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No. 111-203 - Regulatory implementation of provisions relating to insurance companies.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)", 20000, null, 0, 1, "2013-01-02T15:57:48.137000-05:00"], [1330421, "b77e00fa-d38d-49a4-bd29-f0d88593e7f7", "Q4", "URBAN SWIRSKI & ASSOCIATES, LLC", 400584784, "REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "General financial services regulatory reform, including regulatory implementation of provisions relating to insurance companies related to \"The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act\", P.L. No. 111-203.", "Commerce, Dept of (DOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-02T16:03:51.557000-05:00"], [1330434, "cb7675c4-886a-4e7e-a27f-b149d9f4c195", "Q4", "RICH FEUER ANDERSON", 84775, "BARCLAYS PLC", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Implementation of the \"Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010,\" including extraterritorial application (HR 3283, the \"Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act\"), regulation of proprietary trading and management of private funds, and capital and margin requirements.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-02T17:26:58.807000-05:00"], [1330682, "a15df234-7612-467d-b56a-d37805cf466a", "Q4", "BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, INC", 83331, "BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, INC", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Monitoring Dodd-Frank implementation affecting commodity market speculation, CFTC actions, margin requirements, and financial market regulatory reform.", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Government Accountability Office (GAO),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Surface Transportation Board (STB),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)", null, 240000, 0, 0, "2013-01-03T14:52:42.433000-05:00"], [1330751, "f1657100-b0c5-4233-b7ed-726846ef58f9", "Q4", "MCMURRAY STRATEGY GROUP, LLC", 400339575, "THE AGILE FUNDS INVESTOR COMMITTEE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Discussed HR 1987 Ponzi Scheme Investor Protection Act of 2011 that will amend the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to provide insurance coverage for certain indirect investors caught in Ponzi schemes.  Monitored and discussed HR 757 Equitable Treatment of Investors Act  which would amend the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to revise the definition of \"net equity.\"", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-04T06:51:22.657000-05:00"], [1330893, "87cbf473-48f8-46eb-b490-90778e5ea3fe", "Q4", "PENN AVENUE PARTNERS", 400918672, "EUFORA, LLC", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Regulatory issues related to pre-paid cards.", "Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-04T15:01:04.613000-05:00"], [1330921, "556147a9-0340-4bb6-948b-9fa992efea85", "Q4", "PENN AVENUE PARTNERS", 400918672, "WESTERN UNION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Financial Services Integration", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-04T16:08:22.867000-05:00"], [1330932, "9c79a39f-ea77-48f4-afb3-f2b7fad05a4a", "Q4", "RICH FEUER ANDERSON", 84775, "GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Implementation of the \"Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010,\" including the securitization risk retention provisions.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-04T17:01:29.577000-05:00"], [1330939, "eaee9b8c-30fe-420a-bbf4-10512fca14b9", "Q4", "RICH FEUER ANDERSON", 84775, "CHICAGO BOARD OPTIONS EXCHANGE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Implementation of the \"Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010,\" including regulation of derivatives.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 60000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-04T17:52:36.043000-05:00"], [1330942, "b90dbd37-e5fc-4909-bfff-a05439b541da", "Q4", "RICH FEUER ANDERSON", 84775, "GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Implementation of the \"Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010,\" including the securitization risk retention provisions.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-04T17:55:36.980000-05:00"], [1330944, "a95162f2-3b85-46c4-8cb3-3357f90e1cb2", "Q4", "RICH FEUER ANDERSON", 84775, "BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC (FORMERLY BLACKROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC.)", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Implementation of the \"Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010,\"  including protection of customer margin assets, definition of \"major swap participant,\" regulation of proprietary trading and management of and reporting by private funds.  Regulation of asset managers as systemically important financial institutions.  Regulation of money market funds and exchange-traded funds.", "Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE", 70000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-04T18:32:37.823000-05:00"], [1331007, "42c752d2-aa75-4fa1-ad07-15c69b6023c1", "Q4", "THE MAJORITY GROUP, LLC", 400713141, "GRANITE LOAN SOLUTIONS, LLC", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Lobbying the members and staff of multiple state delegations and relevant committees of jurisdiction in the House and Senate and Federal Agencies looking to sell distressed loans and assets.  