CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Small Business SMB

Various issues relating to the Small Business Administration supplier pay initiative; quick pay to subcontractors

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Forest Service; Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Various issues relating to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1204, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013 Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Forest Service; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1020 (113th), S. 489 (113th), H.R. 1204 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 581, First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 781, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 903 / S. 399, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1248 / S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act H.R. 1254 /S. 2546, Auto Enroll Repeal Act H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1735, In It All Together Act H.R. 1780, To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees are those created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or offered through a health insurance exchange H.R. 2194 / S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act H.R. 2674, Job Creation Act of 2013 H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2013 H.R. 2925, Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2013 H.R. 2988 / S. 701 / S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 H.R. 3077, TELE-MED Act of 2013 H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3124, Investing in Permanency for Youth in Foster Care Act H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act H.R. 3367, To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015 H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act H.R. 3462 / S. 1735, Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 4118, Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals Fairness (SIMPLE) Act H.R. 4160, Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014 H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 5183 / S. 2783, Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act of 2014 H.R. 5213, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 H.R. 5557, Streamlining Verification for Americans Act S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011 S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 S. 1488, A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes S. 1647, Restoring Access to Medication Act Proposed Regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; standards related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 147, 155, 156) Proposed Regulation on the Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review (77 Fed. Reg. 70,584-70,617, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 147, 150) Proposed Regulation on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 (77 Fed. Reg. 73,118-73,218, December 7, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 153, 155, 156, 157, 158) Proposed Regulation on the Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 147, 155, 156) Proposed Regulation on Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing (78 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,724, January 22, 2013) (to be codified at 42 C.F.R. pts. 430, 431, 433, 435, 440, 447, 457) Proposed Regulation on Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans (77 Fed. Reg. 70,620-70,642, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 54) Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed Regulation regarding the Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program (78 Fed. Reg. 15,553-15,558, March 11, 2013) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 155, 156) Proposed Regulation on the Health Insurance Providers Fee (78 Fed. Reg. 14,034-14,046, March 4, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 57) Proposed Regulation on Minimum Value of Eligible Employer-Sponsored Plans and Other Rules Regarding the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit (78 Fed. Reg. 25,909-25,916, May 3, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Proposed Regulation on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015 (78 Fed. Reg. 72,322-72,392, December 2, 2013) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 147, 153, 155, 156) Proposed Regulation on Amendments to Excepted Benefits (78 Fed. Reg. 77,632-77,642, December 24, 2013) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 2590) Proposed Regulation on Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, (79 Fed. Reg. 1,918-2,073, January 10, 2014) (to be codified at 42 C.F.R. pts. 409, 417, 422 et. al.) Proposed Regulation on Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond (79 Fed. Reg. 15,808-15,879, March 21, 2014) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 146, 147, 148 et al.) Proposed Regulation on Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation (79 Fed. Reg. 10,320-10,325, February 24, 2014) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 2590; 45 C.F.R. pt. 147; and 26 C.F.R. pt. 147) Proposed Regulation on Minimum Essential Coverage and Other Rules Regarding Shared Responsibility Payment for Individuals (79 Fed. Reg. 4,302-4,308, January 27, 2014) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Draft Guidance Notices on Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Test Systems for Over-the-Counter Use (79 Fed. Reg. 829-830, January 7, 2014) Statement for the Record in Response to a Notice of Meeting on Employee welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (79 Fed. Reg. 28,555-28,556, May 16, 2014) Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, ERISA preemption, Grandfathering, health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, reporting requirements, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014; Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including regulatory process and legislative corrections to the ERISA preemption, the impact on small business, the small business tax credit, insurance coverage, financing, delivery reform; changes to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) programs non-interference with prescription drug prices; entitlement reform; forty-hour work week; health information technology

