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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 600 13th Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 700 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 40032280-12
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6. House ID# 399310000
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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) |
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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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Jason Cole |
Date | 1/20/2016 3:27:38 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. 754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, all provisions
- H.R.1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015, all provisions
- S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015, all provisions
- H.R. 2205, Data Security Act, all provisions
- H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. Division N, Cybersecurity Act of 2015
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 |
Jason |
Cole |
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Gisele |
Roget |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
- Federal Reserve Board Rulemaking on Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation for Covered Companies
- Implementation of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 as it relates to Federal Reserve Board supervision of systemically important non-bank financial institutions
- The Financial Regulatory Improvement Act (S. 1484), Titles III, IV, and V.
- Implementation of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 and the Financial Stability Oversight Council's Interpretive Guidance on the authority to require supervision and regulation of certain nonbank finanical companies.
- Governance framework of the commericial mortgage backed securities market
- Joint agency rulemaking on Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants; RIN 3038-AC97
- H.R. 1550, a bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to improve the transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, to improve the SIFI designation process, and for other purposes -- All provisions.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Reserve System, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Treasury - Dept of, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
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 |
Heather |
Wingate |
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Jason |
Cole |
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Gisele |
Roget |
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Jim |
Donnellan |
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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
- Issues related to funding of state healthexchanges established by ACA including District of Columbia exchange
- Permanent authorization of VADIP-Veterans' Affairs dental insurance pilot program
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 |
Jason |
Cole |
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Gisele |
Roget |
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Irica |
Solomon |
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Staff Assistant, Rep. Tom Davis |
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
- H.R. 1491, the Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act of 2015 -- All provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Jason |
Cole |
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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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
- Rulemaking under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA); issues affecting sales and marketing of insurance products.
- FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Approprations bills (H.R. 2995; S. 1910); issues related to federal and international insurance regulation.
- Issues related to insolvency of Social Security Disability Insurance trust fund
- Issues related to the development of an international capital standard at the Interational Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS). Issues related to development of Higher Loss Absorbency Standard at the IAIS.
- Federal Reserve rulemaking on capital rules for insurers supervised by the Federal Reserve Board
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Reserve System, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 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 |
Heather |
Wingate |
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Jason |
Cole |
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Peter |
Pastre |
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Gisele |
Roget |
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Irica |
Solomon |
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Staff Assistant, Rep. Tom Davis |
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Jim |
Donnellan |
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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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
- Department of Laborrule to expand definition of who qualifies as a fiduciary; Retail Investor Protection Act (H.R. 1090); provisions addressing the fiduciary rule in the Omnibus (H.R. 2029); and provisions related to funding of the Department of Labor's conflict of interest rule (H.R. 3020 and S. 1695).
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 |
Heather |
Wingate |
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Jason |
Cole |
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Peter |
Pastre |
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Gisele |
Roget |
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Irica |
Solomon |
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Staff Assistant, Rep. Tom Davis |
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
- Business Tax Reform; (bills not yet introduced) general corporate reforms, investment reforms, retirement reforms and insurance specific reforms to Subchapter L
- International tax reform (bills not yet introduced)
- SAFE Act, (yet to be reintroduced) making reforms to government plan use of annuities, as well as other reforms to the private marketplace and regulation
- Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644), revenue raising provisions with respect to 1099 reporting.
- Business tax extenders; H.R. 961, H.R. 1430, andSenate Original Bill to Extend Certain Expired Tax Provisions" in Senate Finance Committee. Specifically extension of or permanent subpart F active finance income exception, and controlled foreign coporation look through
- Issues related to Cadillac Tax
- H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. Division Q, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015
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
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 |
Heather |
Wingate |
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Jason |
Cole |
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Pastre |
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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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
- Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement (bill not introduced)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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 |
Jason |
Cole |
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Peter |
Pastre |
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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
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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
27. Add the following 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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