In additional to the House(s) and agencies listed below, also made contact with Freddie Mac.", "Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-06T12:35:20.623000-05:00"], [1331011, "9b4757b4-3899-4484-bc81-5e6c1e771a05", "Q4", "THE MAJORITY GROUP, LLC", 400713141, "NEWPORT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Lobbying members and staff of multiple state delegations and relevant committees of jurisdiction in the House and Senate and federal agencies looking to sell distressed loans and assets.", "Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),General Services Administration (GSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-06T12:42:23.857000-05:00"], [1331227, "5d75a6ac-2d20-42ae-88c9-4aa16c52fe0e", "Q4", "MULTIPLE  STRATEGIES LLC", 318254, "AXA SA", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Holocaust Insurance Reparations", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 60000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-07T14:09:21.573000-05:00"], [1331231, "5466726d-b5fc-4415-b7cc-bfaf1ec5ac6c", "Q4", "MULTIPLE  STRATEGIES LLC", 318254, "INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Retirement Savings\nDodd-Frank\nMoney Market Mutual Funds", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-07T14:15:24.773000-05:00"], [1331262, "a3acf226-5af3-4680-b68b-d8bca8132410", "Q4", "RICH FEUER ANDERSON", 84775, "NOMURA AMERICA HOLDING INC.", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Implementation of the \"Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010,\" including Title VII regulation of derivatives, including capital requirements and extraterritorial application (H.R. 3283, the \"Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act\").", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-07T15:32:47.490000-05:00"], [1331383, "b46dbf01-f6a7-4237-b4bd-37bfc13d75ac", "Q4", "FORSCEY, PLLC", 52880, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHAREHOLDER AND CONSUMER ATTORNEYS", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Issues related to securities markets and regulatory reform, including the Consumer Protection Agency. Legislation to provide extraterritorial application to enhance SEC enforcement powers of U.S. Securities Law. SEC implementation of investor protection provisions of Dodd Frank.  H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act or JOBS Act.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-08T10:51:03.177000-05:00"], [1331443, "a0706102-ff10-46f2-a748-ea34610fa247", "Q4", "BOND DEALERS OF AMERICA", 400404907, "BOND DEALERS OF AMERICA", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Development of financial institution agency Volcker Rule;\nDevelopment of SEC municipal financial advisor rule ;\ngeneral issue of municipal securities disclosure;\nTax reform \nTax-exemption for municipal bonds \nBank-qualified bonds", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-08T11:46:19.263000-05:00"], [1331508, "ce72152c-3538-4bac-adf4-2ca7784f2a8b", "Q4", "HUTTON STRATEGIES", 312758, "FEDERATED INVESTORS", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Advocacy for money market funds generally -- including oversight by Senate Banking Committee and the implementation of the Dodd-Frank law by the Security & Exchange Commission.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE", 50000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-08T13:25:13.897000-05:00"], [1331826, "13f9742f-7545-4116-8620-43e57dd100ba", "Q4", "RICH FEUER ANDERSON", 84775, "WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Regulation of asset managers, including implementation of the \"Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.\"", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 40000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-09T12:19:34.393000-05:00"], [1331836, "377c4858-6a92-468e-9eeb-90143f27abe3", "Q4", "HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP", 18466, "DEPOSITORY TRUST & CLEARING CORPORATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Briefed and educated Congressional offices on the role of clearance and settlement of securities transactions, the centralized collection of data relating to credit default swaps in US financial markets and its impact on the transparency of such markets. Discussion of these issues also included harmonization of the Dodd-Frank regulations with EU regulations;  HR 4235, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2012 and cybersecurity.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 50000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-09T12:44:41.507000-05:00"], [1331840, "f0c7ffd2-6447-4000-834b-03bf600ff169", "Q4", "HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP", 18466, "AMSCOT FINANCIAL CORPORATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Legislation and policies affecting financial services; including pay day advances and check cashing.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 80000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-09T12:49:43.223000-05:00"], [1331921, "e569609c-ebf3-4fef-9631-736054e4d49b", "Q4", "MICHAEL CLAUNCH", 400836474, "LEXINGTON LAW", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "legislative issues regarding credit report error correction, no specific legislation", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 15000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-09T13:54:19.993000-05:00"], [1331998, "350b25e9-b490-4888-8a03-3971ed8d54d5", "4T", "MICHAEL A. ANDREWS", 81076, "PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Environmental, natural resources, and energy issues; off-shore drilling regulations; oversight of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 1, "2013-01-09T15:20:50.317000-05:00"], [1332116, "a1cbfd6c-0a69-4ea2-aa19-5f8587492c2f", "Q4", "DALY CONSULTING GROUP", 400923683, "INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Issues related to investment companies", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-10T08:38:35.810000-05:00"], [1332118, "8f7b77f8-aee3-4801-8e9b-9590bbbf3579", "Q4", "DALY CONSULTING GROUP", 400923683, "KNIGHT CAPITAL GROUP", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Issues