3rd Quarter - Report — U.S. CHAMBER INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM for U S CHAMBER INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM (2008)

Railroads RRR

S. 1889, the preemption-related provisions of the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LISA RICKARD	—
MATTHEW WEBB	—

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 1889 (110th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 3195, the litigation expanding provisions of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LISA RICKARD	—
MATTHEW WEBB	—

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3195 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Potential legislation dealing with the Medicare Secondary Payer provisions of the Medicare statute (not introduced)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LISA RICKARD	—
MATTHEW WEBB	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 4040, all provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act S. 2045, S. 2663, all provisions of the CPSC Reform Act S. 2831, all provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LISA RICKARD	—
MATTHEW WEBB	—

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2663 (110th), S. 2831 (110th), H.R. 4040 (110th), S. 2045 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 2635, the lawsuit-related provisions of the Carbon-Neutral Government Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LISA RICKARD	—
MATTHEW WEBB	—

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2635 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 6049, the expensing tax deduction for contingency fee lawyers provision in the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 S. 814, untitled legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LISA RICKARD	—
MATTHEW WEBB	—

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 814 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

H.R. 2989, an amendment dealing with retroactive expansion of liability under the Death on the High Seas Act S. 1892/H.R. 2830, the litigation expansion provisions of the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act S. 3204/H.R. 6408, the lawsuit expansion provisions of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JON ESKELSON	—
LISA RICKARD	—
MATTHEW WEBB	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2830 (110th), S. 3204 (110th), H.R. 6408 (110th), S. 1892 (110th), H.R. 2989 (110th)

Pharmacy PHA

H.R. 3580 (P.L. 110-085), the drug labeling and preemption provisions of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act General Background on Drug Labeling Rules and Preemption S. 3398/H.R. 6381, the Medical Device Safety Act of 2008

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LISA RICKARD	—
MATTHEW WEBB	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 6381 (110th), S. 3398 (110th), H.R. 3580 (110th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S. 3033/H.R. 3931/H.R. 5463, the Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act General background on securities litigation and P.L. 104-67, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act General background on U.S. capital markets competitiveness and regulation H.R. 3997/H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LISA RICKARD	—
MATTHEW WEBB	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3997 (110th), H.R. 3931 (110th), S. 3033 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 5463 (110th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 3773, the lawsuit immunity-related provisions of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 S. 2248, the lawsuit immunity-related provisions of the FISA Amendments Act of 2007

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LISA RICKARD	—
MATTHEW WEBB	—

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2248 (110th), H.R. 3773 (110th)

Government Issues GOV

S. 1638, H.R. 3753, the Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act S. 2353, the Fair Judicial Compensation Act S. 2041/H.R. 4854, the False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 S. 2450, the untitled bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine General background and information on the doctrine of Federal preemption (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1, P.L. 110-53, the preemption-related homeland security and railroad provisions of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 S. 965, the preemption-related provisions of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LISA RICKARD	—
MATTHEW WEBB	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 2041 (110th), H.R. 1 (110th), S. 2450 (110th), S. 965 (110th), S. 2353 (110th), H.R. 3753 (110th), S. 1638 (110th), H.R. 4854 (110th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 3013/S. 186/S. 3217, all provisions of the Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act S. 1267/H.R. 2102, all provisions of the Free Flow of Information Act S. 221, all provisions of the Fair Contracts for Growers Act General background on legal reform issues S. 1135, all provisions of the Fair Arbitration Act H.R. 2419, the arbitration-related provisions contained in section 11102 of the Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act H.R. 2135, the arbitration-related provisions of the Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act H.R. 3915, the arbitration-related provisions contained in section 206 of the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act S. 1782, H.R. 3010, all provisions of the Arbitration Fairness Act Mass tort litigation/medical screening reform and investigations (no specific legislation introduced) General background on discovery reform General background on the preservation of the attorney-client privilege P.L. 109-2, all provisions of the Class Action Fairness Act S. 2449/H.R. 5884, all provisions of the Sunshine in Litigation Act S. 2636, the arbitration-related provisions of the Foreclosure Prevention Act S. 2554/H.R. 5129, the arbitration-related provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 2008 H.R. 5312, all provisions of the Automobile Arbitration Fairness Act H.R. 1519, the arbitration-related provisions of the American Homebuyers Protection Act H.R. 1443, the arbitration related-provisions of the Consumer Fairness Act H.R. 2061, the arbitration-related provisions of the Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act H.R. 3393, the arbitration-related provisions of the Reservist Access to Justice Act S. 2838/H.R. 6126, all provisions of the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act H.R. 5913, all provisions of the Protecting Americans from Unsafe Foreign Products Act H.R. 7080, all provisions of the Stop Trial Lawyer Pork Act of 2008 S. 742/H.R. 3285, all provisions of the Ban Asbestos in America Act H.R. 3339, all provisions of the Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JON ESKELSON	—
CHERYL EVANS	—
LINDA KELLY	—
LISA RICKARD	—
MATTHEW WEBB	—

Contacted: SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 1267 (110th), H.R. 3013 (110th), S. 742 (110th), H.R. 7080 (110th), H.R. 1443 (110th), H.R. 3010 (110th), H.R. 3339 (110th), H.R. 5129 (110th), H.R. 6126 (110th), S. 1782 (110th), S. 3217 (110th), S. 221 (110th), H.R. 2102 (110th), H.R. 3915 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 3285 (110th), H.R. 5913 (110th), H.R. 3393 (110th), H.R. 2061 (110th), H.R. 1519 (110th), H.R. 5312 (110th), S. 186 (110th), H.R. 5884 (110th), S. 2636 (110th), S. 2554 (110th), S. 2449 (110th), S. 1135 (110th), S. 2838 (110th), H.R. 2135 (110th)