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Retirement RET

(No bill number) Changes to Pension Nondiscrimination Testing

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

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

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forests Act (entire bill) H.R. 1644 Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining Act (entire bill)

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

Bills named: H.R. 2647 (114th), H.R. 1644 (114th)

Railroads RRR

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

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

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade Promotion Authority (Public Law No: 114-026, entire bill) 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: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

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

Transportation TRA

MAP-21 Reauthorization (no bill number) S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (entire bill) The Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act HR 22 (entire bill)

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

Bills named: S. 1647 (114th), H.R. 22 (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/H.R. 3611 Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 and S. 824 Promoting Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015 (entire bills)

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

Bills named: H.R. 1031 (114th), H.R. 597 (114th), S. 819 (114th), H.R. 3611 (114th), S. 824 (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) H.R. 880 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 - Permanent Research and Development (entire bill) H.R. 961, A Bill to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to permanently extend subpart F exemption for active financing (entire bill) H.R. 1430 - Permanent CFC Look Through Act of 2015 (entire bill) S. 1946. Tax Relief Extension act of 2015 - entire bill H.R. 2510 A Bill to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to Modify and Make Permanent Bonus Depreciation - entire bill Patent Box bill (no bill number; discussion draft)

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

Bills named: H.R. 1430 (114th), H.R. 961 (114th), H.R. 2510 (114th), H.R. 880 (114th), H.R. 4916 (114th), S. 1946 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 234 "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act" and S.754 "Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015" - Cyberintelligence (entire bills) H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, Legislation regarding bad faith patent assertion letters (entire bill) H.R. 9 "Innovation Act" Patent Reform legislation (entire bill) S. 1890 and H.R. 3326, Defend Trade Secrets Act (entire bills) S. 1137, The PATENT Act (entire bill)

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

Bills named: H.R. 2045 (114th), S. 754 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), S. 1890 (114th), H.R. 3326 (114th), H.R. 234 (114th), S. 1137 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

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 H.R. 2050 "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act" (entire bill) H.R. 1886, To amend section 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market, and for other purposes. (entire bill) S. 2075 American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act (No bill number) Legislative proposals in response to the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of S.Con.Res. 11 (provisions related to repeal of employer mandate and repeal of the tax on employee health insurance premiers and health plan benefits) Proposed Department of Treasury regulations on excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage, IRS Notice 2015-52

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

Bills named: H.R. 879 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), S. 2075 (114th), S. 620 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), H.R. 1886 (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: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

EPA's Proposed CO2 Regulations for New and Existing Power Plants (no bill number) S 1458. STREAM Act of 2015 (entire bill) S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act (entire bill) H.R. 2822, S 1645, Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act and 111d) Combined Heat & Power regulatory legislation (no bill #) EPA Clean Energy Plan (Greenhouse Gas Rules) (no bill #) S. 1037 PURPA Energy Efficiency and Accountability Act (issues related to combined heat and power) Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) Factbook staff Briefings on Combined Heat and Power (no bill #)

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

Bills named: S. 1037 (114th), H.R. 2822 (114th), S. 1324 (114th)

Immigration IMM

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

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

Bills named: S. 153 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S.288 National Labor Relations Board Reform Act (entire bill) Proposed National Labor Relations Board regulations related to representation case procedures; and potential decision on the joint employer standard (no bill #) S. 2015 / 3459 Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act (entire bill) Proposed rules from Department of Labor on the Fair Pay Safe Workplaces Executive Order, Hours Worked Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors(no bill #)

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

Bills named: S. 288 (114th), S. 2015 (114th)