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
1802387,cfef6b65-cc4f-4545-85e9-2f881199e3c9,1T,MARTA AGUIRRE BASCOM,307411,THE NATIONAL RETIREE LEGISLATIVE NETWORK,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Pension issues, protection for pension plan participants in de-risking. Merging of plans under one administrator.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",15000,,0,1,2016-03-21T13:46:16.893000-04:00
1803113,32fba3c3-31f7-4413-87ae-f014ad7aaa46,Q1,TIMOTHY JAMES,401101071,GROSSMANHEINZ ON BEHALF OF INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS,2016,first_quarter,RET,yet to be introduced legislation reforming current pension law allowing for different types of multi-employer pension plans to preserve retirement security for participants and beneficiaries,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2016-04-05T15:47:56.287000-04:00
1803401,080c1068-e82e-45f3-a39b-382e940aa911,Q1,WESTROCK COMPANY,401103830,WESTROCK COMPANY,2016,first_quarter,RET,Defined benefit plan and pension issues.  Proposed PBGC reforms and premium issues. Non-discrimination testing issues.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,160000,0,0,2016-04-06T13:56:09-04:00
1803418,4b099148-14c2-4a7c-bb06-67fe0fd0f9d0,Q1,"FORSCEY, PLLC",52880,"WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, WEST",2016,first_quarter,RET,Monitor proposed amendments to and implementation of the Multi-Employer Pension Reform Act of 2014.,"Federal Communications Commission (FCC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE",30000,,0,0,2016-04-06T14:23:30.880000-04:00
1803713,2192b93d-4e2a-4591-8429-416b4a100a9b,Q1,"INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO",50400,INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS AFL-CIO,2016,first_quarter,RET,"HR711, S 1651","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE,White House Office",,20000,0,0,2016-04-07T13:51:31.257000-04:00
1804075,fe126ab2-d5c3-46be-b8e8-78b58afab923,Q1,RICH FEUER ANDERSON,84775,BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC (FORMERLY BLACKROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC.),2016,first_quarter,RET,"Proposed redefinition of ""fiduciary"" under ERISA.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2016-04-08T12:16:58.140000-04:00
1804164,40428792-fdde-4e48-825a-6f55dc8064ae,Q1,ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS,67238,ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS,2016,first_quarter,RET,"1. Proposals to change the Social Security annual Cost of Living Adjustment formula
2. Proposals to raise the Social Security normal retirement age
3. Proposals to ""means test"" Social Security benefits  
4. Beneficiary information available through Social Security Administration field offices
5. Status of the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund
6. Closing of Social Security Administration field offices
7. H.R. 3150, One Social Security Act, entire bill
8. S. 1940, Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act of 2015, entire bill
9.Garnishment of Social Security benefits
10. H.R. 711,Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2015, entire bill
11. Nomination of Andrew Lamont Eanes as Deputy Commissioner,Social Security Administration","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,50000,0,0,2016-04-08T14:25:12.327000-04:00
1804324,479c6ee6-c2e4-4370-ab5d-5377b1f0288b,Q1,MR. MARK REY,400454181,NATIONAL OLDER WORKERS CAREER CENTER,2016,first_quarter,RET,Assisting retired federal workers secure new employment opportunities,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),SENATE,U.S. Forest Service",6000,,0,0,2016-04-10T14:13:25.007000-04:00
1804353,cc9c538d-f7d1-4453-b01e-7c9a4e42e6d2,Q1,THE ASSOCIATION OF MORTGAGE INVESTORS,400614861,THE ASSOCIATION OF MORTGAGE INVESTORS,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Fiduciary Rule, The Retail Investor Protection Act, H.R. 1090.","Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,99500,0,0,2016-04-10T17:24:21.627000-04:00
1804433,3e9b7983-adc0-4305-9e1a-8d7129d895c1,Q1,FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION,14781,FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION,2016,first_quarter,RET,"HR 454: Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act , HR 22: Retired Pay Restoration, HR 303: Retired Pay Restoration Act, S 271: Concurrent Receipt, and HR 333: Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act, HR 1594/S 979: repeals the SBP/DIC Offset for survivors, Oppose Tricare fee increase in the Administrations 2017 budget.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office",,140000,0,0,2016-04-11T09:36:42.167000-04:00
1804439,b8829807-cb74-40f4-9467-63435a4d7f34,1A,FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION,14781,FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION,2016,first_quarter,RET,"HR 454: Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act , HR 22: Retired Pay Restoration, HR 303: Retired Pay Restoration Act, S 271: Concurrent Receipt, and HR 333: Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act, HR 1594/S 979: repeals the SBP/DIC Offset for survivors, Oppose Tricare fee increase in the Administrations 2017 budget.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office",,140000,0,0,2016-04-11T09:39:46.137000-04:00
1804700,920e0dfa-1d59-4acb-9999-cd4c4522e103,Q1,THE ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE,13803,ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE,2016,first_quarter,RET,"PBGC premiums

ERISA 420; all provisions.

H.R. 2656 - Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act; all provisions.

IRC 411 - Hybrid plan regulations and proposed regulations.
IRS Notice 2015-19 - Revisions to the Employee Plans Determination Letter Program.
IRS Notice 2015-49 - Use of Lump Sum Payments to Replace Lifetime Income Being Received By Retirees Under Defined Benefit Pension Plans.

General issues and regulations: pension and retirement proposals, cash balance, and related tax reform issues.
Department of Labor Definition of Fiduciary regulations.
De-risking defined benefit plans.
EEO-1 Form Changes
Frozen defined benefit plans and nondiscrimination testing.
Lifetime income illustrations on benefit statements.
Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA)
Treasury and IRS proposals and final regulations implementing the cash balance and pension equity plan provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA).","Council of Economic Advisers (CEA),Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,240000,0,0,2016-04-11T13:23:20.427000-04:00
1805039,f2ad4840-90d4-47ea-af07-1a7bd704306b,Q1,"BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO",7383,BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT AFL-CIO,2016,first_quarter,RET,"S. 1631 - Keep Our Pension Promises Act -  bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain provisions relating to multiemployer pensions. Entire bill. 

