Issues lobbied + lobbyists
ENG — Energy/Nuclear
Energy Efficiency Incentives, Energy Star, Tax Incentives, Tenant Star, Energy Consumption Data, Building Rating Issues
Lobbyists: ms MELISSA M EDWARDS (covered position: Legislative Assistant, US Senator Thad Cochran)
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
INS — Insurance
Terrorism Risk Insurance National Catastrophic Risk Insurance Flood Insurance (NFIP Reauthorization) LIBOR Reform Beneficial Ownership CFIUS Reform Cyber Terrorism Pandemic Risk Insurance Act Workplace Recovery Act Economic Recovery Liability Reform Troubled Debt Restructuring (TDR) CECL
Lobbyists: ms MELISSA M EDWARDS (covered position: Legislative Assistant, US Senator Thad Cochran)
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
HOM — Homeland Security
Model Standard for Private Sector Emergency Preparedness Information Sharing and Resilience Cyber Terrorism CISPA Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act Cybersecurity (H.R. 3359, H.R. 3776) Beneficial Ownership Ban Secrecy Act (BSA) Geographic Tracking Orders (GTO) CFIUS Reform Pandemic Risk
Lobbyists: ms MELISSA M EDWARDS (covered position: Legislative Assistant, US Senator Thad Cochran)
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
FIN — Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Credit Risk Retention OTC Derivatives Basel III, Liquidity Coverage Ration, HVCRE Rule, FRTB, Basel III Endgame Flood Insurance; Terrorism Risk Insurance; Natural Catastrophe Risk Insurance CFIUS Reform (FIRRMA) Beneficial Ownership, Corporate Transparency Act, ENABLERS Act Cyber Security (H.R. 3776, H.R. 3359); Cyber Insurance Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) LIBOR Reform Forbearance Issues Emergency Rental Assistance for Residential Business Tenants (e.g., H.R. 7301) Restart Act (S. 3814) Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act (H.R. 1018, S. 360) Pandemic Risk Insurance Troubled Deb Restructuring (TDR) CECL Reg S-K Reform SEC Proposed Rules on: Amendments to Form PF, Private Fund Advisers, Cybersecurity Risk Management SEC Custody Rule
Lobbyists: ms MELISSA M EDWARDS (covered position: Legislative Assistant, US Senator Thad Cochran)
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Energy efficiency and clean energy tax incentives, including the E-QUIP Act and Inflation Reduction Act, and regulatory implementation Like-Kind Exchanges (Sec. 1031) Completed contract method of accounting and condominium construction (Section 460(e) Fair Accounting for Condominium Construction Act (HR 4280) FIRPTA reform and Parity for Non-Traded REITS Act Net investment income tax and SECA liability Cost recovery, residential rental property and nonresidential property Low-income housing tax credit and the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (S 1557 and HR 3238) Proposed and final tax regulations under section 897 and 892 (FIRPTA domestically controlled REIT rules) REIT rules, including investments in related parties Retail Revitalization Act of 2023 (HR 3749) Cancellation of Indebtedness income (section 108) (HR 5580, Saving Our Mainstreet American Locations for Leisure and Shopping Act) Capital gains tax rate State and local tax deduction 20% deduction for pass-through business income (section 199A) and tax rules on pass-through income, including Senator Wyden pass-through reform discussion draft Taxing appreciated capital gains at death Opportunity Zone reform, reporting, and deadline extensions (HR 5761, Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension and Improvement Act) Revitalizing Downtowns Act and tax incentives for property conversions (HR 9002) Taxing unrealized gains annually - Administration's minimum tax proposal and Chairman Wyden proposal TCJA Permanency Act and issues related to extension of TCJA Business interest deductibility and section 163(j) Active loss limitation and section 461(l) S. 2518, Ending Tax Breaks for Massive Sovereign Wealth Funds Act S. 2224, Stop Predatory Investing Act Treasury guidance: partnership basis-shifting transactions SECA limited partner exception under section 1402(a)(13) Tax and revenue provisions in the budget resolution Deductibility of state and local business taxes, including property taxes (Business SALT)
Lobbyists: ms MELISSA M EDWARDS (covered position: Legislative Assistant, US Senator Thad Cochran)
Government entities lobbied: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of
BAN — Banking
GSE Reform Housing Bills Dodd Frank - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Dodd Frank Regulations (Volker Rule, Credit Risk Retention, OTC Derivatives) H.R. 4620, S. 2155 Basel III, Liquidity Coverage Ration, HVCRE Rule, S. 2155 Terrorism Risk Insurance Flood Insurance (NFIP Reauthorization) CFIUS Reform (FIRRMA) Beneficial Ownership, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Cyber Security (H.R. 3776, H.R. 3359) Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Cannabis Issues, Safe Banking Act (H.R. 1595) LIBOR Reform Pandemic Risk Insurance Act Workplace Recovery Act Mark to Market Accounting Federal Reserve Credit Facilities Forbearance Issues TALF Main Street Lending Program CARES Act Stimulus Legislation Liability Reform Troubled Debt Restructuring (TDR) Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act (H.R. 1277, S.374)
Lobbyists: ms MELISSA M EDWARDS (covered position: Legislative Assistant, US Senator Thad Cochran)
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
TRA — Transportation
Infrastructure finance issues (e.g., repatriation, Highway Trust Fund) Public-Private Partnerships, TIFIA modernization Permitting requirements (e.g., NEPA) Transportation matters in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Lobbyists: ms MELISSA M EDWARDS (covered position: Legislative Assistant, Senator Thad Cochran)
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of