NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY for NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
What was lobbied
7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
HR 1249 / S. 23 - "America Invents Act" - Reforms the patent filing system and establishes a business patent methods pilot program
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEVEN M ENGLISH | — |
| MEREDITH A MULL | — |
Transportation TRA
HR 1515 / S. 528 - "The Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act" - Establishes minimum requirements for state GDL laws, promotes action with incentive grant funds, and imposes a sanction on states who fail to meet those requirements "The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act" - Authorizes surface transportation programs, funding for safety initiatives, highway safety programs and safety reforms (not in legislative text form) S. 510 / HR 2324 - "The ROADS SAFE Act of 2011" - Provides funding for research and the development of technology to prevent drunk driving S. 1499 / HR 843 - "The Agricultural Machinery Illumination Safety Act (AMISA)" - would modify minimum lighting & marking standards for farm equipment HR 1772 - "Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2011" - Provides incentive grants to states who pass laws banning texting while driving HR 233 - "Safe Drivers Act of 2011" - Would require the DOT to conduct a study on distracted driving, and impose sanctions on states who do not have laws banning texting while driving S 273 / HR 2129 - "Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2011" - Would require ignition interlocks for all drunk driving offenders "Surface Transportation Authorization Proposals" in House & Senate (Drafts, not in legislative form) Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) authorizes Federal-aid highway programs for 2-years, including funding for infrastructure improvements S 326 Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2011 - would authorize funding for federal surface transportation programs
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEVEN M ENGLISH | — |
| MEREDITH A MULL | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Lobbying Congress on proposals related to both corporate and product taxation. Specifically, proposals regarding: life/non-life consolidated returns; Capital loss rule temporary relief; STOLI; Benefits of current tax treatment for life insurance and retirement products. Obama Administration's proposals on COLI and SA DRD (not yet in legislative form) HR 130 "Life Insurance Employee Notification Act" - Requires an employer to notify an employee in writing upon the purchase of Corporate-owned life insurance H Con Res 34 Establishing the budget of the United States Government - Sets forth the congressional budget for FY2012, including FY2013-FY2021 for - tax treatment of life insurance products S. 727 "Bipartisan Tax Fairness & Simplification Act of 2011" - Will amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 for the tax treatment of life insurance products HR 12/ S. 1549/ S. 1660 American Jobs Act of 2011 - harmful COLI, DRD, and tax provisions HR 2693/ S. 365/ S. 627 Budget Control Act of 2011 - raises debt ceiling, cuts deficit S. 166 The Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act - Would expand the current tax deduction for businesses donating food to nonprofits and make it permanant HR 3157/ S. 1693 - Will amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| GERARD M GOLDEN | — |
| BRIDGET F HAGAN | — |
Retirement RET
Proposals responding to the effect of the stock market decline on retirement savings accounts. Proposals to expand retirement coverage, including proposals to mandate payroll deduction IRAs (not yet in legislative form) Proposals regarding annuitization of assets from defined contribution plans (not yet in legislative form) S 267; HR 677 - "Lifetime Income Disclosure Act" - A lifetime income disclosure shall set forth the annuity equivalent of the total benefits accrued with respect to the participant or beneficiary HR 1534 - "Save Act of 2011" - Reforms Retirement Plan System HR 774 "Senior Investor Protections Act "- To enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors Congressional activity surrounding the Department of Labor's proposed regulation to redefine "fiduciary" S. 1020 Savings Act of 2011 Savings Enhancement by alleviating leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011 alleviates leakage in 401(k) plans HR 3561 Small Business Promotion Act - technical corrections and improvements to pension system
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| GERARD M GOLDEN | — |
| BRIDGET F HAGAN | — |
Health Issues HCR
H.R. 1063 - "The Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayer Act of 2011" - reforms Medicare secondary payer requirements HR 3590 - "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" - Reforms the health care system and includes prevention and wellness provisions, Medicare reforms, individual and employer requirements, and health insurance exchanges (HHS, DOL, Treasury Regulations on PPACA) HR 4872 - "The Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010" - Amends HR 3590, reform the health care system, includes changes to the excise tax, Medicare payroll tax and economic substance doctrine (HHS, DOL, Treasury Regulations issued on HR 4872 and PPACA)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEVEN M ENGLISH | — |
| MEREDITH A MULL | — |
Insurance INS
Insurance Regulatory Reform-Implementation of the "Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act" (Regulations) HR 4173 - "Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act" - overhauls regulation of federal markets HR 1573 - A bill to facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption - changes effective dates and studies Title VII of Dodd-Frank Act HR 1309 - "Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011" - reauthorizes and changes National Flood Insurance Program S. 1548 - "National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2011." Reauthorizes and changes National Flood Insurance Program HR 3559 The Insurance Data Protection Act "A bill to prohibit the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury and other finanacial regulators from collecting data directly from an insurance company" HR 2779 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements HR 1112 - "National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011." A bill to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, insurance licensing reform and for other purposes
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEVEN M ENGLISH | — |
| BRIDGET F HAGAN | — |
| MEREDITH A MULL | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
HR 1397 / S 811. - "Employment Non-Discrimination Act" (ENDA) Would extend federal job protections against discrimination to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans HR 2088 / S 1811 - "Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011" Would extend the tax exclusion from gross income for employer provided health coverage to non-spouse and non-dependent beneficiaries
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MEREDITH A MULL | — |
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.