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Agriculture AGR

Broadband deployment expensing Broadband inventory H.R. 2419: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 - Baca amendment on Food Stamp Program S.2303

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 2303 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.6049 Energy & Tax Extenders Act - R&D Tax Credit provision Corporate tax reform Repatriation

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 6049 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S.1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007 H.R.1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

Wired for Health Care Act Promoting Health IT Act TRUST Act Health Care Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act PRO(TECH)T Act Medicare bill, H.R.6331 e-prescribing

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 6331 (110th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Global Online Freedom Act

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Education EDU

Higher education reauthorization; America COMPETES funding; Supplemental Appropriations S.2392, Obama education database bill

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 2392 (110th)

Science/Technology SCI

America COMPETES funding Supplemental Appropriations Budget bills R&D Tax Credit

Contacted: SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Government Issues GOV

Baca amendment: Food stamp program

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Implementation of H.R.6 Energy Independence and Security Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Columbia FTA Korea FTA Panama FTA Trade Adjustment Assistance

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Banking BAN

Export Controls

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Telecommunications TEC

General wireless standards Standards policies Broadband deployment WiFi issues Federal jurisdiction over voice over internet protocol (VoIP) DTV transition Voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) FCC Universal Service Fund IP services Intercarrier compensation reform Spectrum reform H.R. 1597 Wireless Innovation Act S.234 Wireless Innovation Act S.337 White Spaces Act H.R.3919 Broadband Census of America Act S.1492 Broadband Data Improvement Act S.1853 Community Broadband Act H.R. 3403 NET 911 Improvement Act S.428 IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act Accessibility legislation Wireless consumer protection H.R.275 Global Online Freedom Act

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Bills named: H.R. 3403 (110th), S. 1853 (110th), S. 1492 (110th), H.R. 275 (110th), S. 234 (110th), S. 428 (110th), H.R. 1597 (110th), H.R. 3919 (110th), S. 337 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Health IT E-prescribing H.R. 6331 Medicare Bill

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6331 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. Con. Res 70-Congressional Budget bill: Gregg amendment on H1-B visas Supplemental Appropriations bill: COMPETES funding, Murray-Gregg EB green card amendment

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 70 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Implementation of EPA's Energy Star program EU Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment Equipment Directives (WEEE) EU "EEE" directives TIER Act Electronic waste recycling H.R.233 National Computers Recycling Act Draft electronic waste legislation Lead content H.R. 4040 S.2663

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 233 (110th), H.R. 4040 (110th), S. 2663 (110th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Privacy legislation Data breach Radio frequency identification H.R.1120 Deleting Online Predators Act of 2007 Cell phone records legislation Consumer product safety S.2663 CPSC Reform Act H.R.4040 Lead content

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 2663 (110th), H.R. 1120 (110th), H.R. 4040 (110th)

Immigration IMM

High-skilled immigration Senate Budget Bill, Gregg amendment on H-1B visas H.R. 5630, Gifford high-skilled immigration bill H.R.5634, Kennedy-McCaul STEM immigration bill H.R.5642, Smith H-1B bill S.2839, Cornyn high-skilled immigration bill H.R. 5882, Lofgren EB recapture bill H.R.5921, Lofgren "per country limits" bill H.R.6039, Lofgren STEM bill Murray-Gregg amendment on EB green cards

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5642 (110th), S. 2839 (110th), H.R. 5921 (110th), H.R. 5882 (110th), H.R. 5634 (110th), H.R. 6039 (110th), H.R. 5630 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Global Sourcing Higher Education legislation Workforce development and training legislation Immigration, H-1B & EB legislation American competitiveness legislation H.R. 3920 Trade & Globalization Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 3801 "To provide for improvement of Federal education research, statistics, evaluation, information, and dissemination, and for other purposes." S.122 Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act of 2007 S.1848 Trade & Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2007

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1848 (110th), S. 122 (110th), H.R. 3801 (110th), H.R. 3920 (110th)

Computer Industry CPI

White House export control initiative Crime control regulations: Scott organized retail crime legislation Multilateral hardware & software export control limits

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Second economic stimulus bill

Contacted: White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)