3rd Quarter - Report

EQUIFAX, INC. for EQUIFAX, INC

Period 3rd Quarter 2017 Filed Oct 13, 2017 Signed by Steven Powell

Official filing
Firm
EQUIFAX, INC.
Client
EQUIFAX, INC
Income
—
Expenses
$280,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Education EDU

Income-based repayment/student loans. Higher education authorization. Student loan portfolio management and debt management.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH BOLLING —
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —
NICOLAS GEORGE STOWELL —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of

Immigration IMM

Form I-9 and E verify. Legal Workforce Act - HR 3711.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —
PAUL ZURAWSKI —

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3711 (115th)

Veterans VET

Veterans compensation and pension benefits. Veterans Medical Debt Information. Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 S 744, HR 2683.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH BOLLING —
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —
STEPHANIE GUNSELMAN —
NICOLAS GEORGE STOWELL —

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2683 (115th)

Housing HOU

Public housing / Income verification.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax policy including tax reform. IRS Data verification Earned Income Tax Credit. Work Opportunity Tax Credit - Work opportunity credit made permanent - HR 3652. Disaster Hiring Incentives and Retention Credits - National Disaster Tax Relief Act - HR 3679. IRS Debt Management

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH BOLLING —
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —
STEPHANIE GUNSELMAN —
NICOLAS GEORGE STOWELL —
PAUL ZURAWSKI —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 3679 (115th), H.R. 3652 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

CMS - Income verification services to assist in eligibility determinations under the Affordable Care Act. Better Care Reconciliation Act/American Health Care Act - HR 1628.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —
PAUL ZURAWSKI —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Social Security Administration (SSA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1628 (115th)

Postal POS

Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 - HR 756.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills named: H.R. 756 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

Veterans Medical Debt Information. Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 S 744, HR 2683. Credit Score Competition Act of 2017. - HR 898. The Credit Access and Inclusive Act of 2017 - HR 435. Credit Services Protection Act of 2017. CFPB's Consumer complaint database. CFPB - "Credit invisibles" and the "Unscoreable" - Consumers with a lack of credit history. CFPB - Use of arbitration agreements involving consumer financial products and services. CFPB - Short term, small dollar lending. Alternative credit data - Telecom, utilities reporting consumer payment information to national credit bureaus. Credit access and inclusion. FCC Lifeline Program. FCRA Liability Harmonization Act - HR 2359. Financial Choice Act - HR 10. Reducing waste, fraud and abuse. Reducing improper payments.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH BOLLING —
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —
STEPHANIE GUNSELMAN —
NICOLAS GEORGE STOWELL —
PAUL ZURAWSKI —

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2359 (115th), H.R. 435 (115th), H.R. 2683 (115th), H.R. 10 (115th), H.R. 898 (115th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.