id,filing_uuid,filing_type,registrant_name,registrant_id,client_name,filing_year,filing_period,issue_code,specific_issues,government_entities,income_amount,expense_amount,is_no_activity,is_termination,received_date
1222454,ada685f4-c414-4b50-8a96-dc29f789077d,Q1,PLAN SPONSOR COUNCIL OF AMERICA FKA PROFIT SHARING/401K COUNCIL OF AMERICA,32293,PLAN SPONSOR COUNCIL OF AMERICA FKA PROFIT SHARING/401K COUNCIL OF AMERICA,2012,first_quarter,RET,LEGISLATION AFFECTING PROFIT SHARING AND 401(k) PLANS.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,80000,0,0,2012-01-03T12:26:35-05:00
1222664,8b9cb3b0-199e-49de-a24f-ac185760a0b2,Q1,UNIVERSITY OF IOWA,49191,UNIVERSITY OF IOWA,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Retirement issues related to universities' pension plans
IRA issues related to philanthropic giving","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT)",,88684,0,0,2012-04-02T10:31:37.897000-04:00
1223864,65ca16e5-9a5e-45da-b688-a42349e7714a,Q1,"LAWRENCE J. ROMANS & ASSOCIATES, LLC",61072,CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC,2012,first_quarter,RET,Department of Labor proposed rule on the Definition of Fiduciary under Section 3(21) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2012-04-06T11:20:59.483000-04:00
1223870,50f3828b-e892-4424-a0de-0f45ae023de3,Q1,NATIONAL LEAGUE OF POSTMASTERS,69297,NATIONAL LEAGUE OF POSTMASTERS,2012,first_quarter,RET,Federal Retirement and other general benefit issues.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Postal Regulatory Commission,SENATE,U.S. Postal Service (USPS)",,20000,0,0,2012-04-06T11:40:02.993000-04:00
1223888,9b14387d-22d2-4a15-8368-09c5efed8761,Q1,TRUCKER HUSS APC,400537609,WESTERN CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST FUND,2012,first_quarter,RET,Pension legislation,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",20000,,0,0,2012-04-06T13:45:11.020000-04:00
1223894,46dc57c7-1a87-4a63-8182-53ea436edf77,Q1,FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION,14781,FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION,2012,first_quarter,RET,"S. 344 Retired pay Restoration; HR 303, HR 333, S.344 concurrent receipt;HR 493 final month pay;HR 178, S. 260 SBP/DIC; HR 181 early retirement for Reservists","Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Coast Guard (USCG),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)",,140000,0,0,2012-04-06T14:24:19.267000-04:00
1224011,3edc9553-94f2-4471-a243-69deaf698e77,Q1,GEORGIA MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION,400883584,GEORGIA MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION,2012,first_quarter,RET,Discuss Proposed IRS Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) REG  157714-06 issued 11/7/2011 to solicit comments on possible standards and impact on GMA Retirement Plan,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,20000,0,0,2012-04-09T09:46:12.337000-04:00
1224019,9a2e71b5-5f11-4726-92c5-c35429211748,Q1,CAPITAL CONCEPTS,8065,SAVINGS COALITION OF AMERICA,2012,first_quarter,RET,Proposals concerning retirement system,,,,0,0,2012-04-09T10:06:15.437000-04:00
1224035,ab35d8fe-6592-4d2d-93dc-d05ead06d081,Q1,THE SAVINGS COALITION OF AMERICA,34433,SAVINGS COALITION OF AMERICA,2012,first_quarter,RET,Proposals supporting retirement savings,,,,0,0,2012-04-09T10:28:25.163000-04:00
1224165,b94b1dfe-e922-4763-b588-e726bfc6742f,Q1,"CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.",75557,LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES,2012,first_quarter,RET,Pension reform.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2012-04-09T14:20:45.617000-04:00
1224362,8cfd340c-e37f-4e18-a983-0ab650d118e2,Q1,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTMASTERS OF THE UNITED STATES,27002,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTMASTERS OF THE UNITED STATES,2012,first_quarter,RET,"H.R.3813 - Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act of 2012 -among other things would amend Title 5, USC, to secure the annuities of Federal Civillians Employees. H.R.1351 - H.R.3174 -S.1649 -United States Postal Service Pension Obligation recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011 - among other things would provide the USPS access to overpayments to the US Treasury.
S.2014 - Postal Investment Act of 2011 - among other things would eliminate prefunding retiree health benefits.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Postal Regulatory Commission,SENATE",,47500,0,0,2012-04-10T10:54:20.243000-04:00
1224553,40b5f51a-6e5c-46b7-af79-d9174c3acfbe,Q1,"CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.",75557,CUSTODIA FINANCIAL,2012,first_quarter,RET,monitor the issues related to retirement  plans.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2012-04-10T14:52:28.147000-04:00
1224945,673a8e66-a235-46e1-a401-bb7af7025dd4,Q1,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES,26615,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES,2012,first_quarter,RET,To protect the cost of living adjusted Social Security payments by ensuring that any major changes made would grandfather retirees and those near retirement; to improve the Medicare benefit and provide adequate reimbursement rates to health care professionals; establish a Consumer Price Index for Elderly (CPI-E) to compute cost of living increases for Social Security and other Medicare beneficiaries; phase out the taxation of Social Security Benefits; repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions; include a Social Security Lockbox.,"Defense, Dept of (DOD),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office",,24493,0,0,2012-04-11T11:42:23.760000-04:00
1224976,81a599be-905a-4eb1-991d-40275dc73bba,Q1,ASSOCIATION FOR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS,38437,ASSOCIATION FOR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Plan Funding, Retirement Plan Investments, Disclosure and Fiduciary Issues, Prohibited Transactions, Corporate Governance, Defined Contribution Plan Issues, Defined Contribution Advice, Defined Benefit Plan Temporary Funding Relief, Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure, Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plan Use of Derivatives, Stable Value Issues, Dodd-Frank","Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB),Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Reserve System,Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Government Accountability Office (GAO),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,6250,0,0,2012-04-11T12:26:34.747000-04:00
1225014,491bf6bf-b40c-42ff-95ba-30f02d6856da,1T,EDWIN PIERSON,40048376,CIVIC COUNCIL,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Death tax, COLA, immigration, totalization, U.N. Tax, national security",HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,,0,1,2012-04-11T13:25:55.940000-04:00
1225022,cd3f3aa4-454b-4b5e-848e-c7a430a8e65d,1T,EDWIN PIERSON,40048376,CIVIC COUNCIL,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Death tax, COLA, immigration, totalization, U.N. Tax, national security",HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,,0,1,2012-04-11T13:29:59.500000-04:00
1225063,6e916d8d-d32d-4273-85eb-6a847843771c,Q1,DAVID FUNDERBURK,43491,TREA SENIORCITIZENS LEAGUE,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Social Security Notch Reform H.R. 1001, H.R. 239, and S. 118; Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) and Social Security Fairness: H.R. 456, H.R. 798, H.R. 776, H.R. 1086, H.R. 2590, H.R. 2711 and S. 1876; Anti U.S.-Mexico Totalization/For No Social Security for Illegal Work: H.R. 787, H.R. 148, S. 95 and S. 181; Social Security Protection: H.R. 1052, H.R. 219, H.R. 796, H.R. 1118, S. 123, and S. 582; Social Security  Reform: H.R. 1332, H.R. 2797, H.R. 3348, and S. 2010.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2012-04-11T14:08:24.250000-04:00
1225111,33c5a722-dbda-45ba-b951-5f556c768dff,Q1,AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION,2365,AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Issues relating to the pensions and retirement benefits of federal employees, specifically the Foreign Service, including the wage and hourly limitations on rehired annuitants at the State Department.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,50000,0,0,2012-04-11T15:12:56.013000-04:00
1225196,9011f7f6-8cf6-4a81-9603-e61156ed2f57,Q1,AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) FORMERLY AZOA SERIVCES CORP/FIREMAN'S FUND(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA,14611,AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) AND AFFILIATES,2012,first_quarter,RET,"401(k) fee disclosure:  Track Department of Labor rulemaking regarding 401(k) fee disclosure.
Lifetime Income Disclosure Act:  Follow introduction and lobby for legislation that would require 401(k) plan participants an annual statement projecting the monthly income that would be generated if the account balance were amortized as retirement.  This is H.R. 677 in the House and S.267 in the Senate. Argue against possible changes to the tax treatment of life insurance products.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Risk Management Agency,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,580000,0,0,2012-04-11T16:30:51.280000-04:00