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1248 (113th), H.R. 2925 (113th), H.R. 4414 (113th), H.R. 2668 (113th), S. 610 (113th), H.R. 3419 (113th), H.R. 45 (113th), S. 24 (113th), H.R. 5213 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), H.R. 2835 (113th), H.R. 2667 (113th), H.R. 781 (113th), H.R. 1780 (113th), H.R. 2674 (113th), H.R. 4160 (113th), H.R. 3204 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), S. 232 (113th), S. 612 (113th), S. 2546 (113th), H.R. 1295 (113th), H.R. 3367 (113th), H.R. 763 (113th), H.R. 581 (113th), H.R. 1558 (113th), H.R. 3522 (113th), H.R. 523 (113th), H.R. 3124 (113th), S. 2783 (113th), S. 1735 (113th), H.R. 3121 (113th), H.R. 3462 (113th), H.R. 2194 (113th), H.R. 5183 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), H.R. 903 (113th), S. 1031 (113th), H.R. 2988 (113th), H.R. 1735 (113th), S. 399 (113th), H.R. 3077 (113th), H.R. 5557 (113th), S. 1647 (113th), S. 701 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), S. 1488 (113th), H.R. 582 (113th), S. 603 (113th), H.R. 4118 (113th), H.R. 4302 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013 H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4315 / S. 2635, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 4318, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 4319, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms (CLEER) Act of 2014 H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5171, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5300, EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014 H.R. 5314, Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience (PREPARE) Act of 2014 H.R. 5505 / S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 491, Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development (BUILD) Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resource Development Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-203); Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); definition of waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); EPA: including Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment, review of the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards, use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel, role of economy wide modeling in analysis of air regulations, and oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; modernizing environmental regulation and permitting; Superfund policy; environment and energy policy; mining policy

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 761 (113th), H.R. 687 (113th), H.R. 4315 (113th), S. 19 (113th), H.R. 2886 (113th), H.R. 5314 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), H.R. 4854 (113th), H.R. 3826 (113th), S. 601 (113th), S. 491 (113th), H.R. 5171 (113th), S. 2161 (113th), H.R. 4317 (113th), S. 2635 (113th), S. 2526 (113th), H.R. 5300 (113th), S. 1905 (113th), H.R. 5505 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th), H.R. 2 (113th), S. 2514 (113th), H.R. 1582 (113th), H.R. 2728 (113th), S. 1397 (113th), H.R. 4316 (113th), H.R. 2218 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th), H.R. 1900 (113th), S. 2533 (113th), H.R. 1493 (113th), S. 2833 (113th), H.R. 4319 (113th), H.R. 3301 (113th), H.R. 4318 (113th), H.R. 5078 (113th), S. 714 (113th), H.R. 4795 (113th), H.R. 4957 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th), H.R. 2916 (113th), H.R. 524 (113th), H.R. 888 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), S. 1029 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 377 / S. 84 / S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1010 / S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1982, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 3485 / S. 1712, Employee Rights Act H.R. 3633, Protecting Health Care Providers from Increased Administrative Burdens Act H.R. 4320 / S. 2178, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 4321, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 4586, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 H.R. 4959, EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1626, Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Presidential Memorandum Updating and Modernizing Overtime Regulations, including provisions relating to Section 541 of the Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt vs. non-exempt employees) DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis, identifying research needs regarding economic costs and benefits of proposed rule DOL RIN 1218-AB70 (Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica): Estimated costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and alternatives; identified errors and omissions in OSHA economic impact estimates DOL RIN 1235-AA10 (NPRM for Executive Order 13658 on Federal Contractor Employee Minimum Wage); Analyzed costs and benefits of proposed regulation and identified errors and omissions in DOL economic impact estimates OSHA docket 2013-0023; RIN 1218-AC49 (Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries & Illness): Incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulations (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (79 Fed. Reg. 7,318, February 6, 2014) Proposed Regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed Regulation regarding information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed Regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, October 19, 2010) Proposed OSHA Regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36,414, June 22, 2011) Proposed Regulations regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, 79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Nomination of members and general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors; Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; National Labor Relations Board, including legislation and oversight, decisions and regulatory agenda, jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, potential use of electronic voting, ambush elections regulations, implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; issues relating to the DOL, including regulatory agenda, persuader regulation, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; spending of H-1B visa fees; minimum wage, including indexing; unemployment insurance; gender-based workplace discrimination

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Forest Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Copyright Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: S. 84 (113th), H.R. 1982 (113th), H.R. 3633 (113th), H.R. 3344 (113th), H.R. 1406 (113th), S. 1737 (113th), H.R. 3485 (113th), H.R. 4320 (113th), S. 1626 (113th), S. 460 (113th), S. 2178 (113th), H.R. 1226 (113th), H.R. 4321 (113th), S. 1712 (113th), S. 1166 (113th), H.R. 2347 (113th), H.R. 4959 (113th), H.R. 1010 (113th), H.R. 1120 (113th), H.R. 377 (113th), H.R. 4586 (113th), S. 2199 (113th), S. 1188 (113th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 1960 / S. 1034, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 H.R. 4435, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and counterfeit parts H.R. 4486, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting S. 2289, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and counterfeit parts Fiscal Year 2015 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to defense acquisition reform