S. 2147 - Pension Accountability Act - bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to participant votes on the suspension of benefits under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status. Entire bill. 

Multi-Employer Pension Recovery Act (MPRA) Public Law: 113-235 - General education on multi-employer pension recovery. No bill.","Energy, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),SENATE,White House Office",,330000,0,0,2016-04-12T07:59:38.217000-04:00
1805080,e8dab6b5-d286-488a-843d-de79cafc3eb1,Q1,"GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.",302118,"GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.",2016,first_quarter,RET,"Tax Reform
The SAFE Act
Department of Labor Appropriations
Definition of Fiduciary Proposed Rule","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,450000,0,0,2016-04-12T09:22:25.303000-04:00
1805151,80309dae-da89-4612-8988-215c1ab39546,Q1,"CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.",8453,SOCIETY OF ACTUARIES,2016,first_quarter,RET,General legislative issues related to actuarial profession,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",20000,,0,0,2016-04-12T11:04:16.317000-04:00
1805168,70bba5b1-c5e0-4eec-abe0-26d561f3a01a,Q1,TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE,38426,TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Social Security Notch Reform: H.R. 314 and S. 99, Social Security Protection: H.R. 111 and S. 20 and H.R. 1983 and H.R. 3779, Social Security Reform: H.R. 973 and H.R. 1391 and H.R. 1904 and S. 731 and H.R. 1984 and H.R. 1811 and S. 960 and S. 1651, Social Security Consumer Price Index: H.R. 3351 and H.R. 3074 and H.R. 3500 and H.R. 3588 and H.R. 3961 and H.R. 3761 and S. 2251 and H.R. 4012 and H.R. 4144, No Social Security for Illegal Work: H.R. 1716, Disability Insurance Reform: S. 499 and H.R. 918 and S. 1198 and H.R. 1936.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,34846,0,0,2016-04-12T11:14:38.787000-04:00
1805432,b4860605-0ec3-4de7-8d55-d7ff456998b9,Q1,"WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC",41454,CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM,2016,first_quarter,RET,Legislation and regulations affecting public pension plan.  H.R. 711.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2016-04-12T14:18:45.197000-04:00
1805790,74cb7c2f-dbfc-49f2-aacf-91f20f1a97a2,Q1,GM STRATEGIES,401103939,UNITED ASSN OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY,2016,first_quarter,RET,"- Implementation of Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014.
- Multiemployer pension reforms allowing new plan design for more stable benefit with less risk (no bill).",HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,30000,,0,0,2016-04-12T18:40:23.277000-04:00
1805922,0c623b0e-16a7-44e1-99ac-b368efeac301,Q1,SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS,30906,YRC WORLDWIDE INC.,2016,first_quarter,RET,Pension reform legislation.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2016-04-13T09:42:47.767000-04:00
1805943,92d8d53f-e05c-486c-bad7-926cedcb83df,Q1,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES,26615,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES,2016,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),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office",,24493,0,0,2016-04-13T10:06:11.987000-04:00
1805948,3838c596-01fe-4ce8-8f2d-d401f23f525f,Q1,VENABLE LLP,39941,"ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DAIRY RETAILERS, WHOLESALERS AND MANUFACTURERS",2016,first_quarter,RET,"Provisions in the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA) included in H. R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. Law 113-235); S. 2147 and H. R. 4029; and proposed regulations related to MPRA; S. 1631 and H.R. 2844 ""Keep Our Pension Promises Act""","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",100000,,0,0,2016-04-13T10:06:13.987000-04:00
1805986,d2244569-d28a-4157-add1-5c564eeb04e4,Q1,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,"CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER BOARD OF STANDARDS, INC.",2016,first_quarter,RET,Educating members of Congress and staff on the Department of Labor's Conflict of Interest Rule.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2016-04-13T10:50:21.790000-04:00
1806051,c372844a-332d-4433-94a5-bb63ab3d0e4d,Q1,NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND,401103561,NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND,2016,first_quarter,RET,To increase employment of blind people by removing disincentives to work in current Social Security law.,"Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board,Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",,30000,0,0,2016-04-13T11:18:38.137000-04:00
1806114,066c4703-d032-4a6c-84df-d3749b5014dd,Q1,NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE,27467,NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Department of Labor (DOL) Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. (No bill.)  Proposed DOL rule to protect Americans from conflicts of interest when brokers and other financial advisors give retirement advice.

The Older Americans Act.  S. 192, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015:    provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Cost of Living Adjustment Relief.  S. 2251 and H.R. 4144, Seniors and Veterans Emergency (SAVE) Benefits Act:  proposal to require the Secretary of the Treasury to make a one-time emergency payment to Social Security beneficiaries, veterans and others.

Social Security Commission.  H.R. 1578, Social Security Commission Act of 2015:   proposals to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years.

Social Security Expansion. H.R. 1391, S. 1904, Social Security 2100 Act:  proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Securitys financing by eliminating the payroll tax cap and implementing a gradual increase in workers and employers contributions to Social Security.

Social Security Expansion Support:  H. Res. 393: proposals to express support for protecting and expanding Social Security benefits while securing the programs long term future.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI).  S. 1387, H.R. 2442, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2015:  proposals to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple.

Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits.  H.R. 2511, School Attendance Improves Lives (SAIL) Act:  proposals to require SSI beneficiaries between the ages of 16-17 to attend school full-time in order to qualify for benefits.

Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits.  H.R. 2504, Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons (CUFF) Act: proposal to authorize the Social Security Administration to suspend Social Security or SSI benefits to individuals with outstanding arrest warrants or who have violated the terms of their parole.

Social Security Benefit Statement.  (No bill.)  Efforts to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals.

Eliminating Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision.  S. 1651, H.R. 973, Social Security Fairness Act:  proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision.

