Lobbying Relationship

Client

ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP

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Lobbying firm

MEHLMAN VOGEL CASTAGNETTI, INC.

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  • Issues regarding the Telephone Consumer Protect Act (TCPA) and predictive dialer technology.
  • Issues regarding the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. (Note: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was contacted; it was established in January 2012 and not yet listed under agencies on #17 thus the Dept. of Treasury has been listed.)

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General Issues: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Spending: about $380,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2012: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Treasury - Dept of

Affiliated organizations: Midland Credit Management, Inc.

Related Foreign Entities: Midland Credit Management India Private Limited (Haryana, IND); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 0%; MCM Midland Management Costa Rica, S.r.L, (Heredia, CRC); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 0%

Bills mentioned

H.R.3035: Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011

Sponsor: Lee Terry (R-Neb.)

H.R.3309: Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012

Sponsor: Greg Walden (R-Ore.)

S.1784: Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011

Sponsor: Dean Heller (R-Nev.)

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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?
Kelly Bingel Chief of Staff, Senator Blanche Lincoln
Cynthia Brown Chief of Staff, Rep. Ron Kind Legislative Assistant, Rep. Bart Stupak
David Castagnetti Chief of Staff, Senator Max Baucus; Chief of Staff, Rep Norm Mineta; EA, Rep. Ed Markey
Jonathan Hoganson Policy Director, House Democratic Caucus; Leg Dir, Rep. Rahm Emanuel
Bruce Mehlman Asst Sec of Commerce for Tech Policy; General Counsel and Policy Director, House Republican Conference
Elise Pickering Ex Dir, House Republican Policy Cmte; Chief of Staff, Rep. John Shadegg, LA, Rep. Dannemeyer; LD, Rep. Bartlett
Stacey Rampy LD, Rep. Eshoo; LA, Sen. Torricelli; LA, Sen. Boxer
Dean Rosen Health Policy Dir, Sen. Majority Leader Frist; Staff Dir, Sen Subcmte on Public Health; Maj Health Pol Counsel, House Cmte on Ways & Means, Subcmte on Health; Health Policy Coordinator & Counsel, Sen Cmte on Labor & Human Res; Counsel & Prof Staff, Sen Cmte on Labor & Human Res, Subcmte on Disability Policy; Case Worker, Rep. R. Boschwitz
David Thomas Chief of Staff, Rep. Lofgren; Dir of Congressional Rels, FTC Dep Dir of Leg Affairs, VP Gore; Staff Asst, Sen. Metzenbaum
Allen Thompson Sr. Prof Staff Member, House Cmte on Homeland Security
Alex Vogel Chief Counsel, Sen. Majority Leader Frist
Brian Wild Senior Advisor, Office of Speaker John Boehner; Deputy Assistant for Leg Affairs, VP Cheney; Chief of Staff, Rep. Pat Toomey; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Hank Brown
Charles Wooters Chief of Staff, Rep. Chris Van Hollen; Director of Member Services, Office of the Assistant to the Speaker; Chief of Staff, Rep. Louise Slaughter

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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