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Government Issues GOV

Federal acquisition and contracting policy; Compensation caps for government contractors, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) H.R.4435 and S.2410

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 4435 (114th), S. 2410 (114th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Economic recovery; Job creation; Tax policy; Debt ceiling; Burdensome regulations negatively impacting economy; Financial regulations; Implementation of the Affordable Care Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Defense DEF

The National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 4435 and S. 2410; Various sections and amendments having to do with defense acquisitions, e.g., commercial items definition, allowable costs of compensation; Limitations on cost type contracts, etc.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 4435 (114th), S. 2410 (114th)

Accounting ACC

Complexity in financial reporting; Auditor liability; SEC's interpretive guidance; Accounting Standards (FASB&IASB); Convergence/International Financial Reporting Standards; Dodd-Frank Act; Hedge Accounting; Repeal of Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) accounting method; Money Market Funds Reform; -The Volcker Rule H.R. 1317 A bill to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions CFTC Reauthorization Legislation, H.R. 26 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, including The Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act H.R. 37 Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 1317 (114th), H.R. 37 (114th), H.R. 26 (114th)

Small Business SMB

S Corporation Modernization; Tax reform; Private company access to capital and tax structure; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Healthcare law and its impact on business; Paperwork burden; Jobs act; Small Business Tax Cut Act, estate tax H.R. 1105

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 1105 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Volcker rule; Proposed money market fund reforms; Dodd-Frank Act over-the-counter derivatives regulation; Dodd-Frank Title VII; Extra territoriality issues in swaps regulation; Too big to fail; H.R. 26 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act including the Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act; H.R. 1317, a bill to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions; H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act; CFTC reauthorization; Capital requirements; Stay of early termination rights; Volumetric optionality; Cross border harmonization

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 1317 (114th), H.R. 26 (114th), H.R. 37 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Corporate and individual rate reduction and reform; Proposals to adopt a territorial tax system; Enactment of expired individual and business tax provisions (i.e., the extenders package); Estate tax, H.R. 1105, Deductibility of interest; S.386, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act; Preserving the tax treatment of employer-provided retirement and healthcare plans; H.R. 880, the American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015; Retirement savings tax incentives; Making research and development credit permanent; Base erosion and profit shifting; PBGC premium increases

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1105 (114th), S. 386 (114th), H.R. 880 (114th)

Retirement RET

Retirement plans in tax reform debate; Nondiscrimination testing in pension plans; Preserving the tax treatment of retirement savings; Multiemployer defined benefit pension plan reform; PBGC premium increases

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of