NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS

Manufacturing MAN

Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEPs)

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.

Telecommunications TEC

Increased broadband deployment policies 900 MHZ Special Access services Net neutrality H.R. 6304, H.R. 3782, S. 2248, FISA Amendments Act H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act (GOFA) Cybersecurity H.R. 5353, Inernet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008 ICANN g TLD Auction and Internet Governance

Contacted: SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 275 (110th), H.R. 3782 (110th), H.R. 6304 (110th), S. 2248 (110th), H.R. 5353 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1867, H.R. 1868, NSF and NIST Reauthorization Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Federal R&D funding Transportation and Infrastructure Reauthorization H.R. 2638, 2009 Continuing Resolutions

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; President of the U.S.; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: H.R. 1867 (110th), H.R. 1868 (110th), H.R. 2638 (110th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 4040, S. 2045, S. 2663, CPSIA Implementation Economic Rescue Plan, Dodd Substitute to H.R. 1424 H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 4040 (110th), S. 2045 (110th), S. 2663 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th)

Immigration IMM

S. 1348, S. 1639, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act Employment-based Visas Employment verification H.R. 5921, High Skilled Per Country Level Elimination Act H.R. 5515, New Employee Verification Act (NEVA) H1B Visas

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Government Accountability Office (GAO); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 1348 (110th), H.R. 5515 (110th), H.R. 5921 (110th), S. 1639 (110th)

Education EDU

H.R. 2272, S. 761, America Competes Act Skills Gap/Workforce Development No Child Left Behind Workforce Investment Act S. 2744, the WIRED Act of 2008 H.R. 6104, S. 3047, Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Act S. 3078, National Innovation and Job Creation Act of 2008 STEM development

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; President of the U.S.; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 6104 (110th), H.R. 2272 (110th), S. 3047 (110th), S. 3078 (110th), S. 761 (110th), S. 2744 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act "10+2" Proposed Rule on Customs Documentation 100 percent cargo screening Lacy Act Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP) NPRM

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); President of the U.S.; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Small Business SMB

Small business health plans (AHPs)

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S. 1870, H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act Impacts of carbon regulation Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) Reinstatement Act Revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Clean Water Act, jurisdictional issues H.R. 6666, re. greenhouse gasses

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 1870 (110th), H.R. 6666 (110th), H.R. 2421 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

U.S.-Republic of Korea FTA U.S.-Panama FTA H.R. 5724, U.S.-Columbia FTA WTO Doha Round global trade talks Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) Foreign Investment Policy (CFIUS, Sovereign Wealth Funds) Internal Labor Organization (ILO) Standards U.S.-China trade relations Export controls IMF exchange rate guidelines High tech trade Trans-Atlantic Economic Integration Framework Safety of Chinese imports Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) H.R. 3920, Trade Assistance and Globalization Act China's currency manipulation China subsidizing industries P-4 trade negotiations H.R. 5264, Trade Preference Extension Act EU Chemical Initiative (REACH) Customs Reauthorization "First Sale" Customs Rule Change Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Anti-bribery Convention Enforcement U.S. Export Promotion Strategy EU Regulations on Access for Imported Poultry U.S. Foreign Commercial Service funding Program Licenses Environmental Goods and Services Agreement (EGSA) in WTO Lacy Act Provisions of H.R. 6124, Farm Bill WTO-ITA China Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations S. 3370, Libya Claims Resolution U.S.-Russia relations U.S. Trade policies and regulations relating to international standards and regulatory issues Generalized System of Preferences Program (GSP) International Regulations on Pallets and Wood Packaging

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 5724 (110th), H.R. 6124 (110th), S. 3370 (110th), H.R. 5264 (110th), H.R. 3920 (110th)

Transportation TRA

Transportation infrastructure Build America Bonds legislation H.R. 5934, re. fuel surcharges collected by motor carriers H.R. 6532, Highway Trust Fund High, wide, heavy and oversize truck loads Heavy duty truck engine fuel economy/fuel efficiency Surface Transportation Board (STB) S. 3338, H.R. 3999, National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act Long-haul Mexican Trucks NAFTA Cross-border trucking Trucking Productivity - Increasing Federal truck weight limits S. 3715, Auto Industry Emergency Bridge Loan Act

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 3999 (110th), H.R. 6532 (110th), S. 3715 (110th), H.R. 5934 (110th), S. 3338 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Death tax repeal legislation H.R. 2138, Investment in America Act of 2007 Non-qualified deferred compensation H.R. 6275, S. 2886, H.R. 3693, H.R. 3694, H.R. 1365, re. Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) H.R. 5267, S. 1726, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act Senate Finance Energy Tax package Interest Charge Domestic International Sales Corps. (IC-DISCs) H.R. 4195, H.R. 6264, S. 4026, Tax Technical Corrections Act Dingell carbon tax bill S. 2209, Research Improvement Act H.R. 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 3125, H.R. 3359, Mobil Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act Net operating losses (NOLs) Repatriation of foreign earnings Section 199 manufacturing deduction Bonus depreciation S. 3335, H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act Corporate Tax Rate R&D Tax Credit S. 3221, re. using AMT credits U.S. - Canada Tax Treaty Baucus/Grassley Fully Offset AMT Amendment to H.R. 6049 H.R. 7060, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act H.R. 7006, Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 H.R. 6382, Worker Retiree and Employer Recovery Act H.R. 7327, re. defined pension benefit plans H.R. 7321, Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act Tier 2 Commercial Paper Pension reform

