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Science/Technology SCI

Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR); S 2733 Venue Equity & Non-uniformity Elimination Act (Venue Act) - establishes venue laws regarding patent infringement litigation

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Maritime Commission; Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: S. 623 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions;H,.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 961 (114th), H.R. 4460 (114th), S. 2508 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th), H.R. 2205 (114th), S. 177 (114th), S. 2044 (114th), H.R. 5111 (114th), S. 657 (114th), H.R. 3765 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th)

Postal POS

U.S. Postal Service Reform - communication of retail industry views.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Maritime Commission

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Transpacific Partnership Agreement -- support, communicate retail views. Implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, communicate retail views; implementation issues. 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. Support GSP eligibility for travel goods. European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S.J.Res. 28 (114th)

Banking BAN

Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (H.R. 5983), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 6032 (114th), S. 1484 (114th), S. 1491 (114th), H.R. 5983 (114th), H.R. 5465 (114th), H.R. 2205 (114th)

Transportation TRA

Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 (H.R. 4441) - issues involving drone registration, transportation of lithium batteries, trucking provisions, Passenger Facility Charge (PFC). Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 (S.2658)- issues involving drone registration, transportation of lithium batteries, trucking provisions, Passenger Facility Charge (PFC). Port related issues - congestion, SOLAS, BTS Port Performance Task Force. Drivers Hours of Service Issues. Rhode Island application for grant under Dept. of Transportation to implement bridge tolling S.2848 - Water Resources Development Act of 2016, all provisions; H.R.818 - PRIME Act of 2015, all provisions; S.2844/H.R.5394 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, all provisions Dept. of Commerce 21st Century U.S. Port Competitiveness Initiative

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Maritime Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 5394 (114th), H.R. 818 (114th), S. 2658 (114th), H.R. 4441 (114th), S. 2848 (114th), S. 2844 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Maritime Commission

Bills named: S. 155 (114th), H.R. 636 (114th), H.R. 2775 (114th), H.R. 2510 (114th), H.R. 5074 (114th), S. 698 (114th), S. 1660 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Health care reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; ACA reporting requirements; seasonal employee provisions; H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act; S. 30, Forty Hours is Full Time Act; S. 379, Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act; H.R. 928, Repeal the Health Insurance Tax, all provisions; H.R. 863, Simplfying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act, all provisions; H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act, all provisions; H.R. 2911, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions; S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, all provisions; S. 1697, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions; S.1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 1809, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1624/S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, all provisions; S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015, all provisions; S.1415, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; H.R. 1029, ACA Provisions; S. 1778, Telemedicine for Medicare Act; H.R. 5447/S. 3060, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1029 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 863 (114th), H.R. 2712 (114th), S. 1697 (114th), S. 3060 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), S. 30 (114th), S. 379 (114th), H.R. 5447 (114th), S. 1415 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th), H.R. 928 (114th), S. 1809 (114th), S. 1996 (114th), S. 2075 (114th), H.R. 1624 (114th), S. 1778 (114th), S. 1099 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S 577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 703, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 704, RFS Reform Act, all provisions; S.1584, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; EPA Proposed RVO for 2017-2018; Renewable Fuel Standard hearing request to House Energy Committee;H.R.5180 - Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016, all provisions

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 703 (114th), H.R. 5180 (114th), S. 1584 (114th), H.R. 704 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

Westmoreland Amendment to H.R. 5485 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, prior approval reform

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: H.R. 5485 (114th)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations - communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in apparel; Bangladesh Worker Safety - communication of U.S. retail industry views on issues surrounding worker safety in the ready-made garment industry and the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

NLRB Rule on Representation; federal minimum wage issues generally; part-time scheduling generally; OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; S. 620/HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs; HR 465, Working Families Flexibility Act; all provisions; Compensation equity issues generally; S. 875, Workplace Advancement Act, all provisions; HR. 1768/S. 933, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; S. 801, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisions; S.2015/H.R. 3459, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act, all provisions; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept. of Labor Changes to Overtime Rules; Dept. of Labor "Persuader" rule, all provisions; EEOC revisions to EEO-1 report, all provisions; FY2017 Appropriations - overtime, NLRB, DOL persuader rule; S.2693 - EEOC Reform Act, all provisions; S.2707/H.R. 4773 - Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act, all provisions; Comments regarding proposed EEO-1 W-2 pay and total hours reporting requirement; H.J. Res 87, to disapprove "Persuader" rule, all provisions; H.R. 6094/S. 3462, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act, all provisions; H.R. 5813, Overtime Eeform and Enhancement Act, all provisions; S. 3464, Overtime Reform and Review Act, all provisions; SJ Res 34/HJ Res 95, to disapprove of Dept. of Labor overtime rule.

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Federal Maritime Commission; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 95 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), H.R. 6094 (114th), S. 3464 (114th), H.R. 4773 (114th), H.R. 3459 (114th), S.J.Res. 34 (114th), H.R. 1767 (114th), S. 620 (114th), S. 801 (114th), H.R. 465 (114th), S. 2015 (114th), H.J.Res. 87 (114th), H.R. 1768 (114th), S. 3462 (114th), H.R. 5813 (114th), S. 2693 (114th), S. 933 (114th), S. 875 (114th), S. 2707 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

Implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 adopted as Division N of H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Support efforts to define and criminalize organized retail crime

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Federal Maritime Commission; SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)