related to the capital markets", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE", 13500, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-10T08:48:38.400000-05:00"], [1332127, "7d4395fa-f940-400b-b09f-c7f36306547f", "Q4", "DALY CONSULTING GROUP", 400923683, "CITADEL LLC", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Issues related to the capital markets", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-10T09:09:42.160000-05:00"], [1332131, "15b771aa-f992-4445-a08d-452cc15d79c8", "Q4", "VENABLE LLP", 39941, "PRIVATE INVESTOR COALITION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Reform of the Dodd-Frank Act", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-10T09:19:52.687000-05:00"], [1332137, "c5b59657-a5e3-43dd-bcbb-b67c3b9af66b", "Q4", "DALY CONSULTING GROUP", 400923683, "FMR LLC (\"FIDELITY INVESTMENTS\")", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Issues related to investment companies", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE", 15000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-10T09:35:43.383000-05:00"], [1332178, "ec6fe7fa-d85f-40a5-a1a4-5059705bbbee", "Q4", "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, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Derivatives:  Monitor new rules and changes of regulation for derivatives and commodity indexed funds and activity within Congress, especially in the context of H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and implementation by the CFTC.\nSystemic Risk:  Argue that asset managers should not be designated as systemically important financial institutions under sec.133 of Dodd-Frank.  Also track international developments regarding systemic risk designation. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau:  Monitor inclusion of this new agency in H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and its implementation.\n\nTarget Date Funds:  Monitor possible legislation and SEC as well as Department of Labor regulatory activities.\n\nSEC and Money Markets:  Monitor and see proposed SEC regulations.\n\nMutual Funds:  Advocate for the ability to defer annual capital gains taxation of dividends that are reinvested in mutual funds.  Lobby in favor of H.R. 4623, to make permanent rules related to investment by nonresident aliens in domestic Mutual Funds.\n\nFiduciary Duty:  Monitor the SEC's efforts to establish a uniform fiduciary duty standard of investment advisers and broker-dealers.  Monitor the DOL's efforts to change the fiduciary standard under ERISA.\n\nWhistleblower Program:  Monitor and oppose SEC rulemaking implementing a provision in the Dodd-Frank Act that creates a new Whistleblower program with the agency.\n\nCFTC:  Argue against rule that would impose position limits on  commodity index mutual funds.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Risk Management Agency,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of", null, 560000, 0, 0, "2013-01-10T10:50:14.387000-05:00"], [1332297, "b0b60763-f6da-42f3-a1f6-2f68c819314e", "Q4", "AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.", 293552, "AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "S 3414 The Cybersecurity Act of 2012 - monitoring this issue for potential impact on our information security practices", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),SENATE", null, 20000, 0, 0, "2013-01-10T13:57:04.313000-05:00"], [1332375, "e58b82ce-ba4a-49dd-96b5-a444a48083c4", "Q4", "DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC", 12868, "CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Monitor potential derivatives-related modifications to Dodd-Frank Act (Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009), including H.R. 1573 and the Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (H.R. 1610).", "Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT)", 70000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-10T14:54:44.710000-05:00"], [1332433, "e478d018-5643-4d63-b7e6-c41c9dd63d75", "Q4", "VENABLE LLP", 39941, "VANTAGESCORE SOLUTIONS LLC", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "H.R. 321 - Equal Employment For All Act\nH.R. 769 - Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2011", "Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA),Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),SENATE", 60000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-10T15:31:07.837000-05:00"], [1332449, "b1c626a5-d568-444e-8bd2-9da846978868", "Q4", "SOBBA PUBLIC, LLC", 316797, "VIRTU FINANCIAL, LLC", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "issues related to financial markets and electronic market making", "Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-10T15:37:13.817000-05:00"], [1332452, "7b73bf6b-0b02-43c5-aff8-6630d9ab8642", "Q4", "VAN HEUVELEN STRATEGIES, LLC", 321874, "GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Long term health care, tax reform, mortgage insurance, housing and extension of mortgage insureance deductibility. Implementation of Dodd-Frank as it pertains to mortgage service providers. Implementation of the Budget Control Act. H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. H.R. 4264, The FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2012, S. 3085 Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 60000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-10T15:38:15.037000-05:00"], [1332458, "eafe9bae-5777-480e-af66-748da1ba19c4", "Q4", "VENABLE LLP", 39941, "FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND COUNSELING ALLIANCE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Legislative issues pertaining to financial counseling.", "Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-10T15:38:15.787000-05:00"], [1332463, "1ae53364-6323-45d3-9ad4-a95b89acb458", "Q4", "MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC", 70175, "SALLIE MAE, INC.", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Lobbied in support of fair value accounting in the following bills: H.R. 3581, the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act;\nS. 1651, the Honest Budget Act, and H.Con.Res. 112, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY 2012.