AVOQ, LLC for PFS INVESTMENTS INC.
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
- P.L. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Title IX, Section 913, Securities and Exchange Commission Study and rulemaking regarding obligations of brokers, dealers, and investment advisers.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STACEY ALEXANDER | — |
| WHITAKER L ASKEW | — |
| PATRICK BOUSLIMAN | — |
| STEVEN ELMENDORF | — |
| KRISTINA KENNEDY | — |
| ED KUTLER New | Executive Director, House Wednesday Group; Senior Advisor to Minority Whip and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich |
| BARRY LASALA | — |
| TOM LOPACH | — |
| JAMES RYAN | — |
| SHANTI STANTON | — |
| JAMIE WALL | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
- Provisions related to amending P.L. 95-600, The Revenue Act of 1978, Section 530, which protects small business ownership and entrepreneurship for independent contractors; no bill number, preserving retirement savings tax incentives in the current tax code - Tax reform framework released and written by staff and/or members of the House Ways & Means Committee or Senate Finance Committee as the drafts relate to the taxation of the business use of life insurance and taxation of life insurers and products
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STACEY ALEXANDER | — |
| WHITAKER L ASKEW | — |
| PATRICK BOUSLIMAN | — |
| STEVEN ELMENDORF | — |
| KRISTINA KENNEDY | — |
| ED KUTLER New | Executive Director, House Wednesday Group; Senior Advisor to Minority Whip and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich |
| BARRY LASALA | — |
| TOM LOPACH | — |
| JAMES RYAN | — |
| SHANTI STANTON | — |
| JAMIE WALL | — |
Retirement RET
- Department of Labor final rule to change the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act - Conflict of Interest Rule (RIN 1210-AB32) - Definition of the Term Fiduciary - Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice - Best Interest Contract Exemption (Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2016-01) - Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2016-02) - Prohibited Transaction Exemptions 75-1, 77-4, 80-83, 83-1, 84-24 and 86-128 (RIN 1210-AB79) - H.R. 2823/ S/1321 - Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act - H.R. 3857 - PASS Act of 2017
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STACEY ALEXANDER | — |
| WHITAKER L ASKEW | — |
| PATRICK BOUSLIMAN | — |
| STEVEN ELMENDORF | — |
| KRISTINA KENNEDY | — |
| ED KUTLER New | Executive Director, House Wednesday Group; Senior Advisor to Minority Whip and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich |
| BARRY LASALA | — |
| TOM LOPACH | — |
| JAMES RYAN | — |
| SHANTI STANTON | — |
| JAMIE WALL | — |
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.