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Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 878, H.R. 1844, the Arbitration Fairness Act

Contacted: Library of Congress (LOC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Legal Services Corporation; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Security Agency (NSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1844 (113th), S. 878 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General discussions on issues relating to international trade in legal services and market access initiatives, including in ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and Trade in Services Agreement negotiations.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Legal Services Corporation; Natl Security Agency (NSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Library of Congress (LOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Banking BAN

S. 2699, the Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act - and those provisions in the broader bill S. 2698

Contacted: Natl Security Agency (NSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Library of Congress (LOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Legal Services Corporation

Bills named: S. 2699 (113th), S. 2698 (113th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 4435, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions relating to Guantanamo detainees; provisions in Sec. 547 re: oppose amending the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act in a manner that will open the door to federal litigation in child custody cases. Recommending targeted changes to treatment of victims, defendants, evidentiary burdens, etc., in military sexual assault cases investigated and prosecuted under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.General communications and information on improvements to the DOD acquisition system

Contacted: Legal Services Corporation; Natl Security Agency (NSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Library of Congress (LOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4435 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S. 1465 and H.R. 3331, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Actprovisions requiring states, certain businesses, and company formation agents to obtain and disclose beneficial ownership information regarding new companies and subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act.Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions, RIN 1506-AB25, Docket Number FINCEN-2014-0001, 77 Fed. Reg. 45151 (August 4, 2014)provisions requiring law firms that establish accounts at financial institutions on behalf of clients to disclose the identity and beneficial ownership information regarding those clients S.1533 and H.R.1554, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Actprovisions subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act S. 268, Cut Unjustified Tax Loopholes Actprovisions subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Legal Services Corporation; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Library of Congress (LOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Agency (NSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1554 (113th), S. 1533 (113th), H.R. 3331 (113th), S. 268 (113th), S. 1465 (113th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

S. 2199, the Paycheck Fairness Act S. 815, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 3899, S. 1945, the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014

Contacted: Legal Services Corporation; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Library of Congress (LOC); Natl Security Agency (NSA)

Bills named: S. 1945 (113th), S. 2199 (113th), S. 815 (113th), H.R. 3899 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 5178, Crime Victims Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act Section 3301 of the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman's discussion draft Tax Reform Act of 2014 and Section 51 of the similar Senate draft legislation imposing limitations on use of cash method accounting. H.R. 5021, the Highway Transportation Funding Act of 2014, and Senate equivalent - all provisions related to pension reliefS. 1187 and HR 2788, the Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act, provisions that would impact Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts Communications regarding a proposed amendment to Section 523(a) of the Bankruptcy Code

Contacted: White House Office; Legal Services Corporation; Library of Congress (LOC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 5021 (113th), H.R. 2788 (113th), H.R. 5178 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S.1720, the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 4287, S. 2150, the Independent Innovator and Repurposing Act H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act H.R. 1278, the Non-Disparagement of Native American Persons of Peoples in Trademark Registration Act of 2013H.R. 4103, the American Royalties Too Act H.R. 4287, S. 2150, the Independent Innovator and Repurposing Act H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act H.R. 5108, to establish the USPTO Law School Clinic Certification Program H.R. 5233, the Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014. S. 2267, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Library of Congress (LOC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Legal Services Corporation; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 5108 (113th), S. 2267 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), H.R. 5233 (113th), H.R. 1278 (113th), S. 2150 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), H.R. 4287 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 5547, the Community Integration Act of 2014 H.R. 1982, S. 2731, the Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2014

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Library of Congress (LOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Legal Services Corporation; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5547 (113th), S. 2731 (113th), H.R. 1982 (113th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 2839, the Restore Honor to Service Members Act - provisions to correct the military records of service members discharged from the military because of their sexual orientation. General activity in support of clarification and improvement of military discharge status upgrades General activity in support of a national veterans law libraryHR 5404 Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2014, supporting increased authorization for Supportive Services for Veteran Families at, and above, $300M General activity in support of civil legal services in support of veterans, including maintenance and continued expansion of the Veterans Justice Outreach Initiative General activity in support of inter-eligibility and interoperability of programs to support homeless veterans, i.e., SSVF, GPD, HVRP and HUD VASH

Contacted: Legal Services Corporation; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Library of Congress (LOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2839 (113th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Treaty Doc. 112-7, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Issues related to increasing U.S. engagement with the International Criminal Court S.1870, the Supporting At-Risk Children Act - Title III, implementing legislation for the Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family MaintenanceTreaty Doc. 96-53, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

