2nd Quarter - Report

EQUIFAX, INC. for EQUIFAX, INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$280,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

Child Nutrition Reauthorization - H.R. 5003.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —
ROBERT PURSER —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 5003 (114th)

Veterans VET

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations. Veterans Compensation and Pension Benefits

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Government Issues GOV

Medical debt and credit scores. Medical Debt Relief Act - H.R. 2362, S 2592. Credit Repair Organizations Act - H.R. 347. Alternative scores for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - Credit Score Competition Act H.R. 4211. CFPB's Consumer complaint database - H.R. 5413, H.R. 5491. Data Security and Breach Notification - H.R.699, H.R. 4715, S 2659. Data Broker Accuracy of Collected Personal Information - H.R. 4516, H.R. 4517. Data Encryption. Military Lending Act and Department of Defense- Employment, Income and Status. Improper Payments Coordination Act of 2015 - Do Not Pay Initiative - S 1073. Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act - S. 1233. CFPB - "Credit Invisibles" and the "unscoreable" - Consumers with a lack of credit history. CFPB - Use of arbitration agreements involving consumer financial products and services. CFPB - Short-term, small dollar lending. FIX Credit Reporting Errors Act - S. 1234. Stop Errors in Credit Use Reporting Act - S.1847. Alternative Credit Data - Telecom, utilities reporting consumer payment information to national credit bureaus. H.R. 3035. Credit Access and Inclusion. Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - H.R. 3700. Equal Employment for All Act - Use of consumer credit for employment decisions. FCC Lifeline Program - H.R. 4884. Access to Credit Scores - H.R. 5010, H.R. 5058. Protecting Veterans Credit - H.R. 5593.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —
ROBERT PURSER —
NICOLAS GEORGE STOWELL —
PAUL ZURAWSKI —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

Bills named: S. 1234 (114th), H.R. 4211 (114th), H.R. 5058 (114th), H.R. 347 (114th), S. 1233 (114th), H.R. 5593 (114th), H.R. 3700 (114th), H.R. 699 (114th), H.R. 4715 (114th), H.R. 4516 (114th), H.R. 5010 (114th), H.R. 5491 (114th), H.R. 5413 (114th), H.R. 3035 (114th), S. 1847 (114th), H.R. 2362 (114th), H.R. 4884 (114th), H.R. 4517 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Form I-9; E-Verify. E-Verify - Mandatory workplace authentication. Electronic eligibility verification. Work site enforcement issues. U.S.P.S. re: Third Party Services.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT PURSER —
PAUL ZURAWSKI —

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of

Education EDU

Income-based Repayment/Student Loans.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Ban the Box/ Employment Screening. Worker Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) - Tax Extension.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN New —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax policy including tax reforms. E-Signature - SSA-89 Consent form. Taxpayer Identity Theft Protection Act - H.R. 4459. Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention - H.R. 3832. IRS Data Verification - H.R. 5725.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —
ROBERT PURSER —
NICOLAS GEORGE STOWELL —
PAUL ZURAWSKI —

Contacted: SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 5725 (114th), H.R. 4459 (114th), H.R. 3832 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Income verification services under the CMS contract to assist in eligibility determinations under the Affordable Care Act. Labor / Health and Human Services Appropriations. TANF - H.R. 2952.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN —
PAUL ZURAWSKI —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Social Security Administration (SSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2952 (114th)

Housing HOU

Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - H.R. 3700. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations. Public Housing Income verification.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARLIE CHRISTENSEN New —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Education, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 3700 (114th)

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.