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 50000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-10T15:39:16.800000-05:00"], [1332465, "d26b80ac-76dc-4f2b-856e-9873ff399823", "Q4", "VENABLE LLP", 39941, "NAVY MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "S. 486 - Protecting Servicemembers From Mortgage Abuse Act of 2011", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-10T15:39:18.143000-05:00"], [1332523, "d7fe2db7-d9e0-4577-86fd-ca5c9210e9da", "Q4", "TOMPKINS STRATEGIES, LLC", 400971785, "THE BLACKSTONE GROUP", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Issues related to private equity and the tax treatment of carried interest.  Issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 50000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-10T16:57:18.393000-05:00"], [1332612, "f9468249-2806-46f3-9297-5cfb404043a1", "Q4", "RICH FEUER ANDERSON", 84775, "LPL FINANCIAL CORPORATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Regulation of investment advisors.  Implementation of the \"Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010,\" including regulation of broker-dealers and harmonziation of regulation of broker-dealers and investment advisors.  Definition of \"fiduciary\" under ERISA and application to providers of brokerage services.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 60000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-10T18:49:41.237000-05:00"], [1332614, "66449a40-9c1e-41b1-89b3-4226b04478ec", "Q4", "RICH FEUER ANDERSON", 84775, "FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY (\"FINRA\" FORMERLY NASD)", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Implementation of the \"Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010,\" including regulation of broker-dealers and harmonziation of regulation of broker-dealers and investment advisors.    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Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 HR. 1573 - To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,\npromote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption\nHR. 2682 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011\nHR. 2779 Bill to exempt inter-affiliate swaps from the regulatory requirements of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act\nS. 947  A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities\nExchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Surface Transportation Board (STB),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS),U.S. Forest Service,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)", null, 1877243, 0, 0, "2013-01-11T14:32:58.647000-05:00"], [1333126, "c25caaf1-dc46-49d3-aaf8-95e6af0b5a5a", "Q4", "MISSY EDWARDS STRATEGIES, LLC", 400547641, "REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Followed regulatory reform and other financial services related issues\nDodd/Frank - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, OTC Derivatives, Incentive-Based Competition, Risk Retention", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-11T15:55:36.243000-05:00"], [1333179, "8a89207a-f70a-47ef-b310-3561af845521", "Q4", "THE MADISON GROUP", 284050, "GENWORTH FINANCIAL", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Issues pertaining to regulatory reform, financial reform and risk retention.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 39000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-11T16:39:03.267000-05:00"], [1333221, "403c2479-4b4f-4b5a-bfed-bf0cc37e2591", "Q4", "ACT FOR AMERICA", 400434104, "ACT FOR AMERICA", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Shariah Compliant Finance: ACT! for America opposes Shariah Compliant Financial products in the U.S. for a variety of reasons including that there is currently no full disclosure or transparency about these products.  General issue lobbying only.  The organization is not supporting or opposing any particular legislation on this issue at this time.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 30000, 0, 0, "2013-01-11T17:22:19.467000-05:00"], [1333281, "eb3f720b-2038-41f4-adce-0809c5838740", "Q4", "RICH FEUER ANDERSON", 84775, "KCG HOLDINGS INC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS GETCO HOLDING COMPANY LLC)", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Regulations affecting electronic trading of securities, including market structure issues and decisions to close markets.  Implementation of the \"Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010,\" including Title VII regulation of derivatives.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE", 50000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-11T18:52:43.307000-05:00"], [1333292, "c06819f7-2909-464f-8925-d221c2de0cf1", "Q4", "RICH FEUER ANDERSON", 84775, "SWIFT, INC.", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Imposition of sanctions on providers of financial messaging services to institutions in Iran, including H.R. 4310, the \"National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013.\"  Implementation of the \"Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010,\" including regulation of remittances.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 60000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-11T19:09:48.080000-05:00"], [1333366, "d2362bb4-17b4-4902-819c-4de4637178f9", "Q4", "SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS", 30906, "LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Cross-border impacts of financial services reform and similar legislation; Issues related to regulatory convergence including mutual recognition and regulatory comparability. Implementation of Dodd-Frank.