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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade policies and tariffs. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 1374/S. 569, DRIVE Safe Act. Infrastructure proposals.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 569 (116th), H.R. 1374 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementation of and technical corrections to Pub. L. No. 115-97, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Proposals to restore the 15-year QIP restaurant depreciation period. H.R. 1869/S. 803, Restoring Investment in Improvements Act. H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019. Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC).

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 172 (116th), H.R. 1869 (116th), H.R. 1398 (116th), S. 803 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Renewable Fuel Standard proposals.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Immigration IMM

Immigration reform and proposals. Proposed changes to DACA program. Visa worker programs, including H2B cap relief. H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019. H.R. 2187, JOLT Act of 2019.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2187 (116th), H.R. 1996 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

Legislation and federal issues related to Association Health Plans, Small Business Health Plans, Healthcare-related Tax Credits, Health Savings Accounts, Auto Enrollment and Flexible Spending Accounts. Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Proposed revisions to and repeal of the ACA, including employer mandate. H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 1398 (116th), S. 172 (116th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

H.R. 2827, Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2019. H.R. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act of FY2020, provisions regarding food ingredients.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1790 (116th), H.R. 2827 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislation related to FMLA and Sick Leave Reform. Legislation related to the minimum wage. Legislation and federal issues related to the Regulations on Overtime. Proposals to reform ADA Title III. Proposals regarding joint employers. Department of Labor policies on tip pooling and micro-unions. FLSA tip credit issues. H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act. Pending nominations. Labor/workforce policy issues. H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019. Paid leave proposals.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2474 (116th), H.R. 582 (116th), S. 150 (116th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Legislation related to music licensing issues, including the development of a new federal music-licensing framework and the preservation of the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees. Legislation and federal issues related to patent trolls and patent assertion entities, including proposals to revise patent eligibility standards. Patent litigation reform. Proposed legislation related to privacy and data security.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA)