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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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Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
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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: Anjali Jesseramsing |
Date | 10/20/2015 4:35:17 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
S.__/H.R.__ (Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act); draft legislation not formally introduced as of 10-19-2015; relating to the use of arbitration agreements to resolve disputes involving nursing home cases and nursing home contracts.
Lobbying with regard to CMS rulemaking on mandatory pre-dispute arbitration in nursing home residency contracts.
General lobbying with regard to the ability of consumers and injured parties to bring class actions, including limitations on the ability to bring class actions involving the securities industry.
S.__/H.R.__ (Civil Legal Access to Strong Safeguards); draft legislation not formally introduced as of 10-19-2015; amends the Class Action Fairness Act to ensure that consumers and injured parties in a class action are treated fairly and equally.
General Lobbying with regard to the preemption of states causes of action involving medical device and drug manufacturers.
General lobbying with regard to asbestos exposure and related health and environmental issues.
S. 357/H.R. 526 (Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act); amends Title 11 of the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under Section 524(g) of such Title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, and the filing of such reports with the Executive Office for United States Trustees.
H.R. 1199 (Innocent Sellers Fairness Act); prevents undue disruption of interstate commerce by limiting civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a product in the stream of commerce is as a lawful seller of the product.
General lobbying with regard to alternative litigation funding.
H.R. 54 (Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act)/S. 697 (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act)/S.725 (Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act); amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to reauthorize and modernize that Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2576 (TSCA Modernization Act); provides for the safe and efficient flow of chemicals in interstate and foreign commerce; specific interest in provisions that would preempt state-based causes of action.
General lobbying with regard to the ongoing development of a proposed TAFT-TTIP trade agreement, specific interest in effect the trade agreement would have on state-based causes of action.
S. 1900/H.R. 3830 (Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act); establishes Congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations, provides for consideration of trade agreements, and for other purposes.
S. 2171 (Location Privacy Protection Act); specific interest in limitations on liability and preemption of state-based causes of action.
General lobbying with regard to warranties of Energy Star-rated products and ability of consumers to bring a class action against manufacturers of Energy Star-rated products.
H.R. 504/S. 1038 (Energy Star Program Integrity Act); clarifies that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star program.
H.R. 4921; provides for the revision of certification requirements for the labeling of certain electronic products under the Energy Star program.
S. 2615; establishes criminal penalties for failing to inform and warn of serious dangers.
H.R. 4 (Jobs for America Act); revises Federal law to improve the conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation.
H.R. 2030/S. 700 (READ Act); amends the Asbestos Information Act of 1988 to establish a public database of asbestos-containing products, to require public disclosure of information pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, and use of asbestos-containing products in the United States.
Lobbying with regard to updating generic drug labeling responsibilities.
H.R. 3020/S. 1695 (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.
H.R. 3304 (Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2015); Requires foreign manufacturers of products imported into the US to establish registered agents in the United States who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers.
General lobbying with regard to consumer use and safety of unmanned aerial systems.
H.R. 3669 (SAFE DRONE Act of 2015); amends title 18, United States Code, to provide a criminal penalty for operating drones in certain locations.
General lobbying on aviation safety.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Linda |
Lipsen |
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Julia |
Duncan |
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Susan |
Steinman |
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John |
Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. L. Richardson; Wass.-Schultz |
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Sarah |
Rooney |
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Kate |
DeGravelles |
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Leg. Asst. Rep. Melancon |
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Andrew |
Rogers |
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Ivanna |
Yang |
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Jacqueline |
Kappler |
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Zoe |
Oreck |
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Intern; Sen. Landrieu |
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
General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases.
S. 401/H.R. 758 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory.
General lobbying with regard to federal judicial selection generally.
H.R. 2304 (SPEAK FREE Act of 2015); Amends the federal judicial code to allow a person against whom a lawsuit is asserted to file a special motion to dismiss claims referred to as strategic lawsuits against public participation ("SLAPP suits") that arise from an oral or written statement or other expression, or conduct in furtherance of such expression, by the defendant in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public concern.
H.R. 3897; amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the rules for approved structured settlement factoring transactions.
H.R. 3699 (Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act); protects the right of a claimant in a civil action before a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate the terms of payment of an award.
General lobbying with regard to the Equal Access to Justice Act.
S. 2364/H.R. 4361 (Sunshine in Litigation Act); amends Chapter 111 of Title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4624 (Fair Debt Collection Practices Clarification Act); amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of prohibit a court from making an award of costs to a defendant except on a finding that an action was brought in bad faith.
