AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS for AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation, Global Capital Standards and Regulatory reform. S. 744 - Data Care Act. The legislation would establish duties of care, loyalty, and confidentiality, and a violation of the duties would be treated as a violation of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule with fine authority. Issue: Data Privacy H.R. 1165 Data Privacy Act of 2023 - The bill amends Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) to include a number of new consumer protections, establishing requirements for covered entities to disclose the types and uses for data being collected, along with an opt-out function. The legislation, which would preempt state law, also mandates more transparent and easily understandable privacy terms and conditions. Issue: Data Privacy H.R. 2701 Online Privacy Act - The legislation would provide for individual rights relating to privacy of personal information, to establish privacy and security requirements for covered entities relating to personal information, and to establish an agency to be known as the Digital Privacy Agency to enforce such rights and requirements. Issue: Data Privacy H.R. 4311/S. 2121 DELETE Act - This bill would establish a centralized system to allow individuals to request the simultaneous deletion of their personal information across all data brokers. Issue: Data Privacy. H.R. 5628/S.2892 - Algorithmic Accountability Act. This bill would direct the Federal Trade Commission to require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes. Issue: Algorithmic Accountability. H.R.___ - Data Privacy Act of 2023. The bill amends Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) to include a number of new consumer protections, establishing requirements for covered entities to disclose the types and uses for data being collected, along with an opt-out function. The legislation, which would preempt state law, also mandates more transparent and easily understandable privacy terms and conditions. Issue: Data Privacy H.R.___ and S.___ - Draft data privacy legislation. Issue: Data Privacy H.R. __ - Draft cybersecurity legislation. Issue: Cybersecurity Issue: Business interruption insurance. Issue: Draft legislation that would require notice of data security breaches. Issue: Cybersecurity and Privacy.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAUL KANGAS | — |
| DAVID LEIFER | — |
| IAN STEGER | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III Implementation of S. 2155 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. Implementation of H.R. 748 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Issue: CECL, TDR, Remote Online Notarization, SBA loans. H.R. 20/S.567 - Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023. To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. Issue: independent contractor status. H.R.1059/S. 1212 - Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act. To authorize and establish minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations that occur in or affect interstate commerce, to require any Federal court located in a State to recognize notarizations performed by a notary public commissioned by another State when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce, and to require any State to recognize notarizations performed by a notary public commissioned by another State when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce or when the notarization was performed under or relates to a public act, record, or judicial proceeding of the State in which the notary public was commissioned. Issue: remote online notarization. H.R.2891/S. 1323 SAFE Banking Act of 2023 - This bill would create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such businesses. Issue: Cannabis legislation S. 2860 - SAFER Banking Act - This bill would create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such businesses. Issue: Cannabis legislation. H.R. 1807 - Improving Disclosure for Investors Act - This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to propose and finalize rules to allow entities to deliver regulatory documents to investors electronically. The SEC must establish a mechanism for investors to opt out of electronic delivery and receive paper documents instead. If the SEC does not finalize rules within one year after enactment, the bill allows for electronic delivery of these documents. Issue: Electronic delivery. Issue: FHLBank System Issue: Basel III Issue: Regulation Best Interest Issue: Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG). No bill number assigned. Issue: Commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) debt. No bill number assigned. Issue: Making Diversity and Inclusion Efforts more Intentional. No bill number assigned. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreement on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) reform. No bill number assigned.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAUL KANGAS | — |
| JOYCE MEYER | — |
| IAN STEGER | — |
Insurance INS
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III Implementation of H.R. 748 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Issue: CECL, TDR, Remote Online Notarization, SBA loans. H.R. 2923/S. 1384 - Living Donor Protection Act. The bill would promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors. Issue: underwriting. H.R. 5535 - Insurance Data Protection Act. The bill would prohibit the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury and other financial regulators from collecting data directly from an insurance company. Issue: Federal Insurance Office. H.R.__S.__ - CFPB Business of Insurance Act. No bill number assigned. Issue: private equitys growing role in the insurance industry. Issue: S&P proposal on the methodology that is used to rate insurance companies. Issue: Russian sanctions legislation. Issue: Request for information from Congress regarding the diversity and inclusion information in the insurance industry. Issue: National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) board. No bill number assigned. Issue: Housing Finance Reform. No bill number assigned. Issue: Final margin rules for uncleared swaps transactions with respect to seeded investment funds. No bill number assigned.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAUL KANGAS | — |
