3rd Quarter - Report

AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,760,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Homeland Security HOM

Data Security and Privacy Cybersecurity related issues/cybersecurity regulatory harmonization S.2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act H.R.1165, Data Privacy Act of 2023 Ginnie Mae Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN BLUM —
WILLIAM HANNA BOGER —
BLAKE EARLEY —
EDWIN ELFMANN —
CHRIS FISHER —
ROBERT FLOCK —
JUSTIN MELVIN —
FRANK PIGULSKI —
KIRSTEN SUTTON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2407 (118th), H.R. 1165 (118th)

Accounting ACC

SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 SEC Climate Disclosure Final Rule Financial Accounting Standards Board Oversight Hedging HTM Securities and HTM accounting H.J.Res.109, the Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval for the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin 121

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN BLUM —
HUGH CARNEY —
BLAKE EARLEY —
CHRIS FISHER —
MICHAEL GULLETTE —
JUSTIN MELVIN —
JOSEPH PIGG —
FRANK PIGULSKI —
JESS SHARP —
JOSHUA STEIN —
KIRSTEN SUTTON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.J.Res. 109 (118th)

Agriculture AGR

Farm Credit System H.R.3139 & S.2371, Access to Credit for our Rural Economy (ACRE) Act of 2023 H.R.8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SABRINA DANIELLE BERGEN —
JONATHAN BLUM —
WILLIAM HANNA BOGER —
ALEX CATANESE New Intern - Office of U.S. Representative Alcee Hastings (FL) Intern - Office of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (OH)
BLAKE EARLEY —
EDWIN ELFMANN —
CHRIS FISHER —
CHRISTOPHER GRAY —
JUSTIN MELVIN —
ROBERT NICHOLS —
ANTHONY VINCENT PARDAL —
JOSEPH PIGG —
FRANK PIGULSKI —
JESS SHARP —
KIRSTEN SUTTON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8467 (118th), H.R. 3139 (118th), S. 2371 (118th)