1225337,7ec250f5-c6e5-4098-9021-29a587aa7c9f,Q1,"FORSCEY, PLLC",52880,BITUMINOUS COAL OPERATORS ASSOCIATION,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Monitor proposed amendments to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and proposals to provide the PBGC with a risk related premium; and H.R. 1365, the Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act of 2011 or CARE Act.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE",50000,,0,0,2012-04-12T09:03:09.343000-04:00
1225339,d0cccf6f-8cf4-4fe4-a2da-4df9ef186d63,Q1,"FORSCEY, PLLC",52880,CONSOL ENERGY INC,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Monitor proposed amendments to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and proposals to provide the PBGC with a risk related premium; and H.R. 1365, the Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act of 2011 or CARE Act.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2012-04-12T09:04:10.297000-04:00
1225409,b4f28eb1-1723-4966-aacd-dd89d530781c,Q1,"BITUMINOUS COAL OPERATORS' ASSOCIATION, INC.",310494,"BITUMINOUS COAL OPERATORS' ASSOCIATION, INC.",2012,first_quarter,RET,"Monitor proposed amendments to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and proposals to provide PBGC with a risk related premium; and H.R. 1365, the Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act of 2011 or CARE Act.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE",,132293,0,0,2012-04-12T10:24:55.883000-04:00
1225561,dee57ea3-1a3a-484f-86cd-e1ea904a626b,Q1,SIFF & ASSOCIATES PLLC,400665998,SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY,2012,first_quarter,RET,"H.R. 3561, the ""Small Business Pension Promotion Act of 2011,"" provisions addressing normal retirement age.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2012-04-12T12:50:31.313000-04:00
1226180,98221d8e-27d8-4125-ae83-01f7990d94e0,Q1,PALMETTO GROUP,18570,NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE,2012,first_quarter,RET,Retirement and Pension Issues,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",45000,,0,0,2012-04-13T10:27:08.760000-04:00
1226544,2561df07-5072-466f-b6df-a659da31e0d9,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Proposals related to establishment of discretionary payroll deduction IRAs and creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business.  Proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules.  Guidance related to nondiscrimination rules for defined contribution plan annuity investment products. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to the Department of Labor's proposed regulation defining fiduciary. H.R. 1534, Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act. Issues related to lifetime income investment options. H.R. 4050, Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act.",HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,20000,,0,0,2012-04-13T14:13:49.473000-04:00
1226576,5f89221f-c198-4c61-89d4-3f249c7fdfe7,Q1,VENABLE LLP,39941,XPO LOGISTICS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CON-WAY INC ),2012,first_quarter,RET,S. 1813 and legislation that would affect funding requirements of certain defined benefit plans.,"Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT)",60000,,0,0,2012-04-13T14:21:07.847000-04:00
1226683,ca395872-7635-4e2b-b8b0-c289f790b3e4,Q1,INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS,19753,INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Efforts to undermine public pensions, including HR 567, S.347, HRes. 23
Mandatory Social Security coverage
Proposed pension cuts for federal employees, including HR 3813 and HR 3630
Normal Retirement Age regulations, including HR3561","Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,95000,0,0,2012-04-13T15:23:53.257000-04:00
1227318,486f5848-5dcc-4d12-8b3d-1692962ae010,Q1,"INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO",50400,INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS AFL-CIO,2012,first_quarter,RET,S2010,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE",,20000,0,0,2012-04-16T09:53:28.100000-04:00
1227329,0e8f2e49-3832-448b-a7e7-22b25a6e531f,Q1,VENABLE LLP,39941,"ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DAIRY RETAILERS, WHOLESALERS AND MANUFACTURERS",2012,first_quarter,RET,Legislation that would impact funding rules applicable to multiemployer pension plans.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2012-04-16T10:06:36.353000-04:00
1227795,b1d8f696-902a-4758-9285-aff038eac86d,Q1,THE ESOP ASSOCIATION,13858,ESOP ASSOCIATION,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Proposed legislation H.R. 1244, S. 1232, S. 1512 and any other proposed legislation in relationship to ESOPs, employee ownership and employee ownership issues and generally all legislative proposals to amend the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974.  Above areas include tax and labor law issues embedded in the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the IRS Code.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,31849,0,0,2012-04-16T12:43:29.937000-04:00
1228115,4363e380-4afd-4b3a-a4db-d2a60f38b5a0,Q1,WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION,41168,WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION,2012,first_quarter,RET,PENSION RELIEF PROVISIONS IN  HOUSE (HR.4281) & SENATE (S.1813) 2012 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BILLS,"Commerce, Dept of (DOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Intl Trade Administration (ITA),SENATE,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,270000,0,0,2012-04-16T14:31:45.897000-04:00
1228156,ae4737f6-0fe5-42f0-be01-82bc48fc52ea,Q1,SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSN,35068,SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSN,2012,first_quarter,RET,Savings Recovery Act H.R. 2021,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2012-04-16T14:48:03.780000-04:00
1228458,1d802043-7bb4-4dff-9092-81c57b2e0be8,Q1,EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION),20287,EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION),2012,first_quarter,RET,House and Senate bills such as the Senate version of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization  because it contained a Finance Committee amendment on the tax treatment of defined benefit pension plans. Also interested in budgetary proposals relating to premium increases for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.,"Air Force, Dept of,Army, Dept of (Other),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Director of National Intelligence (ODNI),Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA),Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),Navy, Dept of,SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Marines",,450000,0,0,2012-04-16T16:42:22.633000-04:00
1228799,a29d7521-7a53-47c8-8cf4-090b040e2596,Q1,THE ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE,13803,ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE,2012,first_quarter,RET,"S. 1813, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act, all retirement plan provisions; Public Law 111-148/H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, retirement plan provisions; H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, retirement plan provisions; DOL Section 408(b)(2) guidance; CFTC final business conduct standards, retirement plan provisions; H.R.1148, Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, retirement plan provisions; H.R. 4050 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2012, retirement plan provisions; Proposed IRS regulations, Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003, retirement plan provisions; FAB 2006-03, Expand Safe Harbor for Electronic Distribution of Participant-Level Disclosure; DOL proposed definition of fiduciary; Joint DOL & Treasury lifetime income project; 
DOL proposal interim final rule fiduciary-level fee disclosure (29 C.F.R.  2550.408b-2(c)) and participant-level disclosure (29 C.F.R.  2550.404a-5. Proposed regulations and general issues: deficit reduction; cash balance plans, hybrid plans; lifetime income options for participants and beneficiaries in retirement plans, suspension of benefits notice requirements, proposed guidance on annuities, cash balance plan regulations; defined benefit plans, definition of fiduciary, and proposed funding relief.","Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,220000,0,0,2012-04-16T20:29:42.887000-04:00
1228803,3d692a94-dd8f-43a3-9945-ec1a4c2f0a09,Q1,ALAN MCCOY,400877570,AK STEEL CORPORATION,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Client AK Steel sponsors a defined benefit pension plan.  The client desires to see changes in funding calculations to reduce the effect of artificially induced low interest rates, which subsequently drive pension funding requirements artificially high over short time spans.  The client supports the pension funding stabilization provisions included in S.1813 (Highway Bill), and seeks to see similar provisions enacted into law.","Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10500,,0,0,2012-04-16T20:44:57.033000-04:00
1228839,73b2ecb2-f8b9-4f4a-9102-f8d9a2478ff7,Q1,THE NATIONAL GRANGE OF THE ORDER OF PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY,27913,NATIONAL GRANGE OF THE ORDER OF PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY,2012,first_quarter,RET,Social Security Reform,"Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ),Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Postal Regulatory Commission,SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Postal Service (USPS),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,10000,0,0,2012-04-17T08:17:18.217000-04:00
