protections
Issue: National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) board. No bill number assigned.
Issue: Housing Finance Reform. No bill number assigned.
Issue: Final margin rules for uncleared swaps transactions with respect to seeded investment funds. No bill number assigned.
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 |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Aegon N.V., a Netherlands company and the parent company of Transamerica, has an interest in legislation on Holocaust-era insurance claims.
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
H.R. 8990, the Lifetime Income for Employees Act. Expands QDIA regulations.
H.R. 748, The CARES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Provides for expanded hardship withdrawals and removal of tax penalty. Includes RMD relief.
H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Includes RMD relief and single employer pension plan relief.
H.R. 2120, the Saving for the Future Act. Issue: Mandated retirement account employer match.
H.R. 6562, the Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act. Temporarily raises contribution limits on tax-preferred retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts.
Securing a Strong Retirement (SSRA) Act of 2020. Proposal would be next House iteration of retirement security policy.
S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security.
S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act, includes provisions that were in SSRA, but not included in S. 1431.
S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, Student Loan Retirement Match.
H.R. 4849, the Upward Mobility Enhancement Act of 2019, Employer Provided Student Loan Repayment.
S.1020, The Retirement Flexibility Act, Retirement Security, automatic enrollment/escalation.
S.1019, The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act, Retirement Security. Addresses retirement plan leakage.
S.1018,The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act, Retirement Savings. Utilizes tax return for retirement savings.
S. 2370, Automatic IRA Act of 2019. The legislation would mandate that most employers that do not offer their employees another type of retirement plan, establish an automatic enrollment, payroll deduction program with contributions withheld from employee pay and contributed to an IRA or retirement bond.
Electronic Delivery Advocacy. (no bill number) Proposal would make electronic delivery the default distribution method for plan documents. Opt-out available.
H.R. 133, Both provisions are in the larger bill.
-- Group Insurance Products. The Continuing Paycheck Protection Program includes ACLIs suggested language to clarify that the loan money can be used and will be forgiven for other group insurance products including: life, disability, vision, and dental. The amendment applies to loans already made.
-- Extension of Paid Leave Credits. Extension of credits for paid sick and family leave which extended the provisions of FFCRA until March 31, 2021 and replaced the mandate to provide paid sick leave related to the pandemic with a payroll tax subsidy to employers who provide the leave.
H.R. 748, The CARES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Issue Paycheck protection program and paid family medical leave.
H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Issue Paycheck protection program and paid family medical leave.
H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member.
H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave
H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave
S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave- paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member
S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave
Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave - allows for a deferment of retirement benefits for paid leave benefits.
Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave
H.R. 2694 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave.
H.R. 5084 - Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion.
H.R. 5360 - Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion.
H.R. 281 - Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion.
H.R. 7946 and S. 4464 - Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion.
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 |
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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
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board.
Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III *
Implementation of S. 2155 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry.
Implementation of H.R. 748 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Issue: CECL, TDR, Remote Online Notarization, SBA loans.
H.R. 1815 - SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Test Act. Issue: SEC investor testing.
H.R. 1862/S. 1586 - Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019. Issue: FIO reform.
H.R. 3561/S. 603 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019. Issue: FSOC reform.
H.R. 1595/S. 1200 - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act. Issue: Insurance companies working with legitimate marijuana businesses.
H.R. 3351- Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020. Issue: Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.
H.R. 3614 - Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act. Issue: ban the use of credit information for most employment decisions.
H.R. 2474/S.664 - Protecting Workers Freedom to Organize Act. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. Issue: independent contractor status.
H.R. 4592 - International Insurance Standards Act of 2019. To preserve the state-based system of insurance regulation and provide greater oversight of and transparency on international insurance standards setting process. Issue: insurance capital standards. *
H.R. 6994/S. 3795 - Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act. To direct the SEC to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to use the securities offering forms that are available to other issuers of securities. Issue: index-linked annuities.
S. 3533/H.R. 6364 - Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020. To authorize and establish minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations that occur in or affect interstate commerce, to require any Federal court located in a State to recognize notarizations performed by a notary public commissioned by another State when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce, and to require any State to recognize notarizations performed by a notary public commissioned by another State when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce or when the notarization was performed under or relates to a public act, record, or judicial proceeding of the State in which the notary public was commissioned. Issue: remote online notarization.
S. 4159 - Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. To amend the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act to accommodate emerging technologies. Issue: electronic signatures
H.R. 7809 - Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act of 2020. This bill establishes an equity facility in the Department of the Treasury to assist commercial mortgage borrowers. Specifically, Treasury must guarantee the purchase by financial institutions of certain equity instruments backed by a commercial mortgage. The bill defines commercial mortgage as a mortgage loan secured by an interest in real property owned for rental income. Borrowers with reduced revenues from their commercial property may qualify for an amount not to exceed 10% of the outstanding amount owed on their commercial mortgage. Issue: Commercial mortgages.
H.R. 7913 - Financial Institution Forbearance Act. To amend the CARES Act to improve the temporary relief from troubled debt restructurings, and for other purposes. Issue: troubled debt restructurings.
H.R. 7914 - Eliminating CECL Accounting Standard Act. This bill provides that no one shall be required to comply with a specified accounting standard applicable to credit losses (i.e., the current expected credit losses standard, also known as the CECL standard). Issue: CECL
H.R.__ - To deem certain references to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as referring to a replacement benchmark rate in the case of LIBOR no longer being available. Issue: LIBOR
H.R.__ - Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act. Issue: Establishing clear federal oversight of the development of credit scoring models.
S.__ Clarifying that the CFPB does not regulate the business of insurance.
Issue: Commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) debt. Not bill number assigned.
Issue: Making Diversity and Inclusion Efforts more Intentional. No bill number assigned.
Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned.
Issue: Covered agreement on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned.
Issue: Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) reform. No bill number assigned.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of
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
Aegon N.V., a Netherlands company and the parent company of Transamerica, has an interest in the outcome of the Insurance Capital Standards.
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
HR 5958, the Senior Health Planning Account Act
Wyden Tax Wealth Like Wages (mark-to-market) discussion paper (no bill introduced yet)
Technical corrections to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (bill not introduced)
Tax Extenders: H.R. 3301 (no Senate bill introduced yet)
Life Insurance Product and Tax Stabilization Proposals (no bill introduced yet)
COVID-19 Response Tax Proposals re 7702 and Ordinary Treatment of Bonds (no bill introduced)
HR 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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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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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