RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION for RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION

Environment/Superfund ENV

Retail sustainability issues

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership; AD/CVD duty collections & enforcement; customs compliance issues; textile and apparel trade issues; WTO information Technology Agreement; Customs Reauthorization; CAFTA apparel provisions; Worker Safety in Bangladesh; GSP renewal; trade promotion authority; Nicaragua TPL; Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; African Growth and Opportunity Act; Environmental Goods Agreement, WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement; (H.R. 1063) - Elimination of Tariffs for Children's Act; DHS Appropriations; (H.R. 1088) - Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2015; (S. 697) - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; (S. 725) - Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1063 (114th), S. 697 (114th), S. 725 (114th), H.R. 1088 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues related to patent reform and patent trolls; H.R. 9, the Innovation Act.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); ACA reporting requirements (6055/6056); ACA automatic enrollment; ACA transitional reinsurance; employer-sponsored wellness programs; ACA 40 percent excise tax; ERISA; consumer directed health products; H.R. 30/S. 30 - full-time definition; H.R. 928/S. 183 - health insurance tax; H.R. 1189/S. 602 - wellness; H.R. 1270/S. 709 - FSA OTC; H.R. 879 - 40 percent excise tax repeal.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: H.R. 928 (114th), S. 30 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), S. 709 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 879 (114th), H.R. 1270 (114th), S. 183 (114th), S. 602 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Consumer Product safety issues, voluntary recall, certificates of compliance; Thai Seafood Supply Chain.

Contacted: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues related to the National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act; Final Rule on Representation Case Procedures (including S.J. Res.8/H.J.Res.29 and appropriations legislation); legislation relating to the National Labor Relations Board (including S. 288); legislation addressing Specialty Healthcare decision (including Representation Fairness Restoration Act, S. 801 and appropriations legislation); Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 465); OSHA record keeping of injuries and illness; wage and hour issues; Department of Labors overtime regulations; paid sick leave issues; port contract negotiations (under the NLRA); legislation on EEOC transparency (including H.R. 548,549, and 550); joint employer issues; OSHA walk around procedures; Employer-sponsored wellness programs.

Contacted: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Maritime Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 465 (114th), S.J.Res. 8 (114th), S. 801 (114th), H.R. 548 (114th), H.J.Res. 29 (114th), S. 288 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act; Federal Reserve implementation of the Dodd-Frank interchange provisions (Reg. II); issues relating to credit and debit card interchange fees; Breach issues related to credit and debit cards; issues related to credit, debit and pre-paid cards.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Maritime Commission; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Transportation TRA

Issues related to the surface transportation reauthorization; hours of service; PHMSAs regulations on lithium batteries; truck weight/size issues; port efficiency issues; port contract negotiations issues; EPA Smartway.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Maritime Commission; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive tax reform (corporate, individual, international); 15-year cost recovery for improvements to qualified leaseholds and retail-owned property; Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 698) and other issues relating to taxation of remote commerce; IRS rules and guidelines regarding deduction and capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property; proposals to modify accounting methods including last-in-first-out (LIFO); H.R. 765/S. 394 - leasehold depreciation.

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Maritime Commission; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 394 (114th), S. 698 (114th), H.R. 765 (114th)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to data security and consumer privacy; Mobile payment legislation; Cyber information sharing legislation (S. 754, H.R. 1560, H.R. 1731); data breach notification legislation (H.R. 1704, H.R. 580, S. 177); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 (H.R. 1770); issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act; extension of the Internet Freedom Act; The Data Security Act of 2015 (S. 961); Kirk discussion draft; Warner discussion draft.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

Bills named: H.R. 1704 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), S. 177 (114th), S. 961 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), H.R. 580 (114th), S. 754 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

International Trade Data System (ITDS); Centers of Excellence and Expertise Program (CEEs); Cyber information sharing legislation (H.R. 1731).

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Maritime Commission; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1731 (114th)

Intelligence INT

Cyber information sharing legislation (S. 754, H.R. 1560, H.R. 1731)

Contacted: White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

Bills named: H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 754 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th)