Modifying Windfall Elimination Provision.  H.R. 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act:  proposal to replace the current Windfall Elimination Provision with a new Social Security formula.

Protecting Seniors from Garnishment.  (No bill.)  Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans.

Caregiver Social Security Credits.  S. 2721, H.R. 3377, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015:  proposal to provide wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives.

Gun Control Initiatives.  (No bill.)  Proposals to require the Social Security Administration to identify Social Security beneficiaries whose medical or psychological conditions render them unfit to own firearms.

Protecting Social Security Benefits from Administrative Offset.  S. 2387, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: : proposal to restore the protections of previous law preventing the government from taking away earned benefits to pay Federal debts.","Administration on Aging,Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),President of the U.S.,SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),Treasury, Dept of,Vice President of the U.S.",,200000,0,0,2016-04-13T11:43:52.157000-04:00
1806244,fc69d128-7f75-4ee5-a3fa-791265b2128f,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,2016,first_quarter,RET,401(k) Disclosure:  Track Department of Labor rulemaking regarding 401 (k) fee disclosure.  Argue against possible changes to the tax treatment of life insurance products.,"Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Risk Management Agency,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,600000,0,0,2016-04-13T13:00:25.390000-04:00
1806325,39a75c47-3f2e-420f-9167-fcaeecba7206,Q1,AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS,2115,AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS,2016,first_quarter,RET,"H.R. 506/ S. 245: Automatic IRA Act of 2015. Issue: retirement security

H.R. 557/ S. 266: Retirement Security Act of 2015. Issue: retirement security 

H.R. 3590-The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Issue: Assessments under state-based insurance exchanges.

H.R. 2656 - The Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act. Issue: electronic disclosure of retirement plan notices.

HR 2317/ S. 1317 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. Issue: lifetime income illustration

S. Amendment 2761 to H.R. 1314-Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the payroll tax for self-employed individuals enrolled in a private disability insurance plan, and for employers that provide such plans to their employees. Issue: disability insurance.


 H.R. ___/S.___ Draft legislation amending Affordable Care Act provisions on health exchange assessments. Issue: Health Exchange Assessments

H.R.___/S.___Draft legislation to facilitate disability income insurance options for employees. Issue: Disability income insurance. 

HR 3922 - Retirement Choice Protection Act. Issue: Department of Labors proposed fiduciary rule

S.2505/HR 4294 - SAVERS Act. Issue: Department of Labors proposed fiduciary rule

S.2502/ HR 4293 - Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act. Issue: Department of Labors proposed fiduciary rule

HR 4067 - SAVE Act of 2015. Issue: retirement security

S 2381 - Puerto Rico Assistance Act of 2015. Issue: Department of Labors proposed fiduciary rule","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,1129000,0,0,2016-04-13T13:23:10.307000-04:00
1806430,67e182c2-9a85-4028-a23b-fc2a7c768389,Q1,MR. DONALD KANIEWSKI,322693,LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA,2016,first_quarter,RET,Lobbied in support of reforming multi-employer pension plans and PBGC issues.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",45000,,0,0,2016-04-13T14:03:34.140000-04:00
1806461,bef7a1d1-4899-497f-96ed-e3b02029581c,Q1,"WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC",41454,AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING COMPANY,2016,first_quarter,RET,Benefit distribution in the form of annuities. Proposed Fiduciary Rule.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",50000,,0,0,2016-04-13T14:21:19.300000-04:00
1806487,6ec2afcc-3d3c-404f-86da-5b278b69b36c,Q1,EMERSON,13506,EMERSON,2016,first_quarter,RET,Pension - PBGC premium costs,"Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,110000,0,0,2016-04-13T14:33:44.707000-04:00
1807186,5f5f51d3-bd9d-4e0b-b119-398aa9e4675d,Q1,UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE),39223,UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE),2016,first_quarter,RET,Multi-employer pension reform.,"Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Energy, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Postal Regulatory Commission,SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,2852273,0,0,2016-04-14T10:02:08.133000-04:00
1807429,9b00c66c-9afb-478c-9f60-7e2ccd96a525,Q1,SIFF & ASSOCIATES PLLC,400665998,"CENTER FOR CAPITAL MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS, U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE",2016,first_quarter,RET,"Re-proposal of ""Definition of the Term 'Fiduciary'"" proposed rule to increase regulatory oversight and legal duties applicable to service providers to and sponsors of small retirement plans with less than $100 million in assets or fewer than 100 participants; RIN 1210-AB32; Apr. 20, 2015; 80 FR 21927.  ""Savings Arrangements Established by States for Non-Governmental Employees"" proposed rule to make it easier for states to offer their own retirement plans for private sector workers without undertaking the obligations of ERISA fiduciaries towards covered workers that private employers must follow; RIN 1210-AB71; Nov. 21, 2015; 80 FR 72006.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2016-04-14T12:30:15.697000-04:00
1807763,248b0a0c-3e10-4d79-a51e-77491745f59a,Q1,"WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC",41454,TRANSAMERICA COMPANIES (FORMLY AEGON),2016,first_quarter,RET,Legislation impacting retirement plans; multiple employer plans.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",90000,,0,0,2016-04-14T14:42:16.510000-04:00
1808118,1c93c40a-d689-48ab-8d81-a7c2e8d92bd1,Q1,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTMASTERS OF THE UNITED STATES,27002,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTMASTERS OF THE UNITED STATES,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Civil Service Retirement System
Federal Employees Retirement System
Thrift Savings Plan
Social Security 
HR 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act","Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Personnel Management (OPM),Postal Regulatory Commission,SENATE,U.S. Postal Service (USPS)",,50000,0,0,2016-04-14T16:50:36.353000-04:00
1808127,2ec1288c-0e35-4811-9e9d-0b486e74d409,Q1,"ALFRED W. CORS, JR",285277,RETIRESAFE,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Support H.R. 3074, the CPI for Seniors Act of 2015.","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2016-04-14T16:55:45.213000-04:00
1808370,bf85dedf-63dd-4bdd-97d0-f5347f3d6b6e,Q1,"OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC",49646,OWENS-ILLINOIS INC,2016,first_quarter,RET,Pension and retirement issues; PBGC Premiums,"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,170000,0,0,2016-04-15T10:30:42.257000-04:00
1808399,fb650aae-6415-42a3-98db-b2abdaf02783,Q1,"WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC",41454,TD AMERITRADE,2016,first_quarter,RET,Depart of Labor Fiduciary proposal.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE",50000,,0,0,2016-04-15T10:48:19.820000-04:00
1808700,71f5b2af-ee42-42c5-9a11-46105fe6cfe5,Q1,LEADINGAGE (FKA AMER. ASSOC. OF HOMES AND SERVICES FOR THE AGING),1604,LEADINGAGE (FKA AMER ASSOC OF HOMES AND SERVICES FOR THE AGING),2016,first_quarter,RET,"S. 192, to reauthorize the Older Americans Act - support","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,25866,0,0,2016-04-15T12:33:39.797000-04:00
1808894,a27373bd-5d5f-4881-80b5-e4847094f86e,Q1,STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY,36537,STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Implementation and modification to proposed rulemaking entitled, ""Definition of the Term Fiduciary; Conflict of Interest Rule - Retirement Investment Advice"" published by the U.S. Department of Labor (80 FR 21927) as well as alternative bipartisan legislative approaches, such as:

