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Proposed rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to prohibit arbitration clauses for consumer financial products such as credit cards and bank accounts (no proposed rule issued). "Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions" proposed rule regarding customer due diligence requirements for financial institutions to obtain beneficial ownership information from entities opening accounts; RIN 1210-AB32; Aug. 4, 2014; 79 FR 45151.  "Regulatory Capital Rules: The Federal Reserve Boards Framework for Implementing the U.S. Basel III Countercyclical Capital Buffer" proposed policy statement; RIN 7100-AE43; Feb. 3, 2016; 81 FR 5661.  S. 2232, the "Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015," legislation to require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Banks by the Comptroller General of the United States; entire bill.  S. 2489, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act," legislation to direct each state to amend their business formation laws to regulate every new and existing business entity in the United States and the information they provide upon formation and to place formation agents under the definition of "financial institutions" for purposes of federal anti-money laundering statutes; entire bill.  H.R. 4450, the "Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act," legislation to direct each state to amend their business formation laws to regulate every new and existing business entity in the United States and the information they provide upon formation and to place formation agents under the definition of "financial institutions" for purposes of federal anti-money laundering statutes; entire bill.  General education regarding legislation to direct each state to amend their state business formation laws to regulate every new and existing business entity in the United States and the information they provide upon formation. "Country-by-Country Reporting" proposed rule to require annual country-by-country reporting by United States persons that are the ultimate parent entity of a multinational enterprise group; 1545-BM70; Dec. 23, 2015; 80 FR 79795. Re-proposal of "Definition of the Term 'Fiduciary'" proposed rule to increase regulatory oversight and legal duties applicable to service providers to and sponsors of small retirement plans with less than $100 million in assets or fewer than 100 participants; RIN 1210-AB32; Apr. 20, 2015; 80 FR 21927.  "Savings Arrangements Established by States for Non-Governmental Employees" proposed rule to make it easier for states to offer their own retirement plans for private sector workers without undertaking the obligations of ERISA fiduciaries towards covered workers that private employers must follow; RIN 1210-AB71; Nov. 21, 2015; 80 FR 72006. H.R. 4809, the "Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2016," legislation to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act to require disclosure of political intelligence activities by political intelligence consultants and their clients and to extend certain post-employment restrictions on senior executive and legislative branch officials to include political intelligence activities; entire bill.  S. 2738, the "Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2016," legislation to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act to require disclosure of political intelligence activities by political intelligence consultants and their clients and to extend certain post-employment restrictions on senior executive and legislative branch officials to include political intelligence activities; entire bill.  S. 1109, the "Truth in Settlements Act of 2015," legislation requiring the head of each executive agency to make publicly available on the agency website a list of settlement agreements entered into by the agency of $1 million of more and restricting the use of confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements as to any such settlement or individual provisions of any such settlement; entire bill.  Proposals to require government contractors to publicly disclose spending on issue advocacy that other entities are not required to disclose (no bill introduced).
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