AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

Constitution CON

H.R. 2898, to amend title 28, United States Code, to establish standards for impeachment of justices and judges of the Unites States. H. Res. 372 ,Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions H.R. 300, We the People Act, to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Legal Services Corporation; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 300 (110th), H.R. 2898 (110th), H.Res. 372 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1840, To restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the exclusion. S. 1130, Legal Services Benefit Act of 2007 (reinstatement of the pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits) H.R. 1540 and S. 1689, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Legal Services Corporation; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1540 (110th), H.R. 1840 (110th), S. 1130 (110th), S. 1689 (110th)

Retirement RET

Social Security Disability Appeals System-improvements in the system and the use of Administrative Law Judges appointed under the APA. Social Security Administration Disability Appeals Process- proposed rules to make changes at the Administrative Law Judge, Appeals Council and Decision Review Board appeals levels for both disability and non-disability claims.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Legal Services Corporation; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Health Issues HCR

HR 1328, S. 1200, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 H.R. 1424, The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974/medical records privacy (no legislation pending)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Social Security Administration (SSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Legal Services Corporation; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 1328 (110th), S. 1200 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th)

Housing HOU

H.R. 840 Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007, Section 101, clarifying the definition of homeless person under McKinney-Vento Act. H.R. 2895 National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; State, Dept of (DOS); Legal Services Corporation; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2895 (110th), H.R. 840 (110th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 2761, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 S.618, the Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007 H.R. 3121, the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Social Security Administration (SSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Legal Services Corporation; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 3121 (110th), H.R. 2761 (110th), S. 618 (110th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

S. 186 and H.R. 3013, the Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 S. 2450, a bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Legal Services Corporation; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 3013 (110th), S. 186 (110th), S. 2450 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services Negotiations - issues regarding U.S. negotiating position on international trade in legal services (inbound and outbound) General issues related to legal services provisions in negotiation of free trade agreements

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Social Security Administration (SSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Legal Services Corporation; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; White House Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Defense DEF

H.R. 1585 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Subtitle E, Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters, Legal assistance for military personnel and their dependents; child custody orders for deployed servicemembers; continuum of legal care for families and wounded servicemembers as they transition from active duty to veteran.

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Legal Services Corporation; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 1585 (110th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 40, Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act, (a study of the utility of reparations for slavery and related civil rights abuses)

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Legal Services Corporation; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 1843 (110th), H.R. 40 (110th), H.R. 2831 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1640, the "Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007." S. 681, the "Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act". (Section 303, relating to prohibition on "tax shelter patents.") S. 242 and H.R. 1432, the "Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007." (Provisions relating to reimportation of patents drugs sold abroad.)

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Education, Dept of; Legal Services Corporation; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 242 (110th), S. 1640 (110th), S. 681 (110th), H.R. 1432 (110th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 21, Oceans Conservation, Education and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Legal Services Corporation; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 21 (110th)

Foreign Relations FOR

UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (Treaty Doc. 103-39 ) Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (Treaty Doc. 106-1) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (Treaty Doc. 96-53 )

Contacted: White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Legal Services Corporation; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Social Security Administration (SSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 3093, S.1745, Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008: funding for the Legal Services Corporation; funding for juvenile justice programs administered by the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention; funding and operations of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Legal Services Corporation; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 1745 (110th), H.R. 3093 (110th)

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

H.R.96, Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2007. H.R. 1022, S.645, Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007. H.R.1399, S.1001, District of Columbia Personal Protection Act. H.R.1859, Anti-Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Legal Services Corporation; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 645 (110th), H.R. 1859 (110th), H.R. 1399 (110th), S. 1001 (110th), H.R. 96 (110th), H.R. 1022 (110th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007 Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2007. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act.

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Legal Services Corporation; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 398 (110th), H.R. 1104 (110th), S. 382 (110th), H.R. 687 (110th)

Government Issues GOV

S. 461, H.R. 785, Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 1638, HR 3752, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 H.R. 1905, S.1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act H.R. 3045, Presidential Signing Statements Act of 2007

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; White House Office; Legal Services Corporation; Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: H.R. 3752 (110th), S. 1257 (110th), S. 1638 (110th), H.R. 1905 (110th), S. 461 (110th), H.R. 3045 (110th), H.R. 785 (110th)

Bankruptcy BNK

Draft bankruptcy technical corrections bill prepared by ABA proposing partial repeal of bankruptcy attorney liability provisions contained in Sections 102, 203(a), and 226-229 of P.L. 109-8, formerly S. 256, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, to add a new partnership section to the Bankruptcy Code, and to make certain technical amendments to Section 363(f) of the Code regarding certain sales of real property

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Social Security Administration (SSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Legal Services Corporation

Bills named: S. 256 (110th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

HR 1967, Financial Privacy Notice Relief Act of 2007

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Legal Services Corporation; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 1967 (110th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1645, the Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007 S. 844, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007 S.795, H.R. 1379, the Citizenship Promotion Act S.774, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Legal Services Corporation; Education, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1645 (110th), S. 844 (110th), S. 795 (110th), H.R. 1379 (110th), S. 774 (110th)

Education EDU

S.1642 Higher Education Amendments of 2007, provisions relating to reauthorization of Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program, student loan repayment for prosecutors, public defenders, and civil legal assistance lawyers; accreditation oversight and responsibilities. H.R. 2669 (PL 110-84) College Cost Reduction Act of 2007, Provisions relating to Public Interest Loan Repayment.

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Legal Services Corporation; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Social Security Administration (SSA); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2669 (110th), S. 1642 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 2261, Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act and merits of the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. regarding vertical resale price agreements between a supplier and its distributor or retailer

Contacted: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Legal Services Corporation; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 2261 (110th)

Intelligence INT

S. 1927, Protect America Act S. 2248, FISA Amendments Act of 2007 H.R. 3356, Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance to Defend the Nation and the Constitution Act of 2007 H.R. 3773, Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Social Security Administration (SSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Legal Services Corporation; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 1927 (110th), S. 2248 (110th), H.R. 3773 (110th), H.R. 3356 (110th)

Torts TOR

S. 243, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare or the Health Act of 2005, regarding provisions to pre-empt the state medical liability laws S. 244, Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act, provisions regarding pre-emption of state medical liability laws H.R. 979, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 2007

Contacted: White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Legal Services Corporation; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Bills named: S. 243 (110th), S. 244 (110th), H.R. 979 (110th)

Welfare WEL

S. 1070 and H.R. 1783, Elder Justice Act, to amend the Social Security Act to establish an elder justice program and would establish offices within the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice to provide a combined public health and law enforcement approach to address elder abuse. General issues regarding guardianship, and federal oversight of the guardianship system

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Legal Services Corporation; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 1070 (110th), H.R. 1783 (110th)