H.R. 1090/S. 2497, Retail Investor Protection Act
H.R. 4294/S. 2505, the Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act.
H.R. 4293/S. 2502, the Affordable Retirement Advice Protection (ARAP) Act.
H.R. 2029/P.L. 114 - 113, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, provisions related to Department of Labor appropriations.","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Postal Service (USPS)",,540000,0,0,2016-04-15T14:13:59.910000-04:00
1809043,2a4a7af6-24c4-4de1-bbbc-2c2be878c427,Q1,"WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC",41454,AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Legislation and proposals impacting retirement plans.  Fiduciary proposals.  Legislation on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies appropriations.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2016-04-15T14:58:25.180000-04:00
1809212,bb23a8c3-4940-406b-9185-c44ac8ec1ca5,Q1,ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG),57475,"METLIFE GROUP, INC.",2016,first_quarter,RET,"General retirement issues, including treatment of annuities and DOL fiduciary regulations.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2016-04-15T15:54:29.500000-04:00
1809272,7b555adc-1c64-4ff8-9b6f-46023510bba8,Q1,ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG),57475,NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,2016,first_quarter,RET,Regulatory and legislative work related to the Department of Labors proposed regulation with respect to the definition of fiduciary (HR 1090).  Retirement issues related to the promotion of lifetime income options and public pension plan reform.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",70000,,0,0,2016-04-15T16:12:30.567000-04:00
1809282,72250861-34db-4d9a-be14-35a230420bb3,Q1,ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG),57475,PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Regulatory and legislative work related to the Department of Labors proposed regulation with respect to the definition of fiduciary (HR 1090). Miscellaneous pension, retirement and savings issues, including issues related to multiple employer pension plans and the promotion of lifetime income options.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2016-04-15T16:16:45.173000-04:00
1809296,3a2daa82-948a-4dee-8a1f-cd18dba7e27e,Q1,ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG),57475,SECURITIES INDUSTRY & FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSN.,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Administration proposals relating to new fiduciary standards, miscellaneous retirement and pension proposals in the context of tax reform drafts.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2016-04-15T16:18:58.050000-04:00
1809308,ed4daeed-ce1b-4110-b3e4-ad007188b771,Q1,"WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC",41454,OWENS-ILLINOIS INC,2016,first_quarter,RET,Issue related to PBGC premiums.,"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",130000,,0,0,2016-04-15T16:24:19.737000-04:00
1809487,4dea629c-7183-48ec-bd9a-998bf5f78ae8,Q1,ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION,40046359,ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION,2016,first_quarter,RET,TAX AND PENSION PLAN ISSUES,"Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT)",,148000,0,0,2016-04-15T17:41:37-04:00
1810188,43a7bbc3-802e-4c75-b4fd-d6c61d884fc2,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Proposals related to retirement plan enhancements. Proposals relating to defined benefit plans, including plan funding. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Proposals related to stemming leakage from retirement plans through reform of plan loan rules. Proposals related to stable value investment offerings in defined contribution plans. Proposals related to phased retirement. Proposals to increase PBGC premiums. 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, including H.R. 2656, Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act. Proposals regarding compliance of retirement plans. Issues related to use of brokerage windows in defined contribution plans. Proposals to reform the multiple employer plans rules. Proposals to modify required minimum distribution rules. Proposals that would modify limits on retirement plan contributions. Proposals related to stretch IRAs. Retirement provisions in the President's FY 2017 budget. Issues related to access to death master file. Issues related to government issued mortality tables. Proposals to amend the nondiscrimination provisions to protect older, longer service employees. Issues related to swap, margin, and capital rules. S. 266/H.R. 557, Retirement Security Act. H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 4293, the Affordable Retirement Advice Act.H.R. 4294, the Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act. State-administered retirement plan initiatives.  Annuitization with respect to defined benefit plans. QLACs. Effects of corporate integration on retirement plans.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",80000,,0,0,2016-04-18T10:07:33.887000-04:00
1810202,d63f2e30-5d3a-450e-a78e-06d012138692,Q1,"WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC",41454,NATIONAL ASSN OF STATE TREASURERS (NAST),2016,first_quarter,RET,Pension issues affecting municipal bonds or public pensions.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2016-04-18T10:10:50.760000-04:00
1810213,d38bfd0f-b350-48ac-8594-3edd6c4447a3,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE,2016,first_quarter,RET,Proposals relating to defined benefit plan funding and treatment of hybrid plans. Proposals relating to the treatment of employer-provided employee benefit plans. Proposals related to defined contribution plan fees and fee disclosure practices. Proposals related to increased PBGC premiums. Proposals relating to entitlement reform.,,20000,,0,0,2016-04-18T10:12:59.620000-04:00
