What was lobbied
10 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Shareholder Protection Act
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
1)Reform Financial Services Regulation. Provided comments to hill and administrative agencies -- signed letters, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act which had become law 21 July 2010. Oppose all rollback legislation including Bachmann (HR 87), Moran (S 737), Shelby (S 746), DeMint (S 712) Bachus (HR 1121), Duffy (HR 1315), Capito ( HR1667) and any similar bills. 2) Support various efforts re consumer and transparency protections in various regulations including gift cards, credit cards, overdraft fees, mortgages before Federal Reserve and all other financial agencies. 3) Support Durbin interchange fee amendment in Dodd-Frank through comments to Federal Reserve and letters to hill opposing repeal/delay. Oppose bills such as Tester (S 575) to delay Durbin. 4) oppose efforts to legalize predatory lending, suchas rent to own proposals from Canseco (HR 1588) and Landrieu (S. 881) 5) Oppose efforts to weaken other investor protection reforms, such as HR 1062 (Hayworth) and HR 1573 (Lucas) (6) Support efforts to increase consumer protection in international financial services treaty and trade negotiations. Dodd-Frank defense including defense of the CFPB and other provisions
Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Bills named:
H.R. 1667 (112th), H.R. 1315 (112th), S. 881 (112th), H.R. 1121 (112th), H.R. 1062 (112th), H.R. 87 (112th), H.R. 1573 (112th), H.R. 1588 (112th)
Support efforts to reform agriculture subsidies in appropriations and Farm bill. Deficit through Eliminating Agriculture Direct Payment Subsidies Act, or REAPS Act (H.R. 2487).
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); White House Office; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of
Bills named:
H.R. 2487 (112th)
All budget and appropriations bills which included funding for Labor Health and Human Services and Education Subcommittee, specifically funding for higher education. Deficit reduction and tax issues including the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act.
Contacted: Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Support proposals to expand EPA and DHS authority under Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards to include drinking water, wastewater and port facilities and to require the use of safer technologies where feasible; oppose proposals to extend existing temporary CFATS program; support Safe Chemicals Act, all titles; support measures to ban or restrict use of Bisphenol A
Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
1) Support efforts to protect consumer housing, mortgage renegotiation and foreclosure protections. Restructure Mortgages in Bankruptcy and add foreclosure protections: Provided comments to hill, signed letters, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to reform. Significant provisions added as Title 14 of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
Oppose efforts to weaken Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act (PL 110-314). Supported efforts to implement 2008 Consumer Product Safety Commission Improvement Act, which added resources, regulated dangerous and/or toxic products. Opposed Pomeo (KS) amendment to weaken its database. Miscellaneous other support for consumer safety protection as needed. Support strong CPSC rules, including crib safety and database. OTHER ACTIVITIES: Supported various efforts to protect consumers from unfair business or marketplace practices by signing letters, lobbying or commenting on various proposals: 1) Mandatory Arbitration: Support (letters) to ban mandatory arbitration in consumer laws. 2) Supported aspects of Federal Aviation Administration reforms pertaining to Airline Passengers Bill of Rights 2) Support strong enforcement of antitrust laws, 3) Urged support for legislation (not yet filed) to overturn Supreme Court in Leegin, reinstating ban on resale price maintenance. PRIVACY: Support efforts to ensure that federal law provides consumers with strong privacy protection, prevents identity theft, and holds companies and government agencies accountable when they lose consumer data. Support includes lobbying, letters, and communications as necessary. Filed comments to FTC and Department of Commerce on proposed privacy regimes. No formal position yet on some proposed Internet privacy and data breach bills, but strongly oppose concepts that legalize current invasive practices, preempt state laws, fail to provide adequate eforcement for consumers.
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Support reauthorization of Superfund polluter pays tax.
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Federal Reserve System; SENATE
Dept. of Education rules & regulations on program integrity.
Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Education, Dept of; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Support implementation and funding of S.510 (the FDA Modernization Act); support measures to ban Bisphenol A in food packaging
Contacted: Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office
Bills named:
S. 510 (112th)
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