NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to the tax treatment of financial products such as life insurance, annuities, retirement savings plans, employer provided qualified and non-qualified benefit programs, and health insurance: S. 28, H.R. 247, H.R. 394, H.R. 246, S. 58 and H.R. 173.

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 58 (115th), H.R. 247 (115th), H.R. 246 (115th), H.R. 394 (115th), S. 28 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th)

Retirement RET

Issues related to IRA and pension reform. Issues related to investment advice made in connection with retirement products: H.R. 355, H.J.Res. 66, H.J.Res. 67, S.J.Res.32, and S.J.Res.33. Issues related to individuals and businesses investing in retirement vehicles, plan funding limits, participation and disclosure rules, exemptions, employer and plan sponsor duties and safe harbors.

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S.J.Res. 32 (115th), H.J.Res. 66 (115th), S.J.Res. 33 (115th), H.J.Res. 67 (115th), H.R. 355 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

Issues relating to the process and protocol of the federal regulatory system.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010. Issues related to the regulation of securities products and those who sell them. Issues related to the regulation of certain employee benefit plan sponsors/participants and IRA holders under ERISA including: H.J. Res. 66, H.J.Res. 67, S.J. Res. 32, S. J. Res. 33 and H.R. 355. Issues related to investment advice provided by municipal advisors. Issues related to consumer compensation in instances of investment fraud. Issues related to the disclosure of potential examples of financial exploitation of senior citizens.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S.J.Res. 33 (115th), H.J.Res. 67 (115th), H.J.Res. 66 (115th), S.J.Res. 32 (115th), H.R. 355 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to agent compensation. Issues related to the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: H.R. 246, H.R. 394 and S. 761. Issues related to HSA/FSA reform including S. 28 and H.R. 247. Issues related to the McCarran Ferguson antitrust exemption including H.R. 372. Issues with respect to the small employer health care insurance taxes including S. 58 and H.R. 173. Issues relating to the establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs) including H.R. 1101.

Contacted: SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 246 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th), S. 761 (115th), H.R. 372 (115th), S. 58 (115th), H.R. 1101 (115th), H.R. 247 (115th), H.R. 394 (115th), S. 28 (115th)

Insurance INS

Issues relating to insurance regulatory reform and agent compensation. Issues related to the implementation of of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: S. 28, H.R. 247, H.R. 246, S. 58, H.R. 173. Issues related to terrorism risk insurance. Issues related to flood risk insurance. Issues related to the regulation of insurance competition, products with guarantees, individual and employer owned policies, and fiduciary client relationships.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 28 (115th), H.R. 247 (115th), H.R. 246 (115th), S. 58 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th)