CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION for CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General Trade Legislation; Implementation of Free Trade Agreements of Colombia, Panama and Korea; Small Business and Ability to Export; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); Small and Medium Enterprises/Exports.; Trans Pacific Trade Negotiation; China Innovation; China Currency; Canadian Energy Efficiency Issues Impacting Trade; Rare Earth Minerals/China; Information Technology Agreement (ITA); Russian Accession to the WTO Mexican Energy Efficiency Issues Impacting Trade

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S.782, Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011; HR 3606/S.1933 Jumpstart our Business Startups (Jobs) Act

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1933 (112th), H.R. 3606 (112th), S. 782 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Intellectual Property/Trade Agreements; Fair Use; IP Training Sessions; Online Infringement; S.968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011; HR 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act; Discussion Draft of the "Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (Open) Act"

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 3261 (112th), S. 968 (112th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

S.28, Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act; S.415, Spectrum Optimization Act; H.R.607 Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011; S.455 Reforming Airwaves by Developing Incentives and Opportunistic Sharing (RADIOS) Act; S.522, Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2011; S.911 Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act; H.R. 3630 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, provisions related to voluntary spectrum incentive auctions

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 415 (112th), H.R. 3630 (112th), H.R. 607 (112th), S. 28 (112th), S. 911 (112th), S. 522 (112th), S. 455 (112th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S.1165, Button Cell Battery Safety Act

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1165 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Star; Energy Efficiency; Trade Policies Affecting Standards; Energy Use Disclosures; H.R. 4017, Smart Energy Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 4017 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1834, The Freedom to Invest Act; H.R. 2701/S.1452, Main Street Fairness Act; S.1832 The Marketplace Fairness Act; H.R. 3179 Marketplace Equity Act

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2701 (112th), S. 1832 (112th), H.R. 3179 (112th), S. 1452 (112th), H.R. 1834 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Electronics Recycling; Electronics Waste; Energy Star ; Energy Efficiency; US Environmental Trade Policy; Materials Restrictions; Green Government Procurement; H.R. 2284 Responsible Electronics Recycling Act; S.1270 Responsible Electronics Recycling Act; H.R. 4017 Smart Energy Act

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1270 (112th), H.R. 2284 (112th), H.R. 4017 (112th)