PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP for PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP
What was lobbied
8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
HR1798: Dental Insurance Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 2013 (ERISA) to prescribe certain health care coverage value requirements for dental benefits under self-insured group health plans.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATTI BLUMER | — |
| JAMES N CAVANAUGH | — |
| RICHARD COOPER LAWSON | — |
| JASON A. LIPKA | — |
| CHIRSTOPHER PAYNE | — |
Foreign Relations FOR
U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue - No bill attached Joint Committee on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) no bill attached
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATTI BLUMER | — |
| JAMES N CAVANAUGH | — |
| RICHARD COOPER LAWSON | — |
| JASON A. LIPKA | — |
| CHIRSTOPHER PAYNE | — |
Accounting ACC
HR 1564/S.1526 Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act - Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) to deny the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board any authority to require that audits conducted for a particular issuer of securities in accordance with SOX standards be conducted by specific auditors, or that such audits be conducted for an issuer by different auditors on a rotating basis.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATTI BLUMER | — |
| JAMES N CAVANAUGH | — |
| RICHARD COOPER LAWSON | — |
| JASON A. LIPKA | — |
| CHIRSTOPHER PAYNE | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Public Law 111-203, HR 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act implementation and regulatory reform. HR 634: Business Risk mitigation and Price-Stabilization Act of 2013 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) to exempt, from the rules of prudential regulators for swap dealers and major swap participants with respect to initial and variation marginrequirements for swaps not cleared by a registered derivatives clearing organization, those swaps in which one of the counterparties: (1) is eligible for an exception from clearing requirements for certain significant price discovery agreements, contracts, or transactions in a commodity exempt from regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); or (2) satisfies specified criteria governing treatment of affiliates in connection with clearing requirements. HR 992: To amend provisions in Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection At relating to Federal assistance for swap entities. HR 1003: Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to revise the requirement that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), before promulgating a regulation or issuing an order, consider the costs and benefits of the action. Requires the CFTC, through the Office of the Chief Economist, to: (1) assess the costs and benefits, both qualitative and quantitative, of an intended regulation; and (2) propose or adopt a regulation only on a reasoned determination that the benefits justify the costs. HR 1256: Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act - Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to issue rules jointly governing the application of swaps requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act, respectively, in connection with swaps and security-based swaps transacted between U.S. persons and non-U.S. persons. HR 2374: Retail Investor Protection Act - To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers, and for other purposes.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATTI BLUMER | — |
| JAMES N CAVANAUGH | — |
| RICHARD COOPER LAWSON | — |
| JASON A. LIPKA | — |
| CHIRSTOPHER PAYNE | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Comprehensive Taxation reform - No bill attached.S. 676 prevent identity theft and tax fraud by ending the required publication of the DMF list. H.R. 2720 prevent identity theft and tax fraud by ending the required publication of the DMF list.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATTI BLUMER | — |
| JAMES N CAVANAUGH | — |
| RICHARD COOPER LAWSON | — |
| JASON A. LIPKA | — |
| CHIRSTOPHER PAYNE | — |
Retirement RET
S. 606: Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2013 - Amends the internal Revenue Code, with respect to loans made from a qualified employer plan to: (1) extend the period for repayment of loans if a plan terminates or a plan participant becomes unemployed, and (2) prohibit plans from allowing the use of credit cards or similar arrangements to access loan amounts. DOL and SEC proposed rules to amend the definition of fiduciary.HR 2374: Retail Investor Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers and for other purposes. Also defines the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary. S 1270: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for reform of public and private pension plans. USA Retirement Act (no bill number) proposes the creation of a new type of private-run retirement plan that combines attributes of defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Retirement Security act of 2013 (no bill number): provides enhancements to the existing defined contributions system and multiple employer plans.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATTI BLUMER | — |
| JAMES N CAVANAUGH | — |
| RICHARD COOPER LAWSON | — |
| JASON A. LIPKA | — |
| CHIRSTOPHER PAYNE | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.CON.RES.25: Sets forth the Congressional budget for the federal government for FY2014, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2015 - FY2023. Tax implication for retirement and life insurance products. S.CON.RES.8: FY2014 Senate budget resolution. Sets forth the Congressional budget for the federal government for FY2013, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2015 - FY2023. Tax implications for retirement and life insurance products.S. J Res 59: Tax implication for retirement and life insurance products.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATTI BLUMER | — |
| JAMES N CAVANAUGH | — |
| RICHARD COOPER LAWSON | — |
| JASON A. LIPKA | — |
| CHIRSTOPHER PAYNE | — |
Insurance INS
HR 1155: National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to repeal the contingent conditions under which the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) shall not be established. Reestablishes the NARAB without contingent conditions as a nonprofit corporation to prescribe, on a multi-state basis, licensing and insurance producer qualification requirements and conditions.S 534: National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to repeal the contingent conditions under which the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) shall not be established. Reestablishes the NARAB without contingent conditions as a nonprofit corporation to prescribe, on a multi-state basis, licensing and insurance producer qualification requirements and conditions. HR 508: TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program until December 31, 2019 (under current law the Program expires on December 31, 2014). S1369: Additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance. HR 1945: Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013 - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to revise the definition of an "act of terrorism" to mean any act that is certified as meeting the specified criteria for such n act by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in concurrence with the Secretary of the Treasury (currently, by the Secretary of the Treasury in concurrence with the Secretary of State). Extends the Terrorism Insurance Program until December 31, 2024 (under current law, the Program expires on December 31, 2014). HR 2140: Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer protection Act (Dodd-Frank) and the Home Owners' loan Act to make minimum leverage and risk-based capital requirements governing insurance companies under the state law also apply to insurance companies that are either depository holding companies or subsidiaries of depository holding companies. HR 2146: Terrorism Risk insurance program Reauthoriation Act of 2013 - Amends the Terrorism Risk insurance Act of 2002 to extend from December 31, 2014, through December 31, 2024, the Terrorism Risk insurance program. Extends to September 30, 2027, the deadline by which the Secretary of the Treasury is required to collect all mandatory premiums for any act of terrorism occuring on or after January 1, 2012.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATTI BLUMER | — |
| JAMES N CAVANAUGH | — |
| RICHARD COOPER LAWSON | — |
| JASON A. LIPKA | — |
| CHIRSTOPHER PAYNE | — |
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