1228988,c17b4ce8-482d-4dbb-b764-0a2690579ade,Q1,SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS,30906,PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA,2012,first_quarter,RET,Pension legislation (H.R. 567 and S. 347); Social Security Fairness Act (S. 2010 and H.R. 1332),"Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE",20000,,0,0,2012-04-17T10:00:12.307000-04:00
1229467,b0f4f0f6-c584-4894-b2f9-4b589899757c,Q1,AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL,4675,AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Public Employee Pension Transparency Act  H.R. 567
Lifetime Income Disclosure Act  H.R. 677
Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act  H.R. 1062
Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (To repeal the CLASS Program)  H.R. Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2011 (SAVE Act)  H.R. 1534
To Facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption  H.R. 1573
Would repeal provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Act prohibiting federal bailout of swap dealers or participants  H.R. 1838
To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders  H.R. 1840 
SEC Regulatory Accountability Act  H.R. 2308
Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act  H.R. 2586
Pension Technical Modifications Act  H.R. 2656
Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011  H.R. 2682
To Exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act  H.R. 2779
Retirement Income Protection Act of 2011  H.R. 3045
Hardship Outlays to protect Mortgagee Equity Act of 2011  H.R. 3104
Employee Misclassification Prevention Act  H.R. 3178
Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401 (k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL 401 (k) Savings Act  H.R. 3287
Small Business Pension Protection Act of 2011  H.R. 3561
Automatic IRA Act  H.R. 4049
Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act  H.R. 4050
Fiscal Year 2012 & 2013 Budget Proposals  budgetary impacts of retirement entitlement programs - PBGC insurance, premium issues, worker classification issues
FY2013 GOP Budget Proposal  Path to Prosperity
Financial Services Reform  implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Public Law No: 111-203 - pay ratio and other executive compensation disclosure issues, business conduct standards, segregation of swap collateral, posting margin 
Pension Funding  pension funding stabilization, technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, hedge fund/private equity investments 
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)  calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues, ERISA Section 4062 (e), rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, , partial termination enforcement, premium relief for certain delinquent plans
Retirement Security/Investment Advice - defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, electronic communication, electronic disclosure guidance, re-proposal on definition of a fiduciary, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, small business plans, lifetime income, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures, incentives for retirement plans, tax reform, phased retirement, financial literacy,  nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation,  multiple employer plan issues, long-term disability policies (LTDs), disability insurance 
Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction -impact on employee benefits provisions, PBGC premiums, contribution limits to defined contribution plans and worker classification issues Retirement Report: Supporting Retirement for American Families; Lifetime Income Guidance 
Request for Information (RFI)  streamlining regulations to reduce regulatory burdens - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review  Executive Order 13563
Semi-Annual Regulatory Agendas  Departments of Labor, Treasury 
ERISA Advisory Council  2012 Discussion Topics
Financial Services Reform  implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010  H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203  Business conduct standards, segregation of swap collateral, pay ratio and other executive compensation disclosure issues, posting margin, stable value contracts
Pension funding  pension funding stabilization, adequacy of defined benefit vehicles, retirement plan designs, and tax treatment of expatriates
Hybrid retirement plan designs  implementation of the Pension Protection Act (PPA)
Retirement Security/Investment advice  disclosure of defined contribution plan fees under ERISA Section 408 (b) (2) , re-proposal of rule on definition of a fiduciary,  pension benefit statement, amendment of abandoned plan program, ERISA claims procedures, investment selection and annuity issues, automatic/mandatory individual retirement accounts (IRAs), target date funds (TDFs) and qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs); electronic disclosure of 401 (k) fee information, and defined benefit (DB) plans fiduciary requirements, 401 (k) participant fee disclosure regulations, in-plan Roth conversions issues  RFI Electronic disclosure for employee benefit plans, electronic disclosure flexibility 
Health care provider compensation  Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6)  performance-based compensation
Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) - premium and premium filing, submission issues, proposed regulations  proposed ERISA Section 4062 (e) regulations, rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, partial termination enforcement
Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) 
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)  accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits
Domestic plan asset investment issues 
International benefits issues/Puerto Rican plan trust issues 
Multiemployer plan issues 
Public pension system issues 
Plan audit issues
Worker classification issues 
Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA)  exemption for foreign retirement plans
Distribution of retirement plan assets The Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012  S. 1813 potential impacts to required minimum distribution (MRD) rules, Section 420 Transfers, Mass transit parity
Lifetime Income Disclosure Act  S. 267
Public Employee Pension Transparency Act  S. 347
Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act  S. 720
Payroll Fraud Prevention Act  S. 770
Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL Act)  S. 1020
Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL Act)  S. 1121
Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion (TAX GAP) Act  S. 1289 
Automatic IRA Act of 2011  S. 1557
Hardship Outlays to protect Mortgagee Equity (HOME) Act  S. 1656
Fiscal Year 2012 & 2013 Budget Proposal  budgetary impacts of retirement entitlement programs - PBGC insurance, premium issues, worker classification issues
Financial Services Reform  implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010  H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203  pay ratio and other executive compensation disclosure issues, business conduct standards, segregation of swap collateral, posting margin
Pension funding  pension funding stabilization, technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, hedge fund/private equity investments 
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)  calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues, ERISA Section 4062 (e), rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, partial termination enforcement 
Retirement Security/Investment Advice  defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, electronic communication, electronic disclosure guidance, re-proposal on definition of a fiduciary, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures, incentives for retirement plans, tax reform, phased retirement, financial literacy, nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation,  multiple employer plan issues, long-term disability policies (LTDs), disability insurance 
Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction -impact on employee benefits provisions, PBGC premiums, contribution limits to defined contribution plans and worker classification issues","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Congressional Budget Office (CBO),Council of Economic Advisers (CEA),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,343266,0,0,2012-04-17T13:30:01.413000-04:00
1229655,82e7aa80-075b-4a7b-a1d0-910ecbc136a9,Q1,INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS,19775,INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Railroad Retirement Tier 1  (No Bill Number) 
Federal Worker Pensions (No Bill Number)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Maritime Administration (MARAD),SENATE,White House Office",,470000,0,0,2012-04-17T14:40:19.990000-04:00
1229703,2bf57f38-73a3-483b-91c6-7f70d8b387d3,Q1,AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS,2115,AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS,2012,first_quarter,RET,"H.R. 1173  Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011. Issue: Repeal of the CLASS Act.

