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Accounting ACC

S. 2184 A bill to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to institute a trading prohibition for certain issuers that retain public accounting firms that have not been subject to inspection by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and for other purposes, issues related to delisting; H.R. 6285 Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, issues related to delisting; S. 3398 STEM Education in Accounting Act, issues related to adding accounting to STEM definition; H.R. 3855 Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2021, issues related to adding accounting to STEM definition; General issues regarding draft legislation related to professional services firms activity in Russia; General issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion; General issues related to corporate disclosure; and General issues impacting the accounting profession.

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 3398 (117th), S. 2184 (117th), H.R. 6285 (117th), H.R. 3855 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 8295 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, issues related to HHS appropriations; H.R. 8254 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023, issues related to financial services and other agency appropriations; H.R. 8257 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023, issues related to Department of Homeland Security Appropriations H.R. 8236 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023, isues related to defense appropriations; and H.R. 8262 Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, issues related to Department of Interior appropriations.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8257 (117th), H.R. 8262 (117th), H.R. 8295 (117th), H.R. 8254 (117th), H.R. 8236 (117th)

Defense DEF

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, general issues related to technology, sanctions, and defense auditability.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Government Issues GOV

S. 2614 / H.R. 5844 Open Courts Act of 2021, issues related technology modernization of the federal courts system; S. 2585 / H.R. 3138 State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act, issues related to the implementation of cybersecurity and digital technologies; S. 1705 Artificial Intelligence Capabilities and Transparency Act of 2021, issues related to government technology; S. 3905 / H.R. 7602 Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisitions Act, issues related to government acquisition; and General issues related to technology implementation at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5844 (117th), S. 2585 (117th), S. 3905 (117th), S. 1705 (117th), S. 2614 (117th), H.R. 3138 (117th), H.R. 7602 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 3799 Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act, issues related to public health and pandemic preparedness.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3799 (117th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1177 U.S. Citizenship Act, issues related to high-skilled immigration; and HR. 3648 EAGLE Act of 2022, issues related to high-skilled immigration.

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3648 (117th), H.R. 1177 (117th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 4521 America COMPETES Act of 2022, issues related to artificial intelligence, supply chain, and other issues; and S. 1260 U.S. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, issues related to artificial intelligence, supply chain, and other issues.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4521 (117th), S. 1260 (117th)