Lobbying Relationship

Client

Discover Financial Services, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

DLA Piper LLP (US)

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  • Legislative and regulatory issues affecting the financial services industry and issues relating to student lending policy.

Duration: to

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

Spending: about $2,110,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Education - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), White House Office, Treasury - Dept of, House of Representatives,

Bills mentioned

H.R.10: Financial CHOICE Act of 2017

Sponsor: Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas)

S.754: To improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing...

Sponsor: Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.)

H.R.1770: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015

Sponsor: Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)

H.R.2550: Medical Imaging Modernization Act of 2015

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

H.R.1309: Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015

Sponsor: Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.)

H.R.1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

Sponsor: William M. Thornberry (R-Texas)

H.R.1911: Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013

Sponsor: John Kline (R-Minn.)

S.953: Student Loan Affordability Act

Sponsor: Jack Reed (D-R.I.)

S.1897: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.114: Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2013

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.2577: SAFE Data Act

Sponsor: Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.)

S.1101: Provider Tax Administrative Simplification Act of 2011

Sponsor: John Boozman (R-Ark.)

H.R.1249: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

S.1151: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.1207: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

S.1535: Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011

Sponsor: Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

S.23: America Invents Act

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.5143: National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010

Sponsor: Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.)

H.R.3126: Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

S.1212: Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

S.1927: Credit Card Rate Freeze Act of 2009

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

S.3217: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

H.R.1106: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

S.414: Credit CARD Act of 2009

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

H.R.627: Credit CARD Act of 2009

Sponsor: Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.)

S.257: Consumer Credit Fairness Act

Sponsor: Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)

H.R.5244: Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008

Sponsor: Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.)

H.R.5546: Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

S.3086: Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

S.2155: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

Sponsor: Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho)

H.R.4373: AML and CTF Modernization Act

Sponsor: Edward Royce (R-Calif.)

H.R.1: An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the...

Sponsor: Kevin Brady (R-Texas)

H.R.5199: Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2018

Sponsor: Jim Banks (R-Ind.)

H.R.4508: PROSPER Act

Sponsor: Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.)

H.R.3351: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Mike Quigley (D-Ill.)

H.R.3181: Military Readiness and Cost Savings Act

Sponsor: Abby Finkenauer (D-Iowa)

H.R.1158: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

H.R.7668: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Mike Quigley (D-Ill.)

H.R.6395: William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for...

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

S.4049: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

Sponsor: James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

H.R.4345: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022.

Sponsor: Mike Quigley (D-Ill.)

H.R.4350: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

H.R.2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022

Sponsor: Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

H.R.7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

H.R.4365: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

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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?
Thomas Boyd Assistant Attorney General
Nathaniel Bell Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Robert Andrews
Michael Castle Member of Congress
Clifford Roberti Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Randy Neugebauer; Subcommittee Policy Director for Housing and Insurance, Committee on Financial Services
Kevin O'Scannlain Counsel/Sr. Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee
Matthew Bernstein L.A., Sen. Metzenbaum; Prof Staff, Housing Bankin
David Lieber LA/LC, Sen. Judiciary Cmte and Sen. Durbin
David Leiber LA/LC, Sen. Judiciary Cmte and Sen. Durbin
Melissa Gierach Senior Policy Advisor, Rep. Charles Boustany; Senior Policy Advisor, Rep. Dennis Ross; Senior Policy Advisor, Rep. John Sullivan, Legislative Assistant, Rep. Cliff Stearns; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher
Jessica Woolley Legislative Assistant for Reps. Bean, Schuler, Loebsack, Hill and Obey.
Liz Albertine Chief of Staff (and other positions), Rep. DeLauro
Andrew Eskin n/a
Sarah Donovan n/a
Jill Keller n/a
John Merrigan n/a
Evan Migdail 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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