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; White House Office; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 4870 (113th), S. 1034 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), S. 2289 (113th), H.R. 4486 (113th), H.R. 4435 (113th)

Accounting ACC

H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act Draft legislation on conflict minerals audits Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Forest Service; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 4164 (113th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 377 / S. 84 / S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1755 / S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 1975 / S. 942, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3633, Protecting Health Care Providers from Increased Administrative Burdens Act H.R. 4959, EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 5422, Litigation Oversight Act of 2014 H.R. 5423, Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2014 Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Proposed regulations relating to affirmative action for protected veterans (76 Fed. Reg. 23,358, April 26, 2011) Proposed regulations relating to affirmative action under section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (76 Fed. Reg. 77,056, December 9, 2011) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to a compensation data collection tool (76 Fed. Reg. 49,398, August 10, 2011) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to requirement to report summary data on employee compensation (79 Fed. Reg. 46,561, August 8, 2014) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information (79 Fed. Reg. 55,712, September 17, 2014) Proposed changes to OFCCP Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing (76 Fed. Reg. 60,083, September 28, 2011) Proposed withdrawal of Compensation Discrimination Interpretative Standards (71 Fed. Reg. 35,124, June 16, 2006) EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Employer Use of Criminal History (No. 915.002, adopted April 25, 2012) Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; EEOC Strategic Plan; EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan; OFCCP interpretation of its jurisdiction; potential Senate ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Copyright Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 5423 (113th), H.R. 3633 (113th), H.R. 1975 (113th), H.R. 4959 (113th), H.R. 5422 (113th), H.R. 1755 (113th), S. 942 (113th), S. 815 (113th), S. 84 (113th), H.R. 377 (113th), S. 2199 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 Various issues relating to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs); sugar program reform; proposed FDA food fees; U.S. forest policy; proposed EPA definition of Waters of the United States for Clean Water Act jurisdiction

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 1947 (113th), H.R. 4413 (113th), S. 954 (113th)

Gaming/Gambling/Casino GAM

Various issues relating to potential online gaming legislation; regulation of online poker; prohibition of online gaming

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Forest Service; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 851 / S. 337 / S. 2569 , Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 H.R. 4453, S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4457, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4718, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, including provisions relating to modifying and making permanent 50% depreciation and the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) credit in lieu of 50% depreciation provisions H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5278 / S. 2704, No Federal Contracts for Corporate Deserters Act of 2014 S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014 S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act S. 2786, Corporate Inverters Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2014 Draft Tax Reform Act of 2014 Various issues relating to the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); implementation of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-289), including Section 3091 - provisions relating to data collection and return requirements; Chairman Goodlattes principles governing sales tax collection legislation; Senator Levins Management and Control corporate residency proposal; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts and Chairman Camps comprehensive draft bill; tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); extension of unemployment insurance; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; tax reform; entitlement reform; tax inversions; sequestration; online sales tax collection proposals

Contacted: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Forest Service; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: H.R. 4923 (113th), H.R. 523 (113th), S. 277 (113th), S. 2704 (113th), H.R. 880 (113th), S. 1364 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), H.R. 694 (113th), S. 2569 (113th), S. 337 (113th), H.R. 4718 (113th), S. 193 (113th), S. 268 (113th), H.R. 4438 (113th), S. 2786 (113th), H.R. 766 (113th), H.R. 30 (113th), S. 1257 (113th), H.R. 5278 (113th), S. 336 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), S. 321 (113th), S. 2432 (113th), H.R. 2546 (113th), H.R. 4457 (113th), H.R. 516 (113th), S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 5016 (113th), S. 743 (113th), H.R. 763 (113th), H.R. 3724 (113th), S. 250 (113th), H.R. 851 (113th), H.R. 4453 (113th), S. 388 (113th), S. 278 (113th), S. 410 (113th), H.R. 886 (113th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1123 / S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1312 / S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1468, SECURE IT H.R. 1847 / S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 3990 / S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 H.R. 4711 / S. 2378, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 S. 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 (discussion draft) 21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft) Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) preliminary cybersecurity framework; transition of National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; ICANN's gTLD program; White House big data review; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; distinguishing national security related privacy from commercial privacy practices; cell phone geotracking; copyright and trademark infringement; privacy legislation; cybersecurity; net neutrality; data breach

