J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. for J P MORGAN CHASE BANK N A

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

HR 3010 and S 1782 "Arbitration Fairness Act" - educate on the value and use of arbitration for dispute resolution.

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 3010 (110th)

Immigration IMM

S 1639 - raise the quota of H-1B visas

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

HR 1908 and S 1145 "Patent Reform Act" - provide for patent reform.

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th)

Banking BAN

S 1395 "Stop Unfair Credit Card Practices" and HR 2146 "Universal Default Prohibition Act" - address concerns and educate on credit card pricing and marketing practices; HR 5546 and S 3086 "Credit Card Fair Fee Act" - educate on the role of interchange in the electronic payments network; HR 3915 "Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act" and HR 2452 "Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act" - protect homebuyers from predatory lending practices and support legislation providing for federal preemption of state laws; HR 1066 "Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act" and S 2487 "Public Welfare Investments" - legislation relating to the Community Reinvestment Act; HR 948 "Social Security Number Protection Act" and HR 3046 "Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Protection Act" - legislation to restrict the commercial use of Social Security numbers; S 473 "Combatting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act" - improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes; HR 946 "Conumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act" - educate on legislation to increase regulation of overdraft protection programs; Educate administration and Congress on industry response to crisis in mortgage lending including loan modification; HR 3221 "American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act" - allow FHA to guarantee "underwater" mortgages that have been discounted by the original lender.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 946 (110th), H.R. 2146 (110th), H.R. 3046 (110th), H.R. 2452 (110th), H.R. 948 (110th), H.R. 1066 (110th), H.R. 5546 (110th), H.R. 3915 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S 577 "Oil and Gas Traders Oversight Act" HR 594 "Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act" HR 2419 "Food and Energy Security Act" HR 6124 "Food, Conservation, and Energy Act" S 163 "Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act" S 2302 "Food and Energy Security Act" HR 5957, HRES 574, HRES 1189, HJRES 88- amend the Commodity Exchange Act to add provision relating to reporting and recordkeeping for positions involving energy commodities; Give JPMorgan Chase perspective on the Bear Stearns merger; HR 3185 "401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act" - provides for the "unbundling" of 401(k) fees and mandates inclusion of index fund; HR 1427 "Federal Housing Finance Reform Act" - reform regulation of government-sponsored enterprises; Advocate for Rural Utility Service loan guarantee for broadband project sponsored by One Equity Partners; Educate on proposal to transfer and stabilize pension liabilities from financially troubled corporations; Educate on JPMorgan Chase's experience with the current bond insurance system in advance of hearing in the House Financial Services Committee; Address proposals advanced for the comprehensive reform of market regulation to address recent market turmoil; Discuss ideas to ensure U.S. global economic competitiveness.

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 6124 (110th), H.R. 594 (110th), H.Res. 1189 (110th), H.R. 5957 (110th), H.Res. 574 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), H.J.Res. 88 (110th), H.R. 3185 (110th), H.R. 1427 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 6049 "Energy and Tax Extenders Act" HR 6275 "Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act" S 3125 "Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act" S 3098, S 2886, S 940, HR 1509 - legislation to extend the active finance exception to Subpart F of the Internal Revenue Code, which requires current taxation on income earned overseas; HR 5267 "Business Activity Tax Simplification Act" - legislation creating a physical presence standard under which a state may tax the income of a business; HR 1677 "Taxpayer Protection Act" - educate on the impact of restrictions on regulated, short-term loan products; Discussions regarding deferred compensation.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 6275 (110th), H.R. 1509 (110th), H.R. 5267 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th), H.R. 1677 (110th)

Housing HOU

HR 1227 and S 1668 "Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act" - FHA conveyance of Katrina properties.

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1227 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S 280 "Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act" - educate on aspects of proposed "cap and trade" regime to reduce the emission of green house gasses.

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bankruptcy BNK

HR 3609 "Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act" and S 2136 "Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act" - educate on the impact of revising the bankruptcy code to allow for modification of mortgages.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

Bills named: H.R. 3609 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 6049 "Energy and Tax Extenders Act" HR 6275 "Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act" S 3125 "Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act" S 2886 and S 3098 - create tax incentives for alternative energy investments; S 2730 "Clean Energy Investment Bank Act" - advocate for the creation of an energy infrastructure bank; Work on implementation of DOE Title 17 loan guarantee program to improve energy industry.

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 6275 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th)

Education EDU

HR 5 "College Student Relief Act" HR 2669 "College Cost Reduction Act" HR 890 "Student Loan Sunshine Act" S 1642 "Higher Education Amendments" S 2894 "Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act" - reform the Federal Family Education Loan Program, student lending practices, and private student lending; S 1561 - legislation would address non-dischargeability of private student loans in bankruptcy; HR 5715 - legislation would improve access to federally-guaranteed student loans by increasing marketplace liquidity and raising loan limits.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 2669 (110th), H.R. 5715 (110th), H.R. 890 (110th), H.R. 5 (110th)