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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 | 3222 N Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 340 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20007 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400665998-48
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6. House ID# 414510003
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
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: Andrew M. Siff |
Date | 4/14/2016 12:29:50 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
"Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions" proposed rule regarding customer due diligence requirements for financial institutions to obtain beneficial ownership information from entities opening accounts; RIN 1210-AB32; Aug. 4, 2014; 79 FR 45151. "Regulatory Capital Rules: The Federal Reserve Boards Framework for Implementing the U.S. Basel III Countercyclical Capital Buffer" proposed policy statement; RIN 7100-AE43; Feb. 3, 2016; 81 FR 5661. S. 2232, the "Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015," legislation to require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Banks by the Comptroller General of the United States; entire bill. S. 2489, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act," legislation to direct each state to amend their business formation laws to regulate every new and existing business entity in the United States and the information they provide upon formation and to place formation agents under the definition of "financial institutions" for purposes of federal anti-money laundering statutes; entire bill. H.R. 4450, the "Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act," legislation to direct each state to amend their business formation laws to regulate every new and existing business entity in the United States and the information they provide upon formation and to place formation agents under the definition of "financial institutions" for purposes of federal anti-money laundering statutes; entire bill. General education regarding legislation to direct each state to amend their state business formation laws to regulate every new and existing business entity in the United States and the information they provide upon formation.
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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Siff |
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Granberg |
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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
Re-proposal of "Definition of the Term 'Fiduciary'" proposed rule to increase regulatory oversight and legal duties applicable to service providers to and sponsors of small retirement plans with less than $100 million in assets or fewer than 100 participants; RIN 1210-AB32; Apr. 20, 2015; 80 FR 21927. "Savings Arrangements Established by States for Non-Governmental Employees" proposed rule to make it easier for states to offer their own retirement plans for private sector workers without undertaking the obligations of ERISA fiduciaries towards covered workers that private employers must follow; RIN 1210-AB71; Nov. 21, 2015; 80 FR 72006.
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 |
Andrew |
Siff |
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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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
Proposed rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to prohibit arbitration clauses for consumer financial products such as credit cards and bank accounts (no proposed rule issued).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
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
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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4809, the "Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2016," legislation to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act to require disclosure of political intelligence activities by political intelligence consultants and their clients and to extend certain post-employment restrictions on senior executive and legislative branch officials to include political intelligence activities; entire bill. S. 2738, the "Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2016," legislation to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act to require disclosure of political intelligence activities by political intelligence consultants and their clients and to extend certain post-employment restrictions on senior executive and legislative branch officials to include political intelligence activities; entire bill. S. 1109, the "Truth in Settlements Act of 2015," legislation requiring the head of each executive agency to make publicly available on the agency website a list of settlement agreements entered into by the agency of $1 million of more and restricting the use of confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements as to any such settlement or individual provisions of any such settlement; entire bill. Proposals to require government contractors to publicly disclose spending on issue advocacy that other entities are not required to disclose (no bill introduced).
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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Siff |
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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
"Country-by-Country Reporting" proposed rule to require annual country-by-country reporting by United States persons that are the ultimate parent entity of a multinational enterprise group; 1545-BM70; Dec. 23, 2015; 80 FR 79795.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
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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Siff |
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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
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ISSUE UPDATE
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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
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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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