Lobbying Relationship

Client

PRA Group, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

Invariant LLC

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  • Monitor debt collection proposals, including H.R. 1491, Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act, H.R. 2547, the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act, H.R.4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.
  • Monitor privacy legislation.
  • Monitor tax proposals in H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act.

Duration: to

General Issues: Banking, Computer Industry, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Spending: about $860,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2020: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills mentioned

H.R.6800: The Heroes Act

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

H.R.925: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

H.R.6423: To provide for a temporary debt collection moratorium during the...

Sponsor: Al Lawson (D-Fla.)

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

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.1491: Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act

Sponsor: Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.)

H.R.2547: Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act

Sponsor: Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)

S.2792: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

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

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

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

S.1605: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Sponsor: Rick Scott (R-Fla.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

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?
Heather Podesta Counsel, Representative Robert Matsui (2003); Counsel, Representative Earl Pomeroy (2002-2003); Legislative Fellow, Senator Bill Bradley (1993-1994); Research Assistant, Congressional Budget Office (1992)
Mary Stanton Leg. Asst, Sen. Kohl (2006-2007); Policy Adv, Sen. Aging Comm. (2004-2006); Leg. Asst, Rep. Weiner (2004); Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Kohl (2003-2004); Staff Asst, Sen. Kohl (2002-2003); Intern, Rep. Gephardt (2001); Intern, Rep. Dingell (2000)
Carolyn Coda Special Assistant, Office of Legislative Affairs, US Department of the Treasury (2006-2008)
Joseph Smith Special Assistant and Personal Aide to the Secretary, Department of the Interior, 2007-2009; Director of Operations, Department of the Treasury, 2017-2020
Matt Russell Legislative Assistant, Committee on Ways and Means (2016-2018)
Quincy Enoch 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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