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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA

2. Address

Address1
20 F Street, NW
 Address2
​Suite 610
City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20001
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Charles E. Symington Jr
​2028637000
​charles.symington@iiaba.net
5. Senate ID#
​19228-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA
6. House ID#
​320000000
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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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​220,000.00
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.
Method A. 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: Charles E. Symington, Jr.
Date
10/16/2020 9:53:47 AM

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

PL-141-1 TRIA/NARAB II Implementation
HFIAA (Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act) Implementation
HR 1666- to allow for continuous coverage of the NFIP (all provisions)
HR 469- replacement cost coverage in NFIP (all provisions)
HR 470- NFIP Mandatory Purchase Repeal for Commercial Properties (all provisions)
HR 471- Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act (all provisions)
HR 472- Community Mapping Act (all provisions)
HR 1595- Safe Banking Act (insurance provisions)
HR 1862- FIO Elimination Act (all provisions)
HR 1756- Auto Insurance Credit Score Prohibition (all provisions)
S 1028- Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act (all provisions)
S 1200- Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (insurance provisions)
HR 2513- Corporate Transparency Act (all provisions)
HR 2578- NFIP Extension Act (all provisions)
HR 3167- NFIP Reauthorization Act (all provisions)
HR 3111- NFIP Administrative Reform Act (all provisions)
TRIA Reauthorization
S. 2187 - National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization & Reform Act (all provisions)
S. 2201/HR 4074- CLAIM Act (all provisions)
S 1889- TITLE Act (All provisions)
HR 4523- Expansion of Federal Liability Risk Retention Act (all provisions)
HR 4592- International Insurance Standards Act of 2019 (all provisions)
S. 2563- Illicit Cash Act (all provisions)
S. 2877 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (all provisions)
HR 4634- Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (all provisions)
S. 2614 - Workforce Mobility Act (all provisions)
HR 4037 - CLAIM Act (all provisions)
S. 2968- Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (all provisions)
HR 2013 - Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act (all provisions)
Draft Fitzpatrick Business Interruption Legislation (all provisions)
H.R.7011 - To establish a Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program
H.R.6497 - Never Again Small Business Protection Act of 2020
H.R.6494 - Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Act of 2020
H.R. 7412, the Business Interruption Relief Act of 2020
S.4755 - A bill to prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility.
Draft COVID-19 Business and Employee Continuity Recovery Fund
Draft Business Continuity Protection Program
Draft the Build for Future Disasters Act


17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Farm Credit Administration, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

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
Charles E.
Symington
Jr.
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Wyatt
Stewart
IV
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Joseph
Cortina
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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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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

Tax Reform (generally)
Implementation of Section 199 for the IRS Code, as amended by Public Law 115-97
HR 216/S 1149- Main Street Tax Certainty Act
HR 748/S 684- Cadillac Tax Repeal

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Economic Council (NEC)

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
Charles E.
Symington
Jr.
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Wyatt
Stewart
IV
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Joseph
Cortina
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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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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 AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Implementation of 2018 Farm Bill
S. 3292- AFFIRM Act of 2020

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)

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
Charles E.
Symington
Jr.
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Wyatt
Stewart
IV
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Joseph
Cortina
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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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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

S 1895- Lower Heath Care Costs Act (all provisions)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)

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
Charles E.
Symington
Jr.
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Wyatt
Stewart
IV
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Joseph
Cortina
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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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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

PL 111-203- Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (implementation of insurance provisions)
S. 4049 - NDAA (beneficial ownership amendment )

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

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Charles E.
Symington
Jr.
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Wyatt
Stewart
IV
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Joseph
Cortina
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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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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

DOL Proposed Revisions to Overtime Standards and Salary Threshold
HR 2474- the Protecting the Right to Organize Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL)

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
Charles E.
Symington
Jr.
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Wyatt
Stewart
IV
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Joseph
Cortina
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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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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 BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R.748 - CARES Act (business provisions)
S. 3548 - CARES Act (business provisions)
H.R. 6800- The Heroes Act (business provisions)
H.R. 8337, Continuing Resolution (NFIP extension)
House Amendment to the Senate Amendments to H.R. 925, Updated Heroes Act


17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of, Small Business Administration (SBA)

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
Charles E.
Symington
Jr
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Wyatt
Stewart
IV
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Joseph
Cortina
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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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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 SMB

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R.6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act (all provisions)
H.R.6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act- (all provisions)
H.R. 7010 - Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (all provisions)
H.R.6697 - Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020 (all provisions)
H.R.8265 - To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to establish a program for second draw loans and make other modifications to the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes (all provisions)
S. 4117 and H.R. 7777, The Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act (all provisions)
H.R. 7671 - Small Business Comeback Act (all provisions)



17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of

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
Charles E.
Symington
Jr.
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Wyatt
Stewart
IV
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Joseph
Cortina
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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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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 CPI

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 3446 - Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 (all provisions)

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
Charles
E. Symington
Jr.
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Wyatt
Stewart
IV
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Joseph
Cortina
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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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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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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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Last Name
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Suffix
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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)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

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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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?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)