What was lobbied
16 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Support efforts to further define and criminalize organized retail crime
Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Reserve System; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)
U.S. Postal Service Reform - communication of retail industry views.
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)
Opposition to S. 791, the Follow the Money Act of 2013; Support for H.R. 2122 and S. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013; HR 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013, to update the Regulatory Flexibility Act, all provisions.
Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Bills named:
S. 791 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), H.R. 2542 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th)
Safe Port Reauthorization Act - support reauthorization of legislation; H.R. 624, Cyberintelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 1468, SECURE IT Act, crticial infrastructure provisions
Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Bills named:
H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 1468 (113th)
S.662 -- Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013, communicate retail industry views; Trans-Pacific (TPP) Partnership negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency; Conflict Minerals Provision in Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act communication of retail industry views re proposed legislative changes;Lacey Act Amendments communication of retail industry views re legislative changes; H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, all provisions; S. 1331, A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and other purposes, all provisons; African Growth & Opportunity Act, no bill #, support long term reauthorization; Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP), communication of retail industry views; Trade Promotion Authority, communication of retail industry views.
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Bills named:
S. 1331 (113th), H.R. 2709 (113th), S. 662 (113th)
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems;
Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Support for McCain-Flake Amdt No. 955 to Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 954); letter to Senate Agriculture Committee urging acceptance of House-passed language in Farm bill and rejection of Dairy Market Stabilization Program
Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Bills named:
S. 954 (113th)
H.R. 335, RAMP Act, support legislation; S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013, support the legislation; S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, support the legislation; Implementation of MAP-21, provisions related to national freight policy; Communicate concerns with revisions to FMCSA Drivers Hours of Service regulations; S. 1509, Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century, new fee proposal provisions; H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform & Development Act, all provisions
Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Bills named:
S. 1509 (113th), S. 601 (113th), S. 218 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th), H.R. 335 (113th)
S. 336/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT), National Retail Sales Tax; S. 749, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.
Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Bills named:
S. 749 (113th), S. 336 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), H.R. 1 (113th)
Support for the American Job Protection Act (S. 399 and HR 903), to repeal the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges.S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; S. 1188/S. 701, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013; H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act; H.R.2577, Small Business Job Protection Act of 2013; H.R. 2667, the Authority for Mandate Delay Act, all provisions.
Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Bills named:
S. 701 (113th), H.R. 2577 (113th), H.R. 903 (113th), H.R. 769 (113th), S. 399 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), S. 603 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), H.R. 2667 (113th)
H.R. 875, to rescind EPAs E15 waiver until completion of National Academy of Sciences Study; H.R. 1461, the Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act of 2013; S. 1195, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act
Contacted: White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Bills named:
H.R. 875 (113th), S. 1195 (113th), H.R. 1461 (113th)
Legislative discussions regarding provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children and consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions.regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers; use of geolocation information to provide benefits to consumers; S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, all provisions; H.R. 1468, SECURE IT Act, data breach provisions; Comments on CPSC Docket No. CPSC-2013-0028 (Petition for Rulemaking to Eliminate Accessible Cords on Window Covering Products); Comments on CPSC Docket No. CPSC20130017 (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Regulation on Certificates of Compliance (16 CFR 1110));
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Bills named:
H.R. 1468 (113th), S. 1193 (113th), S. 418 (113th)
H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013, support legislation; S. 223/H.R. 490, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act, support efforts to expand eligibility for countries to participate in VWP; support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation; Communications emphasized concern with temporary worker program and employee verification provisions;Support for S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; letter to House supporting comprehensive immigration reform no bill yet; Support for H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act of 2013.
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Bills named:
H.R. 1354 (113th), H.R. 490 (113th), H.R. 1772 (113th), S. 744 (113th), S. 223 (113th)
Trans-Pacific (TPP) Partnership negotiations - communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel; Textile Fiber Products Identification Act regulations; Communication of retail industry view of issues of Bangladesh worker safety in the ready made garment industry;H.R. 2397, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, oppose amendment requiring military exchanges to purchase products produced in Bangladesh only from companies that have signed onto the Bangladesh Fire & Safety Accord; Fur Products Labeling Act regulations
Contacted: White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS)
Bills named:
H.R. 2397 (113th)
H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; FY2014 Labor Appropriations; Dept. of Labor Persuader Regulations; Support for the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803); Support for the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120); H.R. 2346: Secret Ballot Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 2347: Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisionsSupport for H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013;Support for H.R. 1254, the Auto Enroll Repeal Act of 2013
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Bills named:
H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 1406 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), H.R. 1120 (113th), H.R. 2347 (113th), H.R. 2346 (113th)
Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, all provisions;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents; H.R. 2766: STOP Act, All provisions; urged legislative action to curb abuses and expansion of Covered Business Method review program, no bill.
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Bills named:
H.R. 845 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th), H.R. 2639 (113th), S. 866 (113th), H.R. 2766 (113th), S. 1013 (113th)
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