Lobbying Relationship

Client

METLIFE

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Lobbying firm

THE SMITH-FREE GROUP

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  • Matters related to implementation of Title I of The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
  • Discussions relating to potential Cyber Security legislation.
  • H.R. 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240, All sections of full text)

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General Issues: Banking, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Energy/Nuclear, Insurance, Constitution, Torts, Economics/Economic Development

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

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, U.S. Senate,

Bills mentioned

H.R.8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.R.3630: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

S.23: America Invents Act

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

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

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

S.1549: American Jobs Act of 2011

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

S.267: Lifetime Income Disclosure Act

Sponsor: Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)

H.R.4853: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act...

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

S.515: Patent Reform Act of 2009

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.4213: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

Sponsor: John M. Spratt Jr. (D-S.C.)

S.1733: Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

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

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.1880: National Insurance Consumer Protection Act

Sponsor: Melissa Bean (D-Ill.)

H.R.1424: A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and...

Sponsor: Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.)

S.186: Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007

Sponsor: Arlen Specter (D-Pa.)

H.R.3013: Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007

Sponsor: Robert C. Scott (D-Va.)

S.2041: False Claims Act Correction Act of 2008

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.4854: False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007

Sponsor: Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.)

H.R.7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

H.R.1908: Patent Reform Act of 2007

Sponsor: Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.)

S.1145: Patent Reform Act of 2007

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

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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?
Andrew Barbour Dep. Asst. USTR for Congressional Affairs, USTR Legislative Assistant, U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak Legislative Assistant, U.S. Rep. Bill Ford
Jack S. Deuser n/a
James C. Free n/a
Robert Hickmott n/a
Alicia Smith n/a
Alicia W. Smith 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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