Lobbying Relationship

Client

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform

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Lobbying firm

Bates Capitol Group, Inc.

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  • Oppose S.1360 and S.221, DISCLOSE Act.
  • Help ensure rationality, fairness and more certainty in the legal system. Monitor and oversight of studies mandated in section 929Z and 929Y of the Dodd/Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.Oppose Arbitration Fairness Act (S.987, H.R.187 Consumer Mobile Fairness Act (S.623 H.R.592). Support Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (H.R.966, S.533.)

Duration: to

General Issues: Constitution, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Torts

Spending: about $70,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2012: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Bills mentioned

S.1360: Shareholder Protection Act of 2011

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

S.221: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the health...

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

S.987: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011

Sponsor: Al Franken (D-Minn.)

H.R.187: Congressional Pay Reform Act of 2011

Sponsor: Joe Wilson (R-S.C.)

S.623: Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

H.R.592: Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011

Sponsor: Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)

H.R.966: Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

S.533: Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.5: Protecting Access to Healthcare Act

Sponsor: Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.)

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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?
G. Hunter Bates Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell Legal Counsel, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell Chief Counsel for Senate Rules Committee
Hunter 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.

Termination
Q3 Report
Registration

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

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