NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE AGENTS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE AGENTS
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Agriculture AGR
Support the reinstatement of an inflation adjustment for crop insurance agents; support funding for crop insurance in the Farm Bill; oppose cuts to the crop insurance program; Support extension of Farm bill and crop insurance programs to September 30, 2024 in H.R.6363 - Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; Support inclusion of report language concerning the reinstatement for crop insurance agents in S. 2141 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MIKE BECKER | — |
| JON GENTILE | — |
| LAUREN PACHMAN | — |
| COREY WEEKS New | — |
Health Issues HCR
represent interests of independent insurance agents in agent trade meetings with CMS
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MIKE BECKER | — |
| JON GENTILE | — |
| LAUREN PACHMAN | — |
| COREY WEEKS New | — |
Insurance INS
Support the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); express concern with a FEMA proposal to provide direct-to-consumer online sales of NFIP policies; expressed concern on FEMA bulletin establishing requirements for sale and service of NFIP policies during future lapses in NFIP's Congressional authority; addressed new requirement for agent and agency NPNs to be associated with each NFIP policy; Support continuous coverage for NFIP policies; support H.R. 900, the Continuous Coverage for Flood Insurance Act; support H.R. 1392, which would extend the NFIP until December 31, 2024; support a Cannabis Safe Harbor for insurance agents; H.R. 2984/S. 1359, the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act; S. 1323/H.R. 2891, the Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act; support the repeal or reform of the Federal Insurance Office, including H.R. 2933, the Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act and S. 1694, Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act; urged caution regarding H.R. 1165, the Data Privacy Act; H.R. 4349/S. 2142, the National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization (NFIP Re) Act of 2023; Support H.R. 5535/S. 3349, the Insurance Data Protection Act; Support S.2860, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act; Support H.R. 4035, the Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023; Support Extension of NFIP to February 2, 2024 in H.R.6363 - Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; support draft House resolution in support of McCarran-Ferguson Act; submitted comments to Federal Insurance Office, Treasury Department, and OMB concerning FIO's planned climate data collection; submitted testimony to House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance for its hearing on high cost of insurance.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MIKE BECKER | — |
| JON GENTILE | — |
| LAUREN PACHMAN | — |
| COREY WEEKS New | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.R.6363 - Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; support limits on funding and activity for the Federal Insurance Office in the FY24 appropriations process; Inclusion of report language concerning the reinstatement of an inflation adjustment for crop insurance agents in the FY24 appropriations process; Inclusion of report language concerning the reinstatement of an inflation adjustment for crop insurance agents in S. 2141 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MIKE BECKER | — |
| JON GENTILE | — |
| LAUREN PACHMAN | — |
| COREY WEEKS New | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Support the importance of stepped-up basis for family-owned businesses and farms; support making permanent the 20 percent tax deduction for qualifying 199A passthrough entities; S.1108, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023; oppose efforts to raise the top rates paid by pass-through businesses and corporations, increase the Net Investment Income Tax and expand it to cover the active business income of pass-through business owners; oppose making it harder for family-owned businesses to survive from one generation to the next by gutting the existing grantor trust rules, oppose nearly doubling the tax rate on capital gains, and oppose imposing a new minimum tax on larger family businesses that appears to redefine how income is measured; support S. 1706/H.R. 4721, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2023.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MIKE BECKER | — |
| JON GENTILE | — |
| LAUREN PACHMAN | — |
| COREY WEEKS New | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
H.R. 731/S. 220, the Workforce Mobility Act of 2023; asked Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee not to mark up the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (S. 567), the Healthy Families Act (S. 1664), or the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 728). Sought additional time from DOL in which to comment on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA39); provided comments to DOL on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA39); and provided comments to House Education and the Workforce's Subcommittee on Workforce Protections on the DOL's proposed overtime rule.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MIKE BECKER | — |
| JON GENTILE | — |
| LAUREN PACHMAN | — |
| COREY WEEKS New | — |
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.