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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 | 1501 M STREET, N.W., Suite 600 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005-1700 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 4675-12
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6. House ID# 312420000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
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: RALPH P. KASS |
Date | 7/25/2017 4:40:58 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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislative
Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act - H.R. 355
Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 - S. 270/H.R. 761
Retirement Security for American Workers Act - H.R. 854
Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017 - S.852/H.R. 1962
Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 868/H.R. 2055
Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2017 (SEAL Act) - S. 940
Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act - H.R. 2030
Keep Our Pension Promises Act - S. 1076
Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act - S. 1321
Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act - H.R. 2823
Regulatory and Other
Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information
Mortality table updates
Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans
PBGC premiums
PBGC Early Warning Program
Hybrid plan rules, including Pension Equity Plans
Fiduciary Definition Rule
Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost
Presidential Executive Order: Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System
Joint Resolutions disapproving of the U.S. Department of Labors (DOL) regulations validating state-based retirement plans - H.J. RES. 66 & H. J. RES. 67
New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA)
Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation
Multiemployer pension plan issues
State retirement plan initiatives
Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program
Paid leave proposals and issues
Student loan repayment benefit
Missing Participants
Tax reform - employer sponsored retirement tax incentives and other proposals
Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), White House Office
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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Klein |
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Lynn |
Dudley |
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Diann |
Howland |
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Janet |
Jacobson |
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Jill |
Randolph |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislative
Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits
Affordable Care Act (ACA) - repeal and replace measures
American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628
The Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) - Senate discussion draft
Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173
Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175
Protecting Access to Care Act - H.R. 1215 - Medical Liability reform
Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579
Tax reform - employer sponsored health plans, tax incentives
Regulatory and Other
Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost
Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal
Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - HHS
Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens - Treasury
New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA)
Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations
Medicare Advantage Program
Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date
State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans
FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA)
Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information
Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits
Legislative
Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits
Affordable Care Act (ACA) - repeal and replace measures
American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628
The Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) - Senate discussion draft
Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173
Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175
Protecting Access to Care Act - H.R. 1215 - Medical Liability reform
Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579
Tax reform - employer sponsored health plans, tax incentives
Regulatory and Other
Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost
Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal
Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - HHS
Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens - Treasury
New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA)
Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations
Medicare Advantage Program
Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date
State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans
FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA)
Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information
Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits
Legislative
Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits
Affordable Care Act (ACA) - repeal and replace measures
American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628
The Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) - Senate discussion draft
Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173
Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175
Protecting Access to Care Act - H.R. 1215 - Medical Liability reform
Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579
Tax reform - employer sponsored health plans, tax incentives
Regulatory and Other
Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost
Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal
Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - HHS
Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens - Treasury
New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA)
Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations
Medicare Advantage Program
Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date
State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans
FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA)
Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information
Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits
Legislative
Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits
Affordable Care Act (ACA) - repeal and replace measures
American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628
The Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) - Senate discussion draft
Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173
Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175
Protecting Access to Care Act - H.R. 1215 - Medical Liability reform
Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579
Tax reform - employer sponsored health plans, tax incentives
Regulatory and Other
Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost
Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal
Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - HHS
Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens - Treasury
New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA)
Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations
Medicare Advantage Program
Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date
State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans
FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA)
Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information
Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits
Legislative
Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits
Affordable Care Act (ACA) - repeal and replace measures
American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628
The Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) - Senate discussion draft
Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173
Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175
Protecting Access to Care Act - H.R. 1215 - Medical Liability reform
Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579
Tax reform - employer sponsored health plans, tax incentives
Regulatory and Other
Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost
Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal
Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - HHS
Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens - Treasury
New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA)
Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations
Medicare Advantage Program
Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date
State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans
FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA)
Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information
Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Wilber |
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Diann |
Howland |
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Jill |
Randolph |
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Kathryn |
Spangler |
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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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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