H.R. 493  Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008. Issue: Underwriting restrictions on long-term care insurance. H.R. 677/S. 267  The Lifetime Income Disclosure Acts. Issue: Annuity Illustration.

H.R. 1534  Small Business Add Value for Employees Act of 2011. Issue: voluntary auto-IRAs.

S. 1121  Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act. Issue: Limits borrowing from 401(k) plans. 

H.R. 5025 - the HITECH Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010Issue: extends health information technology accounting requirements to long-term care insurers.

S. 1557, the Automatic IRA Act of 2011. Issue: voluntary IRAs and Multiple Employer Plans.

S. 1534 and H.R. 3215  Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act:  Issue: restriction to DMF data.  

H.R. 3475  Keeping IDs Safe Act. Issue: restriction to DMF data.

H.R. 3482  Tax Crimes and Identity Theft Prevention Act. Issue: restriction to DMF data.

H.R. 4049  Automatic IRA Act. Issue: mandatory auto-IRAs

H.R. 4050  Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act. Issue: strengthen multiple employer plans, improve the administration of J&S annuity rules, and other annuity improvements.

H.Con.Res.101: Resolution on Retirement Savings Incentives.

H.R. 3656 - the Retirement Savings Security Act. Issue: 401(k) plan loans


H.R. 2309, the Postal Reform Act of 2011, Issue: USPS sale of financial products.

S.1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012. Issue: USPS sale of financial services products

H.R. 5, the HEALTH Act of 2011. Issue: McCarran Ferguson","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,1469200,0,0,2012-04-17T14:54:37.057000-04:00
1229907,3fe85e52-f445-40ae-964b-c54020a1756f,Q1,"AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.",293552,"AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.",2012,first_quarter,RET,S. 1813 - An amendment added to the Senate Highway bill related to pension fund stabilization - Issue:  How a change in the formula for determining minimum contribution to pension funds will impact our company's pension plan,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,70000,0,0,2012-04-17T15:58:00.830000-04:00
1230214,2c7aae11-6038-4111-a769-016093703757,Q1,GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION,16830,GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION,2012,first_quarter,RET,The Pension Technical Modification Act (H.R.2656).,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,White House Office",,220000,0,0,2012-04-17T17:06:13.713000-04:00
1230373,03345b73-6d0a-4c68-a09a-569911a7c233,Q1,"ALFRED W. CORS, JR",285277,RETIRESAFE,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Support H.R. 1086, the CPI for Seniors Act.
Support the Social Security and Medicare Protection Act (H.R. 1630).
Oppose any effort to establish a chained-CPI to determine annual Social Security COLAs.
Support the ""Stop Benefit Cuts"" bill (H.R. 2723, the Social Security Protection Act of 2011).","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",12237,,0,0,2012-04-17T17:51:25.840000-04:00
1230866,19d32da0-452b-45e8-9524-83e9d7c16112,Q1,SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS,30906,YRC WORLDWIDE INC.,2012,first_quarter,RET,Pension reform legislation.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE",70000,,0,0,2012-04-18T07:22:35.903000-04:00
1230894,bdbe03c8-8138-42af-933b-b3c1021ea301,Q1,NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE,27467,NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers.  H.R. 798, H.R. 1086, H.R. 776, H.R. 539, H.R. 456, S. 1876, S. 2037, S. 2252:  provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits and authorizing a cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security recipients in 2011. Consumer Price Index for Social Security Beneficiaries/Chained CPI.  (No bill):  proposal to replace the current index used to calculate the Social Security COLA with a chained CPI.

Social Security Privatization.  H.R. 2109, H.R. 2889:  provisions converting Social Security to a system of private investment accounts.

Social Security Protection.  H.R. 1118, H.R. 796, H.R. 1630, S. 582 S.AMDT. 207 to S. 493:  provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline; limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes; prohibiting increases to the retirement age or the early retirement age, reductions in cost-of-living increases, reductions of benefit payment amounts, or the creation of private retirement accounts carved out of Social Security.

Social Security Benefits.  S. 1213, S. 804:  provisions requiring progressive indexing or modifying cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to one percent below the general COLA and implementing longevity indexing (i.e., raising the retirement age) of Social Security old-age insurance benefits. 

Social Security Payroll Tax Holiday.  H.R. 3743:  proposal to extend the current payroll tax holiday through the end of Calendar Year 2012, increase the percentage reduction from the current 2 percent to 3.1 percent, and extend it to employers in certain situations.

Social Security Payroll Tax Holiday.  H.R. 3630:  provisions extending the payroll tax holiday through the end of Calendar Year 2012.

Annual Social Security Statements.  (No bill):  options to modify the Social Security Administrations decision suspending the production and mailing of individual Social Security Statements.