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Forest Service; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: S. 1927 (113th), H.R. 491 (113th), H.R. 3724 (113th), H.R. 1468 (113th), S. 2588 (113th), S. 607 (113th), S. 1976 (113th), S. 2171 (113th), S. 336 (113th), S. 517 (113th), H.R. 3990 (113th), H.R. 1852 (113th), S. 1193 (113th), H.R. 1312 (113th), H.R. 1847 (113th), S. 1379 (113th), S. 639 (113th), S. 2437 (113th), S. 467 (113th), H.R. 4711 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), S. 1989 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), H.R. 983 (113th), S. 635 (113th), S. 1364 (113th), S. 1897 (113th), H.R. 1123 (113th), S. 2378 (113th), S. 1995 (113th), H.R. 749 (113th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

H.R. 1877, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America H.R. 4435, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and counterfeit parts H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America S. 2289, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and counterfeit parts Various issues relating to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Copyright Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 4870 (113th), S. 2289 (113th), S. 601 (113th), H.R. 4435 (113th), H.R. 1877 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 4487, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4660 / S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4745 / S. 2438, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4800 / S. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4886, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 H. Con. Res. 96, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024 H. J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Fiscal Year 2015 budget; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; funding issues for the Small Business Development Center (SBDCs), Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE), and Capital Access Program; Small Business Administration cluster initiative; Small Business Administration program overview; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; funding issues relating to the International Monetary Fund (IMF); IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, and Office of Financial Research

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Forest Service; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Bills named: H.R. 4487 (113th), H.R. 4923 (113th), S. 2389 (113th), H.R. 4800 (113th), S. 2437 (113th), H.R. 5016 (113th), H.R. 4886 (113th), H.J.Res. 124 (113th), H.Con.Res. 96 (113th), H.R. 4660 (113th), H.R. 4745 (113th), S. 832 (113th), H.R. 4870 (113th), S. 2438 (113th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 4007, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014 H.R. 4903 / S. 2534, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to funding for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) personnel surety program S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act Chemicals in Commerce Act (discussion draft) Draft legislation titled Protecting American Chemical Facilities from Attack Act of 2014 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency request for information regarding potential revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) of the Clean Air Act (79 Fed. Reg. 44,603-44,633, July 31, 2014)

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Copyright Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 888 (113th), H.R. 4903 (113th), S. 2534 (113th), H.R. 4007 (113th), S. 1009 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1468, SECURE IT H.R. 1847 / S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act H.R. 3004, Reducing Waste and Increasing Efficiency in Trade Act H.R. 3523, IRS Accountability Act H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3990 / S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 H.R. 4711, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 S. 2378, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 (discussion draft) 21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft) Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); a strong IP chapter in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 102-243); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; National Institute of Standards and Technology, including preliminary cybersecurity framework and Privacy Engineering Initiative; Federal Trade Commission authority; White House big data review; transition of the National Telecommunications & Information Administrations stewardship of Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; ICANN's gTLD program; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; multi-stakeholder discussions on the development of voluntary privacy codes of conduct; need to distinguish national security related privacy from commercial privacy practices; data breach; privacy legislation

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Forest Service; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 607 (113th), H.R. 3523 (113th), H.R. 1468 (113th), S. 1897 (113th), H.R. 3696 (113th), H.R. 1852 (113th), S. 1927 (113th), H.R. 3990 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), H.R. 983 (113th), H.R. 3004 (113th), S. 2171 (113th), H.R. 1847 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), S. 1995 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), S. 1193 (113th), S. 1976 (113th), S. 662 (113th), S. 2378 (113th), S. 884 (113th), S. 2437 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 4711 (113th), S. 2588 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013 H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013 H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3863, Sound Regulation Act of 2014 H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms (CLEER) Act of 2014 H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5300, EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014 H.R. 5505 / S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 S. 2153, National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2516, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2014 S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 H. J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. J. Res. 19, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections S. Res. 562, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based jobs and economic development Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) OMB docket 2013-0007 (under Executive Order 12866; Technical Support Document: Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for the Regulatory Impact Analysis)(78 Fed. Reg. 70,586-70,588, November 26, 2013) Various issues relating to IRS proposed 501(c)(4) organizations rule and its implementation; EPA: including use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel, and oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; the Judgment Fund; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; modernizing environmental regulation and permitting; adoption of voluntary safety standards for recreational off-highway vehicles