S. 2267 (Defend Trade Secrets Act); modifies Chapter 90 of Title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets.
H.R. 5499 (Consumer Review Freedom Act); prohibits contracts that prohibit consumers from making certain public comments on businesses.
H.R. 5088 (Responsive and Efficient Appeals Courts for Heroes Act of 2014); amends Title 38, United States Code, to establish procedures for class actions at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes.
S. 2769; ensures appropriate judicial review of Federal Government actions by amending the prohibition on the exercise of jurisdiction by the United States Court of Federal Claims of certain claims pending in other courts.
H.R. 185 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations.
S. 226/ H.R. 427 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.
S 543/H.R. 1029 (EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015); amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to revise the process of selecting members of the Science Advisory Board, guidelines for participation in Board advisory activities, and terms of office.
H.R. 1927 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives.
S. 1113; amends title 28, United States Code, to remand certain civil actions transferred by the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation.
H.R. 1579 (ALERT Act of 2015); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings
H.R. 2775 (Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015); grants States authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote transactions.
H.R. 2250/S. __ (Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.
H.R. 2578/S. __ (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.
H.R. 2648/S. 1109 (Truth in Settlements Act of 2015); requires adequate information regarding the tax treatment of payments under settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies.
General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures.
S. 1607 (Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act); authorizes the President to require an independent regulatory agency to: (1) comply, to the extent permitted by law, with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to other federal agencies; (2) publish and provide the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs with an assessment of the costs and benefits of a proposed or final economically significant rule and an assessment of costs and benefits of alternatives to the rule; and (3) submit to the Office for review any proposed or final economically significant rule.
S. 708 (Regulatory Improvement Act); Requires the Commission to evaluate and make recommendations and propose legislation for modification, consolidation, or repeal of regulations that have been finalized not later than 10 years before the establishment of the Commission (covered regulations) for the purpose of reducing compliance costs, encouraging growth and innovation, improving competitiveness, and protecting public safety.
S. 1820 (Early Participation in Regulations Act); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules.
S. 1818 (Principled Rulemaking Act); amends title 5, United States Code, to reform the rule making process of agencies.
S.1817 (Smarter Regs Act of 2015); implements retrospective review of major rules.
H.R. 3624 (Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2015); amends title 28, United States Code, to prevent fraudulent joinder.
Lobbying on draft legislation related to factoring.
General lobbying with respect to consumer issues in the budget.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Lipsen |
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Susan |
Steinman |
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Julia |
Duncan |
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John |
Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. L. Richardson; Wass.-Schultz |
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Sarah |
Rooney |
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Andrew |
Rogers |
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Kate |
DeGravelles |
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Leg. Asst. Rep. Melancon |
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Ivanna |
Yang |
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Jacqueline |
Kappler |
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Zoe |
Oreck |
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Intern; Sen. Landrieu |
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
Lobbying with regard to the implementation of the SMART Act (Public Law 112-242), generally.
Lobbying with regard to the Medicare Secondary Payer Program, generally.
Lobbying with regard to the Medicare Third Party Liability Program, generally.
S. 884/H.R. 836 (Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015); improves access to emergency medical services, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1021 (Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act); amends Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the integrity of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1376 (Patient Choice Act of 2015); amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize provisional approval of fast-track products determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be adequately safe.
H.R. 2300 (Empowering Patients First Act of 2015); provides for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage.
H.R. 2653 (American Health Care Reform Act of 2015); repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related reconciliation provisions, to promote patient-centered health care, to provide for the creation of a safe harbor for defendants in medical malpractice actions who demonstrate adherence to clinical practice guidelines.
S. __ (End of Suffering Act of 2015); draft bill not introduced as of 10-20-2015; respects the Constitutional entitlement to liberty by recognizing the right of an individual to have personal control over the medical assistance and treatment necessary to avoid intolerable physical suffering.
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
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Lipsen |
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Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. L. Richardson; Wass.-Schultz |
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Sarah |
Rooney |
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Susan |
Steinman |
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Kate |
DeGravelles |
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Leg. Asst. Rep. Melancon |
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Ivanna |
Yang |
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Julia |
Duncan |
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Andrew |
Rogers |
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Jacqueline |
Kappler |
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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 TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbying with regard to medical malpractice reform proposals generally, including issues relating to practice guidelines for providers and health courts.
