4th Quarter - Report

EQUIFAX, INC. for EQUIFAX, INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$250,000
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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —

Contacted: U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Education, Dept of

Immigration IMM

Form I-9. E-Verify.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT PURSER —
PAUL ZURAWSKI —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Social Security Administration (SSA); Education, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Housing HOU

Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - H.R. 3700. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations. Public Housing Income verification.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Social Security Administration (SSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3700 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

CMS - Income verification services to assist in eligibility determinations under the Affordable Care Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —
PAUL ZURAWSKI —

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Education, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Veterans VET

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations. Veterans Compensation and Pension Benefits. Servicemember Higher Education Protection Act - H.R.4260.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4260 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax policy including tax reforms. Taxpayer Identity Theft Protection Act - H.R. 4459. Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention - H.R. 3832. IRS Data Verification - H.R. 5725. Earned income tax credit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —
STEPHANIE GUNSELMAN New —
ROBERT PURSER —
NICOLAS GEORGE STOWELL —
PAUL ZURAWSKI —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

Bills named: H.R. 4459 (114th), H.R. 5725 (114th), H.R. 3832 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Ban the Box/ Employment Screening. Worker Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) - Tax Extension. Prohibition on Salary History Inquiries for Employment Applicants - H.R. 6293. Unemployment Insurance (UI) Improper Payments

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

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 6293 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

Medical debt and credit scores. Medical Debt Relief Act - H.R. 2362, S 2592. Credit Repair Organizations Act - H.R. 347. Alternative scores for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - Credit Score Competition Act H.R. 4211. CFPB's Consumer complaint database - H.R. 5413, H.R. 5491. Data Security and Breach Notification - H.R.699, H.R. 4715, S 2659. Data Broker Accuracy of Collected Personal Information - H.R. 4516, H.R. 4517. Data Encryption. Military Lending Act and Department of Defense- Employment, Income and Status. Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act - S. 1233. 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. FIX Credit Reporting Errors Act - S. 1234. Stop Errors in Credit Use Reporting Act - S.1847. Alternative Credit Data - Telecom, utilities reporting consumer payment information to national credit bureaus. H.R. 4172. Credit Access and Inclusion. Equal Employment for All Act - Use of consumer credit for employment decisions. FCC Lifeline Program. Access to Credit Scores - H.R. 5010, H.R. 5058. Cybersecurity Threat Information Sharing - H.R. 1560. S. 2943 - National Defense Authorization Act. Removal of debt on a consumer credit report. FCRA and permissible purpose. S. 340 - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Improper payments.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —
STEPHANIE GUNSELMAN New —
ROBERT PURSER —
NICOLAS GEORGE STOWELL —
PAUL ZURAWSKI —

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 5058 (114th), H.R. 4517 (114th), S. 340 (114th), H.R. 4172 (114th), H.R. 4516 (114th), H.R. 5413 (114th), H.R. 4715 (114th), H.R. 5491 (114th), H.R. 5010 (114th), S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 699 (114th), H.R. 4211 (114th), S. 1234 (114th), H.R. 2362 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), H.R. 347 (114th), S. 1233 (114th), S. 1847 (114th)

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.