Lobbying Relationship

Client

Encore Capital Group

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Lobbying firm

Thorn Run Partners

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  • Issues related to financial services and banking.
  • Issues related to the Telephone Collection Practices Act.

Duration: to

General Issues: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Telecommunications, Banking

Spending: about $1,360,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2013: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills mentioned

H.R.1261: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act of 2015

Sponsor: Sean Duffy (R-Wis.)

H.R.1266: Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015

Sponsor: Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas)

H.R.1195: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act

Sponsor: Robert Pittenger (R-N.C.)

H.R.957: CFPB-IG Act of 2015

Sponsor: Steve Stivers (R-Ohio)

S.510: CFPB-IG Act of 2015

Sponsor: Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

H.R.852: TIPS Act of 2015

Sponsor: David Schweikert (R-Ariz.)

H.R.1265: Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act

Sponsor: Sean Duffy (R-Wis.)

H.R.766: Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2016

Sponsor: Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.)

S.1234: FIX Act

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.2640: Consumer Debt Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2015

Sponsor: Scott Peters (D-Calif.)

H.R.5479: To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require public disclosure of...

Sponsor: Kerry Bentivolio (R-Mich.)

H.R.5637: Consumer Debt Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2014

Sponsor: Scott Peters (D-Calif.)

H.R.749: Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act

Sponsor: Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.)

S.635: Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

H.R.3402: Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act

Sponsor: Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)

H.R.2892: Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013

Sponsor: Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.)

H.R.2211: Accuracy in Reporting Medical Debt Act of 2013

Sponsor: Gary G. Miller (R-Calif.)

H.R.2909: United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2013

Sponsor: Timothy H. Bishop (D-N.Y.)

S.151: Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and...

Sponsor: John Thune (R-S.D.)

H.R.946: Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

H.R.3375: Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

S.3548: CARES Act

Sponsor: Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

H.R.6800: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.5184: HEALS Act

Sponsor: Tom O'Halleran (D-Ariz.)

S.1624: HEALS Act

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

H.R.1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
W. Christopher Lamond Aide, Senate Govt Affairs Comm; LA, Sen. Thompson
Andrew Rosenberg Leg Asst, Kennedy; Leg Aide, Senate HELP Comm
Gary Palmquist LegDir-Dennis Cardoza,Bob Clement,Ken Bentsen
Jason Rosenstock Leg.Counsel,Rep.TomLantos;Intern,Rep.Weygand Legislative Counsel, Rep. Tom Lantos
Charles Thomas Senior Legislative Asst, Legislative Asst, Legislative Aide, Staff Asst; Rep. Robert Pittenger
Daniel Bates n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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