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Budget/Appropriations BUD

General discussions of proposed budgets and possible impact on GM and Automotive industry; Transportation, Energy & Water, DOD Appropriations.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

General discussion of transportation and infrastructure funding, electric vehicles and impact of proposed fuel standards.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Reform Legislation (H.R. 9, S. 1137); STRONG Patents Act of 2015 (S. 632); PARTS Act (H.R. 1057, S.560).

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1137 (114th), S. 632 (114th), H.R. 1057 (114th), S. 560 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

General issues regarding health care related to implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Cadillac Tax; Save American Workers Act of 2015 (H.R. 30).

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 30 (114th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Ongoing engagement regarding the fuel economy rule and the mid-term review; Assessment of Mid-level Ethanol Blends (H.R. 21); Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act (H.R. 434); Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act (H.R. 703); RFS Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 704); Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015 (S.577); Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015 (S.889).

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 434 (114th), H.R. 21 (114th), S. 577 (114th), H.R. 703 (114th), S. 889 (114th), H.R. 704 (114th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Privacy & Data Breach Legislation; Driver Distraction; FY 2016 Commerce Appropriations. Spectrum Allocation, (FCC Docket No. 13-49) Cybersecurity; Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Safety Technology Investment Flexibility Act of 2015 (H.R. 910); Protecting Cyber Networks Act (H.R. 1560), (S. 754).

Contacted: White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 754 (114th), H.R. 910 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Non-Tariff Trade Barriers, APEC; Border Trade Issues; Global Market Access Issues; U.S. Asia Trade; U.S. Latin America Trade. Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union; Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 and Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1295); Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities & Accountability Act of 2015 (H.R. 1314); Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644).

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 1314 (114th), H.R. 1295 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Implementation of P.L. 111-203 Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform Consumer Protection Act as it relates to Auto Financing (including Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; White House Office; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Transportation TRA

Railroad Issues/Regulations; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; MOVE Freight Act of 2015 (H.R. 198); Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Act of 2015 (H.R. 679); Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015 (S.808). Transportation Reauthorization DRIVE Act (S. 1647).

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 198 (114th), S. 1647 (114th), S. 808 (114th), H.R. 679 (114th)

Automotive Industry AUT

Auto Industry Issues (including sharing information about GM facilities, products, community programs and progress on GM restructuring, and responding to congressional inquiries concerning GM restructuring); All other issues listed in more specific categories, Education and Communication related to vehicle recall; Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Savings Act of 2015 (S.565); Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Act of 2015 (H.R. 679); Wi-Fi Innovation Act (H.R. 821), (S. 424); Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Safety Technology Investment Flexibility Act of 2015 (H.R. 910); Vehicle Safety Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 1181); FOCUS Act of 2015 (H.R. 1392); Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act (S. 304); RECALL Act (S.617); Driver Privacy Act of 2015 (S.766). Cybersecurity Legislation (S.754, H.R. 1560, H.R. 1731). Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 (H.R. 1770). Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2015 (H.R. 2154); Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Safety Technology Investment Flexibility Act of 2015 (S. 1499, H.R. 910); Pedestrian Safety Act of 2015 (S. 1467); Safety Through Informed Consumers Act of 2015 (H.R. 2702, S. 1535); A bill to provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes (S. 1298).

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 304 (114th), H.R. 1392 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), S. 766 (114th), S. 565 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th), H.R. 910 (114th), H.R. 2702 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 754 (114th), H.R. 679 (114th), S. 1499 (114th), S. 1535 (114th), S. 1298 (114th), H.R. 1181 (114th), S. 617 (114th), S. 424 (114th), S. 1467 (114th), H.R. 2154 (114th), H.R. 821 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive Tax Reform, utilization of AMT credits; Extension of R&D tax credit; Consumer incentives for alternative technologies. Extension and expansion of the alternative simplified research and development tax credit (H.R. 880). To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (H.R. 2510), (S. 1660); Modification of IRS section 30(D); issues related to tax reform including international tax reform; Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act (S.1127, H.R. 2103).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 1660 (114th), H.R. 2103 (114th), H.R. 2510 (114th), H.R. 880 (114th), S. 1127 (114th)

Retirement RET

Increases to PBGC premiums and proposals regarding the treatment of ERISA plans under the swaps and derivatives provisions of P.L.111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Ongoing engagement regarding the fuel economy rule and the mid-term review; tailpipe emissions proposed Tier 3 rule; Toxic Substances Control Act Reform (S.697), (S.725); American Mineral Security Act of 2015 (S.883); Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2015 (H.R. 309). TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2576).

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 725 (114th), S. 883 (114th), S. 697 (114th), H.R. 309 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Distracted Driving; Dept. of Transportation Vehicle Safety Issues; Administration Highway Bill (The Grow America Act); Driver Privacy Act of 2015 (S.766).

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 766 (114th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Miscellaneous Tariff Issues, including harmonizing tariff schedule on certain automotive parts. Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 and Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1295).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 1295 (114th)