PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP for PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Comprehensive Taxation reform - No bill attached.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATTI BLUMER | — |
| JAMES N CAVANAUGH | — |
| RICHARD COOPER LAWSON | — |
| CHIRSTOPHER PAYNE | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.CON.RES.25: Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2014, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2015-FY2023. Tax implication for retirement and life insurance products. S.CON.RES.8: FY2014 Senate budget resolution. Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2013, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2015-FY2023. Tax implications for retirement and life insurance products.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATTI BLUMER | — |
| JAMES N CAVANAUGH | — |
| RICHARD COOPER LAWSON | — |
| CHIRSTOPHER PAYNE | — |
Insurance INS
Capital Requirements (Basel III)-No bill attached HR 508: TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program until December 31, 2019 (under current law the Program expires on December 31, 2014).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATTI BLUMER | — |
| JAMES N CAVANAUGH | — |
| RICHARD COOPER LAWSON | — |
| CHIRSTOPHER PAYNE | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Public Law 111-203, HR 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act implementation and regulatory reform.HR 634: Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) to exempt, from the rules of prudential regulators for swap dealers and major swap participants with respect to initial and variation margin requirements for swaps not cleared by a registered derivatives clearing organization, those swaps in which one of the counterparties: (1) is eligible for an exception from clearing requirements for certain significant price discovery agreements, contracts, or transactions in a commodity exempt from regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); or (2) satisfies specified criteria governing treatment of affiliates in connection with clearing requirements. HR 992: To amend provisions in section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to Federal assistance for swaps entities. HR 1003: Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to revise the requirement that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), before promulgating a regulation or issuing an order, consider the costs and benefits of the action. Requires the CFTC, through the Office of the Chief Economist, to: (1) assess the costs and benefits, both qualitative and quantitative, of an intended regulation; and (2) propose or adopt a regulation only on a reasoned determination that the benefits justify the costs. HR 1256: Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act - Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to issue rules jointly governing the application of swaps requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act, respectively, in connection with swaps and security-based swaps transacted between U.S. persons and non-U.S. persons.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATTI BLUMER | — |
| JAMES N CAVANAUGH | — |
| RICHARD COOPER LAWSON | — |
| CHIRSTOPHER PAYNE | — |
Retirement RET
S.606: Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to loans made from a qualified employer plan, to: (1) extend the period for repayment of loans if a plan terminates or a plan participant becomes unemployed, and (2) prohibit plans from allowing the use of credit cards or similar arrangements to access loan amounts. DOL and SEC proposed rules to amend the definition of fiduciary.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATTI BLUMER | — |
| JAMES N CAVANAUGH | — |
| RICHARD COOPER LAWSON | — |
| CHIRSTOPHER PAYNE | — |
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.