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE", 40000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-12T05:57:28.410000-05:00"], [1333452, "7b48b905-4d21-4b02-bf18-ee0da21e81ec", "Q4", "PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESOURCES, INC.", 31270, "PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA (PCA) (BOISE INC IS NOW A SUBSIDIARY OF PCA )", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Fees for Paper Statements", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-13T09:56:18.943000-05:00"], [1333555, "ab714619-0d85-40f8-a8e9-24aaac9a6dcc", "Q4", "BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS", 6325, "PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Issues related to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 50000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T08:14:25.943000-05:00"], [1333574, "39fde101-dfc0-441c-9ec8-942a1136e3bc", "Q4", "HENGEN GROUP, LLC", 400459260, "ROCKTENN", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "PBGC reform; Pension Premium Increases; Pension Stabilization", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 33000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T09:02:39.333000-05:00"], [1333687, "8d52a3c7-a563-4200-b84f-ba92a149dc21", "Q4", "MALKIN & ROSS", 400390815, "ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "JEFSA - Judgment Evading Foreign States Accountability Act", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T10:29:37.320000-05:00"], [1333712, "26001757-5304-4fa3-99b1-2c6a926891a4", "Q4", "COVINGTON & BURLING LLP", 11195, "ASSOCIATION OF CHILEAN BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Issues related to 26 U.S.C. 1471-1474: Withholdable payments to foreign financial institutions.", "Treasury, Dept of", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T11:02:52.947000-05:00"], [1333727, "5124eddf-718f-431e-98bb-57bdd7e91004", "Q4", "ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC.", 1171, "SOUTHWIRE CO", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Issues affecting the copper industry", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T11:18:04.913000-05:00"], [1333805, "2fb8ae3a-2965-4ac6-8deb-cfb8aaa049a3", "Q4", "POLICY DIRECTIONS INC.", 31747, "AMERICAN FEED INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Issues related to regulation and oversight by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T12:04:41.897000-05:00"], [1333949, "dcd231df-809c-454b-9b7d-b9f137ca017f", "Q4", "KATE MOSS", 25988, "MORGAN STANLEY", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Implementation of Dodd/Frank", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T13:03:54.740000-05:00"], [1333968, "5fe80d0f-d19f-49c2-9c88-826fc71b64e1", "Q4", "JOHN T. O'ROURKE", 29937, "THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Dodd-Frank implementation and oversight.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T13:10:02.897000-05:00"], [1334098, "26bf34d4-0cfe-4a18-96c0-87a7a73de690", "Q4", "SMITH, COSTELLO & CRAWFORD", 35742, "INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Mutual Fund Issues", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T14:24:11.160000-05:00"], [1334117, "a836cfc5-2d51-4265-ae2a-c8773ca8e6df", "Q4", "ESSENTIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION (FKA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION - NORTH AMERICA)", 309333, "ESSENTIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION (FKA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION-NORTH AMERI)", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Mine Safety Disclosure", "Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),Bureau of Land Management (BLM),Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Intl Trade Administration (ITA),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA),Mine Safety & Health Review Commission,Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),U.S. Forest Service,U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office", null, 14500, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T14:39:21.457000-05:00"], [1334236, "bcd193c1-20a6-49a7-9f3a-d1dbfff9ed50", "Q4", "HILLS STERN & MORLEY, LLP", 400957765, "WORLDBUSINESS CAPITAL", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Small business lending using U.S. Government finance and investment programs, including those of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and U.S. Export-Import Bank.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 45000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T15:45:08.783000-05:00"], [1334246, "bcb38964-43e0-47e7-ad78-00e64ab6e5a6", "Q4", "TRANE TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LLC (FKA INGERSOLL RAND, TRANE, AMERICAN STANDARD)", 3537, "TRANE TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LLC (FKA INGERSOLL RAND TRANE AMERICAN STANDARD)", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Corporate governance issues (no specific legislation)", "Energy, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 131000, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T15:48:15.987000-05:00"], [1334270, "3de72f16-8d73-4ffb-8a5f-dca1b98a53d9", "Q4", "SIFF & ASSOCIATES PLLC", 400665998, "CENTER FOR CAPITAL MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS, U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "\"Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in and Relationships with Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds,\" Proposed Rule; Docket No. OCC-2011-0014, RIN 1557-AD44; Docket No. R-14, RIN 7100 AD 82; RIN 3064-AD85; Release No. 34-65545, RIN 3235-AL-07.  