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 59 (113th), S. 2161 (113th), S. 2533 (113th), H.R. 4854 (113th), H.R. 2804 (113th), H.R. 2775 (113th), H.R. 5016 (113th), S. 19 (113th), H.R. 2542 (113th), H.R. 2886 (113th), H.R. 5505 (113th), H.R. 4012 (113th), S. 2153 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), S. 791 (113th), S. 2526 (113th), S. 2516 (113th), S. 766 (113th), H.R. 3301 (113th), H.R. 1582 (113th), S. 2833 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), H.R. 1638 (113th), S. 1397 (113th), S. 714 (113th), H.R. 1900 (113th), S. 2199 (113th), S.Res. 562 (113th), H.R. 4957 (113th), S.J.Res. 19 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th), H.R. 1232 (113th), H.R. 3863 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), H.R. 2916 (113th), H.R. 2850 (113th), S. 2514 (113th), H.R. 1493 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.R. 2728 (113th), H.R. 2098 (113th), H.R. 4923 (113th), S. 1420 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), S. 1898 (113th), H.R. 524 (113th), H.R. 5300 (113th), H.R. 899 (113th), H.R. 2 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act H.R. 271, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 527, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1613, Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 1964, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act H.R. 2126, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 2128, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2689 / S. 1308, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4526, 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014 H.R. 4615 / S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2014 H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5120, Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2014 S. 17, Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 S. Res. 562, Expressing the sense of the Senate that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based jobs and economic development Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Education, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1106 (113th), H.R. 271 (113th), S. 1397 (113th), H.R. 761 (113th), H.R. 2850 (113th), H.R. 4526 (113th), H.R. 3 (113th), S. 1905 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th), H.R. 1900 (113th), H.R. 2689 (113th), H.R. 5120 (113th), H.R. 2126 (113th), H.R. 1613 (113th), H.R. 1964 (113th), S. 761 (113th), H.R. 1829 (113th), H.R. 2728 (113th), H.R. 2916 (113th), H.R. 2 (113th), S. 17 (113th), H.R. 4615 (113th), H.R. 6 (113th), S. 1392 (113th), H.R. 1582 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th), S. 2262 (113th), S. 1308 (113th), H.R. 687 (113th), H.R. 3301 (113th), H.R. 2231 (113th), H.R. 4923 (113th), H.R. 4795 (113th), H.R. 3826 (113th), H.R. 527 (113th), S.Res. 562 (113th), H.R. 2128 (113th), S. 1009 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 1232 (113th)

Education EDU

H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013 H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Projects Act of 2014 H.R. 4897, Transparency in Education Act H.R. 4983, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act S. 1010, Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act S. 1094, Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); reauthorization and implementation of the Workforce Investment Act (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-329), also including development of student financial assistance regulations pursuant to section 492; Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; 90/10 rule requiring for-profit colleges to receive at least 10% of their revenues from sources other than federal student aid; Common Core State Standards Initiative; early childhood education

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Forest Service; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Education, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1094 (113th), H.R. 1937 (113th), H.R. 4897 (113th), H.R. 551 (113th), S. 2432 (113th), S. 1101 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 4984 (113th), S. 1010 (113th), H.R. 5 (113th), S. 915 (113th), S. 1356 (113th), H.R. 4983 (113th), H.R. 2637 (113th), H.R. 3136 (113th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2013 H.R. 1417 / S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1923 / S. 703, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 4450 / S. 2250, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 Draft legislation titled to enhance and integrate Native American tourism, empower Native American communities, increase coordination and collaboration between Federal tourism assets, and expand heritage and cultural tourism opportunities in the United States (NATIVE Act) Various issues relating to implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6), including provisions relating to the inclusion of language to expand the Visa Waiver Program; reauthorization of the Travel Promotion Act, (P.L. 111-145); Executive Order 13597, Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness; expansion of DHS trusted traveler programs, including Customs and Border Protection's Global Entry program and the Transportation Security Administration's PreCheck; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; Brand USA and travel promotion; government travel and meetings; proposed study for a fee on pedestrians at land ports of entry; entry/exit process at ports of entry

