2nd Quarter - Report — THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS AND BRO… for COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS AND BROKERS (2026)

Firm

THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS AND BROKERS

Client

COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS AND BROKERS

Income

—

Expenses

$350,000

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.

Insurance INS

Issues relating to financial services regulatory reform, the National Flood Insurance Program, employer-sponsored health care, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program, credit risk transfer, pandemic risk insurance, data privacy, data breach notification, cyber insurance, budget insurance, and safe harbor for cannabis related businesses. NARAB

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUDRA JACKSON	—
JOEL KOPPERUD	—
BROOKE STRINGER New	Professional Staff, Senate Appropriations Cmtee; Professional Staff, Senate Homeland Security & Govt Affairs Cmtee; Legislative Asst, Sen. Collins

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to health care reform and employer reporting requirements established under the Affordable Care Act, along with prescription drug pricing, broker compensation transparency requirements, and employer requirements established as a result of COVID-19. Additionally, mental health parity and telehealth coverage, as well as ESRD legislation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUDRA JACKSON	—
JOEL KOPPERUD	—
BROOKE STRINGER New	Professional Staff, Senate Appropriations Cmtee; Professional Staff, Senate Homeland Security & Govt Affairs Cmtee; Legislative Asst, Sen. Collins

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Preserving the tax exclusion for employer provided health benefits and employee health benefit contributions, as well as changes to the federal tax code as it relates how businesses are organized and IRA and Roth accounts.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUDRA JACKSON	—
JOEL KOPPERUD	—
BROOKE STRINGER New	Professional Staff, Senate Appropriations Cmtee; Professional Staff, Senate Homeland Security & Govt Affairs Cmtee; Legislative Asst, Sen. Collins

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Banking BAN

Issues relating to Credit Risk Transfer, Data security and data breach notification, and The SAFE Banking Act. Issues related to Third Party Litigation Reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUDRA JACKSON	—
JOEL KOPPERUD	—
BROOKE STRINGER New	Professional Staff, Senate Appropriations Cmtee; Professional Staff, Senate Homeland Security & Govt Affairs Cmtee; Legislative Asst, Sen. Collins

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues related to PBM transparency and reporting (HR 7895), broker compensation transparency, and employer requirements established as result of COVID-19.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUDRA JACKSON	—
JOEL KOPPERUD	—
BROOKE STRINGER New	Professional Staff, Senate Appropriations Cmtee; Professional Staff, Senate Homeland Security & Govt Affairs Cmtee; Legislative Asst, Sen. Collins

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 7895 (119th)

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.