Raising the Payroll Tax Cap.  S. 2252:  provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes.","Administration on Aging,Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Employment & Training Administration,Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),Vice President of the U.S.",,350000,0,0,2012-04-18T07:50:45.587000-04:00
1230923,664f502a-7219-440e-a7bf-b1ed0ef84677,Q1,"PRINTING INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA, INC.",32203,PRINTING INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA INC,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Pension reform
Social Security reform","Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Government Printing Office (GPO),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Postal Rate Commission,Postal Regulatory Commission,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Postal Service (USPS)",,112664,0,0,2012-04-18T08:30:55.247000-04:00
1231025,e6113ff4-a84b-40f3-94c3-beb864222596,Q1,MUTUAL OF OMAHA,26284,MUTUAL OF OMAHA,2012,first_quarter,RET,"HR 4049 - Automatic IRA Act of 2012 -Automatic IRA provisions
HR 4050 - Requirement Plan Simplification & Enhancement Act of 2012 - simplify & enhance qualified retirement plans.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,175000,0,0,2012-04-18T09:40:37.160000-04:00
1231197,21a4636b-a7b8-43db-adfc-56218295a3cb,Q1,NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION,27274,NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION,2012,first_quarter,RET,Multi-Employer Pension Plan Reform,"Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,210000,0,0,2012-04-18T10:22:46.363000-04:00
1231322,9b5edd61-2c14-4aac-bfe0-3046572e20a3,Q1,UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE),39223,UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE),2012,first_quarter,RET,Multi-employer and Single Employer Pension Reform,"Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Energy, Dept of,Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),Postal Regulatory Commission,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Transportation Security Administration (TSA),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,1476280,0,0,2012-04-18T10:52:39.653000-04:00
1232181,5a261e8b-95f3-4f70-81a9-09c8fa509f8e,Q1,"MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC",70175,CARPENTERS' BENEFIT PLANS,2012,first_quarter,RET,Pension Reform and Tax Reform,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",20000,,0,0,2012-04-18T13:09:38.297000-04:00
1232221,b14943f7-e750-414e-8df4-57ece816460e,Q1,"APTIV, PLC",49054,APTIV PLC,2012,first_quarter,RET,No activity this quarter,"Defense, Dept of (DOD),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,126510,0,0,2012-04-18T13:19:59.660000-04:00
1232277,2d5779e8-eef2-4880-b63a-19672a734995,Q1,PRIME POLICY GROUP,400532589,AMERICAN FREEDOM INNOVATIONS,2012,first_quarter,RET,Pensions. H.R.365 and S.621,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2012-04-18T13:36:32.653000-04:00
1232361,85c7d0c7-e182-49b7-b6ed-0659602d2d0a,Q1,COVINGTON & BURLING LLP,11195,NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE,2012,first_quarter,RET,Disability and Retirement Benefits,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",120000,,0,0,2012-04-18T13:48:04.640000-04:00
1232394,0391c5d6-4c94-4e86-b850-dd7084cc3127,Q1,THE TIMKEN COMPANY,38153,TIMKEN COMPANY,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Contribution Plans - 401(k)
Pension Protection Act
S.1813 Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act re: Pension Funding Issues","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,119650,0,0,2012-04-18T13:52:19.080000-04:00
1232457,11ea5e86-1631-4a0f-8223-82734a4b0536,Q1,"WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC",292892,COALITION FOR INDEPENDENT SENIORS (CIS),2012,first_quarter,RET,"Issues related to advocating for public policies related to reverse mortgages that allow seniors to maintain
control of their assets and economic independence.
Issues related to funding for the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program (HECM) at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2012-04-18T13:58:47.597000-04:00
1232984,83d1c8ee-b396-4839-907a-650a6d90c2c7,Q1,EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY,13016,EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Activities relating to PBGC premium proposals
Dodd-Frank implementation including regulations involving DOL fiduciary definition and SEC/CFTC joint study on stable value contracts
S. 1813 (MAP 21 Transportation bill) (pension provisions)","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE",,74000,0,0,2012-04-18T14:56:46.243000-04:00
1233101,3f24c230-f6d4-4c33-a470-9f7538f76a3b,Q1,"CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.",75557,ICON CAPITAL CORPORATION,2012,first_quarter,RET,Legislative proposal related to the related business income tax.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2012-04-18T15:09:32.733000-04:00
1233215,4a57108e-daae-4f92-9953-3636449f5250,Q1,"BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP, LLC",400534597,BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Issues related to retirement security and saving proposals, stable value funds/book value wrappers; retirement income products, defined contribution disclosures; target date funds; fiduciary standards; pension plan Dodd-Frank implementation issues.","Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,600000,0,0,2012-04-18T15:25:24.583000-04:00
1233531,fb44011b-dada-477e-a7b5-c29455c0731d,Q1,"CAPITOL HILL STRATEGIES,  LLC",91774,FMR LLC,2012,first_quarter,RET,Issues related to proposed Department of Labor regulations on investment advice.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2012-04-18T16:09:34.943000-04:00
1233613,bc8528d9-b11f-4aa1-8427-07bbedc01eb7,Q1,"CAPITOL HILL STRATEGIES,  LLC",91774,INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Issues related to proposed Department of Labor regulations on investment advice.
Legislation to enhance retirement plan options.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2012-04-18T16:25:09.353000-04:00
1233707,d22eadc3-b54d-4c1d-a881-3b4948f1e7cf,Q1,"CAPITOL HILL STRATEGIES,  LLC",91774,PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC,2012,first_quarter,RET,Legislation to enhance retirement plan options.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2012-04-18T16:38:55.920000-04:00
1234144,845120da-49f4-40e3-9f3b-f13c6f79c2db,Q1,RICH FEUER ANDERSON,84775,LPL FINANCIAL CORPORATION,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Definition of ""fiduciary"" under ERISA and application to providers of brokerage services.  Tax incentives for retirement savings, including H.Con. Res. 101 and HR 4049, the ""Automatic IRA Act of 2012.""","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2012-04-18T19:29:23.327000-04:00
1234258,30c97917-d131-4771-b78e-22165477cea0,Q1,TRANSAMERICA COMPANIES,44093,TRANSAMERICA COMPANIES,2012,first_quarter,RET,"HR 677/S 267: LIFETIME INCOME DISCLOSURE ACT; PROVISIONS RELATED TO ANNUITY ILLUSTRATION
HR 1173: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RETIREMENT SECURITY ACT OF 2011; PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE REPEAL
OF THE CLASS ACT HR 1534: SMALL BUSINESSES ADD VALUE FOR EMPLOYEES (SAVE) ACT OF 2011; PROVISIONS RELATED TO
VOLUNTARY AUTO-INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS (IRA)

HR 5025: TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT AND THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT TO EXTEND HEALTH
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND
SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROFESSIONALS AND FACILITIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVISIONS RELATED TO
THE EXTENSION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS TO LONG-TERM CARE INSURERS

S 1121: SAVINGS ENHANCEMENT BY ALLEVIATING LEAKAGE IN 401(K) SAVINGS ACT OF 2011; PROVISIONS
RELATED TO LIMITS BORROWING FROM 401(K) PLANS

S 1557: AUTOMATIC IRA ACT OF 2011; PROVISIONS RELATED TO VOLUNTARY IRAS AND MULTIPLE EMPLOYER
PLANS

P.L. 110-233 (111th CONGRESS): GENETIC INFORMATION NONDISCRIMINATION ACT OF 2008; PROVISIONS
RELATED TO UNDERWRITING RESTRICTIONS ON LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE

H. CON.RES. 101: EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM OF RETIREMENT SAVINGS TAX INCENTIVES; ALL PROVISIONS.

H.R. 4049, AUTOMATIC IRA ACT OF 2012; ALL PROVISIONS.

