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Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to free credit scores, fair lending, and the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203) Issues related to the earned income tax credit Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaints database Issues related to student lending, auto lending, and payday lending Issues related to investor protection Issues related to student debt Issues related to arbitration clauses in financial products Issues related Bitcoin Issues related to the Borrower's Defense Rule

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to energy efficiency

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 5510, FTC Process and Transparency Reform Act of 2016 Issues related to robocalls

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 5510 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

S.3056, CREATES Act of 2016 H.R.5573, PRICED Act Issues related to patient medication information regulations Issues related to the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 (P.L. 114-10) Issues related to the reimbursement for Medicare Part B drugs Issues related to the Medical Innovation Act (regarding medical devices and antibiotics) Issues related to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's budget Issues related to sepsis and antibiotic resistance Issues related to patient safety

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Copyright Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 3056 (114th), H.R. 5573 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R.2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act H.R.2304, SPEAK FREE Act of 2015 H.R.4768, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016 H.R.5686, Pink Tax Repeal Act Issues related to product and auto safety Issues related to appropriation riders Issues related to software-enabled consumer products

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5111 (114th), H.R. 2304 (114th), H.R. 5686 (114th), H.R. 4768 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

H.R.4061, Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2015 S.2609, An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods, and for other purposes S.738, Genetically Engineered Salmon Risk Reduction Act S.764, Roberts-Stabenow GMO Labeling Legislation S.J.Res.28, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 2609 (114th), H.R. 4061 (114th), S. 738 (114th), S.J.Res. 28 (114th), S. 764 (114th)