H.R. 1473/S. 1769 (Standard of Care Protection Act); prevents certain Federal health care laws from establishing health care provider standards of care.
H.R. 4750 (Standard of Care Protection Act of 2014); clarifies the treatment of health care provider standards of care under Federal health care standards.
S. 1685/H.R. 2957 (Behavioral Health Information Technology Act); extends health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and to limit the liability of such providers.
H.R. 3717 (Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act); specific interest in provision enacting the "Behavioral Health Information Technology Act," to extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and to limit the liability of such providers; and in provision limiting liability of volunteer health care providers.
H.R. 2603/S. 1475 (Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act); establishes a framework for health care liability lawsuits to undergo review by independent medical review panels if health care professionals (practicing physicians or their agents or employees) allege adherence to applicable clinical practice guidelines in the provision of health care goods or services.
H.R. 281 (Every Child is a Blessing Act); prohibits recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions, and for other purposes.
S. 707 (Opioid Overdose Reduction Act); provides certain protections from civil liability with respect to the emergency administration of opioid overdose drugs.
H.R. 2135 (Cardiac Arrest Survival Act); amends the Public Health Service Act to clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators.
H.R. 3077 (TELE-MED Act of 2013); amends Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit certain Medicare providers licensed in a state to provide telemedicine to certain Medicare beneficiaries in a different state.
S. 689/H.R. 921 (Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act); provides protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State.
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
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Linda |
Lipsen |
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Susan |
Steinman |
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John |
Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. L. Richardson; Wass.-Schultz |
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Kate |
DeGravelles |
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Leg. Asst. Rep. Melancon |
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Sarah |
Rooney |
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Julia |
Duncan |
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Andrew |
Rogers |
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Jacqueline |
Kappler |
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Ivanna |
Yang |
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Ivanna |
Yang |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbying with regard to limitations of liability and preemption of state-based causes of action as they relate to cybersecurity proposals generally.
General lobbying with regard to the SAFETY Act (Public Law 107-296) and cybersecurity.
S. 1927 (Data Security Act); protects information relating to consumers, to require notice of security breaches, and for other purposes.
S. 754 (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act); improves cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1735 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016); authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1770 (Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015); requires certain entities who collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice to such individuals in the case of a breach of security involving such information, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1731 (National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015); amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1560 (Protecting Cyber Networks Act); improves cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes.
S. 1158 (Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2015); ensures the privacy and security of sensitive personal information, to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to provide notice of security breaches involving sensitive personal information, and to enhance law enforcement assistance and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personal information.
S. 1619/H.R. 861 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.
H.R. 2029/S. __ (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.
H.R. 2772/S. 1725 (Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.
H.R. 2685/S. 1558 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. L. Richardson; Wass.-Schultz |
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Rogers |
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Kate |
DeGravelles |
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Leg. Asst. Rep. Melancon |
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Julia |
Duncan |
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Jacqueline |
Kappler |
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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 MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
General lobbying with regard to liability in civil actions arising from maritime incidents.
General lobbying with regard to contracts of adhesion in cruise line passenger contracts.
S. 1340 (Cruise Passenger Protection Act); improves passenger vessel security and safety, and for other purposes.
S. 1611/H.R. 1987 (Coast Guard Authorization Act); authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
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
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Lipsen |
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Susan |
Steinman |
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Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. L. Richardson; Wass.-Schultz |
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Kate |
DeGravelles |
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Leg. Asst. Rep. Melancon |
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Julia |
Duncan |
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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 HOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1217 (Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act); specific interest in provisions relating to investor protection and investor immunity.
H.R. 1210 (Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act); amends the Truth in Lending Act to provide a safe harbor from certain requirements related to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institutions portfolio, and for other purposes.
S. 812 (CLEAR Relief Act of 2015); amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to exempt from its rules regarding management assessment of internal controls the following institutions which, as of the end of the preceding fiscal year, had total consolidated assets of $1 billion or less (adjusted annually according to a certain formula): (1) a bank holding company, (2) a savings and loan holding company, or (3) an insured depository institution.
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
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Linda |
Lipsen |
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Julia |
Duncan |
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Andrew |
Rogers |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 9 (Innovation Act); amends Title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections.
S. 1720 (Patent Transparency and Improvements Act); promotes transparency in patent ownership and makes other improvements to the patent system.
General lobbying with regard to patent troll proposals.
