2nd Quarter - Report

SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION for SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,860,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

Equity market structure issues; Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) Reform; SEC Rule 15c2-11; H.R. 2265 - the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2021; SEC Securities Lending Proposal; H.R. ____ - to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to add certain requirements for the filing and approval of proposed rule changes by self-regulatory organizations; H.R. ____ - the "Securities Exchange Reform Act of 2022" (Rep Sherman); SEC short comment periods; H.R. 2288 - to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate advance refunding bonds; H.R. 2634 - Local Infrastructure Financing Tools Act; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; S. 1308 - American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2021; H.R. 2954 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021; S. 1770 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021; S. 1443/H.R. 2917 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act; H.R. ____ - Capital Markets Transparency Act; H.R. ____ - to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish certain requirements with respect to retail investor options trading; H.R. ____ - to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit payment for order flow in the form of exchange rebates; H.R. 4617 - To require the SEC to carry out a study on PFOF, to require the Investor Advocate of the Commission to provide recommendations on PFOF, and for other purposes; H.R. 4618 - the Short Sale Transparency and Market Fairness Act of 2021; H.R. 4619 - to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit trading ahead by market makers, and for other purposes; SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 - SEC, House & Senate; S. 4147 - Financial Freedom Act of 2022.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER BANG —
KENNETH E BENTSEN —
WILLIAM CARDON —
COOPER D'ANTON Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) (March 2019-May 2021) Legislative Correspondent; Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) (2018-March 2019) Special Assistant; Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) (Jan. 2017-2018) Staff Assistant
BRADLEY GASKINS EDGELL —
MATT GRINNEY New Sr. Policy and Comms Advisor, Federal Housing Finance Agency; Dep. Director of Speechwriting, VP of the United States; Speechwriter, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services; Comms Advisor, Sen. Mike Lee; Staff Assistant, Rep. James Clyburn.
JENNIFER R JACOBY New —
LINDSEY WEBER KELJO —
NICHOLAS KEY New —
CHRISTOPHER B KILLIAN —
CARTER MCDOWELL —
LESLIE MARION NORWOOD —
NICCOLE RIVERO —
MARK SCHUERMANN —
JAMIE WALL —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2917 (117th), H.R. 4619 (117th), H.R. 2954 (117th), H.R. 2288 (117th), H.R. 2265 (117th), S. 1676 (117th), S. 1308 (117th), S. 1770 (117th), H.R. 4618 (117th), H.R. 2634 (117th), S. 4147 (117th), H.R. 4617 (117th), S. 1443 (117th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

SEC Rule 15c2-11; Fixed income securities; SBS large trader rule proposal.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER BANG —
KENNETH E BENTSEN —
WILLIAM CARDON —
CARTER MCDOWELL —
MARK SCHUERMANN —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Senior investors/diminished capacity investors; Sustainable Finance; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act of 2021; Private Fund Proposals (SEC); H.R. 6285 - Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act; S. 479 - LOCAL Infrastructure Act; H.R. 2288 - a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate advance refunding bonds; FTC Hart Scott Rodino Proposals; S. 1308 - American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2021; H.R. 2634 - Local Infrastructure Financing Tools Act; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; H.R. 2954 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021; S. 1770 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021; S. 2184 - A bill to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to institute a trading prohibition for certain issuers that retain public accounting firms that have not been subject to inspection by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 2288 (117th), H.R. 2634 (117th), S. 1770 (117th), H.R. 2954 (117th), S. 1676 (117th), S. 1308 (117th), S. 2184 (117th), S. 479 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 6285 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Proposals to modify tax incentives for retirement savings and investment; Taxation of contract modifications associated with transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates, including SOFR; Proposals to expand bank information reporting requirements; H.R. 328/S. 817 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2021; H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act; Modernization Derivatives Tax Act; S. 479 - LOCAL Infrastructure Act; H.R. 2288 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate advance refunding bonds; H.R. 2954 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021; S. 817/H.R. 328 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2021; S. 1308 - American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2021; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; S. 1770 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021; S. 1443/H.R. 2917 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2021.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 2917 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), S. 1676 (117th), H.R. 328 (117th), H.R. 2288 (117th), H.R. 2954 (117th), S. 817 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th), S. 1770 (117th), S. 1443 (117th), S. 479 (117th), S. 1308 (117th)

Retirement RET

Tax incentives for retirement savings; Electronic delivery of retirement plan documents and disclosures; ESG Investing relating to retirement accounts; S. 1443/H.R. 2917 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2021; S. 1770 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021; H.R. 2954 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021; S. 4147 - Financial Freedom Act of 2022; DOL Independent Contractor - House; PTE Changes - House; Open Brokerage Window - House.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER BANG —
KENNETH E BENTSEN —
LISA BLEIER —
WILLIAM CARDON —
BRADLEY GASKINS EDGELL —
TRACY EICHLER —
MATT GRINNEY New Sr. Policy and Comms Advisor, Federal Housing Finance Agency; Dep. Director of Speechwriting, VP of the United States; Speechwriter, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services; Comms Advisor, Sen. Mike Lee; Staff Assistant, Rep. James Clyburn.
NICCOLE RIVERO —
MARK SCHUERMANN —
JUSTIN SOK —
JAMIE WALL —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2917 (117th), H.R. 2954 (117th), S. 1443 (117th), S. 1770 (117th), S. 4147 (117th)

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.