H.R. 4050, RETIREMENT PLAN SIMPLIFICATION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2012; PROVISIONS RELATED TO MULTIPLE EMPLOYER PLANES, E-DELIVERY, AND ANNUITY REFORMS.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,640000,0,0,2012-04-18T21:49:08.953000-04:00
1234414,74128e31-2173-4517-9af7-22a24e54c89f,Q1,SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS,30906,"GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.",2012,first_quarter,RET,Issues related to taxation of insurance products.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2012-04-19T06:26:10.390000-04:00
1234849,b578e1b6-3afc-4df9-9fcd-208f77e2f21c,Q2,FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL,14520,FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL,2012,second_quarter,RET,"Define Benefits & Contribution Plans, Pension Harmonization, Retirement Plans in Tax Reform debate, Pension Benefits Guarantee Corporation premium increase, hedging pension plan risk with swaps, Pension funding stabilization in Senate highway bill S.1813; H. Con. Res 101 on tax incentives in retirement savings.","Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,93750,0,0,2012-04-19T09:29:58.717000-04:00
1234864,3d71c8f3-9837-4d02-b110-13b77169bc4d,Q1,TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS NATIONAL UNION/IAM (FKA TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATI,38368,TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS NATIONAL UNION/IAM (FKA TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATI,2012,first_quarter,RET,"H.R.1 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 Making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes. H.R.150 Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion of any social security or tier I railroad retirement benefits in gross income.  Appropriates funds to cover reductions in transfers to the Social Security and Railroad Retirement Trust Funds resulting from the enactment of this Act. Expresses the sense of Congress against using tax increases to provide revenue necessary to carry out this Act. Affects retired members. H.R.539 Preserving Our Promise to Seniors Act  Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a cash payment of $250 (adjusted for inflation) for each non-COLA year to certain recipients of OASDI benefits, railroad retirement benefits, veterans disability compensation or pension benefits, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under SSA title XVI. Affects retired members.  H.R.1473  Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011. Title I: General Provisions. It cuts funding for DOL training programs, eliminates appropriations to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) railroad safety technology program. Eliminates appropriations for FRA capital assistance for high speed rail corridors and intercity passenger rail service (with a rescission of prior year unobligated balances). Cuts spending in areas that are important to middle class working families and TCU members. H.R.2350 Protecting Taxpayers in Transportation Asset Transfers Act.  To secure public investments in transportation infrastructure.  Allows for the use of any alternative analysis or environmental impact report relating the Project to satisfy Federal Railroad Administration capital assistance requirements for new fixed guideway capital projects. Supports the concept of this Bill to protect Tax Payers and Amtrak employees from private companies taking over companies like Amtrak. (Clean up the Bill is intended to stop the Mica Bill to privatize Amtrak.) S.1378  Savings Through Eligibility Fairness Act.   To ensure that Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad Retirement benefits are properly taken into account for purposes of determining eligibility for Medicaid and for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan. Making sure our members get proper credit.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Railroad Retirement Board,SENATE,Surface Transportation Board (STB),Transportation, Dept of (DOT)",,230000,0,0,2012-04-19T09:32:01.717000-04:00
1235041,d3888bca-92b4-4eab-842e-f070737e2b7f,Q1,THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP,294930,GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY,2012,first_quarter,RET,Issues related to proposed increases to PBGC premiums.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2012-04-19T10:05:14.837000-04:00
1235204,f69dea48-776c-4ce7-82f9-440b1de59c54,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANIES,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Proposals to expand retirement plan coverage, including proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules.  Proposals related to expansion of SIMPLE IRAs, establishment of discretionary payroll deduction IRAs and creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business.  Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings.  Issues related to the Department of Labor's proposed regulation defining fiduciary.  S. 267/H.R. 677, Lifetime Income Disclosure Act.  H.R. 1534, SAVE Act.  Qualified plan issues. Issues related to EPCRS.  Tax incentives for 457 plans.  H.R. 4050, Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act.  Application of the Volcker rule to insurance company general accounts.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2012-04-19T10:21:25.700000-04:00
1235223,a46a5037-41ca-4eb5-b9b4-e8a6e7bca8d0,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,WILLIS NORTH AMERICA INC,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Proposals and regulations related to cash balance, pension equity, and other hybrid pension plans.",HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,,0,0,2012-04-19T10:23:34.203000-04:00
1235227,a648d780-3b93-4c21-8bbd-f568b8ff165a,Q1,"GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.",302118,"GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.",2012,first_quarter,RET,Definition of Fiduciary Proposed Rule,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,900000,0,0,2012-04-19T10:23:35.733000-04:00
1235232,30c28ca8-7dc1-4b87-ac88-41df177783b0,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,TIAA,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings.  Inquiries regarding investment offerings in defined contribution plans.  Legislation to expand the employee-sponsored retirement system.  Guidance relating to public sector plan design.  Proposals relating to IRS relief for disaster victims. S. 267/H.R. 677, Lifetime Income Disclosure Act.  H.R. 1534, SAVE Act, proposals related to governmental pick up contributions, including H.R. 2934, to clarify the treatment of certain plan contributions picked up by governmental employers.  Issues related to lifetime income products in qualified retirement plans.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE",20000,,0,0,2012-04-19T10:24:37.890000-04:00
1235263,c173aefe-36c9-4b76-874c-32a2b14bb276,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Proposals to mandate workplace savings arrangements for employees without access to employer retirement plans.  Proposals related to expansion of SIMPLE IRAs, establishment of discretionary payroll deduction IRAs  and creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business.  Issues related to retirement target date funds.  Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings.  Issues related to the Department of Labor's proposed regulation defining fiduciary for investment advice purposes. Proposals related to tax relief for disaster victims. Proposals to enhance incentives for employers that voluntarily offer qualified retirement plans.  Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures.  Proposals to increase PBGC premiums.  H.R. 4050, Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2012-04-19T10:29:55.407000-04:00
1235269,0e17ba4e-5be8-47aa-b1a6-5a3323450963,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,VANGUARD GROUP,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Proposals related to expansion of SIMPLE IRAs, establishment of discretionary payroll deduction IRAs, and creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business, including H.R.1534, Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act.  Proposals related to stemming leakage from retirement plans through reform of plan loan rules, including, S.1121/H.R. 3, Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act.  Issues related to retirement target date funds.  Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings.  Issues related to the effect of the Department of Labor's proposed fiduciary definition.  Issues related to employee benefit plan administration and electronic delivery of ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures.  Consolidation of ERISA-required notices.  H.R. 4050, Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2012-04-19T10:29:58.407000-04:00
1235352,0d972f01-7a32-4dcc-bb99-f408a95ce215,Q1,"CAVAROCCHI RUSCIO DENNIS ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.",8511,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH STATISTICS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS,2012,first_quarter,RET,"No Bill #, Social Security Administration Death Master File; electronic death registration systems","Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA)",20000,,0,0,2012-04-19T10:38:29.053000-04:00
1235370,9f212da9-818f-4487-856c-8dd337cb27e3,Q1,THE ADVOCACY GROUP,261,SALT RIVER PROJECT,2012,first_quarter,RET,"S. 1813 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act - provision related to pension funding.
IRS issues related to public pension plans.
Pension issues related to funding requirements.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2012-04-19T10:39:23.773000-04:00
1235475,2acf7c55-2168-41da-b88c-6f3677777113,Q1,COVINGTON & BURLING LLP,11195,"JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (USA) (FKA JOHN HANCOCK FIN. SERVICES, INC.)",2012,first_quarter,RET,Retirement plan fee disclosure; fiduciary definition,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",80000,,0,0,2012-04-19T10:46:12.650000-04:00
1235559,c967761e-4e2f-47a8-aa34-6bd5f11649ec,Q1,COVINGTON & BURLING LLP,11195,UNISYS CORPORATION,2012,first_quarter,RET,Pension issues.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2012-04-19T10:55:02.557000-04:00
1235769,32044bc5-1320-48dd-b931-a6a825cb6cef,Q1,THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP,294930,RAYTHEON,2012,first_quarter,RET,Issues related to pension funding.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2012-04-19T11:18:35.257000-04:00
1235821,8b816342-0bd7-47d8-b110-932a1898a49c,Q1,SALT RIVER PROJECT,34216,SALT RIVER PROJECT,2012,first_quarter,RET,"S. 1813 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act  provision related to pension funding
IRS issues related to public pension plans
Pension issues related to funding requirements","Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,140000,0,0,2012-04-19T11:23:02.133000-04:00
1235924,6cbda8f1-4b84-42ac-b985-aa35f5cf4246,Q1,PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP,32178,PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP,2012,first_quarter,RET,"HR 677/S267- would require 401(k) plan sponsors to inform participating workers of the projected monthly income they could expect at retirement based on their current account balance.

DOL proposed rules to amend the definition of fiduciary. HR. 1534: Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to employer-established simple individual retirement accounts (IRAs) to: (1) repeal certain restrictions on rollovers from simple IRAs, (2) allow employers to elect to terminate qualified salary reduction arrangements at any time during the year, (3) repeal the enhanced 25% penalty on premature withdrawals made from simple IRAs within the first two plan years, (4) allow additional nonelective employer contributions to simple IRAs, (5) establish automatic deferral IRAs, (6) allow a transfer of unused balances in flexible spending arrangements to a qualified retirement or eligible deferred compensation plan, (7) increase the tax credit for small employer pension plan startup costs, and (8) establish multiple small employer retirement plans that provide for automatic employee contributions

H.R.4049: Automatic IRA Act of 2012 - would require all employers that employ more than 10 employees, who do not sponsor a qualified retirement plan to automatically enroll their employees at 3% of pay into a payroll deduct IRA. 