S. 1013/H.R. 2639 (Patent Abuse Reduction Act); amends Title 35, United States Code, to add procedural requirements for patent infringement suits, specific interest in provisions that would enact loser pays, mandatory sanctions, limits on discovery, or heightened pleading standards.
S. 1612 (Patent Litigation Integrity Act); deters abusive patent litigation by targeting the economic incentives that fuel frivolous lawsuits.
S. 866 (Patent Quality Improvement Act); makes improvements to the transitional program for covered business method patents.
General lobbying with regard to patent reform proposals, specific interest in proposals that would enact loser pays, mandatory sanctions, limits on discovery, fees on discovery, or heightened pleading standards.
S. 2049 (Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act); curbs unfair and deceptive practices during assertion of patents, and for other purposes.
S. 632 (STRONG Patents Act of 2015); directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to prescribe regulations requiring the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to construe patent claims in post-issuance proceedings for inter partes or post-grant review in the same manner as a court in a civil action is required to construe claims regarding the validity of a patent in accordance with the ordinary and customary meaning.
H.R. 2045 (Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015); directs the Federal Trade Commission, and authorizes state attorneys general, to enforce against written communications (commonly referred to as demand letters) that represent in bad faith that the recipient bears liability or owes compensation for infringing an asserted patent. Requires the pattern or practice of sending such bad faith demand letters to be treated as an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
S. 1137 (PATENT Act); amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections.
General lobbying with regard to copyright reform proposals.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Lipsen |
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John |
Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. L. Richardson; Wass.-Schultz |
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Ivanna |
Yang |
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Susan |
Steinman |
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Julia |
Duncan |
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Kate |
DeGravelles |
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Leg. Asst. Rep. Melancon |
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Andrew |
Rogers |
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Jacqueline |
Kappler |
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Sarah |
Rooney |
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Zoe |
Oreck |
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Intern; Sen. Landrieu |
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 TRU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 983 (Safe and Fair Environment on Highways Achieved Through Underwriting Level Act); amends Title 49, United States Code, with respect to minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of property.
S. 2322 (MAP-21 Reauthorization Act); specific interest relating to changes to vehicle weight and size requirements for commercial motor vehicles.
H.R. 1120; enhances interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers.
H.R. 5532; improves the Compliance, Safety, Accountability initiative of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and for other purposes.
General lobbying with regard to increasing the minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers.
S. 1454 (Transportation and Logistics Hiring Reform Act); enhances interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers.
H.R. 2577/S.__ (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.
S. 1647/H.R. 22 (DRIVE Act); amends title 23, United States Code, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Rooney |
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Ivanna |
Yang |
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DeGravelles |
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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 RRR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2410/S.__ (Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act); specific interest relating to a provision that would withhold from discovery or admission into evidence certain information related to the railroad safety risk reduction program.
General lobbying regarding the limitation of the admissibility of safety evidence.
S. 2784 (Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2014); directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry out activities to improve rail safety, and for other purposes.
S. 1360; amends the limitation on liability for passenger rail accidents or incidents under section 28103 of title 49, United States Code.
General lobbying with regard to the passenger rail liability cap.
General lobbying with regard to close call reporting of rail incidents.
S. 1626 (Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and Efficiency Act); reauthorizes Federal support for passenger rail programs, improve safety, streamline rail project delivery.
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
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Rooney |
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Steinman |
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Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. L. Richardson; Wass.-Schultz |
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Jacqueline |
Kappler |
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DeGravelles |
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Leg. Asst. Rep. Melancon |
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Ivanna |
Yang |
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Julia |
Duncan |
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Rogers |
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Zoe |
Oreck |
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Intern; Sen. Landrieu |
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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1599/S.__ (Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015); amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to food produced from, containing, or consisting of a bioengineered organism, the labeling of natural foods.
H.R. 2017 (Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015); amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments, and to amend the authority to bring proceedings under section 403A.
H.R. 3049/S. 1800 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.
General lobbying with regard to food labeling.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Steinman |
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Rogers |
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Jacqueline |
Kappler |
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Lipsen |
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Rooney |
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2262 (SPACE Act of 2015); facilitates a pro-growth environment for the developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Steinman |
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Rooney |
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Bowman |
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Jacqueline |
Kappler |
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Lipsen |
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Zoe |
Oreck |
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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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2647 (Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015); expedites under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands.
H.R. 2028/S. __ (Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.
