Lobbying Filing Details

Total Spending

$433,084

Activities

2

Lobbyists

6

Gov't Entities

20

Filing Information
Filing UUID:
98cbba45-3642-4282-8da7-facbeafc8183
Type:
Q2 - 2nd Quarter - Report
Period:
2022 - 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)
Date Posted:
July 18, 2022 at 11:55 PM
Income:
$0
Expenses:
$433,084
Expense Method:
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  • Posted By: Jill H. Randolph
Registrant
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL

Alliance of companies seeking repeal of the 40% excise tax on health plans

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia
Client
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
District of Columbia, United States of America
Lobbying Activities (2)
Activity 1
Health Issues

Legislative Employer-sponsored health coverage - testing and vaccine distribution, COBRA subsidies, telehealth, primary care and worksite clinics and more comprehensive coverage of chronic disease prevention measures Further Extending Government Funding - short-term continuing resolution (CR- through February 18, 2022 - HSA Telehealth extension - H.R. 6119 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (CAA 2022) - Telehealth extension FY 2023 Budget Proposal - mental health, pandemic preparedness Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - H.R. 5376 - health care coverage and affordability issues, prescription drugs, paid family and medical leave, mental health parity penalties Healthy Competition for Better Care Act - S. 3139 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - S. 596/H.R. 1577 Telehealth Expansion Act - S. 1704/H.R. 5981 FAMILY Act - H.R. 804/S.248 - Paid Family Leave Paid Family and Medical Leave American Families Plan - national comprehensive paid family and medical leave program Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - H.R. 3684 Affordable Insulin Now Act - S. 3700/H.R. 6833 Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act - draft legislation PREVENT Pandemics Act - S. 3799 Transparency of Hospital Billing Act - H.R. 8133 Consumer Choice of Care Act - H.R. 8134 Addressing Anticompetitive Contracting Clauses Act - H.R. 8135 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Quality, Cost & Transparency - Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895, 116th Congress) Mental Health Matters Act - H.R. 7780 The Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act - H.R. 7666 Mental Health - Request for Information (RFI) - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Mental health parity Prescription drug legislation Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act - H.R. 3 Surprise billing regulations Healthy Future Task Force (House Republicans) - comments submitted to Affordability (lower costs) and Modernization (Telehealth expansion) Subcommittees Regulatory Treasury/IRS - proposed Regulations - Affordability Determination for Employer-Sponsored Family Health Coverage (Family Glitch) Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) - Request for Information (RFI) - recommendations for increasing competition in health care Departments of Health & Human Services (HHS), Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) - recommendations for forthcoming Health Plan Nondiscrimination Rules Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) - comments regarding health equity data reporting, hospital price transparency rules, and release of hospital safety data - Medicare Proposed IPPS Rule Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - Request for Information on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) White House Executive Order - Continuing to Strengthen Americans Access to Affordable, Quality Health Coverage and related regulations on the premium tax credit under the ACA Treasury/IRS -Pre-Deductible Telehealth Care in High Deductible Health Plans HHS/Labor & Treasury (the tri-agencies) interim final regulations (IFR) on CAA requirements for group health plans and health insurers to report on prescription drug and health spending Executive Order - Promoting Competition in the American Economy Labor, Treasury & HHS (the tri-agencies) - public report issued on mental health parity compliance enforcement Mental health parity requirements for group health plans and insurers, including under the CAA Treasury/DOL/HHS - implementation of surprise billing provisions under the CAA - interim final regulations (IFR) part 1 and part 2 DOL - State All Payer Claims Database - Guidance, including Report by Advisory Committee under the CAA DOL/Treasury/HHS - transparency provisions under the CAA HHS - Enforcement of Hospital Price Transparency Rules Treasury/IRS - request for guidance on repurposing of welfare benefit fund assets ERISA uniformity High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans

Lobbyists (6)
  • DIANN HOWLAND
  • MS. LYNN DIEHL DUDLEY
  • JAMES KLEIN
  • JILL RANDOLPH
  • ILYSE SCHUMAN
  • KATHRYN JOHNSON
Government Entities (12)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
  • ... and 7 more
Activity 2
Retirement

Legislative FY 2023 Budget Proposal - tax policy, pandemic preparedness Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - H.R. 5376 - retirement policy and revenue-raising provisions Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - H.R. 3684 -defined benefit pension stabilization option provision Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act - H.R. 5891 RISE & SHINE Act - S. 4353 Bipartisan, Comprehensive Retirement Legislation - Senate HELP Committee The Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN Act - Senate Finance Committee Helping Parents Save for College Act - S. 4103 Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA) Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870/H.R. 7146 The Emergency Savings Act -S. 4310 ABLE Employment Flexibility ACT (AEFA) - H.R. 4672 Womens Retirement Protection Act (WRPA) - S. 2446/H.R. 4678 Encouraging Americans to Save Act (EASA) - S. 2452/H.R. 2913 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 Retirement Security Flexibility Act - S. 2602 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Advancing Auto-portability Act of 2022 - S. 4406 Lifetime Income for Employees (LIFE) Act - H.R. 6476 Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 - H.R. 6782 Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act - H.R. 7740/S. 4219 Mental Health Matters Act - H.R. 7780 Cybersecurity Cryptocurrency Brokerage windows Financial Freedom Act - S. 4147 Defined Benefit Plan (DB) Issues Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing ERISA Uniformity Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Pooled Employer Plan (PEPs) Issues Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Electronic communication Regulatory White House Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk DOL - Request for Information (RFI) - Possible Agency Actions on Climate-Related Financial Risk DOL/EBSA- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, - proposed regulations, temporary non-enforcement policy White House Executive Order - Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets Department of Labor (DOL) - proposed changes to retirement plan prohibited transaction exemption (PTEs) - proposed rule Department of Labor (DOL) - Guidance on Cryptocurrency in retirement plans DOL - Compliance Assistance Release 2022-01 - 401(k) plans in cryptocurrency Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) - Required Minimum Distributions (RMD) from retirement plans DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans - implementation issues American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - PBGC, IRS - IFR - new assistance program for financially troubled multiemployer plans DOL/Treasury/IRS/PBGC - Final Revisions to the Form 5500 for 2022 PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS -Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) IRS - mandatory 60-day postponement of certain tax-related deadlines Treasury/IRS - Notice 2021-48 - guidance on single-employer pension plan relief included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues Treasury/IRS - Proposed Regulation - Providing an exception to the Unified Plan Rule for certain Multiple Employer Plans (One-Bad-Apple Rule) DOL (EBSA) - investment advice guidance and related prohibited transaction exemptions Treasury/IRS - Remote notarization for spousal consent DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements - temporary frequently asked questions (FAQs) - timing clarification DOL - defined benefit plans - annuity purchases DOL - redefinition of fiduciary DOL -de-risking of defined benefit pension plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA Uniformity Multiemployer pension plan issues Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans IRS Tax Forms W4-P and W4-R - Effective date of the revised 2022 tax forms postponed until 2023

Lobbyists (4)
  • DIANN HOWLAND
  • MS. LYNN DIEHL DUDLEY
  • JAMES KLEIN
  • JILL RANDOLPH
Government Entities (8)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)
  • ... and 3 more

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