H.R.4050: Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2012  the bill would permit all required ERISA disclosures to be made available in an electronic manner (following advanced notice and with the right to opt out).

H.CON.RES.101 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement.

S. 1020: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to loans made from a qualified employer plan. 

S. 1121: Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011 or the SEAL 401(k) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to loans made from a qualified employer plan, to: (1) extend the period for repayment of loans if a plan terminates or a plan participant becomes unemployed, and (2) prohibit plans from allowing the use of credit cards or similar arrangements to access loan amounts.

S. 1232: a bill to modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans.

S.1557 the Automatic IRA Act of 2011  Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require certain employers who do not maintain qualified retirement plans or arrangements to make available to their eligible employees a payroll deposit individual retirement account (IRA) arrangement (automatic IRA arrangement) which grants such employees the right to opt-out of participation, (2) require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide employers with a model notice for notifying employees of automatic IRS arrangements and to establish a program to assist employers in the implementation of such arrangements, (3) allow employers who do not have more than 100 employees a tax credit for costs associated with establishing an automatic IRA arrangement, (4) impose a penalty on employers who fail to provide eligible employees access to automatic IRA arrangements, and (5) increase the tax credit for small employer pension plan start-up costs. 

S. 1813: Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act of 2012 -  defined benefit plan Funding Stabilization proposal which generates $9.5 billion in revenue.

S.2252: Rebuild America Act -- to rebuild the American middle class by creating jobs, investing in our future, building opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the tax code.","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,775000,0,0,2012-04-19T11:27:39.397000-04:00
1235932,2ba71af8-78dc-4f6d-8ad0-25a9e6419093,Q1,THE DUBERSTEIN GROUP INC.,12675,SUPERVALU,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Pension funding requirements - S 1813, MAP-21; proposed legislation re this issue.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE",100000,,0,0,2012-04-19T11:28:40.290000-04:00
1236049,ff133a24-94b7-4c3c-94fc-e5970948106d,Q1,AK STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION,400326536,AK STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Defined benefit pension plan funding stabilization:  As a sponsor of a defined benefit pension plan, AK Steel supports the pension funding stabilization provision that was included in S. 1813 (Transportation Bill).  This provision would reduce the impact of artificially low interest rates which result in high pension funding requirements.","Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,117015,0,0,2012-04-19T11:38:23.447000-04:00
1236068,47c4024c-881a-476b-b197-07252bd642b5,Q1,SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS,30906,AON SERVICE CORPORATION (FKA AON HEWITT),2012,first_quarter,RET,Issues relating to reporting and disclosure requirements under ERISA; issues relating to retirement income security.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2012-04-19T11:40:33.697000-04:00
1236110,2531b1a0-1699-4157-871f-0262d48d73d7,Q1,PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP,32178,PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP,2012,first_quarter,RET,"HR 677/S267- would require 401(k) plan sponsors to inform participating workers of the projected monthly income they could expect at retirement based on their current account balance.

DOL proposed rules to amend the definition of fiduciary. HR. 1534: Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to employer-established simple individual retirement accounts (IRAs) to: (1) repeal certain restrictions on rollovers from simple IRAs, (2) allow employers to elect to terminate qualified salary reduction arrangements at any time during the year, (3) repeal the enhanced 25% penalty on premature withdrawals made from simple IRAs within the first two plan years, (4) allow additional nonelective employer contributions to simple IRAs, (5) establish automatic deferral IRAs, (6) allow a transfer of unused balances in flexible spending arrangements to a qualified retirement or eligible deferred compensation plan, (7) increase the tax credit for small employer pension plan startup costs, and (8) establish multiple small employer retirement plans that provide for automatic employee contributions

H.R.4049: Automatic IRA Act of 2012 - would require all employers that employ more than 10 employees, who do not sponsor a qualified retirement plan to automatically enroll their employees at 3% of pay into a payroll deduct IRA. 

H.R.4050: Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2012  the bill would permit all required ERISA disclosures to be made available in an electronic manner (following advanced notice and with the right to opt out).

H.CON.RES.101 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement.

S. 1020: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to loans made from a qualified employer plan. 

S. 1121: Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011 or the SEAL 401(k) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to loans made from a qualified employer plan, to: (1) extend the period for repayment of loans if a plan terminates or a plan participant becomes unemployed, and (2) prohibit plans from allowing the use of credit cards or similar arrangements to access loan amounts.

S. 1232: a bill to modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans.

S.1557 the Automatic IRA Act of 2011  Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require certain employers who do not maintain qualified retirement plans or arrangements to make available to their eligible employees a payroll deposit individual retirement account (IRA) arrangement (automatic IRA arrangement) which grants such employees the right to opt-out of participation, (2) require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide employers with a model notice for notifying employees of automatic IRS arrangements and to establish a program to assist employers in the implementation of such arrangements, (3) allow employers who do not have more than 100 employees a tax credit for costs associated with establishing an automatic IRA arrangement, (4) impose a penalty on employers who fail to provide eligible employees access to automatic IRA arrangements, and (5) increase the tax credit for small employer pension plan start-up costs. 

S. 1813: Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act of 2012 -  defined benefit plan Funding Stabilization proposal which generates $9.5 billion in revenue.

S.2252: Rebuild America Act -- to rebuild the American middle class by creating jobs, investing in our future, building opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the tax code.","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,775000,0,0,2012-04-19T11:44:51.893000-04:00
1236135,ab24a96e-564c-47ef-b170-205d74c2e9e6,1A,PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP,32178,PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP,2012,first_quarter,RET,"HR 677/S267- would require 401(k) plan sponsors to inform participating workers of the projected monthly income they could expect at retirement based on their current account balance.

DOL proposed rules to amend the definition of fiduciary. HR. 1534: Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to employer-established simple individual retirement accounts (IRAs) to: (1) repeal certain restrictions on rollovers from simple IRAs, (2) allow employers to elect to terminate qualified salary reduction arrangements at any time during the year, (3) repeal the enhanced 25% penalty on premature withdrawals made from simple IRAs within the first two plan years, (4) allow additional nonelective employer contributions to simple IRAs, (5) establish automatic deferral IRAs, (6) allow a transfer of unused balances in flexible spending arrangements to a qualified retirement or eligible deferred compensation plan, (7) increase the tax credit for small employer pension plan startup costs, and (8) establish multiple small employer retirement plans that provide for automatic employee contributions

H.R.4049: Automatic IRA Act of 2012 - would require all employers that employ more than 10 employees, who do not sponsor a qualified retirement plan to automatically enroll their employees at 3% of pay into a payroll deduct IRA. 

H.R.4050: Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2012  the bill would permit all required ERISA disclosures to be made available in an electronic manner (following advanced notice and with the right to opt out).

H.CON.RES.101 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement.

S. 1020: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to loans made from a qualified employer plan. 

S. 1121: Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011 or the SEAL 401(k) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to loans made from a qualified employer plan, to: (1) extend the period for repayment of loans if a plan terminates or a plan participant becomes unemployed, and (2) prohibit plans from allowing the use of credit cards or similar arrangements to access loan amounts.

