UNITED STEEL, PAPER & FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY for UNITED STEEL, PAPER & FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY

Health Issues HCR

health care reform policy; necessity of House passage and modifications in the corrections bill to the Senate-passed health care reform bill; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act

Contacted: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Vice President of the U.S.; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

renewable energy proposals; competitiveness in EITE industries; H.R. 4389, Green Energy Paper Manufacturing Act of 2009; nuclear sector growth

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); Vice President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 4389 (111th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Vice President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1586 (111th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

China's WTO challenge to the Section 421 safeguard measure on Chinese tire imports; the treatment of Chinese export taxes in dumping margin calculations; S. 1982, Trade Enforcement Priorities Act; negative effect of Free Trade Zone applications for Sub Zone status to imported dumped silicon metal under antidumping orders; H.R. 782, Fair Currency Act of 2007; S. 2821, H.R. 3012, TRADE Act of 2009; Mexican tariffs & U.S. goods under NAFTA; Bilateral Investment Treaty Model; competitive need limitation waiver on imports of radial motor vehicle tires from Thailand under Generalized System of Preferences; Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations; DOHA Round trade negotiations; potential international trade agreement on environmental goods

Contacted: Vice President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 2821 (111th), S. 1982 (111th), H.R. 782 (111th), H.R. 3012 (111th)

Manufacturing MAN

H.R. 4389, Green Energy Paper Manufacturing Act; Buy America provision in jobs bill and proper use of provision funds under H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; potential foreign sourcing of components for the construction of two nuclear reactors in Burke County, Georgia; manufacturing and production tax credits; domestic content in proposed climate change legislation

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 4389 (111th)

Unemployment UNM

H.R. 4552, Benefit Card Fairness Act; necessary components for a comprehensive jobs bill

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Bills named: H.R. 4552 (111th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 2868, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009; S. 2996, Continuing Chemical Facilities Anti-terrorism Security Act

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Vice President of the U.S.; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2868 (111th), S. 2996 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Mexican government's threat of violence against members of the Mine and Metal Workers Union of Mexico in Cananea; S. 367, Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act; DOE employees at Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Request for Proposals

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 367 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

allocation of funds to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in the FY11 USDA budget, FDA and related Agencies Appropriations Act to effectively assist in preventing illegally-sourced wood products importation under the amended Lacey Act; Workforce Investment Act reauthorization; Transportation reauthorization under H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act; Buy America amendment to H.R. 2847

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Vice President of the U.S.; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2847 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Biomass Crop Assistance Program, proposed new regulations for Clean Air Act and Lacey Act issues pertaining to the U.S. paper industry; climate change policy

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bankruptcy BNK

bankruptcy reform discussion drafts; S. 3033, H.R. 4677, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2010

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Vice President of the U.S.; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 3033 (111th), H.R. 4677 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

proposed manager's amendment to S. 515, Patent Reform Act

Contacted: Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 515 (111th)