2nd Quarter - Amendment

4FRONT VENTURES for 4FRONT VENTURES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$10,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
2nd Quarter - Report Oct 28, 2019 $10,000 Replaced
2nd Quarter - Amendment (this page) Dec 12, 2019 $10,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 or the SAFE Banking Act of 2019 HR 1595/S 1200 This bill generally prohibits a federal banking regulator from penalizing a depository institution for providing banking services to a legitimate marijuana-related business. Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal banking regulator from (1) terminating or limiting the deposit insurance or share insurance of a depository institution solely because the institution provides financial services to a legitimate marijuana-related business; (2) prohibiting or otherwise discouraging a depository institution from offering financial services to such a business; (3) recommending, incentivizing, or encouraging a depository institution not to offer financial services to an account holder solely because the account holder is affiliated with such a business; (4) taking any adverse or corrective supervisory action on a loan made to a person solely because the person either owns such a business or owns real estate or equipment leased or sold to such a business; or (5) penalizing a depository institution for engaging in a financial service for such a business.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL A LISZEWSKI —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1595 (116th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R.1456/S.597 - Marijuana Justice Act of 2019, to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and to provide programming and funding for communities that have been harmed the most by the disproportionate enforcement of cannabis prohibition. H.R.1595/S.1200 - Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019, to create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers for such businesses, and for other purposes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL A LISZEWSKI —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1595 (116th), S. 1200 (116th), S. 597 (116th), H.R. 1456 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.1456/S.597 - Marijuana Justice Act of 2019, to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and to provide programming and funding for communities that have been harmed the most by the disproportionate enforcement of cannabis prohibition. H.R.1595/S.1200 - Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019, to create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers for such businesses, and for other purposes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL A LISZEWSKI —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 597 (116th), S. 1200 (116th), H.R. 1595 (116th), H.R. 1456 (116th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

H.R.1456/S.597 - Marijuana Justice Act of 2019, to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and to provide programming and funding for communities that have been harmed the most by the disproportionate enforcement of cannabis prohibition. H.R.1595/S.1200 - Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019, to create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers for such businesses, and for other purposes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL A LISZEWSKI —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1200 (116th), H.R. 1595 (116th), S. 597 (116th), H.R. 1456 (116th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R.1456/S.597 - Marijuana Justice Act of 2019, to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and to provide programming and funding for communities that have been harmed the most by the disproportionate enforcement of cannabis prohibition. H.R.1595/S.1200 - Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019, to create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers for such businesses, and for other purposes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL A LISZEWSKI —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1456 (116th), S. 597 (116th), H.R. 1595 (116th), S. 1200 (116th)

Banking BAN

Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 or the SAFE Banking Act of 2019 H.R.1595/S.1200 This bill generally prohibits a federal banking regulator from penalizing a depository institution for providing banking services to a legitimate marijuana-related business. Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal banking regulator from (1) terminating or limiting the deposit insurance or share insurance of a depository institution solely because the institution provides financial services to a legitimate marijuana-related business; (2) prohibiting or otherwise discouraging a depository institution from offering financial services to such a business; (3) recommending, incentivizing, or encouraging a depository institution not to offer financial services to an account holder solely because the account holder is affiliated with such a business; (4) taking any adverse or corrective supervisory action on a loan made to a person solely because the person either owns such a business or owns real estate or equipment leased or sold to such a business; or (5) penalizing a depository institution for engaging in a financial service for such a business.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL A LISZEWSKI —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1200 (116th), H.R. 1595 (116th)

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.