SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION for SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Banking BAN
H.R. 31 (The Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2011); H.R. 1221 (The Equity in Government Compensation Act); H.R. 1222 (The GSE Subsidy Elimination Act); H.R. 1223 (The GSE Credit Risk Equitable Treatment Act); H.R. 1223 (GSE Credit Risk Equitable Treatment Act of 2011); H.R. 1224 (The Portfolio Risk Reduction Act); H.R. 1225 (The GSE Debt Issuance Approval Act); H.R. 1226 (The GSE Mission Improvement Act); H.R. 1227 (The GSE Risk and Activities Limitation Act); H.R. 1859 (Housing Finance Reform Act of 2011); H.R. 2413 (Seconday Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act); H.R. 2425 (Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act; H.R. 2428 (GSE Legal Fee Reduction Act); H.R. 2436 (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Taxpayer Payback Act); H.R. 2439 (Removing GSEs Charters During Receivership Act); H.R. 2440 (Market Transparency and Taxapayer Protection Act); H.R. 2441 (Housing Trust Fund Elimination Act); H.R. 2446 (RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act); H.R. 2509 (Preserving Consumers' Mortgage Origination Choices Act); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation; Housing Affordability and Stability Plan; Servicing compensation; Credit Rating Agency Reform.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KENNETH E BENTSEN | — |
| KEVIN CARROLL | — |
| RICHARD DORFMAN New | — |
| BRADLEY GASKINS EDGELL | — |
| CHRISTOPHER B KILLIAN New | — |
| CARTER MCDOWELL | — |
| MATTHEW MCGINLEY | — |
| TIMOTHY RYAN | — |
| JOSEPH VAUGHAN | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
H.R. 363 (Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2011); H.R. 344 (Fiscal Responsibility Effective Enforcement Act of 2011); H.R. 463 (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011); H.R. 653 (Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011); H.R. 757 (Equitable Treatment of Investors Act); H.R. 836 (Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act); H.R. 1062 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1070 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1082 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1112 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011); H.R. 1151 (Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011); H.R. 1341 (A bill to provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above $14.294 trillion unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 calendar days before consideration on the floor of the Senate); H.R. 1438 (Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011); H.R. 1532 (A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013); H.R. 1535 (Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 1539 (Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1550 (National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011); H.R. 1573 (To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption); H.R. 1610 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1965 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.); H.R. 2167 (Private Company Flexibility Act); H.R. 2483 (Whistleblower Improvement Act); H.R. 2517 (Shareholder Protection Act of 2011); H.R. 2586 (Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act); H.R. 2603 (Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act); H.R. 2612 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to prohibit certain acts or practices); H.R. 2651 (To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes); H.R. 2682 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 2827 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes); H.R. 2855 (Emergency Jobs Now Act); H.R. 2930 (Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act); H.R. 2931 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 2940 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); H.R. 2964 (Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act); H. Amdt. 465 (Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the CFTC to promulgate any final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Act until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap transaction reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act.); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011); S. 1619 (The Currency Exchange Act); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; China - strategic and economic dialogue; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Free trade agreements (Columbia; Panama; South Korea); Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues, Response to Royal Bank of India discussion; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KENNETH E BENTSEN | — |
| LISA BLEIER | — |
| KEVIN CARROLL | — |
| MICHAEL DECKER | — |
| RICHARD DORFMAN New | — |
| BRADLEY GASKINS EDGELL | — |
| CHRISTOPHER B KILLIAN New | — |
| NANCY ELLEN MCCARTHY | — |
| CARTER MCDOWELL | — |
| MATTHEW MCGINLEY | — |
| STEVE PASTRICK | — |
| TIMOTHY RYAN | — |
| DAVID STRONGIN | — |
| JOSEPH VAUGHAN | — |
Commodities (big ticket) CDT
H.R. 940 (United States Covered Bond Act of 2011); H.R. 1573 (To facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Regulatory rulemaking regarding swap dealer capital requirements and margin segregation); Regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives (standardization of derivatives - all aspects including exchange trading, clearing, and reporting requirements); Dodd-Frank proposed and final rules related to derivatives.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KENNETH E BENTSEN | — |
| MICHAEL DECKER | — |
| BRADLEY GASKINS EDGELL | — |
| CARTER MCDOWELL | — |
| MATTHEW MCGINLEY | — |
| TIMOTHY RYAN | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 11 (Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011); H.R. 747 (Build America Bonds Extension Act of 2011); H.R. 992 (Building American Jobs Act of 2011)(infrastructure tax legislation); H.R. 1439 (Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011); H.R. 2495 (Tax Equity and Middle Class Fairness Act of 2011); H.R. 2669 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act); H.R. 2860 (Deficit Committee Transparency Act); H.R. 2892 (Invest in America Act of 2011); H.R. 2911 (American Jobs Act of 2011); H.R. 2945 (Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 2989 (Real Estate Jobs and Investment Act of 2011); S. 727 (Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011); S. 1346 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act); S. 1375 (Ending Excessive Corporate Deductions for Stock Options Act); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation; Fair Playing Field Act of 2010 (worker classification); Public Employee Pension Transparency Act of 2010; Expansion of Build America Bond Rules to Tax Credit Bonds; Tax rules relating to regulation of over-the-counter derivative contracts; Financial Transaction Tax Proposals; Tax issues related to standardization of credit default swaps; Extension of Active Financing Rules; Tax issues related to implementation of charge for failure to deliver Treasury securities; Administration's Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee; Tax issues related to interest expense allocation; Tax treatment of capital gains and dividends; Taxation of independent contractors; Taxation of cross-border equity swaps; Corporate tax reporting rules; Tax reporting requirements for foreign financial institutions on certain foreign accounts; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), provisions enacted under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (Notice 2010-60 and Notice 2011-34); Extension of the Alternative Minimum Tax, tax exemption for private activity bonds; Notice 2010-46 (Tax withholding on substitute dividend payments); Securities cost basis reporting regulations; Tax rules relating to Bearer Bonds; Taxation of Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project (TRIP) Bonds; Tax rules relating to novation of swap contracts.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KENNETH E BENTSEN | — |
| MICHAEL DECKER | — |
| BRADLEY GASKINS EDGELL | — |
| NANCY ELLEN MCCARTHY | — |
| MATTHEW MCGINLEY | — |
| TIMOTHY RYAN | — |
| JOSEPH VAUGHAN | — |
Retirement RET
H.R. 567 (Public Employee Pension Transparency Act); H.R. 1534 (SAVE Act of 2011); S. 347 (Public Employee Pension Transparency Act); DOL ERISA Fiduciary Duty Rulemaking; S.1557 (Automatic IRA Act of 2011); Partial rollovers; Business Conduct Standards; Swaps and pension plans.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KENNETH E BENTSEN | — |
| LISA BLEIER | — |
| MICHAEL DECKER | — |
| BRADLEY GASKINS EDGELL | — |
| CARTER MCDOWELL | — |
| MATTHEW MCGINLEY | — |
| TIMOTHY RYAN | — |
| JOSEPH VAUGHAN | — |
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.