1810341,baef52f3-dcd1-4b7f-8d11-aba9a7c6a43a,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,BROKER/DEALER COORDINATION GROUP,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Issues related to the effect of the Department of Labor's fiduciary definition regulation and coordination of such regulation with possible SEC action on broker/dealer standard of care.  H.R. 1090/S.2497, Retail Investor Protection Act. H.R. 4293/S.2502, the Affordable Retirement Advice Act. H.R. 4294/S.2505, the  Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE",50000,,0,0,2016-04-18T10:56:19.377000-04:00
1810386,68e5e033-500a-4752-867d-c56a4dbed233,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTS,2016,first_quarter,RET,Issues related to the effect of the Department of Labor's fiduciary regulation and coordination with possible SEC action on broker/dealer standard of care.,SENATE,30000,,0,0,2016-04-18T11:12:14.653000-04:00
1810404,5331287f-ec65-462c-a6bc-9b6c14e456d5,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANIES,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Proposals to expand retirement plan coverage, including proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals related to 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. Qualified plan issues. Issues related to EPCRS. Tax incentives for 457 plans. Application of the Volcker rule to insurance company general accounts. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Proposals related to annuity incentives. Issues related to use of brokerage windows in defined contribution plans. Proposals related to electronic disclosure.",,20000,,0,0,2016-04-18T11:17:33.187000-04:00
1810420,de399cb8-25d7-4bba-94fc-a63b3133a329,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSN,2016,first_quarter,RET,Proposals related to PBGC premiums.  Proposals related to plan funding.  Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans.  Proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules.  Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2016-04-18T11:21:49.073000-04:00
1810527,34475b69-21ba-47fa-bdd8-ee4f8b935f36,Q1,INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS,19753,INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Efforts to undermine public pensions
Social Security Offsets
Normal Retirement Age
Federal fire fighter pension calculation","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE",,150000,0,0,2016-04-18T11:49:58.107000-04:00
1810575,ab743186-49c7-4793-937f-5028e17ed8cc,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Proposals related to 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 income investment options.  Proposals related to electronic disclosure. S.266/H.R. 557, Retirement Security Act.",SENATE,10000,,0,0,2016-04-18T11:57:41.937000-04:00
1810628,7cf86c64-3514-4592-8b0c-e45e2a974ce6,Q1,"P STREET PROJECT, INC.",400637928,"P STREET PROJECT, INC.",2016,first_quarter,RET,Expansion of Social Security,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,20000,0,0,2016-04-18T12:07:17.733000-04:00
1810671,da71d973-ec05-4463-a502-da01b1ab6748,Q1,DEAN FOODS COMPANY,58396,DEAN FOODS COMPANY,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Provisions in the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 included in HR 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015; S 2147 and HR 4029; S.1631 and HR 2844.
Proposed regulations related to MPRA.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,110000,0,0,2016-04-18T12:18:59.593000-04:00
1810754,420d9b65-4ecd-49fe-837b-c693428e5a69,Q1,TRUCKER HUSS APC,400537609,WESTERN CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST FUND,2016,first_quarter,RET,Pension Legislation,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,,0,0,2016-04-18T12:44:52.440000-04:00
1810790,d6288abd-3445-4c39-979e-84c3fd103603,Q1,GEPHARDT GROUP GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS,315717,BROWARD COUNTY,2016,first_quarter,RET,retirement issues,"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE",50000,,0,0,2016-04-18T12:53:37.020000-04:00
1810814,61bd4c3a-498c-49e2-9e50-d7cc5d08dedb,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,WILLIS NORTH AMERICA INC,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Proposals and regulations related to cash balance, pension equity, and other hybrid pension plans. Issues related to required minimum distributions. Issues related to government issued mortality tables. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings.",,10000,,0,0,2016-04-18T13:02:26.743000-04:00
1810875,19312d98-fe54-410c-95f8-a7ab94077ce2,1A,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CO.,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Issues related to expanding retirement coverage, facilitating retirement income, and increasing retirement security.",SENATE,,,0,0,2016-04-18T13:20:07.227000-04:00
1811032,78ebde19-7143-4530-970e-6b9c174ffef7,Q1,"PORTERFIELD, FETTIG & SEARS, LLC",305054,STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Implementation and modification to proposed rulemaking entitled, ""Definition of the Term Fiduciary; Conflict of Interest Rule - Retirement Investment Advice"" published by the U.S. Department of Labor (80 FR 21927).
H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act","Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",70000,,0,0,2016-04-18T14:06:38.763000-04:00
1811082,c265c765-58b2-4291-af0e-00765edf4382,Q1,"THEGROUP DC, LLC",401103834,RETIREMENT CLEARINGHOUSE,2016,first_quarter,RET,Issues dealing with 401k plans.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE",30000,,0,0,2016-04-18T14:19:31.860000-04:00
1811097,168cbcd0-859e-44ed-ac0c-5f708f731506,Q1,"AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.",293552,"AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.",2016,first_quarter,RET,HR 1090/S 2497 The Retail Investor Protection Act; monitoring this legislation that could impact proposed regulations on retirement investment advice to customers.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,140000,0,0,2016-04-18T14:21:41.733000-04:00