Banking BAN

Bank On Certification Program Central Bank Digital Currency Cryptocurrency Deposit Insurance Digital Assets Bank Capital Requirements/Basel Capital Proposal Postal Banking S.1323 & H.R.2891, Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023 H.R.4177 & S.2007, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2023 H.R.2547, Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act S.3937 & H.R.758, Promoting Access to Capital in Underbanked Communities Act of 2023 H.R. 1533 & S. 2252, Promoting New and Diverse Depository Institutions Act Emergency Capital Investment Issues for CDFI and MDI Institutions H.R.7351, To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to provide for the supervision of non-depository persons offering or making small business loans, and for other purposes S. 2677, Stop Overdraft Profiteering Act of 2021 S. 4356, Responsible Financial Innovation Act The impact of Environmental, Social and Governance guidance and regulatory proposals on banking UDAAP Supervisory Policies and Adjudication Procedures Community Reinvestment Act Final Rule Deposit Insurance Issues S.1838 & H.R.3881 Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 S.4760, Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022 Merchant Category Codes S.1790, Failed Bank Executives Clawback Act S.293 & H.R.2743, Fair Access to Banking Act H.R.2799, Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023 H.R.2603, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise certain thresholds related to smaller reporting companies, accelerated filers, and large accelerated filers, and for other purposes H.R.2798, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Transparency and Accountability Reform Act H.R.1382, TABS Act of 2023 H.R.1411, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau-Inspector General Reform Act H.R.2489, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis Act H.R.1313, the Transparency in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Cost-Benefit Analysis Act H.R.1719, Making the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountable to Small Business Act S.1362, the Transparency in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Cost-Benefit Analysis Act H.R.490, Federal Infrastructure Bank Act of 2023 H.R.4868, Member Business Loan Expansion Act H.R.4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023 S.2760, Capping Credit Card Interest Rates Act H.R.5485, Financial Privacy Act of 2023 H.R.5524, Foreign Affiliate Sharing Pilot Program H.R.5403, Central Bank Digital Currency Anti-Surveillance Act H.R.5741, Uniform Treatment of Custodial Assets Act S.2860, Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act H.R.4763, Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act H.R.4766, Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023 S.2190, Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained Through Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act of 2023 S.2251, Federal Information Security Modernization Act H.R.3398, Safe Access to Cash Act of 2023 S.3549, the Predatory Lending Elimination Act H.R.6789, Rectifying UDAAP Act H.R.1810, Bank Loan Privacy Act H.R.1806/S.1159, Small Lender Act H.R.4346, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2023 H.R.4198, Protecting Consumers from Abusive Mortgage Leads Act Regulation II: Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing Implementation of Dodd-Frank Act Section 1033: Proposed Rule on Personal Financial Data Rights Merger and Acquisition Policy S.3554, Financial Artificial Intelligence Risk Reduction Act Artificial Intelligence Risk Management, Regulation, and Innovation CDFI Certification Update H.R.7531 & S.4570, Secure Payments Act of 2024 H.R.7437, Fostering Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision Act (FUTURES Act) H.R.4206, Bank Safety Act H.J.Res.122 & S.J.Res.70, Providing for Congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau related to Credit Card Penalty Fees (Reg Z) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing (Reg II) Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule H.J.Res.140, 141, 142, and 143-Congressional Review Act Resolutions of Disapproval of the Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule S.J.Res.79, Congressional Review Act Resolution of Disapproval of the Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule Federal Reserve Discount Window and Emergency Lending Authority Guidelines for Establishing Standards for Corporate Governance and Risk Management for Covered Institutions with Total Consolidated Assets of $10 Billion or More CFPB Larger Participant of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications H.R.8337, Bank Resilience and Regulatory Improvement Act H.R.8338, Clarity in Lending Act H.R.8288, Bringing the Discount Window into the 21st Century Act H.R.8287, Stress Testing Accountability and Transparency Act H.R.8264, Bank Supervision Appeals Improvement Act of 2024 H.R.8356, Small Dollar Loan Certainty Act H.R.7403, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2024H.R.7437, Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision (FUTURES) Act H.R.4206, Bank Safety Act Tokenization of Assets Fraud Issues Peer-To-Peer Payment Fraud FDIC Proposed Guidelines for Corporate Governance and Risk Management for Banks Over $10 Billion in Assets Pilot program allowing Freddie Mac to purchase single family closed-end second mortgages National Bank Act & Defending Dual Banking System S. 4943/H.R. 9303 Protecting Consumers From Payment Scams Act Financial Data Transparency Act Rulemaking FDIC Brokered Deposit Proposal H.R.7420 Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RODRIGO JAVIER ALBA —
SABRINA DANIELLE BERGEN —
JONATHAN BLUM —
WILLIAM HANNA BOGER —
NAOMI CAMPER —
HUGH CARNEY —
ALEX CATANESE New Intern - Office of U.S. Representative Alcee Hastings (FL) Intern - Office of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (OH)
BLAKE EARLEY —
EDWIN ELFMANN —
CHRIS FISHER —
ROBERT FLOCK —
CHRISTOPHER GRAY —
MICHAEL GULLETTE —
TIMOTHY EDWARD KEEHAN —
JUSTIN MELVIN —
ROBERT NICHOLS —
ANTHONY VINCENT PARDAL —
JOSEPH PIGG —
FRANK PIGULSKI —
JESS SHARP —
JOSHUA STEIN —
KIRSTEN SUTTON —
ALISON TALMADGE TOUHEY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4346 (118th), H.R. 2891 (118th), H.R. 2489 (118th), H.R. 4763 (118th), S. 1159 (118th), H.R. 2799 (118th), S. 1838 (118th), H.R. 5403 (118th), H.R. 7420 (118th), H.R. 758 (118th), H.R. 8264 (118th), H.R. 1810 (118th), S. 4943 (118th), H.R. 7351 (118th), H.R. 4035 (118th), H.R. 8338 (118th), S. 2677 (118th), S. 2860 (118th), H.R. 4177 (118th), H.R. 2547 (118th), S. 3937 (118th), S. 4356 (118th), S. 2251 (118th), S. 2190 (118th), H.R. 1719 (118th), S. 3554 (118th), H.R. 8287 (118th), H.R. 1313 (118th), H.R. 8288 (118th), S. 1790 (118th), S.J.Res. 79 (118th), H.R. 9303 (118th), H.J.Res. 140 (118th), S. 2007 (118th), H.R. 2743 (118th), H.R. 5485 (118th), H.R. 1806 (118th), H.R. 4766 (118th), H.J.Res. 122 (118th), S. 2760 (118th), H.R. 3881 (118th), S. 1362 (118th), H.R. 4198 (118th), S. 4570 (118th), H.R. 2798 (118th), H.R. 8356 (118th), H.R. 4206 (118th), S. 293 (118th), H.R. 7403 (118th), H.R. 1411 (118th), H.R. 6789 (118th), H.R. 490 (118th), H.R. 3398 (118th), H.R. 5741 (118th), H.R. 8337 (118th), H.R. 5524 (118th), H.R. 4868 (118th), H.R. 1382 (118th), S. 3549 (118th), S. 4760 (118th), S. 2252 (118th), H.R. 2603 (118th), H.R. 1533 (118th), S.J.Res. 70 (118th), H.R. 7437 (118th), S. 1323 (118th), H.R. 7531 (118th)

Bankruptcy BNK

Bankruptcy reform legislation, including bills related to small business, student loans and related legislation Small business bankruptcy thresholds under Chapter 11, Subsection V S.4150, Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Extension Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN BLUM —
WILLIAM HANNA BOGER —
BLAKE EARLEY —
JUSTIN MELVIN —
KIRSTEN SUTTON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 4150 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and Bank Enterprise Award Program FY2025 H.R.8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2025

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SABRINA DANIELLE BERGEN —
JONATHAN BLUM —
WILLIAM HANNA BOGER —
ALEX CATANESE Intern - Office of U.S. Representative Alcee Hastings (FL) Intern - Office of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (OH)
BLAKE EARLEY —
CHRIS FISHER —
JUSTIN MELVIN —
FRANK PIGULSKI —
KIRSTEN SUTTON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 8773 (118th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Quality Patents S. 2220, PREVAIL Act S. 2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HANNA BOGER —
HUGH CARNEY —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2140 (118th), S. 2220 (118th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