Contacted: White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 7006 (110th), H.R. 6264 (110th), H.R. 7321 (110th), H.R. 3693 (110th), H.R. 6382 (110th), S. 4026 (110th), S. 3335 (110th), S. 2886 (110th), H.R. 3359 (110th), H.R. 4195 (110th), H.R. 6275 (110th), H.R. 5267 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th), H.R. 7060 (110th), H.R. 7327 (110th), H.R. 1365 (110th), H.R. 3996 (110th), S. 1726 (110th), H.R. 2138 (110th), S. 3221 (110th), S. 3125 (110th), S. 2209 (110th), H.R. 3694 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1145, H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007 CACP IPR Enforcement/Anti-counterfeiting legislative agenda S. 3325, H.R. 4279, Prioritizing Resources & Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (PRO-IP)

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); President of the U.S.; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th), S. 3325 (110th), H.R. 4279 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment & Easing Communication through Healthcare Tech. (PRO(TECH)T) Act S. 1081, FDA Revitalization Act H.R. 6983, Mental Health Parity bill Integrated Care in the Workplace Health Savings Accounts ERISA benefits H.R. 3963, H.R. 976, S. 2193, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) H.R. 1542, S. 910, Healthy Family Acts H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act H.R. 5442, TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008 S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act Health IT, general H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 1424, Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 S. 334, Healthy Americans Act Comprehensive health care reform AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); President of the U.S.; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 1081 (110th), S. 1693 (110th), S. 910 (110th), S. 2193 (110th), H.R. 6357 (110th), H.R. 6983 (110th), H.R. 6898 (110th), H.R. 1542 (110th), H.R. 5442 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 3963 (110th), S. 334 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th), H.R. 3800 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 2191, America's Climate Change Security Act of 2007 Preservation of existing Ozone Standards Climate change, general S. 3036, Climate Security Act Water Quality Boxer Amendment to S. 3036, Climate Security Act Endangered Species Act, Polar bear listing and general ANPR on carbon regulation Sustainability

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); President of the U.S.; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2191 (110th), S. 3036 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 1419, energy efficiency package H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform & Revitalization Act of 2007 S. 1263, H.R. 1252, H.R. 6346, Federal Price Gouging Protection Act Energy Security for American Competitiveness H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act H.R. 969, H.R. 322, Mandatory Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) Alternative fuels H.R. 1506, H.R. 2927, S. 357, to set Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards Blue Dog Energy Principles Nuclear energy permitting and licensing Strengthen DOE Industrial Technology Program (ITP) H.R. 3775, Industrial Energy Efficiency R&D Act H.R. 5351, H.R. 2776, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act H.R. 5437, American Made Energy Act H.R. 6506, American Energy Act Gang of 10 energy proposal H.R. 6899, Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act Oil Shale; Section 526 and general Minerals Management Service, five year plan H.R. 7081, US-India Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement International Clean Energy issues Continuing Resolution allowing bans for energy development on OCS to expire Dingell/Boucher Climate Change Act

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); President of the U.S.; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 7081 (110th), S. 1419 (110th), H.R. 5437 (110th), H.R. 5351 (110th), H.R. 3775 (110th), H.R. 969 (110th), H.R. 2776 (110th), H.R. 6899 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 6506 (110th), S. 1263 (110th), H.R. 6346 (110th), H.R. 2927 (110th), H.R. 1506 (110th), H.R. 2337 (110th), H.R. 322 (110th), H.R. 1252 (110th), S. 357 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 800, S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) OSHA standards Employer flexibility S. 1843, H.R. 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act H.R. 1644, "RESPECT" Act H.R. 3796, to expand the Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification (WARN) Act H.R. 3195, S. 1881, S. 3406, ADA Amendments Act H.R. 2768, S-Minor Act H.R. 5522, Combustible Dust Explosion & Fire Prevention Act of 2008 H.R. 5444, Job Investment & Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R. 5749, re. unemployment compensation benefits S. 776, H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness Act Requirements for DOL Agencies "Assessment of Occupational Health Risks" RIN-1290-AA23 ADA Title II Regulations Healthy Families Act

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: H.R. 5749 (110th), H.R. 2831 (110th), S. 1041 (110th), H.R. 5444 (110th), S. 776 (110th), H.R. 1644 (110th), H.R. 2768 (110th), S. 3406 (110th), H.R. 800 (110th), S. 1843 (110th), H.R. 3796 (110th), H.R. 1338 (110th), H.R. 5522 (110th), H.R. 3195 (110th), S. 1881 (110th)

Torts TOR

Tort reform S. 742, H.R. 6903, re. asbestos S. 2035, S. 849, Free Flow of Information Act Federal Agency Preemption H.R. 3010, S. 1782, Aribitration Fairness Act S. 2449, H.R. 5884, the Sunshine in Litigation Act

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); President of the U.S.; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 6903 (110th), H.R. 3010 (110th), S. 742 (110th), S. 1782 (110th), H.R. 5884 (110th), S. 849 (110th), S. 2035 (110th), S. 2449 (110th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 6709, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Conservation bill Bureau of Land Management Access to Public Lands Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) restrictions H.R. 2262, Hardrock Mining Reclamation Act H.R. 3058, Public Land Transition Act Definition of "Natural Resources Damages" Peterson OCS Amendment Recycling water/water usage Clean Coal Technology Oil Shale: Federal leases, development, appropriations OCS CR bill S. 3213, Omnibus Land Management Act of 2008

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; President of the U.S.; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 6709 (110th), H.R. 2262 (110th), H.R. 3058 (110th), S. 3213 (110th)