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Forest Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: S. 683 (113th), S. 223 (113th), H.R. 1923 (113th), H.R. 15 (113th), H.R. 490 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), S. 703 (113th), H.R. 4450 (113th), H.R. 1417 (113th), S. 1812 (113th), S. 2250 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 3141 (113th), H.R. 2872 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 4007, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014 H.R. 4660 / S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating the national strategy for trusted identities in cyberspace program H.R. 4903 / S. 2534, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to funding the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) personnel surety program H.R. 5455, Scan Containers Absolutely Now (SCAN) Act S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2384, Deter Cyber Theft Act of 2014 S. 2410, Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act of 2014 S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Fiscal Year 2015 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (78 Fed. Reg. 27,966-27,968, May 13, 2013) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency request for information regarding potential revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) of the Clean Air Act (79 Fed. Reg. 44,603-44,633, July 31, 2014) Various issues relating to National Defense Authorization Act for 2014 (Public Law 113-66), including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2324, requiring operationally critical contractors to report to the Department of Defense on network/system penetrations; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (P.L. 113-76), including provisions relating to Sec. 515; Executive Order 13636, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; Executive Order 13650, Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security, issues relating to implementation; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program; National Institute of Standards and Technologys (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Reserve System; Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Copyright Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 2588 (113th), S. 884 (113th), H.R. 4903 (113th), S. 1898 (113th), S. 2410 (113th), H.R. 1163 (113th), S. 2519 (113th), H.R. 888 (113th), H.R. 4007 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), H.R. 4660 (113th), S. 2437 (113th), S. 2354 (113th), H.R. 2952 (113th), S. 1638 (113th), H.R. 5455 (113th), S. 2384 (113th), S. 1353 (113th), H.R. 3696 (113th), S. 2534 (113th), S. 2521 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 279, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes H.R. 409 / S. 165, Indian Trust Asset Reform Act H.R. 1226 / S. 1477, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1548, Native American Energy Act H.R. 3043 / S. 1507, Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2013 H.R 4329, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4699, Indian Country Economic Revitalization Act of 2014 H.R. 5020, Indian Tribal Self-Determination in Land Consolidation Act of 2014 S. 2132, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2014 S. 2188, A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes Draft legislation titled to enhance and integrate Native American tourism, empower Native American communities, increase coordination and collaboration between Federal tourism assets, and expand heritage and cultural tourism opportunities in the United States (NATIVE Act) Various issues relating to the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination (NAHASDA) Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-330); Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, 132 U.S. 995 (2012); Salazar v. Patchak, 567 U.S. (2012); Cobell v. Salazar; Bureau of Indian Education (BIE); Indian Health Services (IHS); promotion of energy development on Native American lands; Native American taxation; contract support costs

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 3043 (113th), S. 165 (113th), S. 995 (113th), S. 1507 (113th), S. 2132 (113th), S. 379 (113th), H.R. 279 (113th), H.R. 4329 (113th), H.R. 5020 (113th), H.R. 1226 (113th), S. 2188 (113th), H.R. 409 (113th), H.R. 4699 (113th), S. 1477 (113th), H.R. 1548 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014 H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5300, EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014 H.R. 5505 / S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act Potential legislation on EPAs regulation of ozone Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice Various issues relating to the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); environment and energy policy; proposed EPA definition of Waters of the United States for Clean Water Act jurisdiction; EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1905 (113th), S. 2514 (113th), H.R. 3189 (113th), H.R. 888 (113th), H.R. 5505 (113th), S. 2533 (113th), H.R. 3826 (113th), S. 2161 (113th), S. 2526 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th), H.R. 5078 (113th), S. 2833 (113th), H.R. 2 (113th), H.R. 4957 (113th), H.R. 5300 (113th), S. 1397 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, including provisions relating to mining H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act, including provisions relating to mining H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act H.R. 4315 / S. 2635, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 4318, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 4319, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements Various issues relating to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); environment and energy policy; U.S. forest policy; mining policy

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Education, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Forest Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 3189 (113th), H.R. 2 (113th), H.R. 761 (113th), S. 2635 (113th), H.R. 4318 (113th), H.R. 4316 (113th), S. 19 (113th), H.R. 4795 (113th), H.R. 4317 (113th), H.R. 4319 (113th), H.R. 4315 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), H.R. 2218 (113th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 335, RAMP Act H.R. 1149, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2013 H.R. 2084, Partnership to Build America Act of 2013 H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013, including provisions in conference report H.R. 3636, Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials (UPDATE) Act of 2013 H.R. 4105 / S. 1509, Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013 S. 407, Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resources and Development Act S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act of 2014 S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Preserving Americas Highways and Transit (PATH) Act (discussion draft) Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; adoption of voluntary safety standards for recreational off-highway vehicles

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Forest Service; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 218 (113th), H.R. 2084 (113th), H.R. 3636 (113th), H.R. 4105 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), S. 601 (113th), S. 2094 (113th), S. 407 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th), H.R. 1149 (113th), H.R. 335 (113th), S. 1957 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.R. 5021 (113th), S. 1509 (113th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 508, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 1945, Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013 H.R. 2146 / S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 4871, TRIA Reform Act of 2014 Various issues relating to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; National Flood Insurance Program