Implementation of Basel III Capital standards and finalization of related Federal Reserve Rulemakings to implement these capital standards.  Regulations being discussed at Securities and Exchange Commission to transition Money Market Mutual Funds to a floating Net Asset Value (NAV) and impose restrictions on redemptions from such funds as well as additional capital buffers (no rules yet proposed) and FSOC recommendation that SEC propose rules on these topics.  Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking regarding definition of \"Financial Activity and Activities Incidental Thereto;\" RIN 3064-AD73.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T15:56:23.860000-05:00"], [1334305, "a6644af5-8085-431b-aa0e-380aa2568aa0", "Q4", "KPMG LLP", 21893, "KPMG LLP", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "HR 6161- Redefining \"accelerated filer\"", "Government Accountability Office (GAO),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of", null, 390000, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T16:22:40.093000-05:00"], [1334308, "8e586255-c27f-4146-864f-d82de8ddccc7", "Q4", "WEBMD HEALTH CORP.", 55473, "WEBMD HEALTH CORP", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Student loan auction rate security", "SENATE", null, 30000, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T16:23:42.077000-05:00"], [1334318, "a3d00dc0-781a-497c-a936-741bcc1f6e72", "Q4", "THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION", 74077, "AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "APGA has pushed for the passage of legislation and rulemakings that would increase natural gas market transparency and provide the CFTC with the resources needed to ensure the appropriate level of market oversight. APGA has also opposed legislation/regulations that would require public gas systems to post margin for the over-the-counter derivatives.", "Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Energy, Dept of,Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE", null, 30000, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T16:26:46.127000-05:00"], [1334330, "61bf9b2e-3a3c-418f-85d4-8d03e9825323", "Q4", "ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC.", 1171, "LOEWS GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS SERVICES INC", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Systemic risk regulation and regulation of insurance.  \nHR 977, Derivatives Markets and Transparency and Accountability Act.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T16:32:52.517000-05:00"], [1334465, "666358be-74fb-41b9-b624-29a74009e437", "Q4", "AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS", 2115, "AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "FIN", "Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. H.R. 2309: The Postal Reform Act of 2011 Issue: USPS sale of financial products. \n\nS.1789: The 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012. Issue: USPS sale of financial services products\n\nH.R. 1905: Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2011. A bill to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons. Issue: Investment Restrictions\n\nS. 2101: Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012. A bill to urge the President to initiate diplomatic efforts to expand the multilateral sanctions regime regarding Iran. Issue: Investment Restrictions\n\nHR 4624: To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide for the registration and oversight of national investment adviser associations. Issue: Investment Adviser Regulations\n\nHR 2827: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes. Issue: Investment Adviser Regulations\n\nHAMDT 1074 to HR 5326: An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the Department of Justice to be a party to a single or multi-state court settlement where funds are removed from any residential mortgage-backed securitization trust. Issue: Investor Protection\n\nH.R. 6020: Financial Services & General Government Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2013. Issue: Agency Funding\n\nS. 3301: Financial Services & General Government Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2013. Issue: Agency Funding\n\nTracking:\n\nH.R. 1610: The Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011. A bill to amend the definitions major swap participant and major security-based swap participant in the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, respectively.  Issue: Dodd-Frank/Derivatives \n\nS. 947: A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue: Dodd-Frank/Derivatives\n\nH.R. 1573: To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption. A bill that amends the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (the Act), title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to revise the effective dates for the Act and for regulations promulgated under it. Issue: Dodd-Frank/Derivatives\n\nS. 1615: A bill to require enhanced economic analysis and justification of regulations proposed by certain Federal banking, housing, securities, and commodity regulators, and for other purposes. Issue: Dodd-Frank/Regulator Reform.\n\nH.R. 3559: Insurance Data Protection Act. A bill to prohibit the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury and other financial regulators from collecting data directly from an insurance company.  Issue: Dodd-Frank Implementation\n\nHR 757: To amend the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to confirm that a customer's net equity claim is based on the customer's last statement and that certain recoveries are prohibited, to change how trustees are appointed, and for other purposes. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory Reform\n\nHR 6397: Defending American Taxpayers from Abusive Government Takings Act of 2012. 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