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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 | 1013 24th Street, NW |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20037 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 288954-1004847
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6. House ID# 371060017
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2018 |
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: Jeffrey A. Tassey |
Date | 1/22/2019 3:23:04 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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 10 Financial CHOICE Act of 2017, all provisions related to payment card transactions. H.R. 6147 Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2019, Division B: Financial Services and General Government; all provisions related to electronic payments. US Treasury Report A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities: Nonbank Financials Fintech, and Innovation, all provisions. H.R. 2 / S. 3042 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, all provisions in Title IV, Subtitle A, Section 4104 related to electronic benefits transfer of benefits. H.R. 5445 21st Century IRS Act, all provisions in Title IV, Section 403 related to payment of taxes by credit and debit cards. Issues pertaining to a letter to the Federal Trade Commission on standard-setting processes for payment and payment security. H.R. 6743 Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act, all provisions. Issues pertaining to a Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act, all provisions. S. 2362 Control Your Personal Credit Information Act, all provisions. S. 2289 Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2018, all provisions. Issues pertaining to possible FFIEC regulations on multi-factor authentication. Issues pertaining to a Federal Reserve study on payments fraud. H.R. 4508 PROSPER Act, all provisions related to Disbursement of Credit Balances. H.R. 4028 PROTECT Act of 2017, all provisions. S. 2124 Consumer Privacy Protection Act, all provisions. S. 1816 Freedom from Equifax Exploitation Act, all provisions. Issues pertaining to the EMVCo (Europay, Mastercard, Visa) and the EMV chip cards. Issues pertaining to the implementation of P.L. 111-24 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, all provisions related to interchange. Issues pertaining to the implementation of P.L. 111-203 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions in Title X-Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection related to interchange. Issues pertaining to antitrust legislation related to interchange. Issues pertaining to payment card interchange fee and merchant discount anti-trust litigation. Issues pertaining to The Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act, all provisions related to debit card interchange.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Reserve System, 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
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
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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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