Contacted: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1945 (113th), H.R. 4871 (113th), S. 2244 (113th), H.R. 508 (113th), H.R. 2146 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 H. Res. 76, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership H. J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, including provisions relating to Export-Import Bank reauthorization Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Free Trade Agreements with the European Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S. - Argentina economic relations; U.S. - Bangladesh economic relations; U.S. - Brazil economic relations; U.S. - China economic relations; U.S. - Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. - Japan economic relations; U.S. - Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S. - Korea economic relations; U.S. - Mexico economic relations; U.S. - Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; international affairs budget; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance; plain packaging; sugar program reform

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Forest Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 6654 (113th), S. 1900 (113th), H.R. 1409 (113th), H.R. 2709 (113th), H.R. 1926 (113th), H.R. 2548 (113th), S. 660 (113th), S. 489 (113th), H.R. 4763 (113th), S. 2002 (113th), H.R. 3830 (113th), H.R. 1020 (113th), H.R. 5402 (113th), H.R. 496 (113th), H.R. 1812 (113th), H.Res. 76 (113th), H.R. 4800 (113th), H.R. 5233 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), H.R. 4216 (113th), H.J.Res. 124 (113th), H.R. 2708 (113th), S. 1114 (113th), H.R. 4950 (113th), S. 718 (113th), H.R. 4095 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 2149 (113th), S. 884 (113th), H.R. 1276 (113th), S. 662 (113th)

Constitution CON

S. J. Res. 19, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections

Contacted: Education, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S.J.Res. 19 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 605, Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3211, Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3770, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3819 / S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4383, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 / S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4554, Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4565, Startup Capital Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4568, Small Business Freedom to Grow Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4570, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4571, To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans H.R. 4604, CFPB Data Collection Security Act H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4697, Small-Cap Access to Capital Act H.R. 4804, Bureau Examination Fairness Act H.R. 4811, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4842, Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5405, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2698, Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to the Private Securites Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67), securities litigation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including Sec. 40312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; financial reporting policies reform; proposed regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed Volcker Rule, trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; transparent financial reporting; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms; credit risk retention rules

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Energy, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Reserve System; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Copyright Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; U.S. Forest Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 2733 (113th), H.R. 3519 (113th), H.R. 4571 (113th), H.R. 2140 (113th), S. 2244 (113th), H.R. 1221 (113th), S. 1369 (113th), H.R. 4565 (113th), H.R. 4554 (113th), H.R. 4510 (113th), S. 474 (113th), S. 1257 (113th), S. 888 (113th), H.R. 4383 (113th), H.R. 3448 (113th), H.R. 2374 (113th), H.R. 605 (113th), H.R. 450 (113th), H.R. 1135 (113th), H.R. 4570 (113th), H.R. 3211 (113th), H.R. 3193 (113th), H.R. 4200 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), H.R. 4167 (113th), H.R. 1105 (113th), H.R. 4569 (113th), H.R. 3928 (113th), H.R. 1341 (113th), H.R. 4662 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), H.R. 4568 (113th), H.R. 1256 (113th), H.R. 742 (113th), S. 1907 (113th), H.R. 4697 (113th), S. 1217 (113th), H.R. 4466 (113th), H.R. 5461 (113th), H.R. 3770 (113th), H.R. 4164 (113th), S. 737 (113th), H.R. 3623 (113th), H.R. 3819 (113th), H.R. 1062 (113th), H.R. 2446 (113th), H.R. 4804 (113th), S. 2270 (113th), H.R. 1038 (113th), H.R. 4387 (113th), H.R. 2274 (113th), H.R. 5402 (113th), H.R. 5405 (113th), H.R. 2546 (113th), H.R. 992 (113th), H.R. 1564 (113th), H.R. 4604 (113th), H.R. 4811 (113th), H.R. 4842 (113th), S. 550 (113th), H.R. 1800 (113th), H.R. 634 (113th), H.R. 677 (113th), S. 1526 (113th), H.R. 4413 (113th), H.R. 1106 (113th), H.R. 3701 (113th), S. 635 (113th), H.R. 4684 (113th), S. 2698 (113th)

Utilities UTI

H.R. 1877, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1877 (113th), S. 601 (113th)

Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) WAS

H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 Various issues relating to Superfund policy