1811350,84f3c6be-fbdd-43b5-ab01-3be22635c5fb,Q1,"MANATT, PHELPS, AND PHILLIPS",23645,THE HORACE BUSHNELL MEMORIAL HALL CORPORATION,2016,first_quarter,RET,Pension Reform.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",,,0,0,2016-04-18T15:05:21.863000-04:00
1811738,5391f4bc-7480-48c0-8a3e-93a852257012,Q1,VENABLE LLP,39941,WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY,2016,first_quarter,RET,Issues related to coal retirees health and pension benefits,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2016-04-18T16:02:58.370000-04:00
1811766,085339a3-6659-4506-a434-4dfe501d8ec1,Q1,NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION,28526,NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION,2016,first_quarter,RET,"H.R. 711 ""Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2015"" for any annuitant impacted by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), H.R. 711 would replace the WEP with a new benefit schedule, providing for a more equitable calculation of the WEP. For annuitants impacted by WEP, the bill would reduce their WEP penalty for future payments. The actual dollar reduction would be determined by the Social Security Administration, based upon projected savings attributable to enforcement sections of the bill.  The NRLCA has not taken a position on this bill.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,125000,0,0,2016-04-18T16:05:13.793000-04:00
1811971,34342b23-0f6d-4497-a570-8ca6e2ef18d2,Q1,"NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)",85071,UNITED PARCEL SERVICE,2016,first_quarter,RET,General issues - no specific legislation.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2016-04-18T16:54:47.783000-04:00
1812040,efb9fdbd-17a8-4da2-9b12-82820c2be70c,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Comprehensive pension and retirement savings legislation. Proposals related to electronic disclosure of information. H.R.557 & S.266, Retirement Security Act.",,10000,,0,0,2016-04-18T17:06:49.783000-04:00
1812372,50eeb519-f5a1-40ff-8db2-db90044b6c8b,Q1,THE ESOP ASSOCIATION,13858,ESOP ASSOCIATION,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Any 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 Federal Internal Revenue Code.",HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,47080,0,0,2016-04-18T17:58:43.447000-04:00
1813039,3b77953f-d843-4458-8d2b-50feeea03d79,Q1,VENN STRATEGIES,65191,AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Legislation and regulation affecting broker-dealers, asset management, life insurance companies and their products, including tax reform, issues related to retirement security, and activities of the Departments of Labor and Treasury.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",60000,,0,0,2016-04-19T06:12:27.230000-04:00
1813245,eee84493-c953-4f18-88c7-7be485ba8c50,Q1,COVINGTON & BURLING LLP,11195,"JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (USA) (FKA JOHN HANCOCK FIN. SERVICES, INC.)",2016,first_quarter,RET,Retirement security. DOL fiduciary rule.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2016-04-19T08:39:42.857000-04:00
1813274,fbb8dd58-3d1e-42c9-9cb5-dc189c391aee,Q1,"NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLICE ORGANIZATIONS, INC.",26980,"NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLICE ORGANIZATIONS, INC.",2016,first_quarter,RET,"Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act; Public Employee Pension Transparency Act; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act","Bureau of Justice Assistance,Defense, Dept of (DOD),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Office of Justice Program,SENATE,White House Office",,40000,0,0,2016-04-19T08:58:10.077000-04:00
1813459,051e9b5d-5fde-4dd2-bf96-d7d2eaa29f41,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,SPARK INSTITUTE,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Issues related to recordkeeping simplification for 401(k) plans. H.R. 2656, Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act.",HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,,0,0,2016-04-19T09:50:03.693000-04:00
1813474,a4a7c421-8b6f-4162-886e-e561525749e8,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC-and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Proposals to increase PBGC premiums. Issues related to lifetime income. Proposals related to tax treatment of retirement plans, IRAs, and annuity products. Issues related to the Department of Labors proposed regulation defining fiduciary for investment advice purposes. H.R. 2656, Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act. H.R. 4293, the Affordable Retirement Advice Act. H.R. 4294, the  Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act.",HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,10000,,0,0,2016-04-19T09:52:16.270000-04:00
1813486,b9bc03d3-b237-41ac-806e-5a986540ebd0,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,RETIREMENT INDUSTRY TRUST ASSOCIATION,2016,first_quarter,RET,Issues related to self-directed retirement savings and proposals regarding tax incentives for retirement.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2016-04-19T09:54:32.427000-04:00
1813513,0c7d7814-9a99-480d-801b-6a2e4eb83ffa,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,VANGUARD GROUP,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to employee benefit plan administration and electronic delivery of ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures.  H.R. 2656, Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act.",HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,10000,,0,0,2016-04-19T10:01:54.240000-04:00
1813526,9992ae39-4560-4fb7-bf02-13a7e02e0f6b,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,VOYA SERVICES COMPANY,2016,first_quarter,RET,Issues related to retirement and taxation.,,,,0,0,2016-04-19T10:04:03.100000-04:00
1814163,1260651e-d285-492d-be62-a39c991ce80a,Q1,THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,29607,THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,2016,first_quarter,RET,"RET - First Quarter Report - 2016