Contacted: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Library of Congress (LOC); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Legal Services Corporation; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1870 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations funding for programs authorized under the Preserving Safe and Stable Families Act and the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. H.R.5016, and draft Senate FY 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations funding for the federal judiciary, the Administrative Conference of the U.S., and the Internal Revenue ServiceH.R. 4660, S. 2437, FY 2015 Department of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act funding for the Legal Services Corporation; reentry programs under the Second Chance Act; juvenile justice programs, Bureau of Prison programs and indigent defense services administered by the Department of Justice; funding for the Legal Orientation Program. S. 2499, FY 2015 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act - provision relating to support for international criminal tribunals to investigate, apprehend, and prosecute non-allied foreign nationals accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes, and generally on enhancing US engagement with International Criminal Court. H.R. 4486, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act for FY2015, support funding request for Supportive Services for Veterans Families program and Grant per Diem program. H.J. Res 124 - provisions related to Legal Services Corporation funding for FY2015 Discussion of Legal Service Corporation's budget request for FY2016 H.R. 5230, the Secure Southwest Border Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2014 - provisions relating to unaccompanied alien children

Contacted: Legal Services Corporation; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Library of Congress (LOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Agency (NSA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 5230 (113th), S. 2437 (113th), S. 2499 (113th), H.J.Res. 124 (113th), H.R. 4486 (113th), H.R. 5016 (113th)

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

S. 649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 H.R. 1565, the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Legal Services Corporation; Library of Congress (LOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1565 (113th), S. 649 (113th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

H.R. 3124, the Investing in Permanency for Youth in Foster Care Act S. 1511, the Removing Barriers to Adoption and Supporting Families Act S. 1518, the Improving Outcomes for Youth at Risk for Sex Trafficking Act S. 1732, the Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Human Trafficking ActS. 1876, the Strengthening and Finding Families for Children Act H.R. 2305, the Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in Foster Care Act H.R. 4909, the Permanent Families for All Children Act H.R. 4980, the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Legal Services Corporation; Library of Congress (LOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2305 (113th), H.R. 4980 (113th), S. 1511 (113th), H.R. 4909 (113th), S. 1732 (113th), H.R. 3124 (113th), S. 1518 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 2655, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R. 5178, the Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act S. 791, the Follow the Money Act S. 2731, Medicare secondary payer legislationS. 2769, legislation amending 28 U.S.C. 1500 to clarify the respective jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. District Court and allowing plaintiffs with claims against the U.S. government to bring simultaneous claims in both courts, with a presumptive stay of the first-filed action Outreach to DOJ on provisions in Citigroup and Bank of America settlements dealing with Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts General issues related to improving disclosure of political and campaign spending by entities making political expenditures, regardless of their tax status.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Library of Congress (LOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Legal Services Corporation; Natl Security Agency (NSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Bills named: S. 791 (113th), H.R. 5178 (113th), H.R. 2655 (113th), S. 2731 (113th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 5230, the Secure Southwest Border Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2014 - provisions relating to amending the Trafficking Victims Protection Act to diminish legal protections currently provided to Unaccompanied Alien Children from non-contiguous countriesGeneral communications on issues relating to implementation and enforcement of the National Detention Standards and general communications regarding conditions in immigration detention General communications on exercise of prosecutorial discretion and procedures for issuance of Notices to Appear General communciations regarding Department of Justice initiative to designate Temporary Immigration Judges General communications relating to government appointed counsel to children and the mentally disabled in immigration proceedings, decreasing use of detention and expanding alternatives to detention, increasing resources for the immigration court system, and expanding the Legal Orientation Program.

Contacted: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Library of Congress (LOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Legal Services Corporation; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Agency (NSA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5230 (113th)

Education EDU

General activity in opposition to certain proposed changes to the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program in the President's FY2015 Budget Funding and implementation strategies for the John R. Justice loan forgiveness program for prosecutors and public defenders

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Legal Services Corporation; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Library of Congress (LOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Department of Labor Proposed Rule on the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, Interpretation of the Advice Exemption, RIN 1215-AB79 and 1245-AA03, 76 Fed. Reg. 36178 (June 21, 2011) H.R. 5402, the Standard Merger and Aquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Library of Congress (LOC); U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Legal Services Corporation; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5402 (113th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R.1860, Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act. H.R.2369, Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2013. S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 H.R. 2865, the Fairness and Accuracy in Criminal Background Checks ActH.R.2372, Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2013. H.R.2656, Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013. S.822, Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2013. S.1038, End Racial Profiling Act of 2013. S.1690, H.R.3465, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 H.R. 4455, S. 2235, the Democracy Restoration Act S. 2550, the Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act S. 2567, the Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2014 S. 2664, H.R. 5502, the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2014 Recommendations to modify NSAs standard minimization procedures contained in U.S. Signals Intelligence Directive No. 18, Annex A, Appendix 1 and the similar written procedures used by NSA under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to further strengthen attorney-client privilege protections with respect to intercepted communications of U.S. persons

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Security Agency (NSA); White House Office; Legal Services Corporation; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Library of Congress (LOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Bills named: S. 2550 (113th), S. 1410 (113th), S. 1038 (113th), S. 822 (113th), S. 2664 (113th), H.R. 3465 (113th), S. 1675 (113th), H.R. 2656 (113th), H.R. 2369 (113th), S. 1690 (113th), H.R. 2865 (113th), H.R. 5502 (113th), S. 2567 (113th), H.R. 4455 (113th), H.R. 1860 (113th), S. 2235 (113th)