S. 1232: a bill to modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans.

S.1557 the Automatic IRA Act of 2011  Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require certain employers who do not maintain qualified retirement plans or arrangements to make available to their eligible employees a payroll deposit individual retirement account (IRA) arrangement (automatic IRA arrangement) which grants such employees the right to opt-out of participation, (2) require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide employers with a model notice for notifying employees of automatic IRS arrangements and to establish a program to assist employers in the implementation of such arrangements, (3) allow employers who do not have more than 100 employees a tax credit for costs associated with establishing an automatic IRA arrangement, (4) impose a penalty on employers who fail to provide eligible employees access to automatic IRA arrangements, and (5) increase the tax credit for small employer pension plan start-up costs. 

S. 1813: Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act of 2012 -  defined benefit plan Funding Stabilization proposal which generates $9.5 billion in revenue.

S.2252: Rebuild America Act -- to rebuild the American middle class by creating jobs, investing in our future, building opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the tax code.","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,775000,0,0,2012-04-19T11:48:03.247000-04:00
1236496,f5f4a316-f71c-42b7-8e1b-65a713afb6b9,Q1,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS,2640,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS,2012,first_quarter,RET,Appraisals of ESOPs DOL Fiduciary Rule; S 1232 - Exempt Appraisals from Fiduciary Definition,"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,980000,0,0,2012-04-19T12:25:39.567000-04:00
1236518,914843df-1817-4cc3-9704-059845a239be,Q1,NOSSAMAN LLP,29846,"THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, THE U.S. PARK POLICE LABOR COMMITTEE",2012,first_quarter,RET,Policy related to retirement benefits affecting U.S. Park Police officers.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2012-04-19T12:27:49.300000-04:00
1236889,3fc775ed-ba8c-47bb-b727-94af3c4df529,Q1,AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION,580,AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION,2012,first_quarter,RET,Pilot Pension Issues; S. 998 - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pilots Equitable Treatment Act,"Defense, Dept of (DOD),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT)",,430000,0,0,2012-04-19T13:02:19.657000-04:00
1236991,6c064fde-5d7e-431a-be76-589a32140257,Q1,BANK POLICY INSTITUTE,5290,BANK POLICY INSTITUTE,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Retirement Securities; Department of Labor's proposed rule defining fiduciary duty; H.R. 3045, Retirement Income Protection Act; 
S.2252, Rebuild America Act","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Council of Economic Advisers (CEA),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank),Farm Credit Administration,Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB),Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA),Federal Reserve System,Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of Personnel Management (OPM),Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Copyright Office,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,2880000,0,0,2012-04-19T13:16:00.117000-04:00
1237091,1a00dfbf-3bce-49f6-ba66-322f86693523,Q1,"GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP",16178,"ABF FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.",2012,first_quarter,RET,The ERISA and Tax Code issues (particularly the Pension Protection Act amendments thereto) facing multiemployer pension plans and their contributing employees.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2012-04-19T13:26:43.603000-04:00
1237165,2fa66737-e3db-43de-9e52-da2f22d6c354,Q1,"THE FLOURNOY GROUP, LLC",400493430,BRACY TUCKER BROWN & VALANZANO ON BEHALF OF DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS,2012,first_quarter,RET,Retirement policy,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2012-04-19T13:35:12.777000-04:00
1237557,3571ae8f-da7d-4cd7-b59f-9e7d7e6f4f78,Q1,"UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS",39052,UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS,2012,first_quarter,RET,Pension Funding legislation; PBGC issues; Social Security benefits:  chained CPI and raising cap on income.,"Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,665000,0,0,2012-04-19T14:14:01.543000-04:00
1237578,fa2042a9-b2c0-4ef6-86ae-69e3053938c6,Q1,ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION,40046359,ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION,2012,first_quarter,RET,GENERAL PENSION PLAN ISSUES,"Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT)",,78000,0,0,2012-04-19T14:15:09.760000-04:00
1237957,fc75f952-d531-4277-bd67-38e465a6d80d,Q1,"K&L GATES, LLP",32098,"CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",2012,first_quarter,RET,Regulatory issues regarding fiduciary duties with respect to investment and retirement security.,"Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",50000,,0,0,2012-04-19T14:44:51.397000-04:00
1237961,c6965e42-7a9b-49f8-bc23-32f9397af9a6,Q1,"COVINO SMITH & SIMON, INC. (FORMERLY SIMON AND COMPANY, INC.)",35376,"LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY",2012,first_quarter,RET,"Louisville Social Security Administration Office
Social Security","Economic Development Administration,General Services Administration (GSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE",12765,,0,0,2012-04-19T14:45:54.943000-04:00
1237967,72d27e83-cc53-43d5-b55b-591ede416601,Q1,WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON,50796,PRUDENTIAL,2012,first_quarter,RET,Financial Services reform and retirement and tax issues,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2012-04-19T14:45:55.787000-04:00
1237992,593a6c55-5f98-4af4-8d8b-d4bf70b2867e,Q1,NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION,28674,NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION,2012,first_quarter,RET,"The association monitors and reacts to policy concepts that may impact its ability to continue offering its high quality Retirement Security Plans to members, their employees, and the association staff at affordable rates and on reasonable terms and conditions. During the reporting period the following introduced bills were focused upon:
S. 2252  Rebuild America Act  Subtitle G (all sections) and Subtitle H (all sections).","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,170000,0,0,2012-04-19T14:47:05.587000-04:00
1238133,27bd4cba-17b5-4f7b-ad80-9220947e3b76,Q1,"K&L GATES, LLP",32098,LPL FINANCIAL SERVICES,2012,first_quarter,RET,Regulatory issues regarding fiduciary duties with respect to investment and retirement security (no specific bill).,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE",,,0,0,2012-04-19T14:54:51.400000-04:00
1238499,d68b3fff-96f4-4685-8f17-dc505a902925,Q1,AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION,1785,AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION,2012,first_quarter,RET,"S. 1813, to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes

Definition of Fiduciary under ERISA","Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,2500000,0,0,2012-04-19T15:26:09.367000-04:00
1238558,b6cae6c9-4161-434d-ad74-c94f4227a8d9,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL,2012,first_quarter,RET,"Proposals related to expansion of SIMPLE IRAs, establishment of discretionary payroll deduction IRAs and creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business.  Proposals relating to defined benefit plan funding.  Issues related to regulations addressing liability for partial termination of defined benefit plans.  Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Retirement recommendations contained in the final report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.  Proposals related to stemming leakage from retirement plans through reform of plan loan rules, including S. 1121/H.R. 3287, Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act.  Proposals related to stable value investment offerings in defined contribution plans.  Proposals related to phased retirement.  Proposals to increase PBGC premiums, including those contained in the FY 2013 Obama Administration Budget proposal.  Proposals related to retirement target date funds.  Issues related to the Department of Labor's proposed regulation defining fiduciary for investment advice purposes.  Proposals and regulations related to cash balance, pension equity, and other hybrid pension plans.  Issues related to PBGC collections and PBGC disclosure issues.  Proposals related to electronic disclosure of information under ERISA.  Proposals regarding compliance of retirement  plans.  H.R. 3561, Small Business Pension Promotion Act.  S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, H.R. 4050, Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act.","Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",70000,,0,0,2012-04-19T15:28:29.223000-04:00