1st Quarter - Report

SIFF & ASSOCIATES PLLC for FMR LLC

Firm
Client
Income
$50,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S. 2563, the "Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings (ILLICIT CASH) Act," legislation to reform the Bank Secrecy Act; Title IV concerning beneficial ownership disclosure.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW SIFF —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2563 (116th)

Education EDU

H.R. 748, the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act," legislation to provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Sec. 2206, "Exclusion for certain employer payments of student loans."

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW SIFF —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th)

Retirement RET

Implementation of H.R. 1865, the "Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020"; Division O, "Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement," provisions related to Lifetime Income Disclosure (LIDA) and coordination of the SECURE Act and Open Multiple Employer Plans. Department of Labor final fiduciary rule (81 Fed. Reg. 20945, Apr. 8, 2016) and the status of various Prohibited Transaction Exemptions following the 5th Circuit injunction of the final fiduciary rule. Consideration of Environmental, Social and Governance considerations related to ERISA-regulated funds. General education concerning disclosure modernization and simplification to improve the efficiency, delivery, and utility of required disclosures for retirement benefits for the benefit of plan participants.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW SIFF —

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1865 (116th)

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.