NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION for NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION

Banking BAN

Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including 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; cybersecurity informatino sharing issues; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1984, Credit Card Theft Sentencing Act of 2014, all provisions

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 1984 (113th), S. 1927 (113th)

Postal POS

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

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Support efforts to further define and criminalize organized retail crime

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

S.662 -- Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013, communicate retail industry views; Trans-Pacific (TPP) Partnership negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency;H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, all provisions; S. 1331, A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and other purposes, all provisons; African Growth & Opportunity Act, no bill #, support long term reauthorization; Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP), communication of retail industry views; S. 1900/H.R. 3830, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014, all provisions.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; SENATE

Bills named: S. 662 (113th), H.R. 2709 (113th), S. 1331 (113th), H.R. 3830 (113th), S. 1900 (113th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 335, RAMP Act, support legislation; S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013, support the legislation; S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, support legislation; Implementation of MAP-21, provisions related to national freight policy; Revisions to FMCSA Drivers Hours of Service regulations; S. 1509, Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century, oppose new fee proposal provisions; H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform & Development Act, all provisions;HR. 3413, TRUE Safety Act, support bill; H.R. 4105, Martime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century, oppose new fee proposal provisions; S.2438 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, drivers hours of service provisions; Highway Bill Reauthorization (no bill number), support of freight policy.

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Bills named: H.R. 3413 (113th), H.R. 4105 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th), S. 2438 (113th), H.R. 335 (113th), S. 601 (113th), S. 218 (113th), S. 1509 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 336/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S.749/H.R. 4212, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; HR 25/S.122 - Fair Tax Act of 2013, all provisions; S.1859, Tax Extenders Act of 2013, extension of WOTC and bonus depreciationH.R.4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R.5021 - Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014; H.R.4457 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014, to permanently extend Section 179 expensing at $500,000 limit.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: S. 749 (113th), S. 122 (113th), H.R. 1 (113th), S. 1859 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), H.R. 5021 (113th), H.R. 4457 (113th), H.R. 4212 (113th), S. 336 (113th), H.R. 25 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act, change ACAs definition of full time work to 40 hours per week; S. 1188/H.R. 2988, Forty Hours is Full Time Act, all provisions; HR 3489/H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2577, Small Business Job Protection Act of 2013, all provisions;S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act, all provisions; S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; S. 2176, Common Sense Reporting Act, all provisions; S. 2069, Small Business Tax Credit Availability Act, all provisions; S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act, all provisions; Comments to U.S. Health and Human Services Department on Proposed Rule on Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 (CMS-9949-P).

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: H.R. 2988 (113th), S. 1729 (113th), H.R. 769 (113th), S. 2176 (113th), H.R. 3419 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), H.R. 3489 (113th), S. 2168 (113th), S. 603 (113th), H.R. 2577 (113th), S. 2069 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 1461, the Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1195, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; ; S.1807, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013, all provisions; support for partial waiver of 2014 RFS; H.R. 1462, Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act, all provisions; Amendment #70 to HR 4800, the FY2015 agriculture appropriations bill, to prohibit USDA funds for ethanol blender pumps

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: S. 1195 (113th), S. 1807 (113th), H.R. 1462 (113th), H.R. 1461 (113th), H.R. 4800 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Legislative discussions regarding provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children and consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions.regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers; use of geolocation information to provide benefits to consumers; S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy & Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1995, Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, use of geolocation services to meet customer expectations and enhance customer experience; CPSC 2015 Budget Request, including import surveillance user fee to offset cost of CPSC national import surveillance program; Comments on CPSC Docket Number CPSC-2013-0040, 16 CFR 1115 et seq proposed rulemaking regarding voluntary recall notices provided as part of corrective action plan under Section 15 of the CPSA; Comments on CPSC Docket Number CPSC-2014-0005, 16 CFR 1101, Information Disclosure under Section 6(b) of the Consumer product Safety Act.

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1927 (113th), S. 1995 (113th), S. 1976 (113th), S. 418 (113th), S. 2171 (113th), S. 1897 (113th), S. 1193 (113th)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

Trans-Pacific (TPP) Partnership negotiations - communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel; Textile Fiber Products Identification Act regulations; Communication of retail industry view of issues of Bangladesh worker safety in the ready made garment industry; S. 1136, Nicaraguan Tariff Preference Level Extension Act, all provisions;Fur Products Labeling Act regulations; Educate members regarding the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 1136 (113th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013, support legislation; S. 223/H.R. 490, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act, support efforts to expand eligibility for countries to participate in VWP; support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation; Communications emphasized concern with temporary worker program and employee verification provisions;Support for S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; letter to House supporting comprehensive immigration reform no bill yet; Support for H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act of 2013; S. 2218, Subnational Visa Waiver Program Act of 2014, support legislation.

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 2218 (113th), S. 744 (113th), S. 223 (113th), H.R. 490 (113th), H.R. 1772 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

FY2015 Labor Appropriations; Dept. of Labor Persuader Regulations; Support for the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803); S.2178/H.R.4320 - Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.4321 - Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; S.1737 - Minimum Wage Fairness Act, all provisions; S.2199 - Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; NLRB Proposed Rule on Representation - case procedures; federal minimum wage issues generally;OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; S. 2223, or other similar proposals to raise the federal minimum wage, oppose legislation; S. 84, the Paycheck Fairness Act, oppose legislation; Comments to National Labor Relations Board on Proposed Rule on Union Elections (RIN 3142-AA08).

Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 4320 (113th), S. 2223 (113th), S. 2199 (113th), S. 2178 (113th), S. 84 (113th), H.R. 4321 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), S. 1737 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

Safe Port Reauthorization Act - support reauthorization of legislation; H.R. 624, Cyberintelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 508, TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal; H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal;S.2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, public/private info sharing, monitoring networks, and safeguards on electronic information;

Contacted: White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2146 (113th), S. 2588 (113th), H.R. 508 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th)

Science/Technology SCI

Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, all provisions;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents; H.R. 2766: STOP Act, All provisions; urged legislative action to curb abuses and expansion of Covered Business Method review program, no bill; S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, customer stay provisions; H.R.3309 - Innovation Act, patent litigation reform; S.1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013, fee shifting, bonding provisions; H.R. 3540, Demand Letter Transparency Act and S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act - bring more transparency & detail to patent trolls' demand letters sent to retailers & chain restaurants; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2014, clarify FTC enforcement to rein in bad actors targting retailers with bad faith demand letters; Urged support for legislation to address problem of patent assertion entity demand letters, no specific legislation.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Bills named: S. 1013 (113th), H.R. 2639 (113th), S. 2049 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th), H.R. 2766 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), H.R. 3540 (113th), S. 1612 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), S. 866 (113th)