| DAVID LEIFER | — |
| JOYCE MEYER | — |
| IAN STEGER | — |
Retirement RET
1.SECURE 2.0 Technical Corrections Discussion Draft: Legislative language that will amend SECURE 2.0 to make technical changes to a variety of provisions. 2.H.R. 3063 Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023: Would allow 403(b) plans to invest in Collective Investment Trusts or Separate Accounts that establishes investment parity with other defined contribution plans, like 401(k)s. 3.H.R. 3942, Lifetime Income for Employees (LIFE) Act: Amends the current rules for qualified default investment alternatives to facilitate the use of an annuity component that will expand the availability of guaranteed returns and guaranteed lifetime income that help savers secure their retirement futures. 4.H.R. 4237, S. 2282 Ensuring Sound Guidance Act: Would require investment advisers and ERISA retirement plan sponsors to prioritize financial returns over non-pecuniary factors when making investment decisions on behalf of their clients. 5.H.R. 4924, S. 2517 Auto Reenroll Act of 2023: The bill allows plan sponsors to re-enroll non-participants at least once every three years, unless the individual affirmatively opts-out again. The bill also permits plans to sweep all eligible employees as a group for re-enrollment and does not change the automatic enrollment safe harbors. 6.H.R. 5060, S. 2627, Womens Retirement Protection Act (WRPA): The legislation would impose spousal consent requirements on nearly all distributions from defined contribution plans. The bill also seeks to enhance financial literacy through grants to community-based organizations and also offers grants to such organizations to help low-income women and survivors of domestic abuse obtain qualified domestic relations orders. 7.H.R. 6065, S.3102 Retirement Savings for Americans Act (RSAA) of 2023: Would create a federally run retirement plan, similar to the TSP, that would be available to all private sector workers whose employer signs up for the plan. 8.H.R. 6757 Roth IRA Rollovers: This legislation will allow retirement savers to roll over their Roth IRA savings into a Roth account within a workplace retirement plan. 9.H.R. 6772 Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act: The bill would allow individuals that took at least one year out of the workforce without receiving an earned income, for the purposes of caring for a family member, to make catch-up contributions in years prior to age 50 to their 401(k) plans, individual retirement accounts (IRAs), and other eligible retirement accounts. 10.General Accounts Product Corrections Act: Would clarify fiduciary responsibilities for life insurance companies as it relates to investments in their general accounts. 11.Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA): Mandates employers with 10 or more employees to implement an automatic enrollment retirement plan in the workplace. 12. H.R.5894 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. Income Security S. 2415 and H.R. 7107, the Long-Term Care Affordability Act: Would allow for tax free distributions from retirement accounts to fund LTC contracts. H.R. 133, Both provisions are in the larger bill. H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member. H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave- paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave - allows for a deferment of retirement benefits for paid leave benefits. Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave H.R. 2694 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave. Concurrent Resolution on the Budget, FY2022, S.Con.Res.14. The budget resolution calls for the $3.5 trillion in long-term investments to be fully offset by a combination of new tax revenues, health care savings, and long-term economic growth. In addition, the agreement would prohibit new taxes on families making less than $400,000 per year, and on small businesses and family farms. Issue: Medicare/Dental (Expanding Medicare to include dental, vision, hearing benefits and lowering the eligibility age). H.R. 5376- Build Back Better Act This bill provides funding, establishes programs, and otherwise modifies provisions relating to a broad array of areas, including education, labor, child-care, health care, taxes, immigration, and the environment. Excepted Benefits on Supplemental Benefits-proposed tri-agency rule through HHS, Treasury and Labor. Diversity and Inclusion H.R. 5084 - Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. H.R. 5360 - Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. H.R. 281 - Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. H.R. 7946 and S. 4464 - Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KATHLEEN COULOMBE | — |
| LAURYL DODSON JACKSON | — |
| ANDREW REMO | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
OT bill - Secure Family Futures Act of 2023, or H.R. 5707 Life Insurance Tax Stabilization Proposal (no bill introduced yet) Ordinary Treatment of Bonds (Senate Wyden Modernization of Derivatives Act) S.2621 - 117th Congress (2021-2022) Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021 Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) Wyden Tax Wealth Like Wages (mark-to-market) discussion paper (no bill introduced yet) Long Term Care Suozzi WISH ACT H.R.4289 - 117th Congress (2021-2022) WISH Act Long-Term Care Affordability Act S. 2415 - 117th Congress (2021-2022) H.R. 7107 - 117th Congress (2021-2022) Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 H.R. 5376 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JEFFRY JANOSKA | — |
| JOYCE MEYER | — |
| MARTI THOMAS | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
U.S.-Chile Income Tax Treaty Issue: Data Localization & Cross-Border Data Flow. USTR reversal of its long-standing support for WTO core disciplines that protect U.S. businesses cross-border data flows and prohibit data localization mandates.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARTI THOMAS | — |
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