S. 2381 - Puerto Rico Assistance Act of 2015. Issue: Department of Labors proposed fiduciary rule

S. 2502/ HR 4293 - Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act. Issue: Department of Labors proposed fiduciary rule

S. 2505/HR 4294 - SAVERS Act. Issue: Department of Labors proposed fiduciary rule

S. Amendment 2761 to H.R. 1314-Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the payroll tax for self-employed individuals enrolled in a private disability insurance plan, and for employers that provide such plans to their employees. Issue: disability insurance.

H.R. ___/S.___ Draft legislation amending Affordable Care Act provisions on health exchange assessments. Issue: Health Exchange Assessments

H.R.___/S.___Draft legislation to facilitate disability income insurance options for employees. Issue: Disability income insurance. 

H.R. 506/ S. 245: Automatic IRA Act of 2015. Issue: retirement security

H.R. 557/ S. 266: Retirement Security Act of 2015. Issue: retirement security 

H.R. 2317/ S. 1317 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. Issue: lifetime income illustration

H.R. 2656 - The Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act. Issue: electronic disclosure of retirement plan notices.

H.R. 3590-The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Issue: Assessments under state-based insurance exchanges.

H.R. 3922 - Retirement Choice Protection Act. Issue: Department of Labors proposed fiduciary rule

H.R. 4067 - SAVE Act of 2015. Issue: retirement security","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,1410000,0,0,2016-04-19T11:20:22.140000-04:00
1814286,bb2333fb-6a32-49d4-9bc4-910802ff5198,Q1,UNITED ASSN OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY,39041,UNITED ASSN OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY,2016,first_quarter,RET,- Multiemployer pension reforms related to new plan design and withdrawal liability (no bill).,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,White House Office",,100000,0,0,2016-04-19T11:40:08.047000-04:00
1814306,bca2df72-924b-46c7-9cba-dc136250cc5c,Q1,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Proposed ERISA fiduciary investment advice rule; eDelivery (in connection with 401(k) fee
disclosure rules).","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2016-04-19T11:41:25.297000-04:00
1814446,13207f08-6a63-46df-89d5-624318d21a1f,Q1,FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL,14520,FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL,2016,first_quarter,RET,Retirement plans in tax reform debate; Nondiscrimination testing in pension plans; Preserving the tax treatment of retirement savings; Multiemployer defined benefit pension plan reform; PBGC premium increases,"Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,70000,0,0,2016-04-19T11:59:47.630000-04:00
1814613,5285ba12-0bc2-4101-a9ba-b40a6475ef97,Q1,TREMONT STRATEGIES GROUP LLC (F/K/A ADS VENTURES),90250,PUTNAM INVESTMENTS,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Retirement security, tax, pensions.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2016-04-19T12:13:58.707000-04:00
1814765,a05c2ad4-455c-4014-9593-8714ca96d5cc,Q1,TREMONT STRATEGIES GROUP LLC (F/K/A ADS VENTURES),90250,LPL FINANCIAL LLC,2016,first_quarter,RET,Company overview for members and staff. DOL FIDUCIARY RULE,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2016-04-19T12:28:00.350000-04:00
1814854,6ecbea90-1697-47b3-bb65-38c3e7a2a2ed,Q1,DAVIS & HARMAN LLP,11674,TIAA,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues regarding investment offerings in defined contribution plans. Legislation to expand the employee-sponsored retirement system. Issues related to lifetime income products in qualified retirement plans. Proposals to increase annuitization within qualified retirement plans. Issues related to employee benefit administration and electronic delivery of ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. H.R. 2656, Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act.",HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,10000,,0,0,2016-04-19T12:36:58.443000-04:00
1814905,c51c0e14-91c2-411a-bba8-425b84ed6738,Q1,"CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC",400531586,MORGAN STANLEY & CO LLC,2016,first_quarter,RET,"H.R.1090, Retail Investor Protection Act; issues related to the Department of Labor's Fiduciary Rule.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2016-04-19T12:41:53.353000-04:00
1815027,ea5e3b24-3d54-4fcc-ac3a-2c2354d2a77e,Q1,"CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC",400531586,AICPA ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS,2016,first_quarter,RET,Issues related to employee benefit plan audit quality.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2016-04-19T12:56:42.463000-04:00
1815077,2ad2a87a-1563-4b12-b108-63dc7dde71a5,Q1,WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION,41168,WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION,2016,first_quarter,RET,"PBGC rate increases, pension stabilization, and the PBGC. No specific legislation.","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Intl Trade Administration (ITA),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,330000,0,0,2016-04-19T13:01:16.277000-04:00
1815443,267ad750-8251-4268-b3ab-0e91ecf68657,Q1,THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES,4174,ARC OF THE UNITED STATES,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Improvements to Social Security Act Title II and Title XVI for people with disabilities. 

Supplemental Security Income program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities. 

Social Security Disability program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities. 

Solvency of the Social Security Trust funds. 

Disability claims processing. 

SAVE Benefits Act, S. 2251

Social Security Provisions of The Bipartisan Budget Act, H. R. 1314/P. L. 114-74

Social Security Caregiver Credit Act, S. 2721","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Education, Dept of,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,40000,0,0,2016-04-19T13:47:13.547000-04:00
1815459,915a2330-549e-47e3-955f-1d2d4fda58d7,Q1,UNIVERSITY OF IOWA,49191,UNIVERSITY OF IOWA,2016,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,Transportation, Dept of (DOT)",,86662,0,0,2016-04-19T13:47:17.157000-04:00
1815506,b877fbee-e420-43c0-abe8-d4b74a896a51,Q1,NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,26411,NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Congressional activity surrounding the Department of Labor's proposed regulation to redefine ""fiduciary"" (not yet in legislative form)

HR 1090 - Retail Investor Protection Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from prescribing any regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) defining the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule governing standards of conduct for brokers and dealers under specified law

Department of Labor's Conflict of Interest (proposed rule) - To update the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

HR 2317/S. 1317 - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a lifetime income disclosure

Senator Warren Letter on Annuities - Responding to request for information on incentives for annuity sales.

HR 2656 - Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act-To amend the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the electronic delivery of pension plan information

HR 3020/S. 1695 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes

HR 2029 - Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes

HR 4294- SAVERS Act of 2015 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require an affirmative vote by Congress before any final rule by the Department of Labor regarding the definition of fiduciary goes into effect. Should Congress fail to approve, - outlines requirements for a new fiduciary standard that would take effect

HR 4293- Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require an affirmative vote by Congress before any final rule by the Department of Labor regarding the definition of fiduciary goes into effect - Should Congress fail to approve, outlines requirements for a new fiduciary standard that would take effect. 

