• Comprehensive taxation reform.
• Public Law 111-203, HR 4173- Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act implementation and regulatory reform. HR 634: Business Risk mitigation and Price-Stabilization Act of 2013- Amends the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) to exempt, from the rules of prudential regulators for swap dealers and major swap participants with respect to initial and variation margin requirements for swaps not cleared by a registered derivatives clearing organization, those swaps in which one of the counterparties: (1) Is eligible for an exception from clearing requirements for certain significant price discovery agreements, contracts, or transactions in a commodity exempt from regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); or (2)satisfies specified criteria governing treatment of affiliates in connection with clearing requirements. HR 992: To amend provisions in Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to Federal Futures Trading Commission (CFCT), before promulgating a regulation or issuing an order, consider the cost and benefits of the action. Requires the CFCT, through the Office of the Chief Economist, to (1) assess the cost and benefits, both qualitative and quantitative, of an intended regulation; and (2) propose or adopt a regulation only on a reasoned determination that the benefits justify the cost. HR 1256: Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act- Directs the Securities and determination on that the benefits justify the cost. HR 1256: Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act- Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity (CFCT) to issue rules jointly governing the application of swaps requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act, respectively, in connection with swaps and security-based swaps transacted between U.S. persons and non-U.S. persons. HR 2374: Retail Investor Protection Act- To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers, and for other purposes.
• S.606: Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2013- Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to loans made from a qualified employer plan to: (1) extend the period for repayment of loans if a plan terminates or a plan participant becomes unemployed, and (2) prohibit plans from allowing the use of credit cards or similar arrangements to access loan amounts. DOL and SEC proposed rules to amend the definition of fiduciary. HR 2374: Retail Investor Protection Act of 2013- Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail costumers and for other purposes. Also defines the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary.
• Capitol Requirements (Base III)- No bill attached HR 508: TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013- Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program until December 31, 2019 (under current law the Program expired on December 31, 2014). HR 2146: Terrorism Risk insurance program Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend from December 31, 2014, through December 31, 2024, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program. Extends to September 30, 2027, the deadline by which the Secretary of the Treasury is required to collect all mandatory premiums for any act of terrorism occurring on or after January 1, 2012. HR 1945: Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013- Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to revise the definition of an "act of terrorism" to mean that any act that is certified as meeting the specified criteria for such an act by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in concurrence with the Secretary of the Treasury (currently, by the Secretary of the Treasury in concurrence with the Secretary of State). Extends the Terrorism Insurance Program until December 31, 2024 (under current law, the Program expires on December 31, 2014).

Duration: May 1, 2013 to December 31, 2014

General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Retirement, Insurance

Spending: about $200,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2013: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Treasury - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL)