| Clerk of the House of Representatives Legislative Resource Center 135 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov | Secretary of the Senate Office of Public Records 232 Hart Building Washington, DC 20510 http://www.senate.gov/lobby | 
LOBBYING REGISTRATION
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)
| 1. Effective Date of Registration | 4/3/2017 | ||||
| 2. House Identification |  31784 | Senate Identification |  682 | ||
REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
| 3. Registrant | Organization | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | ||||
| Address | 1333 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE., NW | Address2 | 
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| City | WASHINGTON | State | DC | Zip | 20036 | Country | USA | 
4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)
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| 5. Contact name and telephone number | International Number | 
| Contact | Mr. Donald R. Pongrace | Telephone | 2028874000 | ldareporting@akingump.com | 
CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self
| 7. Client name | American Bankers Association | 
| Address | 1120 Connecticut Ave NW | 
| City | Washington | State | DC | Zip | 20036 | Country | USA | 
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LOBBYISTS
10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.
| Name | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | ||
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| Sean | D'Arcy |  |  | 
| Jeff | McMillen |  | Staff dir, H Ways & Means Subcomm on Sel Rev Measures, Mar 01-Mar 04; staff, H Ways & Means Subcom on Oversight, Jun 98-Mar 01 | 
| Geoff | Verhoff |  | Press aide, ofc of Sen Roth, Nov 00-Jan 01; press aide, S Fin Comm, Aug 99-Nov 00 | 
| Christine | Hesse |  | Leg cnsl, S Bnk Comm, 1996-99 | 
| Ryan | Ellis |  |  | 
LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
| FIN | TAX | 
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
Provide counsel on financial services and tax matters.
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?
| No --> Go to line 14. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14. | 
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Is there any foreign entity
a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?
| No --> Sign and date the registration. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration. | 
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Donald R. Pongrace | Date | 5/12/2017 5:27:06 PM |