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Transportation TRA

MAP-21 Reauthorization (no bill number) Highway Bill Reauthorization (no bill number)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Railroads RRR

H.R. 749 Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (entire bill) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) (no bill number)

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 749 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 597 Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act and H.R. 1031 Promoting U.S. Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015 (entire bills) S. 819 Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 and S. 824 Promoting Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015 (entire bills)

Contacted: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1031 (114th), S. 824 (114th), S. 819 (114th), H.R. 597 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Corporate Tax Reform (no bill number) H.R. 4916, Power Act (entire bill) H.R. 880 "American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015" - Permanent Research and Development (entire bill)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 4916 (114th), H.R. 880 (114th)

Retirement RET

(No bill number) Changes to Pension Nondiscrimination Testing

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S.288 National Labor Relations Board Reform Act (entire bill) S.J Res. 8 "A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures" - Regarding Labor vote on Ambush Election rule (entire bill) Proposed National Labor Relations Board regulations related to representation case procedures; and potential decision on the joint employer standard Proposed rule from Department of Labor on Fair Pay Safe Workplaces Executive Order

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S.J.Res. 8 (114th), S. 288 (114th)

Education EDU

(No bill number) Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (provision related to accreditation) (No bill number) Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (entire bill)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade Promotion Authority (no bill number) Trans Pacific Partnership (no bill number) H.R. 597 Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act (entire bill) H.R. 274 United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2015 (entire bill) H.R. 735 Cuba Reconciliation Act (entire bill) S. 491 Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 (entire bill)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 491 (114th), H.R. 735 (114th), H.R. 274 (114th), H.R. 597 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

(No bill number) Trade Secrets Protection - effort to introduce legislation H.R. 234 "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act" and S.754 "Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015" - Cyberintelligence (entire bills) (No bill number) Legislation regarding bad faith patent assertion letters H.R. 9 "Innovation Act" Patent Reform legislation (entire bill)

Contacted: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 754 (114th), H.R. 234 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Effort to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program (no bill number) H.R. 30 "Save American Workers Act of 2015" (entire bill) H.R. 879 "Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act" (entire bill) H.R. 1189/S.620 "Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act" (entire bill) Proposed Department of Treasury Regulations on excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage, IRS Notice 2-15-16

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 879 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), S. 620 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

(No bill number) Potential amendments to appropriations bills related to debarring Federal contractors for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA's Proposed CO2 Regulations for New and Existing Power Plants (no bill number) Ratepayer Protection Act (no bill number) discussion draft

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 3 Keystone XL Pipeline Act and S. 1 Keystone XL Pipeline Act (entire bills) EPA's Proposed CO2 Regulations for New and Existing Power Plants (no bill number) Ratepayer Protection Act (no bill number) discussion draft Combined Heat and Power / Energy Efficiency (no bill number) EPA Clean Power Plan (GHG Rules)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3 (114th), S. 1 (114th)

Immigration IMM

S.153 "I-Squared Act of 2015" - High-skilled immigration (entire bill)

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 153 (114th)