SEC Good Governance Reform H.R.8339, SEC Reform and Restructuring Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BLAKE EARLEY —
CHRIS FISHER —
FRANK PIGULSKI —
KIRSTEN SUTTON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 8339 (118th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act Debt Ceiling National Defense Authorization Act for 2025 H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Artificial Intelligence

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 8070 (118th), H.R. 1410 (118th)

Insurance INS

S.128, Primary Care Enhancement Act H.R.5688, the Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2023 H.R.5687, the HSA Modernization Act of 2023 CARES Act provision reinstating the HDHP-HSA telehealth safe harbor H.R.1392, National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2023 H.R.5535, Insurance Data Protection Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 128 (118th), H.R. 5535 (118th), H.R. 1392 (118th), H.R. 5688 (118th), H.R. 5687 (118th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Department of Labor Overtime Rule H.J.Res.166/S.J.Res.97, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees"

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HANNA BOGER —
BLAKE EARLEY —
EDWIN ELFMANN —
FRANK PIGULSKI —
KIRSTEN SUTTON —

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

Bills named: H.J.Res. 166 (118th), S.J.Res. 97 (118th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Anti-Money Laundering/ BSA Implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 and the Corporate Transparency Act De-risking SEC Cyber Disclosures S.2669, Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023 S.J. Res. 50 and H.J. Res. 100, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN BLUM —
WILLIAM HANNA BOGER —
BLAKE EARLEY —
EDWIN ELFMANN —
CHRIS FISHER —
JUSTIN MELVIN —
ROBERT NICHOLS —
FRANK PIGULSKI —
KIRSTEN SUTTON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S.J.Res. 50 (118th), S. 2669 (118th), H.J.Res. 100 (118th)

Small Business SMB

H.J.Res.50, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B) H.J.Res.66, Disapproving of the rule submitted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau relating to Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B) S.J.Res.32, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B) SBA 7(a) Lending Program Credit union member business lending H.R.4868, Member Business Loan Expansion Act S.2482, Community Advantage Loan Program Act of 2023 H.R. 7198, Prove It Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.J.Res. 66 (118th), H.R. 7198 (118th), S.J.Res. 32 (118th), H.R. 4868 (118th), S. 2482 (118th), H.J.Res. 50 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Credit Union Tax and Charter Issues S.657 & H.R.3940, Neighborhood Homes Investment Act S.234 & H.R.2539, New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act H.R.1010, The Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act S.453, The Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act IRS implementation of the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 relating to IVES H.R.4055, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude interest on loans by depository institutions to qualified opportunity zone businesses from gross income, and for other purposes H.R.3938, Build It In America Act S.2693, Community Development Financial Institution Tax Credit Act of 2023 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Program Extensions H.R.7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 H.R.3335, IRS eIVES Modernization and Anti-Fraud Act of 2023 H.R. 3800 Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RODRIGO JAVIER ALBA —
SABRINA DANIELLE BERGEN —
WILLIAM HANNA BOGER —
NAOMI CAMPER —
ALEX CATANESE Intern - Office of U.S. Representative Alcee Hastings (FL) Intern - Office of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (OH)
EDWARD JOSEPH CONNOR New —
BLAKE EARLEY —
EDWIN ELFMANN —
CHRIS FISHER —
ROBERT FLOCK —
MICHAEL GULLETTE —
JENNIFER HATTEN —
JOHN KEVIN ANDREW MCKECHNIE —
JUSTIN MELVIN —
ROBERT NICHOLS —
ANTHONY VINCENT PARDAL —
JOSEPH PIGG —
FRANK PIGULSKI —
KIRSTEN SUTTON —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2539 (118th), S. 234 (118th), H.R. 3940 (118th), H.R. 4055 (118th), H.R. 7024 (118th), S. 453 (118th), S. 2693 (118th), H.R. 3800 (118th), H.R. 1010 (118th), H.R. 3938 (118th), H.R. 3335 (118th), S. 657 (118th)

Housing HOU

H.R.4198, Protecting Consumers from Abusive Mortgage Leads Act S.3502 & H.R.7297, Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act H.R.2656, Trigger Leads Abatement Act of 2023 S.1368 & H.R.2768, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3502 (118th), H.R. 7297 (118th), H.R. 4198 (118th), S. 1368 (118th), H.R. 2768 (118th), H.R. 2656 (118th)

Retirement RET

H.R.3063, the Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act S. 4917, the Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN BLUM —
BLAKE EARLEY —
TIMOTHY EDWARD KEEHAN —
FRANK PIGULSKI —
KIRSTEN SUTTON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 4917 (118th), H.R. 3063 (118th)

Telecommunications TEC

Telephone Consumer Protection Act H.R. 7116, Do Not Disturb Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN BLUM —
BLAKE EARLEY —
JUSTIN MELVIN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 7116 (118th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act H.R. 7890, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BLAKE EARLEY —
CHRIS FISHER —
ROBERT FLOCK —
JUSTIN MELVIN —
FRANK PIGULSKI —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7890 (118th), H.R. 8818 (118th)

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