Department of Labor Conflict of Interest Final Rule","Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Federal Reserve System,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Copyright Office,U.S. Postal Service (USPS)",,950000,0,0,2016-04-19T13:50:32.313000-04:00
1815533,4f8ebf7b-5338-4ef8-8303-99b92eaa950b,Q1,"CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC",400531586,"PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.",2016,first_quarter,RET,"H.R.1090, Retail Investor Protection Act. Legislation to enhance retirement plan options. Issues related to 420 Transfers. Issues related to the Department of Labor's proposed Fiduciary Rule.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2016-04-19T13:55:57.097000-04:00
1815623,6503d710-6030-4ecd-9660-313f3a1c54fc,Q1,AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL,4675,AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL,2016,first_quarter,RET,"FY 2017 Federal Budget Proposal - retirement policy initiatives 
Tax reform - employer sponsored retirement plans 

Defined Benefit Plan Issues 
Mortality table updates
De-risking pensions methods
Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans
PGBC premiums
Hybrid plan rules
Pension Portability Act - S. 2147/H.R. 4029

Defined Contribution plan issues 
Lifetime income 
Plan fees
Shrinking Emergency Account Losses (SEAL) Act - S. 324
Automatic IRA Act of 2015 - H.R. 506/S. 245
Retirement Security Act of 2015 - H.R. 557/S. 266 
Retail Investors Protection Act - H.R. 1090
The Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 1317/H.R. 2317
Retirement Choice Protection Act of 2015 - H.R. 3922 
Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act (SAVE) Act of 2015 - H.R. 4067
Womens Pension Protection Act of 2015 - S. 2110/H.R. 4235 
Affordable Retirement Advice Protection (ARAP) Act - H.R. 4293
Strengthening Access to Valuable Education & Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act - H.R. 4294
The Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act - H.R. 2656 


Re-proposed Definition of Fiduciary Rule - Conflict of Interest Rule
Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation
Multiemployer pension plan issues
Multiple employer plans (MEPs) 
Retirement plan access proposals - state retirement plan initiatives
Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program
Paid leave proposals and issues - Healthy Families Act, S.497/H.R. 932, Working Families Flexibility Act, S. 233
Student loan repayment benefit - Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act - S. 2467/H.R. 3861","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,265502,0,0,2016-04-19T14:05:07.893000-04:00
1815707,e51229db-0a52-4881-a758-6b933b6f683d,1A,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Proposed ERISA fiduciary investment advice rule; eDelivery (in connection with 401(k) fee
disclosure rules).","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2016-04-19T14:14:21.660000-04:00
1815755,732d8261-8b13-47a3-9b4f-8a0b6a9d0379,Q1,NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA),28515,NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA),2016,first_quarter,RET,"H.R.557, S.266: Retirement Security Act of 2015
Issues regarding multiple-employer plans.

Draft Tax Reform proposals related to changes in retirement tax policy.

Draft Legislation on PBGC Premiums","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,630000,0,0,2016-04-19T14:16:51.567000-04:00
1815966,992872b7-312a-430c-91c6-09c62b25b5a3,Q1,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS,26901,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Issues related to IRA and pension reform. Issues related to investment advice made in connection with retirement products: H.R. 1090, S. 1317 and H.R. 2317.  Issues related to individuals and businesses investing in retirement vehicles, plan funding limits, participation and disclosure rules, exemptions, employer and plan sponsor duties and safe harbors: H.R. 4293, S. 2502, H.R. 506 and S. 245.","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,566425,0,0,2016-04-19T14:32:38.837000-04:00
1816125,d254396b-a055-4c6c-9104-dc8de15aa95e,Q1,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS,2640,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS,2016,first_quarter,RET,Employee benefit plan audit quality,"Government Accountability Office (GAO),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,1130000,0,0,2016-04-19T14:47:45-04:00
1816380,9be33276-b8ab-4cbc-91c9-76fe60577958,Q1,INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS,19811,INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS,2016,first_quarter,RET,Multi-employer Pension Reform,"Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,80000,0,0,2016-04-19T15:14:02.450000-04:00
1816416,bac149fb-8535-4517-8514-61aa9398e680,Q1,INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE,285494,INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE,2016,first_quarter,RET,"Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Obama Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. 

Lifetime Income Disclosure Act of 2015, legislation that proposes to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require disclosure of lifetime income equivalents (114th Cong., H.R. 2137, S.1317).   

Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions.  

Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions.  

Department of Labor proposed rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.  

Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.  

Automatic IRA Act of 2015 (114th Cong., H.R. 506), legislation that 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.  

Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 (113th Cong.), legislation to improve the rules governing lifetime income products and other retirement savings vehicles. 

Retirement Security Act of 2015 (H.R. 557, S.266), expand the ability of Americans to better save for their retirement and would encourage the use of private multiple employer plans 

Department of Labor rules for states to create retirement savings programs. 

The Retail Investor Protection Act (H.R. 1090, S.2497), DOL fiduciary rulemaking.

The Retirement Choice Protection Act (H.R. 3922), DOL fiduciary rulemaking.

The Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act (H.R. 4293, S.2502), DOL fiduciary rulemaking.

The SAVERS Act (H.R. 4294, S.2505), DOL fiduciary rulemaking. 

The Consolidated Omnibus Appropriations Act (H.R. 2029), DOL fiduciary rulemaking.

The SAVE Act (H.R. 4067), improve existing SIMPLE IRA and SIMPLE 401(k) retirement plans to make it easier for small businesses to offer savings plans to their employees.

Womens Pension Protection Act (S.2110), strengthen consumer protections to safeguard retirement savings, improve access to retirement savings plans for long-term, part-time workers - the majority of whom are women - and help increase womens financial literacy. 

The Senior$afe Act (H.R. 4538, S.2216), clarify existing laws to allow and encourage financial service representatives at banks and credit unions, investment advisors, and broker-dealers to report suspected financial fraud targeting seniors to regulators, law enforcement, or adult protective service agencies","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,90000,0,0,2016-04-19T15:16:29.637000-04:00
1816639,c21a88f3-a81b-47e6-97f4-c460db4cfa30,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,2016,first_quarter,RET,Legislation and regulations affecting employer sponsored retirement plans,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,28125,0,0,2016-04-19T15:34:06.907000-04:00
1816647,d945be9d-1409-46ff-bf8f-79e9c371075a,Q1,"LOCKRIDGE, GRINDAL, NAUEN, PLLP",23053,HEALTHWORKS,2016,first_quarter,RET,Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148)Implementation,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2016-04-19T15:34:17.780000-04:00