H.R. 2822/S. 1645 (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.
S. 544/H.R. 1040 (Secret Science Reform Act of 2015); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. L. Richardson; Wass.-Schultz |
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Jacqueline |
Kappler |
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Linda |
Lipsen |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2995/S. 1910 (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.
H.R. 2509/S. 1224 (Civil Justice Fairness Act); amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims.
Lobbying with regard to fiduciary responsibilities of retirement advisors.
General lobbying with regard to whistleblower retaliation issues.
Lobbying with regard to the Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; ensures that contractors who are bidding on government contracts abide by employment law and are not able to force employees into arbitration for certain sexual assault and civil rights related claims.
S. 852 (A Voice for Victims Act); provides that employment-related arbitration agreements shall not be enforceable with respect to any claim related to a tort arising out of rape.
S. 2393 (Servicemember Employment Protection Act); makes unenforceable any clause of an agreement between an employer and employee requiring arbitration of a dispute arising under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Provides an exception when both parties voluntarily agree to arbitration. Requires any issue as to whether such requirement applies to an arbitration clause to be determined by federal law and the validity or enforceability of an agreement to arbitration to be determined by a court rather than an arbitrator.
S. 1999/H.R. 4068 (SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014); amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require the consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to resolve controversies arising under the contracts and subject to provisions of such Act and to preserve the rights of servicemembers to bring class actions under such Act, and for other purposes.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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Rogers |
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Rooney |
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Zoe |
Oreck |
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Intern; Sen. Landrieu |
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Ivanna |
Yang |
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Kate |
DeGravelles |
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Leg. Asst. Rep. Melancon |
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Susan |
Steinman |
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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
Lobbying with regard to deductibility of punitive damage awards paid by defendants.
H.R. 1; amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for comprehensive tax reform with specific interest in provision that mandates that certain qualified professional service firms change their method of accounting from cash to accrual in order to determine taxable income.
Lobbying with regard to deductibility of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases.
Lobbying with regard to the cash-to-accrual method of accounting.
H.R. 3550/S. 2059 (Civil Justice Tax Fairness Act); amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims.
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
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Lipsen |
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Duncan |
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Andrew |
Rogers |
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Sarah |
Rooney |
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Zoe |
Oreck |
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Intern; Sen. Landrieu |
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
H.R. 2087/S. 1133 (Arbitration Fairness Act); prohibits mandatory, pre-dispute arbitration in consumer contracts.
General lobbying with regard to the enforceability of mandatory, pre-dispute arbitration provisions in employment and consumer contracts, including financial consumer contracts and servicemember contracts for consumer products.
H.R. 1098 (Investor Choice Act of 2015); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to revise the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to prohibit, or impose conditions or limitations on the use of agreements that require customers or clients of any broker, dealer, or municipal securities dealer to arbitrate any future dispute between then arising under the federal securities laws, related rules and regulations, or the rules of a self-regulatory organization if it finds that prohibition, imposition of conditions, or limitations are in the public interest and for the protection of investors.
H.R. 1266 (Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015); Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to replace the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as an independent bureau within the Federal Reserve System, with an independent Financial Product Safety Commission that is to regulate the offering and provision of consumer financial products or services.
H.R. 957 (CFPB-IG Act of 2015); Requires Senate confirmation of Inspector General of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
H.R. 1090 (Retail Investor Protection Act); Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from prescribing any regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) defining the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule governing standards of conduct for brokers and dealers under specified law.
H.R. 1195 (Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act); amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish advisory boards.
General lobbying regarding altering CFPB's operational structure and rulemaking authority.
General lobbying on consumer protection provisions related to servicemember contracts for consumer products.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Lipsen |
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Ivanna |
Yang |
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Sarah |
Rooney |
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Andrew |
Rogers |
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Zoe |
Oreck |
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Intern; Sen. Landrieu |
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Bowman |
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Chief of Staff; Reps. L. Richardson, Wass.-Schultz |
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Jacqueline |
Kappler |
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Kate |
DeGravelles |
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Leg. Asst. Rep. Melancon |
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Susan |
Steinman |
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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 AUT
16. Specific lobbying issues
General lobbying with regard to the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
General lobbying with regard to liability of rental car companies.
Lobbying with regard to Takata airbag recall.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kappler |
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Kate |
DeGravelles |
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Leg. Asst. Rep. Melancon |
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Ivanna |
Yang |
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