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Forest Service; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 2218 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1580, To Affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act H.R. 2236, Promoting Startup Innovation Act H.R. 2454, Aarons Law Act of 2013 H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act H.R. 3004, Reducing Waste and Increasing Efficiency in Trade Act H.R. 3309, Innovation Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S. 2267, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding and the authorization and funding for the IPR Center Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012 Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP agreements in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program;World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); appropriations relating to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Digital Millennium Copyright Act (P.L. 105-304), safe harbor provision, notice and takedown provisions ; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; creation of a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) with foreign governments; review/reform of U.S. copyright law; patent litigation reform; copyright and trademark infringement; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; privacy legislation; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; cyber theft of trade secrets; digital copyrights; funding issues relating to the USPTO; IP issues relating to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Education, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: H.R. 3468 (113th), S. 660 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 2454 (113th), H.R. 2236 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), S. 662 (113th), S. 3523 (113th), S. 1612 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), S. 866 (113th), H.R. 6654 (113th), S. 1886 (113th), H.R. 2766 (113th), S. 2002 (113th), H.R. 1580 (113th), H.R. 4095 (113th), H.R. 2639 (113th), H.R. 3668 (113th), S. 2588 (113th), S. 832 (113th), H.R. 4216 (113th), H.R. 1123 (113th), H.R. 3004 (113th), H.R. 5233 (113th), H.R. 22 (113th), S. 2267 (113th)

Veterans VET

S. 1999, SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Forest Service; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: S. 1999 (113th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 491 (113th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633 / S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act H.R. 2278, Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement (SAFE) Act H.R. 2752, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage H.R. 2765, Save Our Seasons Act of 2013 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 4178, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2014 H.R. 4238, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes H.R. 4303, Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act of 2014 H.R. 4450, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4586, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 H.R. 5137, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5272, To prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred action for aliens not lawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 703, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal non-agricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; House Republican Principles on Immigration Reform

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Energy, Dept of; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Education, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 692 (113th), H.R. 478 (113th), H.R. 4238 (113th), H.R. 938 (113th), H.R. 2872 (113th), H.R. 2765 (113th), H.R. 707 (113th), S. 292 (113th), S. 600 (113th), H.R. 459 (113th), H.R. 242 (113th), S. 1812 (113th), S. 310 (113th), S. 189 (113th), H.R. 830 (113th), H.R. 1227 (113th), H.R. 2131 (113th), S. 1 (113th), H.R. 798 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 3141 (113th), S. 169 (113th), H.R. 3344 (113th), S. 223 (113th), S. 296 (113th), S. 178 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), H.R. 1108 (113th), H.R. 300 (113th), H.R. 5272 (113th), H.R. 4303 (113th), H.R. 4586 (113th), H.R. 4450 (113th), H.R. 1773 (113th), S. 462 (113th), H.R. 4178 (113th), H.R. 1417 (113th), H.R. 5137 (113th), H.R. 583 (113th), S. 202 (113th), H.R. 2278 (113th), H.R. 15 (113th), S. 478 (113th), H.R. 547 (113th), H.R. 633 (113th), H.R. 1772 (113th), S. 266 (113th), S. 703 (113th), H.R. 2752 (113th), S. 293 (113th), H.R. 502 (113th), S. 518 (113th), S. 303 (113th), H.R. 490 (113th), S. 300 (113th), H.R. 519 (113th), H.R. 548 (113th), H.R. 714 (113th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Various issues relating to the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-353); Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs); FDA proposed food fees

Contacted: SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Science/Technology SCI

Various issues relating to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs); regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Copyright Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 3331 / S. 1465, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014

Contacted: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1898 (113th), H.R. 3331 (113th), S. 1465 (113th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1003, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 1341, The Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 3191, Expanding Opportunities to Underserved Businesses Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act S. 469, A bill to assist the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in stabilizing the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program S. 888, To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Education, Dept of; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Bills named: H.R. 1341 (113th), H.R. 4413 (113th), H.R. 992 (113th), H.R. 3191 (113th), S. 474 (113th), S. 469 (113th), H.R. 677 (113th), S. 888 (113th), H.R. 1003 (113th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 5381, To amend the nondiscrimination provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect older, longer service participants S. 1970, Retirement Security Act of 2014 S. 2511, A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the definition of substantial cessation of operations S. 2855, Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2014 Regulations issued by the Department of Labor under ERISA section 408(b)(2) pertaining to plan fee disclosures (79 Fed. Reg. 13,949-13,962, March 12, 2014) Various issues relating to potential changes to the definition of a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (P.L. 93-604); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: comprehensive reform, opposition to premium increases, enforcement activity pertaining to ERISA section 4062(e)(the substantial cessation of operations); comprehensive funding reform for multi-employer pension plans

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Bills named: S. 1970 (113th), S. 2855 (113th), S. 2511 (113th), H.R. 5381 (113th)